The spring meeting of the Ballarat Turf Club drew a large contingent of metropolitans to the Dowling Forest course, but the local attendance was meagre. The course was in ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 128 wordsSydney was en f[?]e to-day, and accorded the sculling champion, Wm. Beach, a most enthusiastic reception. Although the Government had declined to declare the ...
Article : 983 wordsThe Sydney Morning Herald, writing with reference to the proposal to hold a centennial exhibition in Melbourne, says:—"Mr. Gillies surprised the Legislative Assembly of Victoria ...
Article : 469 wordsA special meeting of the shareholders of the A.S.N. Company was held to day, to consider the proposal made by the Queensland Steam Shipping Company for the purchase ...
Article : 2,272 wordsMessrs, Miller and Cannon wrestle at the Operahouse on Saturday afternoon, 18th Dccembur. The conditions are the best of three falls for £100, and the Græco-Roman Championship of the World. The ...
Article : 54 wordsThe final round of the Double-handed Handicap Tournament in connexion with this club was placed yesterday between Messrs. R. Paxton and Brook and G. Nethercote and J. Spowers, and resulted in a ...
Article : 50 wordsA match between the second fours of these clubs will be played on the courts of the former, commencing at 2 o'clock. St. Kilda will be represented by Messrs. Enthoven, Hamilton, H. A. S. Hewitt, and ...
Article : 48 wordsIn 1869 Mr. George Stevenson, of the firm of Messrs. L. Stevenson and Sons, gave a silver cup to be competed for by crews representing the various softgood Warehouses of Victoria, with the condition that the ...
Article : 497 wordsShaw's English Eleven commenced a cricket match on the Association ground to-day against 18 Sydney juniors. The weather was fine and the conditions favourible to a ...
Article : 186 wordsA yacht race will be sailed this afternoon, off North Brighton, for a trophy, kindly presented for competition by Chief Justice Higlubotham. The start is to take place at 25 minutes to 4. The following are the ...
Article : 111 wordsMr. Major, selector of teams for the Victoria Cricket Association, has decided that subject to such alterations as may be deemed necessary, it is his intention to select the ...
Article : 194 wordsIt is rumoured that the Government propose to make seven or eight new appointments to the Legislative Council, and that Mr. L. F. Heydon, who has just resigned his ...
Article : 165 wordsAt the Carlton court this afternoon the lovers of the above game will have a chance to witness some of the finest play of the season, as several New Zealand players have signified their intention of taking part ...
Article : 76 wordsThe annual trophy match will be played to-day, play to start at half-past 8 o'clock. The first draw resulted as follows:—On Victoria Green—Melbourne v. Albert-park, Richmond Union v. South Melbourne, ...
Article : 62 wordsThe following is the latest betting for the Summer Cup:—7 to 1 agst Hexham, 10 to 1 agst Volcano, Highland Mary, and Pilot, 12 to 1 agst Silver King, Cairo, and Willeroo, 20 ...
Article : 50 wordsECHUCA, DEC. 3.—Stock Movements.—360 sheep from P. Tracey, Willow-park, consigned to Powers, Rutherford, and Co., Newmarket; 1,475 sheep from Thos. Wragge, Tullo station, consigned to Pock, ...
Article : 1,115 wordsA man aged 70, named Timothy Walker, shot Benjamin Hampton at Delorame last evening. He fired two shots close to his victim, setting his clothes on fire, and Hampton ...
Article : 75 wordsMr. H. J. W. Izard has told the police a strange story of a robbery which he asserts was made from him on Monday last. He was, he declares, at a house in ...
Article : 149 wordsA telegram from Herberton to-night states that all the shafts at the Russell River rush have bottomed on wash of the same quality as in the prospecting claim. "There ...
Article : 72 wordsThe following is a list of passengers to and from Sydney, passing through Albury, as forwarded by our correspondent:— ALBURY, FRIDAY. ...
Article : 252 wordsThe Marine Board, after hearing Captain Brown's explanation, decided to prosecute him for carrying nn excessive number of passengers in the Gambier, from Melbourne. ...
Article : 113 wordsA fatal accident happened to Joseph Nicholls, a shunter at the Spencer-street railwaystation, on Friday. He was engaged sending some trucks into B shed when he ...
Article : 72 wordsConstable Scobie found Bernard Gallagher, a labourer, aged 40, lying at the corner of Flinders and King streets, shortly after 5 p.m. on Friday, with a deep stab in his ...
Article : 175 wordsThe session closed to-day, and Parliament will be at once prorogued. The Mount Cameron Bill and the Rabbit Destruction Bill were laid aside, in consequence of the ...
Article : 37 wordsThe following passengers to and from Adelaide passed through Dimboola on Friday:— DIMBOOLA, FRIDAY. ...
Article : 77 wordsNominations for the following events of the Victoria Racing Club New Year's Day meeting will close on Monday, December 6, viz.:—Hurdle Race of 5 sovs. each, with 209 ...
Article : 143 wordsHall has been remanded until next Friday. The evidence showed that he purchased antimony prior to the death of Captain Cain. ...
Article : 29 wordsA serious accident occurred on the railway line one mile from Glenrowan this afternoon while the special train was travelling from Melbourne to ...
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Advertising : 1,718 wordsA young woman named Ellen Spiden, aged 18, residing with her mother in Barkly-street, Brunswick, reported to the East Brunswick police late on Thursday night that when ...
Article : 187 wordsThe Adelaide shareholders in the Broken hill Proprietary Company have unanimously resolved in favour of a subdivision of the present 10,000 shares into 320,000 half to be ...
Article : 92 wordsUniversity v. E.M.C.C.—A three days' match between these clubs will be commenced to-day on the Lost Melbourne ground, play to begin at 2 sharp. The following will represent the University:—W. ...
Article : 386 wordsThe nineteenth annual meeting of the Fourth Victoria Permanent Property, Building, and Investment Society was held on Friday at the office, 24 Collins-street, Colonel ...
Article : 217 wordsMuch dissatisfaction has been expressed at Ararrt at the result of the election of members to the local prospecting board, the candidates nominated by the Ararat Shire ...
Article : 164 wordsElizabeth Markcy, a young woman, about 20, was yesterday afternoon attending to the kitchen fire at the farm of Mr. Pethybridge, of Timmering. As she was leaving the ...
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Advertising : 87 wordsAt Victoria-park Collingwood, this match will be commenced this afternoon. Capulet Team.—Band, Bower, Brown, Daniels, O. Dounelly, Harvey, Bellings, Knox, W. Quirk, Trott, and Ward. North ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 4 Dec 1886, Page 10
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