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  2. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 208 words
  3. LABOUR NEWS. TRUCKERS AND CARRIERS.

    Yesterday morning the truckers and carriers employed at the various grain sheds struck for a higher rate of wages. The former claimed 1/3 per hour, and the carriers ...

    Article : 162 words
  4. COUNTRY NEWS. BALLARAT AND DISTRICT.

    Mrs. Eliza Ann Boanas, of the Western Station Hotel, was found dead in her bed on Friday morning. A post-mortem examination by Dr. Spring showed that death ...

    Article : 185 words
  5. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES. RUN OVER.

    Stanley Brittingliam, aged 23 years, a resident of Fairbairn-road, Toorak, was run over on Thursday evening, when attempting to stop a restive horse attached to a ...

    Article : 98 words
  6. TRAVELLERS AT CRICKET. CONTEST FOR THE SHIELD.

    The teams representing the Commercial Travellers' Association of New South Wales and Victoria, resumed, the match for the possession of the Australian Travellers' Shield, on the South Melbourne ...

    Article : 340 words
  7. THE RAILWAYS. ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS.

    In order to provide suitable accommodation for the increased staff which is being found necessary to cope with the growth of railway business, the commissioners have ...

    Article : 306 words
  8. A DASH FOR HOME.

    Owing to the fact that no Christmas leave was allowed the boys on board the trainingship John Murry, seven of the lads attempted to desert the vessel, as she lay ...

    Article : 262 words
  9. ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.

    AVOCA, Thursday.—Ebenezer Reid, youngest son of Mr. John Reid, of Mount View, Avoca, met with an accident at a picnic party. Prior to starting for home, ...

    Article : 79 words
  10. THe WEATHER. OFFICIAL REPORT.

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  11. DRIVING PARTY'S ESCAPE.

    DAYLESFORD, Friday.—A vehicle, in which, besides the driver, there were five persons, capsized going down Scheggio's Hill, at Shepherd's Flat, in consequence of ...

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  12. BENDIGO AND DISTRICT.

    Mr. H. Birch, the well-known legal manager, and one of Bendigo's oldest identities, died on Friday. He was the manager of several important mining companies. In ...

    Article : 217 words
  13. GANGERS' WAGES.

    A well-attended meeting of gangers in the railway service was held at St. James's buildings on Wednesday night, when it was unanimously decided to ask the Railways ...

    Article : 98 words
  14. BOYS' CAMPS.

    QUEENSCLIFF, Friday.—The Senior Naval Cadeets, having spent a week in camp on Swan Island undergoing a course of instruction in seamanship and gunnery, ...

    Article : 236 words
  15. HEAD INJURIES.

    DAYLESFORD, Friday.—Gilbert Mathcson, a young married man, was thrown from a spring-dray, and sustained a nasty scalp wound. He was taken to the hospital. ...

    Article : 58 words
  16. SHORTAGE OF LABOUR.

    When the railway estimates were before Parliament the State Treasurer (Mr. Watt) said he would frankly admit that ther[?]as difficulty in getting a sufficient ...

    Article : 171 words
  17. JEWELLERS' WAGES.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—The award of the Jewellers' (Metropolitan) Wages Board was delivered to-day. It fixes the minimum wages, according to the class of work, at ...

    Article : 62 words
  18. SMOKE CONCERT.

    A smoke concert was held yesterday evening at the Commercial Travellers Club, Flinders-street, in honour of the visiting teams. Mr. S. R. Smith presided. ...

    Article : 232 words
  19. FATAL FALL FROM HAY-CART.

    DAYLESFORD, Friday.—A young man named John Hepburn Miles, aged l8 years, was killed at Shepherd's Flat on Wednesday afternoon through falling from a load ...

    Article : 65 words
  20. BOOT FEDERATION'S FACTORY.

    WELLINGTON, Friday.—The Federated Bootmakers' Conference has decided that the time is ripe for the federation to start a boot factory. The committee has been ...

    Article : 34 words
  21. GEELONG AND DISTRICT.

    The steamer Casino on Friday brought another 450 bales of wool from the Western district. During the season the Casino, which has successfully competed with the ...

    Article : 42 words
  22. PTOMAINE POISONING.

    LOCH, Friday.—Mr. W. Long, a wellknown farmer, who has resided at Woodleigh for many years, died on Tuesday from ptomaine poisoning, after two days' illness. ...

    Article : 75 words
  23. DRAUGHTSMEN'S SALARIES.

    PERTH, Friday.—A Draughtsmen's Association has been formed, under the auspices of the Civil Service Association, and a committee has been appointed with ...

    Article : 59 words
  24. GRAIN TRAFFIC.

    Movements in the grain market, as well as seasonal variations, are among the reasons for a difference of 95,606 bags in favour of last year in the quantity of wheat carried ...

    Article : 116 words
  25. GRASS FIRES.

    MARYBOROUGH, Friday.— An extensive Fire which destroyed 1,000 acres of grass occurred at Moorlort on Thursday. The fire started on Mr. W. Meredith's property. ...

    Article : 592 words
  26. THE LICENSING ACT. SUBURBAN PROSECUTIONS.

    Before the mayor (Councillor Reddan and Councillor Suadden, J.P., at the Fitzroy Court on Friday, Erasmus J. Hansen, licensee of the Lord Newry Hotel, at the corner of Brunswick and ...

    Article : 79 words
  27. CHINESE AND OPIUM.

    At the Williamstown Police Court yesterday, You Foo, an elderly Chinese, appeared at the instance of Detective-inspector Christic to answer a charge "that on ...

