Acting on evidence which has been submitted to him, the Postmaster-General (Sir John Quick) has ordered that no postal article received at a post-office within the ...
Article : 240 wordsMr. P. De Crespigny, residing at Hall-street, Coburg, while cycling home from Campbellfield on a motor-bicycle about half-past 7 p.m. on Saturday, came ...
Article : 169 wordsADELAIDE, Saturday.—In point of interest, as well as weather, the last day at Seaton left nothing to be wished for. The final tie of the ladies' championship was fought out in the morning by 18 holes ...
Article : 1,199 wordsResults:—Port Melbourne, 4 goals 9 behinds (33 points). beat Yarraville, 4 goals 4 behinds (28 points); Footscray, 13 goals 9 behinds (87 points), beat North Melbourne, 2 goals 7 behinds (19 ...
Article : 716 wordsThe team of eight cadets representing Australia in the Empire rifle match, for the Lord Roberts trophy, fired at Williams-town on Saturday morning. In the absence ...
Article : 294 wordsThe report of this match, won by Carlton by 11 goals 6 behinds to 2 goals 9 behinds, will be found on page 6. ...
Article : 42 wordsCHARLTON, Saturday.—A ladies' foursomes, over a course of 15 holes was won by Mrs. Luth and Miss A. Klunder, their card reading 106—8— 98. ...
Article : 31 wordsSHEPPARTON, Saturday.—The lady members of the club played 9 holes for a trophy presented by the president (Mr. A. C. Mason). The winner, Miss Whitehead, returned the best card—61, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 165 wordsThe rain of Friday spoiled the Melbourne ground for football, and nothing of the interest that was naturally expected from the meeting of two fast teams such as Melbourne and the University, was ...
Article : 798 wordsBROKEN HILL, Saturday.—Isaac Byrne, the young man who took a quantity of rabbit poison at Menindic a few days ago, died last night, as he was being escorted ...
Article : 83 wordsAlthough Williamstown in their previous match this season with Brunswick scored a comfortable win, it was generally anticipated that their meeting at Brunswick on Saturday would result in a ...
Article : 741 wordsBOORT, Saturday.—J. Hawkins won the Saturday competition for men, and Miss Baines and Mrs. Nixon the ladies' doubles. Mr. G. M. Jones won the monthly gold medal with a stroke and hole ...
Article : 36 wordsWARRACKNABEAL, Saturday.—A largely-attended meeting, presided over by the shire president (Council Pendlebury), was held yesterday evening, to consider urging on the ...
Article : 93 wordsBALLARAT, Sunday.—Chibnall Cox, a schoolboy, was on Saturday playing football when the ball fell into the Yarrowee Creek. He went in after it, and was ...
Article : 111 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.—The Lindrum-Gray billiard match, of 16,000 up, in which Gray was conceded 2,300, was concluded last night, before a large number of spectators. During the afternoon Gray ...
Article : 240 wordsThe Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Alberto Zelman, gave a concert in the Town-hall on Saturday evening. For the first time they had ...
Article : 435 wordsMARYBOROUGH, Saturday.—At the Children's Court two boys were fined 10/ each for placing stones between the points on the railway line at Maryborough. ...
Article : 28 wordsPERTH, Sunday.—Thomas Quirk, a settler at Tam[?]in, drowned himself in a dam on his farm. He left a note stating that he was tired of life, and that his body ...
Article : 40 wordsIn Chapel-street, Prahran, on Saturday night, shortly after 10 o'clock, a motor-car going towards South Yarra ran on to the footpath, and struck ...
Article : 135 wordsCOLAC, Sunday.—On Saturday morning a ganger, when patrolling the railway line between Stonyford and Pirron Yallock, found the body of a newly-horn female ...
Article : 81 wordsTimothy J. Hayes appeared on remand before the City Court on Saturday, charged with the larceny as a co-partner of the hurdleracer Wisdowm (late Waratah) at ...
Article : 254 wordsPERTH, Sunday.—Bright lights in the sky on Thursday night led to the circulation of a report that a mysterious air-ship had appeared over Victoria-park. The ...
