At a meeting of the Closer Settlement Board yesterday, negotiations were completed with Mr. Farquhar MacDonald for the purchase of a property of his at Pirron ...
Article : 76 wordsMILUDRA, Monday.—Provided there be no recurrence of the damage caused by bad weather in the last two seasons, there should be a record crop in Mildura in the ...
Article : 466 wordsThe Marriage Act Amendment Bill was returned to the Legislative Assembly by the Legislative Council yesterday, with the intimation that the clauses validating ...
Article : 517 wordsBALLARAT, Wednesday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Deakin) is electioneering to-day. He made a tour of a number of suburbs, and addressed conversational ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 423 wordsINGLEWOOD, Wednesday.—A meeting, convened by advertisement, was held in the council-chamber last night, to consider the best way of obtaining unanimity in ...
Article : 85 wordsIt the attendance at open-air meetings in Collingwood can be taken as a criterion of the vote that will be polled for the Batman electorate next Wednesday it should be a ...
Article : 539 wordsA number of the estates that are submitted to the Closer Settlement Board for purchase are found to be unsuitable for closer settlement purposes. Yesterday the ...
Article : 61 wordsDENILIQUIN, Wednesday. — Mr. Jackson's Deniliquin committee met it the Roval Hotel last night. There was a large and representative gathering, and many ...
Article : 128 wordsORBOST, Tuesday.—Great[?]interest is being manifested locally in the contest between Mr. A. M'Lean and Mr. Wise at the approaching election for the House of ...
Article : 52 wordsInstructions were given by the Closer Settlement Board yesterday that the survey of the Phœnix Estate, Brunswick, recently purchased from the Fitzgibbon ...
Article : 98 wordsWODONGA, Tuesday.—Mr. J. T. Brown, anti-socialist candidate for Indi, addressed over 300 electors in the Shire-hall on Monday evening, Councillor Whan ...
Article : 184 wordsBRISBANE, Wednesday.—A Rockhampton telegram states that a writ has been issued in the supreme Court on behalf of Senator Dawson claiming £1,000 damages ...
Article : 44 wordsThe Full Court yesterday heard arguments upon questions arising out of the will of Patrick Bourk, of Carlton, who died in February, 19[?] The testator left a sum of ...
Article : 423 wordsSir,—It is interesting to compa[?] Mr. Deakin's attitude in the present capaign with the policy foreshadowed by him in the famous Ballarat speech, which pr[?] the ...
Article : 310 wordsA representative meeting of electors assembled at the Queen's-hall, Caulfield, last night, about 150 being present—a large proportion ladies—to hear Mr. William Knox, ...
Article : 628 wordsThe Railway department has issued a third edition of "Picturesque Victoria, and How to Get There[?]" a comprehensive, well-printed, and strikingly illustrated ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 42 wordsSir,—Permit me a few words in reply to Mr. Frank Keanes's "solemn declaration." He asserts that at the time of the first federal election several gentlemen were ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 681 wordsA deputation, accompanied by Messrs. Cullen, M'Kenzie, Smith, and Kirkwood, M.L.A.'s, waited yesterday upon the Premier (Mr. Bent) to urge upon him the claims ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 231 wordsPearl Smart, a 19-year-old "cigarette girl," who for some time has been out of work, was yesterday locked up at the City Watch-house on a charge of having stolen two silk ...
Article : 233 wordsWERRIBEE, Wednesday. — Lieut.-Colonel M'Cay addressed a well-attended meeting yesterday evening, about 150 electors being present. Mr. Frank Agar was ...
Article : 663 wordsBEECHWORTH, Wednesday. — Mr. J. H. M'Coll addressed the electors this evening, at the town-hall, there being a large and appreciative audience. Mr. J. Lowe, ...
Article : 91 wordsThe eighteenth half-yearly meeting of the Kauri Timber Company Limited was held at Broken Hill Chambers yesterday. The Chairman (Mr. W. G. Sh[?]) in ...
Article : 316 wordsSenator Fraser and Mr. J. H. M'Coll will address a meeting this evening in the Richmond Town-hall. To-morrow they speak in the Prahran Town-hall. On Monday ...
Article : 39 words[?] Arnold and James Ryan, middle-aged persons, were placed on [?] for the third time on the charge of larceny from the person, and an alternative co[?] alleging the unlawful receiving ...
Article : 736 wordsThe question of constructing a line from Willaura to Lake [?]lac was laid before Mr. Bent yesterday by a deputation, introduced by Mr. Oman, M.L.A. Among those ...
Article : 289 wordsA meeting was held in the Brighton Town-hall last evening "to arrange for taking some united action to prevent a split in the anti-socialistic vote" in the Balaclava ...
Article : 2,706 wordsAt the conclusion of the business of the annual meeting of the East Melbourne branch of the Australian Women's National League, held last night at ...
Article : 408 wordsA bill to empower the Government to advance loans to water trusts and local governing bodies, and authorise certain expenditure for water supply purposes, was ...
Article : 605 wordsSir,—Before a final decision is made for the F[?]bbon statue, the subscribers ought to have an opportunity of expressing their opinions, and so also should the public, ...
Article : 604 wordsSir,—Having occasion to travel this morning by the 7.25 train from Sale to Bairnsdale, I was surprised and disgusted to find that the only provision made for the ...
Article : 165 wordsA special train from Flinders-street station conveyed a large number of municipal councillors, clegymen, and undertakers to the municipal cemetry, Farkner, ...
Article : 228 wordsSir,—The watchdog's exultant bark has died away into a [?] whine, [?] one final [?] before he goes; "I only mentioned figures to show that God was ...
Article : 412 wordsSir, I am a resident of Albert-park, and an elector for Melbourne Ports, and as such desire to enter my protest against the absurd, hasty, and ill-advised attitude of ...
Article : 274 wordsSir,—Your revelations of the extraordinary proceedings in the notorious "Crouch surrender case" has opened the eyes of the community to the evil a political ...
Article : 317 wordsSir,—The new police code just issued will supply a long-felt want, and supply it well. It is certainly a work that any man might well feel proud of having produced, and ...
Article : 235 wordsW[?]There was a good attendance at the Mechanics'-hall on Saturday to [?] address on Socialism by Mr. [?] F. Douglas, [?] of the Farmers' L[?] The president of the ...
Article : 38 wordsKYNETON, Wednesday. — Mr. Robert Harper having, during his canvaas in Kyneton last week, stated to several ladies, members of the Kyneton branch of the ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 6 Dec 1906, Page 9
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