The usual sale and a special stock sale were to have been held here to-day, and many of the outside farmers came into the town to attend them. They, however, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 78 wordsA conference of representatives of charitable institutions and societies, convened by the management of the Ballarat Benevolent Asylum, was hold in the board room ...
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Article : 3 wordsA terrific wind storm paseed over the town last evening. Trees were uprooted, but no serious damage resulted. Owing to the recent beneficial rainfall farmers are ...
Article : 42 wordsAnother vise took place in the Campaspe to-day The river in 6 inches higher than on Sunday. The water covers the river fiats and parts of the Rostdown Estate A ...
Article : 81 wordsThe rains are rapidly filling the storage reservoirs controlled by the Water Commission. Kow Swamp is receiving a splendid gravitation flow from the Murray, and ...
Article : 153 wordsIt is expected that between £250 and £300 will be cleared from the bazaar held at Moama in aid of the Roman Catholic church building funds. ...
Article : 247 wordsThe Goulburn rose five feet last night, and the gauge shows another rise of three feet since this morning. The police in consequence of reports from Seymour and ...
Article : 143 wordsThe Campaspe River rose several feet last evening, but this morning the waters had subsided five or six feet. The Cornelia and Mount Pleasant Creeks are running ...
Article : 56 wordsNotwithstanding the reassuring message received from the lighthouse keeper at Wilson's Promontory on Monday night, there were some lingering fears for the ...
Article : 240 wordsOnly one portion of the State, the extreme north-westerly corner of the mallee, had escaped rain up till yesterday, and in all other districts heavy registrations have ...
Article : 325 wordsThe Campaspe at Echuca rose rapidly on Monday, and to-day it is running a banker. In consequence of a telephone message received from the Rochester police, Sergeant ...
Article : 103 wordsThe Yarra is flooded at Tarrawarra and fit the junction of the Watts, near the railway tunnel. The low lying ground at Corranderrk is covered feet deep. The ...
Article : 112 wordsOn Saturday morning the members of the Charlton shire council met the Minister of public works in the Counil-cham-bers as a deputation requesting ...
Article : 225 wordsDuring Monday there was a general rise in the barometers all over South-Eastern Australia and Tasmania, and of lessening of intensity in the rainfall, though ...
Article : 401 wordsThe Glenelg is in flood. The river, which receded a little yesterday afternoon, rose again during the night; while heavy showers that fell here and up north gave ...
Article : 154 wordsThe expected flood arrived at midnight. The water in the Wimmera, which had backed up over the botanical gardens, commenced to make its way across ...
Article : 244 wordsThe steamer Meeinderry has not been able to roach Port Fairy from Melbourne. She has been sheltering at Apollo ay since Saturday. Since Friday 2½ inches of rain ...
Article : 37 wordsAs a result of the recent charity football match held in the Upper Reserve, in aid of the Watson Sustentation Fund and Lansell's Miners' Widows and Orphans ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 32 wordsAbout 150 people attended a meeting of East Melbourne electors, hold at the Masonic Hall last evening, when Me. A. -A. Farthing delivered an address. Mr. W. J. ...
Article : 670 wordsThe flood in the Mitehell River attained its maximum height at 2 p.m. to-day, when the lower wharfs were submerged to a depth of about 2 feet. Since then ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 408 wordsOwing to the competition of co-operative butter factories and the high prices paid for cream by them, proprietary factories orb being driven to adopt means of money ...
Article : 150 wordsThe Avoca River is falling steadily. Several families in the low lying ground were flooded out. The damage is confined to budges and culverts. ...
Article : 202 wordsIt is mining steadily hero. Four inches of rain have been registered in the country near the South Australian border since the beginning of the month. The ...
Article : 91 wordsThe flood waters reached here to-day, but it is not anticipated that, any serious damage will be done. The water is now round the Sale canal wharf. At Denison ...
Article : 57 wordsA meeting of farmers in the mechanics' institute decided on united action to prevent the influx of rabbits, which it was reported had already made their ...
Article : 183 wordsHis Honor Judge Box presided at the General Sessions on Tuesday. There was only one ease on the list. Adolphe Edward Sander, who was recently convicted ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 188 wordsThere has been a break in the weather to-day, which has enabled many of the farmers whoso stock was in danger to remove it to places of safety. The main ...
Article : 225 wordsA number of telegrams has been received by the Deputy Postmaster-General stating that the delivery of mails has been delayed by the floods. The whole of the ...
