AVOCA.—The Avoca Rifle Club has inaugurated a series of fortnightly matches for trophies, the funds for which are being found by the townspeople for the ensuing six months. No rifles are ...
Article : 1,411 wordsThe seventy-first half-yearly report of the Ballarat Banking Company shows that the cash reserves (including 20,000 invested in Government debentures and 1,450 in ...
Article : 266 wordsSir,—Dr. MacFarland in "The Argus" of to-day quotes a portion of a petition forwarded to the University Council on June 14, with the object of showing that I am ...
Article : 1,856 wordsMr. Travis, secretary for Mines, who accompanied the Minister to the Mount William gold-field, near Ararat, returned on Saturday. He says that no experienced ...
Article : 691 wordsThe close of the annual winter steeplechase meeting of the Victoria Racing CLub on Saturday last was favoured by a repetition of the same bright and bracing ...
Article : 5,012 wordsMr. W. M'Laughlin, veterinary surgeon, of Melbourne, was here to-day from the Stock dopartment investigating the mysterious disease in cattle. A careful ...
Article : 50 wordsA syndicale has been formed in this district to lest the South African market. As an initial step, Messrs. Jas. Lang and Jno. Widdis (Glengarry) this week consigned 40 ...
Article : 120 wordsTo cadet corps from the Echuca, School visited Bendigo on Saturday, to by conclusions with cadet representatives from the various schools here. The Edition ...
Article : 73 wordsThe proposal of the Minister of Public Works, as reported in "The Argus" on Wednesday last, to despatch 100 of the unemployed lo cut tracks and make roads to ...
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Article : 966 wordsYesterday the Postmaster-General, who was accompanied by Mr. W. Skelton, the president of the Australian Natives' Assoctation, visited St. Arnaud, to be present ...
Article : 716 wordsThe hearing of the action brought by John Hartney. farmer, against William Irving Winter-Irving for llie recovery of 427/10/, damages for breach of agreement, ...
Article : 166 wordsAn analysis of the Wandovale Land Board results shows, that there are 39 single men among the successful applicants and 20 married men, and that the children in ...
Article : 130 wordsThe discovery of the dead, body of a man floating in the Yarra was reported to Constable Holden on Saturday night while he was on duty at Queen's Wharf, by Mr. ...
Article : 248 wordsAn inquest on the body of Thomas Buckley, who is said to have been killed by Andrew Hart on Thursday evening, was held before Mr. W. Dickson, P.M., this ...
Article : 74 wordsA shocking accident occurred at Mr. W. M'Burnie's sawmills, Picola West, last evening shortly after 5 o'clock. The employes were just about to cease work, and ...
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Article : 121 wordsJames Jackson, a drover, of Gum Creek, a well-known identity of this district for the last 50 years, died suddenly to-day. Jackson was an exceptionally hardy man. ...
Article : 87 wordsA onestory wooden house in Edyvean-street, Surrey Hills, was destroyed by fire early on Saturday morning. The house, which was owned by Mr. M. Bowen and ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 16 Jul 1900, Page 7
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