Good returns were recorded yesterday, both in city and countr. The applicants numbered 177, and the accepted recruits 135. Few rejections took place at the Town ...
Article : 128 wordsSix new cases of cerebro-spinal meningitis were received for treatment yesterday at the Alfred Hospital and at the Children's Hospital. One death occurred ...
Article : 109 wordsCouncillor A. F. Fear, the newly-elected mayor of Richmond, entertained the councillors and municipal officers at a dinner in the Richmond Town Hall last night. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 187 wordsTo meet the desire of relatives and friends to send suitable Christmas gifts to the troops at the front, the Mutual Store has prepared special boxes of articles that ...
Article : 170 wordsTwo days after the declaration of war, that is to say on August 6, 1914, Her Excellency Lady Helen Munro Ferguson called the first Red Cross meeting at Federal ...
Article : 1,488 wordsMr. Samuel McCaughey, eldest son of Mrs. John I. Fisken, and of the late, Mr. David McCaugbey, Corce, New South Wales, who left for England on July 27, by ...
Article : 694 wordsA claim made by Mrs. Harriet Thomas, mother of David John Thomas (who was killed as the result of an explosion in the William's Fancy mine) for compensation, was heard by Judge Winneke ...
Article : 549 wordsMr. John H. Hlimphreys, secretary of the Proportional Representation Society of Great Britain, of which Earl Grey is president, is making a short stay in Melbourne, ...
Article : 866 wordsThe legislative committee of the City Council has instructed the council's solicitors to institute legal proceedings against the proprietors of the various city ...
Article : 89 wordsAt a meeting held in the Electra street Temperance Hall, Williamstown, yesterday afternoon, it was resolved, on the motion of the Rev. F. Lynch, seconded by Mrs. H. A. ...
Article : 82 wordsAs the result of Lock of accommodation at the Melbourne Hospital for women suffering from meningitis, the quarantine depot on Coode Island has been brought into use ...
Article : 193 wordsAccording to a promise made some months ago the Commonwealth is organising a new brigade for active service, and is also doubling the usual reinforcements ...
Article : 154 wordsMembers of the Australian Women's National League arc reminded that all perishables to be sent as Christmas gifts to the troops must be forwarded to ...
Article : 117 wordsA fatality occurred at the Brighton Council's sand pit yesterday morning, when Frederick Murell, aged 50 years, an employee of the council, was buried under ...
Article : 110 wordsCouncillor D. Oswald, the newly elected mayor of Eaglehawk, was sworn in as justice of the peace by Mr. E. N. Moore, P.M., at the City Court on Monday. ...
Article : 307 wordsThe new remount corps, which is being recruited in the Commonwealth for service in Egypt, is attracting a number of young men to the Stuart street depot, where the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 114 wordsWhen teen last evening Dr. R. McMeekin, the acting superintendent of the Melbourne Hospital, made the following statement with regard to the fact that no further cases ...
Article : 382 wordsJohn Peterson, 25 years of age, of Dorcas street, South Melbourne, was engaged yesterday afternoon in cleaning and greasing lift machinery at the Charles M. Read ...
Article : 95 wordsSYDNEY, Monday.—At the Central Police Court to-day charges of having traded with the enemy preferred by Customs Officer Donohoe, against Hugh Robert Denison, the ...
Article : 59 wordsLAUNCESTON (T.), Monday.—As Mr. and Mrs. Wiseman, and their daughter and a boy relative, were motoring from Frankford to Launceston, the car swerved ...
Article : 47 wordsThe Minister for Labour, (Mr. Murray) has nominated the following as members of the wholesale and Retail Grocers' Boards—Wholesale Board—Messrs. J. J. ...
Article : 94 wordsMr. J. G. Dixon, one of the candidates nominated for the South Ward seat in the Geelong West Borough Council caused by the retirement of Mr. Scarle, withdrew from the contest on ...
Article : 54 wordsNATHALIA, Monday.—A fire, which destroyed the house and furniture of Mr. R. Tuckett, of W[?]aia, occurred on Friday morning. The boilding and contents were insured in the Royal ...
Article : 38 wordsSir,—With reference to the letter in "The Argus" of Saturday, from Mrs. I. Fothergill relative to her son reported missing at the Dardanelles, it is quite possible that ...
Article : 255 wordsFive members of a well-known family at Limestone Creek, near Guildford, named Carty, were in the hospital last week, four suffering from pneumonia and one from a minor complaint. The ...
Article : 100 wordsThe time-tables for the South street competitions to be held at Ballarat next month have been completed, and will be available in a few days. The opening demonstration has been fixed to take place ...
Article : 82 wordsThroughout Victoria to-day a ballot will be taken amongst the members of the Operative Bakers' Society. numbering about 700, on the following questions:— ...
Article : 159 wordsThe death has occurred of Mr. Coll McDonald, aged 93 years Mr. McDonald wag born at Inverness[?]shire, Scotland, and came to Victoria 32 years ago. He is survived by a large family and one ...
Article : 623 wordsThere was a fair turnover on Monday, and more stocks than usual received attention. IRONBARK had a trial i[?]illing of 60 loads from the east leg of the new reef at 710ft., and the satisfactory yield ...
Article : 487 wordsSYDNEY, Monday.—The Minister for Lands (Mr. Ashford) states that when he was in Melbourne recently the Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) made a definite ...
