The bush fire which broke out in the Plenty Ranges before Christmas, and has been burning since, doing an immense amount of damage to private property and ...
Article : 328 wordsThe Chief Commissioner of Police (Mr. A. G. Sainsbury) stated yesterday that there was no foundation whatever for a statement made by a contemporary that he ...
Article : 911 wordsNow that the two new wards and the administrative offices of the Melbourne Hospital have been opened for occupation, the work of erecting the first new block ...
Article : 177 wordsDuring the past half year 91 accidents occurred to men engaged in the mines in the central division of Ballarat. Of this number one was fatal, that of Wm. Slover. ...
Article : 126 wordsWhile the primary purpose of a defence army is not to provide the public with spectacular displays, such events as the military tattoo held at the Exhibition Oval ...
Article : 421 wordsRain. B. Thunderstorm Wind:--Light--,Moderate--,fresh--, Strong Breeze-- Fresh Galen-- R. Rough. M. Moderate. S.Smooth. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 21 wordsFurther evidence was given before the Inter-State Commission yesterday in connection with the request for increased protection for the boot industry, Mr. A. ...
Article : 1,782 wordsThe Sandhurst and Northern District Trustees Company will pay the usual dividend a the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, absorbing £800, and the customary bonus ...
Article : 323 wordsMuch satisfaction is expressed at the comments of "The Age" on the shortage of trucks for the transport of wheat. The position at Elmore for the past week is ...
Article : 69 wordsTwo petitions were presented to the Glenelg shire council on Thursday asking for the early erection of corporation sale yards. One petition, signed by 250 ...
Article : 166 wordsThe high pressure belt still assumes very irregular forms along the south coast, but has since Thursday moved into higher latitudes, leaving the mainland almost solely ...
Article : 231 wordsSir,-- In the evidence given before the Tariff Commission yesterday, one of the witnesses, in dealing with the question of retailers' profits is reported as having stat ...
Article : 219 wordsSir, --The Westmere railway station being placed, practically speaking in a swamp, was last season the cause of a considerable quantity of grain being destroyed ...
Article : 227 wordsThe most disastrous fire that has occurred in Gunnedah broke out shortly after midnight in M'Cormack's stationery shop, one of a block of buildings in Cordally ...
Article : 241 wordsThe boay of a girl, Stella Hodgson, 16, was recovered in the Yarra yesterday near Twickenham Ferry by Constable Laurence. The girl had been missing from her home ...
Article : 98 wordsWeather conditions continue very favorable for fruit crops, which are looking uniformly well. Sultanas are perhaps a little lighter than previous years, which ...
Article : 77 wordsDuring the period of the sewerage workers strike complaint was made that Constable Aldridge, who was on special duty at the sewerage works in South Geelong was ...
Article : 72 wordsMrs. Frewin, Mrs. Schultze and Miss Schultz, residents of Portarlington, were driving into Geelong on Friday, and when near Drysdale the shaft of vehicle ...
Article : 80 wordsIt is reported that a tender has been accepted for a pumping plant to duplicate the Merbein water supply. The survey of the extension of Merbein area to take ...
Article : 98 wordsA well-attended meeting of the People's Liberal party (men and women's sections combined) was held at Campbell's Creek on Thursday night : Cr. B. Ford presiding. ...
Article : 156 wordsAt the City Court yesterday, John Rizzo, a Maltese, who conducts a fruit and confectionery shop at 174 William-street, was charged with having sold liquor without a licence on 11th ...
Article : 79 wordsMr. Groom, Minister of Customs was asked yesterday what action had been taken by the Government in connection with the report that the American Beef Trust ...
Article : 270 wordsThe rally of Australasian boy scouts to be held at the Church of England Grammar School grounds at 3 p.m. to-day is creating keen interest, especially among ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 168 wordsA shunter named William Nichols, living at Church-street, South Yarra, had his hand terribly crushed while working at Spencer-street station yesterday. The ...
