The weather on Saturday presented every favourable feature for rifle-shooting-still air, a warm [?], and unchanging light. It is pleasant to fire under such conditions, but the true skill of the ...
Article : 1,611 wordsThe winner of the big road race from Marrnambool to Melbourne on Saturday was J. T. Donohue, of New Sout Wales, who had a handicap of 49min., and accomplished the long journey in the ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 4,325 wordsThe Victorian Junior Association final match drew a crowd of between 4,000 and 5,000 people to the North Melbourne ground on Saturday, when Yarraville and Footscray met. Yarraville were in ...
Article : 1,259 wordsBusiness for the week has been on a fair scale, distributing orders for the opening of the month being stisfactory, considering the position of the country districts. There ...
Article : 1,078 wordsWheat.—The market is quiet in tone, in sympathy with London. Sellers of old wheat ask 4/1½, buyers offering 4/1. A little business has been done at 4/1¼. The possibility ...
Article : 1,221 wordsThe London frozen meat market shows little alteration on the week. In New Zealand mutton best North Island is 1-16d. lower. The movements in New Zealand ...
Article : 412 wordsReturn for two week's ending October 3:—Gold received, 41,218,67oz.; value of gold coin and bullion issued, £201,714/15/11. ...
Article : 20 wordsThe revenue collected at the Custom-house on October 3 amounted to:—Revenue, £6,086/15/10; state, £30/11/6; contingent, £25/12/3; pilotage, £123/9/10; wharfage, ...
Article : 23 wordsOn the 2nd inst. the sale took place, at Hynam Estate, near Narracoorle. South Australia, of Messrs. W. Smith and Co.'s stud merino flock, numbering in all 2,200 rams and ewes. There ...
Article : 370 wordsThe quantity of wheat loaded at Victorian country stations during the week ended last Thursday, and the decrease in Stocks during the same period, compare ...
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Advertising : 185 wordsButchers' meat is in fair demand, but the retail prices reflecting the tone of the live stock market are weak, though no actual reduction is, reported. The supply of poultry is not equal to the demand, ...
Article : 728 wordsOn Saturday afternoon the heath at Sandringham was an ideal spot. The fine weather attracted everybody, and, with the course in good order and the greens fast, all sorts of players were ...
Article : 779 wordsSir,—In "The Argus" of to-day, Mr. Kerr, commenting on the uncovered drain in St. Kilda street does not go far enough. The present single track of tramline is already ...
Article : 296 wordsMessrs. T. H. Laidlaw and Co. (in conjunction with Messrs. Young Bros.) held a special sale of sheep at the Corporation-yards on October 1. There was a splendid attendance of buyers from the ...
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Advertising : 155 wordsMessrs. W. S. Keast and Co. and L. A. Fairbairn and Co. (in conjunction) held a successful subdivisional sale of farm lands and township allotments at Bacchus Marsh on Saturday, on account ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 5 Oct 1908, Page 8
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