The latest Observatory reports show that within the past few days extremely heavy rains have fallen in Gippsland, and in the south-eastern districts of Victoria ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 170 wordsThe newly-made appointments to the Legislative Council were gazetted on Saturday. They number twelve, and consist of Alderman M. J. Buza[?]ott, of Broken Hill, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 254 wordsSir,—I read with pleasure, and also with regret, your interesting article on the stunted growth of the wine industry. It seems to me that the cause of the failure ...
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Article : 465 wordsALBURY, April 8. — The weather continues warm and showery. There is a fine spring in the grass, and just now the surrounding country is as green as if it were September, instead of April. ...
Article : 61 words"General" Booth, who spent Friday night and yesterday at Manly, came to the city last night. His landing at Circular Quay was witnessed by 20,000 people, and ...
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Article : 104 wordsMr. Joseph Curran, of Melbourne, who had been to these ranges to inspect some mining property, had a most miraculous escape from serious injury to-day. On ...
Article : 197 wordsTINTALDRA, April 6.—Stock Crossings:—This Day—103 fat bullocks from Khancoban, Mr. J. F. H. Mitch[?]ll owner, to truck at Tallangatta for Newmarket, consigned to Messrs. Ryan. Hammond, ...
Article : 83 wordsIn a cable message published on March 28 it was reported that Prince Lowenstein, a German nobleman, aide-de-camp to General Miller, of the United States forces, had ...
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Article : 148 wordsThe coroner's inquest into the death of James Black, who was killed at the Yorkshire mine on the night of Good Friday, was resumed at the court-house to-day. Mr. ...
Article : 218 wordsA magisterial inquiry into the death of Frederick Chudleigh Clifford, of Regent-street, Preston, who was found dead in bed on April 7, was held last Saturday by ...
Article : 194 wordsThe adherents of the Presbyterian Church at Northeote had a divided duty to perform yesterday. The minister of the church, the Rev. [?]. [?]ector Ferguson, being ...
Article : 959 wordsBRITHEN, April 6.—Hop-picking is now finished and the yield is excellent. Fortunately the picking was finished before the rain came on. Maize picking on the higher ...
Article : 100 wordsA man named Thomas Davis was charged by Constable Hill at the Box [?]ill Court with stealing butter, [?], and biscuits from Mr. Wicking's produce store at Surrey ...
Article : 98 wordsAt the monthly meeting of The Musical Society of Victoria, held in Glen's Concert-hall on Saturday evening, Mr. E. A. Jager in the chair, it was decided to have a ...
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Article : 283 wordsA cockatoo, which is a good talker, and valued at £50, is naturally an easily negotiable article, and last Friday a bird, which had won fame by its extensive and forcible ...
Article : 156 wordsOn March 31 the annual meetings in [?]tion with Associated Churches of Christ were Commenced, when the lady members of the various congregations held their conference. There was ...
Article : 801 wordsSir,—I was astonished on reading in your issue of the 7th inst. the report of the proceedings of the Benevolent Asylum Committee. In commenting on the letter ...
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Article : 51 wordsSir,—I wish to protest against the crushing and inconvenience that a great number of people, principally ladies, were subjected to on Saturday night, at the Town-hall. ...
Article : 433 wordsWARRACKNABEAL.—The attention which has lately been given to dairying, as a result of the long-continued low price of wheat, has evolved a system of working on shares, which, although ...
Article : 486 words"In reply to yours of 27th [?], asking on behalf of the Renevolent Asylum committee whether it is my desire to resume my seat, forfeited through non-attendance, I have to state that, while I feel ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 10 Apr 1899, Page 6
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