A fire, which luckily was extinguished before serious damage was done, occurred early yesterday morning on board the steamer Waimarino, which is berthed beside ...
Article : 177 wordsWhen the Legislative Council went into committee yesterday afternoon to consider the Nurses' Registration Bill, the Minister for Public Health (Mr. J. Drysdale Brown) ...
Article : 545 wordsKALGOORLIE, Tuesday.—About 4 o'clock this afternoon Charles Black, an elderly man, walked into Mr. D. Leslie's turf commission agency in Maritana street, ...
Article : 161 wordsA very interesting demonstration of the capabilities of the Russell hand grenade was given at the Domain military encampment yesterday. Amongst those present were ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 223 wordsIn con[?]nction with the protests which are being made in various country districts against the proposed curtailment of country train services, it has been officially ...
Article : 279 wordsThe dissatisfaction that exists in connection with the continued failure of Australia to produce shells is felt by others than the general public. Months have passed since ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 86 words"The Australasian Turf register," which will be published to-day is the jubilee number. The original volume of 50 years ago was a very modest affair, but the "Register" ...
Article : 1,060 wordsYARRAWONGA, Tuesday.—In the early hours of this morning a fire broke out in Belmore street, destroying two shops. One was occupied by Mr. Stanley Vaheems as ...
Article : 110 wordsWELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tuesday.—A bill was introduced in the House of Representatives to-day providing for the completion of a national register of men between the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 82 wordsThe report of the chief engineer for railways construction (Mr. M. E. Kernot) for the financial year ended June 30, 1915, was made available for publication ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 29 wordsWELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tuesday.—Before leaving Wellington for Sydney on Sunday morning, Captain Galt, of the s.s. Cha[?]ister, informed the police that someone had stolen ...
Article : 67 wordsThe question of draining swamp lands in Victoria has caused much concern to various Governments. The reclaiming of such swamps as Moe, Koo-wee-r[?]p, and Condah ...
Article : 218 wordsAccording to "Financial America," a well-known daily financial journal in New York, the Angus locomotive and car shops of the Canadian-Pacific Railway Company, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 38 wordsSYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. Justice Ferguson and a jury of four had before them to-day the case in which Jeff Smith, the American professional boier, claims £464 ...
Article : 77 wordsSYDNEY, Tuesday.—As the result of the bursting of the vulcaniser at the Sydney rubber works nt Drummoyne this afternoon one of the employees was killed and ...
Article : 116 wordsNOMINATIONS (1/) GLOSE SATURDAY, AUG. 28, for £10 Sprint and £5 Whippet and Fox-terrier race (n[?]m. 1/6), to be run at Red Cross meeting, to be held Friday Night, September 3. The whole ...
Article : 88 wordsThe ANNUAL MEETING of the East Melbourne Cricket Club will be held in the Pavilion on THURSDAY, SEPT. 9, at 8 p.m. Nominations for of[?]lce-bearers and committee ...
Article : 50 wordsWhen the Legislative Assembly met yesterday the Minister for Lands (Mr Lawson), by leave, moved that the progress report of the Royal Commission on Closer ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 118 wordsThe annual Wattle Day appeal will be made on Wednesday next on behalf of the children's charities. Numerous offers of support have been received within the past ...
Article : 139 wordsCharges for the supply of water for irrigation and general rates for the supply of water for domestic and stock purposes have been made by the Water Commission for ...
Article : 301 wordsContains the Performances of Nearly Every Racehorse for the Past year in all the States of the Commonwealth and New Zealand. Orders received by the publishers, Wilson and ...
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Advertising : 0 wordsA return, showing the expenditure already incurred in connection with the electrification of the suburban railways in day labour and under contracts was tabled ...
Article : 71 wordsSALE, Tuesday.—The North Gippsland Coursing Club ran its champion Stake at Kilmany Park on Saturday. The stake was for 12 all-ages, at £1 1/. Winner, £8; runner-up, £3; third dog, £1/10/ ...
Article : 43 wordsPERTH, Tuesday.—The financial scheme of the Munitions Committee was approved by the West Australian Cabinet yesterday, and a begi[?]ning is to be, made with the ...
Article : 39 wordsThe finance committee of the City Council has revised the various fire risks of the corporation, and arranged with the Colonial Mutual Fire Insurance Company to accept ...
Article : 203 wordsThe Premier (Sir Alexander Peacock) announced yesterday that the suggested conference of Commonwealth and State Ministers was not likely to be held. About a ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 252 wordsBROKEN HILL, Tuesday.—The decision of the Barrier branch of the Amalgamated' Miners' Association, to refuse the offer of the mining companies in the matter of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 293 wordsSYDNEY, Tuesday.—The threatened strike of miners at Broken Hill was brought under the notice of the Minister for Labour in the Legislative Assembly to-day. He was ...
Article : 185 wordsClyde Girls' Grammar School won the basket ball premiership of the private schools (not public schools, as previously stated) on Saturday. The Church of England Girls' Grammar School, ...
Article : 84 wordsIn the Legislative Aseembly yesterday the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Hutchinson), in reply to Mr. Rouget, said that the prospects for next season's fruit crop ...
Article : 122 wordsIn the absence of available supplies, the local market is quite devoid of interest. The new clip, however, is commencing to arrive, and several early shorn Riverina ...
Article : 279 wordsThere will be a ballot on Friday, August 27, between 3 and 5 o'clock. ...
Article : 4 wordsThe match of 16,000 up between Lindrum and Williams was continued at Alcock's Parlour yesterday before large attendances. In the afternoon session play was fairly equal, ...
Article : 426 wordsSir,—I wish to support the suggestion made by a correspondent of yours in "The Argus" of to-day, in connection with the appointment of a successor to Sir George ...
Article : 274 wordsJim Duggan and Leo Coyle, who are to meet at the Stadium on Saturday night, will appear in training exhibitions at the Exhibition street Pavilion this evening. In addition there will be ...
Article : 81 wordsSir,—I desire to direct attention to the state of affairs of that portion of the Lands department known as the sale of plans room. My business necessitates my paying ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wed 25 Aug 1915, Page 6
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