Trains leave Melbourne 7.40 and Geelong 8.30 a.m. Mr. J. M'Phail will supervise bookmakers. Good luncheon on the course. ...
Article : 34 wordsThe billiard match between John Roberts, the retired world's champion and E. J. Campbell, champion of Victoria, has reached an interesting stage. Campbell has caught up to his sessional ...
Article : 655 wordsEthel Foreman, a 9-year-old daughter of Mr. H. Foreman, of Charman-road, Cheltenham, was playing on a swing yesterday when one of the ropes broke, and she fell ...
Article : 67 wordsThe permit and umpire committee of the Victorian Football League met yesterday evening at the league rooms to consider applications for permits and to appoint ...
Article : 612 wordsTo-day.—Warrnambool Turf Club races (first day); entries close for Rutherglen races; billiards, Roberts v. Campbell, at Alcock's Hall (afternoon and evening). ...
Article : 135 wordsThere was a good "gallery" to witness the match between the two professionals "Dick" Banks and "Wally" Thomson, on the Victoria Links yesterday, it was ideal golfing weather. A soft grey day, ...
Article : 968 wordsWARRNAMBOOL, Wednesday.—The interval between the first and second days of the Warrnambool Racing Club Cup Meeting was filled in to-day by the ...
Article : 1,240 wordsWANGARATTA, Tuesday.—A bowling tournament, in which representatives of the Beechworth, Albury, Rutherglen, Benalla, Chiltern, and Wangaratta clubs took part, was held at Wangaratta on ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 79 wordsMERINO, Wednesday.—Mr. H. Barnes, an old resident, fractured his leg at Digby yesterday. He was riding after sheep, when his horse fell on him. ...
Article : 31 wordsThe Automobile Club of Victoria have issued conditions for a combined reliability trial and petrol consumption test, to be held on Saturday next, April 30, for trophies valued at 20 guineas, ...
Article : 301 wordsALBURY, Tuesday.—William Ryan, a fireman, was seriously injured at the railway station last night whilst engaged in shunting work. Ryan alighted from the ...
Article : 117 wordsThe Warrnambool Racing Club meeting will be concluded to-day, when the two leading events of the fixture—the Grand Annual Steeplechase, of 450 sovs., and the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 868 wordsGORDON, Tuesday.—During the storm last night a truck of lime, belonging to Mr. Glover, standing at the Gordon railway station, was set on fire by the rain falling on ...
Article : 64 wordsPERTH, Tuesday.—Henry Brown, a lumper, while working the cargo of the G.M.S. Scharnhorst at Fremantle wharf, fell into the river in a fainting condition and ...
Article : 33 wordsA meeting of the proposed Racing Cyclists' Association will be held on Monday evening. Further particulars will appear in "The Argus" of Saturday. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe sports meeting is to be held this year on the University Oval on May 16 and May 18. As the University club has been very successful during the past season, and amongst other fine performances ...
Article : 134 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Good Templars having purchased the booth right at the M'Lean Show, no liquor was sold on the ground. The local publican applied ...
Article : 118 wordsThe Indoor Sports Club has arranged another extensive programme for decision at the Cyclorama on Monday evening, when the second round in the autumn competitions will be brought to a ...
Article : 128 wordsL. A. Fairbairn and Co. report having sold, on account of the executors of late John Graham, the property known as Greendale Hall, containing 227 acres 2 roods 10 perches, and situated about ...
Article : 387 wordsThese two contestants placed a second game at Horsham on Monday night, with the following result:—Lindrum 750; Gray, 252 (including 50 handicap). The largest breaks were:—Lindrum, 169 ...
Article : 69 wordsA match, 16,000 up, has been arranged between Lindrum, jun., and Williams, the English champion, on level terms. It will begin on May 16 and end on May 28. ...
Article : 36 wordsThe Victorian Football Association yesterday evening granted the following permits:—R. Nash, Collingwood to Footscray: C. Johnson, Williamstown to North Melbourne; A. Simmonds, Port ...
Article : 182 wordsA visit, organised by the new Commonwealth Protectionist Association, was paid yesterday by many Labour members to the piano factory of Mr. Hugo Wertheim, at ...
Article : 894 wordsThe annual meeting of the Amateur Billiard Association will be held at Champion's Town-hall Hotel, Friday evening next, at 8 o'clock, when the election for office-bearers and committee will take ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 105 wordsAlthough the winter time-table will take effect on and from Monday next, the 12.5 p.m. train from Melbourne to Daylesford will run on Saturday next, returning at ...
