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Detailed lists, results, guides : 213 wordsEntries close Monday, 11th September, at 6 p.m. Trial Handicap, of 25 sovs.; five furlongs. Jumpers* Flat Race, 85 sovs.; 1[?] miles. Flying Handicap, of 35 sovs.; 5[?] furlongs. Handicap ...
Article : 64 wordsWilliamstown races; S.A.J.C. Spring races (second day); A.J.C. Spring Meeting (first day); football matches; lacrosse matches; lawn tennis matches;. boxing at Nathan's'-hall, Walsh v. ...
Article : 37 wordsThe interest of the public in the annual show of the Royal Agricultural Society gives no signs of abatement, and yesterday, in spite of an overcast sky and every ...
Article : 825 wordsA deputation from the Eight Hours Anniversary committee, the Trades-hall Council, and the Ballarat Trades and Labour Council waited on the Premier yesterday, ...
Article : 539 wordsThe members of the Royal Commission on Technical Education met again at the Public Offices yesterday, when Mr. Fink, M.L.A., presided. ...
Article : 1,395 wordsAfter an absence of some months from Melbourne, the Royal Comic Opera Company re-opened in "The Geisha" at the Pricess's Theatre last evening, when the ...
Article : 316 wordsThe South-street Literary and Musical Competition opened on Thursday, and the debates and orations were disposed of. Mr. Richard Madden presided, find the Rev. ...
Article : 157 wordsThe metropolitan race meeting the afternoon is at Williamnstown, where Mr. Sutton, the secretary, hopes to welcome a good crowd of racegoers. The programme ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 61 wordsThe inaugural meeting of the new council or the League of Victorian Wheelmen was held at the Port Phillip Club Hotel last evening, Mr. A. L. Pryde (in the chair), and about 20 members ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 115 wordsFriday (6 p.m.).—Continued cloudy and sultry, but moderately fine weather, with light to fresh variable winds, chiefly north-westerly. A change, with probable electric disturbances and some rain, ...
Article : 895 wordsFor the position of city valuer the Bendigo City Council on Friday afternoon selected Mr. R. N. Putnam, at a salary of £200 per annum, with a maximum of ...
Article : 132 wordsThe Richmond races yesterday were fairly well patronised. Sylvester won the initial event, and Happy Jack was second. The trotting event went to Blizzard, who was backed down to odds on, ...
Article : 401 wordsMr. Bland Holt's spectacular melodrama "For England" has been proving an irresistible attraction during show week at the Theatre Royal. The scenes in this play are highly realistic, the hunt ...
Article : 765 wordsJames P. Wiley, a ganger, employed at Whitfield on the Wangaratta to Whitfield narrow-gauge railway, met his death in a very simple manner yesterday afternoon. ...
Article : 191 wordsThe second day's play of the finals for the premiership will take place at the Grace-park courts this afternoon, which are within a few minutes' walk of the Hawthorn railway station. ...
Article : 248 wordsAt the Town-hall last evening Mr. William Knox, one of the representatives of the South-Eastern Province in the Legislative Council, entertained about three ...
Article : 448 wordsAt the meeting of the Waitehie Progress Committee on Friday the following resolution was carried:- "That the secretary, write to the ...
Article : 168 wordsThe final game for the B section premiership will be played at Middle-park to-day. The contestants, St. Kilda and University Collegians, are equal in points, each side having lost six points, ...
Article : 124 wordsThe Buninyong Turf Club had fine weather for their meeting to-day, and there was a good attendance. Results:- Hurdle, [?]5 sovs. About two miles.—Glenore, ...
Article : 241 wordsA general meeting of the Victorian Polo Association was held at Scott's Hotel yesterday, Mr. W. Manifold in the chair, representatives of all the associated clubs being present. The report of the ...
Article : 232 wordsAt the last meeting of the Waitchie Malice Homestead League a letter was received from the Lands departments stating that the rent of the Waitchie leases would not ...
