All correspondence fares alike under a postal prohibition. A couple of days ago a business communication—bearing in black lettering on the outside the name of the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 181 wordsOne of those apparent conflicts between different branches of natural science which give such malicious delight to the Wilberforces of the day has existed for ...
Article : 1,375 wordsBALLARAT, Friday.—Musk Creek, about six miles fiom Bungarce, was last night the scene of a shooting sensation, which resulted in John Hogan, aged 73, an old age pensioner, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 4,132 wordsKeen competition prevailed at the wool sales to-day. There were capital sales at full late prices. The following prices were realised for the ...
Article : 62 wordsThe reserve of notes and coin is £25,825,000, against £25,959,000 for the previous week, the proportion to liabilities being 51.03 per cent. against 50.93 per cent. ...
Article : 128 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—The Legislative Assembly sat until a late hour this morning, and it was a very turbulent sitting. The bill for social reform was under ...
Article : 323 wordsThe open money market discount rate for three months' bank bills in London is 1? per cent., or ? per cent. below the Bank rate of 2½ per Cent. The market rate in ...
Article : 55 wordsGEELONG, Friday.—A meeting of Anglican Jaymen was held, at the Town and Country Club to-night, to consider the present administration of the church in the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 208 wordsThe Premier has consented to receive a deputation at 7 p.m. on Monday, at the Brighton Town-hall, prior to the ordinary meeting of the Brighton Council, when a ...
Article : 98 wordsThe scrip of the South Australian redemption loan of £2,000,000 is quoted at about [?] per cent. discount. ...
Article : 25 wordsSir,—My attention has been attracted by remarks made by Atchdeacon Classics at the induction service at Geelong, referring to the parochial nominators. It is curious ...
Article : 334 wordsIn the report on the disappearance of George Ernest Woosman, which appeared in "The Argus" of October 14, it was stated that Woosman was connected with a ...
Article : 76 wordsA fire broke out last night at 454.456 Flinders-street, in the premises occupied by Messrs. S.C. Stubbs and Co., produce merchants. The call was receive by the fire ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 49 wordsTo-day's quotation for bar silver is 23 11-16d. per ounce standard, a fall of [?]d. since 10th inst. ...
Article : 23 wordsSYDNEY, Friday—Charles Buchworth King late stock inspector at Carcoar, was charged at the Bathurst circuit court with having, stolen 49 sheep the property of ...
Article : 101 wordsThe report of the Australian Mortgage, Land, and Finance Co. Limited for the year ended June 30 last states that the balance at credit of profit and loss account, including ...
Article : 97 wordsBALLARAT, Friday.—Another attempt is being made to settle the much-discussed tribute system. Some time ago the Mineowner's Assocaiation drafter an agreement, ...
Article : 221 wordsSYDNTY, Friday.—The work of the Special Licensing Courts, constituted to give practical effect to the result of the local option ballot at the last general election, has ...
Article : 208 wordsThe Chinees railway loan of £5,000,000, bearing interest at the rate of 5 per cent. for 15 years, and 4½ per cent. after that period, which has been issued in London ...
Article : 49 wordsPERTH, Friday.—In the Divorce Court to-day William Attwell petitioned for the dissolution of his marriage with Eugenic Jessic Attwell, on the ground of ...
Article : 263 wordsNew Zealand Treasury bills for £1,000,000, with one year's currency, are being placed in London on the basis of about 3½ per cent. interest. ...
Article : 29 wordsA Russian foreign loan of £50,000,000 sterling, which has been anticipated for some time past, is expected to be issued within the next few weeks. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe prices stated below are Thursday's closing quotations:- Wool. — The Bradford market is quiet. Tops are quoted at 23d. for 64's, 22½d. for ...
Article : 228 wordsADELAIDE, Friday.—Messrs. W. J. Newlands and W. Eaglesham, two of the Scottish fishing delegates, arrived at Adelaide to-day, and had an interview with the ...
Article : 79 wordsBRISBANE, Friday—The sentence of death passed on "Billy," an aboriginal, in connection with the minder of a gin, has been commuted to imprisonment for ten ...
Article : 74 wordsArthur Nobbs, butcher's manager, Burke-road was charged at the Camberwell Count yesterday with having permitted a horse to be worked on September 8 knowing it to be unfit. He admitted ...
Article : 180 wordsMT. GAMBIER, Friday.—Preparations are being made for the viceregal visit next week, when Sir George Le Hunte and suite will stay for ...
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Advertising : 494 wordsAt the South Melbourne Court yesterday, a welldressed, elderly man, named Frederick Maddox, was charged with having received wearing apparel, valued at £3, the property of Dr. Rothwell ...
Article : 201 wordsTATURA.—A fire occurred in Hogan-street early on Friday morning, when the bakery owned by Mr. Blackney was destroyed. A consignment of flour, about two tons, just placed in the ...
Article : 43 wordsA provisional liquidator has been appointed for Wilier and Riley Limited on a creditor's petition. ...
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Advertising : 306 wordsWELLINGTON, Friday.-The general election will take place on November 17. ...
Article : 13 wordsKALGOORLIE,Friday.—During September the Greenmont company crushed 1,472 tons for bullion, valued at £1,382. The expenditure was £1,132, leaving a profit of £248. The management of the ...
Article : 176 wordsThe following arrivals and departures are reported:- Arrivals.—Waipara, s.s., from Melbourne August 11; Ashburton, s.s., from Port ...
Article : 69 wordsWARRAGUL, Oct.]6—At a meeting of the Warragul Progress Association at the shire-hall last night Mr. Henry Smith of Bloomfield, brought forward a project for establishing a co-operative ...
Article : 137 wordsADELAIDE, Friday—The Premier (Mr. Price) left by the express train this at afternoon to attend the Premiers' Conference on the Murray waters question, to be held ...
Article : 57 wordsEGERTON, Oct.16—The splendid growing weather which has been experience throughout this district during the past few weeks had made a marked improvement in the crops and grass. The ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 17 Oct 1908, Page 20
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