The Victorian Poultry and Kennel Club's show was continued yesterday, when the formal cercmony of deelaring it open was performed by the Mayor of Melbourne ...
Article : 1,201 wordsIn its Sporting Department This Week Contains: Leading Article—Amateur Racing. Turf Gissip, by "Terlinga." Caulfield Anticipations, by "Ribbleden." ...
Article : 74 wordsIt has transpired that the supposed whistling and signalling at Shell Harbour on Tuesday night, which was believed to come from a vessel in distress, arose from ...
Article : 404 wordsMr. J. A. Wilson, a prominent Freemason and a very old resident of the district, died at his reisdence, Buninyard, on Thursday, after a brief illness. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 182 wordsFrom the days of Sweeny Todd, the demon barber, to those of Lady Babble the trap-door has always played a prominent part in fiction, both sensational and idyllic, ...
Article : 1,049 wordsThe Oaklands Hounds ment to-morrow at the Travellers' Rest Hotel, Tullamarine, at 9 a.m. ...
Article : 16 wordsThe Amateur Championship Meeting of the New South Wales Athletic Association, at which teams from Queensland, Victoria, and New Zealand, will compete against the local athletes for the various ...
Article : 46 wordsThe Maffra Coursing Club held their Champion Stakes meeting to-day, and the coursing was quite equal to that of the last meeting. The Home plain, on which the coursing was held, is regarded ...
Article : 271 wordsThe question of the formation of a Universisty football team to compete in premiership matches will be discussed at a meeting to be held tonight, at 8 o'clock, at the physiology theatre at ...
Article : 229 wordsSome peculiar circumstances came under the notice of the deputy coroner and a jury at an inquest concerning the death of an infant named Evelyn Wilson at Golden-square on Thursday. ...
Article : 304 wordsPublished by the proprietors of "The Argus" and "The Australasian," at 197 Collins-street cast. Copies may be obtained from news agents selling "The Augus" or "The Australasian," and all ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 427 wordsThursday (6 p.m.).—Fine, with light nother[?] winds; smooth sea. ...
Article : 18 wordsTo-day.—Champion pigeon shooting contest, Melbourne Gun Club's ground (second day); Fitzroy races; billiards, Dawson v. Mannock, Athenæum-hall, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m; card of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 289 wordsThe exhibition match of billiards between the English players, Dawson and Mannock, in which the latter receives 3,000 out of 9,000, was continued at the Athemeum-hall yesterday afternoon and ...
Article : 117 wordsA Strong but not quite representatative team of Victorian lacrosse players left Melbourne by the express for Sydney yesterday. Several of the intercolonial team which defeated South Australia ...
Article : 484 wordsA drapery establishment in Moorabool-street, carried on by Mr. H. Dagg, was completely gutted by a fire which broke out at midnight on Thuesday. The stock was valued at £2,370, and the ...
Article : 74 wordsMerloolas, the Melbourne Cup favourite, is engaged in the Spring Handicap, one mile and a quarter, to be run at Tattersall's meeting, at Randwick, on Saturday. ...
Article : 945 wordsThe adjouraed important prosecution under the Health Act 1890 was heard on Wednesday by Mr. J. J. Keogh, P.M., when Mr. J. H. Potter, secretary to the Ballan Shire Council, was procceded ...
Article : 280 wordsThe additional grant of £13,000 to the Maffra Beet Sugar Factory is most unfavourably regarded here. It is considered by competent authorities that the industry could have been more profitably ...
Article : 62 wordsThe Hetton coal-miners' lodge, at meeting to-night at Neweastle, decided to ask the Delegate Board to convene an aggregate meeting of miners to discuss the ...
Article : 74 wordsA meeting of wine-growers was held at Rhymney on Wednesday, when a resolution was unanimously carried to the effect that the only adequate means of assisting the vine-growers is to at once ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 24 wordsWhen coming down Brown's Creek hill, near-Orange, to-day, the bicycle of William Scers, after becoming unmanageable, collided against a culvert. He was thrown ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 229 wordsMeasles has assumed an epidemic form here, and there are cases in almost every family. At the meeting of the borough council last evening one medical man reported 20 cases. Adults as well as ...
Article : 47 wordsThe annual report of the Queensland Deaf, Dumb, and Blind Institution shows that the industrial sales of goods manufactured by inmates amounted of £3,445, being an ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 511 wordsThe Assize Court was opened to-day before Mr. Justice A'Beckett. A man named William Kearns was charged with forging a cheque for £3 in the name of Charles ...
Article : 1,491 wordsALBERTON (Shire).—Central Riding—J. M'Kenzie (retiring). South Riding—J. H. Brain. North Riding (Ordinary Vacancy)—W. J. Wight and M. Le Grand, Extraordinary Vacancy—J. J. O'Connor. ...
Article : 747 wordsTen thousand people attended the National Association's exhibition at Bowen-park to-day. The contest for light-weight hunters was won by Mr. Hunter's Anyhow. ...
