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  2. REFORMATION IN THE BUSH.

    Four and twenty miles by rail and twelve more in trap or saddle make the distance between Melbourne and a place where a double transformation is being accomplished. The ...

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  3. THE TICK PEST.

    The Hughenden stock inspector reports, under date 12th April, that during the previous [?] cattle from Tarbrax, [?] and Clutha passed through ...

    Article : 237 words
  4. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

    Thomas Oakley and Arthur Silman, on remand on a charge of breaking into the premises of Louis Street, grocer, of 323 Exhibition-street, and stealing cash and ...

    Article : 326 words
  5. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Mr. J. F. Noble Anderson, C.E., engineer to the Irrigation Trust, has reported to the trust upon what is known here as George Chaffey's scheme. Mr. Anderson does not ...

    Article : 144 words
  6. A DISPUTED WILL.

    The Lewis will case, which was begun last week in the Supreme Court before the Chief Justice, was continued yesterday. The will which was in question was that of ...

    Article : 938 words
  7. THE DIAMOND JUBILEE.

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  8. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    The schooner Ivahoe arrived from New Guinea to-day with 32 passengers many of whom are suffering from fever. Several had to be carried ashore. A man named Taylor died ...

    Article : 59 words
  9. SHORT WEIGHT BREAD.

    At the South Melbourne court yesterday, Robert and Thomas Watson, bakers, of Bay-street, Port Melbourne, were charged with selling short weight bread. Mr. Moir ...

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  10. THE STRANDING OF THE ADDERLEY.

    There is very little fresh to report concerning the barque Adderley, which is ashore north of Newcastle. Captain Grove reached Newcastle to-day. and stated that the officers and crew ...

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  11. INFECTIOUS DISEASES HOSPITAL.

    At a public meeting convened by the president of Preston shire (Cr. Braithwaite) last evening, £33 was raised towards the Infectious Diseases Hospital to commemorate the Queen's ...

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  12. THE GEMBROOK RAILWAY SURVEY.

    A meeting of settlers was held here on Saturday to consider the Fern Tree Gully to Gembrook line, the survey of which is nearing completion, and to see if some steps ...

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  13. ALLEGED ASSAULT ON A GIRL.

    Another case under the new Crimes Act came under the notice of the Port Melbourne bench yesterday, when James Prior, farmer, aged 20, was charged with ...

    Article : 84 words
  14. THE A.J.S. BANK.

    A statutory meeting of the depositors of the Australian Joint Stock Bank was held to-day. After Mr. C. H. Myles, one of the directors, had spoken, Sir George Dibbs addressed the ...

    Article : 96 words
  15. INFECTIOUS DISEASES WARD FOR KILMORE HOSPITAL.

    The proposal to erect an infectious local hospital as a memorial of the Queen's record reign is regarded, with great ...

    Article : 173 words
  16. MUNICIPAL INTELLIGENCE.

    The mayor of Wiliamstown (Cr. Bolton) yesterday drew attention to the proposed abolition of the midday postal delivery, and moved that the member for the district interview the Acting Postmaster. ...

    Article : 119 words
  17. P[?]NG FROM A LIGHTER.

    At the Footscray court yesterday, John Harper, a laborer, was charged with the larceny of two cases of preserved rabbits from the lighter Gold Hunter, on the 17th inst. ...

    Article : 240 words
  18. SUSPENDED ANIMATION.

    A queer case of suspended animation came under the notice of the police on Saturday. During the afternoon a resident of Railway Town called at the Argent-street police station ...

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  19. A HANKERING FOR SWEETS.

    John Morrison, who gave his age as 70, and his occupation as that of a bootmaker, was charged in the City Court yesterday morning with stealing a jar of lollies, valued ...

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  20. WILLIAMSTOWN FORESHORE.

    Recently the attention of the municipal authorities at Williamstown has been directed to the condition of the Strand foreshore by the occurrence of a number of cases of infectious disease in its ...

    Article : 263 words
  21. THE MAN BUTLER.

