To the wool trade and the pastoral interest the principal event of the wtek has been the fall of rain which has taken place during the past week over many of the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 158 wordsH.M.S. Karakatta left Hobart for Devonport this morning, the Premier (Sir Edward Braddon) having specially requested that the war vessel should visit that port. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe Minister of Mines denies the accuracy of the statement in circulation in Newcastle that he will not enforce on February 1 the weighing provisions of the ...
Article : 203 wordsMr. James Williams, a Melbourne journalist, who has latterly filled the position of editor of the "Ballarat Star," died on Thursday from a complication of disorders. ...
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Article : 911 wordsDuring Wednesday night, or early on Thursday morning, burglars effected an entrance to Messrs. Best and Co.'s drapery store, in Elizabeth-street, blew the safe ...
Article : 103 wordsA meeting of the Bendigo Hospital Saturday and Sunday Fund Committee was held on Thursday, when the hon. secretary (Mr. J.H. Abbott, M.L.c.), who introduced the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 49 wordsThe band contest was concluded to-night, the Albert-hall again being full, and the intercolonial teams being most cordially received. The judge, Mr. Siede, declared the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 369 wordsThe borough council held a special meeting on Thursday night, and accepted the tender of Mr. H. M'Bean, of Castlemaine, for the erection of a stage, ...
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Article : 116 wordsAbout 6 o'clock last night an accident happened to a lad named Gorge Dolling in the City-road, South Melbourne. Dolling, who lives at 57 page-street, works ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 275 wordsThere was a plucky rescue from drowning at Glenorchy yesterday afternoon. Oliver Harris, 12 years old, attending a Primitive Methodist Sunday-school picnic, was ...
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Article : 192 wordsSome interesting statements having reference to the relative merits of electric tramways and cable lines are furnished by Mr. G. G. Turri, of Queen-street, who ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 382 wordsA bush fire started yesterday about four miles from the town, and has been burning all last night and to-day, covering a considerable stretch of country. It began in ...
Article : 170 wordsTelegrams from the outlying portions in the central district report that slight rains have fallen during the past 24 hours. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 154 wordsThe alteration of clocks in accordance with the Standard Time Amending Act passed this session is still under the consideration of the Government, no decision ...
Article : 132 wordsNews has just been received from North Queensland of the death from thirst of a former Melbourne resident, Mr. James M'Grath, son of Mr. J. M'Grath, who ...
Article : 230 wordsAn instructive object-lesson in the manner in which libel actions are occasionally "ran" has been divulged before the Supreme Court at Blenheim, New Zealand. ...
Article : 575 wordsRobert Abraham Frey, whose parents live at The Hermitage, Albert-road, Ascotvale, was drowned whilst bathing in the Yarra in Captain Selby's preperty. He and ...
Article : 268 wordsThe Theatre Royal has been closed for the past few months by order of the Board of Public Health, owing to its alleged defective condition. The proprietor (Mr. ...
Article : 142 wordsThe annual matches of the Warrambool Rifle Club were concluded this evening. Several of the best shots in Victoria competed, and the shooting was good. The chief prize-takers were:— ...
Article : 501 wordsA man named Timothy Nagle, aged 26, who was taken to the Hospital on Tuesday by the Bourke-street west police suffering from injuries to the head, said to have been caused by a fall in a fit. ...
Article : 400 wordsThe commissioner of police has received a telegram from Marble Bar giving particulars of a determined attempt at suicide. A man named John Eatch placed two ...
Article : 357 wordsCASTERTON, Dec. 29.—Broughton Bros. Wando Estate has put up a splendid record in connection with this season's lambs. They cut 3lb. of wool, which averaged 1/ per lb., and were afterwards ...
Article : 92 wordsGUNDAGAI, Dec, 29.—Stock movements:—Sunday—5,000 sheep, from Toganmain for Riversdale, J. Robinson owner: 6,000 sheep, from Burabogie to Yarrangobilly, F. Wentworth owner; 5,000 ...
Article : 172 wordsThe Karkarooe Shire Council is making a strong endeavour to secure the inclusion of the following amendment in the new Land Act:—That alteration of the titles ...
Article : 1,555 wordsEUROA, Dec. 29.—The average grain yield for Euroa district is estimated at six bags wheat and nine bags oats per acre. KIEWA VALLEY, Dec. 26.—A spell of dry, hot ...
Article : 696 wordsThe boys of the different suburbs have lately gone in for a new kind of aquatie sport called channel regattas. This consists of putting two pieces of wood into a ...
Article : 214 wordsSir,—Christmas is essentially the children's season, and he would be a cynic indeed who begrudged the attentions which Santa Claus lavishes so freely upon them. ...
Article : 392 wordsBALLARAT.—A private cable message received by the manager of the Buninyong Butter Factory, conveys the gratifying intelligence that the shipment of butter per the steamship Britannia has ...
Article : 558 wordsThe meeting of the members of the National Rifle Association held to-night rejected the proposal to limit those cattled to vote for the appointment of members of the council to ...
Article : 242 wordsThe first matinee performance of "Madame Sans-Gene" was given at the Bijou Theatre yesterday afternoon by the Brough Comedy Company, to a most ...
Article : 140 wordsAt the Fitzroy Court on Thursday, before the mayor (Councillor Deuton) and Messrs. Showers, Woodhead, and Tait, J.P.'s, a middle-aged woman named Jane ...
Article : 219 wordsThe examination for state school scholarships in connection with the University High School, conducted by the Education department, has resulted as follows. There ...
Article : 203 wordsThe secretary supplies the following report:— The half-yearly meeting of the Amalgamated Millers Association was held in the Trades-hall on Saturday, the president, Mr. R. King, in the ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 30 Dec 1898, Page 6
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