On Saturday the great spring racing carnival was opened under the auspices of the Victoria Amateur Turf Club at Caulfield, and was favoured by delightful weather. ...
Article : 5,737 wordsThe Earl of Rosebery, whose resignation of the leadership of the Liberal party has caused a great sensation in political circles in the course of an interview with a press ...
Article : 831 wordsThe Czar Nicholas, accompanied by the Czaritsa and suite, arrived yesterday at Chalons, where a grand review of 90,000 French troops was held. The spectacle was ...
Article : 320 wordsA daring case of piracy on the coast of Morocco is reported, a French barque having been captured by Moorish pirates. A Spanish steamer that witnessed the ...
Article : 59 wordsThe match between the Australian Eleven and fifteen of the Chicago Wanderers was continued yesterday at Chicago. The visitors, who had lost three wickets ...
Article : 180 wordsThe Premier yesterday, speaking at Windsor, devoted a good deal of his speech to showing what had been the effect of protection in Victoria, so far as manufactures ...
Article : 883 wordsAs was stated in "The Argus" last week when the return of unprofitable lines of 1894 was reproduced, the commissioner is having the results of the working of several ...
Article : 857 wordsBy the death of this distinguished colonist botani[?] science has lost one of its greatest ornaments. Baron von Mueller devoted himself to that branch of ...
Article : 1,872 wordsA sad accident occured at Inverell yesterday. A party of mounted rifelmen were practising at the butts, and a young fellow named Wm. Ellis was marking for them. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 77 wordsThe Scott-Morton road race from Warrnambool to Melbourne, a distance of 165 miles, took place on Saturday, and proved an unqualified success. A fine performance had been anticipated, and, ...
Article : 2,012 wordsFurther successes have been gained by Mr. Dona[?]d M'Intosh, the Australian pigeon shot. He has won several valuable prizes at Spa, in Beigium, and elsewhere on the ...
Article : 39 wordsAt the London wool sales to-day the market was quieter. Prices were firm. The following prices were obtained for the fleece portions of the undermentioned ...
Article : 135 wordsThe "Cologne Gazette" states that there is no doubt that a defensive treaty between France and Russia exists, and that its provisions are cinbodied in a written ...
Article : 56 wordsThe following sales are reported:—Broken Hill Proprietary, 48s. 6d.; Mount Lyell, £8 2s. 6d.; Ivanhoe, £715s.: Lake View Consols, £7 10[?].; Great Boulder, £6 7s. 6d. ...
Article : 52 wordsA daring and successful forgery has been committed on the Queensland lnvestment and Land Mortgage Company. The facts of the case only came to light yesterday. ...
Article : 313 wordsHighly payable gold-bearing ore has been struck at Mullewa, 66 miles from Geraldton. KALGOORLIE, Friday. ...
Article : 516 wordsRabbit Skins.—At the auction sales of rabbit skins held on Friday, there was a brisk demand. The bulk of the catalogues realised unchanged prices, but in a few cases ...
Article : 144 wordsOn Saturday the secretary of the Victorian Steamship-owners' Association received a communication from Mr. Sam Smith, secretary of the Sydney branch of ...
Article : 360 wordsA respectable-looking woman named Mary Jaue Thompson, aged 60, and her married daughter, Mary Dreever, aged 25, the latter carryingn a baby in arms, were ...
Article : 262 wordsA shooting affray occurred in the Indian quarter, Hindley-street, at about 8 o'clock yesterday morning. Two Orientals named Radiki Shin and Massivi Singh were ...
Article : 185 wordsThe second of the present series of People's Promenado Concerts—which, owing to other arrangements, have now to be discontinued for a while—was very well ...
Article : 603 wordsThe Premier will to-morrow introduce a Banking Bill to give effect to the report of the Banking Committe[?]. The Tobacco and Excise Duties Bill was ...
Article : 97 wordsAn inquest held on Saturday by the city coroner, Dr. Youl, concerning the circumstances of the death of a girl fifteen and a half years old, named Mary Hughes, elicited ...
Article : 333 wordsA formal welcome was axtended yesterday to Captain Slocum by a number of residents of Sydney, who piocceded in the steamer Minerva to Manly, where the Spray ...
Article : 371 wordsThe report of the Select Committee has cut away much of the ground of the opposition to the Great Western Railway. ...
Article : 26 wordsIt is believed that Lord Rosebery's speech at Edinburgh will cause great embarrassment to Sir William Harcourt, the leader of the Liberal party in the House of ...
Article : 44 wordsA good deal of inconvenience was caused yesterday afternoon by the breaking of the cable rope of the South and Port Melbourne tramway lines, which happened at the corner ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 242 wordsShortly before 3 o'clock on Saturday morning a child in the house of Mr. Moses Harris, importer, 177 Drummond-street, Carlton, heard a noise on the ground floor as if ...
Article : 166 wordsTapestry Carpets, reduced to 1s. 2d. yard. Tapestry Carpets, reduced to 2s. yard. Brussels Carpets, reduced to 3s. yard. Brussels Carpets, 5 frame. reduced to 3s. 10d. Tapestry Table Covers ...
Article : 60 wordsASK for USHER'S WHISKY. Undoubtedly the best whisky in the world.—[Advt.] ...
Article : 16 words"Baby Land," "Boy Land," "Girl Land," and "Mamma Land" each contains Recitations suitable for Children and Schools, 3d. each book. Cole's Book Arcade, Melbourne, and all ...
Article : 31 wordsThe celebrated KANDY KOOLA TEA. It is the best, purest, and most invigorating tea in Australia, Obtainable from all grocers.—[Advt.] ...
Article : 24 wordsOur Establishment will be Closed on and after the 3rd October on Saturdays at 1.30 p.m. THE LEVIATHAN CLOTHING COMPANY, Corner of Bourke and Swanston streets. ...
Article : 31 wordsPith Occasional Chairs, reduced to 11s. 6d. Overmantels, reduced to 15s. Dining-tables, 6 [?] 3.6, extension, reduced to 27s. 6d. Sideboards, plate-glass backs, reduced to 45s. Doors open 10 ...
Article : 43 wordsThe constant use of Pears' Soap.— [Advt.] ...
Article : 14 words"Of the highest degree of purity."— "Health " [Advt.] ...
Article : 15 words[Robur tea,—[Advt.] ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 12 Oct 1896, Page 5
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