BRISBANE, Friday.—An excellent general rainfall is reported, and, although in some districts traffic has been suspended, the downpour will be of considerable benefit ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 214 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—A verdict against the Chief Railway Commissioner, with damages £550, was given in the Supreme Court to-day. The plaintiff was Thomas Bellamy, ...
Article : 564 wordsNorman Creighton, 19 years of age, who was employed to work the lift at the establishment of Messrs, Buckley and Nunn, Bourke-street, was ascending in the lift ...
Article : 80 wordsTo mark the close of the session of the state Parliament, the Premier and his colleagues yesterday entertined members and the staff of both Houses and leading ...
Article : 425 words'A' further request was made to the Minister for Labour (Sir Alexander Peacock) yesterday by shopkeepers, who asked that they should be allowed to Keep their ...
Article : 261 wordsGEELONG, Friday.—'About 250 parishioners connected with Christ Church assembled in the school room this evening, to hear a report of the special committee ...
Article : 839 wordsMr. 'Asquith,' Chancellor of the Exchequer, addressing a meeting at East Aberdeen, made an attack on the cattle-driving methods adopted by the Irish ...
Article : 85 wordsWhile driving along Flinders-street in a buggy yesterday morning Mrs. Davey, of 36 Perth-street, Prahran, was thrown from the vehicle, through the horse slipping on ...
Article : 61 words[?]An explosion, accompanied by heavy loss of life, has occurred in a privately-owned arms factory at Palermeno, in Sicily, Twenty-five workmen were killed on the spot, and ...
Article : 54 wordsOlive Rennouf, an inmate of the Central Mission Home, Lang-street, South Yarra, was cleaning a second-story window at the home yesterday, when she became giddy, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 125 wordsOn Saturday last a lad of 16 years of age, who was known as Samuel James,fell from a tree on the banks of the Merri Creek, while he was climbing after a bird's nest. The ...
Article : 125 wordsSuburban shopkeepers are protesting against the holiday arrangements in so far as they relate to the closing of shops, and they strongly contend that they should be ...
Article : 197 wordsHOBART. Friday.— A fatal accident occurred at Woodsdale shortly after midday to-day. Alexander Scott, 12 years old, and only son of Mr. Joseph Scott, with others ...
Article : 82 wordsWEDDERBURN, Friday.—Harry Blabey, 16 years of age, and Alfred Smale, 11 years of age, were fined £10, with £5 damages, by Mr. Greene, P.M., at the ...
Article : 80 wordsThe open money market discount rate for three months' bills is 6 per cent, or 1 per cent. below the Bank rate of 7 per cent. ...
Article : 30 wordsNATIMUK, Friday.—Mr Thomas Buffham, jun., was riding on a load of hay when a number of the top sheaves slipped and carried him to the ground. Two of the ...
Article : 80 wordsSir—Why are the staffs of most branches of the Commonwealth and state services given an extra two days at Christmas and New Year (to be taken alternately by each ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 194 wordsBRISBANE, Friday.—The efforts which are being made to open the new Cloneurry railway by the New Year are hedged with difficulty. The resident engineer on the ...
Article : 163 wordsBRISBANE, Friday.—Mr. W. R. Black, colliery-owner, has made a number of new coal contracts, and the shipping company's local contracts are renewed for 12 months. ...
Article : 107 wordsBENALLA. Friday.—A little boy named Rupert Delvin, aged three years, on Wednesday drank nearly the whole of an ounce bottle of chlorodyne. The bottle was ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 99 wordsSir,—In view of the disappointment that comes to certain bank officials at this time owing to there being only two day's holiday at Xmas, and also owing to these clerks ...
Article : 219 wordsBRISBANE, Friday. — This morning a Red Hill tramear and a dray came into collision on Musgrave-road, and three persons were injured. These were James Gromley, ...
Article : 86 wordsADELAIDE, Friday.—Mr. Justice Gordon delivered judgment to-day in the case in which Huddart, Parker, and Co. Proprietary Limited, owners of the tug Falcon, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 20 wordsYesterday, at the Williamstown Police Court, C. Fels, a local baker, was proceeded against by Mr. R. B. Barnes, the council's inspector, for having had in his ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 54 wordsBRISBANE, Friday.—At Homesbush-road, near Maekay, on Wednesday, Eileen M'Culkin, aged 9, was driving in a sulky with Mr. E. Dougherty, when the horse ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 520 wordsIt is the custom, whenever one rings up the Telephone Exchange without immediate Satistaction, to assume that the fault lies with the operator, the transmitter, or ...
