The death is announced of Sir James Knowles, the founder, proprietor, and editor of the "Nineteenth Century” magazine. The deceased journalist was ...
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Article : 285 wordsOwing to the authorities hinting at the existence of an act ot Charles H. prohibiting- more than, ten persons approaching Parliament with a petition. ...
Article : 227 wordsCtaorgo Morrison, who was arrested xt Ballarat on Sunday last by Con.stables Craig and O’Connor, a ini charged with breaking into the "VYicklifte ...
Article : 471 wordsThe following are the local railway traffic returns for January-Passengers, 1342, £650 (as against £525 for Deceinber); parcels, £87 (as against £105 pervious ...
Article : 58 wordsAt the half yearly meeting of shareholders of the Castlemaine Woollen Company the directors reported that during the past six months six ...
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Article : 393 wordsAt the monthly meeting of the Boning Shire Council, on Friday. Cr Hewitt moved (according to notice given) that in future, in all contracts let by the ...
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Article : 65 wordsMiss Kenny, the well-known suffragist, and another, were each fined £5 or a month’s imprisonment. Both decided to go to gaol. ...
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Article : 1,353 wordsMr E. Brown and party journeyed to Lake Corangamite, and wore successful in securing a good bag of ducks in the vicinity of the sweet lake, they ...
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Article : 275 wordsA question in connection with the resolution passed by the Imperial Conference in May last on the subject of uniform naturalisation laws throughout ...
Article : 104 wordsThe recent shipment of frozen produce by the s.s. Dorset from Portland was valued for export puropses at £8801. THE TREND OF TRADE. ...
Article : 100 wordsM. Cavinot, President of the Commission appointed to inquire into the workmen’s pensions scheme, estimates that it will cost the French ...
Article : 41 wordsThe threshing machine is at present in the district. Algerian oats yielded very well, but while oats, owing to smut, wore not a success. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe “Morning Post,” in an article dealing with the naval defence proposals of the Commonwealth Government, remarks that the Australian criticisms ...
Article : 80 wordsThe Bendigo and Eaglehawk Mining Managers’ Association held its anniversary banquet at the Beehive Cafe on Saturday night. The newly elected ...
Article : 119 wordsThe Baptist picnic to the Cliff on Friday proved a success, the weather, which in the morning was sultry and unpromising, changing to cool abont [?]idday. St. ...
Article : 677 wordsFifty-five thousand working masons have peresented a petition to King Edward praying him to prevent the employment of Italian workmen in the ...
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Article : 252 wordsThe punitive expedition under General Wilcocks, is with remarkable rapidity. It is reported that the Afridis. generally are quiet. ...
Article : 29 wordsMr Haldane, Secretary of State for War, addressing the members of the London Chamber of Commerce, declared that the great broad defence of the ...
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Article : 62 wordsSir James Laing and Sons Limited, of Sunderland, whoso suspension was announced last week, have closed-down their abipbuiling worhs The firm ...
Article : 80 wordsIn consequence of the shortness of the yield locally, a well-known firm of Geelong maltsters have found it necessary to import a consignment. of Ame ...
Article : 50 wordsThere were four points of rain on Saturday morning. CRUELTY TO A COW. At the Court of Petty Sessions on ...
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The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), Mon 17 Feb 1908, Page 6
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