Article : 22 wordsThe Melbourne Gun Club yesterday commenced their £25 Champion Sweepstakes, which included 12 of the best pigeon-shooters in Australia. The weather was nice and warm, with not a breath ...
Article : 659 wordsIt is understood that the Premier has notified the Governor of Queensland of the Government's objections to the New Guinca drdinance, and proposed amendments ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 150 wordsIn the Insolvency Court to-day, before the ordinary business was taken, Mr. Muirhead apologised to Mr. Commissioner Russell for the letter he had written on ...
Article : 174 wordsA complimentary race meeting was held on the local course yesterday, in honour of Mr. John Hill, the popular veteran handicapper of the Goulburn Valley. All the district clubs were represented, ...
Article : 243 wordsLILYDALE, Aug. 11.—The improved condition of pasturage in the disteict, owing to recent rains, has greatly enhaneed the value of stock. At Messrs. Coghill and Morton's sate to-day forward ...
Article : 181 wordsThe Mount Eliza Infirmary inquiry was continued to-day. The principal witness was the master of the institution, Mr.J.P. Wade, who gave evidence rebutting ...
Article : 160 wordsAt the Heidlberg Council meeting on Wednesday, Councillor Ford drew attention to the fact that the councils would be required to give a guarantee in conncetion with the proposed ...
Article : 187 wordsThe annual match between the town and country draughts players of Victoria takes place on Saturday, September 3. There have been more players engaged in these annual matches than insimilarevents ...
Article : 410 wordsA case of importance to municipal councils was heard at the Oakleigh Court to-day, before Mr. C. G. Morrison, P.M., when the Borough of Oakleigh sned Alex. H. Gray for £26, rates alleged ...
Article : 423 wordsThe Balrnsdles Racing Club's Winter Meeting was held to-day. There was a good attendance and splendid weather. Results:— Hurdle Race.—R. Gilder's Bohemian Prince, 1; ...
Article : 162 wordsAt the meeting of the Caylfield Shire Council on Wednesday evening Councillor F. G. Wood moved that the Brighton Council be asked to appoint two delegates to confer with representatives ...
Article : 174 wordsThe bodt of Macy Ann Dunning, a widow, aged 65, was found floating near Fisherman's Dock this morning. She had been missing since last evening. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 508 wordsThe general annual meeting of the Victorian Amateur Cyelists' Union will be held to-night, at Young and Jackson's, at 8 o'clock. The poil for the election of officers and coucillors for the ...
Article : 186 wordsThe Public Works department notified the Caulfield Coucil that the council's request for assistance in the maintenance of Dandenong-road could not be entertained. Councillor Wood pointed out ...
Article : 124 wordsBRIGHTON (Town).—North Ward—J. F. Hamilton. South Ward—A. Walstab. East Ward—A. R. Stone. Central Ward—T. Macpherson. Local Auditor—A. R. Aylwin. All ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 160 wordsThe barque Coromandel, which has been submerged in Wellington Harbour for two years, has been refloated. The barquentine May, which left ...
Article : 135 wordsCouncillor Riddell reported to the Caulfield Council on Wednesay evening that the PostmasterGeneral, in reply to a deputation of Caulfield councillors, had expressed his intention of ...
Article : 65 wordsThe thirteenth anniversay of the Charlton branch of the Australian Natives' Association was held on Monday, when Mr. Carly Salmon, M.L.A., president of the board of directors, was present, and ...
Article : 50 wordsThe arrangements are complete for the fancy dress parade and race meeting to be held at the Exhibition-building to-morrow, in connection with the Dog and Poultry Show. The parade will start ...
Article : 145 wordsSir,—If I understand the meaning of Mrs. Bear Carwford's letter in your issue of today, she admits the correetness of Mr. M'Kenzie's statement. As honorary ...
Article : 203 wordsAt the meeting of the Caulfield Cuuncil on Wednesday evening, a draft of the proposed Meat Bill, together with a circular showing the weaker clauses of the bill, were received from the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 36 wordsSir,—In juslice to ourselves would you permit as to state that about two months ago Mr. Martin, inspector of factories, after examining our workrooms, stated to ...
Article : 97 wordsAt the meeting of the Oakleigh branch of the Australian Natives' Association on Thursday, Mr. D. W. Nicoll (president) in the chair, the following notice of motion was given by Mr. J. ...
Article : 141 wordsMelbourne Chess Club's Handicap Tournament.— The drawing for the first round is as follows:—Section A (play Tuesday, 10th August).—S. Smith v. S. Landells, A. Bunn v.L. Roth, C.W. Niquet v. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 185 wordsThe monthly meeting of the Victorian Amateur Athletic Association was held on Wednesday evening, at the Port Phillip Club Botel, the president (Mr. Montague Cohen) being in the chair. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 12 Aug 1898, Page 6
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