The Water Commission reports that the heavy rains which were predicted have, unfortunately, been very general over the gathering grounds of the Campaspo ...
Article : 241 wordsA septet competition was held on Saturday evening by the City of Ballarat Band, in the band room, Mining Exchange. The adjudicators were Messrs ...
Article : 458 wordsAn excellent programme is announced by Mr George Coates for presentation at Her Majesty's to-night, when Owen Moore and Marguerite Courtot will be ...
Article : 84 wordsALLENDALE, Saturday.—On Friday night and Saturday morning 186 points of rain were registered. It was the heaviest night's fall for many years. The ...
Article : 196 wordsWhen nominations closed for the Tullaroop Shire only three out of the retiring councillors had been nominated, viz.:—Borough riding, Cr A. H. Dowie; East ...
Article : 183 wordsLeo Cherniavsky, the eldest brother of the famous trio, who is to reappear here on Saturday next in the Mechanics' Hall has an enormous tone as a violinist, and ...
Article : 71 wordsThe popular combination of entertainers, the Ballarat Pierrots, has, owing to numerous requests, decided to give one of its sparkling performances in aid of ...
Article : 80 wordsWhile swinging on the ends of two broken wires attached to a signalling post of the Coburg rifle range, John Smith, aged 16, of Hoddle street, East Melbourne, ...
Article : 170 wordsOn Friday nominations closed in connection with the annual elections of the Ararat Borough Council. The retiring councillors were the Mayor (Cr J. J. ...
Article : 95 wordsThe City Fire Brigade's fair in aid of the Red Cross and the Comforts Fund for members of the brigade at the Front was concluded on Saturday night. There was ...
Article : 86 wordsOne of the best sites has been purchased, and a company with a capital of £25,000 is to be formed for building a house of accommodation on temperance ...
Article : 63 wordsSkating will be resumed at the Alfred Hall this afternoon and evening, when the first and second beats of the potato rape will be run. Complete arrangements ...
Article : 40 wordsFollowing are the nominations for the Lowan Shire Council:—Nhill riding, Cr. E. C. Davis; south riding, Cr J. J. White; east riding, Cr G. Polwell; were riding, ...
Article : 82 wordsA largely attended meeting of the National Federation was held at Avoca, and Mr Ulbrich, of Melbourne, gave an interesting address. He pointed out that no ...
Article : 117 wordsSir,—I am a Protestant that stands disgusted at the bigotry displayed towards the Catholic Church, and would remind these bigots that the Catholic Church is ...
Article : 153 wordsJust before midnight on Saturday's motorcar was being driven across Prince's Bridge by a man named Tait, when he observed a man and woman standing on ...
Article : 176 wordsAt the annual meeting of St. George's Church the vicar, Rev. J. R. Hill, gave a cheerful resume of the year's work in both church and Sunday school. The ...
Article : 171 wordsSupt W. Dwyer having retired on pensions from the Police Force, Supt G. Shaw, formerly licensing inspector at Russell street, has gone to Geelong to ...
Article : 126 wordsThe second billiard tournament at the Beaufort Mechanics' Institute, which has been in progress for the past month, was son by W. Rutherford (165), who beat J. ...
Article : 564 wordsSir,—When E. H. A. Smith says his religious beliefs and the teachings of Roman Catholicism are mutually repellent lie sorely, by the tone of his letter, ...
Article : 870 wordsThe name on the honor roll for Snake Valley and district now total 132, the last being Pte. P. M'Ervale and Pte W. Nicholson, both of when are in camp with ...
Article : 43 wordsWhile driving home in a dray from the Navarre stock sale, Mr Alex. Bain firewood sawmiller, met with an accident. One of the wheels of the vehicle ...
Article : 85 wordsA large and representative meeting of delegates and members of the Victorian Producers' Co-operative Company was held at St. Arnaud to nominate a ...
Article : 113 wordsThrough having it caught in some revolving machinery on Saturday, Mr Stanley Phillips, manager of the Johnson's No. 3 battery, had his right thumb cut ...
Article : 35 wordsJ. Ashley, employee of Arthur Gooch, a well-known tailor, heard a shot as he entered the premises this morning, and found has employer seated on a table, ...
Article : 86 wordsDuring the past two months 700 pairs of socks have been knitted for the Stawell Red Cross Society in response to the Lady Mayoress special appeal. ...
Article : 175 wordsOur Allendale correspondent announces the death of Mr Williams Hayes, who died in the Croswick Hospital on Friday evening. The deceased had been in ...
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Article : 102 wordsOwing to indisposition, the Prime Minister (Mr Hughes) will not be able to attend the welcome home to returned soldiers on Monday night. Brig-Gen ...
Article : 33 wordsThe following nominations have been received for the elections in August:—C. Wade, East riding: W. F. Mitchell, Little Bendigo, West riding. ...
Article : 22 wordsThe A.N.A. met on Thursday 9th August; the president (Mr S. Mitchell) occupying the chair. Correspondence.—An appeal card was received from the ...
Article : 179 wordsThe councillors who retire by effluxion of time for the Shire of Ballarat are Crs Coghlan, Henderson, and Feery, for the east, west, and south ridings respectively ...
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The Ballarat Courier (Vic. : 1869 - 1900; 1914 - 1918), Mon 13 Aug 1917, Page 6
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