In consequence of Friday night's rain and the further downpour on Saturday, the second day of the season was completely spoilt for football, all the grounds being ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 114 wordsThe following dates for country shows have been fixed:—Foster, 2nd February; Lang Lang, 9th February; Leongatha, 16th February; Korumburra. 23rd February; ...
Article : 60 wordsPreston, on their own ground, effected a surprise by soundly defeating Essendon. The heavy ground seemed to suit the Preston players better than the visitors. The local men, marking with ...
Article : 207 wordsAt his recital in the Masonic Hall on Saturday evening Mr. Victor Bus[?]t showed, after a long period of Continental training, that if he is not exactly what Heine calls ...
Article : 1,303 wordsAnother instalment of the intense culture movement so much desired by Mr. Mead in irrigation country, has just been made here. Mr. B. Costa, of Bendigo, has leased from ...
Article : 94 wordsAt the city court on Saturday, Sarah Porter, aged 42, a resident of the Melbourne district, in the peculiar circumstances described in "The Age," was ...
Article : 454 wordsThe circular from the shire of Avoca, which is endeavoring to secure an amendment of the Unused Roads and Water Frontages Act, in the direction of giving ...
Article : 94 wordsThere was only a moderate attendance at Port Melbourne, where the rain and sloppy conditions of the ground was against good football. The visitors seemed to adapt themselves better to the ...
Article : 143 wordsDespite the unfavorable weather conditions a crowd of about 15,000 assembled at South Melbourne to witness the match between the local team and Carlton. Usually the South Melbourne ...
Article : 934 wordsConsidering the weather conditions, there was a good attendance at Fitzroy on Saturday, where Geelong played the local team. Fitzroy put a strung team in the Held. A heavy downpour of ...
Article : 373 wordsThe president of the shire and Mr. F. Brasseo, of Pental Island, recently waited on the Premier with a request that the Government would resume Pental and ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 247 wordsThe incidence of the universal half holiday, as It will affect the public patronage of sports gatherings, was again discernable in the match between the Collingwood and St. Kilda teams, on ...
Article : 451 wordsThe recent fatal case of diphtheria at the old Wodonga police station was referred to by the health officer (Dr. R. H. Seblink) in a report to the local board of health at ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 217 wordsThe Eaglehawk borough council has, in compliance with a request from the Williamstown council, decided to request the district Parliamentary representatives to ...
Article : 633 wordsAt the Cobram Court on Friday, before Mr. R. Knight, P.M., Leonard Gedye, proprietor of the Grand Central Hotel, Cobram, was charged with a breach of the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 381 wordsThe Brighton ground, on account of its poor accommodation, is anything but desirable on a wet day. North Melbourne had a good following, and the grand stand was soon packed, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 376 wordsThe match between Essendon and Melbourne atracted about 12,000 people to the Melbourne cricket ground, which, after the rain came on, became too sloppy to permit a realty good ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 300 wordsAbout 500 spectators witnessed this match at Brunswick, and it was splendidly contested, and a fine exposition, considering the untoward weather. The visitors missed Bolger, who was at ...
Article : 299 wordsBALLARAT—A six-romed house at Little Bendigo, Ballarat East, occupied by Albert Stevens was destroyed by [?] ...
Article : 241 wordsSir.—If the Murray Government is to justify its existence to the country it is about time its members look drastic steps to stem the leakage from the ranks of ...
Article : 356 wordsArrangements are being made for obtaining a motor bus service between Highton, Belmont and Geelong. Already several residents in the outlying parts have signed ...
Article : 72 wordsWilliamstown and St. Kilda met on the ground of the former at Williamstown on Saturday to contest their first league fixture of the season. Quite the feature of the match was the ...
Article : 153 wordsMembers of the local hospital committee at a meeting held on Thursday showed great concern at the Government cutting down their grant. If this is persisted in the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 231 wordsAn agency of the Savings Bank will be opened at the post office Noorat, for the transaction of Saving Bank business on Tuesday, 11th May. ...
Article : 29 wordsThere were no two opinion on the East Melbourne ground as to who was responsible for Richmond's well merited victory over University. Richmond's clever follower, Burns, was largely ...
Article : 535 wordsThis was another well contested game from start to finish, though the ground at Toorak was dotted with small lakes. Prahran relied on the seventeen who defeated Footseray in the opening match, ...
Article : 288 wordsAt Northeote on Wednesday, before Mr. Cohen, P.M., and Messrs. Tharratt, Plant, Brown and M'Intosh, J's.P., severed cases were heard under the Vegetation Diseased Act, and for ...
Article : 107 wordsare sending their supply of milk to Melbourne for retail consumption. The price paid is about 2d. a gallon more than that paid at the district butter factories. ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Mon 10 May 1909, Page 5
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