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Detailed lists, results, guides : 191 wordsLast night John Cochrane, cab proprietor, was killed near the St. Kilda railway station, while driving a passenger in one of his cabs. The horse stumbled and fell, and ...
Article : 85 wordsDetective Armstrong on Friday returned from Dercel, where be had been inquiring into a suspected case of incendiarism. A number of fires broke out in a direct line ...
Article : 285 wordsBALLARAT, Friday.—With the receipt of the telegram from Longwood, stating that Mrs Ronalds was residing there, those who are in charge of the Vale-park mystery ...
Article : 569 wordsMOUNT GAMBIER, Thursday.—Narracoorte midway down the South-Eastern district has been devastated by the bush fires. Word comes from Kingston and ...
Article : 172 wordsAttempts have been mnde for some time post by the Defence department to bring the equipment of the various arms through out the Commonwealth into uniformity. ...
Article : 269 wordsDUNOLLY, Friday. — For some time the borough council has been considering ways and means of improving the local water supply, and on Wednesday night ...
Article : 118 wordsThe woman who has killed by a tram in City-road, South Melbourne, on Thursday evening, under circumstinccs reported in "The Argus yesterday, has been ...
Article : 74 wordsJohn Gawne, a jockey, 24 years of age, who lives in Park-street, Moonee Ponds, broke his leg while exercising a house on Mount Alexander-road yesterday afternoon. ...
Article : 84 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—The grain section committee of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce met to-day, and fixed the f.a.q. standard for wheat at 62½[?]b. per Imperial ...
Article : 269 wordsRIDDELL, Friday. — At a meeting of the Riddell Water Trust on Wednesday, Mr. H. E. Crowther, C.E., submitted plans for the proposed additional suppls by the ...
Article : 141 wordsWhile Walter Knight, of 106 Mertonstreet Albert-park, was riding his bicycle homewards at 12 minutes past 5 on Thursday evening, be collided with a horse, driven in ...
Article : 112 wordsGEELONG, Friday.—A letter has been received from Mr. Malcolm Taylor, lands officer at Geelong, from Mr. Cornthwaite, departmental ofiicer at Cola[?], ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 203 wordsMiss M. Shiress, of Quarry Hill, has been commissioned to paint the portrait of the late Mr. W. Davis, to be hung in the Bendigo Art Gallery. Mr. Davis was ...
Article : 287 wordsMILDURA, Friday.—Last night, at a private meeting of members of the Fruitgrowers' Federation, which was attended by upwards of 100 persons, it was decided to request the shire ...
Article : 164 wordsIt has been frequently pointai out in "The Argns" that the Commonwealth forces are woefully short of bayonets. Long ago a shipment of "short" rifles was imported ...
Article : 270 wordsKOURUMBURRA, Thursday.—Mr. M. A. O'Dwyer, agent for the Melbourne "Advovate," was bitten on the knee by a snake about 9 o'clock last evening. He went out ...
Article : 138 wordsMERINO, Thursday.—A fire occurred to-day on Talisker. The town brigade got away in good time. Two or three stacks of bay, belonging to dairy farmers named Colstock and Geddes, were ...
Article : 52 wordsThe Railway Commissioners have approved of the acceptance of the following tenders:— Supply of glass—Brooks, Robinson, and Co., E. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 92 wordsBROKEN HILL, Friday.—Thomas Brew. aged 43, a widower, was killed instantly this morning on Block 13 Proprietary mine. He and a mate were working on the ...
Article : 52 wordsBROKEN HILL, Friday.—The Postmaster-General (Mr. Mauger) was entertained by the Broken Hill Fire Brigade at the fire station last evening. In ...
Article : 61 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—Two pits at Newcastle continued idle to-day owing to the strike of wheelers, and the Neath colli[?]ry, at Kurri Kurri, was laid idle, owing to the manager having ...
Article : 58 wordsFor some time past residents of Croydon have complained that passengers from that station were not permitted to travel on Sundays by the trains to and from ...
Article : 73 wordsRAINBOW, Friday.—George C. Bright, aged 20. committed suicide on the homestead, of Mr. Perkins, Weerap, last night. Deceased has lived in the district for about ...
Article : 68 wordsPERTH, Thursday. — The Colonial Secretary has given consideration to the advisability or otherwise of the police who are out in pursuit of the aboriginal ...
