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Detailed lists, results, guides : 233 wordsThe watch for the Leonide meteors is over for 1898. The Leonides, as this family of meteors is called, after the constellation Leo, in whose portion of the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 52 wordsA sacred concert was held at the Academy of Music on Sunday, under the auspices of the city and town branches of the Australian Natives' Association, and a ...
Article : 173 wordsConsiderable interest was manifested in the eight-oared contest yesterday between the Victorian and Queensland crews. The weather was perfect. Owing to the wind ...
Article : 505 wordsThe returns prepared by the department of Agriculture show that 202,212 trees and plants were imported last quarter, being an increase of 31,890 on the corresponding ...
Article : 176 wordsSo great was the number of those plucked at the recent examinations, particularly in the medical course, that interest will no doubt be taken in an attempt to ...
Article : 981 wordsQuotations for frozen meat are as follows:— New Zealand Sheep.—Crossbred wethers and maiden ewes (551b. to 651b.)— ...
Article : 142 wordsThe Supreme Court in its civil sitting was occupied from Thursday afternoon till 10 o'clock last night in hearing a claim for £2,000, brought by George W. Lavender, ...
Article : 88 wordsRainfall at Observatory previous 24 hours to [?] p.m. November 19, nil; since January 1, 14.0[?]in. Average rainfall at Observatory for the first 11 months of the year, 23.34in. ...
Article : 210 wordsHarold Dower, nine years of age, had a narrow escape from drowning in the dam at the Johnson's Reef mine, California Gully, on Saturday. He was bathing, and ...
Article : 199 wordsAt an extraordinary election for the Bealiba Riding of the Bet Bet shire to-day, Mr. Fotheringham polled 135 votes, and Mr. M'Leish 133. It will be remembered ...
Article : 160 wordsThe R.M.S. Victoria took 5,747 boxes of butter for London, the total shipments this season being 51,671 boxes. At the Theatre Royal on Saturday night ...
Article : 529 wordsSun, rises 4.58 a.m., sets 7.15 p.m.; moon, rises 12.10 p.m., sets 12.39 a.m. Full moon, 28th; new moon, 14th. ...
Article : 39 wordsThe criminal business of the Supreme Court was concluded on Friday, when Mr. Justice Hodges sentenced the prisoners convicted on the previous day. William ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 200 wordsMajor-General Sir James H. Maitland and Lady Maitland arrived in Maryborough yesterday. The party were accompanied by Mr. Drysdale Brown and Mr. W. B. ...
Article : 470 wordsA somewhat extraordinary and far-reaching movement has been started in Rome by an international committee with the object of celebrating by a religious ...
Article : 565 wordsBetween 500 and 600 persons assisted yesterday afternoon at the Royal-hall, Footscray, in a combined Masonic choral service arranged by Secretary Brother J. ...
Article : 214 wordsAt the South Melbourne Court on Saturday, before Messrs. Jones, Barker, and Thistlethwaite, J.P.'s, Alex. Bryee, inspector of shops and factories, charged R. J. ...
Article : 418 wordsEdward Beale, a young married man, a resident of this district, met with a rather serious accident on Tuesday last. At Neerim, South Gippsland, a few days ago, ...
Article : 99 wordsIn response to the urgent appeal on behalf of the Children's Hospital which has been made by the committee, and warmly seconded by Lady Madden, we have ...
Article : 225 wordsThe Rev. Dr. Torrance—who, many will regret to know, does not purpose returning to Australia—writes from Berlin, giving some information concerning the progress, ...
Article : 478 wordsYesterday afternoon a bush fire broke out in a paddock owned by Mr. M'Crabb. It was caused by a whirlwind carrying the fire from the railway line, where gangers ...
Article : 98 wordsA strange series of petty outrages has been committed at Nelhome, near Bathurst, the victim being Mr. Thomas Boyd, a settler. Recently his haystack was ...
Article : 77 wordsA disastrous fire occurred here about a quarter-past 11 o'clock this morning, whereby a four-roomed building situated in Barr-street, and owned and occupied by Miss ...
Article : 204 wordsECHUCA, Nov. 17.—The following stock have crossed into Victoria from New South Wales since last report:—960 sheep, R. Sutherland, Mathoma, owner, consigned to J. C. Walker and G. Howell, ...
