Land sales by district in Victoria show large acreage and proceeds
A government report details land sales across districts such as Ararat Ballarat Beechworth Camperdown Castlemaine Goslong Melbourne and under section 11. Special lands fetched £21890 from 15933 acres while country lands by selection and limited sale totaled 28104 acres and £35508 in receipts. Leases covered 6366 acres with grand totals of 47802 acres sold for £56633.
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Ararat
Ballacrat
Beechworth
Camperdown
Castlemaine
Goslong
Melbourne
Parliament Opens as Speakers Elected in Colony
The colony's Parliament convened with Terence Abry Murray chosen Speaker without opposition. The Governor will officially open Parliament tomorrow and outline plans for an elected Upper House and land reform. Harvest prospects are strong and markets show wheat at 6s 6d to 7s per bushel. Debate on the address continues amid calls for policy timetables.
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Terence Abry Murray
Cowper
Parkes
O'Brien
Ballen
Piddington
Immense Conflagration at Ballaarat destroys many buildings
A massive fire on the Main Road of Ballaarat began near the Montezuma Theatre shortly after midnight and spread rapidly. Fifty to sixty houses and numerous businesses including hotels, a theatre, a drapery, and shops were consumed or damaged as fire brigades and residents fought to save structures and lives. The Napier Theatre, United States Hotel, and other premises faced destruction amid frantic efforts. roughly twenty eight houses to the east and about thirty to the west were lost, with hundreds left homeless and economic ruin probable.
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Ballaarat
Montezuma Theatre
Specimen Hill
Shakspeare
Montezuma
Shakespeare
Blair
Napier
Tees Chesea
Shir Goodman
Hobson
Napier Theatre
United States
Jones
Mr Jones
United States Hotel
Shakspere
Naet Theatre
Anwyl Rothera and Co
Blair (Hatter
Cornwall Arms
Great Britain Hotel
Sebastopol Brewery
Shakapore
Grimley and
Hamley
Greenock
O'Farrell
Sala
Wales
Sud Ubcis
Mr Cohen
Sta Raci Pytage
Mem
Eagle
Ry Brothers
Fire Devastates Ballaarat Main Street Shops
A late hour blaze on Plank Road destroyed 30 to 40 shops from Montezuma to John O Groat Hotel. Heath’s star establishment, Franz’s, O Parrell’s horse bazaar, and the Union Jack Store were among the principal losses. Nearly three-quarters of a mile of Main Road left in smoking ruins as bystanders fled with belongings. Police and Superintendent Kirk arrived, but no arrests reported by dawn.
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Plank Road
John o’Great
Ohn al Ieee
Econs
Montezuma
John O’groat
Ballaarat
Kirk
Insurance losses list large fire damage across Melbourne buildings
Telegraphed statement enumerates principal buildings destroyed and insured losses. Names multiple merchants and hotels such as Turner and Hoey, Heath, Colonial, Montezuma, Shakspeare, Cornwall Arms, Great Britain, and others. Total estimated loss set at about £100,000 with Melbourne Insurance Company hardest hit.
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L'Urner
Hoey
Melbourne
Geo. Heath
Victoria
Michael Levy
James Service
O'Farrell
Ann Plummer
Greenock
Colonial
Grinlett and Hanley
T. B. Smith
Montezuma
W. Evans
Shakspeare
Blair
Hatter
Whetten
Scopen
T. Carrick
A. Martwich
Great Britain
Anwyll Brothera
F. Price
Cornwall Arms
Barker
B. Speed
R. J. Hobson
Palmer Brothera
Sebastopol
Goodman
S. Abraham
D. Symons
Charlie Napier Hawal
Theatre
D. Jones
Crostion
Colsnisl
G. Hotham
United States
Weinstein and Co
Melbourne Insurance Company
John O' Great
Franz
Tinwaith
Turner and Hooly
Drapers
Heath
Bowk-Gller
Gellatly
Saddler
O'Farrel
Ile Yard
Tarvis
Old Shakeper
Quang Allong
Hair
Skardon
Cohen
Anwyll Bros
Woodgate
Speed
Pastrycook
Simmonds
D. Hobson
Sebastopol Brewery
Earlton
Meonowitsie
Carter
Charlie Napier
Jones
Theft of grain by precise straw-discarding thief in Lockynod
A Bendigo Advertiser report describes a petty larceny on Mr Henry's ripe wheat field. The thief cut stalks neatly, removed grain heads, and left the straw intact, displaying rare precision in the act and leaving the scene undetected. Local residents condemn the theft as mean-spirited and unwarranted.
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Tureyine
Lock-ynod
S Andavious
Henry
Rascal
Condiga
Bendigo Advertiser
Muster of Melbourne and suburban volunteers parades through Collingwood streets
Early yesterday a general muster of Melbourne and suburban volunteer corps gathered in Collingwood and Fitzroy after a night drill. The three units Fitzroy, Collingwood, and East Collingwood joined, marched with drums to a review ground on the Yarra. A separate fire in Westgarth Street drew aid and charity appeals, while a local police court case over a municipal safe key highlighted official tension between former Town Clerk Moody and the council.
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Collingwood
Melbourne
Fitzroy
East Collingwood
Collins and
Hassell
Swanston Street
Flinders Street
Yarra
Collingwool
Pitt
Westgarth Street
Mulready
Smith
Greenwood
East Collingword
Ferefche
Chas. Vaughan
Messrs Thomas, Levy
Moody
Edwards
Lefendant
Booth
Mr Moody
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