Article : 209 wordsHeinrich Christian Plambuck, of "Hygeia," Seymour, farmer and grazier, who died on July 23, left by a will dated August 20, 1914, real estate valued at £9,560, and personal estate valued at ...
Article : 41 wordsGEELONG, Monday.—A death from meningitis was reported on Monday afternoon, the victim being Frances Gertrude Goldstone, aged seven years, who resided ...
Article : 67 wordsProviding as it does an equal opportunity to all who desire to assist a deserving charity, and being easy of control and inexpensive to administer, the Hospital ...
Article : 129 wordsSir,—Dr. Meade's last letter hardly requires comment, so I shall simply quote from the charge made and signed by him against the unfortunate man Perry when ...
Article : 163 wordsAt a special meeting last night of the wharf, coopers, packers, and sorters' section of the Storemen and Packers' Union the following motion was agreed to:— ...
Article : 113 wordsRUTHERGLEN, Monday—On Friday the health officer (Dr. Harris) reported that a child named Walter King, residing near Rutherglen, aged seven years, showed ...
Article : 64 wordsSir,—I have a son who was reported wounded on June 20, and nothing has been heard of him since. Cable messages and inquiries [?]licit nothing, beyond the fact that ...
Article : 97 wordsSTAWELL, Monday.—A conference took place this morning between directors of the Sloane's and Scotchman's Company's mine, and Mr. W. Jack, secretary of the ...
Article : 106 wordsBENDIGO, Monday.—Two fresh cases of meningitis were reported at the Bendigo Hospital to-night. One of the victims, Frederick Mitchell, 54 years of age, a ...
Article : 85 wordsAt 10 O'Clock.—In the matter of an application for a certificate under the provisions of section 11 of the Iron Bounty Act 1914, by the Minister for Trade and C[?]ston[?]s. The Waterside Workers' ...
Article : 302 wordsSir,—The report of Mr. Worrall's meeting in "The Aigus" this morning is morelly another example of the interuperateness of the teetotal advocate. It must be unpleasant ...
Article : 337 wordsAt a meeting in the Bijou Theatre on Sunday, under the auspices of the Socialist party, the following motion was unanimously agreed to:— ...
Article : 86 wordsSYDNEY, Monday.—To-day 190 recruits were accepted for the Expeditionary Forces at three metropolitan recruiting depots. ...
Article : 20 wordsQUFENSTOWN (T.), Monday—The ore body at the 1,200ft, level of the NORTH LYELL, mint has been struck at Sift. In, and has been pen[?]trated 9ft., with ore above the average grade. ...
Article : 62 wordsCASTLEMAINE, Monday.—For over a week the Castlemaine Training Camp was isolated, but there being no further serious case of illness at restrictions were ...
Article : 68 wordsMust interest is being evinced m the proposal to establish a Soldiers Information Bureau. The necessary for some such insttution has bun keenly felt, not only by ...
Article : 248 wordsWELLINGTON (N.J.), Monday.—The steamer which brought wounded soldiers back last week was held up at Wellington owing to a stoke-hold dispute over the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 344 wordsThe Commonwealth Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works left Melbourne last night for the purpose of visiting Sydney, Canberra, und Brisbane, in ...
Article : 74 wordsBENDIGO, Monday.—A number of soldiers from the mentropolitan camps, who had either overstayed their leave or had broken camp have been arrested by Constable ...
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Advertising : 211 wordsThe St. Kilda Council last evening reelected Councillor H. F. Barnet as its representative on the Melbourne Tramway Trust. Councillor Barnet also represents ...
Article : 38 wordsSir,—The home hospitals committee is very anxious to obtain two gramophones for the use of our men at Mont Park and Langwarrin camps. Perhaps some of your ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 219 wordsMr. Robert Harper presided yesterday at a luncheon given by the president and extension committee of the Young Women's Christian Association to interest business ...
Article : 166 wordsSir,—The leading article in "The Argus" to-day brings to my mind a paragraph in the "Life of Heinrich Heine," by William Stigard, which was published in 1875. It ...
Article : 112 wordsFollowing are to-day's auction sales:—Adamson. Strettle, and Co., at Victoria Horse Bazaar, draught mares and geldings; Sydney Arnold, Best, and Co., and S. W. King (in conjunction), at Arnold ...
Article : 239 wordsAt the usual meeting of the executive committee of the Australian Women's National League, held yesterdaty, it was resolved that members should be urged to purchase goods ...
Article : 67 wordsA return submitted to the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Hutchinson) yesterday shows that 612 applications have been received to date from dairy farmers for ...
Article : 113 wordsA very fine and striking recruiting poster is now being exhibited on the walls of the Melbourne Town Hall budding. The new poster, which appeals to all young ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 76 wordsSPECIAL TRAIN from Bendigo leaves 11.15 race morning. Excursion fares from Castlemaine and Echua, and intermediate stations. ...
Article : 36 wordsA meeting of the Purple Cross Service of Victoria will be held at the Town Hall on Tuesday next, September 21, for the purpose of amending the rule regarding the ...
Article : 87 wordsHOBART, Monday.—The Hobart Gas Company, at a special meeting to-day, confirmed the preliminary agreement for the sale to the Hydro-electric department of ...
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