The body of Dennis Connell, the victim of the recent brutal murder in the Domain, was exhumed to-day, and was positively identified by several witnesses as that of Connell. The ...
Article : 422 wordsThe adjourned public examination in connection with the insolvency of Harold Sparks, accountant, of Melbourne, was continued yesterday in the Insolvency Court, before Judge ...
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Article : 117 wordsThe third annual regatta of the Northern District Rowing Association took place at Lake Weeroona yesterday. The competing clubs were the Echuca, Corop, Echuca East, Eaglehawk, Bridgewater and Bendigo. ...
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Advertising : 116 wordsMessrs. Boyle and Scott forward a copy of James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual for 1890. The book (which is edited by Mr. C. W. Alcock, secretary of the surrey County Club, as usual contains a complete record of the ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Fri 2 May 1890, Page 6
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