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Article : 1,581 wordsThe secretary for Mines, referring to the article by Professor Osborne in "The Argus" of Saturday last, observed that the "true test of temperature" was embodied ...
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Article : 388 wordsMr. D. Bannerman, manager of the A.N.A. Exhibition, has handed over for publication the letters which passed between Government-house and the A.N.A. ...
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Article : 76 wordsMalcolm M'Donald, 38 years of age, residing at Bittern, left his home at 6 o'clock yesterdny morning, and did not return to breakfast. His wife and children went to ...
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Article : 59 wordsMOUNT GAMBIER, Wednesday.—On Saturday morning the Wheat Commission sat in the Wolseley Institute, for the purpose of taking evidence from farmers. Five ...
Article : 251 wordsBEULAH, Wednesday.—A lad named Albert Riseborough, son of a well-known farmer here, was ycsterday playing about a chaffcutter with his brothers, when by some ...
Article : 47 wordsA middle-aged woman named Elizabeth Smith was charged at the City Court on Wednesday with having stolen a dress valued at £2. Smith, who said she had ...
Article : 118 wordsSir,—In reference to working the ranks with horse-drawn vehicles, Mr. Woods, manager of the Taxi Cab Co., objects. "It means," he says. "that the public ...
Article : 259 wordsPERTH, Wednesday.—The Colonial Treasurer (Mr. Wilson) has revised the dividend tax payable by shipping companies trading to Western Australia. The tax ...
Article : 384 wordsBENDIGO, Wedncsday.—Thomas Daykin, a single man, about 24 years of age, was killed by a fail of earth at the Carlisle mine this morning. Kc and his mate, ...
Article : 193 wordsA deputation consisting of officials of associations affiliated with the Trades-hall and members of the state Parliamentary Labour party waited on the Premier (Mr. ...
Article : 691 wordsThe Rev. F R. W. Newton has been clected to the committee of management of the Geelong Hospital and Benevolent Asylum, in place of Rev. Henry Kelly, ...
Article : 89 wordsThe hospital committee has decided to adopt a scheme submitetd by Messrs. Wears, for the sewering of the hospital and treatment of refuse by the septic ...
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Article : 47 wordsThe amended determinatiou of the Tinsmiths' Board, published yesterday, comes into force on March 1. ...
Article : 23 wordsYARRAWONGA.Tuesday.—James Tomkinson was arrested by the local police, and charged with being a deserter from H.M.S. Powerful at Sydney. He was ...
Article : 878 wordsMINYIP, Wednesday.—A wheat-lumper named Robert Borthwick fell off a plank whilst carrying a bag of wheat at Messrs. Darling and Son's wheat-stack, at the local ...
Article : 37 wordsSir,—Mr. Latham, in his opposition to the introduction of God's word into the state schools, surely overlooks this wellknown sentence, "train up a child in the ...
Article : 316 wordsADELAIDE, Wednesday.—Messrs. Peter Wood, of Adelaide; F. W. Cutlack, H. Bovill, and H. M. Rossell, of Renmark; and A. Fran[?]is, of Waikieric, left for ...
Article : 44 wordsAt the Richmond Court on Wednesday Watson and Dolphin, secondhand furniture dealers, Victoria-street, were fined 10/, with 21/ costs, on a charge of having kept their ...
Article : 44 wordsSir,—Mr. Barnes seems to have taken from my letter a meaning different from what I intended. He says we were not within twenty-six miles of Walhalla. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 46 wordsSYDXEY, Wednesday.—The wages board in the dispute between the Trolly, Draymen, and Carters' Union of Sydney and suburbs and various employers, issued a decision ...
Article : 101 wordsPERTH, Wednesday.—The "Morning Herald," one of the metropolitan daily papers, which was first issued on January 1, 1896, suspended publication to-day. The ...
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Article : 217 wordsWELLINGTON, Wednesday.—Mr. T. H. Giles, of Auckland, and Mr. P. Halley, of Duncdin, have been appointed conciliation commissioners under the new ...
Article : 32 wordsWELLINGTON, Wednesday.—Matters concerning the mining deadlock are unchanged, though the position is daily becoming more acute. The New Zealand ...
Article : 79 wordsLast season some fine but small patches of wheat were grown in the neighbourhood of Coolgardie, Knlgoorlie, and Kanowna. One firm, Messrs. Bows Bros., had a crop ...
Article : 120 wordsCRESWICK (Jan. 13).—Harvesting operations are in full owing throughout the Newly[?]. Kingston, and Dean districts. The crops compare very favourably with those of last year. The recent ...
Article : 165 wordsSir,—When Mr.Nicholson cannot keep his opponents in deep water he tries to wreek them on the rock of definitions. That he does not always escape this fate the ...
Article : 482 wordsA fire broke out last night at about 9 o'clock at 49-65 Grant-street, South Melbourne, in the premises owned and occupied by Messrs. Robertson and Marshall, ...
Article : 122 wordsMARYBOROUGH, Wednesday.—At the monthly meeting of the United Temperance Council on Monday, a matter was brought up which occasioned much discussion and ...
Article : 111 wordsAn improved Saturday service is to be introduced on the Canterbury and Box Hill line. In order to reduce the intervals between suburban trains arrangements have ...
Article : 92 wordsAs showing the wonderful effieacy of the Peps pine-air treatment for coughs and colds, the following letter from Mr. F. J. De Marris a well-known electrical ...
Article : 372 wordsAt the Brunswick Court on Wednesday, before Mr. J. Keogh, P.M., and Messrs. P.R. Tierney, D.Methven, J. W. Feming, and R. P. Lord, J.P.S, Mrs. Catherine Hynes was proceeded, against ...
Article : 382 wordsBUNINYONG, Wednesday.—At the farm of Mr. Walter Skelton, Green Hill, a shed in which a threshing-machine was stored was, with the machine, destroyed by fire early this mornig. ...
Article : 200 wordsSir,—In "The Argus" this morning appears a letter on this subject from Miss Grace Watson. I will only deal with the last paragraph viz., that referring to the ...
Article : 312 wordsHORSHAM, Wednesday.—Three trucks of a goods train in the Horsham railway-yard were derailed last night, but very little damage was done. The trucks were replaced on the line without much ...
Article : 165 wordsMr.James Kay, sen., of 199 Gipps-street, Abbotsford, Melbourne, writes:—"I have great pleasure in writing, you with reference to that splendid household healer, Zam-Buk ...
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Advertising : 133 wordsA very interesting naval exhibit for the coming A.N.A. Exhibition is being arranged at the Williamstown Torpedo Depot by Lieutenant Burford, of the Victorian Naval ...
Article : 94 wordsStephen M'Gec, who failed to appear, was eharged, at the Richmond Court, on Wednesday, with having used abusive language at the West Richmond raiway station, on November 7. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 14 Jan 1909, Page 6
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