Article : 130 wordsBENDIGO, Wednesday.—While Constable Wescott was changing his revolver from one portion of his clothing to another the weapon exploded. The bullet shot off ...
Article : 36 wordsMr. W. G. Milroy has been appointed president, and Mr. H. M'Kenzic captain, of the Seymour Golf Club. Mr. J. Porter has been elected president of the Tallarook club, and Mr. M. Darcy captain. ...
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Advertising : 1,099 wordsA lecture on "The functions of Justices of the Peace" was delivered by Mr. Glynn, Federal Attorney-General, at the inaugural meeting of the Honorary Justices' ...
Article : 365 wordsAt the City Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Tanner and a bench of honorary magistrates. George J. Marsden, a bookmaker's clerk, was charged with not producing a railway ticket when required to ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 44 wordsThe permit and umpire committee has selected the following umpires for the ensuing season:— Field—Messrs. Kendall, Hurley, Alley: and, on trial, Norden, Hume, Hood, Rowe, French, ...
Article : 65 wordsST. ARNAUD, Wednesday.-—The borough council last night considered a letter from the Benaila-Toolamba Railway League regarding the linking of railways. It was resolved to support the ...
Article : 33 wordsSir,—Could not the railways provide more trains on the Healesville line at holiday time. It's the same every time. Large numbers of people had to wait till next morning owing to there being no ...
Article : 107 wordsThe following are the umpires appointed for Saturday's matches:—South Yarra v. Caulfield, at Albert Cricket-ground, G. J. M'Call; Beverley v. Carlton District, at Richmond Cricket-ground. F. ...
Article : 63 wordsAt a recent meeting of the game protection department of the Gun Clubs' Assciation a letter was received from Major Semmens to the effect that he was glad, as the head ...
Article : 304 wordsThe following are the results of the first round of matches of the newly-formed "Banks' Football Association," played on Eight Hours morning:— ...
Article : 121 wordsSir,—I travelled from Healesville by the 7.55 p.m. train on Monday last. Arrived at Camber well at 11.5 p.m. Thirty-three miles in 3 hours and 10 minutes; average, under 11 miles per ...
Article : 73 wordsReginald Dymond, a young man, who had pleaded guilty to a charge of fraudulent insolvency,came before Mr. Justice Cussen, in the Criminal Court yesterday for sentence. ...
Article : 251 wordsSir,—My trouble is the mismanagement of Monday night's train on the above line. We are timed to leave Healesville at 7.55, and left at 8.25, half an hour later, comfortably filled; at Yarra Glen ...
Article : 157 wordsBENDIGO, Wednesday.—The football season was opened to-day. At the Upper-reserve South Bendigo, 12 goals 18 behinds (90 points) beat Eaglehawk, 2 goals 1 behind (13 points). At North ...
Article : 101 wordsThe final cricket match for the premiership in connection with the Methodist Matting Association played between the Fairfield Methodist Club and Graham-street, Port Melbourne Club extended over ...
Article : 112 wordsSir,—A due regard for economy is to be commended, but it is possible to go too far, even in that direction, as I think Mr. Tait himself would have admitted had he been on Camberwell ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 164 wordsAt the Fitzroy Court on Wednesday, before Messrs. Hooper and Yager, J.P.'s Leonard Bond, a fruit hawker, was proceeded against for not paying the municipal ...
Article : 218 wordsSEYMOUR, Wednesday.—The tennis match between Seymour and Nagambie yesterday resulted in a win for Seamour by 10 games, the scores being: —Seymour, 43; Nagambie, 30. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe Melbourne Deutscher Turn Verein will be on fete from April 30 to May 9 in celebration of the club's fiftieth anniversary. Special preparations have been made to make this ...
Article : 194 wordsTrades-hall delegates of this and other States will pay a visit to Mr. Hugo Wertheim's piano factory at half-past 2 o'clock to-day. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 209 wordsSir,—My attention was called to a statement in "The Argus" referring to an extraordinary experience I had through a signal-post blowing down and smashing the window and shattering the side ...
Article : 118 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—The cup meeting of the Newcastle Jockey Club was continued to-day, and was favoured with fine weather. The principal event resulted:— ...
Article : 119 wordsThe Minister for Education (Mr. A. A. Billson) intends, he says, to give careful consideration to the resolutions of the recent conference of military, medical, and ...
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