SYDNEY, Sunday.—Mary Woods was playing near a burning log at Tharwa, in the Queanbeyan district, when her clothing caught fire, and she was burnt to death. ...
Article : 41 wordsThe appointment of Major Merrett, former treasurer of the Victorian Rifle Association, to the Position of chairman of the council—a vacancy caused by the death of Colonel Templeton—will ...
Article : 2,298 wordsSaturday was the worst day of the season for football, as some of the grounds were sloppy, all of them were heavy, and the best kind of football was not to be expected. Footballers had, ...
Article : 235 wordsBrighton were too good for northcote, whom they led and beat in every quarter, the game being altogether too one-sided to create much interest. In high marking they were superior, and ...
Article : 121 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.—Mrs. Thomas is Kirk, of duckmaloi, was found dead yesterday, as the result of injuries caused by being throuwn from a horse. ...
Article : 32 wordsCarlton District defeated Melbourne Grammar School, at Grammar School ground, by 11 goals 9 behinds to 3 goals 7 behinds. Goal-kickers for Carlton District, H. Evans (3), Shelly (2), ...
Article : 301 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.—Nellie Kukulles, of West Chinderah, Tweed River, ate some bananas and drank a quantity of water while overheated. This caused her to vomit ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 65 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.—Mrs. Samuel Pepper, of Nowra, was engaged in cooking, when her dress caught fire, and she was badly burned. Her death took place in the Berry ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 86 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.—William Barraclough, a carpenter, belonging to Sydney, was killed at Wollongong yesterday. He was repairing a house, when he fell from ...
Article : 55 wordsWELLINGTON, Sunday. — The second test match, New Zealand v. Great Britain, was played it Wellington yesterday in rain. The ground was wet and very muddy. The teams were:—Great ...
Article : 725 wordsThe report of this match, played at St. Kilda, and won by Carlton by 10 goals 12 behinds to 6 goals 5 behinds, will be found on page 6. ...
Article : 33 wordsWhen Essendon and Port Melbourne met at Essendon on May 2 the game was a rough one, and Essendon won by 20 goals 22 behinds to 7 goals 4 behinds. Last week there were persistent rumours ...
Article : 916 wordsSHEPPARTON, Saturday. — Charles Atkins, slaughterman, in the employ of Mr. Ernest Norton, butcher, of Shepparton, was riding home on Friday evening, when ...
Article : 85 wordsThe University is not a team of 18 men only. On Saturday they were able to put a strong side into the field against Essendon, though wanting the service of such players as II. Cordner, Elliott, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 25 wordsCLUNES, Saturday.—Fanny Dunn, aged 25 years, daughter of a fanner at Tourello, attempted to commit suicide at her home early this morning by cutting her throat ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 97 wordsGLENORWAN, Sunday.—Mr. J. M'Monigle, while returning to Greta West from Glenrowan on Thursday evening was thrown from his dray, the wheel of which passed over his leg, breaking it above the ...
Article : 132 wordsThe metropolitan state schools' premiership competition was continued on Friday. Auburn defeated Glenferrie by 8 goals 8 behinds (56 points) to 1 behind (1 point). For the winners ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 179 wordsDIMBOOLA, Friday.—The annual conference of Wimmera farmers' unions was presided over by Mr. Nowatna, of Horsham. There was a representative attendance of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 92 wordsBRISBANE, Sunday.—The Queensland and New South Wales Rugby Union teams met again yesterday, in the presence of 9,000 spectators. The contest was keen, and ended in a draw, each team ...
Article : 40 wordsBROKEN HILL, Saturday.—Broken Hill and the Victorian Association football team played a return match on the Western Oval this afternoon. There was an innense attendance, the gate takings being ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 528 wordsBRISBANE, Sunday.—The Maori football team and a Brisbane league team played a match yesterday, the visitors winning by 10 points to 16. ...
Article : 25 wordsMelbourne is the erratic league team of the Season—one Saturday going down feebly, on the next putting even such a side as Carlton to a supreme effort. On Saturday they met a rather ...
Article : 468 wordsHORSHAM, Saturday.—A young couple, Mr. and Mrs. Mason, alias Gertrude Marion Gleeson and Bernard J. Gleeson, who were arrested at Fitzroy on Wednesday ...
Article : 324 wordsThere was a large attendance of members at the annual meeting of the metropolitan branch of the Victorian Railways Transportation Employees' Association, which ...
Article : 166 wordsExtremes met at Footscray on Saturday, when the home team, the leaders in association ranks, fell upon poor North Melbourne, and in a strictly figuratove sense smote them hip and thigh. North ...
Article : 289 wordsBALLARAT, Saturday.—The Imperials and South provided the best match for the season when they met on the City-oval this afternoon. The tricolour put on seven points before South lifted a ...
Article : 1,085 wordsSir,—There appeared recently in the columns of the press a report of a meeting held on 15th inst. by the Victorian Chamber of Manniactures, in which it was stated ...
Article : 495 wordsGeelong brought up a strong team to Collingwood, M'Kenzie being their only notable absentce. Collingwood, on the other hand, made decided changes. Drohan, who has been clearly out of ...
Article : 641 wordsGEELONG, Friday.—Early on Friday morning during shunting operations in the Geelong railway yards, five heavily-laden trucks were derailed, and some delay was caused to traffic. An inspector ...
Article : 57 wordsWilliamstown gave a trial to a couple of new men, Paternoster and Claney, but the firstnamed had bad luck in the game. He was roughly charged by Mason, of Preston—usually a fair player—and ...
Article : 357 wordsCOLAC, Saturday.—At the Colac Police Court, Robert Gamble was fined £1. with 37/6 costs, for travelling from Colac to Irrewarra without a ticket. ...
Article : 28 wordsMOE, Friday.—A well-attended and representative gathering on Wednesday resolved to protest against the continued delay in the commencement of the work in connection with the new railway ...
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Advertising : 2,576 wordsIn the game between Brunswick and Prahran the lastnamed started with the assistance of the wind, and held the advantage in the opening quarter, when Ferguson and Borland both scored ...
Article : 292 wordsTher remarkable feature, if by no means the best, in South Melbourne's efforts against Fitzroy was the persistent way in which they missed their chances far goal. As shot after shot brought up ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 29 Jun 1908, Page 5
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