With the continued reticence of the Naval Board and the Minister of Defence as to the cause of the retirement of Commander Hardy, who was specially selected ...
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Article : 122 wordsTwo young men named Eric Pyke and Henry Hall, both residents of Hawthorn, were rescued from a waterlogged motor boat off the river mouth on Wednesday. ...
Article : 133 wordsThe body of a young man named Harold Vincent O'Mahony, 19, son of Mr. C. O'Mahony, solicitor, was found at Mr. W. Manifold's Wollaston Estate on Tuesday. ...
Article : 156 wordsSome time between 10 p.m. on Tuesday and yesterday morning, the furniture warehouse of Messrs. Davis Bros., corner of Smith and Condell streets, Fitzroy, ...
Article : 214 wordsA jinker containing three men and a tram car came into collision on the Esplanade, St. Kilda, last night. The tram was going towards the terminus when the jinker, it ...
Article : 154 wordsA tragic drowning fatality occurred on Macquarie Plains on Chirstmas day. W. H. and Henry Jacobs, 19 and 17 years of age respectively, went into the Derwent to ...
Article : 79 wordsPhilip Albert Edwards and George Crocos, both aged 3S, and local residents, are under arrest at Brighton on a charge of wounding Constable John Lombard. At 12.45 a.m. on Christmas day the ...
Article : 328 wordsFurther evidence of the respect and esteem entertained by all sections of the community for Mr. Fred P. Morris (who has been appointed Clerk of Courts and ...
Article : 203 wordsOwen Daly, 75, an old age pensioner, was picked up in a drunken condition in Argent-street on Tuesday evening and was locked up for the night. In the morning ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 267 wordsThe most striking feature of the weather during the past 48 hours is the very rapid eastward drift of the monsoonal and Antarctic low pressure influences which passed ...
Article : 373 wordsOn Christmas evening a jinker, in which three men were seated, was driven after dark out of Inkerman-street, St. Kilda, suddenly in front of an electric tram car ...
Article : 144 wordsCrying bitterly and exclaiming that "Life was not worth living," Ruby Martin, residing in Harris-street, Ultimo, was found near her front gate early yesterday ...
Article : 65 wordsA Christmas night concert, held in the botanical gardens by the combined church choirs, bands and orchestra in aid of the band rotunda being erected in the gardens, ...
Article : 42 wordsWhilst riding a bicycle home from work yesterday afternoon, Edward Callaghan, 48, railway employe, of Richmond-terrace, Richmond, was very seriously injured ...
Article : 75 wordsThelma Wagner, aged 4, was burned to death on Tuesday morning at Saddleworth. ...
Article : 20 wordsBeautiful weather has favored the holiday season so far, and great crowds of people have indulged in outdoor recreations. To-day all the pleasure resorts ...
Article : 100 wordsConstable Coe reported on Christmas day that he had taken to the morgue the dead body of Robt. Buckingham, aged 43, a baker's carter. The body was found ...
Article : 59 wordsMr. S. H. Worrall, a farmer near Lismore, has lost upwards of 50 sheep in a rather mysterious manner. The flock had been turned into a crop of rape each day, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 615 wordsAbout 5 p.m. yesterday a fire broke out in the wash house of a four-roomed weatherboard cottage at 17 Railway-crescent, Williamstown, and the flames spreading ...
Article : 142 wordsPatrick James Blowes, aged 15, was accidentally shot in the stomach with a pea rifle on Christmas day at Saddleworth. Dr. Glynn attended the sufferer, but was ...
Article : 39 wordsThe mayor (Cr. Parker) entertained a large gathering of old Daylesfordians in the town hall to-day. Mr. W. N. Harvey proposed Daylesford, Retrospective and ...
Article : 96 wordsChristmas passed quietly here. The weather was fine and mild. ...
Article : 13 wordsRev Thomas Muir, accompanied by his wife and two sons, were driving along Normanby-road, near Trelawney, on Christmas day, when the horse shied, and Mr. ...
