AVON (Shire).—North Riding—Jeremiah Hurley. East Riding—G. J. Crockett; extraordinary vacancy, Wm. Hall. South Riding—W. H. C. Thomson (retiring). Auditor, A. A. M'Millan. ...
Article : 244 wordsThe latest addition to Mr. Harry Rickards's corps of entertainers at the Opera-house is Miss Ada Reeve, the popular vocalist who contributed so much to the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 32 wordsThe unfortunate girl, Mary Dougan who recently gave birth to a child in a dilapidated shed, and remained there for two days without nourishment or attention, has had the toes of both feet ...
Article : 60 wordsPublished by the proprietors of "The Argus" and "The Australasian" at 197 Collins-street cast. Copies may be obtained from news agents selling "The Argus" or "The Australasian," and all ...
Article : 70 wordsAn old man named Peter Clark, who has been convicted 56 times since 1859, was brought before the City Court on Saturday as an "incorrigible rouge," and sent to gaol for twelve months. ...
Article : 148 wordsThe annual lawn tennis tournament began here yesterday, when teams representing New South Wales and Queensland met. The singles resulted in New South Wales winning 19 sets to ...
Article : 40 wordsHawthorn forfeited to M.C.C. Hawthorn asked their opponents to postpone the match until September 17, as four of their best players—Walsh, Tait, Bainbridge, and Pyke—who had been with ...
Article : 181 wordsTo-day.—Settling over V.R.C. races, at Victorian Club; weights declared for Victorian Club races; entries close for Caulfield races; entries close for Aspendale-park races; S.A.J.C. weights declared; ...
Article : 153 wordsA lad named Collett, son of Mr. H. W. Collett, of Campbell's Creck, sustained severe injuries on Friday through being run over by a lorry. One leg was badly lacerated. ...
Article : 38 wordsRainfall at Observatory previous 24 hours to 5 p.m. August 20, nil; since January 1,9.49in. Average rainfall at Observatory for the first eight months of the year, 15.88in. ...
Article : 98 wordsLast night, at about 5 minutes past 11, a fire, which apparently originated in the drapery shop of Mr. Tierney, almost completely gutted a row of six buildings, the ...
Article : 141 wordsBALLARAT EAST (Town). —Councillor E. Murphy, M.L.A., elected mayor. Allwance, £200. CHEWTON (Borough).—Councillor j. Lamb elected mayor. ...
Article : 103 wordsThere has been quite a rush of the theatregoing public to the Princess's this week to witness the thrilling realisms of "The Harbour Lights." The magnificent setting ...
Article : 509 wordsSun, rises 6.58 a.m., sets 5.48 p.m.; moon, rises 8.52 a.m., sets 10.51 p.m. Full moon, 31st; new moon, 17th. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 60 wordsThe three places in the August Handicap at Flemington on Saturday were filled by descendants of Musket, Dreamland, the winner, being sired by Trenton, and La ...
Article : 2,650 wordsKOONDROOK, Aug. 20.—895 crossbred ewes crossed at Koondrook Pant on Thursday. They were owned by the executors of the late Mr. Thos. Armstrong, Noorong, and were consigned to ...
Article : 783 wordsAt a meeting of farmers held here to-day, under the auspices of the Tatura Agricultural Society, it was is resolved that the Department of Agriculture be asked to assist the movement for the ...
Article : 312 wordsA golf match at Charlton yesterday between the local players and Wycheproof was won by the former. ...
Article : 22 wordsCompetition for the Melbourne Sparrow and Pigeon Shooting Club's Challenge Cup (£15/15/) reached its final stages on Saturday, when W. Grant secured absolute possession of the trophy ...
Article : 184 wordsThe August meeting at Moorefield to-day was exceptionally well attended. In the princepal handicap Telegraph made the pace very fast, and Cravat came down the straight full of running, ...
Article : 559 wordsAlexinder Salton, a resident of North Carlton, was assanlted on Saturday night in a brutal manner, and, consequent upon the story he told the police, a man named ...
Article : 331 wordsAt the Box Hill Police Court on Saturday, James Burr and Charles Stewart were charged with stealing a foal, valued at £10, the property of Theodore Sabelberg, on the 10th inst. ...
Article : 279 wordsAn inquire was held this afternoon, before Mr. G. Patterson, P.M., in respect to the death of Bertha Fort, whose body, in an advanced stage of decomposition, was found floating in the Barwon ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 162 wordsThe following is the drawing for the second round of the Melbourne Chess Club Handicap Tourney:— Section A (to play on Tuesday, August 23).— A. Bunn v. E. Gibson, J. T. Stabback v. b. Roth, ...
Article : 217 wordsSir,—Mr. Thwaites's report, as published in your columns of to-day, shows that on the engineering staff of the Melbourne Board of Works there are 53 officers ...
Article : 486 wordsThe Brisbane Tattersall's Club winter meeting was held yesterday. There was a fair attendance, and the amount put trough the totalisator was £2,330. Results:— ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 163 wordsDelightful spring weather prevailed at Flemington on Saturday, and, although the attendance was not large, it was sufficiently so to enable the club to get out of the ...
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Article : 468 wordsFOSTER, Aug. 20.—The weather during the last few days has been delightful. In a few weeks all danger of stock dying of starvation will be at an end, and farmers will commence to make up lost ...
Article : 104 wordsBoaz Roberts, market gardener, of Sandringham, finding that some hundredweights of potatoes were being regularly removed from his ganlen, determined to catch the thief, as ewing to the recent ...
Article : 663 wordsThe A.R.C. Grand National Meeting was concluded at Victoria-park this afternoon. The weather was perfeet, the attendance satisfactory, and the fields large. The ...
Article : 1,354 wordsBarker's Mount Mercer.—First meeting of shareholders, held at Ballarat on Saturday, Mr. J. Y. M'Donald presiding. It was resolved to register the company, with a capital of £6,250, in 25,000 ...
Article : 601 wordsThe third meeting for the season of the above club was commenced on Thursday, and concluded on Friday. There was a large attendance, and the coursing was good. Results:— ...
Article : 301 wordsSir,—It is to be hoped that all parents— enamoured of the high-sounding title of "civil engineer"—who at present are desirious of having their sons educated for ...
Article : 217 wordsThe man—whoever he was—who made off with the uniform of a Box Hill constable was a very tyro in daring compared with Michael Ryan. The Box Hill man but stole the everyday garb of a ...
Article : 184 wordsThe new Garfield branch of the Australian Natives' Association was opened at Bunyin on Friday evening by Mr. Carty Salmon, president of the association. The following officers ...
Article : 76 wordsThis premiership match was played last Saturday, on the Malvern courts, in the presence of a fair number of speetators, and resulted in a win for Albert-park by 4 rubbers, 8 sets, 50 games to ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 22 Aug 1898, Page 6
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