Article : 61 wordsSir,—The action of the Cretans in nailing the Greek flag, at the fort at Canca does not violate, as far as I can see, any of the conditions imposed by the powers in ...
Article : 241 wordsSir,—Looking over my diary, I find the following records of planetary conjunctions:— Sunday, June 20, 1858, 6 p.m.—Venus and ...
Article : 215 wordsResults:—Beverley, 8 goals 17 behinds (65 points), beat Collegians, 8 goals 7 behinds (55 points); South Yarra, 12 goals 9 behinds (81 points), beat Collingwood Dist., 3 goals 3 behinds (21 points); Leopold, ...
Article : 242 wordsKILMORE, Saturday.—Mr. Frederick Walters, of Pyalong, had his residence totally destroyed by fire last week. The house was of wood, and the outbreak occurred through the chimney catching ...
Article : 176 wordsThere is no need to labour over the merits of the game between South Melbourne and Richmond, because they were all one way. The South, returning from their pleasure jaunt, were fresh and ...
Article : 618 wordsThe inquiry by the Public Service Commissioner (Mr. G. C. Morrison) into the management of the Pentridge penal establishment, will be commenced at the Coburg ...
Article : 101 wordsBrighton and Preston met on the Preston ground, and although, like most other places, it was not in good order for football, the two teams played and enjoyed one of the finest and most friendly ...
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Advertising : 564 wordsLILYDALE, Saturday.—Just before the final bell, in the match between Millgrove and Healesville, on Saturday, the umpirre (D. Farmer) struck a Healesville player, and play was suspended. The ...
Article : 93 wordsGEELONG, Saturday.—The tournament was brought to a conclusion to-day, in fine weather. One of the largest crowds yet seen on the links was present this afternoon. N. E. Brookes ...
Article : 191 wordsBALLARAT, Saturday.—The Port Adelaide footballers this afternoon met a Ballarat combined team, and were defeated by 10 points. The visitors were the first to get a goal, but at ...
Article : 787 wordsThe game between North Melbourne and Northcote was played at North Me[?]ourne—the best ground of any about Melbou[?] for football on a wet day. The match was quite one-sided. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 2 wordsEntries for the open and amateur championships, and for the general events at the club's open meeting, commencing on September 6, close to-day, with Mr. R. W. L. Fernandes, secretary ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 86 wordsBeing strong Prahran can also at times be merciful, and this was illustrated on [?]turday, when they met Port Melbourne on [?] ground at Toorak-park. There was never a trace of ...
Article : 300 wordsThere were 31 entries, for the monthly medal competition by Bogey play on Saturday. One of the younger players, E. H. Wade (stroke handicap 19) came in winner, square with Bogey; R. ...
Article : 125 wordsAs the result of Saturday's match, Williamstown drop from fourth to fifth position on the premiership list, and their only chance—a slender one, indeed—of securing a place in the final four is ...
Article : 132 wordsThe final round of the club championship was played on Saturday, and resulted in a win for F. G. Murdoch, by 14 strokes. The scores returned were:—F. G. Murdoch, 83—78—78—239; E. T. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 86 wordsThere were about 5,000 people at Footscray on Saturday—they took £84 at the gates—to watch the match, Essendon v. Footscray. The many supporters who came from Essendon by special train ...
Article : 472 wordsThe play-off for the men's championship between H. Matthews and S. M'Callum resulted, in a win for the latter, the respective scores being:—M'Callum, 92; Matthews, 94. ...
Article : 69 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.—Five thousand spectators witnessed the match between Geelong and Collingwood, at the Erskinville Oral yesterday. The final score was:—Collingwood, 12 goals 11 behinds ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 37 wordsBRISBANE, Sunday.—The Rugby league match between Australia and the Maori team was witnessed yesterday by 8,000 spectators. It was keenly contested. At half-time Australia led by ...
Article : 51 wordsThe first round of the club championship was played on Saturday, and resulted as under:—J. B. Campbell, 92; M. N. Gow,92; W. M. Reynolds, 93; R. W. Brodrick, 94; D. Wilkie, 96; G. Arthur, ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 16 Aug 1909, Page 5
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