Article : 110 wordsThe Richardson River came down a banker early this morning, and a large stream, of water is now running up the Donald-Morton Plains channel into the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 141 wordsThe store of Cr. J. P. O'Brien, at Fryerstown, was between Saturday night and Monday morning broken into and a quantity of provisions siolen. A series of ...
Article : 177 wordsThe State Rivers and Water Supply Commission has accepted the following tenders:--Kow Swamp head works, supply of 12 sets of lifting gear, including cast iron bevel wheels, mild steel screwed ...
Article : 60 wordsAs a result of the heavy seas experienced during the past few days, the old sea wall near, the South Melbourne boundary. towards St. Kilda collapsed on Monday ...
Article : 162 wordsThe Wodonga flats are all submerged by Hood water, and the houses there are all surrounded. The cricket ground is under water. Small Tosses of stock have been ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 26 wordsSir,--The criticism levelled at the above misses the mark through inattention to the objects of the Government. It is not a bonus for babies or motherhood at all. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 51 wordsThe floods here have not done damage to any great extent. The main drain Carrie daway a tremendous quantity of water, and although several drains overflowed, as ...
Article : 255 wordsThe match between Gold-street and South Brunswick was played at Royal Park on Tuesday, but owing to the wind and rain a rather scrambling game resulted. Gold-street were ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 932 wordsThe borough council on Monday decided to take proceedings against defaulting ratepayers. The electrician reported, in reference to the State mine electric ...
Article : 431 wordsTo-day, a young man named Percy William Kerslake, a baker, was arrested on a charge of the larceny of various articles from dwelling houses in the city. A search ...
Article : 70 words"In a large Government establishment like the Newport Hallway Workshop it la absolutely necessary to maintain discipline, remarked Mr. Dorsum, in asking that an example made of a ...
Article : 577 wordsEntries for the Duniop Gold Cup Road Race, to be held on the 5th. October, positively close on NEXT SATURDAY. Absolutely no extension. Entries must be on the official entry form, and ...
Article : 99 wordsReports from up the river indicate that a great volume of water is coming down, and is expected to reach Albury to-night. The river here is already at a great height ...
Article : 60 wordsSHEPPARTON.--At the annual meeting of the Shepparton and District Irrigation Association, Mr. C. Coppin was elected president, and Mr. P. H. Neale ...
Article : 144 wordsAt the meeting of the Port Melbourne town council on Tuesday night the following resolution, moved by Cr. Smith, and seconded by Cr. Morris, was carried unanimously:-- ...
Article : 117 wordsLast night's flood in the Mitta Mitta was the highest recorded, and has resulted in alterations of the stream. Several homesteads are threatened. The river is falling ...
Article : 50 wordsPort Melbourne town council last night carried a resolution condemning the bill for the aboltion of the Harbor Trust und the substitution of a nominee board. ...
Article : 30 wordsIntimation has been received that at a ChapterGeneral of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, hel dat the chancery of the order, St. John's Gate, London, on 30th July, Dr. Spring ...
Article : 172 wordsMatiida Sophia Alvina Hughes, of Wonthagg married woman. Causes of insolvency: Loss by file, sickness of husband and children high rents, and loss of business through strikes. Liabilities ...
Article : 40 wordsThe heavy pains have caused several creeks to overflow, and the Bunyip and Tarago rivers are very high. Onion crops have been washed out of the ground, and ...
Article : 98 wordsVery heavy rain has fallen in this district during the last five days, over 11 inches being recorded here. The Big River, the head waters of the Mitta River ...
Article : 157 wordsAccording to statements made by Commissioner Crichton at a meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Works yesterday, there is urgent necessity for increasing the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 165 wordsThe weather shows no signs of abating, but up to this evening the gales had not been accompanied by much rain. This evening, however, rain set in, and there is ...
Article : 64 wordsAbout 9.45 p.m. on Monday, a weatherboard house in Susin-street, Sandringham, was seen to be on fire. The Sandringham and Brighton brigades were promptly on the scene but were ...
Article : 195 wordsNo more damage is reported to have taken place through, the severe floods that are being experienced in this district. The Bright-Star dredge at Harrietville is silted ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 91 wordsThe August receipts at the local railway station were £3086, compared with £2274 for August last year. The revenue from passengers was £874, as against £681 for ...
Article : 90 wordsThe rain did not start to fall in the city yesterday until 4.30 p.m., when it came down heavily, and continued without abatement for some hours. Last night ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Wed 18 Sep 1912, Page 10
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