But for the tents of pale green and white dotted about the slope, the hollow of Langwarrin hill resembles nothing so much as a Boer laager. Only the officers ...
Article : 1,439 wordsYesterday Colonel Crole Wyndham, officer commanding the Imperial troops, received a cable message instructing him to proceed at once to New Zealand, in ...
Article : 525 wordsAdvantage was taken of the presence in Melbourne yesterday of Mr. Seddon, the Premier of New Zealand, to arrange a conference on the cable question, those ...
Article : 572 wordsAt a meeting of the Melbourne Harbour Trust yesterday, Mr. John Blyth presiding, a letter was read from the Australasian Steamship-owners' Federation, stating that ...
Article : 701 wordsYesterday nominations were received by Mr. J. N. Browne, acting as substitute for the returning officer (Mr. John Munday), for the vacancy in the representation of ...
Article : 264 wordsThe R.M.S. Cuzco, from London, reached Adelaide yesterday at midday. Her mails were despatched by the afternoon's express train, and the Melbourne ...
Article : 3,023 wordsYesterday was a very quiet day at the Victoria Barracks, the only volunteers for service being 10 saddlers, who are anxious to accompany the contingent. The men ...
Article : 184 wordsLieutenant Sherlock, of the Victorian Defence department, visited Echuca yesterday for the purpose of purchasing horses for South Africa. He succeeded ...
Article : 158 wordsCommissioner M'Eacharn and the chairman of the Melbourne Harbour Trust (Commissioner John Biyth) were at variance yesterday during a meeting of that ...
Article : 454 wordsColonel Creagh desires country residents to note that no further offers can be received for service with the Marquis of Tulli-bardine's Scottish Horse, and that, ...
Article : 276 wordsBRIGHTON.—Mr. A. Barlow, commissioner under the Old-age Pensions Act, sat at the local court on Monday and Tuesday, and dealt with 31 cases, of which 26 were ...
Article : 60 wordsThe Standing Committee on Railways met yesterday, Mr. E. H. Cameron, M.L.A., being in the chair. Mr. Stuart Murray, chief engineer for ...
Article : 544 wordsBUNGAREE.—Fifty-six applications for old-age pensions have been received. A court has not yet been appointed to have them dealt with. ...
Article : 367 wordsHis Excellency the Governor in Executive Council has approved of the following additional appointments in connection with the fifth contingent:—To be lieutenants— ...
Article : 94 wordsThe suicide of a bootmaker named John M'Namara, who cut his throat last evening with a razor, in a house in Grattan-street, Carlton, possesses features of unusual ...
Article : 549 wordsThe first general meeting of the National Liberal Organisation, Melbourne East branch, was held yesterday evening, at B[?]ton's Art Gallery, Mr. D. Edelsten ...
Article : 222 wordsThe steamer Wilcannia, which arrived late on Tuesday night, had on board the following soldiers, returned from South Africa:—Major Hawker, Lieutenant Cooke, ...
Article : 101 wordsCLUNES.—An enthusiastic farewell was, on Tuesday night, given to Mr. Henry Barkell, eldest son of Councillor Barkell, who is a member of the sixth contingent. The mayor (Councillor ...
Article : 100 wordsA house, situated in Beek's Paddock, Brown's Plains, distant five miles from Chiltern, and occupied by a family named Butler, was, with the furniture and effects, ...
Article : 119 wordsA meeting, under the auspices of the National Liberal Organisation, took place last night at the Malvern Shire-hall, the chair being occupied by Mr. James Munro. ...
Article : 188 wordsSir,—We have cheap fares twice a year, the so-called farmers' excursions, but few working farmers and their families can avail themselves of this great boon, owing to the ...
Article : 223 wordsOffers are being invited by the Minister of Lands for suitable sites within a radius of seven miles of the General Post-office for subdivision into homes for workmen. ...
Article : 223 wordsThe crosscut west at the 800ft. level of the BOULDER HALF-MILE SOUTH has been driven 80ft. from the main shaft. Several ore bodies have been passed through, all of low-grade. ...
Article : 313 wordsThe Women's Social Crusade waited on the Minister for Railways yesterday, and asked that the children in the country and suburbs should be allowed to ride free on ...
Article : 351 wordsThe Defence department has experienced great difficulty in securing sufficient supplies of the new railway coupon books (which are to take the place of the inconvenient forms now in use) to supply the ...
Article : 228 wordsWilliam Moyne (20) and Henry Cox, alias Williams (19), both having prior convictions, pleaded guilty at the Collingwood Court on Wednesday, before Messrs. Levens, A[?]mont, and Tait, J.P.'s, to ...
Article : 70 wordsProclamation of the King, at Parliament-house. followed by Vice-regal Levee, 11.45 a.m. Meeting of the Labour Party, Parliament-house, 2.30 p.m. ...
Article : 73 wordsThe body of a man was seen floating in the bay, near the Brighton Beach, yesterday, and was recovered and taken to the Morgue by Constible Crooks. It had ...
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Article : 157 wordsOn Saturday evening considerable damage was done by a fire on the Tyrell Downs Estate, which was caused by matches ignited by a passing vohicle. Fanned by a westerly breeze, the [?]ames ...
Article : 230 wordsVery satisfactory progress is being made in equipping the fifth contingent. It is anticipated that by to-morrow 451 saddles will have been delivered, and th[?] the ...
Article : 169 wordsAt a meeting of the council of the Society for the Promotion of Rural Education, held in the Working Men's College last night. Mr. W. T. C. Kelly in the chair. it was decided to communicate ...
Article : 117 wordsThe annual meeting of the parishioners of St. Paul's Church was held on January 29, the Ven. Archdeacon M'Cullagh presiding. The report for 1900 congratulated the congregation on having ...
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Article : 71 wordsMessrs. Dynan and Goldsworthy's offer to run the lcoal trams for six months, giving the council all profits over £4 per week, was accepted by the Northcote Town Council on Tuesday evening. A ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 31 Jan 1901, Page 7
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