General Louis Botha, the Boer commander-in-chief, is daily finding his position in the Eastern Transvaal more untenable. General Botha's army ...
Article : 3,503 wordsThe committee of the Cabinet appointed to deal with the question of assistance to those farmers and settlers who have been burnt out by the recent bush fires met ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 213 wordsSaddening stories of long hours, low wages, and harsh industrial conditions were told at the Trades-hall last night by delegates from trades anxious to be brought ...
Article : 1,418 wordsAt a meeting of the committee of the local branch of the A.M.A. a communication was received from the Mine Managers Association requesting co-operation in ...
Article : 550 wordsThe last annual conference of the Primitive Methodist Church prior to the Methodist Union waa opened in the Eyre0-street church to-day. when there was a large ...
Article : 369 wordsA well-attended meeting of the I abour pary in the legislative Assembly was held yesterday afternoon, at Parliament-house, Mr. Bromley presiding. The principal ...
Article : 367 wordsA meeting, convened by Mr.E.Findley, M.L.A., was held at the Carron Hotel, Speneer-street, last evening for the purpose of founding a Melbourne branch ot the ...
Article : 831 wordsThursday (6 p.m.).—Generally fine and cool inland, with light southerly winds; cloudy, with passing showers on coast, with fresh west and southwest winds; strong with squalls in extreme ...
Article : 352 wordsAnother victim of the Birregurra fires, W. Wells, died in the hospital to-day. He was terribly burnt on Thursday about the arms, and his hands were in a frightful ...
Article : 101 wordsThe young woman Catherine Caulfield, who created a sensation in Spencer-street on the 7th inst. by discharging four shots from a revolver at John Edgo, appeared at ...
Article : 504 wordsThe rainfall all round Broken Hill has apparently been plentiful. The Imperial dam is now within a few inches of being filled, and contains about 50,000,000 gallons. ...
Article : 109 wordsThe following forecasts have been issued:— Victoria and Tasmania.—Cloudy, showery, and squally, under strong west, S.W., and southerly currents; areas of rough seas. ...
Article : 178 wordsAt an inquest held at Charleston to-day into the cause of the fire on Monday, which covered a strip of country about a mile long, a verdict was returned that the fire ...
Article : 61 wordsWelcome rains are reported from all the north-western districts. The rivers are running bankers in the Roeburne district. The ram was preceded by a gale, ...
Article : 51 wordsAt the Warragul County Court this morning, before his Honour Judge Molesworth, the first of the batch of 44 cases for damages against the Victorian Railway Commissioner came on for hearing. The ...
Article : 173 wordsThe Postal authorities assert, m reply to "Importer's" letter in "The Argus" of yesterday, that if a special train had been run from Adelaide to bring forward the English ...
Article : 584 wordsA remarkable change has taken place in the weather, the thermometer being now down to 62, and there is snow on the top altitudes of Mount Wellington. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 226 wordsMr. H. E. O. Shee yesterday at the Footscray Court disposed of 16 applications, One application was refused, seven were adjourned for further information, and eight ...
Article : 228 wordsAt Burnt Crock, during the past fortnight, eight distinct fires have occurred close to the township, On Monday, February 4, one started on Mrs. Vickers's property, and, travelling across country, ...
Article : 304 wordsThe Richmond Council last night adopted a reply to the memorandum of Dr. Gresswell, chairman of the Board of Public Health, on an appeal to the board against ...
Article : 473 wordsAgnes Word, a married woman, wus proceeded against at the Port Melbourne Court yesterday, by Hugo Wertheim, for the illegal detention of a sewing machine, valued at £7. ...
Article : 489 wordsThe following private advice has been received:— By the Australian Estates and Mortgage Company Ltd.:—From Thackaringa Station, ...
Article : 24 wordsA well-attended meeting was held last evening to devise means for assisting those who have been rendered homeless and destitute by the recent blush fires. Councillor Sargood was voted to the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 150 wordsAt the South Melbourne Council meeting on Wednesday it was decided, on the motion of Councillor Arthur Parker, to hold over the question of the usual vote to the ...
Article : 56 wordsThere was a distussion at the Agrecultural Society on Thursday regarding the duty on binder twine. Mr. Rhind thought it was an imposition which might well be ...
Article : 242 wordsBALLARAT.—Up to date the Old-age Pension Court has heard 318 applications, and 232 orders have been made, while 23 were withdrawn, 6 were refused, 37 ...
Article : 44 wordsThe jury in the case of Joseph Baker, charged at the Central Criminal Court with having feloniouslv wounded Michael Toomey, detective, of Queensland, with ...
Article : 196 wordsThe Technical Education Commission took further evidence yesterday, the first witness examined being Professor T.R. Lyle, M.A., of the Melbourne University, ...
Article : 262 wordsIn connection with the Miakite fire, a travelling tinker has been arrested charged with careless use of fire. The Preweena and Mingbool fire started from the boiling of a billy by a rabbiter, and the ...
Article : 334 wordsSir,—Being much interested m the arrival of the English mails, I cannot help commenting upon the ingenious (?) expianation of the deputy Postmaster-General ...
Article : 235 wordsThe interest in these competitions is now becoming excecdingly keen, and there was another large attendence at the Masonichall last night. In most of the classes ...
Article : 218 wordsFor the vacancy on the Board of Health caused by ex-Councillor Holden's resignation as representative of the North Yarra group, the Richmond Council on Thurday, on the motion of ...
Article : 263 wordsH. Waghorne, manager of the Northampton Downs Station, Blackall, in the Central district, shot himself through the head at the station this morning. ...
Article : 214 wordsAt tho City Police Court to-day, Charles Postner, one of the long-sentenced prisoners to whom lenieney was exteded in commemoration of the inauguration of the ...
Article : 262 wordsIn the case of Jones v. Ware, which resulted in Mr. A. W. Ware's election as mayor of Adelaide being upset, the time allowed for an appeal has expired, and the ...
Article : 96 wordsJanuary Return.— BROWN HILL, sands retreated yielded 913oz.. 16dwt.; concentrates smelted yielded?013oz.7dwt totall,2,957oz. 4dwt,;no ore was treated at the company's mill duting the ...
Article : 188 wordsThe monthly meeting of the council of the Association for the Promotion of Technical Education was held at the Temper--ance-hall last night, Mr. John Mair being ...
Article : 104 wordsThe New Zealand Company's new steamer Rimutaka, which is on her maiden voyage from London to New Zealand, arrived here this morning, having made the ...
Article : 91 wordsH.M.S. Porpoise arrived from Sydney this morning. It had been anticipated that the stay of the war-ship her would last for 10 days, but advice was received that she ...
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Advertising : 136 wordsCAMPERDOWN.—Arefle match between teams representing the Camperdown and port Fathy e[?]s was won by port a Fairy by 101 points to 390. KILMORE.—A match was Bred on Wednesday ...
Article : 80 wordsMAFFRA.—Messrs.A.M'Lean and Co.held a special sale of store cattle at Ma[?]a on February 14. They yarded 2,200 head,and sold 600 head. Bullocks to £8. a large number of cows to £5 ...
Article : 59 wordsNo true bill has been filed in the two cases of alleged frogery in which Donald Mackintosh, M.L.A., was committed for trial. The charges were brought in respect ...
Article : 74 wordsThe Hessian fly has appeared in the crops in two districts. Qucensland Pictures In "The Australasian." ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 15 Feb 1901, Page 6
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