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  2. TRAGEDY AT FLEMINGTON. DEFAULTER KICKED TO DEATH.

    A horrible tragedy was enacted at Flemington on Saturday afternoon when a defaulting bookmaker was pursued by an infuriated mob on the flat, and eventually ...

    Article : 850 words
  3. COUNTRY NEWS. BALLARAT AND DISTRICT.

    The Railway Carnival committee on Sunday decided to abandon the annual art union, and to hold a ball. The granite blocks for the pedestal of the ...

    Article : 499 words
  4. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 186 words
  5. BARQUE MARY MOORE.

    When the barque Mary Moore signalled Wilson's Promontory just three weeks ago her crew were in hopes of reaching Melbourne within the following 48 hours. This ...

    Article : 327 words
  6. THE TARIFF.

    There was a very large gathering in the Royal-hall, Footscray, on Saturday night, when addresses were delivered by the Prime Minister (Mr. Deakin), the Minister for ...

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  7. A FORMER PARTNER.

    M'Leod and Ritchie were accompanied to Flemington on Saturday, July 7, by Edward Martin, a bootmaker, of Carlton. "The three of us made a book," Martin said, on ...

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  8. POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION.

    Mr. Brett, M.R.C.S., made a post-mortem examination of M'Leod's body at the Morgue yesterday. In his report he states that the body was that of a very strongly-built, ...

    Article : 162 words
  9. OBSERVATORY WEATHER REPORT. SYNOPSIS OF THE WEAHTER.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 372 words
  10. MYSTERIOUS FIRES.

    MAFFRA, Saturday.—There have been several mysterious fires at Heyfield recently, the latest being the demolition of the Heyfield State School. At a public meeting on ...

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  11. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES UNKNOWN MAN'S DEATH.

    Constable Boal on Saturday found on old man in an apparently drunken state at the corner of King and Lonsdale streets. He took the man to the watchhouse, but as he ...

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  12. MR. BYRON MOORE'S STATEMENT.

    The secretary of the V.R.C. committee (Mr. H. Byron Moore) stated yesterday:— "The flat is free to the public, and we do not interfere in the least. The Government ...

    Article : 119 words
  13. A SERIOUS CHARGE.

    BAIRNSDALE, Sunday.—As Rose Hood a middle aged single woman, who lives with a Chinaman named Ah Y[?] in Pearson-street, was going home along that street at ...

    Article : 1,427 words
  14. REFERENCES AT WESLEY CHURCH.

    At the Pleasant Sunday Afternoon held in Wesley Church yesterday afternoon the Rev. A. R. Edgir, who presided, expressed the hope that the occurrence at Flemington ...

    Article : 627 words
  15. NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING.

    A fisherman named Henry Orton, residing at 32 Brook-street. Albert-park, had a narrow escape from drowning at about 2 o'clock yesterday morning. About that time ...

    Article : 164 words
  16. RIVER GAUGINGS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 183 words
  17. BENDIGO AND DISTRICT.

    Mr. D.Roberts, of Maryborough, the president of the Amalgamated Enginedrivers' Association of Victoria, attended at a meeting of the Bendigo branch on Saturday. Mr. ...

    Article : 633 words
  18. OTHER WITNESSES.

    Roy Ralph, the holder of the light weight amateur boxing championship, was on the flat on Saturday, and was one of those who tried to save M'Leod from the ...

    Article : 637 words
  19. THE RAINFALL.

    Rainfall records received yesterday were:— Points. Points. Ballarat...... 34 Dunolly, steady. ...

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  20. DAIRYMANS SUICIDE.

    The body of a man named George William" Gason, lately a dairyman at Liverpool-street. North Fitzroy, was found in the Morri Creek yesterday by John Vanprooyen ...

    Article : 73 words
  21. NEW SOUTH WALES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 142 words
  22. SHUNTER SEVERELY INJURED.

    NARROW EXCAPE FROM DEATH. WANGARATTA, Saturday.—Herbert Mitchell, 28 years of age, a railway porter at Bright who acts as relieving guard on ...

    Article : 211 words
  23. SYDNEY LAND SCANDALS.

    SYDNEY, Sunday.—It is stated that at a meeting of the Ministerial party a prosposal was made to table a motion diss[?]ing from the Speaker's ruling in respect to ...

