NHILL, Tuesday.—A shocking accident happened this morning on the farm of Mr. James Pilgrim. A son of Mr. William Pilgrim, of Wirnan, named Percy, three years ...
Article : 119 wordsThe fruit merchants in the Western Market complain that recent irregularities in the running of goods trains have seriously affected their business. Frequently, it is ...
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Advertising : 9,241 wordsPENSHURST, Tuesday.—A young girl named Carrie Barden was severely burnt about the face, scalp, and hands through her blouse catching fire when lighting a spirit ...
Article : 52 wordsThe chairman of the Railway Commissioners.(Mr. Tait) has furnished to the Minister for Railways (Mr. Bent) a reply to some complaints made by Mr. A. A. ...
Article : 185 wordsREEDY CREEK, Tuesday.—Mr. Ernest Lobb, a young farmer, of Strath Creek, has met with a very painful accident. He was cutting a piece of wire with a tomahawk, ...
Article : 60 wordsCHILTERN, Tuesday.—Terence M'Swiney, son of Mr. M'Swiney, of the Star Hotel, while roller-skating on the asphalt footway leading to the post-office yesterday. ...
Article : 35 wordsThe following tenders have been accepted:- Supply and delivery of rolled steel joists (two contracts)—Dorman, Long, and Co. ...
Article : 41 wordsKILMORE, Monday.—Mr. Joseph Dunlop, of Mount William, met with a very painful accident on Sunday. He was examining some diluted phosphorus, which ...
Article : 150 wordsThe Railway Commissioners left Melbourne yesterday morning on a tour of the line from Kar[?]mburra to Port Albert. Today they will inspect the coal lines, and ...
Article : 138 wordsMURTOA, Tuesday. — Mr. James Delahunty, grazier, of Erin's Vale, was being driven towards Murtoa in his gig, and was in the act of lighting his pipe, when the ...
Article : 71 wordsThe first of a new series of Wednesday excursions will be run to-day. A train will leave Prince's-bridge at 2 p.m. for Upper Ferntree Gully. It will commence the ...
Article : 60 wordsWARRACKNABEAL, Tuesday. — A young man named H. Hales, in the employ of Mr. J. H. Sleep, of Werrap, was fatally injured on Saturday last. The shaft of a ...
Article : 61 wordsA communication from the Railway department was read at the meeting of the Boroondara Council on 27th inst., asking the number of houses in the shire which had been commenced and completed ...
Article : 153 wordsWARRACKNABEAL, Tuesday. — Through eating the carcases of poisoned mice, domestic cats are dying off, and this at a time when their services are most ...
Article : 45 wordsTOORA, Monday.—A lad named Gus Buegge, who was assisting in clearing on the farm of his uncle, Mr. H. J. Rathjen, was working on the side of a steep bank ...
Article : 77 wordsAt Monday night's meeting of the Brunswick Council Councillor David Methven brought under notice the inconvenience to traffic in Nicholson-street, East Brunswick, caused by the passage of ...
Article : 214 wordsSYDNEY, Tuesday.—A filler named Thomas Bourke, employed at the Abermain Colliery, West Maitland, was run over by a loaded coal-waggon this morning. Both legs ...
Article : 58 wordsALBURY, Tuesday.—A man named Porter, a carrier between Albury and Tu[?]barumba, and his son, Samuel Porter, were coming into town with a load, and when ...
Article : 91 wordsWANGARATTA.—At a magisterial inquiry, held by Mr. H. G. Thomas, J.P., of Whitfield, concerning the death of Donald M'Calman, contractor, as reported in ...
Article : 84 wordsCHESHUNT, Monday.—A meeting of the Whitfield Railway League was held on Saturday evening, for the purpose of considering the question of surrendering land to enable the Government to ...
Article : 98 wordsVIOLET TOWN, Monday.—Owing to the high rates which the Railway department are charging on goods, the local business people have decided to get their goods delivered by road. Several ...
Article : 93 wordsThe eighth annual meeting of the Emu Bay Railway Company Limited was held at 39 Queen-street yesterday. The Chairman of directors (Mr. John Grice) ...
Article : 583 wordsNHILL, Tuesday.—A railway mishap occurred today on the loop-line from the Nhill railway station to the Wimmera Flour Mill. An engine, with five trucks attached, was being run out from the ...
Article : 51 wordsGEELONG, Monday.—Owing to the breakdown of a goods train at Bannockburn on Monday afternoon, the passenger train from Ballarat was delayed for an hour in reaching Geelong, and as a result ...
Article : 57 wordsWANGARATTA, Tuesday.—A meeting of members of the Wangaratta and Whitfield Railway Construction Trust was held on Saturday afternoon, when it was understood that steps would be taken ...
Article : 133 wordsTOCUMWAL, Tuesday.—The contractor for the mails from Jerilderie to Tocumwal complains that the passenger traffic is disorganised through the old time-table being adhered to. Now that the ...
Article : 119 wordsSir,—Having occasion the other day to visit Footscray, I reached the station on my return journey at a quarter-past 2. A train came along on the Williamstown line, but ...
Article : 197 wordsYesterday at the Coburg Police Court, before Messrs. Voice and Cherry, J.P.'s, Mary Austin, licensee of the Village Belle Hotel, Sydney-road, Coburg, was proceed against by Licensing-inspector ...
Article : 323 wordsSir,—On the train that travels from Heidelberg to Eltham the driver of the engine travels alone. This would, I think, not be allowed by the Board of Trade ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wed 29 Mar 1905, Page 4
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