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  2. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES. DEAD IN BED.

    The circumstances surrounding the death of Thomas Shepherd, 42 years of age, who on the 16th inst. was found dead in bed at the Metropolitan Mission, Bourke-street, ...

    Article : 97 words
  3. MINERS' CONFERENCE

    ARARAT, Wednesday.—The annual conference of the Amalgamated Mining Employees' Association of Victoria and Tasmania was continued to-day, the president ...

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  4. HOBART CARNIVAL.

    HOBART, Wednesday.—The final heats of the carnival yachting programme were sailed to-day, and were got off successfully, with the exception of the event for ...

    Article : 416 words
  5. A.N.A. EXHIBITION.

    The A.N.A. Exhibition is drawing to a close, and next Saturday will see the curtain rung down for this year. The attendances throughout have been good, though ...

    Article : 447 words
  6. HARBISON WILL CASE.

    The hearing was resumed before the Chief Justice yesterday of the taking of evidence in the Harbison will case. A [?]avest has been lodged by Frank Harbison, a ...

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  7. AGED WIDOW'S DEATH.

    "Fonnd drowned in the River Yarra" was the verdict recorded by the city coroner (Dr. Cole), at the inquest on an aged widow named Ellen Preston, at the ...

    Article : 71 words
  8. OLD MAN DROWNED.

    At the Morgue Mstcrday the city coroner (Dr. Cole) returned an open verdict in the case of the death by drowning of James Smyth, an old man whose days had extended ...

    Article : 79 words
  9. NITRIC ACID POISONING.

    Poppy Robins, a barmaid, 23 years of age, living at the Imperial Hotel, Bourke-street, was brought to the Melbourne Hospetial yesterday evening suffering from the effects of ...

    Article : 121 words
  10. IMMIGRATION.

    Bringing to Australia a dolls' eye-maker is not prima facie a very wise step. There is no great demand here for men of that trade. One of them came to Victoria a year ...

    Article : 401 words
  11. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Nearly tw[?]ve months ago A. C. Rowlandson was charged with having kept his shop, leased from the Harbour Trust Commissioners, open at No. ...

    Article : 148 words
  12. SAVED FROM DROWNING.

    Mr. T. J. Hede was on the south bank of the Yarra near Prince's-bridge yesterday afternoon when he saw a man struggling in the water. He jumped in, and after some ...

    Article : 96 words
  13. GOVERNOR'S TOUR.

    BECHWORTH, Wednesday.—His Excellency the Governor, accompanied by Mr. Billson (Minister for Education), visited the State school this morning and showed great ...

    Article : 227 words
  14. SHUNTING FATALITY.

    A shunting accident occurred yesterday afternoon at the Spenecr-street goods sheds by which William Kennedy, 26 years of age, was killed. Kennedy was engaged ...

    Article : 83 words
  15. THE BARRIER.

    BROKEN HILL, Wednesday.—The artesian bore on Quanyambi Statiion, which strack water some months ago, is still yielding at the rate of nearly half a million ...

    Article : 120 words
  16. WOMAN FOUND DEAD.

    Yesterday morning William Martin, a stevedore's labourer, returned to his home at 51 Nelson-street, Williamstown, and discovered Mrs. Mary Wearn, with whom he ...

    Article : 138 words
  17. RIVERINA.

    ALIIUEY, Wednesday.—The Quarter Sessions commenced here yesterday, before Judge Rogers. The whole of the sitting was occupied with the hearing of a case ...

    Article : 174 words
  18. GENERAL NEWS.

    Approval has been given by the Postmaster-General (Sir John Quick) to the construction of a new telegraph line from Trentham to Blackwood at an estmated ...

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  19. THE PEOPLE'S FOOD. TINNED SOUP.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. Barnett, the stipendiary magistrate, gave his reserved decision to-day in the case in which D. Douglas was proceeded against on an ...

    Article : 157 words
  20. KILLED BY FALLING LIMB.

