The half-yearly report issued by the directore of the Ballarat Woollen and Worsted Mills shows that the profits of the term amounted to £2,101. A dividend of 4½d. ...
Article : 233 wordsThe Emigrants Information Bureau have embodied in their annual report a communication from Mr. Benjamin Jones, a former member of the managing committee ...
Article : 505 wordsFor some time past the heavy overburden of the hanging-wall side of the deep workings of the junction mine has given great trouble, and quite a forest of timber has ...
Article : 528 wordsThe Earl of Kilmorey arrived in Sydney by train yesterday, and became the guest of Lord and Lady Hampden at Government-house. ...
Article : 232 wordsEastertide has so far been favoured by fine weather, and the troops who, thanks to the generosity of Captain Percy Chirnside, are enabled to go into camp have no need ...
Article : 1,152 wordsAmusements page 12 Births, Marriages, 1 and Deaths.... 1 Bereavement Cards 1 ...
Article : 247 wordsThe battle of khakee against scarlet has been fought and won, for when the special train from Ballarat glided through Flinders-street station at an early hour this ...
Article : 1,395 wordsThe arrest of Charles Hellings by Constable Loughnan, on the 6th inst., on the charge of attempting to steal money from the till of Mrs. Jane Davis, licensee of the ...
Article : 346 wordsGeneral eference was made at the churches to-day to the fact that the Government had set apart the day as one of humiliation and prayer, and approval was ...
Article : 325 wordsThe Borough Council on Thursday adopted a statement in connection with the proposed loan of £3,000 for disbursement in the following manner:—New town-hall, ...
Article : 149 wordsOn Thursday morning the new steamship Westralia, belonging to Messrs. Huddart, Parker, and Co.s line of intercolonial trading boats, paid her first visit to Corio Bay. ...
Article : 331 wordsA meeting of the council of Churches was held on Thursday afternoon, April 15, the Rev. H. Herlitz presiding. The following were elected the officers ...
Article : 284 wordsBefore Messrs. Eade and Page, J.P.'s, at the Collingwood Court on Thursday, (i[?]arge Rogers, who resides at No. 6 Albert-street, was prosecuted for using threatening ...
Article : 118 wordsA speech dealing with the effect of the free-trade policy in New South Wales was delivered at Katoomba last evening by the Postmaster-General, Mr. Cook. He said ...
Article : 265 wordsThe Exhibition- building was crowded to overflowing last night, when Mr. W. J. Turner gave one of his popular concerts. A varied programme was ...
Article : 408 wordsAn evidence of land hunger is afforded by the fact that 1,264 persons lodged 10,112 applications for 11 blocks of land on the stock route between here and Jerilderie at ...
Article : 56 wordsThe following transfers of hotel licenses were granted:—Susan Stephens to Catherine Dunlop. Fitzroy Club, Brunswick-street. Fitzroy: Geo. H. Morley to Bridget Johnson, oxford Hotel, ...
Article : 418 wordsThe Public Service Board has made its report in regard to the charges brought by certain Bundaberg planters against the administration of Mr. Caulfield, the inspector ...
Article : 285 wordsDuring the County Court proceedings held here yesterday and to-day the action for libels brought by Mr. pharez Phillips, M.L.C., against Mr. David Millar, ...
Article : 244 wordsAt an early hour this morning the local police received intelligence of murderous assault having been committed on a China. man residing in Patrick-street. On visiting ...
Article : 120 wordsAt the Prahran Court on Thursday Frank Pilcher was charged with being the keeper of a common gaming-house, at 47 Chapelstreet, Prahran, on 13th March. Mr. F. ...
Article : 119 wordsIt is not generally known that the pathwas in the different parks and gardens of the metropolis are restricted to the use of pedestrians, and that cyclists riding along ...
Article : 143 wordsThe Inverbroom Estate, Stratford, of 1,200 acres, was submitted for sale on Thursday, in 28 lots, by Messrs. Hamilton and Co., in conjunction with Messrs. Little and ...
Article : 79 wordsIt was conclusively proved at the city Court on Thursday that Marion Walsh, who was arrested on Monday carrying a basketful of stolen property, had been ...
Article : 221 wordsThe registrar has received for probate the will and eadicil of Murdoch Matheson, late of Craig, near Henty, who died on December 23, 1896. The will was ...
Article : 435 wordsThe term congregation seems almost as appropriate as that of audience in connection with the large assemblage that gave the Town-hall a well-filled appearance both ...
