A horrible tragedy was enacted at Flemington on Saturday afternoon when a defaulting bookmaker was pursued by an infuriated mob on the flat, and eventually ...
Article : 850 wordsThe Railway Carnival committee on Sunday decided to abandon the annual art union, and to hold a ball. The granite blocks for the pedestal of the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 186 wordsWhen the barque Mary Moore signalled Wilson's Promontory just three weeks ago her crew were in hopes of reaching Melbourne within the following 48 hours. This ...
Article : 327 wordsThere was a very large gathering in the Royal-hall, Footscray, on Saturday night, when addresses were delivered by the Prime Minister (Mr. Deakin), the Minister for ...
Article : 3,896 wordsM'Leod and Ritchie were accompanied to Flemington on Saturday, July 7, by Edward Martin, a bootmaker, of Carlton. "The three of us made a book," Martin said, on ...
Article : 616 wordsMr. Brett, M.R.C.S., made a post-mortem examination of M'Leod's body at the Morgue yesterday. In his report he states that the body was that of a very strongly-built, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 372 wordsMAFFRA, Saturday.—There have been several mysterious fires at Heyfield recently, the latest being the demolition of the Heyfield State School. At a public meeting on ...
Article : 224 wordsConstable Boal on Saturday found on old man in an apparently drunken state at the corner of King and Lonsdale streets. He took the man to the watchhouse, but as he ...
Article : 136 wordsThe secretary of the V.R.C. committee (Mr. H. Byron Moore) stated yesterday:— "The flat is free to the public, and we do not interfere in the least. The Government ...
Article : 119 wordsBAIRNSDALE, Sunday.—As Rose Hood a middle aged single woman, who lives with a Chinaman named Ah Y[?] in Pearson-street, was going home along that street at ...
Article : 1,427 wordsAt the Pleasant Sunday Afternoon held in Wesley Church yesterday afternoon the Rev. A. R. Edgir, who presided, expressed the hope that the occurrence at Flemington ...
Article : 627 wordsA fisherman named Henry Orton, residing at 32 Brook-street. Albert-park, had a narrow escape from drowning at about 2 o'clock yesterday morning. About that time ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 183 wordsMr. D.Roberts, of Maryborough, the president of the Amalgamated Enginedrivers' Association of Victoria, attended at a meeting of the Bendigo branch on Saturday. Mr. ...
Article : 633 wordsRoy Ralph, the holder of the light weight amateur boxing championship, was on the flat on Saturday, and was one of those who tried to save M'Leod from the ...
Article : 637 wordsRainfall records received yesterday were:— Points. Points. Ballarat...... 34 Dunolly, steady. ...
Article : 37 wordsThe body of a man named George William" Gason, lately a dairyman at Liverpool-street. North Fitzroy, was found in the Morri Creek yesterday by John Vanprooyen ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 142 wordsNARROW EXCAPE FROM DEATH. WANGARATTA, Saturday.—Herbert Mitchell, 28 years of age, a railway porter at Bright who acts as relieving guard on ...
Article : 211 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.—It is stated that at a meeting of the Ministerial party a prosposal was made to table a motion diss[?]ing from the Speaker's ruling in respect to ...
Article : 230 wordsFrank Ritchie, who was "clerking" for M'Leod on Saturday, made the following statement:—"I knew Big Mick. He lived in Cardigan-street, Carlton. On Friday ...
Article : 290 wordsBAIRNSDALE, Saturday.—Councillor Pearce, storekeeper, of Bendoc, after attendance [?] council meeting at Orbost, was on Thursday afternoon last watching some ...
Article : 86 wordsBROADFORD, Saturday.—James Pawson. old-age pensioner, 77 years of age, who had been residing for a number of years at G[?] Ghin, near Yea, and was on a shor; ...
Article : 73 wordsSir,—Amongst many thousands, I took advantage of a pleasant afternoon to attend the Grand National at Flemington. The excitement of the big race had hardly [?]sed ...
Article : 201 wordsBRISBANE, Sunday.—A daring robbery occured at Bara[?]dine railway station on Friday night. The thieves forced the window at the back of the station, and took ...
Article : 108 wordsConstable Sharpe was present at Flemington on Saturday in plain clothes. He yesterday reported a remarkable statement that M'Lead made to him. Sharpe was ...
Article : 242 wordsThe young man Robert M'[?]dowie, who had both his legs broken and received other injuries in a machinery accident at Collin's Woollen Mills on Thursday, died in the ...
Article : 485 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.—John Hoy, an old resident of the Macleay district, was found drowned in Euroka Creek yesterday. He was a retired farmer, and has been in a ...
Article : 57 wordsTHURSDAY ISLAND, Saturday.—The steamer Essen, which passed at noon for Singapore, reports the suicide of a trimmer named Arthur Kurghalass. He severed his ...
Article : 39 wordsADELAIDE, Sunday. —Statisties have just been made available giving the trade figures for South Australia for the [?] months ending June 30 in that period. The ...
Article : 210 wordsMontague Miller, a carpenter, of st. Kilda street. St. Kilda, has known M'Leod for about two years as Roy M'Leod. "He used to work at Moore's timber-yards when I ...
Article : 557 wordsADELAIDE, Sunday.—Alexander Jac[?]ues, aged about 22 years, was killed at the Victoria-park racecourse on Saturday afternoon. J. Spooner, riding Coalbox, [?] ...
Article : 64 wordsSir,—Had some mounted police been upon the Flemington flat on Saturday the crowed might have been dispersed, and the victim of their brutality saved from death. Unless ...
Article : 109 wordsDetective Burvest has not yet completed his investigations into the mystery surrounding the death of Patrick O'[?]ourke. The inquest was originally fixed for ...
Article : 65 wordsSergeant Costell[?], Royal-park, was in charge of the uniform police at Flemington on Saturday. He had under him 27 foot police, two plain-clothes men, and 12 ...
Article : 617 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday. —The railway authorities do not intend to allow the matter of the papers which were abstracted from the tramway superintendent's office to [?] ...
Article : 336 wordsWELLINGTON, Sunday.—The respective claims of Mr. Alfred Hill, of Welligton, and Mr. Ar[?]del Orchard, of Sydney, for the position of musical director of the New ...
Article : 212 wordsA former college athlete, one of the longdistaner runners, began to lose his power of endurance. His experience with a change on food is interesting. ...
Article : 309 wordsThe Railway department has threatened to issue an injunciton against the borought council if it does not [?]er a drain, which allows strom-water to flow down to the ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 16 Jul 1906, Page 8
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