Tuesday, 9th February.--Newmarket Handicap and Australian Cup first acceptances; cricket match, M.C.C. Veterans v. All Comers, on M.C.C. ground; ...
Article : 2,417 wordsFor the third time Sayonara has proved herself the champion yacht in Australian waters. To do this she has sailed, in races, close on 200 miles, and has won six times ...
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Advertising : 169 wordsThe city health authorities report that during January six cases of typhoid fever occurred in the municipality, two of diphtheria and one of pulmonary tuberculosis. ...
Article : 298 wordsLarge bush fires have been raging for the past three days in the hill country west, of Yarram. A five roomed house, at North Devon, which was owned by Mr. Daniel ...
Article : 79 wordsConsiderable inconvenience is experienced owing to the want of additional justices of the peace in Charlton. At the Charlton police court several important cases had to ...
Article : 88 wordsMr. Lloyd Jones, speaking last night to a representative of "The Age," said he was naturally disappointed that Thelma had not won, but as the owner of the boat he was ...
Article : 286 wordsA man supposed to be Jno. Todd, a resident of Geelong, last night alighted from the Geelong boat and hailed a cab. He asked to be driven to South Melbourne, but ...
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Advertising : 240 wordsThe hot weather experienced to-day resulted in the outbreak of several bush fires, one of which resulted in the loss of about 1200 cords of firewood, near the terminus of ...
Article : 162 wordsBALLARAT.--A five roomed house in Walker street, Sebastopol, owned and occupied by Mr. J. Ferguson, was burned down early on Monday morning. Mrs. Ferguson ...
Article : 386 wordsThe Deputy Postmaster-General received a telegram from Normanton stating that a fierce cyclonic storm from the south-east passed about four miles south of the town ...
Article : 98 wordsA coach accident happened about 10 o'clock this morning 2½ miles from Forest. The Apollo Bay coach was going down Maidens Hill and the brake broke. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 183 wordsThe fire on Mr. Edwick's "Cambrook" Estate, Glengarry, on Friday and Saturday did considerable damage, Mr. Edwick losing about 2000 acres of the best grass on the ...
Article : 328 wordsNotwithstanding the abnormal amount of sickness that has been reported lately in the city and suburbs, the affairs of the White Hills Cemetery from a financial ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 278 wordsAmong the boats winch followed the race was the Queen, an oil propelled vessel, chartered by the Royal Victorian Yacht Club. While she was lying at St. Kilda ...
Article : 448 wordsMonday morning was hot, dusty and unpleasant, with a gusty, strong northerly wind, but shortly after 10 a.m. the wind veeted to the south, and the temperature began to fall. At 9 a.m. ...
Article : 326 wordsA meeting of the Victorian Cricket Association was held at Young and Jackson's Hotel last evening; the president (Mr. D. Maekinnon, M.L.A.) in the chair. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 122 wordsThe Railway Commissioners (Messrs. Tait and Fitzpatrick), accompanied by Messrs. S. Jones (General Superintendent of Transportation) and Norman (Chief Engineer ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 196 wordsSir,--I urged Dean Phelan to be concise lest the questions at issue be obscured, but he has redoubled his efforts to secure a confusion into which he himself has fallen, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 146 wordsFebruary 9.--Sun rises 6 h. 43 mm.; sun sets, 7 h. 25 min.; moon rises, 9 h. 41 min. p.m.; moon sets, 8 h. 53 min. a.m.; new moon, 20th February; full moon, 7th March. ...
Article : 39 wordsOfficial rainfall during 48 hours ended 9 a.m. Monday, 8th February:-- Victoria.--Cape Nelson, 1 point; Chiltern, 3. New South Wales.--Clarence Head, 60 points; ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 249 wordsSome interest was manifested yesterday in trade circles regarding the prosecution on criminal summons at the City Court of George Percy Hanneysec, a licensed fish salesman, at the Corporation ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 185 wordsSYDNEY.--The following are the only rainfalls reported for the 48 hours ended 9 a.m. Monday:--Byron Bay, 6 points; Clarence Heads, 60; Moss Vale, 4. ...
Article : 34 wordsA man named Alexander Henry M'Ivor, a guard, employed on the railways, was last night arrested by Detective Brett and Constable Stanford and locked up on the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 175 wordsFrederick Parker and Wm. Ryan, both of Melbourne, appeared at the local court on Monday on a charge of larceny of jewellery and money from the Railway Hotel ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 218 wordsAn instructive report by Mr. E. Caison, of Perth, who was commissioned by the Government to report on the liquor trade conditions and laws of the eastern States ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 511 wordsAt the Northcote court yesterday, before Dr. Cole, P.M., and Messrs. Plant and Bastings, J's.P., James Campbell was charged with using a tobacconists shop, in high-street, Northcote, for the ...
Article : 514 wordsThe billiard contest for £50, of 8000 up, between Harry Gray, of Queensland, father of the boy champion, and E. J. Campbell, champion of Victoria, was concluded on Saturday. In the ...
Article : 387 wordsOwing to over production of raisins from the Gordo Blanco raisin vine, the Mildura shire council has invited Mr. F. de Castella, Departmental Viticultural Expert, to ...
Article : 106 wordsLarge fields are expected to start in each event on the Saucer Track to-morrow evening. The latest Continental and American programme has been prepared, and patrons will have an ...
Article : 74 wordsA meeting of the executive committee of the Commonwealth Council of Rifle Associations of Australia was held at the Victorian Naval and Military Club yesterday. There were present:-- ...
Article : 375 wordsThe Dooboobetie reservoir, from when the town supply is drawn, has again run out, and pumping operations from the Avoca River have been resumed by the ...
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Advertising : 73 wordsSir,--I desire most emphatically to deny the report that either J. Lyons and Co. Ltd., my colleague, Mr. Montague Gluckstein, or myself was ever directly or ...
Article : 240 wordsMike Williams, 12.3, had the time of his life last night punching George Stirling, 12.10, at the Cyclorama. "Well, I dunno," puffed Mike, as he got to his corner at the close of the first ...
Article : 410 wordsAt a meeting of the Upper Yarra shire council to-day, Mr. Hall Jordan, a resident of Launching-place, asked the council to apply for additional police ...
Article : 114 wordsSir,--Mr. Andrews, in your columns on Saturday, asks am I the Joseph Winter who was one of the instigators in having a test case submitted to the Supreme Court ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 94 wordsThe German-Australian Co.'s p. Offenbach, which arrived from Gothenburg late on Sunday night, berthed in the river yesterday morning. She had a fair weather passage. ...
Article : 76 wordsAbout 10 o'clock this morning the assistant station master, Mr. M'Carthy, heard the cries of an infant in the ladies waiting room at the local railway station. ...
Article : 130 wordsAbout 1300 residents from the Woodend, Bacchus Marsh and Gisborne districts journeyed yesterday to Quenscliff in the pleasure steainer Hygeia, and had a most enjoyable time. The visitors were ...
Article : 95 wordsAt the adjourned meeting of the Male Assistant Teachers Association, held last night, the following resolution was carried:-- ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Tue 9 Feb 1909, Page 6
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