On Wednesday a five-roomed house, with an attached shop, in Grant-street was consumed by fire. The place was owned by Mr. T. Pratt, of Redan, and was untenanted. ...
Article : 228 wordsOn Saturday afternoon next the fourth annual display of Australian manufactures and products, promoted by the metropolitan committee of the Australian Natives' ...
Article : 524 wordsMILDURA, Wednesday.—The strikers, numbering about 150, visited several fruit farms to-day, pursuing the tactics adopted yesterday of calling out men receiving less ...
Article : 269 wordsSOMERVILLE, Wednesday.—The recent hot weather has caused considerable damage to the fruit. A large percentage of immature as well as maturing fruit was scalded ...
Article : 2,685 wordsTickets at Holiday Excursion Fares will be issued to and from all stations (suburban excopted) by all trains (express included, where such express stops) on 24th, 25th, 26th, and 27th ...
Article : 1,435 wordsThe police are endeavouring to trace a travelling jeweller, who is alleged to be calling at miners' houses and offering to accept gold-bearing specimens as payment ...
Article : 195 wordsSenator Findley (V.), who, with Senator M'Gregor (S.A.), recently visited Mildura, referred to the labour dispute, which has affected the settlement, in the Senate ...
Article : 334 wordsThe tender of Messrs. Collins Brothers, of the Union Mills, has been accepted for the supply of 5,800 men's blue-grey blankets for the Commonwealth generally at 9/ each, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 3,645 wordsThe Hospital Sunday committee met on Tuesday night for the purpose of allocating the money raised on Hospital Sunday, the amount available being £93/11/4. After a ...
Article : 110 wordsConstable Charles yesterday proceeded to Skeleton Creek, near Altona, to bring in the corpse of William Holmes, aged 35, a local resident, whose wife is licensce of the ...
Article : 300 wordsAn extraordinary election to fill the vacancy in the Hopkins Ward of the town council was held on Monday, and resulted in the return of Mr. J. Mainland, who ...
Article : 72 wordsSome time ago several carriers complained to the Footscray Council that the gates at Somerville-road were not kept open at night for vehicular traffic. The complaint was sent on to the ...
Article : 213 wordsAngus and Archibald M'Dougall, farmers at Buckley Swamp, were proceeded against at the police court on Tuesday for failing to take all practicable and reasonable steps to ...
Article : 166 wordsAn unusual case was admitted to the Melbourne Hospital last night, when Herbert Tittnina, a single man, 42 years of age, was admitted for treatment for spider bite. ...
Article : 77 wordsOMEO, Tuesday.—Some few months ago Councillor William Johnston moved a motion that the engineer inspect and report upon the matter of reducing the grade of ...
Article : 259 wordsAbout a fortnight ago a deputation waited upon the Railway Commissioners, with a request that better facilities for ingress and egress to Albert-park from the western side of the railway line ...
Article : 154 wordsConstruction of Girgarre Channel, 5 miles 8 chains; and Bray-Finlay Loop Channel, 3 miles 51 chains.(Two contracts.) TENDERS are invited for the above work. Plans ...
Article : 107 wordsAnnie Townsend, a married woman, 42 years of age, residing with her husband on a farm at Yarragon, was admitted to the Melbourne Hospital last night with a ...
Article : 54 wordsCOBDEN, Wednesday.—The Railways Standing Committee took evidence here this morning regarding the proposed extension of the line from Timboon to Port Campbell. Evidence was given, ...
Article : 81 wordsCOBDEN, Wednesday.—Mr. M. Daffe, of South Purrumbete, was yesterday affected by ptomaine poisoning, through eating [?]inned fish. He was conveyed to ...
Article : 29 wordsCHARLEVILLE, Wednesday.—After 54 hours' continuous exertion the police recovered in 22ft. of water the body of Arthur Mutter, the young man who was ...
Article : 59 wordsSeparate TENDERS are invited for— Contract 9A—Excavation for subway at the crossing of the Moora Creek. Quantity of earthwork, about 4,400 cubie yards. ...
Article : 181 wordsSir,—I am sure we all feel indebted to you for the open manner in which you have received and printed our correspondence in reference to the Sunday train from ...
Article : 426 wordsCHARLTON, Wednesday.—The position of some of the Mallee settlers is an unfortunate one, and a movement has been started with the object of getting the ...
Article : 207 wordsMURCHISON, Wednesday.—On Monday last a cow, being driven from the sale-yards, charged a cyclist named James Grant. The animal tossed rider and machine into the ...
Article : 81 wordsARARAT, Wednesday. — The dead body of a Chinese named Ah Hoe was found in the bush near Rhymney on Monday evening by a compatriot. Ah Hoe was 78 ...
Article : 66 wordsCOLAC, Tuesday.—Mr. Murray, M.L.A., who has been through the Heytesbury Forest with the Railway Committee, when interviewed with regard to the experimental ...
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Advertising : 236 wordsWARRAGUL, Tuesday.—Mrs. Joseph, mother of Mrs. W. Roberts, of Lardner, was thrown from a vehicle in Warragul to-day, after, a collision with a tree. She was taken to a private ...
Article : 69 wordsHEALESVILLE, Wednesday.—This morning's session of the Summer School opened with a Bible reading by the Rev. Canon Sadlier, M.A., Bishop Langley, of ...
Article : 225 wordsRAINBOW, Wednesday.—Mr. Charles Liesfield has lost by disease six horses. One was worth £70, and the value of the six was £300. The horses showed signs of ...
Article : 102 wordsCASTERTON, Tuesday.—The Glenelg Shire Council have decided to support the Shire of Rodney in their protest to the Minister of Customs against the regulation ...
Article : 105 wordsSOMERVILLE, Wednesday.—At the monthly meeting of the Somerville Fruit-growers'. Horticultural, and Agricultural Association a letter was read from Messrs. ...
Article : 74 wordsBALLARAT (Jan. 21).—Fat Cattle.—A very light yarding, numbering only 132 head, came to hand for to-day a sale, about one-half of which consisted being made up of middling and useful descriptions. ...
Article : 2,466 wordsROCHESTER, Wednesday. — At the meeting of the Rochester Waterworks Trust on Tuesday evening, indignation was expressed at the impure state of the ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 23 Jan 1908, Page 5
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