Robberies with violence are becoming painfully frequent again, and every night adds several cases to the long list upon which the detectives have to work. The public gardens ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 247 wordsA special meeting of the Fitzroy City Council was held last evening for the purpose of taking into consideration the proposal of the Government to expend £110,000 on the ...
Article : 2,551 wordsThere were a good many representatives of the pastoral interest at Moonee Valley yesterday who had, no doubt, been waiting for the rain for some time past, but who ...
Article : 2,016 wordsThe Bishop of Ballarat preached at the cathedral yesterday prior to his departure for England, and collated Canon Mercer to the archdeaconry of Ballarat. ...
Article : 136 wordsA proposal to erect refrigerating works at Warrnambool is under the consideration of the Western District Butter Factories Association, and a committee which was ...
Article : 317 wordsHenry Hosking, an enginedriver, was today committed for trial on a charge of perjury alleged to have been committed in the case brought by him against Mr. Thomas ...
Article : 131 wordsForecast (Monday, 6 p.m.).—Moderately fine, but cloudy; cooler and showery in south, sultry in north; winds variable, but chiefly southerly; moderate sea. ...
Article : 30 wordsRainfall at Observatory from 8 p.m. 23rd to 3 p.m. 24th February, 0.11. Since January 1. 5.15in. Average rainfall at Observatory for the first two months of the year, 3.16in. ...
Article : 178 wordsAt the meeting of the Mining Board this morning the members who vacate their seats by effluxion of time took occasion to make their valedictory speeches. Mr. Hart said ...
Article : 150 wordsThe wet weather yesterday evening did not prevent a numerous audience from assembling in the Town-hall, when the Melbourne Liedertafel, conducted by Mr. H. J. King, ...
Article : 625 wordsThe effect of the competition between the electric light companies and the Gas Company has been to induce the latter concern to adopt more energetic measures to maintain its interests. At a meeting ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 147 wordsA lamentable shooting accident occurred yesterday morning at Corack, whereby a boy named Albert T. Harrison, 13 years of age, was shot dead. He was the son of Mr. John ...
Article : 183 wordsA lad named Grayson, son of the caretaker of the Warrnambool racecourse, was thrown from a horse last evening and sustained injuries which are likely to prove fatal. ...
Article : 66 wordsThe subject of direct railway communication to the northern suburbs was referred to at the meeting of the Collingwood Council last evening. Councillor Gaban said that he desired to remind the council that ...
Article : 246 wordsA fatal accident happened on the Moe-road about 10 o'clock on Saturday night, the victim being Mr. Elliott, a farmer, residing at Moondaria, and aged about 60, who was in ...
Article : 254 wordsAt a race meeting in Kyneton on the 14th February, 1894, Miss Foley, sister of Mr. P. A. Foley, of Kyneton, lost her purse, containing 14 sovereigns, a saloon ticket from Melbourne ...
Article : 109 wordsAt a meeting of the Fitzroy Council last night a letter was received from the city council of Ballarat stating that it was proposed to hold a conference of delegates of all the municipalities in the colony at ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 781 wordsAt the council meeting to-night Councillor R. M. Scott stated it was the intention of the Melbourne committee of the Echuca Consumptive Sanatorium to considerably enlarge ...
Article : 2,068 wordsThe engineer of the Tragowel Water Trust has been informed that the Laanecoorie basin is exhausted. This means that no irrigation can be carried on until rain falls ...
Article : 62 wordsHop-picking has now fairly started here and at Valencia Creek. Owing to the dry season the yield generally will be light, but here and there a plot of perhaps an acre ...
Article : 136 wordsMr. Egryn Jones, M.R.C.S., of East Melbourne, had a sensational misadventure yesterday morning, about 11 o'clock. He was driving along Gipps-street, East Melbourne, ...
Article : 261 wordsLast night the Brunswick Council received a communication from Father E.J. Luby, Roman Catholic parish priest, stating that he understood that St. Ambrose girls' school was to be rated. The writer ...
Article : 227 wordsThe mysterious disappearance of the young man Thomas Moore, a chemist, who was employed by Messrs. Francis and Co., and resided with his parents at 63 Arden-street, ...
Article : 213 wordsThe general and ratepayers' electoral lists for Braybrook, Footscray (north and middle), and Yarraville divisions of the district of Footscray were revised yesterday before Mr. ...
Article : 315 wordsIThe supply of milk at the local butter factory exceeded 1,800 gallons daily a little over a week ago, and to-day it is down to 1,400 gallons. The directors have just ...
Article : 786 wordsAt the meeting of the St. Kilda City Council last evening Councillor Moore, in accordance with notice of motion, moved:— "That this council having at the cost of the ...
Article : 206 wordsEllen Piezzi, former licensee of the Pension Suisse, a wine shop in Lonsdale-street, reported to the police yesterday the loss of some jewellery in a peculiar circumstance. ...
Article : 183 wordsThe St. Kilda police arrested yesterday an elderly woman whom they found wandering aimlessly round the streets. Sha was drenched to the skin with the heavy rains, ...
Article : 119 wordsThe following motion was moved by Councillor Stedeford at the meeting of the St. Kilda Council last evening:— "That with a view of giving practical effect to the ...
Article : 197 wordsWILCANNIA, FEB. 24.—The weather is threatening. Wanaaring reports heavy rain, and the parro[?] River is now within 3ft. of the 1890 flood. The following are the reports of the state of the river at 9 a.m. ...
Article : 304 wordsFurther charges of stealing cargo from the ship Ellen A. Reid, now lying at the Port Melbourne Town Pier, were investigated yesterday at the sitting of the Port Melbourne ...
Article : 185 wordsEsther Hall, licensee of the Bayview Hotel, Lygon-street, Carlton, was proceeded against at the local court yesterday for Sunday trading, and having her bar door open on ...
Article : 196 wordsLast night at the Brunswick Council meeting Councillor Phillips drew attention to the nuisance arising from the Fitzroy Council's rubbish tip. He considered that the tip was a menance to health, as ...
Article : 199 wordsThe magistrates at the Port Melbourne Police-Court yesterday were occupied some time in rehearing a case in which a man named William Michie was charged with being ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 112 wordsPORTARLINGTON, FEB. 24.—During Saturday night and Sunday 28 points of rain fall, and for February up till to-day 218 points have fallen. january fall was [?] points. The following ...
Article : 79 wordsAt the meeting of the Essendon council last night Councillor Jordan was unanimously to-elected the council's representative on the Metropolitan Board of Works. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tue 25 Feb 1896, Page 6
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