Article : 79 wordsA farmer owning a small block near Warragul. on which is an orchard of seven acres, principally apples, cleared last year £230 from fruit. It is considered in this ...
Article : 78 wordsAt Fitzroy court yesterday, Leonard August Attwood, 20, laborer, was charged with having inflicted grievous bodily harm on Arthur Wearne. Sub- inspector Shaw prosecuted, and Mr. H. H. ...
Article : 208 wordsSpecial courses of instruction, including all-day classes are provided at the Western district wool sorting institution, Gordon Technical College, Geelong, the equipment ...
Article : 537 wordsWhile carting a load of cement to the new building in course of erection for Messrs. Craig. Williamson, in Elizabeth-street, yesterday, a man named Alfred Ed ...
Article : 72 wordsThe railway freight in goods and produce from Warrnamboool has been exceptionally heavy during the past few days. Almost every day a double- engined goods train, ...
Article : 149 wordsA serious fire occurred to-day at the farm of Frederick Cherry, on the closer cettlement area, Gobbagumbalin. Six stacks of bay were destroyed. Three ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,029 wordsA bolting horse, with broken harness was responsible for a serious accident yesterday afternoon between Kilmore and Braodfard, when Mrs. John Millerick, ...
Article : 106 wordsOn account of the dryness of the weather, the water supply for Ballarat conserved in the various reservoirs round here has materially decreased. In one week ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 262 wordsWilliam Brock, manager of the Great Morwell coal mine, committed suicide this morning by shooting himself. Deceased, who was about forty-five years of age, had ...
Article : 102 wordsBetween 1st December and 15th January several ladies costumes were missed from Messrs. Foy and Gibson's, of Smith-street, Collingwood and Fitzroy. Plain Clothes ...
Article : 165 wordsWhen the town of Wonthaggi was laid out the streets were planted with trees by the Government, and the expense entailed must have amounted to a considerable ...
Article : 88 wordsTimothy Jones, fruit grower, of Lancaster was proceeded against at Kyabram court to-day on a charge of cruelly working a horse. Constable Bruce ...
Article : 89 wordsThe last of the Inter-State scout visitors will arrive this morning by the Adelaide express. There are altogether sixteen in the party, and they will be met at Spen ...
Article : 67 wordsAt Collingwood court yesterday, Cr. W. Rain, J.P., who presided, referred to the newspaper statement which credited the Chief Commissioner of Police with having ...
Article : 153 wordsAt the council meeting on Thursday the scheme submitted by the Country Roads Board with regard to roads in this shire, and involving an expenditure of upwards ...
Article : 63 wordsDuring the week Mr. Kernot, constructional engineer of the Victorian State Railways, has been making a general survey of the route of the proposed Moama ...
Article : 133 wordsA painful accident happened to W. Butte, engaged at the local railway world shops early this morning. Birtlse was engaged shifting an engine with a bar, when ...
Article : 81 wordsA scout church parade will be held at the Auditorium, Collins-street, on Sunday at 3 p.m., at which Rev. Chas. Tregear will be the preacher. He will be assisted ...
Article : 64 wordsSome eighteen months back attention was called in "The Age" to the thousands of acres of Crown lands in this district laying idle which might be made an asset ...
Article : 140 wordsSabina Quinn, 48, living in Selwyn-street, Paddington, was crossing Flinders-street, near Short-street, to-day when a motor car knocked her down. She was taken to ...
Article : 38 wordsThe writ for the Kalgoorlie Assembly election was issued yesterday. Mr. Green, the late member, resigned six weeks ago in order to nominate for the Labor selection ...
Article : 74 wordsThe light punishment customarily in flieted in cases where persons who have impudently driven off vehicles left standing in the street whilst their owners were ab ...
Article : 281 wordsThe royal commission appointed to investigate the dealings of the Home Affairs department in providing sleepers for the transcontinental railway met yester ...