Article : 787 wordsThe usual Christmas treats in connection with the Scots Church District Mission work were held this week in the Church-hall. Russell-street. On Tuesday evening ...
Article : 236 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—The Chief Justice, in the High Court to-day, at the conclusion of argument in the case of Hill v. Ziymack, said [?] was a pity that this ridiculous family ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 296 wordsThe senior naval cadets will muster on the H.M.S. Cerber[?]s on Tuesday evening, to commence their six days' training. The full equipment necessary is set out in the ...
Article : 43 wordsPERTH, Friday.—In the Supreme Court this morning Alexander M'Donald applied for his discharge before Mr. Justice M'Millan in Bankruptcy. The debtor stated that ...
Article : 144 wordsA call was received by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade at 3 minutes to [?] yesterday afternoon from 169 Lennox-street, Richmond, where Messrs. C. and A. Blake carry ...
Article : 211 wordsSir, —The ususl examinations for scholarship have been held; the usual paper has been set, and no doubt we shall soon see the usual list of results posted—the same ...
Article : 877 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—According to a statement made by Mr. A. E. O'Brien at the Sydney Labour Council on Thursday, the professional musicians of Sydney have much ...
Article : 144 wordsOn Thursday evening the Salvation Army provided a tea and entertainment for ever 4,000 boys and girls in the suburban area. Depencing from their usual practice of ...
Article : 192 wordsHOBART, Friday.—The [?] exported from Launceston during the present week was 129, tons. It is nearly all destined for transhipment for London and America. ...
Article : 47 wordsSir,[?]My authority for the statement that St. Vincent's Hospital was planned for 200 beds is the official souvenir of its opening on November 5, 1905. Its unopposed ...
Article : 651 wordsThe new infant and kindergarten school at De Carle street, Moreland, the foundation-stone of which was laid by the Premich (Mr. Bent) on March 13. was opened ...
Article : 424 wordsBROKEN HILL. Friday.—The position in regard to the mines, despite the sight rise in lead, is becoming worse. The British mine management has decided to shut down ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 58 wordsDr. William Andrews addressed a meeting of the ratepayers of the Albert Ward of the Melbourne City Council last night at the Lord Brassey Hotel, South Yarra. ...
Article : 361 wordsADELAIDE Thursday, In the House of Assembly to-day there were many questions in respect to the size of wheat bags. The Minister of Agriculture stated that if the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 256 wordsBAYSWATER, Dec. 1[?].—Harvest operation in this district are [?] completed, and the [?] have been most satisfactory. DONALD, Dec. 1[?]. [?].James [?]oughton, [?] ...
Article : 70 wordsPERTH, Friday.—In the Legislative Council last night the Mount Magnet to Black Range Railway Bill, the Runbury Harbour Trust Bill, the Pinjurrah to Marrenup ...
Article : 219 wordsK[?] [?], Tuesday, That the season has up to the present [?] very favourable so far as the dairying industry is concerned is shown by the fact that the output of the [?] ...
Article : 344 wordsThe following arrivals and departures are reported:— Arrivals.—Torresdale, barque, from Melbourne September 5; Aja[?], s.s., from ...
Article : 57 wordsLeonard [?]dwell, late of [?] Terrace, Black[?], Kent, England, who died on February 10, left estate in Victoria valued at £1,[?] (£4,779 realty and £75 personalty), as well as estate in ...
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Advertising : 170 words[?] [?] Melbourne for the Xmas season requiring reliable [?] concerning conditions of ill-health should call on THE FREEMAN AND WALLAGE INSTITUTE'S STAFF OF ...
Article : 242 wordsLILYDALE, Friday.—At the Court of Petty Sessions, held to-day, before Messrs. D. Kay, F. R. [?]thgow, and D. A. C. Syme, five parents were charged with ...
Article : 88 wordsSTAWELL, Friday.—The sta[?], [?] and wash[?] owned by Mr. R. W. W[?], [?] [?] ag[?], Fisher-street, were destroyed by the on Thursday. Mr. Withers was away from home at ...
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Family Notices : 42 wordsDYASON males his cordials only of pure fruit juices and cane [?]gar, They are beautiful, dell[?] clou[?], refreshing. Do not undermine your children's health with cordinals that contain ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 21 Dec 1907, Page 20
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