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25 May 1861

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Melbourne Leader in Melbourne, Victoria

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Melbourne Leader

Location

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Date

May 25, 1861

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1

Taxes and appointments shape the colony's week in Victoria

The Weekly Journal notes clashes over government salaries and ministerial power, reports on Mr Haverby and Mr Houston, and praises Mr Brook and Mr Brooke as shaping colonial drama. It covers immigration schemes, land questions, and evolving culture, warning of monopolies and praising theatre as a civilizational gauge.

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Mipigtry Eyo Haverby Houston Howe J. F. Survavar Mandurong Guld James Parteen England James Jams Param Gazetty Emerald Hill Supreme Court Gipps Land Masers Macleod Biles Populi Argus United Kingdom Gray Leaven Myain Claus Gustavus Victoria Australia Brook Hxoukr Suaxvsrine Gasnhick Kean Macready Brooke Berew Apicaazure
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Coat theft and a dramatic arrest described in a Devon-on-Saturday

A man named Jouph Andrwwa was caught attempting to steal a coat outside a shop in Devon-on Saturday evening. He feigned drunkenness when seized, then fled, was recaptured after a pursuit, while a second incident involved a man lying on a shop floor appearing dead until medical help arrived. The report notes the suspect maintained a counterfeit act and the scene drew police attention until officers intervened.

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Mason New Zealand Isles Taylor Flinders Street Devon Jouph Andrwwa Martin Marshall Promines Switnena Anf Amd Tawta Poscaa Armasanin Sonia Wes Mousa Gitean
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