Ex-Senior-constable Conlon, formerly stationed at Daylesford, Castlemaine, and Inglewood, died on Monday, after a long iliness. Henry Newton, a tributer at the Ironbark mine, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 211 wordsMichael Murphy, who was found guilty at the quarter sessions of obta[?]g £250 from a man named Ke[?]edy by means of the confidence trick, was sentenced to-day ...
Article : 122 wordsThe difficulty of the questions arising in the trial of the Queen v. John Woodford Hyland for supplying a noxious drug with illegal intent, contrary to section 56 of the ...
Article : 1,406 wordsThe case of Cayron and others against Russell and others, which is being heard in the Banco Court by the Chief Justice, was continued yesterday. The action arises ...
Article : 1,084 wordsOn Thursday last Mr. Justice Hodges adjourned until yesterday the hearing of the petition for the winding-up of the Standart Bank, which had been presented by ...
Article : 373 wordsRain began to fall in Melbourne yesterday morning before daybreak, and the weather did not clear till about 2 p.m. Late at night rain again fell. The ...
Article : 872 wordsOn May 30 last a small shipment of butter, packed in boxes coated with a composition patented by Mr. George Pontin, was prepared, in the presence of the ...
Article : 307 wordsA searching investigation is being conbucted in the Bankruptey Court into the estare of Ernest John Horton, trading as E. Horton and Co. The registrar (Mr. ...
Article : 109 wordsMr. James Murdock, one of the oldest farmers in the Muckleford district, died on Monday, aged 90. On Sunday, morning and evening, the Bishop of ...
Article : 171 wordsMonday (6 p.m.).—Unsettled, with further rain, especially in castern distriets, but soon becoming fine generally; light north and west winds; moderate or smooth sea. ...
Article : 35 wordsThe Railway Commissioners announce that they are prepared to continue teh "starving-stock" rates in the districts where, from the severity of the drought, the ...
Article : 172 wordsRainfall at Observatory previous 24 hours to 5 p.m. August 22, 0.19in.' since January 1, 9,68in. Average rainfall at Observatory for the first eight months of the year, 15.88in. ...
Article : 320 wordsA young man named Join Kelson was charged at the Fitzroy Court yesterday with assaulting a woman with intent to commit a capital offence. A woman named Carrie Foulger stated that as ...
Article : 191 wordsA meeting of about 200 unemployed of the town and district was held on Monday night, their object being to urge that a larger number be given work on the Merri Swamp reclamation scheme, and to ...
Article : 122 wordsAt the meeting of the Collingwood Council, held last evening, the offer of Mr. J. W. Hutchinson to supply gas for private lighting was further considered. Under the draft agreement submitted ...
Article : 509 wordsThe gaol has received, for several months at least, two of the most disreputable old vagrants whom it has ever been the ill-fortune of the City Court Bench to interview. The first was James ...
Article : 229 wordsThe long stretch of dry weather recently experienced has considerably lessened the attractiveness and [?]ty of Lake Wendourec, Ballarat's most popular resort, and a beputation of yachtsmen, ...
Article : 215 wordsThe Western Australian Government has written to the department of Agriculture thanking it for the valuable services rendered by Mr. E. T. Hancock in investigating the ...
Article : 108 wordsSir,—Permit me to correct a typographical error in your report of the contents of the above will, published on Friday last. The deceased reverend gentleman was in charge ...
Article : 116 wordsSun, rises 6,57 a.m., sets 5.49 p.m.; moon ris[?] 9.23. a.m., sets 11.59 p.m. Full moon, 31st; [?] moon, 17th. ...
Article : 40 wordsMr. Clement Wragge has issued the following forecasts:— Victoria and Tasmania.—Genera[?] unsettled Rain and fogs in many places under N. to N.W. ...
Article : 226 wordsThat the law is patient, and can wait, a sturdy youth, named Hary Scott, has lately learned, to his cost. Scott as far back as February 9 entered Mr. Alfred Edmond's jewellery shop, in ...
Article : 234 wordsThe adjourned final hearing of the Harrold Bros.' insolvency case was resumed today. A. L. harrold, examined by Mr. Henderson regarding the financial position ...
Article : 578 wordsThe body of the missing village settler, James Malcolm Macallum, who was last seen alive on August 1, was found yesterday, in a paddock near the rifle butts, about one mile west of the town. ...
Article : 151 wordsSir,—In your journal of June 8, which I got by the last mail, I read that my [?] acquaintance, Mr. Justice Hartley Williams, in his evidence before the Law Reform ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 220 wordsA man named Henry Purchase, a re[?]dent of Meglouemby, died on Saturday from the effects of a buggy accident. He was driving home from Euroa on Thursday evening last, and the [?]hicle must ...
Article : 105 wordsHenry Murray appeared after his week's remand at the City Court yesterday. Murray was the man who, on Saturday week, while driving along Swanston-street in a dogeart, on his way home from the ...
Article : 189 wordsSir,—I could never understand why a theatrical manager should favour favour the public with a statement of grievances any more than a merchant or a mining agent who ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 834 wordsA largely-attended meeting of Mallee farmers whose land adjoins the Government vermin fence erected on the 36th parallel was held at Galaquit yesterday, under the auspices of the Galaquil ...
Article : 181 wordsSir,—We poor workers in the country are so heavily handicapped in ventilating a grievance that I trust you will find room for a few lines. Our complaint is that, like ...
Article : 338 wordsDetective-Inspector Borsum proceeded against John Tatum, of Carlton, at the District Court yesterday, for travelling between Caulfield and Prince's-bridge stations on July 23 without a ...
