Speaking yesterday on the progress of the Licensing Bill, the Premier (Mr. Bent) said he was hopeful that the debate on the second reading would be completed in the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 203 wordsSatisfactory trials were made at the New Koh-i-noor mine on Thursday of the electric overwinding danger signal, invented by Mr. H. Taylor, one of the enginedrivers at the ...
Article : 230 wordsA meeting of the friends and supporters of Councillor Clement Davidson, who is a candidate for the above electorate, was held in the United Friendly Societies' hall, ...
Article : 267 wordsA decision of importance was given by the Full Court (consisting of the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice A'Beckett, Mr. Justice Cussen, and Mr. Justice Chomely) ...
Article : 905 wordsARARAT (Borough).—John Moore, 363; Richard Hargreaves (retiring), 330; James Tuson (retiring), 3[?]; Thomas Hewson, 276. First three elected. BALLARAT (City).—Central Ward—G. Crocker ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 122 wordsMr. G. W. Townsend, the registrar under the Federal Trades Marks Act, which came into force on July 1 last, will to-day issue the first number of the "Australian Official ...
Article : 394 wordsThe executive of the committee on temperance appointed by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church met yesterday at the Assembly-hall, and gave further ...
Article : 231 wordsYesterday the Closer Settlement Board completed the negotiations for the purchase of the Tandora Estate, a property containing 4,500 acres, and situated three miles ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 371 wordsThe Bendigo District Football Association have made arrangements for a visit of a Victorian football team to Bendigo on August 29. ...
Article : 183 wordsMr. Lonsdale, M.H.R., will address a public meeting on "Socialism and the Political Situation," under the auspices of the Armadale branch of the Victorian ...
Article : 85 wordsSir,—I do not know when I have been so pleased with any letter as that of "Presbyterian Elder," in this morning's paper. It is just about time that our ministers ...
Article : 77 wordsGEELONG, Thursday. — On Wednesday evening a public meeting, promoted by the Geelong branch of the Victorian Citizens' League, was held in the town-hall, and ...
Article : 282 wordsThe council of the Geelong Agricultural Society on Thursday decided to communicate with the Premier (Mr. Bent) and ask him to receive a deputation from Geelong ...
Article : 90 wordsSir,—Unlike "Presbyterian Elder," I was rejoiced to know that our church was to hold a temperance demonstration next Wednesday, and that the ministers of our church ...
Article : 311 wordsSpecifications are now being prepared for the new houses to he built as workmen's homes at Geelong, and the Premier has arranged that 12 of them shall be put up on ...
Article : 141 wordsRUSHWORTH, Thursday. — A man named Butler, working at Davis's camp, on the Waranga-Mallee channel, met with an accident on Tuesday evening. In the ...
Article : 196 wordsMr. T. R. Thorne, who has been in the mail branch at the local post-office for 14 years, has been transferred to Melbourne. Before his departure he received ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 106 wordsBALRANALD.—The election of a director of the Pastures Protection Board to serve in the place of Mr. W. A. Macpherson, who resigned owing to being ...
Article : 174 wordsKORUMBURRA, Thursday.—The local Land Board held to deal with the applic[?] tions for allotments of land in the Coal Creek Reserve concluded its sittings this ...
Article : 126 wordsBRISBANE, Thursday.—The Premier has had some further correspondence with Mr. Deakin concerning the repatriation of kanakas, but no alteration has been made in ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 119 wordsBRISBANE. Thursday.—The body of a man named Martin Fury was found this morning about 12ft. from the edge of the training-wall at North Quay. The body was ...
Article : 70 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—The Premier appears to have been speaking somewhat hastily when he told a deputation of farmers yesterday that a very wonderful ...
Article : 205 wordsSir,—Your correspondent "Presbyterian Elder," in your issue of to-day, protests against the action of the temperance committee of our church recommending ...
Article : 206 wordsBENALLA, Thursday.—Mrs. Maitland, who has been lost in the ranges at Tatong since Saturday, was brought into Benalla this morning by a rabbit trapper named ...
Article : 213 wordsMALDON, Thursday.—John Fitzsimons left Kangaroo Flat with his wife on Wednesday evening in a spring-cart, proceeding to Ballarat. On reaching Lockwood ...
Article : 110 wordsThe fifth concert of the present season was given by the Melbourne String Quartet (Messrs. Zelman, North, Dawson, and Hattenbach) in Glen's-hall last evening, with ...
Article : 456 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday. — William Kelly, who while returning from the Wagga Land Board on Tuesday was thrown from his sulky, died this evening. He never regained ...