    Article : 292 words
  28. WOMAN'S DEATH.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—The inquest in connection with the death of Annie Theresa King, which occurred at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Women at ...

    Article : 333 words
  29. BOWLS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 372 words
  30. SUPPLY OF SLEEPERS.

    Provision has been made for the expenditure of £17, 252 during the coming year on additional sleepers and ballast for strengthening various lines, mainly on the following ...

    Article : 80 words
  31. METROPOLITAN LICENSING COURT.

    At a sitting of the Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday, Judge Moule and Mr. Cresswell, P.M., attended. In the case of the Council Club Hotel, ...

    Article : 308 words
  32. EXTENSION TO BEAUMARIS.

    A meeting has been convened by the Beaumaris progress Association, of which Judge Neighbour is president, for the purpose of considering the course of action to be adopted with a view to ...

    Article : 50 words
  33. THEATRES AND ENTERTAINMENTS.

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  34. DESERTERS FROM STEAMERS.

    WELLINGTON, Friday.—Several steamers have been delayed at New Zealand ports owing to the firemen deserting at the last moment. Their places have had to be ...

    Article : 77 words
  35. THE PEOPLE'S FOOD.

    At the Collingwood Court on Friday, before Messrs. Rain, Cornfoot, and Tait, J.P.'s, Henry Turner, dairyman, of 35 Williams-street, Abbotsford, was prosecuted under the Pure Foods Act ...

    Article : 125 words
  36. NOXIOUS TRADES BOARD.

    Mr. W. L. Treyvaud, an officer of the State Treasury, has until recently been acting as secretary to the Noxious Trades Board, which was appointed a few weeks ...

    Article : 104 words
  37. UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 107 words
  38. SANCTUARY FOR ANIMAIS.

    ADELAIDE, Friday.—The commissioners controlling the National-park at Belair, have decided to set aside 40 acres at Long Gully as a sanctuary for native fauna. The ...

    Article : 43 words
  39. GENERAL NEWS.

    The mails which left Melbourne for London on November 23, per R.M.S. Moldavia, arrived in London on the morning of the 24th inst. ...

    Article : 126 words
  40. COUNTRY SPORTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 464 words
  41. AUSTRALIA AT WORK.

    The dates for the touring show are reversed for to-day and January 2. To-day the show will be given at Kyabram instead of Echuca, and on January 2 at Echuca ...

    Article : 81 words
  42. R.M.S. ORAMA.

    ADELAIDE, Friday.—The managers of the Orient Steam Navigation Company have decided to name their new vessel, of 13,000 tons, now being built, the Orama, ...

    Article : 32 words
  43. CENTRAL BUSINESS COLLEGE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 77 words
  44. RIVER GAUGINES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 183 words
  45. DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED.

    ADELAIDE, Friday.—The Executive Council commuted the death sentences to imprisonment for life in the cases of Pupelee, Mudgela, and Walgera, three Northern ...

    Article : 53 words
  46. IN THE POLICE COURTS. CONSTABLES ADMONISHED.

    At the City Court on Thursday, before Mr. Cresswell, P.M., Ethel tie Silvia was charged with vagrancy. Constable Walton said that he had seen accused ...

    Article : 159 words
  47. LAND AND PROPERTY SALES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 303 words
  48. METHODIST LADIES' COLLEGE, HAWTHORN.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 160 words
  49. DRINKING BY YOUNG PEOPLE.

    Sir,—"Inquirer." in "The Argus" to-day, says either a great deal too much or a great deal too little. Either way his position is invidious, and invites criticism and ...

    Article : 258 words
  50. WIFE ASSAULTED.

    Before Messrs. J. L. Murphy and D. M'Arthur,J.P.'s, at the South Melbourne Court on Thursday, Thomas Douglas was presented on a charge of having unlawfully assaulted his wife on ...

    Article : 85 words
  51. INADEQUATE POLICE PROTECTION.

    Sir,—We beg to direct attention to a second attempt to raid the "Bible and Tract Depot," No. 172 Flinders-lane. The first attempt, some time ago, was successful; ...

    Article : 245 words
  52. TWENTY-FIVE STITCHES IN HEAD.

    Hannah Arthur was charged before Messrs Armstrong, Crichton and Renowden, J.P.'s, at the Port Melbourne Court on Thursday, with having inflicted grevious bodily harm. Constable Dare gave ...

    Article : 161 words
  53. TASMANIAN SMELTING WORKS.

    HOBART, Friday.—Mr. Harris manager of the Tasmanian Smelting Company, has received a cable message from his directors stating that they cannot accept the offer of ...

    Article : 156 words
  54. CHILDREN BURN BIBLES.

    BRISBANE, Friday.—A number of children broke into the Ellenborough-street Methodist Church, Ipswich, and tore up the school records, Bibles, &c., and lit a ...

    Article : 69 words
  55. HOUSING THE INSANE.

    BRISBANE, Friday.—Dr. Elkington, the Commissioner of Public Health, Mr. Brady, the under-secretary for Works, and Mr. Ryder, under-secretary for the Home ...

    Article : 93 words
  56. SWALLOW AND ARIELL LIMITED.

    The following report is supplied:— The half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the above company was held at the rooms of the Chamber of Manufactures on Friday. Mr. W. ...

    Article : 92 words
  57. Advertising

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  58. SMALL-POX ON SHIPBOARD.

    WELLINGTON, Friday.—The steamer Knigh of the Garter has arrived at Lyttelton from Shanghai. The chief officer is suffering from small-pox. ...

    Article : 30 words
  59. Advertising

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