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Detailed lists, results, guides : 647 wordsBy the arrest of the audacious criminal, Jas. Slattery, of whom some details were given in "The Argus" of yesterday, the police find themselves unexpectedly in the ...
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Article : 156 wordsA few days ago a petition, signed by 122 members of the House of Commons, was presented to the Government, asking that an Old Age Pensions Bill might be brought ...
Article : 90 wordsFriday (6p.m.).—Changeable and unsettled weather, with fresh northely and north-westerly winds; likely to rain [?] threaten to rain, but [?] at intervals; slight to moderate sea ...
Article : 44 wordsSir Joseph Abbott has returned from a visit to the north of Queensland. He is Completely restored in health. With regard to the Speakership, he stated that he ...
Article : 169 wordsRainfall at Observatory previous 24 hours, to [?] p.m. August 5, [?]. Since Januray 1. S. [?] Average rainfall at Observatory for the first eight months of the year, 15.8Sin. ...
Article : 332 wordsThe Vaceination Act Amendment Bill introduced by the Government, the principle feature of which is the abandonment of the compulsory principle, having been passed ...
Article : 77 wordsA short time ago the borough council applied to the Government for assistance towards clearing debris from Barker's Creek, and Messrs M'Cay and Williams, M. L. A.'s, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 185 wordsThis afternoon a large number of merchants and shippers, at the invitation of the Earl of Kilmorcy, inspected the plans of the proposed outer harbour. Lord ...
Article : 281 wordsThe twenty-fourth (winter) session of the Dookie Agricultural Society was formally closed to-day, in the presence of Mr. D. E. Martin, secretary for Agriculture; Messrs. ...
Article : 486 wordsAt the recent meeting of the Springfield Shire Council, Councillor Hurst in made some censorious observations relative to the Romsey Council in connection with a notice to ...
Article : 101 wordsThere was a fair amount of wagering over the Caulfield Grand National Hurdle Race yesterday. Pat was backed to win £100 at 4 to 1, but he afterwards cased a trifle. ...
Article : 201 wordsThe Full Court to-day gave decisions in two important appeals under the land and income tax, which will affect 20,000 cases. The first was an appeal by the ...
Article : 245 wordsA burning accident, which terminated fatally, happened on Thursday last to the infant child of Mr. Philby, a farmer, residing near the the Koo-wee-rup Swamp. The ...
Article : 118 wordsBALRANALD, Aug. 5.—[?] points of rain fell last night Canally reports, 6[?] BRIGHT, Aug. 5.—22 points fell up to 9 o'clock to-day. It has been raining throughout the day. ...
Article : 461 wordsSir,—For some time press reports have called public attention to the discussions and actions of the committee of the Melbourne Benevolent Asylum. On Tuesday ...
Article : 560 wordsSome person unknown has wantonly poisoned 11 out of 13 pumas contined in the Zoological Gardens. The financial loss to the Zoological Society is £250. Mr. W. ...
Article : 75 wordsThe schooner Annie M'Dougall went ashore on the north spit of Macquarie Heads at 3 p.m. this afternoon. The vessel was in the midst of the breakers leaking ...
Article : 303 wordsThe Muffra Agricultural Society to-day passed a resolution in which it viewed with alarm the proposed action of Parliament in the direction of abolishing the stock ...
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Article : 187 wordsEdward Day, the man in whose possession was found a constable's helmet, baton, handeuffs, overcoat, &c., articles that were stolen from the Doneaster police station ...
Article : 323 wordsOn Thursday last the president (Mr. William Strong, the vice-president (Rev. Pastor Herlitz.), and the honorary treasurer (Mr. Thomas Harlin), of the Austin Hospital for incurables (acting as a ...
Article : 384 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—Light rain fell in the western and southern districts yesterday, as follows:— Albury, 18 points: Ba[?] 40; Barmedmam, [?] Carratheel, 25; Condobonlin, 11, Cudgellic[?], 22: ...
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Article : 61 wordsMrs. Rosanna Cole, of Geelong-road, yesterday reported to the Footscray police that between 3 and 7 p.m. on the previous afternoon a burglary was committed at her residence, when some £35 ...
Article : 196 wordsMichael Hill, of Tullamarine, former. Causes of insolvency—Losses on the purchase of land in 1887, and losses in business as a farmer. Liabilities, £667/16/10; ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 6 Aug 1898, Page 10
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