Mr. Thomas Murray, of the Water Supply department, on Friday night met Mr. Mahony, the engineer of the Water Commission, and discussed matters in regard to ...
Article : 827 wordsBALLARAT, Friday.—Mr. Justice Hood this morning passed sentence on Albert Cartledge, who on the previous day had been found guilty of manslaughter. The ...
Article : 253 wordsWARRNAMBOOL,Friday.— Since the beginning of the week Warrnambool has been the Meeca of cyclists. They concentrated in the town in steadily-growing ...
Article : 1,331 wordsAmusements page 23·21 Live Stock Wanted [?] Births, Marriages, and for Sale... 4.5 and Deaths.... 13 Machinery.. page 12.23 Bereavement Cards. 13 Motor Cars and ...
Article : 236 wordsThe South Australian Government has been awarded a medal for its display of oranges at the special horticultural show which is being held in connection with the ...
Article : 37 wordsAt the Collingwood Court on Friday, before Messrs. Rain, Cornfoot, Aumont, Levens, and Tait, J.P.'s, Mathew Fergusson, and his brother, Thomas Fergusson, ...
Article : 1,585 wordsWELLINGTON, Friday —Intense interest was taken in cases heard in Christchurch during the last few days, when several booksellers were convicted of selling ...
Article : 179 wordsThe state Premier (Sir Thomas Bent) said yesterday that be intended to ask Parliament to continue the present income tax and probate duties. The present income ...
Article : 149 wordsAt the wool sales yesterday prices generally were maintained, but short and faulty scoureds were weak. German buyers have been operating freely in greasy combing ...
Article : 187 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—In the Legislative Assembly last night the Treasurer (Mr. Waddell) made further reference to his statements on the previous day concerning ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 701 wordsRobert Livingston, a farm labourer, 70 years of age, came up in General Sessions yesterday, before Judge Johnston, to answer a charge of stalling a bag, the property ...
Article : 295 wordsOwing to the urgent demand for money in the Postmaster-General's department suggestions have been made that the Commonwealth should float a loan. In view ...
Article : 212 wordsThe reserve of notes and coin is £20,918,000, against £28,218,000 for the previous week, the proportion to liabilities being 53.15 per cent., against 54.28 per cent. ...
Article : 122 wordsThe open money market discount rate for three months' bank bills in London is 1½ per cent, or 1 per cent. below the Bank rate of 2½ per cent. The market rate in ...
Article : 56 wordsFinal arrangements for the purchase of the Heart Estate by the Closer Settlement Board and local residents were made yesterday, and the purchas-money was paid ...
Article : 255 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—A desperate encounter took place last night in the kitchen of Nestor's Hotel, Tumut, between a Chinese cook and a white man named James ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 218 wordsAt the invitation of Alcock and Company Proprietary Limited, a number of gentlemen last night assembled at dinner, which was served on a full-sized billiard-table at ...
Article : 490 wordsAt the City Court on Friday Edward Winward was presented on a charge of having stolen some harness the property of George V. Lausell. He was also charged with ...
Article : 62 wordsTo-day's quotation for bar silver is 23 13-16d. per oz standard, a fall of 1-16d. since 29th ult. ...
Article : 26 wordsJohn Shearer, a workman employed at the new works at the Town-hall, was knocked down by a tramcar in Swanston-street yesterday afternoon, and sustained ...
Article : 152 wordsFull on Friday morning the boiling-down works and slaugther-house at Lara, owned by. Mr. J.W. Branch, of Autumn-street, Geelong West, were destroyed by fire, the ...
Article : 432 wordsThe following prices represent the lowest and highest range of values on the Stock Exchange yesterday, and from them the middle prices may be computed:- ...
Article : 51 wordsPERTH, Friday.—The eletion to fill the Roebourne seat in the legislative Assembly resulted:—Henry Osbourne (Ministerial), 185 votes; A. J. Wilson ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 149 wordsThe prices stated below are Thursday's closing quotations:- Wool.—The Bradford market is dull. Tops are quoted at 23½d. for 64's, 22¼d. for ...
Article : 281 wordsWELLINGTON, Friday.—During the past nine months New Zealand exprted 390,442oz., of gold, of the value of £1,544,231, as compared with 382,081oz., of the value ...
Article : 325 wordsOn Thursday night Mrs. J. Thomas, who lived with her husband in Bent-street, East Malvern, found his body hanging by the neck from a rafter in the stable at the rear ...
Article : 126 wordsThe annual diocesan festival in aid of the home mission funds of the dioceses of Melbourne, Bendigo, Wangaratta, and Gippsland will be held ut the Exhibition-building ...
Article : 156 wordsYesterday, while stacking bags on a lorry at the works of Messrs. Cuming, Smith, and Company, Yarraville, a young man named W. Miles, an employee of Mr. ...
Article : 78 wordsWINTON, Friday.—Information has been received of an enormous bush fire, which has devastated the country in the vicinity of Kununa. The fire appears to have ...
Article : 148 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—The most noticable feature of the Governor-General's le[?]ee to-day was the absence of the consular representatives. It was generally thought that ...
Article : 242 wordsMr. Gilbert municipal inspector, called at the offices of the Dundas Shire on Thursday. He was surprised to find that, although the financial year terminated only ...
Article : 91 wordsBROKEN HILL, Friday.—During a picnic yesterday at West Broken, the clothes of May Rastrothe, a little girl, caught fire, and the child was seriously burnt. A young ...
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Advertising : 308 wordsThe following private advices have been received:- By Goldsbrough, Mort, and Company Limited.- "Tallow.—Prices are unaltered since our last ...
Article : 160 wordsALLENDALE, Friday.—Last night, at half-past 7 o'clock, in the vicinity of Smeaton, Edward C[?]ohesy, aged 35 years, farmer, a licensed victualler, of Blampied, ...
Article : 89 wordsFOSTER, Friday.—The fishermen at Bowen a port at the mouth of the Franklin River, are complaining bitterly of the pilfering of fish in transit to Melbourne. For ...
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Advertising : 358 wordsFOSTER, Friday.—Constable Olive, of Foster, while riding to Fish Creek, met with a painful accident through his horse falling and rolling on him. It is feared that one ...
Article : 57 wordsThe following arrivals and departures are reported:- Arrivals.—Lothringen, s.s., from Sydney July 12; Sara, barque, from Sydney ...
Article : 47 wordsAt the luncheon hour yesterday the Rev. David Russell of, South Africa gave a second address to public service employees at the Treasory-reserve. He dealt with "Nine ...
Article : 202 wordsRAINBOW, Friday.—The occupants of the residence of Mr. W. Crousley, of Brent-wood, had a sensational experience last night. Mr. Crousley was away from home, ...
Article : 152 wordsDAYLESFORD, Friday.—Mr. Edward Clohesy, farmer and hotelkeeper, of Blampied, was last evening found lying in an unconscious state on the road near Smeaton. ...
Article : 74 wordsWELLINGTON, Friday.—Parliament has passed a bill empowering the Government to raise an extra million for the purpose of advances to settlers and workers, thus ...
Article : 94 wordsBAIRNSDALE, Friday.—James Dale, aged 65, a grazier, was killed by the sudden fall of a tree which he was grubbing. He was a prominent member of the Barnsdale ...
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Advertising : 59 wordsFOSTER, Friday.—A huge parcel of letters arrived here on Wednesday, all bearing the stamp, "Mis-sent to Cunningbame." One business man received fire so stamped. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 3 Oct 1908, Page 20
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