Article : 283 wordsThe opening of a new croquet lawn in the public park took place on Wednesday in excellent weather. The first ball was hit by Mrs. C. T. Trengrove, vice- president. ...
Article : 113 wordsWilliam Smith, 19, son of Mr. J. Smith, water works engineer, had his hand cut off by a circular saw at Beechers Bros. saw mills, Gillenbah, yesterday. He was brought ...
Article : 43 wordsThe Inter-club Cycling Association is holding a moonlight trip down the Bay on Monday evening. The paddle steamer Hygeia is timed to leave Port Melbourne pier at 8 p.m. ...
Article : 245 wordsWhilst Clarence Bell was engaged in a malt bin on the second floor of a building, he missed his footing and fell through the trap door to the ground floor. In the ...
Article : 85 wordsA female child was found abandoned in the grounds at St. Patrick's Cathedral at 11 p.m., on Tuesday, by Rev. Father M'Kenna, one of the priests attached to ...
Article : 109 wordsThe Government has decided not to appoint a royal commission to continue inquiries begun by the select committee on the liquor traffic. The Ministry intends ...
Article : 67 wordsCAMPERDOWN.-- The payment of £23,840 by the local butter factory company to suppliers of milk and cream for December easily constitutes a record, beating the previous best by £8000. ...
Article : 173 wordsAt the shire council meeting on Wednesday, complaints were made that contracts could not be proceeded with till information was received from the Country Roads ...
Article : 46 wordsJohn Smith, 45, was burned to death whilst sleeping in a bush shed at Ora Banda last night. He leaves a widow and three children, who reside at Boulder. ...
Article : 36 wordsMr. R. Semple, organiser of the New Zealand Federation, who is in Sydney at present, addressed the annual conference of the Railway Workers and General Labor ...
Article : 122 wordsThe fruit season in this district, which promised exceptional yields, has been marred of late by the heavy gales which recently blew over the district. Several ...
Article : 44 wordsSir,-- Being a constant traveller on the Bay excursion steamers, I have noted a very small framed picture of a person with a lefebelt on, and giving instructions how ...
Article : 178 wordsA woman, who gave the name of Hazel Will Hams, and who was out on bail and did not appear, was charged at Fitzroy yesterday with having used insulting language. Constable B. Garratt ...
Article : 137 wordsResidents in the south eastern corner of the Loddon United Water Works district complain that they are rated out of all proportion to the benefit which they receive from the water supply. ...
Article : 112 wordsMembers of the country roads board arrived yesterday from Warrnambool, and made a tour of the roads in the Mortlake shire. They afterwards conferred with ...
Article : 92 wordsSome children who were allowed to play with matches were responsible for a fire on the premises of Mr. J. H. F. Eastman, "Yarilla," Mala-kof-street, Caulfield, yesterday morning. The ...
Article : 95 wordsMr. Clarence Mitchner, dairyman, of Victoria-street, Eas Brunswick, was transacting business yesterday at the cow market when his horse and jinker, which he ...
Article : 114 wordsA thief entered the tramway depot at Rushcatter's Bay during the night while a number of men were about, and bolted off with the cash box, containing £50. The ...
Article : 59 wordsThe Geelong branch of the Shop Assistants' Union has written to the Melbourne branch of the organisation requesting its co-operation in a deputation to the Minister of Labor, with the ...
Article : 61 wordsJames Walter Brown, Baillien-street, Wenthaggi, miner. Causes of insolvency: Sickness in family, want of remunerative employment, and pressure of creditors. Liabilities, £66 83: ...
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Advertising : 84 wordsThe proprietors of Edments's Cash Stores have purchased Stephens's Crystal Palace, Chapel-street, Prahran. It is their intention to carry on their fancy goods emporium in these premises ...
Article : 47 wordsThe Bunyip court sat till late on Wednesday night to hear the four Charges preferred against an Assyrian named John Ellis of sly grog selling. The bench con ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Sat 17 Jan 1914, Page 14
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