During Friday night and Saturday morning heavy thunderstorms passed over the city, and appear to have extended almost throughout the colony. In some districts ...
Article : 230 wordsTo-day's news from the front is most inspiriting. Fighting has been proceeding continuously, with the result that the British, marching to Ladysmith, have beaten back the Boers along the whole line. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 6,837 wordsThe steamer Moravin, with further instalaments of troops from New South Wales for South African, arrived at Port Melbourne at 11 o'clock on Friday night, but ...
Article : 3,825 wordsA large meeting of Mallee lessees was held at Birchip this afternoon to discuss the proposed amendments to the Land Act having reference to the Mallee leases. ...
Article : 129 wordsThe correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph," with the forces of the Sirdar of Egypt (Sir Francis Wingate), reports the capture of Osmnn Digna, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 195 wordsCertain anomalies in the charges made by the Railway department which seriously affect the country trader were brought under the Commissioner's notice yesterday ...
Article : 267 wordsRainfall at Observatory previous 24 hours to 5 p.m/ Jan. 20, 1.17in.; since Jan. 1. 2.38in. Average rainfall at Observatory for the first month of the year,1.85in. ...
Article : 477 wordsDuring the thunderstorm on Friday night a sensational incident occurred at the local telegraph office. An exceptionally vivid flash of lightning struck one of the ...
Article : 95 wordsThe death os announced at the age of 81 of Mr. John Ruskin, the famous writer and art critic. [Mr.Ruskin was born in London, the ...
Article : 440 wordsDuring the storm early on Saturday morning the house occupied by Mr. H. Elden, of Portarlington, was struck by lightning. The top bricks of one of the ...
Article : 82 wordsFrederick Jones, a cheese-maker, shot himself on Friday. Evidence was given at the inquest by a girl to the effect that he had threatened to do away with himself ...
Article : 54 wordsA young man named John Fraser, 25 years of age, son of Mr. J.Fraser, licensee of the Bricklayers' Arms Hotel, had his hand cut severely through a sodawater bottle ...
Article : 49 wordsVery fine rain has fallen in the western districts, and was the best experienced there for u considerable time. Over the central division, betwen yesterday and to-day. it extended east, and was ...
Article : 265 wordsMr. Robert Whitehead, of Wurriot, and Mr.Lindsay, of Quamby, were the heaviest losers by the recent bush fire in this district. Of Mr.Whitehead's property only ...
Article : 149 wordsA magisterial inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of William Strahan, of Harry's Reef, who was on Thursday found hanging by a rope fixed to ...
Article : 410 wordsThe bootmaker's shop and dwellinghouse of Mr.James Main and the adjoining house of Mr. George Johnstone were totally destroyed by fire at 2 o'clock this morning. ...
Article : 79 wordsThe steamer Australian, which left yesterday for Hong Kong, took gold, shipped by Chinese, valued at £6,325. Mr. Harry Rickards has transferred his ...
Article : 419 wordsReports of a good fall of rain have been received from same of the western station, including St. George, Thargomindah, Isisford, and Goondiwindi, A lighter fall was recornled at Longreach, and the ...
Article : 54 wordsMiss Alice Simmons,a singer well-known at Melbourne popular concerts, has made a successful appearance at the Palace Theatre, London. ...
Article : 26 wordsDetective D.G. O'Donnell, who was sent to Wycheproof to investigate the circumstances surrounding the fatal fire which occurred last Tuesday, has returned to ...
Article : 242 words"Little Christopher Columbus" shows no sign of diminishing popularity at the Theatre Royal, and on Saturday evening there was again a very large audience. The ...
Article : 335 wordsAt the wool sales to-day a better tone was observable, and the bidding was more spirited. There was generally stronger competition, fewer merinoes were ...
Article : 228 wordsSir,—I have read "Kewite's" letter in your issue of this day, and, as the condition in Toorak and Malvern is very much the same, I think it is just as well that the ...
Article : 206 wordsWith rergard to the defence of the colony, the Premier states that the Government are increasing the supply of guns, magazine rifles, and ammunition. Last year the ...
Article : 88 wordsM. Goold and Co. report having held a highly successful sale of sheep at their yards, Bairsdale on Wednesday last. The attendance of buyers from all parts of Gippsland was very large. ...
Article : 153 wordsTo-day's quotation for bar silver is 27 7-l6d., being an advance of 3-l6d. since Thursday. ...
Article : 21 wordsSir,—Your correspondents under the above heading complain of the train service on their respective lines. What would they say if they knew how Dandenong is ...
Article : 113 wordsCopies of the petitions to the Queen in favour of separation have been dispatched to the outlying centres for distribution, and branches of the Reform League are ...
Article : 70 wordsSir,— I was glad to see "Kewite's" letter this morning. The low-water pressure we have been suffering from this summer is a "barning" shame. I am told on good ...
Article : 114 wordsTho following sales are reported on the London Stock Exchange:- Associated, £6/2/6. Ivan[?], £13/7/6. B.H. Prop. 45/. Lake View Cow., £12. ...
Article : 41 wordsAs no construction work is being undertaken owing to the abandonment of the railway policy by Parliament during last session, the services of ...
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Advertising : 388 wordsAn inquest was held by the district coroner, Mr. G.C. Morrison, on Saturday, on the body of Archibald Frederick Morrison, a child 12 years of age, who was drowned at ...
Article : 314 wordsQuotations for frozen meat are as follows:— New Zealand Sheep.—Crossbred wethers and maiden ewes (55lb. to 65lb.)— ...
Article : 237 wordsMERINO, Jan 20.—1,050 lambs passed through to-day from Casterton to Dartmoor, Mr.F. Sutton owner. The stock route is reported to be bare of feed. ...
Article : 20 wordsSir,—Like "Kewite." in your issue of date, I sympathise with the truth as well as the humour of that happy little sketch in "The Argus" of Wednesday—"105 in the ...
Article : 157 wordsThe Government are erecting, threequarters of a mile beyond Coolgardie, on the railway line to Kalgoorlie, a huge condensing plant, to cost about £8,000, to ...
Article : 149 wordsALBURY, Jan. 20.—Stock movements—15 rams and 5,000 wethers, Round Hill, Mundawadden West, to Avenel, Victoria, T. H. Bayley owner; 9 horses, Kerarbury to Wodonga, Younghusband ...
Article : 87 wordsSERVICETON, Jan. 19.—Crossed by road at Loekhard gate today 4,300 store merino owes, from M'Farlane's Station, Ta[?]em Bend. South Australin, for Nhill, owner Mr. J. Carmichael. ...
Article : 166 wordsG. H. Hobson and Co. report as follows for dairy produce:—"Butter, fresh (good to prime), 8d. to 11d. per 1b.;do.(inferior to medium), 6d. to 7½d. do.; eggs, 6½d. to 7d. per dozen; cheese, ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 22 Jan 1900, Page 6
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