WODONGA, Thursday.—The June rainfall in this district, 6in. 46 points, passes all records for many years. On Wednesday night nearly 2in. fell. The Murray, which ...
Article : 527 wordsAmusements, page 12 Machinery page 1 Births, Marriages, Missing Friends, and Deaths.... 1 Messages, &c.. 12 Business Notices.. 1 Matrimoney..... 12 ...
Article : 206 wordsConstable Rowe was on duty on Prince's-bridge yesterday afternoon, when Onslow Mayhew, a resident of Lonsdale-street, came to him and informed him thal a man ...
Article : 759 wordsBeginning with a festival tea, at which 1,500 sat down, arranged and supervised by the Y.M.C.A. ladies' auxiliary, the celebrations at the Melbourne Town-hall ...
Article : 1,009 wordsAt the City Court yesterday, the hearing was commenced of a series of prosecutions instituted against Arthur Harrison and John Thomas Sparling, both carriers, who, ...
Article : 904 wordsA departmental committee was appointed two or three months ago to report to the state Cabinet regarding the best methods of advertising Victoria. The committee, ...
Article : 487 wordsIn connection with the negotiations with the state of New South Wales for the cession to the Commonwealth of an area, to be federal territory, surrounding the capital ...
Article : 266 wordsMALMSBURY, Thursday.—The two reservoirs on the Coliban are now full as a result of the recent heavy rains. The Malmsbury Reservoir never overflowed at ...
Article : 42 wordsThe Acting Minister for Public Works (Mr. J. Cameron) yesterday telegraphed to a Government engineer, who is at present at the Goulburn River levees, instructing ...
Article : 84 wordsGEELONG, Thursday.—Boisterous conditions have prevailed throughout the day, and late in the afternoon the wind increased to a gale. Damage was done in ...
Article : 222 wordsBENDIGO, Thursday.—A meeting, attended by 70 parents, was held at the Quarry Hill state school this afternoon. Mr. D. Smith, M.L.A., wrote regretting ...
Article : 340 wordsTRARALGON, Thursday.—The shire engineer (Mr. Sambell) has made an inspection of the Traralgon Creek district, and estimates that the damage to roads and bridges caused by the recent ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 346 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—A discovery of importance has been made in connection with the entrance to Newcastle Harbour. It was always thought that the rocky bottom met ...
Article : 170 wordsSEYMOUR, Thursday. — The Goulburn River has been running a banker for a couple of days, and has in places overflowed. Reports have been received that ...
Article : 115 wordsBRISBANE, Thursday.—It was announced to-day that Mr. J. Shirley had been appointed senior inspector of schools under the Department of Public Instruction, as ...
Article : 164 wordsGEELONG, Thursday.—Noticing that his name, and also that of Mr. H. Adams, had been omitted from the year[?]book containing the list of honorary readers, Mr. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 371 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—The southern portion of New South Wales experienced a splendid rainfall disturbance yesterday. Riverina was especially benefited. The rain extended right to the South ...
Article : 199 wordsALBURY, Thursday.—There is a big flood in the Murray. The southern part of the town is inundated. The police received word to-day from the Upper Murray that a great ...
Article : 99 wordsIn connection with the looting on Tuesday night of Mr. Prince's shop, Nelson[?] place, Williamstown, when (as reported in "The Argus" yesterday) some £30/10/ worth ...
Article : 365 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—A capital charge, arising out of the sensational shooting case at North Sydney on April 7 last, was heard at the Central Criminal Court to-day when ...
Article : 394 wordsMYRTLEFORD, Thursday.—During last night the Ovens River, the Buffalo River, and the Barwidgee Creek overflowed, flooding the country for miles. The approach to ...
Article : 128 wordsADELAIDE, Thursday.—The sentence of death passed upon Paddy, a half-caste aboriginal, at Palmerston on April 5, has been commuted to imprisonment for life, with ...
Article : 113 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—The Rev. Dr. Chapman, of the Chapman-Alexander mission, addressed an enormous gathering of men at the town-hull to-night, his ...