Article : 685 wordsFlodden was backed for the Melbourne Cup to-night to win about £8,000, at 100 to 3 and 100 to 4. Plutus would be a strong favourite for the Metropolitan if there was ...
Article : 420 wordsA case of interest to ship-owners and sailors was heard by Judge Gaunt in the County Court yesterday. The action was brought by William Murphy, of the Sailors' ...
Article : 512 wordsHurdle Race. Two miles.—Dauntless, 10.9; Killarney, 10,7; Mclec, 10.7; Monsoon, 10.0; Barman, 9.0; Stella, 9.0; Sunbeam, 9.0. Show Handicap. One mile and a quarter.— ...
Article : 96 wordsSouth Melbourne v. Essendon.—These clubs meet for the last time this season on the South Melbourne Cricket-ground to-day. Stender's S.M. City Band will play during the afternoon. ...
Article : 32 wordsTo-night, at Nathan's Hall, "Micko" Walsh and "Wally" M'Kay will box the best of 20 rounds for the featherweigh, championship of Australia. The contest will commence at 9 o'clock sharp. ...
Article : 31 wordsSome uneasiness is felt over the action of the Heidelberg Shire Council in offering to give a guarantee in connection with the construction of the Collingwood railway, ...
Article : 56 wordsThe weekly meeting of the Melbourne Gun Club was held at North Brighton yesterday. Nine members took part in the eighth competition for the Amberite Vase (presented by Messrs. Curtis ...
Article : 110 wordsThe a matches in the league competition to-day will decide which clubs are to compete for the final on Saturday next. Collingwood and Fitzroy, the unbeaten teams in section A, meet at ...
Article : 132 wordsThe investigations of Detective-sergeant Dungey and Detective Kiley into the circumstances surrounding a fire which occurred at Richmond on 31st August last ...
Article : 356 wordsKALGOORLIE, Friday.—The new main shaft has been started on the FEDERAL LEASE, about 200ft. west of the present workings. It is thought that the lode previously opened up, and which ...
Article : 811 wordsSeveral inquests were held yesterday by Mr. Candler, the city coroner, and Mr. Morrison, the coroner for Bourke, but few facts were elicited at any. The death of James Robertson, which ...
Article : 213 wordsThe "Geelong Times" says:—"The London Times,' in undertaking the publication of the ninth edition of the 'Encyclop[?]dia Britannica,' at less than half the ...
Article : 259 wordsMelbourne Cricket Club.—The annual general meeting of members will be held at the pavilion to-day, at 3 o'clock. The ballot for the election of the committee and auditors for the ensuing season ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 20 wordsThe Geelong golf tournament was resumed this morning. The greens were in good order, but the links between were hard through want of rain. This circumstance favoured the players with the ...
Article : 803 wordsA daffodil and bulb exhibition was held, under the suspices of the South Suburban Hort[?]ultural Society, on Thursday evening, in the Prahran Town-hall. A finer and more representative lot ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 98 wordsMr. H. C. Cashman, a member of the Chinatown Company, and who is at present staying at the Old White Hart Hotel, was awakened last Thursday morning by ...
Article : 274 wordsMERINO, Sept. 8.—144 head of store bullocks passed through to-day, bound from Horsham to Heywood, F. Sutton owner. The stock routes are reported to be bare, and rain is badly required ...
Article : 87 wordsSir,—Some weeks ago you kindly allowed me to invite through your columns the help of the many admires of the late Archdeacon Stretch in erecting some monument ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 129 wordsAn elderly woman named Alice Jones was killed almost instantaneously last night by falling downstairs at her residence, 110 Little Lonsdale-street. The woman, who ...
Article : 207 wordsECHUCA, Sept. 8.—Farmers are anxiously looking for rain. The crops must perish unless a good downpour soon comes. MACORNA, Sept. 8. — The grasshopper pest ...
Article : 95 wordsThe sudden death of Patrick Dooley, a labourer, was reported to the Footscray police yesterday. Mrs. Dooley states that her husband had always enjoyed good ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 9 Sep 1899, Page 14
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