The revival of Gilbert and Sullivan's most popular opera "The Mikado" attracted a full house to the Princess's Theatre on Saturday evening. With the exception of the ...
Article : 527 wordsSaturday was not an ideal day for a large sports meeting. The weather was almost intolerably hot, yet about 20,000 people congregated early at the Melbourne ...
Article : 4,946 wordsThe few drops of rain which fell between midnight on Saturday and 2 o'clock on Sunday morning came sufficiently early to send a good many people to bed with ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 220 words"General" Booth arrived last night, and was welcomed at the station by a large number of adherents of the Salvation Army. He conducted services at the Academy of ...
Article : 81 wordsThe luck of the toss went in two out of three lending matches on Saturday just where one would have wished to see it go. St. Kilda got in on a beautiful wicket at South ...
Article : 2,883 wordsA man named Joseph Walker, aged 65 years, a boilermaker residing in Little Ryriestreet, committed suicide yesterday by swallowing a quantity of poisonous liniment. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 444 wordsCaptain Brodribb inspected the [?]ical cadets yeaterday, and was well pleased with them. A large and representative[?] attendance is ...
Article : 47 wordsA fatal accident occurred at the Berry Consols mine No. 1 shaft last evening to Joseph Lewis, a married man, 27 years of age, residing at Clementaton. He was at work ...
Article : 149 wordsA man named Joseph Brodie, [?]ootmaker by trade, and 24 years of age was admitted early yesterday morning to the Melbourne Hospital, suffering from seve[?] internal ...
Article : 260 wordsA meeting of the Western District Cheese and Butter Factories' Association was held yesterday in Warrnambool, Mr. R. Skilbeck (president) occupying the chair. The chief ...
Article : 274 wordsIn spite of the excessive warmth of the weather, which made the Esplanade at St. Kilda, or even such open air as was to be found in the streets, infinitely preferable to ...
Article : 389 wordsThe Rev. Dr. Kinross, the principal of St. Andrew's College, speaking at its annual celebration yesterday, suggested that as the University of St. Andrew's in Scotland ...
Article : 482 wordsA new time-table has been prepared by the Railway department to come [?]nto operation on Monday next, the 9th inst. On some of the country lines increased accommodation ...
Article : 546 wordsLO[?]TH, Nov. 27.—The past week has been terrbly hot and su[?]try. There is now every [?] of much-needed rain falling. The grass which was [?]g[?]nning to shoot after the late rains has commenced ...
Article : 255 wordsA sad drowning accident occurred at Banyenong yesterday, when James L. Bolger, 15 years of age, a son of Mr. Michael Bolger, farmer, of this district, lost his life by the capsizing ...
Article : 96 wordsBALLARAT, Nov. 30—Notwithstanding the drought the farmers in the Learmonth and [?] districts have little reason to complain. Many of the crops are fair, and with the higher prices rulling their ...
Article : 217 wordsThe annual dinner of the Caledonian Society of Melbourne was held on Saturday evening—St. Andrew's Night—at the Masonic-[?]all. The attendance showed a ...
Article : 661 wordsMr. J. M. Nickmson, of Crumlin, a wellknown vigneron and orchardist, complains that, owing to the neglect of some growers, the codlin moth is becoming a serious pest. ...
Article : 91 wordsLate this evening Constable Frederick Hunt arrested at his residence, Durnt Creek, Mr. John Taylor, secretary of the Avenel Water Trust, on a warrant charging him ...
Article : 234 wordsSir,—I was pleased to read Mr. C. French's letter in to-day's paper pleading for the protection of that useful and harmless class of birds known as Artemid[?], or woodswallows[?] ...
Article : 312 wordsSir,—Will you again allow me through the medium of your widely circulated paper to appeal to printers, publishers, booksellers, or private individuals for literature of a ...
Article : 165 wordsThe passengers who arrived at Cockburn by yesterday morning's Adelaide express were not able to leave Cockburn until 11 o'clock to-day on account of the washaway. ...
Article : 261 wordsSir,—Your report in The Argus of Monday under the above heading every farmer and the manager of every butter factory in Victoria should read, and not only read, but ...
Article : 507 wordsAlexander [?] Woods, clerk of the court at Sale, [?] arrested on Saturday night by Detective [?]rgeant Ward on board the [?] C[?]on[?]rry, which [?] about to ...
Article : 117 wordsMr. J. P. M'Meekin, who has been engaged in London for over two months watching the arrival of colonial butter in the interests of numerous fuctories, has written as ...
Article : 113 wordsSir.—Your correspondent, "H. F. T.," has entirely over[?]ooked the point of my letter. [?]n no place have I suggested the immutability of natural laws, or the impossibility of ...
Article : 287 wordsSir,—I have heard from thos[?] who know the Hon, the Minister for L[?]ds [?] that he is not a hard-hearted man, but unless [?] "mends his ways" his term of office will ...
Article : 202 wordsA strange case of snake-bite occurred here yesterday. A youth, riding from Messrs. Adams and Kersel's station, whilst passing a low hollow tree, suddenly saw something ...
Article : 922 wordsSir,—Through the columns of your valuable paper I would draw the attention of the Commissioners of Railways to the great b[?]n they would confer on the women and children ...
Article : 94 wordsYesterday morning at 10 minutes to 4 a f[?]re broke out in the [?] owned by Mr. J. P. Andrews in Boundary-road, North M[?]lbourne. The building was totally destroyed. ...
Article : 70 wordsThe Aramac, from Cooktown, left Cal[?] on Sunday for the south. The [?] arrived at [?] Top on Sunday from [?]. The D[?]rwent arrived at Maryborough on Sunday from the north. The [?] ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 2 Dec 1895, Page 6
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