BROKEN HILL, Sunday.—About 1,500 men of the Amalgamated Miners' Association met this afternoon to consider a notice of motion that contract miners earning less ...
Article : 115 wordsOn Saturday night Mr. J. N. Hennessy, of 55 Sydney-road, Brunswick, and a lady with whom he was driving met with a somewhat sensational accident. Mr. Hennessy ...
Article : 200 wordsHis Excellency the Governor inspected the Melbourne Squadron of Mounted Cadets in the Albert-park on Saturday afternoon. The cadets turned out well, 95 per cent, of ...
Article : 240 wordsBALLARAT, Sunday.—The team of New Zealand bowlers arrived at Ballarat on Saturday morning to play a match against the Ballarat Association. Upon arrival the visitors were ...
Article : 514 wordsAt sixteen minutes to 3 yeesterday morning the watchman on the tower of the head fire station reported a fire showing up strongly from Clifton Hill. A full ...
Article : 350 wordsThe first of the series of four orchestral concerts projected by Mr. Frederic Board was given on Saturday afternoon in the Town-hall. Archbishop Carr was present, ...
Article : 909 wordsIn response to the invitation of MajorGeneral Hoad, inspector-general of the forces, 731 riflemen from the metropolitan clubs assembled at Williamstown range on ...
Article : 1,227 wordsWilliam Hall, at the inquest on Saturday into the death of Patrick Roche, who was killed by a gelignite explosion on April 9 on the Yarra improvement works, told the ...
Article : 133 wordsHOBART, Saturday.—The Premier (Captain Evans) has received several telegrams with reference to the strike at the Mount Magnet silver mine. These were considered ...
Article : 87 wordsMrs. Margaret Jessie Phillips, 149 High-street, Malvern, was found lying dead in her bath on April 9. An inquest was held at the Morgue on Saturday. According to the ...
Article : 163 wordsShortly after 10 o'clock on Saturday night a boy named Leslie Hutchens informed the South Melbourne police that a nam had cut his throat in the M'Arthur-reserve, in ...
Article : 139 wordsThe following changes in the Victorian military forces were announced by the Minister of Defence (Mr. Ewing) on Saturday:— ...
Article : 420 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.—The painters' strike remains unsettled. Strike pay was allotted yesterday from a levy of 1/ per man on those who continue at work, unionists and ...
Article : 33 wordsBALLARAT, Sunday. — Complaints have been made by the carters and drivers that utterly inadequate wages are being paid in many instances. A mass meeting of the men ...
Article : 105 wordsBROKEN HILL, Sunday. — Mrs. Mary Ann M'Gie, aged 42, whose husband is an inmate of the Parkside Asylum, fell off a moving tram at North Broken Hill last ...
Article : 57 wordsThe death of Edward Scho[?]ick[?] years of age, who died in the Alfred Hospital on Friday night after a fall in the street, will be the subject of an inquest by the coroner ...
Article : 186 wordsA fire broke out on Saturday evening at 107-109 Queen's Bridge street. South Melbourne, in a building which was partially destroyed by fire in December last. The ...
Article : 278 wordsROCHESTER, Saturday.—Last evening a boy named Albert Martin fell off a load of chaff at Milloo. The waggon wheel passed over his head, crushing it so badly that ...
Article : 58 wordsMALDON.—A letter from the deputy Postmaster-General, recommending that the night delivery of letters be dispensed with, was discussed by the ...
Article : 376 wordsDAYLESFORD, Saturday.—Mr. Barkas, J.P., on Thursday conducted a magisterial inquiry concerning the death of Patrick Ryan, 78 years of age, who the previous day ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 515 wordsWhile playing in a practice game on the Melbourne Cricket-ground on Saturday, John Hammond, a player of the Melbourne Football Club, shipped in taking a mark, ...
Article : 60 wordsRAINBOW, Saturday. — A man named John Byrne, contractor, who had fallen asleep near his camp fire, came in contact with a burning log. The calf of his leg ...
Article : 73 wordsVictor Seott, 17 years of age, living at 154 Gold-street, Clifton Hill, fell from a hay-loft on Saturday, and broke his right leg. He was admitted to the Melbourne ...
Article : 35 wordsSerious athletic and gymnastic performances on the variety stage seem just, now to be losing the hold they once had upon the public fancy, being replaced by ...
Article : 226 wordsLast year, when battalions of Light Horse were in camp in this state, Major-General Hoad expressed severe criticism on some matters. The 7th and 8th ...
Article : 162 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.—William Smith, the son of a leading resident of Dubbo, was driving through the scrub at Terramungamine Station, when a rifle in the cart ...
Article : 51 wordsGeorge Popham, 24 years of age, of High-bury-grove, East Prahran, was riding a bicycle on St. Kilda road on Saturday when he collided with a jinker. Popham was ...
Article : 99 wordsPERTH, Sunday.—At Wanneroo Swamp on Friday evening a man named Richard Leggo mistook a boy named Albert Berryman, aged ten years, for a waterfowl, and ...
Article : 69 wordsOn Saturday morning Charles Smith, a driver, in the employ of A. W. Redman, of Union-street, Brunswick, was loading a cart, when he slipped, and fell between the ...
Article : 104 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.—Thomas Casey, an old-age pensioner, who lived alone in a but at Elsinore, Inverell district, was incinerated. His [?] caught fire. Casey's ...
Article : 42 wordsQUEENSCLIFF, Sunday.—Work of an interesting character was carried out at Swan Island Fort on Saturday afternoon last, when Nos. 1 and 2 companies, A.G.A. ...
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Advertising : 482 wordsAt Her Mujesty's Theatre "Monty" Brewster confinues to fling fortunes about with great abandon. The last nights of the production are announced. Preparations are in full swing at the Princess's ...
Article : 952 wordsThe final match for the above trophy, presented by Mr. George Fairbair, M.H.R., to be competed for by clubs in the Fawkner electorate, was played on the Prahran green on Saturday ...
Article : 202 wordsA match between members of the council of the Metropolitan Association is to be fired at Port Melbourne on April 27, commeneing at 10 o'clock Messrs. Mann and Lawrance have been appointed ...
Article : 736 wordsSir,—In your issue of Saturday a firm of military tailors, who do not give their names, accuses me of "fathering" the statement that the cost of an officer's uniform ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 38 wordsThe latest occupant of the Guild-hall is Mr. J. C. Waite, whose one-man show was opened on Saturday, and will continue to May 11. His exhibits number 117, and ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 179 wordsThe result of each match will be posted in the V.B.A. rooms, at the Town-hall Hotel, Swanston-street, after the finish of each game. ...
Article : 34 wordsEntries for the annual Easter tournament on the South Melbourne club green (St. Vincent gardens) close with the secretary to-morrow. ...
Article : 23 wordsA theft of jewellery, valued at £100, from the residence of Mr. J. W. Hamilton, at Black Rock, has been reported to the local police. Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton were absent on Saturday afternoon ...
Article : 194 wordsA progressive pair tournament was played amongst the ladies of the club on Saturday afternoon, for which 20 competed. Mrs. Capeness and Miss Elsie Paulin tied for the prize, and in the ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 13 Apr 1908, Page 9
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