In the "Cape Argus" of December 1, which has just come to hand, is a detailed account of the "sticking up" of the Standard Bank at Claremont by the man George ...
Article : 1,239 wordsThe annual meeting of the Australasian Cricket Council was held last evening at Menzies' Hotel. Mr. W. O. Whittridge (South Australia) presided, and there were ...
Article : 2,025 wordsCaptain W. R. Russell, member for Hawkc's Bay, and leader of the Opposition in the New Zealand House of Representatives, arrived in Melbourne by the Sydney ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 211 wordsWilliam Hanna, son of a retired guard, attempted to pass between a truck which was undergoing repairs and another which was being shunted at the Bullarat East ...
Article : 240 wordsThe dispute between the Mayor of Melbourne and the Minister of Lands concerning the opening of a roadway for vehicles through the Yarra-park from ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 935 wordsMonday.—Midday intercolonial reports incomplete; fine, with light variable winds, sea moderate. Note.—Intercolonial reports are too incomplets ...
Article : 32 wordsThe trial of John Norton and George Lonsdale on the charge of having libelled Mr. Carruthers, the Minister of Lands, was continued to-day at Armidale, before ...
Article : 315 wordsThe adjourned inquest on the body of Mrs. Selina Sarah Kirkaldy was held at Eaglehawk on Monday. The analysis of the contents of the stomach by the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 177 wordsA five-roomed weatherboard dwelling, at St. Albans, was burned down on Sunday afternoon. It wns occupied by Walter Scott, a farm hand, in the employ of Mr. ...
Article : 188 wordsDetectives Hawkins and M'Williams arrested yesterday Geoffrey Purcell, 35 years of age, labourer, and George Wallace, bricklayer, on separate accusations of theft of watches. Purcell ...
Article : 121 wordsA resident of Fryerstown, Mrs. C. Chapman, had her back severely injured on Saturday night through being hemmed in between a vehicle and a fence. ...
Article : 97 wordsThe hot weather of last week was intensified here on account of large bush fires raging in several places. One of the most destructive fires that ever visited the ...
Article : 461 wordsThe body of a women respectably dressed, but without stockings, was found in the Yarra yesterday above the Morgue. In the pocket of her skirt were a leather purse, containing 2/3 in silver, a ...
Article : 118 wordsA painfully sudden death occurred to-day to James Lavery, aged 24, an assistant in the employ of Mr. Richard Hughes, chemist, Deceased was having a tooth extracted by ...
Article : 973 wordsWorn out by the pain of an internal tumour, and rendered melancholy by general ill-health, Mrs. Margaret Scott, 56 years of age, wife of a commercial traveller in Bridge-street, Northcote, ...
Article : 70 wordsThe police in South Melbourne experience great difficulty in preventing boys and young men from indulging in the old game of pitch and toss on Sundays, and it is frequently necessary for some ...
Article : 316 wordsA great many bush fires have been raging in this district during the past week, and reports to hand show that a large amount of grass and fencing have been burnt. In ...
Article : 173 wordsGUNDAGAI, Jan. 3.—Stock Pass[?]ngs.—Friday 4,700 sheep, medium station, destination Yass, owner A.R. Trigg. Saturday—6,500 sheep, Narundera to Derthoung, J. Gibb and Son owners. ...
Article : 38 wordsThe identity of the robber with the George Goodwin Crouch Smith, who served a sentence for conspiracy to defra[?]d at Pentridge, is now practically proved. At the ...
Article : 362 wordsROMA, Jan, 3. — Since Christmas Eve we have had six wet days, with a total rainfall of 2.[?]6in. The weather is now close and muggy, with prospects of more rain, Charleville reports 6in. rain ...
Article : 96 wordsMr. Hawkin[?], who is the stipendiary magistrate in the Clutha district, where prohibition is supposed to be in operation, has submitted a report to the Minister of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 684 wordsBecause of some old romance, Donald M'Lennan, of Lyle-street, Brunswick, persisted in living alone and unattended. He permitted no woman to enter his house or ...
Article : 211 wordsSir,—I would like to point out to the Melbourne Cricket Club, through the kindly medium of your paper, the fact that though they are exceedingly careful that there shall ...
Article : 249 wordsBRIGHT, Jan. 1.—66 points of rain fell last night. KOROIT, Jan. 3.—Light rain fell on Saturday night and Sunday night. ...
Article : 390 wordsThe hot weather was severely felt in the Otway Forest, where bush fires were raging all last week. Intelligence has been received that Jones's selection, near Cape ...
Article : 229 wordsA young woman named Mand Michel, was brought to the Wangaratta Hospital in pitiable circumstances on New Year's Day. She was residing for some time in a ...
Article : 217 wordsSir,—With reference to your accurate report in "The Argus" of Saturday relative to the abortive charge of assault and robbery at or near the Victoria-hall, may I ...
Article : 167 wordsAlfred Ernest Seymour, though only 22 years of age, was a victim to the terrible disease of consumption, and he suffered much pain. A sister to whom he was much attached had died a ...
Article : 181 wordsTwo cases of housebreaking have been reported to the Footscray police. The residence of F. Scott, Collins-street, was broken into on New Year's Day in the absence of the inmates, and a gold ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 214 wordsAlfred Priest, a watchman, residing in Draper-street, South Melbourne, died in the Melbourne Hospital last week from the effects of burns sustained by falling into a fire while in a [?] He ...
Article : 134 wordsYesterday a lad of about 14, a son of Mr. Charles, of Windsor-street, Footscray, fell whilst climbing up a tree overhanging a waterhole in Rumpif's quarry, off Brooklyn Creek. Two other lads had been with ...
Article : 116 wordsFrancis St. John, 65 years of age, taxidermist, of 179 Simpson-street, East Melbourne, died in the Melbourne Hospital yesterday from the effects of poison which he swallowed on the 25th ult. in ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tue 4 Jan 1898, Page 6
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