While the directors of the Duke United were paying a visit to the mine on Monday the chairman (Sir Alexander Peacock), on behalf of his colleagues, himself, and the ...
Article : 430 wordsSYDNEY, Tuesday. —The Premier (Mr. Carruthers) informed a deputation from the Lord Mayor's Relief Fund to-day that the Government had, to date, relieved all ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 176 wordsSir Herbert Chermside's connection with the Governorship of Queensland ceased yesterday. It has been ascertained that on the eve of his departure the Premier took ...
Article : 624 wordsThe great heat that was experience in Melbourne on Monday was not continued yesterday. The highest reading recorded yesterday by the thermometers at the ...
Article : 154 wordsRepresentations have been made by the Victorian coal companies to the Railway Commissioners and Mr. Bent that the recent increase of freights on local coal from ...
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Article : 107 wordsA little girl named Ethel Hansen 6[?] years of age, fell down the hold of the lighter Nonpariel at Williamstown last night, a distance of about 20ft., and received a ...
Article : 67 wordsIn yesterday's issue ot "The Argus a South Yarra correspondent attributed illness in his family to the impurity of the water supply, which during the past ...
Article : 575 wordsTuesday (6 p.m..—)Fine, dry; great prolonged heat far inland, cooler in districts near coast; light variable winds, between south cast and north east, sea slight. ...
Article : 514 wordsTUNGAMAH, Monday.—On Saturday afternoon information was brought into the Tungamah police station to the effect that the dead body of a man had been discovered ...
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Article : 144 wordsBRISBANE, Tuesday.—-A bush fire on Sunday destroyed a bay-shed and 15 tons of bay and stockyards belonging to Mr. Mahon, near St. George. The dwellinghouse ...
Article : 150 wordsWELLINGTON, Tuesday.— Whilst a party was driving near Ross, on the west coast of the South Island, to attend a funeral, the buggy capsized over a hill, the ...
Article : 62 wordsKOROIT. Tuesday.— Mr. P. M'Grath, of Grassvale, was standing in a milk-cart at the Koroit Butter Factory this morning, when the horse started, and ...
Article : 73 wordsThe amount of gold purchased by licensed buyers in Castlemaine last year came to 30,673oz., against 25,049oz., in 1903. The alluvial gold totalled 19,599oz., and quartz ...
Article : 63 wordsADELAIDE, Monday.—The barque Winford, which was supposed to have had small pox. on board, bas been fumigated, and will probably be released from quarantine, ...
Article : 45 wordsSTAWELL, Tuesdav.—A signalman named James S. Boddington, 28 years of age, employed at the local railway station, committed suicide this morning. ...
Article : 140 words"WARRNAMBOOL, Wednesday.—During the past few days Mr. H. W. Jenvey, electrical engineer of the Postal department, has been making an ...
Article : 150 wordsTelephonic connection has been completed between Geelong, Colac, and Warrnambool, and the lines have been opened for business. A direct line has also been ...
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Article : 336 wordsAt a meeting of the selection committee of the Victorian Cricket Association last night, the following players were chosen to represent Victoria in the forthcoming ...
Article : 113 wordsHORSHAM, Tuesday.—Through being thrown from a buggy Mrs., Young, sen., wife of Mr. Andrew Young, a well-known farmer, of Blackheath, had her arm broken ...
Article : 81 wordsWELLINGTON, Tuesday.—The Arbitration Court, in an award affecting the carpenters at Nelson, fixed the minimum wage. with the result that the employers reduced ...
Article : 53 wordsWARRNAMBOOL, Tuesday.—A young man named Joseph Kenny has been admitted to the hospital in consequence of an accident sustained under peculiar ...
Article : 68 wordsA fire broke out in the Punt Hotel, Ballarat-road. Footscray, yesterday evening the building and portion of its contents being destroyed. The hotel was a very old, ...
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Article : 502 wordsWELLINGTON. Tuesday.—The representative of the White League of Johannesburg is in New Zealand to thank Mr. Seddon for the opposition of New ...
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Article : 89 wordsThe usual meeting of the Victonan Cricket Association was held last night, at Young and Jackson's Hotel, Mr. J. Aitken in the chair. THE TASMANINAN MATCH. ...
Article : 340 wordsThe local postmaster, Mr. H. C. Dod, has been gazetted for removal to Maryborough. Some time ago Mr. Dod appealed against his transfer to an office lower in grade than that ...
Article : 86 wordsGeorge Hackenschmidt, the champion wrestler, met Gus. Reanert for the second time in catch-as-catch-can style at the Opera-house last night. On the previous ...
Article : 262 wordsTARNAGULLA, Monday.— On Saturday last a lad named Savill, of Jones's Creek, was climbing over the back of a double-seated buggy, when the seat, which ...
Article : 57 wordsALEXANDRA, Tuesday.—At Monday's meeting of the board of guardians of St. John's Church of England, further evidence was given of friction that his existed for ...
Article : 3,495 wordsWELLINGTON, Tuesday.—As a result of the first year's working of the superan[?]ation scheme for the employes on the Government railways the fund is in a very ...
Article : 139 wordsSTRATFORD, Monday.—Mr. C. Cousens, of Emuvale, was lighting his pipe on horseback, when the horse was startled and began to plunge. Mr. Cousens was thrown ...
Article : 51 wordsLEONGATHA, Monday.—A young man named B. Fox met with a painful accident here on Saturday He was engaged in shooting bares in company with another young ...
Article : 57 wordsSir,—-Mr. Blamire Young in his interpretation of Sheffer's "Temptation of Christ," has again allowed his preconceived ideas to get beyond control. ...
Article : 390 wordsSir,—I see the busybodies are at work with the Civil Service Co-operative Store Company. I would advise the directors to decline to receive self-appointed ...
Article : 81 wordsSir,—I am glad to see that there is talk of reform in cricket in Melbourne. Two-day matches, the side scoring most runs in the time to win, would be a right step. I ...
Article : 162 wordsLAUNCESTON, Monday.—On a mine at Beaconsfield, Peter Bews, while electing poppet-heads, fell 30ft., sustaining a fractured thigh, a dislocated wrist, and many ...
Article : 35 wordsSYDNEY, Tuesday.—At the water Police Court to-day a French soldier named Louis Jeanmougin was charged with being a prohibited immigrant. ...
Article : 206 wordsBefore Mr. Dwyer, P.M., and a bench of honorary magistrates, at the District Court yesterday, Frank Balmyne Sewell, contractor, proceeded against J.E. Burke, architect, of Collins-street, ...
Article : 175 wordsSir,—When I first saw "Anguish" I remarked to a friend who was present that I was brought up on a Scotch sheep-farm and never saw more than a pair of ravens to ...
Article : 253 wordsSYDNEY, Monday.—Violet Anderson, the daughter of Mr. C. Anderson, butcher, was burned to death at Bourke through her clothing catching fire. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wed 11 Jan 1905, Page 6
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