Sir,—Once more the time has arrived for making the usual annual appeal for the Merrie Christmas Fund on behalf of the old and infirm women and men who are inmates ...
Article : 159 wordsAs James Hare, 69 years of age, was being conveyed to the lockup by Constable Morphett, on the night of November 22, the officer noticed a small blue bottle in the ...
Article : 251 wordsA batch of betting prosecutions was disposed of in the City Court on Wednesday. John Noonan, who was charged with assisting to keep a gaming-house in ...
Article : 252 wordsCan any outlander honestly say he is not disappointed in the first moments of his arrival in London? That is, if he comes here with the idea that his first glimpse ...
Article : 1,844 wordsBROKEN HILL, Wednesday. — The wages conference met again last night at the Trades-hall, Mr. Delprat presiding, and Mr. W. Nulty in the vice-chair. All the ...
Article : 137 wordsIn the economic writings of Mr. John A. Hobson there is a special quality which distinguishes them most favourably from the ordinary productions of the collectivist ...
Article : 1,613 wordsLONDON, Nov. 9.—Very little was known of Mr. George Herring, who died last Friday. His generosity to the poor and his gifts to the London hospitals have made all ...
Article : 1,797 wordsSir,—Will you kindly spare a small space in your valuable columns for our annual appeal to those whom God has prospered, to grant a share of the good things they are ...
Article : 177 wordsQUEENSTOWN, Wednesday.—At the special meeting of the local miners on Sunday next, the whole business of an increase of wages will be gone into. About 850 ...
Article : 118 wordsA peculiar mishap occurred at the New Chum Railway mine on Wednesday. The company were baling water from the bottom depth of over 4,300ft., when one of the ...
Article : 208 wordsAn elderly man named Walker created a sensation yesterday by jumping into the River Yarra off Prince's-bridge. Constable Bruce, who was on duty at the bridge, saw ...
Article : 117 wordsSir,—May I through your valuable paper remind the friends of the little sick children that it is once more the season of rejoicing, and that we still have with as many little ...
Article : 201 wordsADELAIDE, Wednesday.—In connection with the Port Piric strike, Messrs. Scott Fell and Co.'s steamer Alala was worked to-day. It is rumoured that this firm has ...
Article : 101 wordsFrank Watts, 16 years of age, met with a serious accident at the Y.M.C.A. rooms, Flinders-street, last evening. With a number of other boys he was playing about an ...
Article : 181 wordsOn Wednesday, the annual carnation show of the Geelong Horticultural Society was held, when the principal prizes in the open section were won by Messrs. H. ...
Article : 61 wordsWELLINGTON, Wednesday.—The exhibition authorities have received a letter from the Stanford University, California, inquiring the possibility of arranging a series ...
Article : 162 wordsSir,—Now when Christmas presents of all sorts are temptingly displayed, and warm hearts find pleasure in mutual exchange of "goodwill tokens," surely some charitable ...
Article : 143 wordsThe recent competitions resulted in a loss of £20. Nineteen hawkers' licenses were granted on Tuesday. The Indians contributed £1 ...
Article : 31 wordsHAMILTON, Wednesday.—Percy Wilson was charged at the police court on Tuesday, before Mr. Williams, P.M., with stealing, a bicycle, valued at £11, the property ...
Article : 1,034 wordsA wharf labourer named Charles Thompson, who resides at 274 Grant-street, South Melbourne, was admitted to the Melbourne Hospital yesterday suffering from a ...
Article : 51 wordsMITTA MITTA, Wednesday.—A sad case of drowning occurred at Eskdale on Friday evening last. The victim was a youth about 16 years of age named Henry Downes. In ...
Article : 157 wordsSir,—I am directed by the committee to appeal to the generous public on behalf of the children who come daily to the Creche. Their joys are few, and at this Christmas ...
Article : 105 wordsSir,—Archbishop Carr yesterday, as on previous occasions, expressed a desire for the absence of sectarian considerations in politics, and declared, "[?]lthough it has ...
Article : 269 wordsSir,—I beg leave to appeal, through your columns, to your generous charitable readers for a trifle for those poor little wa[?]fs in the Home for Dest[?]ute Children, Surrey ...
Article : 164 wordsWARRACKNABEAL, Tuesday.—A resident of Warracknabeal named James Osburn was jerked out of a vehicle a short time ago by a horse which he was leading. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 166 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—"I am sick and tired of life, so I have taken cyanide." This note was left by J.A. Marten, formerly of the Oxford Hotel, Dubbo, who ...
Article : 88 wordsSir,—Will you kindly permit me to appeal through your columns on behalf of the little children who come daily to the North Melbourne Creche. They have not too ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 398 wordsBROKEN HILL, Wednesday.—Frederick Bennett, butcher, was thrown out of a cart this afternoon, the result of his horse bolting. His left arm and left leg were broken, ...
Article : 44 wordsSir,—May I ask you to publish the following letter, which we have just received from Earl Roberts, president of the National Service League of Great Britain, as it should ...
Article : 633 wordsCASTERTON, Wednesday.—Mr. S. Malseed, a well-known Dartmoor farmer, had a narrow escape from bring killed while driving a team of five horses down a hill ...
Article : 92 wordsAt the meeting of the Footscray City Council on Monday evening Councillor Tochey made reference to the inadequate telephone service at Footscray. They had a very bad service. There ...
Article : 264 wordsSir,—On behalf of the newsboys of Melbourne, whose only idea of Christmas time is the treat we are enabled to give them annually through the kindness of the public, ...
Article : 132 wordsSWAN HILL, Wednesday.—The intense heat on Friday caused a fatality in the harvest-field in the Mallee. A man named Charles Knet[?]ch, in the employ of Mr. ...
Article : 81 wordsSir,—Will you kindly permit me to solicit, through the medium of "The Argus," some toys for the pleasure of the little orphan and destitute children in the above ...
Article : 127 wordsKYNETON, Wednesday. — On Tuesday, as Mr. William Robbins, at present in Kyneton on a visit from Brisbane, was about to proceed on a drive, the pony set ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 77 wordsSir,—I am a great admirer of a good picture, and visited our Gallery yesterday with hopes running high in anticipation of deriving a most enjoyable treat from viewing the ...
Article : 454 wordsSir,—The Salvation Army is making extensive preparations to provide Christmas cheer to 2,500 poor folk in the Exhibition-building on Thursday, December 27. In ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 122 wordsSir,—The annual Christmas treat to the chidren attending the Collingwood Creche will take place on New Year's Day. The committee appeal to the charitable public ...
Article : 118 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—In the Legislative Assembly, after Mr. Carruthers, in a further statement as to business to be taken, had intimated that the Lotteries Bill ...
Article : 158 wordsAh Keong, a young Chinese, was discovered by Constable O[?]holm, at 2 o'clock yesterday morning, peacefully sleeping in the Methodist Chinese Mission Church, Little Bourke-street. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 173 wordsSir,—A lady, advanced in years, has been forsaken by her husband, who is said to have reported her as dead and to have married again. She is altogether unable to ...
Article : 99 wordsSir,—The St. Vincount Do Paul Society Seamen's Conference intends to give the usual dinner on Christmas Day to all sailors in port, irrespective of creed or nationality, ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 13 Dec 1906, Page 9
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