A largely-attended meeting of probation officers for the suburban children's courts was held in the Strand Tea-rooms yesterday afternoon, the chief probation officer ...
Article : 404 wordsThe director of Education (Mr. Tate) has recently prepared comprehensive statements regarding the need, so often urged by him, for the improvement of state school ...
Article : 163 wordsThe distribution of grants in aid formed the first business dealt with at the resumption of the sittings of the Congregational Union Council yesterday afternoon. As ...
Article : 1,075 wordsFaithful to expectations members of the Senate, when they reassembled yesterday, received for consideration from the House of Representatives the Appropriation Bill ...
Article : 1,541 wordsMadame Clara Butt was accorded a reception at the City-hall by the Ladies' Art Association on Wednesday afternoon. Under the command of Major T. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 239 wordsSEYMOUR, Wednesday.—Messrs. W. L. and D. Ross, of Fairholme, Seymour, have bought the well-known Castle Bend Estate, of 1,243 acres, on the Goulburn River, the ...
Article : 54 wordsThe Public Works department is experiencing great difficulty in securing contracts for many works authorised by the Education department. This is mainly due to the ...
Article : 156 wordsARCHIE'S CREEK, Tuesday.—A copper-head snake, measuring 5ft. 9in. in length, was killed by Mr. H. Broun on his farm at Glen Forbes on Monday. This is ...
Article : 3,074 wordsA start has already been made with the work of completing the railway to Walhalla. The officers of the department are at present engaged clearing the track for the ...
Article : 303 wordsIn connection with the fourth heat of the mile bicycle race at the Show-grounds on Wednesday, a somewhat serious fall took place. M'Pherson and Datson, the ...
Article : 660 wordsA conference of a private and informal character was held in Melbourne yesterday of persons interested in and representative of country co-operative butter factories, among ...
Article : 793 wordsSome little time ago a complaint was made that children brought before the Hawthorn court under the provisions of the Children's Court Act were kept waiting ...
Article : 246 wordsThe contractor for the cartage of overdue grain on the railways abandoned the contract two months before it expired. In the meantime, temporary arrangements have ...
Article : 74 wordsRepresentations were made to the Premier (Mr. Bent) yesterday by a deputation from Alexandra, introduced by Mr. Hunt, M.L.A., regarding the effect the ...
Article : 248 wordsSpeaking of the proposal to appoint a magistrate to deal with cases at Children's Courts, Mr. L. Philpott, J.P., of Hawthorn, said he cordially agreed with it, ...
Article : 217 words"To take the Holy Communion from a cup just used, possibly by a cancerous mouth, is both dirty and insanitary, and if the board can prevent it it ought to be ...
Article : 371 wordsSir,—By your courtesy last Saturday called attention to a matter of vital interest to the ratepayers of Melbourne, and on Monday it was notified in "The Argus" ...
Article : 766 wordsPrior to the public opening of the new infectious diseases wards at the Geelong Hospital certain alterations were demanded by the Board of Public Health. These-were ...
Article : 232 wordsSir,—Would you do something to [?]eviate the sufferings of the passengers (second class who travel by the 5.23 p.m. tram to Essendon from the city? It is full when we start from ...
Article : 136 wordsA service was conducted in Wesley Church last evening to ordain four members for the ministry, who have accepted foreign mission work. The event was also ...
Article : 400 wordsM. Napoleon Boffard gave a concert in the Masonic-hall last evening to celebrate the tenth year of his residence Melbourne, and he had the gratification of ...
Article : 475 wordsThe annual autumn show of the local horticultural society was opened in the town-hall on Wednesday afternoon by Mr. Sternberg, M.L.C. The exhibition of flowers, ...
Article : 143 wordsThe A.N.A. competitions were continued at the Anthe[?]um last evening, before a large audience. The following were picked to compete in the finals:—Pianoforte Solo, under 1[?]—Lena Anderson, ...
Article : 391 wordsADELAIDE, Wednesday.—The supposed case of small-pox on board the steamer Den of Kelly, which arrived at the Semaphore anchorage from New York, via Fremantle, ...
Article : 213 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—A brutal assault on a young girl occurred at Barmedman late last night. A messenger from Reefton Village, seven miles from Barmedman, ...
Article : 87 wordsMr. T. Easson has been elected president of the Mechanics' Institute. The sum of £20 has been forwarded to the hospital committee by the local brunch ...
Article : 94 wordsARARAT, Wednesday.—A fire occurred in a shed at the railway station last evening, next to a storeroom, in which a quantity of methylated spirits and oil was stored. Fortunately the fire ...
Article : 113 wordsMr. J. W. Grimshaw, who has been in charge of the state school at Mvamyu for 17 years, has been transferred to Yangery, and a public farewell is being arranged. ...
Article : 101 wordsThe Heidelberg Shire Council recently invited tenders for the construction of new streets at Fair[?]eld-park. The prices submitted were much above the engineer's estimate, and none of the[?]four were ...
Article : 130 wordsA new edition will be issued on March 15, containing [?] pages more, about the great health-giving value of good appeals.—[Advt.] Church of England (Melbourne)[?] Grammar School ...
Article : 54 wordsRIDDELL, Wednesday.—After consider-l able delay, the Water Supply depart[?]ent has taken charge of the Sunbury Water Trust works, and is ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 9 Apr 1908, Page 5
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