Since my last letter we have been practising steadily every day, at the 200, 500 and 600 yards, the Kolapore Cup ranges. Some days we have an extra practice at the long ...
Article : 1,197 wordsA tributer named Henry Newton, 64 years o£ age, working at the Ironbark mine, was taken to the hospital suffering from severe injuries to his ...
Article : 92 wordsIn the history of gold mining in this colony there this never been so much excitement as was occasioned yesterday. This was in consequence of a report that Father Long would ...
Article : 1,755 wordsA striking illustration of the glorious uncertainty of the law was furnished yesterday by the decision of the Full Court of six judges in the case of John Woodford ...
Article : 1,552 wordsThe Parliamentary party inspected the Deplorable country, 35 miles cast of Burra, on Saturday. Owing to the severe droughts of the past year and the strong winds, ...
Article : 61 wordsIn the Supreme Court to-day, Ormuz D. Sookhir sued Mahomet Hassan for £330 commission, In respect to a deal in camels, and judgment was entered for plaintiff for ...
Article : 69 wordsThe superintendent of police here has been advised that picketing is being resorted to in connection with the strike at the Garibaldi mine, at Tumut. So far, only ...
Article : 67 wordsParer's Cafe was raided last, night, and a safe containing about £150 stolen. So far, no trace of the thief has been discovered. A revolver shooting exploit occurred ...
Article : 154 wordsThe Jumbunna coal miners struck work on Friday after the change at 4 o'clock. The cause of the trouble is that they will not be permitted to ride from the mouth of the pit ...
Article : 127 wordsReports from the Plains districts state that some trouble arose at one of the shearing sheds, owing to a large number of men camped in the vicinity refusing to leave ...
Article : 139 wordsThe East Loddon shire council bus become involved in a law suit over the permission, given by the council to the owners of a large estate to wire net certain roads and erect ...
Article : 171 wordsA raid on a gambling den was made last night, and six men were arrested. Simmons, charged with being the occupier of the premises, was fined £50, in default three ...
Article : 68 wordsMichael Murphy, who was last week convicted of robbing Thomas Kennedy of £250 by means of the confidence trick, and against whom sentence was deferred owing to the ...
Article : 88 wordsNews from the islands shows that measles are prevalent, and that the Fiji passengers mid cargo, per Ovalau, were not landed at Tongan group. Captain Crawshaw had ...
Article : 84 wordsGeorge Phillips, wheelwright, died suddenly on Saturday night. He complained to a neighbor on the previous night of pains in the head. The neighbor next morning found ...
Article : 91 wordsThis morning the body of James Fishlock, an old resident of the Wollongong district, was found in the Cordeaux River, with a rope, attached to a stone, round his neck. ...
Article : 57 wordsOn 9th February last, Harry Scott, 18, a laborer, entered the fancy goods store of Mr. A. Edments, in Bourke-street, and after making inquiries about several articles of cheap jewellery and buying ...
Article : 235 wordsThe final hearing in the Harrold Bros. insolvency case was resumed to-day. A. L. Harrold was examined by Mr. J. Henderson, who appeared for G. and R. Wills and ...
Article : 127 wordsThe body of the village settler, James Malcolm M'Callum, who had been missing from the Newham village settlement since the 1st August, was found yesterday ...
Article : 163 wordsThe continued dry weather is causing the greatest, anxiety to pastorolists. Those back from the river are badly supplied with tank water to commence the summer with. The ...
Article : 64 wordsA deputation, including several Labor members, waited on the Home Secretary to-day with reference to the alleged irregularities at the female leper station, on Peel Island, ...
Article : 104 wordsSince the midnight raid on the Russell-street "two-up school" a few weeks ago, the police have devoted some attention to those juveniles who devote themselves to pitch and toss in the public ...
Article : 238 wordsSplendid rains have fallen throughout the agricultural districts. The Commissioner of Railways has received reports that all the railway dams throughout the colony are ...
Article : 37 wordsAt a meeting of the Galaquil Farmers' Union it was decided to bring under the notice of the conference of delegates of agricultural societies, to he held in Melbourne ...
Article : 78 wordsSir,--I have been continually dragged before the public during the past four mouths by a coterie of individuals who are pleased to designate themselves tho Amalgamated ...
