The 27th annual meeting in connection with the Victorian Sunday-school Union was held on Tuesday evening in the Collinsstreet Baptist Church. In the absence of ...
Article : 367 wordsIn its Sporting Department this week contains:— Leading Article.—The Caulfield Cup Accident. Turl Gossip, by "Terlinga." Notes and Anticipations, by "Ribbleden." ...
Article : 59 wordsThe weather for the first day of the Tatura Show was all that could be desired for an outdoor gathering. Rain fell on Tuesday night and again this morning. ...
Article : 717 wordsFrom the commencement of the season until to-night 14,522 bales have been offered, and 13,084 bales sold. These figures compare with 10,125 bales offered, and 9,212 bales ...
Article : 207 wordsThe SPEAKER took the chair at halfpast 4. QUESTIONS. Mr. FOSTER, in reply to Mr. Duggan, ...
Article : 4,860 wordsThe notification in "The Argus" of yesterday that the Raleigh road race had been abandoned on account of a difficulty between the Raleigh Company in England and their local agents caused ...
Article : 422 wordsTo-day—Epsom races; Moonce Valley Cup and Purse acceptances, due 4 p.m. Friday.—Settling over Epsom races at Victorian Club; Ballarat Miners. Turf Club races; ...
Article : 61 wordsAnother suburban meeting is down for decision this afternoon, when the Epsom Racing Club will be in the field. The bill of fare is framed on the usual lines. ...
Article : 452 wordsAt to-day's wool sales two firms of selling brokers brought forward 4,765 bales, of which 4,314 bales were sold. The catalogues contained a number of large lines of ...
Article : 1,248 wordsThe Footscray Council last night received a communication from the Minister of Justice intimating (in reply to a request for the creation of Messrs. W. J. Fraser and J. Street as justices) that the ...
Article : 80 wordsThis afternoon, at the M.C.C.green, at 4 p.m., the Victorian team picked to play against New South Wales will meet for their second practice. An alteration has been made in the team. Mr. ...
Article : 96 wordsThe city of Richmond wrote to the Footscray Council last night asking the latter to send a delegate to a conference on Tuesday, 8th November, in Melbourne, for the purpose of considering ...
Article : 69 wordsThe annual club championship was played for on Monday afternoon, and resulted in a win for Miss E. Calder, with a score of 115. The following scoring were handed in:—Miss E. Calder, 115; Miss ...
Article : 171 wordsAn estimate of the receipts and expenditure of the shire of Moorabbin to 30th September, 1898, was placed before the council at its meeting on Monday night. The return showed that the ...
Article : 83 wordsAt the meeting of the Moorabbin Council on Monday night Councillor Lamb Smith reported that a number of ratepayers had complained of the undesirable presence of tramps in the vicinity of ...
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Advertising : 229 wordsThe members of the Ferntree Gully Tennis Club met yesterday for the purpose of opening the court. Mr. Selby, the president, performed the opening ceremony, after which a set was played, ...
Article : 53 wordsSir,—The closing of the St. Kilda Cemetery has been too long delayed, and needs the prompt attention of the authorities. When the space available for new graves ...
Article : 911 wordsAt Monday night's meeting of the Brunswick Council a report was received from the public works committee dealing with the public baths which are under the control of the Mechanics' ...
Article : 127 wordsAt the Richmond Court yesterday, before Messrs. Tatnall, Gleadell, Smith, and Hartnell, J.P.'s, Harry Mackellar was charged with setting fire to a stable at the rear of ...
Article : 209 wordsThe Brunswick Council on Monday received a recommendation from their health committee to the effect that the stable and manure pit on J. Allison's property, on Sydney-road, be ordered to be ...
Article : 150 wordsThe following tenders were recommended for acceptance by the publie works committee, at the Port Melbourne Council meeting on Tuesday:—(a), reconstruction of Ross-street, Nicholas kinsella, ...
Article : 391 wordsThe estile of the late Mr. Josiah Mager is valued at about £30,000, and in his will te[?] bequeaths sums of £200 and £300 to near relatives, and to a daughter of the ...
Article : 272 wordsThe weather was fine for the opening of this meeting, but shortly afterwards rain commenced to fall, and continued throughout the remainder of the afternoon. The attendence was good, and the ...
Article : 625 wordsAt the fortnightly meeting of the Port Melbourne Council, held on Tuesday, it was notified that a letter had been sent to the Metropolitan Board, pointing out that about 30 premises within the sewered ...
Article : 89 wordsAt the criminal sittings of the Supreme Court, before Mr. Justice Holroyd, yesterday, John Flatt, a young man, was found guilty of perjury, with a recommendation ...
Article : 98 wordsAfter going to considerable trouble to have furze and sweetbriar in the shire brought under the Thlstles Act, the Nunawading shire Council finds itself powerless to compel land-owners to ...
Article : 217 wordsLast Tuesday two men, Alfred Morton and Henry Collis, were sentenced to three and six months' imprisonment respectively on the charge of endeavouring to impose ...
Article : 331 wordsThe candidates represented by the followign numbers will be requested to present themselves at the laboratory, at the times mentioned. Monday, October 21.—Half-past 9 a.m.—Numbers ...
Article : 392 wordsThomas O'Connell, inspector of liquors, proceeded against Sarah G. Sutton, late licensce of the Exchange Hotel, Moray-street, South Melbourne, at the local court on Monday, for falsely applying a ...
Article : 472 wordsGreat dissatisfaction was expressed at the Nunawading shire Council meeting on Monday at the persistent manner in which recent conferences in references to new cemetery sites had ignored the ...
Article : 167 wordsThe Kensington pony and galloway races were run to-day. For non-scratching in the Hurdle Race the owner of Albury was fined £2. For suspicious running in the 13.3 Handicap the black mare Black ...
Article : 125 wordsThe Nunawading shire councillors on Monday evening were surprised to receive a request from the Railway department for them to carry out an extensive drainage scheme in order to relieve the ...
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Advertising : 79 wordsThe numbers of the Fitzroy Cricket Club gave an "at home" to the members of the Fitzroy Football Club at the local town-hall last evening. There were about 300 ladies and gentlemen present, all of ...
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Advertising : 24 wordsMelbourne v. East Melbourne.—Teams representing these clubs met on the M.C.C.ground yesterday, and the M.C.C., when play ceased for the ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 20 Oct 1898, Page 9
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