One of the most disastrous bush fires ever experienced in the district broke out at Wallandool Station, about 40 miles north of the Murray, on Saturday. During the ...
Article : 1,781 wordsA detailed account of the engagement between General Clements's column and the Boer force at Nooitgedacht, north-east of Johannesburg, which led to the capture of ...
Article : 4,204 wordsThe railway authorities have made very extensive provision for the large passenger traffic which they expect to accommodate during the fast-approaching holiday season. ...
Article : 498 wordsMr. James E. Sherrard, secretary of the Exhibition trustees, committed suicide yesterday by hanging himself from a rung of the iron ladder which leads to the top of ...
Article : 1,148 wordsThe weather conditions entirely changed to-day, when the cricket match between South Australia and New South Wales was resumed on the Adelaide Oval. In place ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 203 wordsHis Excellency the Governor has received a cable message stating that the R.M.S. Orient left Cape Town on December 13 with the following troops on board for ...
Article : 1,081 wordsThe riot which occurred in the Chinese joss-house yesterday is still apparently a lively topic for discussion among the Celestials, but the excitement in gradually ...
Article : 526 wordsMonday (6 p.m.).—Cloudy and showery in southern districts, especially near the coast, with fresh to strong westerly and south-westerly winds; moderately fine north of the Dividing Range. ...
Article : 794 wordsAnother of those fierce west-southwesterly storms which have been experienced at remarkably short intervals since last March broke over the coast at noon ...
Article : 200 wordsLast evening, soon after the severe squalls which raged along the coast had subsided, a telegram was received from the lighthousekeeper at Wilson's Promontory, as follows: ...
Article : 354 wordsWild, picturesque mountain scenery, good fishing, splendid shooting, and excellent camping-grounds are a few of the attractions that the narrow-gauge line from ...
Article : 683 wordsA match, 17 men a-side, between the Richmond and Williamstown Rifle clubs was fired last Saturday afternoon at the Richmond range, with the following result:—Williamstown, 891 points; ...
Article : 1,379 wordsThe special board appointed under the Factories and Shops Act to fix the rate of wages of apprentices or improvers in the millet broom trade completed its labours ...
Article : 232 wordsTo-day was the hottest of the season in Sydney, where the shade reading was 104.1deg. Kempsey recorded 100deg., Wellington, 102deg.; Picton and several other ...
Article : 62 wordsEdith Short, a single woman, aged 23, died at Regent-street, city, early this morning. The woman's depositions had been taken a few days ago, and led to the ...
Article : 186 wordsAt the Essendon Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. Davies, Mauger, and Hollick, J.P.'s, two youths named Frederick Littlejohn and Ernest Lawson were charged with discharging a gun in ...
Article : 820 wordsColonel Cairncross, hon. secretary state school flag committee, has received the following contributions:—H. F. Rix, 20/, flag, Seymour S.S.; Mrs. J. Simmins, per J. J. Jenkins, 21/, flag, ...
Article : 503 wordsA wharf labourer, named John Napier, was taken to the Melbourne Hospital by the police, at 1 o'clock this morning, and placed under observation, as it was feared ...
Article : 97 wordsA six-roomed house in Adair-street, Ballarat South, was destroyed by fire at an early hour to-day. The house was owned and occupied by John M'Allsiter, an ...
Article : 132 wordsHOWLONG, Dec. 14.—Stock movements;—12th— 12 head fat cattle, Howlong to Albury market, Thomas Dalton owner; 59 horses, from Queensland to Victoria, H. A. Buntine owner. 13th—24 fat ...
Article : 192 wordsAt a large meeting of the members of the South Australian branch of the Seamen's Union, at Port Adelaide, this evening, Mr. R. S. Guthrie, M.L.C., who represented the ...
Article : 71 wordsAt the meeting of the Coburg Shire Council last night a letter was received from the shire secretary of Camberwell protesting against the action of the Postal department in causing branches to ...
Article : 549 wordsThe attention of the local police court was occupied all day with the hearing of an application by the collector of Customs for confiscation of 10 barrels of "Loco" ...
Article : 155 wordsAs decided upon on Saturday night, Messrs. Howes, president, and Mead, organising secretary, of the Chiltern branch of the Amalgamated Miners' Association, ...
Article : 216 wordsWARRACKNABEAL.—At the last monthly meeting of the directors of the local butter factory the total amount paid away amounted to £685 6/5, made up as follows—Milk suppliers, £500 ...
Article : 374 wordsSir,—The southern suburbs have great reason to complain of the want of consideration extended to them by the neglect of the Railway department to provide facilities for ...
Article : 267 wordsAt the Fremantle Police Court to-day Charles David and John Alfronso were charged with having murdered the cook of the German barque Henry on the high seas ...
Article : 106 wordsDonald Macdonald, "The Argus" war correspondent, arrived here this morning, and was met on the station by the president of the shire (Councillor D. M'Neil) ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tue 18 Dec 1900, Page 6
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