At the meeting of the public works committee of the Town Council last evening, Cr. J. Small referred to the desirability of securing a better title to the Wombat Forrest ...
Article : 876 wordsThe Wall-street market continues in a very excited state. Feverish selling of large blocks of railway shares occurred on ...
Article : 109 wordsAt a later stage of the meeting, Cr. Higgans inquired into the truth of the statement that Breakwater not attended to by the sanitary contractor. ...
Article : 176 wordsMr. Asqu[?], Chancellor of the Exchequer, speaking last night at Ladybank, emphasised the great losses which would counterbalance the apparent gains ...
Article : 70 wordsMr. T. Humble, who is standing for the vacancy in the representation of the Bellerine ward in the Town Council, occasioned by the elevation of Cr. E. Philpott to the position of ...
Article : 1,262 wordsKing Alfonso of Spain had a narrow escape yesterday whilst motoring through a flooded, district. The collapse of a bridge precipitated ...
Article : 44 wordsThe position of the men in the English railway dispute has greatly improved owing to the engineers having thrown in their lot with the other employes. ...
Article : 162 wordsThe "Sinn Fein" organisation, which aims at complete independence for Ireland, has inaugurated a campaign in London. ...
Article : 42 wordsThe Hon. W. P. Schreiner, who was Preimer of Cape Colony from 1898 to 1904, has decided to re-enter politics. In the course of a speech at Capetown, ...
Article : 80 wordsGreat havoc has been caused by an outbreak of cholera in Russia. Eight thousand two hundred and ninety-nine cases have occurred during the last three ...
Article : 53 wordsKing Leopold has declined to accept the decision of the Congo Parliamentary Commission, in Belgium, relative to Congo loans. ...
Article : 57 wordsOur Ballarat correspondent, writing yesterday, states that the Prime Minister and Madame Melba were entertained last evening at a dinner at Craig's Hotel by the ...
Article : 270 wordsSome particulars have been published regarding the mammoth steamer ordered from Messrs. Harland and Wolff, Limited, of Belfast, by the Hamburg ...
Article : 111 wordsA noted authority on shipbuilding declares that it is impossible to operate a vessel of the Lusitania type without Government aid. ...
Article : 61 wordsMadame Laila Miranda, the Victorian singer, has appeared in the opera "Rigoletto," at Covent Garden. She played the part of Gilda, and achieved a ...
Article : 43 wordsR. L. Dolierty, the well-known English tennis champion, has made his reappearance in a championship contest. He signalised his return with the help of ...
Article : 79 wordsThe third contest on the new oval billiard cable between Fred Weiss. formerly champion of Australia, and John Roberts, the retired champion of the world, ...
Article : 111 wordsA baker named Dalrymple ran amok at Concurry this morning. He attacked his wife, gashing her face and body with a razor. Ho then committed suicide, nearly severing ...
Article : 153 wordsThe nomination paper of Mr. W. T Wallis was lodged yesterday with the town clerk for the vacancy in the representation of Bellerine ward caused by the elevation of Cr. Philpott ...
Article : 81 wordsCr T. E. Bostock will address the burgesses on the sewerage question at the Town Hall on Thursday night at 8 o'clock, when he will reply to the statements of Mr. Jacobs' speech. ...
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Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 - 1929), Tue 22 Oct 1907, Page 3
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