Fresh from their defeat in the first test match, the English cricketers to-day opened against Victoria. The match was made memorable from the fact that it was played ...
Article : 818 wordsThe Colac race meeting should prove a popular holiday Boxing Day fixture. The Ballarat Miners' Turf Club will hold a meeting on Friday.. ...
Article : 173 wordsThe hearing of the divorce suit instituted by Charles Dunkey Wallace against Ruby. Bona Wallace, on the ground of misconduct with Dr. R. H. Strong, was continued before ...
Article : 587 wordsSpeaking to-day on the subject of the development of the iron and steel industry of Australia, and the efforts being made by New South Wales in that direction the ...
Article : 95 wordsThe reports that, the labor market in Canada is in a congested condition do not surprise Mr. Bent "It's only what I told you," he remarked to-day, "when I came. back. ...
Article : 55 wordsCr. Wild moved at the council meeting that the Postmaster-General be requested to instal a trunk telephone line between Hamilton and Ararat, and ...
Article : 69 wordsMr. Bent states that the salary to be paid by the Government to professor Harrison Moore as constitutional adviser in connection with Commonwealth legislation will be ...
Article : 62 wordsA race meeting was held to-day at Aspendale Park, when notwithstanding the heat and dust the attendance was numerous. The following are the results of the various ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 74 wordsA resolutfon was carried at the meeting of-the Agricultural-Society's committee on Thursday that the society agreed with the proposal to reduce the ...
Article : 130 wordsThe interesting experiment of cousl ructing a building of reinforced concrete has just been carried out here. The building, which is a five-storey one. is situated in Oliver's ...
Article : 240 wordsThe trial four, races held on Saturday for Mr. Shannon's trophy were highly successful. The members of the maiden eight were unable to take part in the races, but nevertheless six ...
Article : 259 wordsThe first day of the December meeting of the Australian Jockey. Club was held on the Randwick course this afternoon. There was a large number of sportgoers present. ...
Article : 527 wordsThough. yet early in the summer, a severe water famine has set in and the higher portions of the town are almost daily without, a supply. There is a ...
Article : 91 wordsThe will of Joseph Phillips, of Victoriastreet, Ballarat Past, retired produce merchant. was field in the Probate Office to-day. Deceased was possessed of an estate valued at ...
Article : 46 wordsThe monthly meeting of the Gordon Technical College Council was held on Friday evening last. The president. (Mr. G. M. Hitchcock) occupied the chair, and the ...
Article : 967 wordsAGRICULTURAL HIGH. SCHOOL. The Agricultural High School closed for the term on Thursday, and will reopen on January 28th. The cookery ...
Article : 68 wordsOpinions will differ about the value of a total abstinence pledge taken by an individual who has had the misfortune to be incarccrated for drunkenness. It was stated in the ...
Article : 93 wordsA 60 yards race, for a pair of geese, the gift of Mr. A. J. Freeman, the captain of the Western Swimming Club, was contested by 20 swimmers at the Western baths, and ...
Article : 126 wordsMr. J. Jordan, of this town, is,one of the survivors of the Relief of Lucknow. A few Cays ago he received a pipe and a supply of tobacco from, the ...
Article : 52 wordsFor the week closing 14th December. the railway receipts aggregated £74.908, which is a falling-off of £2897 compared with the earnings for the corresponding period of last ...
Article : 88 wordsThe last quarterly meeting for the year was hold at Yarra-street on Thursday evening. There was a fair attendance, the superintendent of the ...
Article : 238 wordsThe Rev. A. R. Thompson, formerly of Portlaud, who has been, appointed pastor of the. local Baptist Church, was welcomed on Thursday night. Mr. G. ...
Article : 80 wordsThe impressive ceremonies of blessing the new sanctuary in the chapel attached to St. Augustine's Orphanage, Newtown, and blessing and hanging new ...
Article : 626 wordsMr. Candler, the city coroner, to-day held an inquest on the death of a ward of the State named Samuel Cuthbert. who died in the Melbourne Hospital from injuries caused ...
Article : 175 wordsCHRIST CHURCH YOUNG MEN'S UNION This society held their annual social and prize distribution in the schoolroom oh Thursday evening, an enjoyable time being spent ...
Article : 219 wordsThe freestone which is being used an the construction of the new Presbyterian Church has made a very favorable impression on the contractor. Mr. Tuxen, ...
Article : 136 wordsOn the 10th inst., two boys found the body of a middle-aged man which was subsequently identified to be that of Walter Dryden, in a bathing box at Elsternwick. At the inquest ...
Article : 159 wordsEntries closed on Friday with the Geelong club for the Rudder Cup Race, which is to be held on Boxing Day. The chief prize is a 60-guinea trophy, presented by Mr. Flemming ...
Article : 241 wordsThe usual weekly meeting of the local branch of the Geelong and District Sabbath School Teachers' Union was held in St. George's, school hall on Friday night. The ...
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Advertising : 329 wordsA bottle containing a message from the sea was picked up on the beach of Discovery Bay. It was cast adrift by the survivors of the steamer. ...
Article : 175 wordsA serious scrub fire to-day broke out at Beaumaris, the cause of the outbreak being unknown. At about ten o'clock, when a fairly strong north-westerly wind was ...
Article : 254 wordsThis match, which was concluded on Saturday, was won by the B team by 13 runs on the first innings. The B team closed their second innings with six wickets down for 200 ...
Article : 262 wordsThe recent show held under the auspices of the pastorl and agricultural society resulted in a profit of £154. ...
Article : 20 wordsThe Department of Agriculture is circularising the various agricultural societies with the view of getting information as to the most "economical and ...
Article : 55 wordsAn elderly man named David riper, 50 years of age. residing in Rac-street. North Fitzroy, was to-day crossing the Heidelberg railway, near the Westgarth station, when he ...
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Advertising : 170 wordsIn aid of the above, we have recieved from:—A. E. Bratley 0 3 0 H. M'Manus 0 3 0 ...
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Advertising : 77 wordsThis match was concluded on Saturday, and, resulted, in an easy win for Kardinia. On' the previous Saturday Kardinia scored 356 (Orchard 111, M'Lean 40, Nettle 48, and David ...
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Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 - 1929), Mon 23 Dec 1907, Page 4
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