Article : 105 wordsIn the City Court yesterday, before Mr. Cresswell, P.M., and Captain Russell, J.P., a middle-aged, sprightly little woman, named Mary L. Mills, conductress of "The ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 300 wordsA sitting of the Licenses Reduction Board (Messrs. C. L. Andrews chairman, R. Bar, and T. F. C[?]ming) was held yesterday, when it was announced that the following compensation awards ...
Article : 264 wordsBALLARAT, Friday.—In the City Police Court to-day Samuel Dobley was charged under the Pure Foods Act with having used boric acid in ice-cream. Defendant denied the charge, and said that ...
Article : 132 wordsThe Comunn Na Feinne on Friday evening celebrated the birthday of Robert Burns, by holding a court in the new Masonic-hall. The Rev, J.A. Forrest gave ...
Article : 126 wordsThere was a small attendance at the quarterly meeting of the Immigration League, held last night in the board-room of the Chamber of Manufactures, ...
Article : 173 wordsKERANG, Thursday.—A young man, named A. Mickelberg, when engaged in cleaning out a dam with a scoop on Mr John King's farm at Normanville, had ...
Article : 97 wordsSir,—Would you be good enough to allow us to reply to a letter published on Tuesday last, in which your corespondent deplores the fact that the hairdressers "held ...
Article : 256 wordsHOPETOUN. Friday.— A labourer, named Frederick White, employed of the Cow Plains Station, about 60 miles from Hopetoun, was billen on the hand by a ...
Article : 72 wordsA meeting of the general committee formed to take charge of arrangements of the fete and concert in connection with the celebration of St. Patrick's Day was ...
Article : 174 wordsAt the police court on Friday morning Alfred Chisholm Lawrence pleaded guility to a charge of larceny as a builce of £300. the property of the Castlemaine district ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 40 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—A bushmah, named George Quirk, was[?]a victim to heat apoplexy. He left Bourke yesterday morning in terribly hot[?]weather to walk to the ...
Article : 51 wordsOn Tuesday morning next a further meeting of trustees and assignees in insolvency will be held to receive the report of the subcommittee of three (Mesrs. F. H. Wilson, ...
Article : 274 wordsSir.—Mr. Harry Martin came to me a fortnight ago. I gave him help, and booked his name for Mildura. For two weeks I have been keeping him, helping him with ...
Article : 266 wordsIn the District Court on Thursday, Delia M'Car[?]y, licensec of the Madeline Hotel, Madeline-[?] Carlton, was proceeded against by Inspector Mooney on a change of having trafficked in liquor on ...
Article : 94 wordsAt the police court on Friday, before Mr. William, P.M.: John Clements was charged with illtreating a horse in Fairy-street on January 11. Several witnesses ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 40 wordsWELLINGTON, Friday.—A determined suicide has occurred at New Plymouth The remains of a man supposed to be Mr. Burgers, a stationer, were found blown to ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 313 wordsMembers of the Yarra Sculptors' Society are this year holding their annual show under the same roof as the A.N.A. exhibition, and the larger portion of the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 161 wordsCAMPERDOWN, Friday. — William Duncan, employed by Mr. F. Buck, builder, Camperdown, was riding out to Jancourt this morning, when his bicycle got out of ...
Article : 74 wordsThe quarterly meeting of the district council of the Independent Order of Rechabites was held on Thursday evening in the Temperance-hall, Brother W. [?]. Campbell, D.C.R., presided, and more ...
Article : 160 wordsA photo-engravure of Charles Nuttall's picture of the opening of the first Commonwealth Parliament has been presented to the borough for hanging in the town-hall by ...
Article : 132 wordsBLACKWOOD. Friday.—Aaron [?]aylor, a well-known old resident, who has been in very bad health for a long time, committed suicide yesterday. He fixed a gun so that ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 58 wordsOn Thursday, at the Footscray Court, before Mr. Keogh, P.M., Councillor A. A. Murris, Messrs. W. Mitchell. D. Michell, and J. M'Phee, J.P.'s. a local meat-preserver named Herman Graupener ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 235 wordsBOORT, Thursday.—At Lalbert, a public meeting was held of Mallee farmers, for the purpose of urging the Government to provide seed wheal and horse feed for those ...