Article : 63 wordsChristmas must infuse a spirit of exuberance without discretion into the shooting of holiday makers, judging from the number of shooting accidents treated at the ...
Article : 251 wordsEdward Walton (42). who lives in Montague-street, South Melbourne, fell from a cab at the corner of St. Kilda and Domain roads yesterday afternoon. His injuries were ...
Article : 63 wordsIn consequence of an unfavorable report as to the insanitary state of the drainage surrounding the Moe Butter Factory furnished by the local health officer, the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 14 wordsMary Jackson, aged 20, was knocked down by a tram car on Christmas eve, and received concussion of the brain and other injuries. ...
Article : 30 wordsVICTORIA.--Cool to moderate temperature: some thunder storms, chiefly to the north-east; southerly winds near the coast. SPECIAL OCEAN FORECAST.--Squally ...
Article : 208 wordsMrs. Handley, a resident of Tennyson street, Malvern, according to the information given to the local police, left her house to do some shopping at 2 p.m. on ...
Article : 176 wordsA young man named Harry Laughton, employed by Mr. E. M'Ewan, baker, sustained severe injuries by burning on Christmas eve, while acting the part of ...
Article : 104 wordsHEATHCOTE.--A weatherboard house, owned by Mr. Thos. M'Intosh, together with its contents, was totally destroyed by fire on Tuesday night. Mr. M'Intosh and ...
Article : 265 wordsEver since the friction began between the cricket board of control and the players efforts of a somewhat underhand nature have been made to displace the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 400 wordsChristmas Eve celebrations at Auburn were marred by a burning accident, which resulted in the death of Mr. S. Reid, who was assistant to Mr. Measday, storekeeper. ...
Article : 99 wordsEdward Gordon was out shooting with a mate at Woodford to-day, when his companion's gun went off accidentally, the bullet lodging in Gordon's right leg. After ...
Article : 46 wordsTwo men, accompanied by a constable, stood before the counter at the Russell-street watchhouse yesterday afternoon telling an amusing story of how one of them ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 427 wordsMr. John Heal, fanner, 22, was driving his motor car from Perth to Northam on Christmas eve, when he was caught by a special train at an open crossing at ...
Article : 94 wordsWhile the holiday traffic was in full swing on Christmas eve an electric tramear, to which was attached a trailer, was travelling down hill at California Gully towards ...
Article : 102 wordsThis afternoon Walter Crossingham, 36, a laborer, living at Cook's River, first cut his throat and then attempted to beat in his wife's head with an iron bar. Both ...
Article : 360 wordsA sad drowning fatality occurred at Dry Lake, an overflow from the creek near the Lake Albacutya Inlet, yesterday afternoon, the victim being Victor Sampson, aged 20, ...
Article : 171 wordsThe police spent an exciting Christmas eve. Early in the evening a constable was severely knocked about, and another was taken to the hospital suffering from ...
Article : 173 wordsThe police have been iinformed by Mr Amelia A. Ahern, of Mitchell-street, North-cote, that a purse, containing sovereigns and silver totalling £6, was stolen from ...
Article : 59 wordsThe Minister of Public Instruction takes exception to Mr. Wood's remarks in regard to his action in the Blayney fight. "Our opponent," Mr. Carmichael said ...
Article : 232 wordsBetween midnight on Christmas eve and 4 a.m. on Christmas morning a "hotel barber" went through a number of residents' bedrooms at the Esplanade Hotel, St. Kilda, and got away, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 327 wordsA woman, who gave her name as F. E. Seward, a resident of Mickleham, has reported to the Criminal Investigation department that at 2.15 p.m. on Tuesday she left a black leather purse, ...
Article : 68 wordsTwo men named Wordley and Tuttle were found in Nettleford's tailoring establishment by a policeman. Tuttle is said to have hit the constable heavily over the ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Fri 27 Dec 1912, Page 6
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