Article : 419 wordsThe following are to-day's forecasts:-- VICTORIA (Monday, 6 p.m.).--By Mr. Baracchi: Unsettled, with further rain, especially in eastern districts, but soon becoming, fine generally; light ...
Article : 275 wordsThe inquiry being conducted, by the Registrar in Bankruptcy into the case of Ernest John Horton, trading as Horton and Co., seed merchants, has been remarkable for ...
Article : 108 wordsThe first of this season's wool clip river borne arrived yesterday by the Nile, consisting of 30 bales branded Windouran, and 25 bales Chah Sing, both stations being on ...
Article : 1,490 wordsHenry Murray, who on 3rd inst. stole from the head of Ah Foy a hat, valued at 4s. 6d., was dealt with by Mr. Panton at the City Court yesterday. Mr. Hodges, the interpreter, announced that ...
Article : 70 wordsIt is reported that diamonds have been discovered 12 miles north of Auckland. It is stated that the drift extends 1½ mile. The specimens are small, but are said to be ...
Article : 40 wordsA woman named Catherine Johnson on Saturday night accosted Constable Thompson in Clarendon-street, South Melbourne, and asked to be locked up, as she had only been out of gaol a ...
Article : 85 wordsAt Quarter Sessions to-day a Japanese, named Jonoski Takuma, and his wife, an English woman, were charged with forging and uttering certain postage stamps. The ...
Article : 145 wordsA youth named Samuel Laidlaw, who, in company with a mob of young larrikins, was using filthy language and insulting female passers by at the intersection of M'Pherson-street and ...
Article : 255 wordsThe following report has been received from the Melbourne Observatory:-- Weather Chart, Monday, 22nd August, at 9 a.m. --An area of high atmospheric pressure covers the ...
Article : 237 wordsThe battle is over and we have lost. The Kolapore Cup, which we confidently expected to win, has gone to Guernsey--a result that was wholly unexpected. It will seem ...
Article : 1,146 wordsEllen Peisley, who was arrested on a charge of having no visible means of support, when found with her husband, George Peisley, during his encounter with the ...
Article : 262 wordsSir.--In your Issue of the 18th appears a short article describing a remarkable illumination seen on the night of Tuesday, 9th last. by two men on the south coast. It Is ...
Article : 220 wordsAt the Richmond court yesterday, Mary Wehsack proceeded against James Gallagher for assault. Complainant, an elderly woman, had a fearful bruise over the eye. Defendant did not appear, ...
Article : 153 wordsOur correspondents write as follow under yesterday's date:-- Avoca: Splendid downpour; 35 points registered. Balmoral: Splendid rain: 76 points this ...
Article : 297 wordsThe Kolapore Cup was shot for to-day at Bisley. The prize consisted of the Rajah of kolapore's Imperial Challenge Cup and the National Rifle Association's prize of £8. The ...
Article : 1,487 wordsAt the Kew court on Monday, before the mayor (Cr. Day) and Mr. F. Barnard, J.P., three young men, named Norman Jones, Arthur Johnson and Henry Williams, were charged with misconducting ...
Article : 209 wordsThe annual report of the Williamstown Ladles' Benevolent Society, submitted at a public, meeting held at the mechanics' Institute, and presided over by ...
Article : 206 wordsThe quantity of sugar exported from Queensland for the past fortnight was 8374 tons, making the total export this season 18,113 tons. ...
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Advertising : 128 wordsAt the Essendon court yesterday Frank Fullarton was charged with being a vagrant. Prisoner was found trespassing on Mr. David. Elder's coach house, and was sent to gaol for two months, his entrance ...
Article : 44 wordsThe postmaster at Cape Borda reports that seven whales were seen from there on Sunday, aud that they were very close to land. ...
Article : 84 wordsEarly, this morning a man named Martin Bishop, aged about 30, was brought to the Melbourne Hospital suffering from terrible injuries, received through falling down a sewerage shaft in ...
Article : 45 wordsThe will of Henry Morgan, late of Emberton, farmer, who died on 21st June last, has been filed for probate. Testator made over his property to his widow and children. Value of real estate, £1900; ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Tue 23 Aug 1898, Page 6
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