An offer was on Thursday submitted to the City Council finauce committee to supply a windmill, at a cost of £500, for pumping water into the lake which is at ...
Article : 633 wordsA body, subsequently identified as that of James Laing, an old-age pensioner, was found last Sunday in the Yarra River, near Prime's bridge. Laing had been in ...
Article : 74 wordsHOBART, Thursday.—The Solicitor-General, under the direction of the Government of Tasmania, has filed a writ against the Government of the Commonwealth for ...
Article : 194 wordsAn inquest was held yesterday into the death of Henry Hall, a farm labourer, of South Morang, who fell from a lorry on Tuesday, and was killed. Evidence was ...
Article : 406 words"Ideals and Australian Ideals" was the subject chosen by the prelector of the Trinity College Dinlectic Society (Mr. H. Crotty, B.A.) for his address at the annual ...
Article : 664 wordsThe eight annual report and balance-sheet for the year ending June 30, 1908, were presented at a largely-attended meeting of the Metropolitan Rifle Clubs' Association, ...
Article : 800 wordsOn Thursdar evening the annual Scottish concert in connection with the Comunn Na Feinne was held in the Mechanies'-hall, which was crowded. The Pipe Band, ...
Article : 360 wordsBROKEN HILL, Thursday.—Thomas Hopkins, a miner, was instintly killed at the Proprictery mine this morning. He was working on the 500ft. level, when a ...
Article : 76 wordsYARRAM, Wednesday.—On Tuesday morning Mr. J. E. Chenhall, teacher of the Jack River school, was driving to school in a jinker with two daughters, aged ...
Article : 97 wordsThe remains of Captain William Jarvie Colquhoun, D.S.O., were buried yesterday with all honours in the cemetery at Williamstown, within sound and sight of the ...
Article : 464 wordsCASTERTON, Thursday.—Mrs. Edgar, sen., of Woodanes Estate, fell off a chair, and broke her thigh. The old lady is 81 years of age, but is progressing favourably. ...
Article : 43 wordsALEXANDRA, Tuesday.—Charles Dennis was brought to the hospital to-day suffering; from a severe gash in the leg, caused while cutting tobacco. ...
Article : 137 wordsAt the annual celebrations of the Orange order an address was delivered by Mr. O. R. Suowball, to a large attendance. A four-horse power railway motor has ...
Article : 77 wordsThe coroner (Dr. Cole) yesterday inquired into the death of James Horan, who was found on Tuesday in an outhouse at his home, Rae-street, Fitzroy, with his throat ...
Article : 147 wordsThe Minister for Labour (Sir Alexander Peacock) will be glad to receive the full names and addresses of representatives of employers and employees who will act upon ...
Article : 79 wordsThe jumble fair held at Wangoon, to raise funds for the purchase of a piano and sowing-machine for the state school, resulted in a profit of £65. ...
Article : 29 wordsTRENTHAM, Thursday.—At the local court to-day, before Messrs. S. J. Goldsmith, P.M., and J. W. Tresdder and J. Barrow, J.P.'s, J. A. Parry, chief district ...
Article : 122 wordsAt a meeting of the Miners' Association on Thursday the officers submitted a report, expressing appreciation of the new tributing agreement which was recently ...
Article : 286 wordsYARRAM, Wednesday.—Yesterday Mr. Mackinnon, M.L.A., honorary Minister, accompanied by Mr. Livingston, M.L.A., paid a visit to Yarram. In the afternoon he ...
Article : 483 wordsBENDIGO, Thursday.—A meeting of fruitgrowers and dairymen was held at Strathfieldsaye to-night, to discuss the regulations issued by the State Rivers and ...
Article : 531 wordsGEELONG, Thursday.—The Licenses Reduction Board resumed its sitting to-day in the Supreme Court Building. Prior to hearing evidence in connection with the compensation claims, the ...
Article : 478 wordsSHEPPARTON, Thursday.—Judge Chomley was engaged for the greater part of to-day, in the County Court, in hearing the appeal cases of of William and John ...
Article : 1,852 wordsWARRNAMBOOL, Thursday.—At a meeting of the council of the Agricultural High School on Wednesday it was reported that the plans for the farm manager's ...
Article : 272 wordsALBURY, Thursday.—In the District Court to-day M'Illree v. Collins and Mason was a claim for £100 for alleged breach of contract for the sale of an oil-engine. A ...
Article : 282 wordsBENDIGO, Thursday.—The residents of the Strathfieldsaye shire, through Councillor Osborne, presented petitions to the shire council at its meeting on Thursday ...
Article : 252 wordsSir,—On behalf of this mission and a great many citizens of South Melbourne. I wish to emphatically protest against the establishment of a so-called stadium in our ...
Article : 266 wordsADELAIDE, Thursday.—Last season's export of apples was 147,251 cases, which is easily a record shipment from South Australia. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe annual meeting of the Williamstown Racing Club was held last night, at the Yacht Club Hotel, Nelson-place. The president (Mr. C. F. Orr) occupied the chair. There was a fair attendance of ...
Article : 236 wordsWELLINGTON, Thursday.—Richard Cornish has been acquitted on a charge of manslaughter, in connection with the death of his wife, under unusual ...
Article : 43 wordsADELAIDE, Thursday.—A further instalment of agricultural and live stock statistics was issued by the Government today. These show that at the end of last ...
Article : 162 wordsThe Port Melbourne competitions were continued on Wednesday night, in the presence of a large audience, when the musical and elocutionary sections were continued, Dr. S. M'Burney acting as ...
Article : 373 wordsBRISBANE, Thursday.—The 71st ordinary general meeting of the proprietary of the Queensland National Bank Ltd. was held to-day. ...
Article : 198 wordsADELAIDE, Thursday.—The following telegram was received to-night from Port Darwin from Messrs. Dutton and Aunger, who have motored across Australia from ...
Article : 47 wordsThe Elmore Coursing Club held a meeting on Messrs. Hunter Bros.' Burnewang Estate. There was a good number of hares, but they were very wild. Results: ...
Article : 165 wordsAt the Prahran Court yesterday, before Mr. Keogh, P.M., George Fayle, a butcher, of 102 Rose-street, Fitzroy, was charged with having committed perjury at the same court on August 3, in having ...
Article : 142 wordsGEELONG, Thursday.—Early this morning two whales were disporting themselves in Corio Bay, at the outer end of the old channel. The larger of the two spouted ...
Article : 48 wordsCRESWICK, Thursday.—Shortly before midnight on Wednesday a fire broke out on premises occupied by Mr. Fred. Blake, painter. The brigade was quickly on the scene, but the building was ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 21 Aug 1908, Page 7
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