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  2. A SENSATIONAL BOLT.

    The horse attached to a phaeton owned by Mr. E. G. Fitzgibbon, chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works, usually a quiet and well-disposed animal, suddenly ...

    Article : 406 words
  3. MELBOURNE.

    Two men, named Valentine Keating and John Collins, and a young woman named Harriet Adderiey, were before the North Melbourne Court this morning Charged with ...

    Article : 285 words
  4. AN OLD LAND TRANSACTION.

    A very old land transaction came under the notice of Mr. Justice Hodges in the Practice Court to-day. In 1856 the Water Supply Commissioner acquired three strips of lanu ...

    Article : 180 words
  5. EAGLEHAWK.

    Yesterday afternoon word was given to the police that an old man named Duncan Liv ingstone was lying in a bad state in his ten[?] at Myers Flat. Constable Thomson ...

    Article : 267 words
  6. SUFFOCATED IN A BATH.

    Dr. Cole, the District Coroner, to-day, at the morgue, held, an inquiry into the death of Mrs. Mary Healing, who on Monday morning was found lying dead in a bath ...

    Article : 114 words
  7. THE BUTTER COMMISSION.

    The Royal Commission appointed to inquire into matters connected with the export of butter to London was to have sat again to-day. ...

    Article : 285 words
  8. ACCIDENT TO THE STATE GOVERNOR.

    This evening an accident to Sir Reginald Talbot, the State Governor, and Captain Fitzpatrick, A.D.C., occurred in Toorakroad. His Excellency was proceeding in his ...

    Article : 117 words
  9. SERIOUS STREET DISTURBANCE

    A disturbance, attended by serious consequences to two of the participators, took place in Upton-street, city, at an early hour this morning. A gang of men commenced ...

    Article : 125 words
  10. CASTLEMAINE.

    The Mount Alexander Shire at the present time is in the unenviable position of having two shire secretaries. The services of Mr. H. Snell, who has occupied the position for ...

    Article : 162 words
  11. VIRGINIA SLUM TROUBLE.

    The special meeting of the council to consider the Virginia slum nuisance was held last evening. There was a full attendance of councillors. After a short conversational ...

    Article : 105 words
  12. CHILD SUFFOCATED.

    An inquest was held at the morgue to-day relative to the death of a male child three weeks old, which occurred at Berkeley-street, Carlton, soon after midnight on 3rd inst. ...

    Article : 119 words
  13. THE GRAIN WEIGHING SYSTEM.

    Some of the evidence given at the conference recently held in Melbourne to deal with the complaints regarding short wenght and rejects of wheat when sent to Melbourne, ...

    Article : 191 words
  14. WRECKED STEAMER AUSTRALIA.

    Another salvage sale of the cargo recovered from the wrecked steamer Australia was held to-day. The buyers comprised representatives of some of the big retail shops ...

    Article : 83 words
  15. ULTIMA TO THE MURRAY.

    When the Railways Standing Committee gave its endorsement to the proposed construction of the Woomelang to Mildura line some three years ago, there was an agitation ...

    Article : 118 words
  16. FOOTBALL FATALITY.

    While playing football at East Brunswick on Saturday, 29th ult., a young man named William John Baker sustained fatal injuries from which he subsequently died in the ...

    Article : 273 words
  17. CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY.

    William E. Byrne, Charlotte Guilfoyle, Edward Nelson and Samuel Guilfloyle. were charged at the Moama Police Court to-day, before Mr. Garstang, P.M., with "for that ...

    Article : 233 words
  18. DISSATISFIED SUMMONING OFFICERS

    Constables Jenkins (in charge at Campbell's Creek), N[?]mus (in charge at Fryerstown), and Lockhart (in charge of the Guildford station), wrote to the Mount Alexander ...

    Article : 180 words
  19. DOOMED TO DIE.

    James Williams, who is to suffer the last dread penalty of the law at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning for the murder of Mrs. Veitch, at Clifton Hill, exhibits no concern. ...

    Article : 89 words
  20. CARRIAGE OF BUTTER.

    Mr. Crowe, the dairy expert, has forwarded to the Director of Agriculture the following letter:—"Sir,—A paragraph appears in the press this morning to the effect that the ...

    Article : 214 words
  21. THE DIAMOND GULLY EXPLOSION.

    The miner, Charles Boo[?]s, continues to, improve in the hospital. The Catholic Dramatic Club last night decided to give a benefit performance in aid of the sufferer, and ...

    Article : 50 words
  22. OBITUARY.

    A well-known, and respected resident of M'Ivor-road, Mr. Edward Simmons, passed away on Saturday last, after a lingering illness, of general paralysis of the brain, at ...

    Article : 498 words
  23. THE RAILWAY REFRESHMENT ROOMS.

    Much satisfaction was expressed to-day when it became generally known that Mr. Geo. Aitken was the successful tenderer for the local railway refreshment rooms at £200 ...

    Article : 106 words
  24. CHINESE COMPETITION.

    To-day Sir Alex. Peacock introduced a deputation representing the furniture and laundry trades to the Premier, to protest against the unfair Chinese competitions in ...

    Article : 235 words
  25. THE RUSHWORTH FIRE.

    On Sunday evening last, at 10.15 o'clock, a large weatherboard shop and unoccupied dwelling, lately vacated by Miss Warhop was, as already reported, found to be in ...

    Article : 252 words
  26. REFORM IN THE LANDS DEPARTMENT.

    A deputation from the Reform League waited on the Minister of Lands to-day, and asked him to order an inquiry into the working of the Lands department. Members of ...

    Article : 323 words
  27. MACDERMOTT'S BIOGRAPH.

    There was another large audience to-night at Macdermott's Russo-Japanese Biograph in the Town Hall. The animated pictures are considered to be by far the best ever ...

    Article : 67 words
  28. SCOTTISH FETE.

    Great preparations have been going on for some time among the adherents of the Presbyterian Church to ho[?] a grand Scottish fete for the purpose or raising funds ...

    Article : 387 words
  29. ASSAULT.

    At the Carlton Court to-day, James Jones was charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm on Frederick Bryant. The charge was reduced to one of common assault. The ...

    Article : 136 words
  30. COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENT.

    A message was received from the Governor-General intimating that the Royal assent had been given to the Capital Sites Bill and the Consolidated Revenue Bill. ...

    Article : 135 words
  31. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

    At the North Melbourne Court to-day a man named Timothy Foley was charged with attempting to commit suicide. Sergeant Shields stated that yesterday afternoon ...

    Article : 88 words
  32. Wednesday, 7th September. DAYLIGHT ROBBERY.

    Mr. F. W. Biggs, traveller for Messrs Thompson, Davis and Co., this morning left his buggy outside a shop in Russell-street. A man named John Ryan, who described ...

    Article : 75 words
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