Southerly winds will prevail along the Southern Ocean as the "high" advances eastwards, but there are no indications at present of any rough weather. ...
Article : 45 wordsThe recent rains have had an excellent effect [?] the potato crops in the Warrenheip district, the plants being of good colour. The late paddocks are coming on well. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,328 wordsThose of the public who are in the habit of getting produce by raid have come to regard themselves fortunate if it arrives at its destination intact, or in even ...
Article : 1,649 wordsDespite the adverse-conditions which prevail, the Christmas traffic over the railways compared favourably with, that during the same period of last year. An official return ...
Article : 357 wordsWhere it is desired to lay upon a single set of sleepers two railway gauges diggering as little from one another as the Victorian 5ft. 3in. and the New South Wales 4ft. 8in., ...
Article : 954 wordsThe death occurred on Sunday, at his residence, Axedale, of Councillor Martin Burns, at the age of 39 years. The cause of death was chronic bronchitis. The deceased gentleman was a member ...
Article : 84 wordsBound for Europe, the Royal Mail P. and O. [?] Morea will take her departure from Port Melbourne at 3 o'clock this afternoon. She arrived from Sydney yesterday morning. ...
Article : 168 wordsJoseph Berg, aged 9 years, son of a tailor carrying on business in Moorabool street, was on Monday playing with some companions, one of whom had in his possession a loaded pearifle. The rifle ...
Article : 177 wordsR.M.S. Mooltan left Colombo on December 22, for Australia. ...
Article : 12 wordsAt its Just meeting the Country Roads Board accepted the following tendere for works on main roads in the municipalities named: ...
Article : 436 wordsLying on the floor of a storeroom at his home in Bank street, East Brunswick, William Knight, a printer, 54 years of age, was found with a bullet wound in his ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 332 wordsGLENROWAN, Monday.—This morning the residense of Mr. P. W. Durack was burnt. Mr. Durack and family had just time to rush out in their night attire. Mr. Durack is a heavy loser. ...
Article : 76 wordsDAYLESFORD, Monday.—Mrs. Martin, wife of Councillor A. C. Martin. J.P., of Raglan street, whilst standing on a box plucking some plums from a tree fell and fractured one of her ankles. ...
Article : 914 wordsWilliam Rowland, an electrician, 24 years of age, who resided in King William street, Fitzroy, was crossing Nicholson street, in front of the Exhibition Building, on Friday, ...
Article : 71 wordsPassengers by the 6.45 a.m. train from Ballarat to Melbourne yesterday had a remarkable experience. When the train arrived at Sunshine it was discovered that ...
Article : 130 wordsA fatal accident occurred on December 21 on the South Australian section of the Kalgoorlie-Port Augusta railway, a workman, J. Sullivan, being run over about the 41-mile ...
Article : 39 wordsFrancis Crean, a labourer, 31 years of age, was arrested on Sunday on a charge of drunkenness. He was suffering from injuries to the head and face. Removed to ...
Article : 50 wordsAdvice was received at the head offices yesterday that during the recent storm the roofs of the station buildings at Hattah, on the Mildura line, were blown down. ...
Article : 35 wordsSWAN HILL, Monday.—Much inconvenience is being experienced as a result of the institution of "mixed trains." If they ran to schedule time, inconvenience would be obviated, but the trains ...
Article : 138 wordsA man, who gave his name as David James Scott, 48 years of age, of Union street, Malvern, was found lying on one of the banks of the river Yarra at Burnley ...
Article : 96 wordsROCHESTER, Monday.—The question of compensation to landholders on the line was discussed at a meeting of the Elmore-Cohuna Railway Trust. It was considered that it was better that a few ...
Article : 82 wordsWhile out shooting at Korumburra with a companion yesterday John Gordon Shaw, 15 years of age, of Gibb street, Balaclava, accidentally shot himself. The lads went ...
Article : 134 wordsThe first conference of the executive officers of the General Textile Workers' Federation of Australia was held at the Trades Hall, Geelong, on Saturday. The acting ...
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Advertising : 296 wordsHigh Water This Day.—11.8 a.m., 11.38 p.m. Dec. 28.—9 a.m.: Wind S., light; weather fine, clear. 1 p.m.: Wind S., light; weather fine, clear. 4 p.m.: Wind S. light; weather fine, ...
Article : 106 wordsThomas Oliver, aged 43 years, an employee at the Coburg municipal crusher, and who lives in Reynard road, Coburg, met with a severe accident yesterday. While ...
Article : 57 wordsAn entertainment of undoubted merit is provided at the Bijou Theatre by Professor Bristol, with his performing elephant and monkey, Little Hip and Napoleon the ...
Article : 333 wordsBIRREGURRA, Saturday.—A lad 10 years of age, son of Mr. John Cannon, Mueroon, was accidentally killed whilst driving, He was found a short distance ...
Article : 47 wordsSailed.—Dec. 28—6 p.m., Loongana, for Launceston. GABO ISLAND (333 Miles).—Passed North.—Dec. [?]—8.5 p.m., Aramac; 9.5 p.m., Strathdene. Dec. ...
Article : 262 wordsCASTERTON, Monday.—Mrs. Kerger, of Wurt Wurt Koort, near Henty, met with a serious accident this afternoon. She was driving in a buggy with four others. The ...
Article : 87 wordsECHUCA, Sunday.—Charles Hampson, a well-known resident of Echuca, fell from his bicycle returning from sports on Saturday night, and broke his collarbone. ...
Article : 28 wordsADELAIDE, Sunday.—A fortnight ago on Saturday John Weis, a German, aged 60, was found lying unconscious in Hindley street west. He slowly recovered at the ...
Article : 173 wordsSYDNEY, Monday.—As the result of the refusal of a number of mechanics employed at the Cockatoo Dock to work during the Christmas holidays unless they were paid ...
Article : 134 wordsWELLINGTON (N.Z.), Monday.—Mr. C. E. Statham (Ministerialist) has resigned the Dunedin Central seat, which he retained after a close contest in the recent elections. ...
Article : 101 wordsNo tidings have yet been received of the trawler Endeavour, which is 29 days overdue from Macquarie Island to Hobart. The position of the search steamer Werribee at ...
Article : 162 wordsSUVA, Monday.—It is believed that the islands of Taviuni and Vanua Levu sustained but little damage in the recent gales. At the town of Rewa nine Indians were ...
Article : 116 wordsBANNOCKBURN, Saturday.—The Inte rains will be of little or no benefit to the peach and apricot crops. which are the poorest for years. Several large consignments have left for Melbourne and ...
Article : 279 wordsA Christmas convention of the International Bible Students' Association was commenced yesterday at St. David's Hall, Latrobe street. The chairman (Mr. R. G. B. ...
Article : 145 wordsSYDNEY, Monday.—Tramway figures for the week ended on Boxing Day show that 1,266,508 passengers were carried. This is an increase of 3,712 as compared with the ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tue 29 Dec 1914, Page 7
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