The hearing of the claim by Mr. Peter Rodger, contractor for the Central Railway Station against the Railways Commissioners in respect to the contract ...
Article : 1,191 wordsThe inquiry into the causes of the Richmond railway disaster was continued in the Second Civil Court yesterday by Mr. E. N. Moore, P.M., sitting as a board, with Mr. ...
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Article : 153 wordsIn reply to "Scout" (Albert park), a method of tanning small skins was given in detail in "Nature Notes" of July 2[?]. ...
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Article : 626 wordsThe same writer asks whether there is an animal in Australia known as the brushtailed kangaroo. Reply.—The only one I know of is the ...
Article : 44 words"Kyarra" (Derrinal), in reply to "W.H.T.'s" request for further information about blackfellows' mills, says:—"I have no doubt that the one 'W.H.T.' has got is ...
Article : 207 wordsHenry Edward Oliphant, acting relieving stationmaster at Richmond at the time of the accident, further examined by Mr. Winneke, said, I was familiar with the signalling ...
Article : 733 words"N.A." (Box Hill) wants to know whether any reader of these Notes can suggest a good method of making a sleeping bag from rabbit-skins. ...
Article : 72 words"St. Kilda" wishes to know of a place easily accessible from town for a Saturday afternoon's rabbit shooting. He asks whether Carrum would be suitable. ...
Article : 78 words"E.O." (Baillieston) says:—"I am sending two apples which came off one of our trees. After the February rains almost all the fruit trees in our garden blossomed, and ...
Article : 135 wordsIn reference to a note last week, Mr. J. [?]A. Kershaw, of the National Museum, has sent some notes about the Australian pouched mice, specimens of which[?] are ...
Article : 427 words"M.S.R." (Noorat) inquires about two birds. "The first of them must belong to the thrush family. It is about the size of a thrush, and is a pale grey, but no marking ...
Article : 115 wordsDo you know anything of that Camberwell train entered in your book as running that day>—No. Do you remember entering these signals? ...
Article : 386 words"J.W.G." (Tragowel) wants to know how to make a heliograph that might be used by boys for signalling. He also requires some notes as to the method of working. ...
Article : 77 wordsMa[?]d Swayle (Salisbury West S.S.) writes:— "On Friday last we found a reptile about a foot long. Its colour was brown on top[?] and white underneath. At first we thought it was a legless ...
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Article : 576 wordsA question upon this subject was recently asked, and Dr. Leeper, of Trinity College sends a note. "The question of the use of horseshoes in antiquity has been ...
Article : 372 wordsAlexander M'Donald Taylor, assistant stationmaster at South Yarra, was called. Examined by Mr. Winneke, he said:—I have been at South Yarra six years, and have ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tue 9 Aug 1910, Page 9
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