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  2. RUINS OF YOKOHAMA DOCKYARD.

    A great tidal wave swept the harbour of Yokohama after the earthquake on September 1. The Yokohama and Asano dockyards were destroyed. The ruins of the dockyard at Yokohama are depicted. Behind the ruins is the pall or smoke which overlay the city, and even the debris in the foreground is seen smoking after the great wave had roceded. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 63 words
  3. BROKEN BREAKWATER.

    Mr. L. T. F. Pigott (Royal commissioner) heard further evidence yesterday of the way in which the Warrnambool breakwater extension contract was made and ...

    Article : 658 words
  4. NEW LORD MAYOR.

    Who was yesterday elected Lord Mayor of Melbourne in succession to Sir John Swanson, who did not seek re-election. Councillor Brunt[?]n will ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 40 words
  5. TEA-TABLE TRAGEDY.

    Before Judge Wasley in General Sessions yesterday Robert Medlicott, an electrician, residing at Stephenson street, Richmond, was placed on trial charged with the ...

    Article : 676 words
  6. "A WOMAN SCORNED."

    Before Tudge Dethridge in the County Court yesterday, Ivy Paterson, a domestic servant, of Oakwood avenue, Brighton, sued Benjamin Thorne, a railway employee, of ...

    Article : 788 words
  7. SURVIVORS LANDING AT KOBE.

    Aboard the steamers Lyacoon, Dongola, and President Jefferson hundreds of refugees were transferred from the scenes of the disasters at Yokohama and Tokio to Kobe, where they were succoured by residents. The stream of refugees is seen extending from the wharf to the clearing station on the right of the photograph. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 57 words
  8. REFUGEES IN YOKOHAMA PARK.

    Te[?] of thousands of refugees gathered in the parks of Yokohama after the disaster. This photograph shows portion of the crowd accommodated in battered tin huts in Yokohama Park, with open-air cooking places established. It also shows the quaint medley of Oriental and Western costumes worn by the refugees. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 56 words
  9. OLD AND NEW MELBOURNE.

    Remarkably interesting pictures of early Melbourne are being exhibited at the Fine Art Society's rooms, where Dr. Hoblll Cole's fine collection is open for public inspection. On the right is an old drawing (water-colour) of the Assembly Hall, Co[?] street, by He[?]nry Gritten, contrasted with a modern photograph (on the left) of the Auditorium, which was built on the site of that fine old ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 70 words
  10. CHINA V. VICTORIA: ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

    An interesting game of "soccer" was played between the Victorian team and the visiting Chinese players. Victoria is seen getting away with the ball, while a Chinese player takes his downfall good-humouredly. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 37 words
  11. ADDISON DIVORCE CASE.

    When Alexander Gollan Addison, of "Ascog," St. Kilda, obtained a decree [?] for the dissolution of his marriage with Marie Sybil Addison, the jury awarded ...

    Article : 184 words
  12. MALVERN GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

    The purchase of private schools from their owners by associations of old pupils or parents has been an interesting development in education in Victoria for the last ...

    Article : 498 words
  13. SHOOTING AT FITZROY.

    Charged with having shot at, and alternatively with having assaulted, his mother-in-law, Mary Whistler, "with intent to do grievous bodily harm," on August 28, ...

    Article : 337 words
  14. CONSTABLE DRAWS REVOLVER

    Early on the morning of September 30 Constables Maloney and Hargreaves approached a group of men who were talking loudly at the corner of Exhibition ...

    Article : 415 words
  15. NEW MALVERN GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

    To ensure the continuity of the only grammar school in Malvern, the "Old Boys'" Association has purchased this building, known as Valentine Mansions, in Harold avenue, East Malvern. It was built originally by the late Sir J. M. Davies. (See letterpress.) ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 48 words
  16. CHARITY RACE MEETING AT MOONEE VALLEY.

    In aid of the funds of the Queen Victoria Hospital, Tattersall's Club yesterday organised a race meeting at Moonee Valley. In the upper picture Mr. S. P. Ferguson's Valwyne is shown winning the Queen Victoria Handicap from Mr. E. S. Wragge's Mokembe, with Mr. W. McCulloch's Momentum third. Below, on the left, are members of the hospital committee; from left to right, front row, Mesdames W. M. Robins and G. Nathan and Lady Tallis, back row, Mesdames C. W. Marriott, H. Rosenthal, W. F. Ross, and F. V. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 122 words
  17. SUBURBAN GIPSIES.

    Complaints have been received by the plain-clothes police at Russell street that a party consisting of three men, a woman, and five children (the ages of the children ...

    Article : 178 words
  18. AFFRAY IN TEMPERANCE BAR.

    At the Carlton Court on Tuesday, before Mr. T. B. Wade, P.M., Charles Henry Perkins, dealer, aged 48 years, and Charles Taupin, dealer, aged 31 years, were charged with having inflicted grievous ...

    Article : 323 words
  19. TOLLGATE ON GREAT OCEAN ROAD.

    In this cottage by the toll[?] on the Great [?] read live a returned soldier and his English brido, who are well known to motorists, making the [?] to L[?]rne. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 39 words
  20. ROBBERY CHARGE FAILS.

    Robbery in company was the charge preferred against George Marsden and Norman Johnson before Judge Wasley and a jury in General Sessions yesterday. It was alleged that the two ...

    Article : 184 words
  21. CASE OF DAVID KELLY.

    David Kelly, whose conviction for the manslaughter of Ada Florence Overall at Millgrove was upheld by the Full C[?] of Victoria, will on Monday apply to the ...

    Article : 100 words
  22. SAILORS AND SOLDIERS' MOTHERS.

    The annual meeting of the Sallors and Soldiers' Mothers' Association was held in the Assembly Hall yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Connors, vice-president, occupied the chair. The following officers ...

    Article : 73 words
  23. HILL-DRIVING CONTESTS.

    The photograph reproduced on Monday of one of the contesting cars climbing the Greensborough hill in the Royal Antomobile Club's hill driving test on Saturday was that of Mr. D. Barnett's D.F.P. ...

    Article : 50 words
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