At the half-yearly meeting the following officers were elected:—President, Mr. Geo, M. Sloan; vicepresident, Mr. C. E. Webster; treasurer, Mr. P. Walsh; secretary, Mr. C. M'Grath; assistant ...
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Article : 1,377 wordsThe R.M.S. Austral passed Cape Borda early yesterday evening. She should reach Adelaide this morning and her mails will be sent on by the express in the afternoon. ...
Article : 2,302 wordsFurther accounts of the victory in the Soudan which resulted in the death of the khalifa and his principal Emirs, and the annihilation of the dervish forces, show ...
Article : 147 wordsA fire, the origin of which is unknown, has occurred at Rae Bros.' Dornock farm, Rathsear, when two large stacks of straw were totally destroyed. A new waggon, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 238 wordsMonday (6 p.m.). — Fine and warm throughout; winds at first light and variable, but becoming easterly or northerly later; sea slight. Rainfall at Observatory previous 24 hours to 5 ...
Article : 909 wordsThe strong Anglophobia prevailing in France is likely to have a prejudicial effect upon the great international exhibtion to be held in Paris next year. ...
Article : 83 wordsMr. Elihu Root, the United States Secretary for War, has recommended that an American Pacific cable be laid from San Francisco to Manila. ...
Article : 43 wordsThe forty-second annual show, held at Cranbourne, was very largely attended. The number of exhibits was behind previous years. The following are the principal ...
Article : 354 wordsAn extraordinary story is told by Ralph Clarke, a miner, to the effect that his mate, Wm. Patterson Murdock, made a determined attempt to murder him on ...
Article : 684 wordsThere is considerable speculation is to the probable personnel of the new Philp Ministry. This morning Mr. Dickson, the late Premier, has a long conversation with ...
Article : 376 wordsThe annual show was held on Thursday. The exhibits were considerably in excess of late years, and of high quality. The dairy cow butter test competition, which ...
Article : 788 wordsThe youth George Johnson, who confessed to complicity in the recent bomb and railway outrages, has had an additional charge of housebreaking entered against ...
Article : 217 wordsHARROW, Dec. 4.—65 points of rain fell on Saturday. KOROIT, Dec. 4.—36 points of rain were registered this morning. The weather is now fine. ...
Article : 65 wordsConsiderable stir has been caused by the mysterious disappearance of Captain Wilkin, of the ship St. Mirren, who has been missing since Wednesday last. Despite ...
Article : 307 wordsCASTERTON, Dec. 4.—Messrs. A. E. Smith and Co., anctioncers, have sent away by special traia 3,000 fat lambs in the wool to the Newport and Portland Freezing Works. These lambs were ...
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Article : 97 wordsSarah J. Webb, 35, a member of the vagrant class, was sent to gaol at the Carlton Court yesterday for a month. She had been found asleep with her infant in her arms in the ...
Article : 311 wordsThe following are the drawers of placed horses in Tattersall's consultation, 50,000 at 5/, on the Newcastle Tattersall's Cup, run at Newcastle on December 2. Closed ...
Article : 103 wordsSir,—Finding it necessary to-day to send a telegram to an invalid away from home for a change, and being apprehensive of the effect fo the official red envelope, I asked if ...
Article : 182 wordsAt the annual show the slock entries were more numerous than on any previous occasion. The following were the principal prize-winners. ...
Article : 119 wordsSupply:—Fish, 138 baskets; crayfish, 93 dozen; Murray cod and perch, 4 baskets; oysters, 155 bags; ducks, 14 couples; wild fowl, 18 brace; ruhbits, 60 couples. Prices;—Barracouta, 1/ to 3/ ...
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Article : 89 wordsThe installation of Brother A. Blair as worshipful Master of the Learmonth Masonic Lodge, No, 177, took place on Friday evening last, a large number of visiting craftmen, amongst whom were ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tue 5 Dec 1899, Page 6
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