    Careful preparations have been made, to secure the landing of Butler with as much privacy as possible. The Mariposa is expected to arrive to-morrow evening early, and ...

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  22. SYDNEY CONTINGENTS.

    The last detachment of troops from New South Wales to take part in the record reign celebrations in England left by the Rome today, This detachment consists of 17 men, a ...

    Article : 58 words
  23. HUSBAND AND WIFE.

    In the Carlton court yesterday, Mary Jane Hore proceeded against her husband, George W. Hore, for threatening her life. It appeared that on Easter Monday night ...

    Article : 135 words
  24. A BRAVE GIRL.

    A girl aged 15, named Alice Maud Moore, daughter of a fettler, was killed near Cootamundra to-day. She saw that a little sister had strayed on the railway line when a train ...

    Article : 66 words
  25. SUNDAY TRADING.

    At the Footscray court, Henry Hodges, licensee of the Stanley Hotel, was fined £10 for trafficking in liquor on Sunday, the 11th inst. Defendant admitted a prior ...

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  26. DEPARTURE OF MR. KINGSTON.

    The mayor of Adelaide and the town council met the Premier this afternoon to bid him farewell prior to his departure to England. The mayor proposed his health, and was supported ...

    Article : 120 words
  27. BOROONDAKA SHIRE.

    At Monday night's meeting the councillors expressed surprise at the intention of the Commissioner of Railways to close the Outer Circle line running between Caraberwell and Ashburton on six ...

    Article : 117 words
  28. A PECULAR CHARGE OF STEALING.

    Constable Dunn yesterday arrested a groom named Wm. Hobbs on warrant on a charge of stealing a quantity of household furniture and two suits of clothes, the property of George ...

    Article : 271 words
  29. SHOP BETTING AT NORTH MELBOURNE.

    At the North Melbourne court yesterday Patrick Corrigan was charged with using ft shop at 52 Errol-street for the purpose of betting with persons resorting thereto. This ...

    Article : 265 words
  30. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The R.M.S. Rome sailed to-day with £245,052 in gold, of which £239,000 is for London and £15,052 for India. The Queensland National Bank shipped 150,000 sovereigns, the ...

    Article : 483 words
  31. HOARD OF WORKS REPRESENTATION.

    Cr. Maddock, who recently tendered his resignation as one of the representatives of Prahran on the Metropolitan Board of Works, in consequence of the seconder of his nomination intimating that he ...

    Article : 68 words
  32. A SYDNEY SEWERAGE DISASTER

    A terrible accident, resulting in the death of two men, named Patrick Sullivan and William Macpherson, occurred this afternoon, the men being washed down a sewer owing to a sudden ...

    Article : 185 words
  33. MUNICIPAL ARRANGEMENTS.

    A majority of the Prahran council yesterday referred a request made by Miss Ethel Clarke to purchase, as a loyal decoration for tho town hall, a picture of tho jubilee celebration ab Westminister ...

    Article : 164 words
  34. THE WEATHER.

    We have received the following telegrams from correspondents under yesterday's date:-- Albnry: Drought continues, with not the slightest present appearance of rain. ...

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  35. MUNICIPAL " PRIVILEGE."

    At yesterday's sitting of the Prahran city council, Cr. J. Turner brought under notice of his colleagues the following letter, which he had received from Sergeant M'Hugh, police officer in charge of ...

    Article : 395 words
  36. GENERAL MEETINGS IN INSOLVENCY.

    General meetings of creditors were held and closed before the Chief Clerk in Insolvency yesterday in the estates of James Nicholas Bott Piesing, of Balaclava, house ...

    Article : 79 words
  37. A HALF-HOLIDAY PROSECUTION.

    At the Fitzroy court yesterday, Richard White, boot manufacturer, was prosecuted, under the provisions of the Shops and Factores Act, for non-compliance with the ...

    Article : 242 words
  38. THE FEDERAL DELEGATES.

