The report of the Railways Commissioners for the quarter ended June 30, 1906, was presented to Parliament yesterday. The period is covered the comminssioners' ...
Article : 110 wordsCouncillor Sinclair referred, at the Port Melbourne Council meeting last night, to the action of the Harbour Trust in sending to England to purchase a hopper barge, ...
Article : 211 wordsDealing with the trade statistics of the Commonwealth before the members of the Bankers' Institute last night the president (Mr.E. Morrice Williams) pointed out that ...
Article : 445 wordsConsiderable interest was evineed in the lobbies of the state Parliament last evening in the proposals which Mr. J. M'A.Howden has laid before the Premier (Mr.Bent) in ...
Article : 436 wordsThe South-street competition committee are arranging for a special spectacular display on the occasion of the visit of His Excellency the Governor-General (Lord ...
Article : 672 wordsMr. Oldham, the chief Commonwealth electoral officer, yesterday attended at the Old Treasury buildings for the purpose of instructing the various electoral officers ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 178 wordsIn the Legislative Council yesterday afternoon Mr.Hans Irvine said it was his intention to hand in his resignation as representative for the province of Nelson to-day, ...
Article : 231 wordsA lively discusoion took place at the meeting of the Williamstown Council last night on a motion submitted by Councillor Liston, as follows:— ...
Article : 207 wordsBIRCHIP, Monday.—The Railway Commissioners passed through Birchip to-day on a tour of inspection. At the local station Coucillor Joseph Lockwood, on behalf of the shire council, drew ...
Article : 142 wordsThe Footscray Council on Monday evening received a letter from Mr. J. Leminon. M.L.A., stating that it was anticipated that the Seddon station will be ready for opening on October 8, ...
Article : 44 wordsBERRINGA, Monday.—Mr. Desmond Dunne, the Government candidate, addressed a large gathering of electors, including a number of ladies, at O'Farrell's ...
Article : 506 wordsSir,—When the commissioners visited Cobram last week on their annual tour of inspection they were asked to build a better station at Cobram. Their reply was ...
Article : 210 wordsYesterday the conclusion was reached, at the end of the plaintiff case, of the action brought in the Country Court by Amy Frances Hazelton, window, against the ...
Article : 429 wordsThe city coroner yesterday returned a verdict of accidental death in the use of Norman Byron Palmer. 16 years of age, whose dead body was found jammed ...
Article : 142 wordsMembers of the liquor trade yesterday discussed the scheme, and were by no means enthusiastic about it. On the contrary, they discovered many weak points and ...
Article : 56 wordsThe Premier (Mr.Bent) was interviewd yesterday by a deputation from the Port Phillip Stevedore Labourers' and Eight Hours Defence Association and Club with ...
Article : 545 wordsThe following officers were elected at the half-yearly meeting of the north-eastern group of Christian Endeavour Societies;— President, Mr. H. P. Morris; ...
Article : 425 wordsAt the inquest yesterday on Edward Start Jamieson, a draughtsman in the Lands Office, who commuted suicide on September 10 by taking cyanide of ...
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Advertising : 16,033 wordsA boy, named Marvin Yarra, who lives with his parents in Mitchell-street, Brunswick, was crushed between two tram-cars in Rathdown-street, about 6 o'clock last ...
Article : 52 wordsLAUNCESTON, Tuesday.—An inquest was held to-day on tlhe body of Austin Bantoff, who shot himself last night while in the custody of the police on a charge of ...
Article : 117 wordsMessrs. T. H. Laidlw and Co., Hamilton, report selling the following properties privately:— Account of Mr. James Thomson.—55 acres of rich fattering and agriculutral land, fronting the ...
Article : 277 wordsBENDIGO, Monday.—The district council of the Political Labour Leagues has arranged for their candidate for the Bendigo seat in the House of Representatives to ...
Article : 63 wordsDIMBOOLA. Tuesday.—The Farmers' Protection Society have unanimously decided to support Dr. Brauer's candidature for the Winmera seat, and have seat a ...
Article : 97 wordsPANTON HILL. Monday.—While cycling to Melbourne yesterday afternoon, a son of Mrs. Morris, of the local hotel, was, owing to his bicycle brake refusing to act, thrown ...
Article : 88 wordsThe first consignment of this season's wool has been received by Messrs. Strachan. Murray, and Shammon, and a busy season is expected. ...
Article : 275 wordsAt monday night's meeting of the Brunswick Council Councillor J. A. Bulchinson referred to the jubilee of the municipality in Septeber, 1907, and gave notice that he would move the following ...
Article : 810 wordsSNAKE VALLEY, Monday.—A young man named Henry Kelly, employed at the Russell's Flat dredge, was struck by a pipe that s[?]ung round when being removed from ...
Article : 63 wordsSir,—He "felt pretty certain in his own mind that all the members of the Federal Labour party would vote for him if they were living in his constituency." These are ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 904 wordsSNAKE VALLEY. Monday.—While excercising a young horse at Reat-Admiral Bridges' Trawalla Estate on Friday a young man named Hamilton Hud-on was thrown, ...
Article : 51 wordsSir,—I notice at the dinner given to Mr. Heary Butler reference was made to his taking up policies. It seems a pity that some of the commercial men with good ...
Article : 145 wordsWAGGA. Tuesday,—While four lads, Harry Headly. Andrew Headley, Archar Llovd, and Richard Fosbery, were sailing in a 10ft, skill on Lake Albert a [?]al ...
Article : 111 wordsAt the annual meeting of the bowling club Mr. s. H.Palmer was [?] president. The club has a membership of 71, and the overdraft stands at £132. ...
Article : 107 wordsThe annual meeting of the members of the Bankers' Institute was held at the library of the institue. Royal Bank Chambers, Elizabeth-street, last night, the ...
Article : 179 wordsADELAIDE, Tuesday.—The police were informed to-day that Thomas Fitzpatrick Baker, 36 years of age, had shot himself in the head with a revolver. The injured ...
Article : 98 words"Sir,—You urge upon voters to see that their names are on the rolls now that the federal election is approaching, and rightly, too, but why is it that the rolls seem to ...
Article : 238 wordsALBURY.—The district stock inspector (Mr. J. Wilks) has been advanced by the Victorian [?] inspector (through Mr. Temple, inspector at Wodongal, that the ...
Article : 1,660 wordsCHILTERN, Tuesday.—A young man named Fr[?]. Milne, emloyedat the Children Valley mine, was badly injured shortly before noon to-day through a piching-pole ...
Article : 68 wordsBefore Messrs, Su[?]land and M[?], at the Carlton Court on Tuesday, a married [?], named Flor[?] was [?] against for having neglected to pay the [?] due for [?] ...
Article : 169 wordsSYDNEY, Tuesday.—A builder and contractor named M'Kellar, aged 75 years, was knocked down by a cart in P[?]ll-street tonight and killed. He was a president of ...
Article : 35 words[?] the Port Mell[?] Court on Monday, Mrs. C. Wyatt, of [?], was pro[?] against, before Messrs. Fr[?] and [?], for [?] ing her [?] open on Wednesday ...
Article : 155 wordsM'SOLLY, Monday,—On Saturday night a [?] named Walter Hell was riding home to Smith Dunolly, on a bicycle, when he was run late by a cycled [?] in the opposite direction, and ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wed 26 Sep 1906, Page 5
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