The method pursued by the Metropolitan Board of Works in calling for tenders for the construction of the new storage reservoir at Preston was criticised by Mr. C. E. ...
Article : 280 wordsA conference of the Prahran and Malvern councils was held yesterday eveing at the Prah[?]an Town-hall to consider the amended draft Order in Council relative to the ...
Article : 1,109 wordsAn address under the auspices of the Imperial Federation League on the "Legal Relations of the Several States of the Empile" was delivered in the Town-hall ...
Article : 1,361 wordsA complaint of departmental neglect was yesterday made to Mr. P. Heagney, a member of the committee that is being formed at the suggestion of the Premier (Mr. Bent) ...
Article : 353 wordsTo-day.—Gisborne races; entries close for V.R.C. races; Lincolnshire Handicap run in England. Wednesday.—Richmond races; Ararat races (first ...
Article : 129 wordsWhen Mr. Bradford's term of management on the Brighton electric tramway was being determined, his then assistant (Mr. Gordon Massey) was asked to report as to the ...
Article : 1,190 wordsThe annual meeting of the Carlton Junior Football Club will be held at the Carlton-hall, at 8 o'clock this evening. The annual meeting of the Collegians' Football ...
Article : 51 wordsThe Associates of the Royal Melbourne Golf Club will play for the first medal of the season on Monday, next (stroke play). Afternoon tea will be given by the vice-presidents (Mrs. Alex. ...
Article : 67 wordsThe annual sports meeting of Wesley College will be held on Friday, 24th April. Entries close on 10th April for the Old Roys' Cup (100, 220, 440 yards), and for the Veterans' race, 75 yards, for ...
Article : 58 wordsThe first important event of the English flat-racing season—the Lincolnshire Handicap—will be decided to-day. The distance is a mile. The prominent candidates for the ...
Article : 906 wordsSir,—The action of the Victorian Cricket Association, who invited the Northern and Southern Cricket Associations of Tasmania to send two delegates each across to Victoria., to meet the ...
Article : 199 wordsSYDNEY, Monday.—The divorce case Doyle v. Doyle was disposed of before Mr. Justice G. B. Simpson to-day. Sarah A[?] Doyle, formerly Grey, ...
Article : 443 wordsADELAIDE, Monday.—The [?]awn tenn[?]s tour[?] ment was concluded on the Adelaide Oval on Saturday. H. A. Parker, for the fourth time, won the championship. The doubles championship[?] ...
Article : 247 wordsAn application for the legislation of the Boot Employes' Federation under the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Act is to be made to-day by the general ...
Article : 368 wordsThanks to the perfect weather and the additional attraction of the match between Velox and Austerlitz, the attendance at the Richmond trotting meeting yesterday was by far the best ...
Article : 1,032 wordsAmongst the cases called on at the City[?] Court yesterday was that of Albert E. Bird. 52 years of age, hawker, who was charged with drunkenness. Few recognised in the ...
Article : 226 wordsSYDNEY, Monday.—A strike of painters took place to-day, about 500 men—unionists and non-unionists—ceasing work. Till July of last year the painters were working under ...
Article : 202 wordsThe Melbourne Athlett[?] Club was cr[?] yesterday evening, when Clarence Weber, the c[?] pl[?] all-round a[?] of Austra[?] was ma[?] to w[?] for one hour, under ca[?] ...
Article : 425 wordsThe Thetre Royal was crowded to the doors yesterday afternoon. The occasion was a comme[?]dable one, and the bill-of-fare was worthy of the occasion. A grand ...
Article : 256 wordsMALDON, Monday.—A special meeting of the Maldon branch of the A.M.A. was held on Saturday night, when it was decided to adopt the scale of wages now being paid by ...
Article : 96 wordsThe second tournament for the Talbot Cup, a handsome trophy presented by His Excellency Sir Reginald Talbot to the Melbourne Polo Club, will commence this afternoon at Kooyong, at 2 ...
Article : 766 wordsIn the High Court yesterday was delivered gudgment in the pro[?]dings relating to the [?]ispute between the City Council of Brisbane and the ratepayers of two of the [?] ...
Article : 443 wordsWELLINGTON, Monday.—At a largely-attended meeting of the Blackball Miners' Union it was decided to remain firm on the demand for half-an-hour "crib-time," and ...
Article : 56 wordsAccompanying postal notes for 11/. received by the Railway Commissioners yesterday, was the following anonymous letter: ...
Article : 101 words[?]len's-[?]all wa[?]ded to its [?]most extent last night, [?]hen a vocal recital was given by Miss L[?] Osmond and Moss Violet Somerset, ass[?] by Miss Minnie Bull ...
Article : 512 wordsAn action in the Supreme Court has been commenced against the Metropolitan Gas Company, by Henry Bramble Makin, a boy of 16 years of age, residing at St. Albans, ...
Article : 374 wordsSentences were passed in the Criminal Court yesterday by Mr. Justice Cussen on a number of prisoners who had pleaded or who had been found guilty during the current sittings of the ...
Article : 604 wordsThe St. Kilda Council have received from the Railway department a challenge to the contention of their valuer that the refreshment-room at the local railway station could not be classified as a ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 274 wordsSir,—I have read with interest the opinions of certain city architects in connection with the new regulation proposed by the City Council for restricting the ...
Article : 241 wordsSEYMOUR, Monday.—An endeavour is to be made by the Progress Association to induce the Railway Commissioners to enlarge the goods sheds. One farmer who could not unload a truck of ...
Article : 52 wordsCluissical Phi[?]ogy.—First Class[?]—Alexander Wigram Allen Leeper (Tr[?]y), Francis William Cu[?]gh[?] (Ormond), Second Class.—Kath[?] Ph[?]pps (Ormond). Third Class.—Agnes Marion ...
Article : 230 wordsALEXANDRA, Monday.—A fire broke out in a five-roo[?]ed wea[?]rd cottage, owned and [?] cupled by Mr. G. T. Hall[?] of Alexandra, on Saturday night[?] The building, with its contents, was ...
Article : 211 wordsThe new miniature range and club-room erected near the Malvern station was opened by Mr. Knox, M.H.R., yesterday, in the presence of about 150 guests of the Malvern Rifle Club. The secretary ...
Article : 133 wordsKORUMBURRA, Monday.—The competition in connection with the Great Southern Cricket Association was concluded on Saturday afternoon, when Korumburra defeated Jumbunna by six wickets and ...
Article : 88 wordsOf late the fathers of seve[?] incorrigible boys at Foots[?] have been sorely puzzled how to ensure the attendance of their childr[?]n at school. The expediency of carrying the youngsters bodily into ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tue 24 Mar 1908, Page 7
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