The American reporter who informed his New York public that the city of Melbourne was named after Melba might have taken his tongue out of his cheek had he ...
Article : 766 wordsExplanatory notes Rain has fallen. Light. Gentle or Mod. R. Thunderstorm. Fresh. Strong Breeze. Fresh gale. R. Rough. M. Moderate. S. Smooth. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 4 wordsSir,— On two recent occasions you have thought fit to criticise me upon some opinions I am supposed to held regarding strikes, which you state are those of violence and ...
Article : 1,634 wordsRev. J. C Farquhar, of Ipswich, Q., has accepted a call to the vacant pastorate of the Dawson-street Bantist Church, Ballarat West, and will take up his duties on ...
Article : 53 wordsThe inimitable Charlie C[?] amused patrons of the Paramount Theatre on Saturday in Police a bright subject, in which the guise of an escaped ...
Article : 49 wordsThe premier picture shown at Hoyt's Theatre de luxe on Saturday was The Rack, a World Film Corporation production, depicting the seamy side of society. The supporting programme of ...
Article : 44 wordsA successful carnival was held in the Upper Reserve on Saturday, to raise funds for St. Mary's College at the Convent of Mercy. Proceedings were opened with a ...
Article : 181 wordsSir H. Rider H[?]ggard's romantic novel "She" was screened to a very large audience att West's Pictures on Saturday night. The picture was produced on a most lavish scale. the costuming ...
Article : 38 wordsAt the Majestic Theatre on Saturday night a crowed audience witnessed several new and interested subjects. The Raiders, a story of the Stock Exchange, won un[?]ted applause, while ...
Article : 41 wordsA diversified programme, containing the names of many new artists, was the attraction at the Bijou Theatre on Saturday. Clement May a successful Dickens ...
Article : 252 wordsA laughable comedy, Crooky, is the principal attraction at the Melba Theatre this week. The Beggar King, a two-act lubin drama, will also be found very interesting. Triangle plays are ...
Article : 237 wordsAbout 60 boys from Brunswick Junior Technical School returned to Melbourne on Saturday evening after having spent two days in Geelong as guests of the boys at ...
Article : 37 wordsSaturday's chart shows, as regards isobars, a very fine specimen of the winter storms bringing rains to Western Australia, and Sunday's reports indicate developments ...
Article : 288 wordsThe first meeting of Metcalfe shire council since amalgamation with the borough of Chewton. which has now become a riding of the shire, was held on Friday. Cr. ...
Article : 57 wordsA "queen" competition to augment the funds of Echuca Hospital has been inaugurated by the ladies of the district. The ladies selected as queens are:— Mrs A. J. ...
Article : 100 wordsRev. T. E. Ruth last night delivered an address to a crowded congregation at the Auditorium on Reconciliation or Capital and Labor. Speaking of the strife between ...
Article : 507 wordsWith the laudable object of assisting the senior cadet movement within the city of Melbourne, the amateur company which recently presented Mr. A. E. W. Mason's ...
Article : 214 wordsMIRBOO NORTH.— The balance sheet of Gippsland Co-operative Bacon Company for the past year shows that the position of the company has greatly improved during that period. The ...
Article : 106 wordsMALDON.— Members of the newly formed progress association have started to replant with trees the [?] slopes of Mr. Tarrangower, a pro[?]nent elevation overloading the town. An ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 122 wordsSYDNEY.— The irrigation commission reports that a number of farmers in Murrumbidgee irrigation area averaged from £[?]0 to £100 per acre during the post season, and that the season ...
Article : 81 wordsA large audience greeted Madame Evelyn Scotney and Mr. Howard White on the occasion of their first concert, given at the Auditorium on Saturday night. It is ...
Article : 395 wordsLeo. Rielly, aged 13, who sustained a fractures skull while playing under the railway bridge at Newport station on Friday night, died at Williamstown Hospital on Saturday. The boy, who ...
Article : 58 wordsThe commencement of the second week of the Gonsalez Italian opera season was s[?]ded by the reproduction of Donizetti's Lucia Lammermoor. There was a very ...
Article : 528 wordsCOROWA.— The main portion of the Royal Hotel, a two-story brick building situated in the centre of the town, was gutted by fire on Sunday morning. When the brigade arrived the northern ...
Article : 2,031 words"Since the outbreak of war "The Age" has published some splendid articles on the cost of living, and has done a great deal to keep in check the class of people it ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,266 wordsMorris Jacobs, 45, cab driver, who lived at Gordon House, Little Bourke-street, died in the Alfred Hospital on Saturday night from strychaine poisoning. Shortly after 9 p.m. on Saturday be ...
Article : 55 wordsTALLAROOK. — The body of William Bourke, railway ganger, was found at noon on Sunday lying near a tricycle beside the [?] line. three miles from Tallarock. Passengers by the special ...
Article : 84 wordsLAUNCESTON.— A seaman named Walter Wittinson, aged 23, on the barquentine Southern Cross, bound from Geelong to Hobart, fell from aloft and sustained severe injury, including a ...
Article : 53 wordsThe Union Bank of Australia Ltd., having an action against Lohmann and Co., an enemy firmn; in respect of a bill of exchange for a substantial amount given in ...
Article : 615 wordsIt was reported at Wednesday's meeting of South Melbourne council that the amount of current rates collected up to 10th June was £43,417, out of a rate of £47,670, representing 91 per cent. ...
Article : 107 wordsA great amount of interest is being displayed in the first appearance on Saturday evening next at the Auditorium of Mans. Alfred Mirovitch, pianist, and Mons. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 436 wordsSi[?] of Beethoven's sonatas will be played by Mr. Edward Goll at the Melba Hall on Wednesday next. Owing to the great demand for seats extra rows have been made ...
Article : 40 wordsThe bright, tuneful comedy High Jinks was received at Her Majesty's Theatre on Saturday night before a large audience. This is the third time the piece has been ...
Article : 197 wordsIt was unfortunate for the Victorian Festival and Metropolitan Competitive Choirs that their concert at the Town Hall on Saturday night should have clashed with ...
Article : 292 wordsBALLARAT.— The ordinary passenger train from Melbourne to Ballarat was an hour and 20 minutes late in arriving at the Western station on Saturday night, owing to the blocking of the ...
Article : 74 wordsSYDNEY.— The New South Wales Necessary Commodities Committee has agreed to increase the price of cheese by 1d. per 1b. Evidence was given that ...
Article : 54 wordsELSETERNWICK and CAULFIELD.— President, T. Ramsey ; vice-president, S. L. Greer; treasurer, J. A. Roberts; assistant secretary, E. J. ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Mon 26 Jun 1916, Page 9
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