    Mr. R. E. O'Connor, one of the draftsmen of the Federal Convention Bill, left for Sydney by the express train this afternoon. His colleague, Mr. Barton, leader of ...

    Article : 114 words
  39. MINING AT BROKEN HILL.

    The South mine last week in fire days treated 1340 tons of crudes. The surface machinery is now in good working order, but last week some trouble was experienced with the crusher, which has since been ...

    Article : 380 words
  40. THE STREAKY BAY MYSTERY.

    There is very little fresh news concerning the supposed murder in the vicinity of Streaky Bay. It appears that Walter Richards, whose body was unearthed near ...

    Article : 156 words
  41. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The E.M.S. Oroya arrived from London at 10.30 this morning, and the English mails for the eastern colonies were sent on by the Melbourne express. ...

    Article : 126 words
  42. SHOOTING A DOG.

    At the Northcote police court yesterday, William Henry Mason, a resident of Alphington, was charged with maliciously shooting a dog, valued at £5, the property ...

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  43. PROPOSED ST. KILDA CREMATORIUM.

    The proposal of tho trustees of the St. Hilda cemetery to establish, a crematorium In their grounds formed tho subject of a motion by Cr Turner at yesterday's sitting of the Prahran ...

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  44. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    The Governor will entertain the Premier and members of the Ministry at dinner on Monday. In the evening a reception will be held, at which the Premier will take leave of his friends ...

    Article : 135 words
  45. TO-DAY'S FORECASTS.

    Tho following are to-day's forecasts :--Victoria, Monday, 6 p.m.--By Mr. Baracehi : Generally unsettled, with W. and N.W. winds, and some rain in southern districts ; not unlikely to ...

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  46. SHOCKING MINING ACCIDENT.

    A terrible accident happened at the Unicorn mine, California Gully, at 5 o'clock this afternoon, by which John Barnes, a shift boss, lost his life. Barnes got into a cage at the bottom ...

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  47. PARLIAMENT OF NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Parliament will be opened to-morrow with the usual formalities. A forecast of the Governor's speech shows that references will probably be made to federation, to the drought, ...

    Article : 252 words
  48. A CURIOUS CASE.

    The character of a widow named Agnes Thompson was impeached by the police and defended by a friend of her family, Captain Edmund Causlad, late of Her ...

    Article : 277 words
  49. NEW INSOLVENTS.

    Charles Melville Dempster, of Cook-street, Abbotsford, conductor. Voluntary sequestration. Causes of insolvency: Inability to obtain employment Liabilities [?] ...

    Article : 61 words
  50. YESTERDAY'S WEATHER.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 203 words
  51. ESSENDON RATE APPEALS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 195 words
  52. TASMANIA.

    An inquest was held to-day on the body of Thomas Taylor, who was found dead in Argyle street yesterday. The evidence went to show that Taylor drank himself into an epileptic fit, ...

    Article : 159 words
  53. LAW LIST.--THIS DAY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 135 words
  54. A MAINTENANCE CASE.

    At the North Melbourne court yesterday, Beatrice Nicholson, 29 years, summoned Walter Mercer for the support of his illegitimate child. ...

    Article : 151 words
  55. A CRIMINAL CHARGE.

    Henry AA right, cook, 60 years of age, was arrested by Constable Brown, of Port Melbourne, yesterday afternoon, on the charge of attempting to assault Ethel Mary Full, under ...

    Article : 60 words
  56. FOOTSCRAY RAILWAY STATION.

    At Wednesday's meeting of the Footscray council, Cr. Hayes moved that the Rail way Commissioner be approached with a view of having a central station built at the junction of Leeds and Irvine streets. ...

    Article : 146 words
  57. Advertising

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  58. NEW ZEALAND.

    The ketch Huon Belle has been wrecked near Thames. The crew have been saved, but the craft is an uninsured loss. ...

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  59. Advertising

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  60. A WANDERING WOMAN.

    The Elsternwick police found an old woman wandering about the street early one Sunday morning. She was unable to say where she came from, or who her friends ...

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  61. Advertising

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  62. Advertising

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