Article : 139 wordsSir,—In your issue of Saturday you give short particulars of a circular issued by Cardinal Moran, which lays down the dietum that "marriages of Catholics in ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 142 wordsSir,—In answer to the inquiry of "K.J.," as to sleeping in moonlight, I remember my father (Captain R. Nicoll, well-known in Melbourne shipping circles 35 years ago) ...
Article : 177 wordsARARAT, Friday.—An inquest wns held at the police court this morning, touching the death of Joseph Abrahams, who received fatal injuries whilst working on a ...
Article : 45 wordsAlthough "[?]pty-D[?]pty" enters upon the sixth week of its career at Her Majesty's Theatre to-night, there is not the sign of fallingoff in the appreciation with which playgoers have ...
Article : 384 wordsARARAT, Thursday.—An accident of a painful character befell Mrs. Jabez Squire yesterday. She was driving a young lady friend, when the buggy overturned, and both were thrown out. Mrs. ...
Article : 270 wordsRIDDELL, THursday.—At the Gisborne Police Court, to-day, before Mr. Goldsmith, P.M., Frank Johnson, cordial manufacturer, of Riddell, was fined 20/, with ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 127 wordsA meeting of the altona and Motwell Coal Development and Auction Company No Liability was held yesterday. Mr. W. L. Baillieu presided. The business of the meeting was transacted in 30 ...
Article : 108 wordsWALLAN, Jan. 22.—Thrashing is in full swing, and the results are fully up to expectations. Chaff-cutting is being vigorously proceeded with in this and the surrounding districts. With the continued ...
Article : 71 wordsSir,—In reply to your correspondent's letter in to-day's issue of "The Argus," and also for the benefit of other readers. I would like to give my experience of the ill-effects ...
Article : 195 wordsA slow and lumbering fight was put up by [?] Russell and Tom Fennessay at the Melbourne [?] letic Club yesterday evening, when these heavyweights met to box the best of 20 rounds. ...
Article : 285 wordsCOLERAINE, Friday.—A fire at John M'Nair's farm, Tahara, burnt one stack of outs, and one stack of barley intended for thrashing. The loss is estimated at 200 ...
Article : 1,131 wordsMelbourne Woman's Life Made an Agony. Sharp Shooting Pains That Gave Her No Rest and Made Her Cry Out— Cured By ...
Article : 359 wordsThe 1.38 p.m. up train from Coburg to Melbourne carried away the railway gate on the up line at the Union-street level crossing, near the South Brunswick railway station, on Friday ...
Article : 205 wordsWELLINGTON.—Sailed.,—Jan. 24—Moeraki, for Sydney. WANGANUI. — Sailed.—Jan. 24—Alexa, and Pendle Hill, for Sydney. ...
Article : 31 wordsNever know when or where backache pains will strike you. The kidneys will go wrong, and when they do the first warning is generally through the back. Do not fail ...
Article : 293 wordsWhen a man has suffered from dyspepsia so many years that he can't remember when he had a natural appetite, and then hits on a cure, he many be excused for ...
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Advertising : 177 wordsSir,—With reference to a report that the fern gullies in the well-known National Park at Ferntree Gully had been destroyed by fire recently, I have, on behalf of the local ...
Article : 178 wordsMadame Melba has since her concert season in Melbourne, decided to sing in the following provi[?]ial centres. With the assistance of Miss Una Bourne, Mr. A. C. Bottoms. Mr. John ...
Article : 86 wordsAt the South Melbourne Court yesterday, before Messrs. Hartnell and Gross, J.P.'s, a Prussian, named Johann Gottfried Barkman, was charged with unlawfully wounding James Joyce. ...
Article : 175 wordsAt the Melbourne Athletic Club on Monday evening the main event will be a 20-rounds contest between Ted W[?]ting, of Fitzroy, and [?] Hendy, of Melbourne, the conditions being the ...
Article : 50 wordsThe acceptance of the following tenders has been recommended by various committees of the Metropolitan Board of Works:— Manufacture, supply, and delivery of mild steel ...
Article : 129 wordsArrangements have been completed to start an omnibus service to-day between North and South Brighton. The omnibuses will run two trips daily, and two shorter trips between Centre-road ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 25 Jan 1908, Page 16
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