Article : 151 wordsBROKEN HILL, Thursday.—A public meeting has been called for Monday to discuss the position of Broken Hill with respect to a supplementary water supply. Yesterday's rain gave another 25 ...
Article : 88 wordsSHEPPARTON, Thursday.—The hearing of the breach of promise action brought by Ada Lavender against Alfred Hammond was concluded in the County Court to-day, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,329 wordsPERTH, Thursday.—The extraordinary election for the Fremantle mayoralty, caused by the resignation of Cr. W. A. Murphy, resulted in the return of Cr. E. F. ...
Article : 204 wordsWANGARATTA, Thursday.—The Ovens and King rivers rose slightly to-day and all the flat lands are now submerged. The Ovens is 13ft 10in. above summer level. ...
Article : 78 wordsThe Railway Commissioners have accepted the following tenders:—Exclusive right of entry for cabs to the Castlemaine station from July 1, 1909, till June 30, 1911, ...
Article : 67 wordsA demonstration of the working of the James Ma[?]ikan new chilling and freezing process was given at the City Council's cool stores yesterday, in the chamber which ...
Article : 382 wordsCOBRAM, Thursday.—The Murray River is rising rapidly, and fears are entertained of a flood, all the low-lying lands being submerged. It is thought locally that the ...
Article : 74 wordsMr. A. Valentine, the officer of the Victorian Railway department who has edited the "Victorian Railways Magazine" for some years, writes as follows:—"The ...
Article : 133 wordsBRISBANE, Thursday.—At the sitting of the Australian Sugar Producers' Union yesterday it was decided unanimously— "That this council ask the Minister to ...
Article : 168 wordsSHEPPARTON, Thursday.—The river is still rising, and most of the low-lying lands are submerged. ...
Article : 19 wordsBROKEN HILL, Thursday. — The Barrier branch of the Political Labour League last night decided to forward a letter to Messrs. Cann and Griffiths, M.L.A.'s, ...
Article : 108 wordsMrs. C. Bannon, of 53 Kent-street, Sydney, tells how Zam-Buk cured her of a bad leg—a swollen, inflamed, ulcerating hole— which for years had defied all the efforts of ...
Article : 339 wordsMYRTLEFORD, Thursday.—During the last thirteen days rain has fallen, the total for the month being 6¼in. This has caused the Ovens and Buffalo rivers to flood the ...
Article : 79 wordsZEEHAN, Thursday.—A serious fire occurred about midnight, destroying business premises and a dwelling in the main-street. The outbreak, the cause of which ...
Article : 154 wordsThe following reduced rates on the Eltham and Greensborough lines come into force from July 1: —Melbourne to Greensborough.—Monthly tickets, £1/3/6 first class, 17/6 second class, as against ...
Article : 82 wordsGEELONG, Thursday-Messrs. Dennys, Lascelles, Austin. and Company, through whom large quantities of apples are exported to English and German markets, ...
Article : 78 wordsBAIRNSDALE, Thursday.—The Dargo police telegraph that the rivers are high with snow waters, and that probably there will be a flood in the lower country. They ...
Article : 55 wordsBRISBANE, Thursday.—Recently potato disease was discovered in the Logan, Albert, and Coonera districts. In an official statement issued by the Minister for ...
Article : 172 wordsSir,—I wish to bring under notice the waste of public money caused by the management of the passenger traffic between Camberwell and Box Hill. Frequently long trains are run over the steep ...
Article : 195 wordsCUDGEWA, Thursday.—The highest floods for the past 30 years are being experienced here. Fences have been damaged; some crops are under water, and others ...
Article : 37 wordsWELLINGTON, Thursday.—Mr. Gordon, consulting engineer of the state coal department, and formerly inspecting engineer of mines, is retiring on a ...
Article : 71 wordsBefore Mr. Cohen, P.M., at the Carlton Court on Thursday, John Treadwell, labourer, was charged with having illegally used a horse. The evidence was that Treadwell while drunk had "borrowed" ...
Article : 71 wordsTALLANGATTA, Thursday.—In this district many bridges and approaches have been damaged. In all directions the flats ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 25 Jun 1909, Page 8
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