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  24. STATEMENT OF EYE-WITNESSES.

    Frank Ritchie, who was "clerking" for M'Leod on Saturday, made the following statement:—"I knew Big Mick. He lived in Cardigan-street, Carlton. On Friday ...

    Article : 290 words
  25. GOLFING ACCIDENT.

    BAIRNSDALE, Saturday.—Councillor Pearce, storekeeper, of Bendoc, after attendance [?] council meeting at Orbost, was on Thursday afternoon last watching some ...

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  26. PENSIONER'S SUDDEN DEATH.

    BROADFORD, Saturday.—James Pawson. old-age pensioner, 77 years of age, who had been residing for a number of years at G[?] Ghin, near Yea, and was on a shor; ...

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  27. AGAINST LYNCH LAW.

    Sir,—Amongst many thousands, I took advantage of a pleasant afternoon to attend the Grand National at Flemington. The excitement of the big race had hardly [?]sed ...

    Article : 201 words
  28. QUEENSLAND.

    BRISBANE, Sunday.—A daring robbery occured at Bara[?]dine railway station on Friday night. The thieves forced the window at the back of the station, and took ...

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  29. A CURIOUS STATEMENT.

    Constable Sharpe was present at Flemington on Saturday in plain clothes. He yesterday reported a remarkable statement that M'Lead made to him. Sharpe was ...

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  30. GEELONG AND DISTRICT.

    The young man Robert M'[?]dowie, who had both his legs broken and received other injuries in a machinery accident at Collin's Woollen Mills on Thursday, died in the ...

    Article : 485 words
  31. FOUND DROWNED.

    SYDNEY, Sunday.—John Hoy, an old resident of the Macleay district, was found drowned in Euroka Creek yesterday. He was a retired farmer, and has been in a ...

    Article : 57 words
  32. SUICIDE AT SEA.

    THURSDAY ISLAND, Saturday.—The steamer Essen, which passed at noon for Singapore, reports the suicide of a trimmer named Arthur Kurghalass. He severed his ...

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  33. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    ADELAIDE, Sunday. —Statisties have just been made available giving the trade figures for South Australia for the [?] months ending June 30 in that period. The ...

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  34. A FRIEND OF M'LEOD'S.

    Montague Miller, a carpenter, of st. Kilda street. St. Kilda, has known M'Leod for about two years as Roy M'Leod. "He used to work at Moore's timber-yards when I ...

    Article : 557 words
  35. KICKED BY A RACEHORSE.

    ADELAIDE, Sunday.—Alexander Jac[?]ues, aged about 22 years, was killed at the Victoria-park racecourse on Saturday afternoon. J. Spooner, riding Coalbox, [?] ...

    Article : 64 words
  36. MOUNTED POLICE WANTED.

    Sir,—Had some mounted police been upon the Flemington flat on Saturday the crowed might have been dispersed, and the victim of their brutality saved from death. Unless ...

    Article : 109 words
  37. ST. KILDA MURDER.

    Detective Burvest has not yet completed his investigations into the mystery surrounding the death of Patrick O'[?]ourke. The inquest was originally fixed for ...

    Article : 65 words
  38. WHAT THE POLICE DID.

    Sergeant Costell[?], Royal-park, was in charge of the uniform police at Flemington on Saturday. He had under him 27 foot police, two plain-clothes men, and 12 ...

    Article : 617 words
  39. SYDNEY TRAMWAY DISPUTE.

    SYDNEY, Sunday. —The railway authorities do not intend to allow the matter of the papers which were abstracted from the tramway superintendent's office to [?] ...

    Article : 336 words
  40. NEW ZEALAND.

    WELLINGTON, Sunday.—The respective claims of Mr. Alfred Hill, of Welligton, and Mr. Ar[?]del Orchard, of Sydney, for the position of musical director of the New ...

    Article : 212 words
  41. PUTS THE "GINGER" IN.

    A former college athlete, one of the longdistaner runners, began to lose his power of endurance. His experience with a change on food is interesting. ...

    Article : 309 words
  42. HAMILTON.

    The Railway department has threatened to issue an injunciton against the borought council if it does not [?]er a drain, which allows strom-water to flow down to the ...

    Article : 450 words
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