A general meeting was held last night, at St. Patrick's Hall, Bourke-street, by members of the Wharf Labourers' Co-operative Society, Mr. J. W. Molloy presiding. After ...
Article : 549 wordsAs compared with last financial year, the railway frame receipts continue to show a heavy falling-off. It was anticipated that this would be the result of a relatively poor ...
Article : 77 words"White Gum" (Walhalla) wishes to know the best means of stocking with English perch a pond in which there are already [?]. He can get the ova, but cannot ...
Article : 1,789 wordsReaders of "The Argus" are already familiar with E. F. Benson's fine new story, "Sheaves," which is now published in book form (London: Heinemann; ...
Article : 2,217 wordsSir,—I am very pleased that you published my letter. It has already met with approval, and I have more letters re the matter than I can reply to. Really, I think ...
Article : 204 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—News was brought to Sydney that an American-built schooner, of about 120 tons, was stranded some weeks ago at Apamama, Gilbert Islands. ...
Article : 155 wordsThe following tenders for supplies, at schedule rates, have been accepted by the Railway Commissioners:— Sawn red gum timber, for bridges—W. T. ...
Article : 40 wordsA remittance of 2/ in postage stamps was yesterday received by the Secretary for Railways from an anonymous correspondent. On an enclosed slip of paper was ...
Article : 35 wordsSir,—The statement—or rather mis-statement—that Batman's famous treaty was completed "on the banks of the Merri Creck, near Northcote," certainly found its ...
Article : 178 wordsIt has been decided by the Railway Commissioners that week-end tickets, issued by usual trains from country stations to Melbourne to-day, and by all trains timed to ...
Article : 74 words"The History of Broken Hill;" Its Rise and Progress, compiled and edited by Leonard Samuel Cuitis. (Adelaide: Frearson's Printing-house.) "Memoirs of the Comtesse de Boigne (1820-30)." ...
Article : 310 wordsA Court of Marine Inquiry (Mr. Panton, P.M., chairman, and Captains H. W. Chatfield and J. Anderson) sat for several days ending December 21, 1906, investigating the ...
Article : 426 wordsSir,—Would-be passengers to the city by the 11.45 train from Malvern station this morning had an aggravating and also an apparently unnecessary ...
Article : 101 wordsSir,—The present director of the gallery is to be commended for opposing the suggestion that students be allowed to work in public parts of the gallery. Those who ...
Article : 148 wordsSir,—I travelled by train from Flinders-street to North Williamstown on Monday, 17th inst., in a non-smoking compartment with three ladies and four children. At ...
Article : 109 wordsDuring the Novice Bicycle Race, at the market-gardeners' picnic at Mornington yesterday, E. Parsons, of Cheltenham, turned sharply off the track, and collided ...
Article : 82 wordsCHARLTON, Thursday.—A sale of Crown lands in fee simple was held at the local court-house yesterday. Lively competition was shown for some small blocks of country ...
Article : 225 wordsThe edition for 1908 of Debrett's Peerage comes to us from the publishers, Dean and Son, London. "Debrett" is one of hte oldest and most trustworthy authorities ...
Article : 2,667 wordsSir,—The refusal of the Library trustees to allow students to copy pictures in the public gallery is very inconsistent. ...
Article : 120 wordsWARRAGUL, Thursday. — An inquiry, was held at the Warrangul Court-house to-day, before Mr. David Connor, J.P., concerning the death of a youth named Allan ...
Article : 235 wordsSir,—At the last meeting of the committee of the Castlemaine Progress Association I was instructed to write to you protesting against the waste of public money which ...
Article : 191 wordsSome months ago the parks and gardens committee decided to make the Fitzroy-gardens more attractive by erecting a rustic kiosk, where tea, coffee, and light ...
Article : 411 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—The Wyoming Estate subdivision sale was held at Junee to-day. The property comprised 13,000 acres. Buyers attended from Victoria, South ...
Article : 77 wordsThe following additional tenders have been accepted for the supply of material, at schedule rates, for the building of cottages and making other improvements on the improved small holdings:— ...
Article : 116 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—A youth named Alfred Spinner, working at a boot factory at Alexandria, was fighting with another lad named Joseph Sparkes, aged 19, on an ...
Article : 76 wordsSir,—As one who has had over 30 years' experience of municipal government, and who has taken an active interest in the maintenance of main roads since the ...
Article : 249 wordsMessrs. Braham and Pirani, solicitas to the Malvern Municipal Council, have addressed a letter to the Crown Law department regarding prosecutions at Malvern for ...
Article : 266 wordsLEONGATHA, Thursday. — A young man named Playford, when returning to his home, at Neriena, on horseback on Tuesday evening, collapsed on the road, and died ...
Article : 59 wordsMYRTLEFORD, Thursday.—Mr. Doughlas Banks, dredgemaster of the Kia Ora plant No. 4, received a serious injury to his eye while watching one of his men ...
Article : 135 wordsThe usual monthly meeting of the National Council of Women was held at the Austral Salon yesterday afternoon. The president, Lady Talbot, was in the chair, ...
Article : 275 wordsSir,—The Roads Improvement Association is to be commended for drawing attention to the inefficiency of the present system of maintaining the public roads. Its chairman, ...
Article : 281 wordsYARRAM, Thursday. — Joseph Gardner, aged 15, was driving a horse and dray at West Alberton on Saturday, when he fell off and was run over, a wheel passing ...
Article : 127 wordsBERWICK, Thursday.—Mr. Wood Green delivered a lecture in the Rechabite-hall, under the auspices of the Scripture Instruction Campaign Council, this evening. The ...
Article : 438 wordsBERWICK, Thursday.—About 1 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in Cruickshank's bakery, adjoining the Commercial Bank, and as no water was available the flames quickly spread, and the ...
Article : 500 wordsRUTHERGLEN, Thursday. — Mr. William J. Hamilton, who was accidentally shot on February 18 by a servant-girl through the explosion of a pea-rifle which she was ...
Article : 80 wordsSir—In order that the public, to whose [?]judgement this controversy is referred, may [?]eep in touch with its essentials, I ask your [?] to refer to the challenge issued by me ...
Article : 369 wordsARARAT, Thursday. — A young man named Bryant, a shoer at Fowler's farriery, was shoeing a young horse this afternoon when the animal lashed out. Its hoof ...
Article : 80 wordsHOBART, Thursday.—The Congress of the National Council of Women of Tasmania was commenced to-day; the president (Mrs. Henry Dobson) in the chair. ...
Article : 171 wordsAmongst the questions asked in the Senate yesterday was one by Senator M'Coll (V.), regarding the Kerang rifle range. In answer thereto, the Minister for Home ...
Article : 77 wordsMothers, encourage your boys to adopt the healthy apple-eating habit, instead of the unhealthy tobacco-smoking habit. Read the book, "Apples and Tobacco," 1/. Book Arcade, ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 28 Feb 1908, Page 7
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