Article : 532 wordsSir,—On behalf of Mrs. Phillips, myself, and family, permit me, through the medium of your columns, to convey our deep and sincere thanks to those ladies and gentlemen ...
Article : 109 wordsMembers of the defence forces went into camp at Cheltenham, near Port A [?]aide, to-night. Provision has been made for 1,046 men. ...
Article : 171 wordsYARRAWONGA.—An unwonted demonstration took place here on Wednesday, the occasion being the impending departure of the Rev. J. D. Robertson, who, since ...
Article : 97 wordsMr. Stanley Cathels; of Creswick, was stopping at the Carron Hotel, Spencerstreet, in February last, and on the 16th of that month a sneak thief entered his room ...
Article : 119 wordsThe attitude taken by the rowing men in Sydney against the proposal to send an intercolonial eight to England to row at the Henley regatta in July next is based on the ...
Article : 265 wordsARAMAC. April 6.—The weather is still dry, and I regret to report that climatic influences indicate a drought Should rain not fall shortly. Mr. James Brown reports that he has just [?]hed ...
Article : 323 wordsThe president of the Karkarooe Shire (Mr. E. H. Lascelles), the secretary (Mr. Lester), and Councillors Ferguson and Bennett, on Saturday met in conference with ...
Article : 234 wordsConsiderable interest was exhibited at the Richmond Court on Wednesday, when s younh man named Matthew H. Cockerell was charged with betting on unenclosed ...
Article : 217 wordsA public meeting convened by the provisional committee of the United Labour Party, for the purpose of forming a branch of that association in Fitzroy, was held at ...
Article : 200 wordsThomas Libbis was charged at the Supreme Court to-day with bigamy, he having first married Margaret Iverson at Melbourne in 1894, and subsequently a young ...
Article : 170 wordsThe Garrison Artillery marched into camp at Queenseliff on Thursday night, and found comfortable and picturesque quarters awaiting thom. ...
Article : 986 wordsIt was the late Henry Ketten who used to cease playing and glare at any member of his audience who presumed to enter the hall during the vendering of a number, and ...
Article : 262 wordsKOROIT, April 15.—A considerable quantity of rain fell on Tuesday. At this week's live stock auction sales fat pigs relised 4[?]/: large stores. 24/6 to [?]/ porkers. 25/; medium stores [?]d: fat ...
Article : 184 wordsArarat.—The supply of milk at the Ararat Butter Factory has fallen off so considerably, in consequence of the droutht, that a discussion arose at the monthly meeting of ...
Article : 1,298 wordsA meeting of ladies interested in the Queen's Shilling Fund, in aid of the Queen Victoria Hospital, was held at Coburg on Tuesday. Mrs. Dyring presided, and the ...
Article : 54 wordsA child, about four days old, was found abandoned yesterday in a right-of-way off Capel-street, West Melbourne. It had been thrown on the world wrapped in a ...
Article : 102 wordsSir,—It will be in the memory of some of your readers that a new wing was added to this building last year. The committee have not yet been able to ...
Article : 204 wordsThe Great Boulder crushed for the past fortnight 1,066 tons of stone, yielding 1,208oz. of gold, or an average of 3oz. Odwt. 4½gr. per ton. The Boulder has now turned ...
Article : 277 wordsSir,—Is it possible for any crew at all representative of present Australian rowing to compete under the following rules:—The proposed crew is to compete at Henley. The ...
Article : 222 wordsA most enjoyable concert was giben to the e inmates of the old Colonists' Homes on Wednesday evening by Mrs. A. Lyons and, a party of friends from Hawthorn. The chair was occupied by Mr. R. Raiderson. ...
Article : 193 wordsSir,—In your issue of the 15th inst. appears a report of the above case, tried before His Honour Judge Hamilton at the Melbourne County Court on the 14th inst. The ...
Article : 162 wordsSir,—In your issue of the 26th inst. there is a very intersting report of the public experiments carried out by Mr. D. Wilson, the dairy expert to the Victorian ...
Article : 189 wordsCole's Book Arcade, Cole's Book Arcade it is in Melbourne town. Of all the book stores in this land it has the most renown. ...
Article : 85 wordsThe balance of Stocks has now been Re-marked at Further Reduced Prices, and will be offered to the public at 10 a.m. this day. Warehouses—232 to 244 Elizabeth-st.—[Advt.] ...
Article : 39 wordsThe Balance of Stocks has now been Re-marked at Further Reduced Prices, and will be offered to the public at 10 a.m. this day. Warehouses—232 to 244 Elizabeth-st.—[Advt.] ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 17 Apr 1897, Page 8
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