Article : 193 wordsAt the meeting of the Trades-hall Council on Friday night, Mr. M'Cance, on behalf of the Victorian Railway Daily-paid Employes' Union, drew attention to a statement by ...
Article : 215 wordsThe weekly committee meeting of the Women's Hospital was held on Friday at the institution, Mrs. Munce (vice-president) in the chair. There were present ...
Article : 364 wordsThe Stockton miners lodge, at New-castle, has rejected the recommendation of the delegate board in favour of the acceptance of the offer of the proprietors for ...
Article : 86 wordsGUNDAGAI, Nov. 19.—The following stock movements are reported yesterday:—5,558 sheep from Bethungra to Kland[?], Litchfield Brothers owners; to-day, 10,000 sheep from Gunmain to ...
Article : 46 wordsExtreme heat prevailed in the colony yesterday, stations in the far west reporting up to 114deg. in the shade. Feed is everywhere scarce, and several of the stock ...
Article : 42 wordsA young man named Walter Connolly, at present solving a sentence of six months' imprisonment, was charged at the City Court on Friday, before Mr. J. A. Panton, ...
Article : 188 wordsCOCKBURN, Nov. 17.—Stock crossings—A mob of sheep, numbering 4,360, from Marra Station. N.S.W., owned by H. and F. Rymill, consigned to Erudina Station, S.A., in charge of W. T. F[?]bes, ...
Article : 50 wordsA little girl, two years of age, a daughter of Archdeacon Armstrong, of Rosedale, died on Friday from phosphorus-poisoning, through eating matches. ...
Article : 461 wordsDr. W. B Towle, a medical specialist, residing at Phillip-street, took an overdose of chloral yesterday, and succumbed to the poison to-day. ...
Article : 74 wordsDr. Leeper, warden of Trinity College, writes as follows:— Professor Morris, in his interesting remarks on examinations in "The Argus" of ...
Article : 924 wordsGOORNONG, Nov. 19.—A sharp thunderstorm passed over here at 3 o'clock this morning. 7 points being recorded. HORSHAM, Nov. 19.—The prospects of the ...
Article : 390 wordsEdward Dunn aged 28, orginally a clerk, but afterwards a miner at Stawell, recently returned to Melbourne, but his movements in this city since his arrival are not ...
Article : 290 wordsAt the Carlton Court on Saturday, before Messrs. Hennessy and Ellemor, J.P.'s, Thomas Conroy pleaded guilty to being drunk. Sergeant Callander stated that ...
Article : 133 wordsAs a result of a caucus held on Friday, the Government has decided to pass through the Mining Bill and such other legislation as it deems necessary, even at ...
Article : 75 wordsA labourer, aged 37, named James M'Namara, pleaded guilty of inllicting grievous bodily harm upon a woman named Ellen Lerwell, at Richmond, on November 3, and was remanded for sentence. ...
Article : 444 wordsA robbery of about £450 worth of gold precipitated on zinc is reported to have taken place last night at the Klondyke Cyanide Works, Charter Towers. The ...
Article : 90 wordsAt the Williamstown Court-house on Friday a magisterial inquiry was held, before Mr. F. H. Bolton, J.P., concerning the death of the man John M'Leod, who was ...
Article : 131 wordsA fire under peculiar circumstances occurred here yesterday, when a stack of hay, containing about 50 tons, was almost totally detroyed. The fire was deliberately ...
Article : 172 wordsThe examinations for open scholarships and exhibitions at the University colleges, Trinity, Ormond, and Queen's, has been fixed to begin on Monday, 5th December, and entries close this week. ...
Article : 105 wordsTwo mail steamers arrived to-day, the Austral, which broke down in the Red Sea, arriving a few hours before the Orient, by which the latest mails came to hand. ...
Article : 140 wordsThe monthly meeting of the general court of directors was held on November 16. Present— Messrs. George Lush (president, in the chair), Thomas Brentnall[?] E. N. Grimwade, Charles King, ...
Article : 167 wordsLILYDALE, Saturday.—A parcel of tin ore obtained from the M'Crae Creek (Beenak) has given a yield of [?]4 per cent. So satisfied are Messrs. Cohen and party with the result and the ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 21 Nov 1898, Page 6
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