Article : 32 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—Following are official records of rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m.:— Albury, 21 points; Berrigan, 5; Bo[?], 2; [?]gendore, 1; Bathurst, 1; Corows, 15; Cour[?], [?]; ...
Article : 89 wordsSir,—In "The Argus" of to-day appears a long address from Mr. Robert Harper to the electors of Mernda, in which he states that he is a convinced protectionist. As ...
Article : 184 wordsSir,—It is stated that we have tried local option for twenty years. The truth is we have had but a miserably insignificant fraction of local option, and this, too, so ...
Article : 331 wordsQUEENSCLIFF, Thursday. — An accident happened to William Kiddell this afternoon whilst engaged excavating an underground tank at Olinda, Mr. H. J. ...
Article : 94 wordsHAMILTON, Thursday. — Before Judge Johnston, in the County Court on Thursday, John Cashman, blacksmith, sued Joseph Peach, hotelkeeper, for £250 damages for ...
Article : 227 wordsThe system of Mr. W. D. Walker, which the Premier of New South Wales thought so wonderful, has been brought under the notice of the authorities in this state, but is ...
Article : 264 wordsThe musical and elocutionary competitions is connection with the Prahran Literary and Debating Society, were continued last night in the City-hall. The attendance was again large. The following ...
Article : 223 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—James M'Hugh, an hotelkeeper at Uralla, was killed at the Armidale railway station to-day. He missed the mail train, and went to sleep by the fire in ...
Article : 80 wordsPilot William Emerson, of the Port Phillip service, had a narrow escape from fatal injury on the Norwegian barque Gunvor yesterday evening. He had boarded the ...
Article : 539 wordsNEWSTEAD, Thursday.—A married woman named Jane Gracie died to-day from injuries caused by her clothes catching fire. She was engaged attending to household ...
Article : 104 wordsGEELONG, Thursday.—To-day, the district annual tournament of the Geelong Golf Club [?] continued in fine weather. The results of the [?] play were:— ...
Article : 216 wordsHORSHAM, Thursday.—A discussion on the proposed abolition of the Western Wimmera and the United trusts occurred at the meeting of the former on Wednesday, when ...
Article : 645 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—A serious stabbing case occurred at Pyrmont to-night. A carter, named George Bennett, a resident of Pyrmont, was informed by an old man, who is ...
Article : 218 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday. — An application was on the list of the business of the Full Court to-day for the reinstatement on the roll of solicitors of Richard Denis Meagher, ...
Article : 239 wordsWYCHEPROOF, Thursday.—The sudden death of Mrs. John Forrester was reported to the police from Towaninny. She was in her ordinary state of health when her ...
Article : 108 wordsWELLINGTON, Thursday.—The annual report of the Lands departmnet shows that the lands selected during the year ending March 31 totalled [?]87,927 acres, divided ...
Article : 462 wordsWAGGA, Thursday.—There was a record attendance at the show to-day, the g[?] [?] much [?] trains arrived from Harden, Albury, and [?] ...
Article : 192 wordsPERTH, Thursday.—William Herbert Thorn, committed suicide in Perth last night by shooting himself with a rifle. Apparently Thorn placed the muzzle of the ...
Article : 54 wordsBIRCHIP, Thursday.—David Rogr[?] cut his foot badly whilst clearing mallee, and is now an inmate of a private hospital. ...
Article : 23 words"I can testify to the curative properties of your Zam-Buk Healing Balm," says Mr. J. Turnbull, of 29 Shemel-street, Waterloo, Sydney. "I am a carpenter by occupation, ...
Article : 260 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—David Moon, late secretary of the New South Wales Operative Bakers' Association, again appeared at the Central Police Court to-day, on charges of ...
Article : 61 wordsADELAIDE, Thursday. — At the Port Adelaide Police Court to-day five seamen of the ship Cumberland, charged with the wilful disobedience of the chief officer's ...
Article : 57 wordsThe forty-seventh annual meeting of the Prahran, South Yarra, and T[?]rak Ladies' Benevolent Society was held in the Prahran Municipal-buildings yesterday, the mayor (Councillor S. A. ...
Article : 139 wordsA tramway employe, who gave evidence before the inquiry board to-day, brought forward what appears to be a genuine grievance. George H. White, a driver, told ...
Article : 181 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—In the Legislative Assembly this evening Mr. Carruthers said he expected to receive early next week the Auditor-General's certificate of public ...
Article : 93 wordsROCKHAMPTON, Arrived.—Aug. 23 — Buninyong, from Brisbane; Queensland, from Maryborough. Sailed.—Aug. 22—K[?]warra, for Brisbane. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 24 Aug 1906, Page 6
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