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  2. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 199 words
  3. TOURIST TRAFFIC.

    The vigorous policy adopted by the Government tourist burcan in advertising the fact that Victoria contains many places of natural interest and beauty, and in ...

    Article : 1,581 words
  4. HEAT AND HEALTH.

    The 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 ...

    Article : 401 words
  5. CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION.

    The present system by which the Customs department check invoices is anything but satisfactor. Representatives of British firms complain that while they are charged ...

    Article : 417 words
  6. COUNTRY NEWS. BALLARAT AND DISTRICT.

    Frederick Williams, allis Osear Holmes, who was identified on the previous day by Detective Tognini as a man who had absconded from bail in Melbourne, was on ...

    Article : 365 words
  7. TAXI-CABS. THE LONDON WORKING.

    Mr. W. Cain, M.L.C., who has just returned from London took considerable interest while there in the working of the taxi-cab system. Mr. Cain was for a ...

    Article : 388 words
  8. A.N.A. EXHIBITION.

    Mr. 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. ...

    Article : 390 words
  9. BROKEN HILL TROUBLE.

    BROKEN HILL, Wednesday.—To-day has passed quietly. Nothing happened last night except an explosion. This was heard by everyone in the city, but the spot ...

    Article : 5,883 words
  10. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES. CHILD SCALDED.

    Barbara lsbister, 16 months old, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Isbister, of Sussex-street, Yarraville, yesterday morning got hold of a billy-can containing ...

    Article : 76 words
  11. DEATH BY POISON.

    Malcolm 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 ...

    Article : 131 words
  12. THE WEATHER. OFFICIAL REPORT.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 799 words
  13. SKULL ON FISHING-LINE.

    COBRAM, Wednesday.—Whilst fishing in the Murray, under the bridge at Tocumwal, yesterday, a fisherman pulled up a human skull on his line. From ...

    Article : 59 words
  14. HANDLING OF WHEAT.

    MOUNT GAMBIER, Wednesday.—On Saturday morning the Wheat Commission sat in the Wolseley Institute, for the purpose of taking evidence from farmers. Five ...

    Article : 251 words
  15. CAUGHT IN CHAFFCUTTER.

    BEULAH, 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 words
  16. BENDIGO AND DISTRICT.

    A 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 words
  17. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—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 words
  18. TAX ON SHIPPING TRADE.

    PERTH, Wednesday.—The Colonial Treasurer (Mr. Wilson) has revised the dividend tax payable by shipping companies trading to Western Australia. The tax ...

    Article : 384 words
  19. FATAL MINING ACCIDENT.

    BENDIGO, 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 words
  20. RAILWAY MATTERS.

    A 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 words
  21. GEELONG AND DISTRICT.

    The 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 words
  22. HAMILTON.

    The 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 ...

    Article : 58 words
  23. KILLED WITH A MAGAZINE RIFLE.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Beatrice Ellen Higgins, the youngest daughter of Mr. Patrick Higgins, Murrurundi, was accidentally shot with a magazine rifle on Monday. ...

    Article : 117 words
  24. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—Without enteiing into nnv argument on opinions, which, coming from an interested source, cannot carry much weight I would like to state, in answer to ...

    Article : 122 words
  25. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The operations of the Coastal[?]Farmers' Co-operative Society Ltd. for the six months ended September last showed a profit of £6,705, which was ...

    Article : 77 words
  26. MANSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.

    MANSFILLD, Tuesday.—An enthusiastic public meeting was held last night to consider the Government proposal to crect a High School in Mansfield. The ...

    Article : 73 words
  27. KILLED IN A LIFT-WELL.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A delivery clerk named Arthur Charles Lucock was found dead this morning at the bottom of the goods' lift-well in the furniture warehouse ...

    Article : 91 words
  28. SUPPRESSING FORTUNETELLERS.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At the Central Summons Court to-day Mary Hyland was proceeded against on a charge of fortunetelling, and Robert Hyland with aiding and ...

    Article : 198 words
  29. RABBITS AND THE DOG TAX.

    EGERTON, Wednesday.—Rabbits are again troublesome, especially on the Crown lands. Farmers consider, now that the local Bhire council has decided to enforce ...

    Article : 60 words
  30. QUEENSLAND.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.—The Premier, referring to the university question to-day, said it was a great mistake to suppose the establishment of a central technical ...

    Article : 47 words
  31. WORK AND WAGES. TINSMITHS' DETERMINATION.

    The amended determinatiou of the Tinsmiths' Board, published yesterday, comes into force on March 1. ...

    Article : 23 words
  32. ALLEGED DESERTER.

    YARRAWONGA.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 words
  33. WHEAT-STACKER'S RIBS BROKEN.

    MINYIP, 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 words
  34. SCRIPTURE REFERENDUM. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—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 words
  35. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    ADELAIDE, 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 words
  36. THE SHOPS ACT.

    At 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 words
  37. CYCLING OVER THE BAW-BAWS.

    Sir,—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. ...

    Article : 356 words
  38. PRIVATE ADVICES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 46 words
  39. SYDNEY DRIVERS' WAGES AWARD.

    SYDXEY, 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 words
  40. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    PERTH, Wednesday.—The "Morning Herald," one of the metropolitan daily papers, which was first issued on January 1, 1896, suspended publication to-day. The ...

    Article : 154 words
  41. RIVER GAUGINGS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 186 words
  42. GENERAL NEWS.

    The A.N.A., not content to encourage the everyday manufactures and industries of our island continent, have put by a small sum to help the inventor who dreams of the ...

    Article : 217 words
  43. NEW ZEALAND ARBITRATION.

    WELLINGTON, Wednesday.—Mr. T. H. Giles, of Auckland, and Mr. P. Halley, of Duncdin, have been appointed conciliation commissioners under the new ...

    Article : 32 words
  44. NEW ZEALAND MINERS.

    WELLINGTON, Wednesday.—Matters concerning the mining deadlock are unchanged, though the position is daily becoming more acute. The New Zealand ...

    Article : 79 words
  45. WHEAT-GROWING ON THE GOLDFIELDS.

    Last 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 words
  46. AGRICULTURAL INTELLIGENCE.

    CRESWICK (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 words
  47. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—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 words
  48. FIRE AT FLOCK FACTORY.

    A 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 words
  49. MAIL-ROOM AND BAR-ROOM.

    MARYBOROUGH, Wednesday.—At the monthly meeting of the United Temperance Council on Monday, a matter was brought up which occasioned much discussion and ...

    Article : 111 words
  50. THE RAILWAYS. CANTERBURY AND BOX HILL SERVICE.

    An 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 words
  51. THAT STUBBORN COUGH.

    As 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 words
  52. BRUNSWICK NEIGHBOURS QUARREL.

    At 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 words
  53. FIRES IN THE COUNTRY.

    BUNINYONG, 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 words
  54. IMMIGRATION OF WOMEN.

    Sir,—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 words
  55. HORSHAM ACCIDENTS.

    HORSHAM, 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 words
  56. SIX-YEAR-OLD SORES.

    Mr.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 ...

    Article : 238 words
  57. Advertising

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    Advertising : 133 words
  58. NAVAL AND MILITARV.

    A 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 words
  59. SMOKING NEAR TICKET-BOXES.

    Stephen 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. ...

    Article : 114 words
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