Article : 234 wordsThe half-yearly meeting of the Melbourne Hydraulie Power Company Limited was held yesterday at the offices of the company, 99 Queen-street, Mr. P. Johns presiding. ...
Article : 269 wordsAt the Williamstown Council meetiong on Monday, a motion was carried approving of the proposal that the ratepayers should elect the commissioners for the Metropolitan Board of Works. ...
Article : 42 wordsThe Kilmore Shire Couneil and the Railway Commissioner are at loggerheads. Some time back the Railway department called for tenders for an overhead bridge at Wandong, and, on the acceptance ...
Article : 256 wordsThe Brunswick Town Council on Monday night reecivid a latter from the Government statist's office asking them to take steps to foree the Ho[?] man Brick Company, in a[?] with the law ...
Article : 70 wordsThe postmaster at Widgiemooltha has telegraphed to the Postmaster-General stating that two rebbits have been seen in the locality, showing that rabbits are ...
Article : 104 wordsOn Saturday last the friends and fellow-officers of Mr. Hugh Montgomery invited him to meet them on the occasion of his severance of his connection with the Trustees, Executors, and Agency ...
Article : 515 wordsCouncillor Phillips drew attention on Monday night, at the meeting of the Brunswick Council, to the insanitary state of the Stewart-street State School. He said that the state of the school yard ...
Article : 83 wordsA the Criminal Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice Williams, Elizabeth Taylor, a nurse, residing in Madeline-street, Carlton, was charged with performing an illegal operation on 22nd ...
Article : 255 wordsThe St. K[?]da Council last evening received a communication from the Melbourne Council, poiming out that St. Kilda road was "one road, not thrce roads" and that riders and drivers must ...
Article : 102 wordsAn interesting quadrangular rifle match was fired here to-day, between the Victorian Permanent Artiller, Victorian Permanent Engineers, 3rd Battallon (Ballarat), and the Ballarat Rifle ...
Article : 185 wordsThe opening of the railway engine sbeds at Dimboola was [?]brated by a banouet at he local Masonic-hall. Among the visitors present were:—Mess[?] Pratt and Phillips, M.L.C.'s, Irvine and B[?]ton, ...
Article : 346 wordsThe two sailors, Nils Anderson and Alfred Osmundsen, who were left on Flinders Island by the ketch Secret, prior to her wreck at Port Albert, have been brought ...
Article : 70 wordsAt the meeting of the St. Kilda Council last evening Councillor Drakard, the delegate to the Cemeteries Sltes Conference, repoprted that the conference had at last formulated a report, and that ...
Article : 91 wordsSeveral inquests were held at the Morgue yesterday, the most noteworthy being that on the body of a man named James Jaggers, 36 years of age, found in the Yarra, near Burnley, on ...
Article : 296 wordsAt the Nunawading Shire Council meeting, last evening Counc[?]or Hunter, who was returned unopposed in place of Councillor Tankhauser tor the south riding, attended, and the question was ...
Article : 200 wordsDiamons are reported to have been found at Henderson, near Auckland. Mr. Campbell, manager of the Wellington branch of the National Insurance Company, ...
Article : 100 wordsAt the fort[?]tly meeting of the Flemington branch, Mr. J. F. Henderson in the chair, four new members were elected and five candidates proposed. The secretary, Mr. E. E. Roberts, ...
Article : 325 wordsCharles Adams, aged 20, was charged at the Essendon Court on Monday with unlawfully damaging a buggy to the extent of £1. Mrs. Mair, residing at Brunswick, stated that ...
Article : 255 wordsSir,—In yesterday's issue of your paper you mention the case of my deposit having been garnisheed at the instance of Mr. R. Leeson. I wish to inform you that Mr. ...
Article : 66 wordsCOBDEN.—During last month 105,106 gallons of milk were received at the Glenormiston Factory, the quantity of butter produced being 47,611lb. The price paid to suppliers was 1/21 ...
Article : 228 wordsSome surprise was expressed at the Nunawa[?] Shire Council meeting at a letter from the PubHe Works department, stating that the condition under which the Government would grant £2[?] ...
Article : 121 wordsSeven arrests have been mande in connection with an alleged outrage on an old woman named Mary Garbali[?] on Lockwood-road, on the 14th inst. On Thursay, two youths were arrested on a charge ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 135 wordsThe steamer Taiyvan, from the southern ports, arrived on Friday, the passengers being Mrs. Fryer and two children, and Messrs. Parsons and Bowes. She sailed on ...
Article : 138 wordsThere was a large attendance of members at the annual meeting of the Cunterbury branch of the Free-trade Democratic Association on Thursday evening, Mr. W. H. Rennick presiding. The ...
Article : 169 wordsMr. Jack Lyons, the well-known butcher, of North-terrace, Adelaide, in a letter, Feb. 14, 1898, says:—"I had been a sufferer for years with liver and kidney complaint, and could never get any ...
Article : 129 wordsThe annual public meeting of the Williamstown Ladies' Benevolent Society was held on Thursday last in the Mechanics' institute, Captain Mitchell occupying the chair. The secretary's report ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 29 wordsA new branch of the Australian Natives' Assoclation was opcned at Longwood on Monday evening. Mr. Carty Salmon, M.L.A., presldent of the board of d[?]tors, cond[?]ted the pro[?]gs, ...
Article : 75 wordsMr. Henry Morgan, late of Emberton, farmer, who died 21st June last, left a will dated March 15, 1889, bequenthing his property to his widow and children. Value of ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tue 23 Aug 1898, Page 6
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