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  2. COUNTRY NEWS.

    At a large and representative meeting of malice lessees residing on block 64A, 88 square miles, purchased by the Government about two years ago and made available for selection, it was ...

    Article : 174 words
  3. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    The revenue for the week ended 21st September was £150,600, compared with £144,200 for the same period of the previous year, showing an increase of ...

    Article : 74 words
  4. PICKPOCRETS IN THE CITY.

    Following up the raid which in being made upon the pickpockets who infest the city, and who have reaped a very bountiful harvest lately, Detective Sergeant Ward and Detective ...

    Article : 193 words
  5. A BALLARAT ANTI-WEATING LEAGUE.

    A public meeting to discu[?]s the pr[?]lling sweating system was held to-night at the trades hall, and largely attended. Mr. J. M'Lachlan, ex-president of the Trades and Laber Council, ...

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  6. THE WEATHER.

    The weather is very cold. Snow has fallen on the surrounding hills, and this morning there was ice found on the water. BACCHUS MARSH, MONDAY. ...

    Article : 506 words
  7. THE PRINCES OVAL.

    At the ordinary meeting of the City Council yesterday, the Mayor, Sir Arthur Snowdon, presiding, Alderman Pigdon moved, in pursuance of ...

    Article : 1,404 words
  8. TRY BOYS' DEMONSTRATION.

    The Town Hall was well filled last night, on the occasion of a demonstration by the members of the Toorak and South Yarra Try Society, in aid of the city newsboys' class. The Acting ...

    Article : 641 words
  9. AN OVERDUE SHIP.

    The barque Inver[?]aid is now overdue at Newcastle. She left London on 17th May in ballast trim, and has not since been heard of. Yesterday she was 129 days out. The barque ...

    Article : 58 words
  10. A QUARTZ BATTERY ROBBERY.

    The copper plates stolen from the Bradey's Hill Company's battery in January last were discovered yesterday about 1 mile from the battery site. They had been burnt, and nearly ...

    Article : 55 words
  11. STRYCHNINE CURE FOR SNAKE BITE.

    At Bombala on Friday last a girl named Mary Parkes was bitten on the leg by a black snake, and soon became blind and speechless. She was driven to Bombala Hospital, 7 miles ...

    Article : 114 words
  12. A PICKPOCKET SENTENCED.

    Richard Morrison, otherwise known as "Liverpool Dick," who was arrested by Det[?]tive M'Manamny and Constable E. Dallon, on Saturday afternoon at the Town Hall, on a ...

    Article : 688 words
  13. THE CITRUS FAIR BALANCE SHEET.

    The audited balance sheet of the late citrus fair in Melbourne, passed to-night, shows a surplus of £25 on a total expenditure of £837, after satisfying the claims of local guarantors. ...

    Article : 38 words
  14. A LIQUOR TRADE MARK PROSECUTION.

    John T. Howells, landlord of the Commercial Hotel, Natte Yallock, was charged to-day with falsely applying to a certain schnapps the trade mark of Joel B. Wolfe. Excise Officer Rathray ...

    Article : 130 words
  15. REMUNERATION OF LIQUIDATORS.

    Application was made to the Supreme Court to-day on behalf of T. E. White, one of the official liquidators of Alfred Shaw and Company Limited, for an order fixing the rate of ...

    Article : 130 words
  16. PECULIAR CASE OF THREATENING SUICIDE.

    Shortly after 4 o'clock this morning Mrs. Elizabeth Harrop, the "lady litigant," who has been a prominent figure about the Melbourne law courts for some time past, rushed into the ...

    Article : 193 words
  17. THE WHITE CLIFFS OPAL FIELD.

    At White Cliffs a big patch of opal has been found on block 3. The lucky tributers went into a hole which had been abandoned, sank a few feet deeper and came on a patch. The ...

    Article : 102 words
  18. EXTENSIVE SHOPLIFTING.

    At the Fitzroy court yesterday, a married woman, whose name was given as Alice Mason, was charged with stealing a plush cap, valued at 1s. 11d., from Foy and Gibson's ...

    Article : 451 words
  19. BITTER COLD IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The weather is bitterly cold, and it is feared that damage will be done to vegetation springing up after the recent rains. A report from Marco states that great mortality amongst ...

    Article : 110 words
  20. THE MOUNT BROWNE GOLD FIELD.

    A nugget of gold weighing 6 oz. 12 dwt, has been unearthed at Stringor's Hill, in the Mount Browne district, at a depth of 90 feet, in an abandoned claim, by a prospector named Geo. ...

    Article : 69 words
  21. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

    At a meeting of the Brunswick council last evening a requisition was received, signed by 34 persons, 32 of whom were ratepayers, asking the mayor to convene a public meeting in the town ...

