About half-past 5 this morning a fire broke out in a two-roomed weatherboard dwelling situated in Honeysuckle-street, owned and occupied by Mrs. Ann ...
Article : 752 wordsAt the City Police Court on Saturday a charwoman named Alice Harper was committed for trial on a charge of procuring Harriet Soderstrom, 14 years of age, and ...
Article : 93 wordsMr. Topp, the under secrettry, has asked us to direct attention to the advertisement published in our issue of Saturday, giving a list of the police offices and constables in ...
Article : 2,357 wordsThe rifle clubs of Victoria have now a membership of 10,004. Quartermaster-Sergeant Grieve, of the Permanent Artillery, who was selected by the Victorian ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 1,575 wordsA hailstorm which passed over a portion of the Yass district last week did an immense amount of damage. Crops, vegetables, and fruit trees in the line of the ...
Article : 1,484 wordsThe late Sir Arthur Sullivan's ever fresh opera "H.M.S. Pinafore," which was the piece selected by Mr. Williamson for the opening production at Her Majesty's ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 191 wordsThe construction of the new service reservoir at Big Hill is rapidly approaching completion. It is anticipated that it will be ready in three weeks' time. The r ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 414 wordsAt a meeting of the horticultural society on Friday night it was reported that the loss on the recent show was £16, making the society's indebtedness £60. Some ...
Article : 213 wordsA fire took place yesterday on the farm of Mr. A. Anderson, destroying about 10 chains of sheaves. The fire occurred after the passing of the down train from ...
Article : 58 wordsA sad case of suicide occurred yesterday at Maple-avenue, in a house formerly occupied by Mr. Bernard Scoles. The deceased, Joseph Hobbs, was a general hand ...
Article : 147 wordsBRIDGEWATER, Dec. 7.—Stock Movements:— 3,800 merino and crossbred sheep passed through here to-day from Wooriwyrite, in the Western district travelling to Puckawidgee. New South ...
Article : 323 wordsA singular and serious accident occurred last evening at Leura, a few miles from Port Fairy. A lad, named Bingham, in the employ of Mr. J. C. Ritehie, owner of ...
Article : 173 wordsThe Trades-hall Council is at present discussing a proposal to divest itself of control of political matters affecting labour and to restrict its authority to industrial ...
Article : 381 wordsThe sudden death of Mrs. Helen Rhodes, aged 40, at her residence, Best street, North Fitzroy, was reported to the police late on Friday night. The woman, who lived ...
Article : 200 wordsThere were few vacant seats in Her Majesty's Theatre on Saturday afternoon at the third performance of opera by students of the University Conservatorium of Music. ...
Article : 538 wordsNORSEMAN, Sunday.—The clean-up at the NORSEMAN GOLD MINES Limited for November was:—By Battery—Stone treated, 1,976 tons, for 726oz. gold. By Cyanide—Tailings treated. 1,635 ...
Article : 171 wordsMr. Taverner, of the Railway department, inspected the route of the proposed Pitfield-Newtown railway line, accompanied by the secretary of the Grenville ...
Article : 92 wordsAt Heidelberg on Saturday afternoon the ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of a new Presbyterian Church in Burgundy-street was performed by Mr. Balfour, ...
Article : 177 wordsBrisbane. s.s., 1,177 tons, H. E. Hill, from Kalpara. Melbourne Steamship Co. Ltd., agents. IMPORTS.—Dec. 8. Brisbane, from Kaipara, N.Z.—623,000ft. sawn ...
Article : 60 wordsThe appearance of the Rutherglen fly in orchards at Epsom and Huntly has caused no small consternation among growers in that locality. When seen relative to the ...
Article : 564 wordsAt the Fitzroy Court on Saturday, before the mayor (Councillor Whecler) and Messrs. Talt, Holden, and Renfrew, J.P.'s. Mary Ryan, licensee of the National Hotel, Brunswick-street, was ...
Article : 651 wordsWith characteristic hospitality the Ballarat press entertained about thirty-five pressmen from Melbourne on Saturday. On arrival at Ballarat the party were met at ...
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Article : 435 wordsSir,—Last week a cable message appeared in your columns in which is was stated, on the authority of the American correspondent of the London "Daily Express," that ...
Article : 225 wordsLecocq's dainty opera, "The Scarlet Feather, was repeated on Saturday evening at the Princess's Theatre, and was accorded a warm reception. Miss Nellie ...
Article : 274 wordsAt about half-past 6 on Saturday night on alarm of fire was given from the tower, and on the brigade proceeding to the spot indicated it was found that a ...
Article : 177 wordsThe railway earnings for November show a decrease of £13,403 as compared with the previous month. The principal decreases are:—Southern Division, £2,656; Central, ...
Article : 54 wordsMessrs. Powers, Rutherford, and Co. (associated with Messrs. Dennys. Lasceles, Austin, and Co. and Messrs. Armstrong, Howe, and Co.) held a sale at Barwon-park on Thursdaylast of 23,136 sheep, in ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 10 Dec 1900, Page 6
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