At a special meeting of the Unley City Council on Monday evening, convened for the purpose of discussing the question of the supply of electric current to provide ...
Article : 522 wordsThe alleged gagging and binding of a young woman, Elsie Jones, at Creer's Drapery Emporium, Ballarat, on Saturday-night has not yet been cleared up. It is ...
Article : 345 wordsThe hearing was continued to-day of the suit in which James Johnston, aged 79, of Warrnambool, retired farmer, sought to set aside a deed of gift by which it was ...
Article : 828 wordsAn investigation into the circumstances of the fire which destroyed the woolshed at Yalcowinna station yesterday shows that there is an element of suspicion in the ...
Article : 174 wordsMr. B. Edwards, who recently retired from the Port Adelaide Post-Office, owing to his having reached the age-limit, was accorded a farewell in the local City Council ...
Article : 376 wordsAn inquest was held at the Adelaide Police Court on Monday morning by the City Coroner (Dr. W. Ramsay Smith) concerning the death of Frank Alexander ...
Article : 330 wordsThe Attorney-General (Hon. W. J. Denny), at a meeting of the Prospect local committee of the Labor Party on Monday evening, replied to Mr. Peake's remarks at ...
Article : 1,602 wordsThe Postmaster-General (Mr. Thomas) has received from the Victorian Women's Public Service Association a letter thanking him for having introduced the new toll ...
Article : 52 wordsAt the Stanford-Merthyr colliery this afternoon David Watson and his mate. Richard Evans, were working, when a fall of stone occurred, burying Evans. Watson, ...
Article : 116 wordsThe Federal Cabinet gave consideration to-day to the Naval Defence Bill and the Referendum Bills for the amendments of the Constitution. Nothing was definitely ...
Article : 41 wordsMr. Fisher stated to-day that the Government had not considered the question of passing legislation to apply generally to Federal territories after the acquirement ...
Article : 80 wordsMr. John Brown, a resident of Stawell, employed by the North Langi Logan Company, was endeavoring to push a wire rope connected with a drilling plant ...
Article : 56 wordsJohn Cahill, 13 years of age, was found dead at Koroit early this morning, at the foot of a bank. The boy got into a shute used for getting wood down to the ...
Article : 72 wordsThe Commissioner of Police received advice to-day from Kingaroy to the effect that the body of Colin McKenzie had been found in a well on his selection. The ...
Article : 51 wordsThe report of Mr. Dannevig concerning the 27th cruise of the trawler Endeavor, which refers to the waters of South Queensland and Northern New South Wales, has ...
Article : 85 wordsAt Beaudesert to-day J. Matheson, a timber-getter, was killed at Raymond's sawmill. He was unloading logs, one of which struck him on the head. ...
Article : 35 wordsA fresh outbreak of Irish blight his occurred, this time in the famous [?]ota[?]o growing district of Koroit. It is, however, confined to one farm, locited in a low-'y ng, ...
Article : 65 wordsThe Minister of Home Affairs is engaged in working out the details of a scheme of absent voting, the broad lines of which are that an elector, having signed a ...
Article : 66 wordsAn accident occurred this morning at the new additions to the Royal Hotel, Rupanyup, while R. Dalton, bricklayer, anel E. A. Howell, laborer, were on a scaffold, ...
Article : 116 wordsThe following is an extract from a recent report by Dr. Breinl, director of the Australian Institute of Tropical Med cine, Townsville, on the results of a journey to ...
Article : 201 wordsA loud explosion at the Royal Exchange Building, King William-street, shortly before noon on Monday, occasioned considerable excitement in the vicinity, and a large ...
Article : 91 wordsA deputation from the Central Staffs Association of the Federal Public Service waited on the Public Service Commissioner to-day and urged that it would give greater ...
Article : 116 wordsThe Victorian railways are keeping up their reputation. Last night an engine and truck attached to a goods train left the line at Gembrook railway-station when ...
Article : 109 wordsAn old woman Mary Butler, who for many years had lived in a cottage in Guildford-street, West Melbourne, between Lonsdale and Little Lonsdale streets, was ...