    CHARLTON, Wednesday.—Mr. William Thompson, aged 49 years, farmer, of Gowar East, was killed last evening while solitting posts for Mr. F. Scarce, of Coonooer-bridge, ...

    Article : 121 words
  21. QUEENSLAND.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.—The Premier is not expected to return to Brisbane until the end of next week at the earliest. Mr. Kidston left the State primarily for health ...

    Article : 70 words
  22. BITTEN BY SNAKE.

    TOORA, Wednesday.—Yesterday, when fern cutting, Leslie, son of Mr. George Christie, of Wonyip, was bitten on the arm by a snake. First aid was applied by the ...

    Article : 46 words
  23. WATERED MILK.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A dairyman of Rockdale, named George Herbert Alien, made a candid confession to Inspector Kench, of the Health department, who ...

    Article : 185 words
  24. DRIVING ACCIDENT.

    EMERALD, Wednesday.—Yesterday Mr. R. Halliday, of Paradise, was carting a load of fruit cases, and on leaving the store at Emerald his horse bolted, throwing him ...

    Article : 64 words
  25. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    PERTH, Wednesday.—The commissioner of police received a telegram from the officer in charge of Derby, to the effect that the telegram sent by Mr. Brown, of Mount ...

    Article : 121 words
  26. GUN EXPLODES.

    HOBART, Wednesday.—Mr. Williams Evans, of Geeveston, took his gun to frighten some dogs which were killing his poultry. The breech of a gun blew out, ...

    Article : 52 words
  27. BOWLS. THE CHAMPION RINK TOURNAMENTS.

    The semi-final games of the four and three rink champion rink tournaments of the Victorian Bowling Association were played on the Victoria green yesterday, and keen interest was taken in the play ...

    Article : 143 words
  28. NEW ZEALAND.

    WELLINGTON, Wednesday.—The Union Company's steamer Tarawera grounded to-day just off the Napier breakwater. She floated off two hours later, and ...

    Article : 31 words
  29. ELUSIVE ALIENS.

    Despite the combined vigilance of the ship's officers and a watchman, two Indian members of the steamer Clan Cumming, Abdul Rahman and Nawabjan Ahmedjan, ...

    Article : 272 words
  30. OSCAR ASCHE FAREWELL.

    The Oscar Asche-L[?]y Brayton Company had a splendid reception last night, at the Theatre Royal, upon the occasion of the last performance of "Count Hannibal." ...

    Article : 169 words
  31. YARRA IMPROVEMENTS.

    At the last meeting of the HeidelbergIvanhoe A.N.A. lodge the president (Mr. Marrows) referred to the improvement of the Yarra scheme. He faid that, as ...

    Article : 171 words
  32. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS TOURNAMENT.

    The matches in connection with this important event will be continued this afternoon, at 4 o'clock (15 minutes' grace being allowed), on the undermentioned greens. The following is the draw:— ...

    Article : 206 words
  33. MOTHER SEES SON DROWN.

    MILDURA, Wednesday.—Late this afternoon Llewellyn William Wescombe, aged 6 years, a son of Mr. William Wescombe, water ganger, was drowned in an ...

    Article : 152 words
  34. A.N.A. CONFERENCE.

    Speaking on the recent conference convened by the A.N.A. to consider the Yarra beautification scheme, the mayor of Hawthorn (Councillor Dureau) on Wednesday ...

    Article : 113 words
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  36. GRAND LODGE V. WORSHIPFUL MASTERS.

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  37. NAVAL FORCES' PAY.

    Quite a little windfall has come the way of certain petty officers and seamen of the Commonwealth naval forces. Approval has been given by the Minister for Defence (Mr. ...

    Article : 226 words
  38. FIRES IN THE COUNTRY.

    BEALIBA, Tuesday.—Mr. Deasin's forge and tool-house were destroyed by fire late on Monday night, and £50 worth of tools was destroyed. The origin of the fire is unknown. ...

    Article : 95 words
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