The weather to-day was perceptibly cooler in most parts of the colony, the coast districts receiving the benefit of southerly breezes from the ocean, and thunderstorms blessing the ...
Article : 241 wordsA man named John Vanheaden, who, it will be remembered, brought an action against the local shire council, claiming damages for an alleged injury sustained through being thrown ...
Article : 177 wordsMessrs. Brace, Garrett and Giffen, upon whom devolves the responsibility of selecting the ninth Australian team of cricketers for England, have no doubt reconciled themselves ...
Article : 2,472 wordsAt the offices of this company, 60 Queen-street, yesterday afternoon, an extraordinary meeting of shareholder was held. Mr. D. Carson, the chairman of directors, ...
Article : 1,244 wordsThe New South Wales cricketers commenced the closing match of their tour at Auckland to-day, the teams being as follow:--New South Wales: Noonan, Hume, Coberoft, Callaway, ...
Article : 268 wordsSIR,--The determination of the question whether the final system of Victoria has resulted in such a stimulus to its manufacturing industries as to cause them largely to exceed ...
Article : 3,373 wordsThe shire council this afternoon passed a vote of censure on Cr. Crisp for stating at the inquest on the man Potts, who was killed the other day by a fall over an insecure rail down ...
Article : 175 wordsBush fires broke out all round the district on Sunday. The fire got under at Cape Wrath last week started again on Sunday afternoon, a fierce wind ...
Article : 803 wordsThe circumstances of a daring daylight robbery committed on the 30th ult. at the residence of Mrs. M. M'Lean, Glenferrie-road, followed by a long and exciting chase after the ...
Article : 296 wordsNotwithstanding the unfavorable season a crop of barley belonging to Mr. A. Gillies, near Glenormiston, yielded 66 bushels to the more, and another from Mr. Wallace's land gave a ...
Article : 511 wordsA lad of 14 years, named James Carter, a newspaper runner, appeared before the Richmond court on Monday with a disfigurement of the right eyelid, caused, it was alleged, by ...
Article : 523 wordsAt the Flemington court house yesterday a number of bakers were prosecuted by Inspector G. Owen for having light weight bread in their possession. Robert Ovens, Moonee Ponds, was ...
Article : 344 wordsMessrs. Diercks and Co. have submitted an estimate for the construction of a narrow gauge line from Wangaratta to Hedi. They state that they will construct the 22 miles of track ...
Article : 123 wordsThe continued scarcity of water has induced farmers badly supplied with it for dairy cows to take the law into their own hands in the matter of diverting water from main streams. ...
Article : 217 wordsThe following are to-day's forecasts:-- VICTORIA (by Mr. Baracchi--Tuesday: 6 p.m.):-- Generally fine and pleasant, with light H. and S.E. winds ; smooth or moderate sea. ...
Article : 96 wordsWilliam C. Miller was charged before the City Court yesterday with embezzling £30 on 28th November, 1895, and £27 on 29th November, 1895, both sums being the property of his ...
Article : 245 wordsIn the Kew council last evening Cr. Cody moved--That since the alteration in the railway traffic on the Kew line great necessity has arisen for ...
Article : 484 wordsWe have received the following report from the Melbourne Observatory:--Rain has fallen in previous 24 hours to 9 a.m. 7th January:--Tasmania: Very light in west, ...
Article : 102 wordsThe Johnson family, who are the premier fox killers here, brought in to-day 50 skins, which were got within three weeks, mostly on Sundays. The council pays 2s. 6d. per skin. The ...
Article : 57 wordsA minor, named Henry Cecil, bound from Birchip to West Australia, boarded the steamer Birksgate yesterday, and asked the first man he saw to direct him to the steerage. The stranger ...
Article : 219 wordsThe rabbits have attained such enormous proportions in North Rush worth that a petition was presented to-day to the Waranga shire council, requesting that some action may be ...
Article : 1,973 wordsThe Royal Commission on Water Supply, comprising Messrs. Langdon, Graham and White, M's. L. A., accompanied by Mr. Tucker, M.L.A., Mr. Star, engineer, and Mr. G. A. ...
Article : 252 wordsAn impudent case of pocket picking by a woman came under the notice of the Carlton police yesterday. About midday Mrs. Margaret M'Laron, a resident of Drummond-street, ...
Article : 161 wordsHenry Miller, of David-street, Brunswick, railway employe. Causes of insolvency: Sickness in family and insufficient employment. Liabilities, £18 6s. 3d,; assets. 53.; deficiency, £18 1s. 3d. Mr. ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Wed 8 Jan 1896, Page 6
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