Article : 137 wordsJames robinson, 26 years of age, who was employed on a river steamer, was accidentally shot in the back from a pea rifle by James Gobbett, a lad, at ...
Article : 100 wordsAbout 10.30 a.m. on Monday, whilst some boys were playing on the Semaphore beach, they discovered the dead body of a man. They immediately reported the ...
Article : 131 wordsExtraordinary evidence was given during an inquest at Esperance on the body of a male aboriginal named Ruby. In his dying depositions Ruby said a station hand, ...
Article : 330 wordsIn the Custom-House Port Adelaide, on Monday, a well-known shipping and Customs firm had to answer a charge, before the State Collector (Mr. T. N. Stephens), ...
Article : 294 wordsEarly this morning the dead body of Elizabeth Simmons was found in an outhouse at her residence, Shipley-street, Toowoomba. She had a gash in the ...
Article : 84 wordsEastern newspapers to hand state that some consternation has been caused in Hongkong by the transfer to the American flag of the steamers Rubi and Zafiri, owned ...
Article : 232 wordsThe council of the Victorian Football League met again to-night further to consider matters relating to the football scandal. On counsel's advice it was decided to ...
Article : 40 wordsThe officers of the Public Works Department, who were sent to Mitre Swamp, where the Western Wimmera railway line is flooded, have started ...
Article : 244 wordsThe question of rating on land values has been shelved for three months so far as the City of Unley ia concerned. At a special meeting of the council on Monday evening ...
Article : 192 wordsThe Commissioner of Police has received a telegram from Renmark, reading as follows:—"Body man reported floating billabong, Saturday morning, recovered, and ...
Article : 32 wordsThe Prime Minister, speaking at the South-street (Ballarat) competitions tonight, said it was rather sad to find that as soon as talent was discovered equal to the ...
Article : 127 wordsAt the Adelaide Police Court on Monday the City Coroner (Dr. Ramsay Smith) conducted an enquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mary Anne Maddern, a single woman, ...
Article : 71 wordsStanley Ross, youngest son of Mr. Ross, gardener. Fifth Creek, on Friday morning whilst at play at school with other boys was jumping over poles when he caught ...
Article : 61 wordsResidents this morning were startled by a terrific explosion, followed by the rattle of windows and crockery. It was a considerable time before any explanation of the ...
Article : 217 wordsMr. A. Lehmann, farmer, of Yahl Paddock, who met with a serious accident last Monday, died late last night. Mr. Lehmann was engaged at some work about a ...
Article : 118 wordsMr. William Buckby while scarifying on his farm on Saturday afternoon with a team of six horses was attacked by a swarm of bees. He sought assistance ...
Article : 181 wordsSo far as present indications go the Pericles Salvage Company, floated with a capital of £6,000 in 6,000 shares, will make handsome profits during the summer ...
Article : 208 wordsA public meeting was held in the St Peters Town Hall on Monday evening to consider the matter of the Land Values Assessment Act, and the application of its ...
Article : 593 wordsA deputation of manufacturers of bevelled und silver plateglass asked the Minister of Customs to-day for an increased duty on the manufactured article It ...
Article : 161 wordsThe opening ceremony in connection with the South-street (Ballarat) competitions took place to-night in the presence of 8,000 people. The prize money to be distributed ...
Article : 98 wordsAt the Criminal court to-day, before Mr. Justice Hodges and jury, Nathan Bear, of South Melbourne, machinery merchant, was placed on trial on two charges of larceny ...
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Advertising : 305 wordsOn Saturday morning A. Bogish was turning into Edward-street on his motor bicycle, when he came into collision with a young son of Mr. E. A. Baker. In trying ...
Article : 119 wordsThrough the intervention of the Crown the decree nisi granted in the suit Morris versus Morris was rescinded to-day by Mr. Justice Gordon, who dismissed the ...
Article : 219 wordsThe new season's wool sales were opened at the Sydney Wool Exchange this afternoon, when catalogues totalling 11,149 bales were offered. The Co-operative ...
