No hope is now entertained of saving the steamer Petriana, which grounded on a reef half a mile outside Point Nepean in a dense fog on Saturday morning. The efforts ...
Article : 503 wordsPilot Press, who was in charge of the vessel at the time of the disaster, states that he has nothing to conceal regarding the accident. In the thick fog which prevailed he ...
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Article : 170 wordsMessrs. Collin and Co., the agents for the vessel, have cabled to London for information regatding insurances. The cable message was sent on Sunday, and[?] allowing for ...
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Article : 183 wordsMr. Williamson Wallace, director of Agriculture, says there is no doubt the outbreak of anthrax on the farm of Mr. T. T. Warke, of Gowangardie South, is a serious one. ...
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Article : 67 wordsMr. E. W. Cole, the well-known bookseller, returned to Melbourn yesterday. He left Victoria in April last, accompanied by Mrs. Cole and his two daughters, and has ...
Article : 938 wordsAt the Kew Court-house yesterday the adjourned inquiry as to the death of Arthur Turrall, 40 years of age, which occurred at the deceased's residence. "Abbotsford," ...
Article : 750 wordsGreek, Part I.—First Class—None. Second Class —Alexander Clow Fraser (Ormond College). Third Class—Harold George Steele (Ormond College), Patrick John Wallace (Trinity College). ...
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Article : 701 wordsSir,—All Christians will heartily thank Dr. Marshall for his disclousre on "The Shroud of Christ," the report of which appears in "The Argus" this morning. As a Catholic, ...
Article : 252 wordsTwo men in a buggy drove round North Melbourne on Thursday last, attempting to pass off cheques of varying amount upon different hotelkeepers. Mr. Richard Ward, ...
Article : 151 wordsBefore Messrs. Sheehan and Goldspink, J.P.'s, at the Carlton Court on Monday, William Porter, aged 22, and Cornelius Chandler, aged 32, were charged with unlawfully assaulting an elderly man named ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tue 1 Dec 1903, Page 7
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