    Article : 856 words
  22. WHAT THE FREE-TRADERS WOULD HAVE US DO.

    SIR,—The free-traders of Victoria apparently would rather see our manufacturing industries either crushed out of existence or reduce those connected with thorn to a more eking-out ...

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  23. QUEENSLAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION MATCHES.

    The Queensland Rifle Association matches commenced to-day, when the first stage of the Queen's Prize and the Vice-president's Match were fired. In the Queen's Prize, Grimes, 1st ...

    Article : 126 words
  24. ELECTING A MAYOR AT MARYBOROUGH.

    An unpleasant incident occurred at the special meeting of the Maryborough borough council held to-day, for the purpose of electing a mayor in succession to Mr. J. C. F. Ulbrich, who ...

    Article : 1,564 words
  25. STORM AND SNOW IN TASMANIA.

    The weather is wintry, with keen southerly winds. Snow has fallen in the country, and in places is several inches deep, causing much mortality among lambs. The Coogee had a rough ...

    Article : 92 words
  26. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    An inquest on the body of Mrs. Whitely, victim of the Genrie tragedy, has resulted in a verdict of wilful murder against Whitely, the husband of the victim. ...

    Article : 98 words
  27. TO-DAY'S FORECASTS.

    The following are to-day's forecasts:—Victoria (by Mr. Baracchi—Monday, 6 p.m.): Fine, but more or less cloudy, with scattered showers in south-east districts; light south-easterly ...

    Article : 165 words
  28. ARREST OF A MUNICIPAL COUNCILLOR.

    The bar of Honner's Bridge Hotel, Campbell-parade, West Richmond, was the scene of a somewhat violent encounter yesterday afternoon between Samuel J. Oglesby, a member of the ...

    Article : 255 words
  29. QUEENSLAND.

    Robert Parr Robinson died this morning of a bullet wound accidentally inflicted by Edward Millington at Darwombic. Samuel Smith, distiller, who bad been at the ...

    Article : 69 words
  30. THE MINIMUM WAGE IN MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS.

    The works committee of the Brunswick council reported to the meeting last right in favor of accepting the tender of Messrs. Short[?] and M'Namara for horse, dr[?]y, harness and ...

    Article : 191 words
  31. YESTERDAY'S WEATHER.

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  32. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The customs revenue to 21st September is £539,896, as against £423,576 for the same period of last year, an increase of £16,320. Mr. J. J. East has resigned his position as ...

    Article : 151 words
  33. THE BLIND INSTITUTE AND MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS.

    Last night, at the meeting of the Brunswick council, Cr. Allard chairman of public works committee, moved that the tender of the Victorian Institute for the Blind for the supply of ...

    Article : 333 words
  34. CONTRACTS AT COLLINGWOOD.

    A long discussion took place in the Collingwood council last evening over a recommendation in favor of Gardiner Bros.' tender for the supply of mon, horses and drays at 8s. per day ...

    Article : 162 words
  35. CHARGE OF BIGAMY.

    Robert Holler, chemist, a native of Austria, appeared before the City Court yesterday, charged with having committed bigamy by going through the form of marriage with Miss ...

    Article : 297 words
  36. TASMANIA.

    At the Newstead stock sals to-day, sheep realised 26s., the highest price of the year. The Rev. Mr. Champion left in the Coogee to take over the duties of head master of the ...

    Article : 127 words
  37. A. FEMALE CHEQUE SWINDLER.

    Another case of cheque swindling by the young woman who for several months past is said to have been repeatedly victimising boarding house keepers in the suburbs was brought ...

    Article : 219 words
  38. NEW GOLD DISCOVERIES.

    Several lots of rich specimens from outside localities wore shown at Bendigo to-day. One lot was obtained by a former resident of Bendigo named Free, from the North Champion claim, ...

    Article : 170 words
  39. NEW INSOLVENTS.

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  40. FIRE AT PORT MELBOURNE.

    About 5.40 p.m. yesterday a fire broke out in a three-roomed weatherboard cottage in Drysdale-street, Port Melbourne. The fire brigade arrived quickly, but the flames had obtained ...

    Article : 168 words
  41. A JUVENILE THIEF.

    Whilst the officials of the Burnley railway station were engaged with an outgoing train yesterday afternoon, a boy 11 years of age, named Norman Jones, sneaked into the station ...

    Article : 95 words
  42. LAW LIST.—THIS DAY.

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  43. Advertising

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  45. CEMENT AND EARTHENWARE.

    SIR,—Kindly permit me to correct an error in your leading article of to-day. I have never wanted to import an oz. of cement or an inch of earthenware for the sewerage works. If local ...

    Article : 88 words
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