Article : 78 wordsArchbishop Clarke, in an address to-day at the Anglican Synod for the archdiocese of Melbourne, dealt with the question of appeals to the Privy Council on matters of ...
Article : 376 wordsThe Federal Director of Quarantine has advised the board of health of an outbreak of plague at Bonde, New Caledonia. All vessels arriving from there will have ...
Article : 41 wordsLast Saturday afternoon Mr. E. Staker was driving two horses, outrigger fashion, down the Yacka Hill when the outside animal, pushing its companion to the side ...
Article : 89 wordsIf the Federal Government carry out the resolution of the Brisbane Labor Conference they must submit to Parliament before the present session closes a list of ...
Article : 160 wordsA Chinese mantee gardener, Loney Way Toon, appeared before the Bendigo City Bench to-day, charged with having been found in possession of gold (two rings) ...
Article : 174 wordsAmong the passengers by the French steamer Caledonien a Chinese. Chen Awhee. who had booked his passage from Colombo to Fremantle, produced on arrival ...
Article : 117 wordsWhile handling a colt this weck Mr. J. Wheadon received a severe kick in the side. ...
Article : 24 wordsA bullockdriver, George Bayfield, was run over by his waggon at Silverton to-day and seriously injured. He is a resident of Silverton, and he was brought into Broken ...
Article : 48 wordsA. E. Bailley, who was arrested on Saturday night on a provisional warrant, was charged in the Police Court to-day with having left South Australia, he being a ...
Article : 161 wordsClaude Salmon, aged 12, died from ptomaine poisoning through eating pipis, boiled in a tin while picnicking on Manukau Beach, Auckland. The deceased's ...
Article : 40 wordsThe Etlrridge railway will be taken over by the Government in November. The Commissioner of Railways will leave Brisbane next month to make ...
Article : 42 wordsAccording to advices received from Adelaide, the underwriters have decided to dispose by auction of the steamer Colac as it now lies at Derby. The chief company ...
Article : 37 wordsThe committee appointed by the State Government to prepare a scheme for the co-ordination of agricultural education has practically decided to recommend the ...
Article : 98 wordsSir John Logan Campbell has given £1,000 for the enlargement of the Children's Home, Auckland, provided that the public also subscribed £1,000. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe Commissioner of Police received information from the Townsville police today that the motor boat Iris, valued at £300, the property of a man named White, ...
Article : 64 wordsGeorge A. Francis was proceeded against in the Police Court to-day, on a charge of cruelty to a cow by keeping it confined in a railway truck in a disabled ...
Article : 208 wordsThe City Council is offering prizes of £250 and £100 for designs tor a Town Hall, coating £60,000 and seating 3,000. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe approximate average annual expenditure on intoxicating liquois in Victoria during the five-year period 1905-1909 was £3,996,300 or £3 4/ per head of the ...
Article : 88 wordsNurse Brown, who was committed for trial by the city coroner on a charge of being concerned in the death of Ivy Alice O'Brien, was to-day admitted to bail, which ...
Article : 82 wordsThe annual Dominion Day celebrations were held in glorious weather today. Thousands of people assembled at Newtown Park, where the school cadets were ...
Article : 32 wordsAt a meeting of the Queensland University Senate to-day the 29 Australasian applications for the four professorships to be established were considered, but as the ...
Article : 74 wordsStatistics just issued by the Government Statist show that the number of insolvencies in Victoria in 1969 was the lowest on record since 1901. There were 370 ...
Article : 58 wordsThe steamer St. Albans, which arrived from Eastern ports Yesterday afternoon, brought 30 tons of general cargo. The vessel sailed for southern ports at daylight ...
Article : 83 wordsThere has of late years been a considerable decline in the average number of prisoners in detention in the gaols of the State. The rate per 10,000 of the ...
Article : 91 wordsEastern files by the St. Albans state that a party of 250 tourists from Los-Angeles. California, will visit Hongkong and the East this month in the steamship ...
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The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), Tue 27 Sep 1910, Page 10
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