Charges of forgery and uttering were preferred against a young man named Leslie Edgecliff Tilney, before Mr. Justice Mann, in the Criminal Court yesterday. ...
Article : 552 wordsThe appeal by the War Service Homes commissioner, which is at present being argued before the Full Court of Victoria, is from a judgment of Mr. Justice Mann. ...
Article : 472 wordsOne of the curiosities of the technological section of the National Museum is what is described by the curator (Mr. R. H. Walcott) as one of the oldest typewriters in Melbourne. It is shown on the left, contrasted with a Burt typographer made in 1829, and treasured in the Washington (U.S.A.) museum. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 54 wordsMild spring sunshine is especially welcome to the indoor patients of public hospitals. Two old people are seen wrapped in blankets on the balcony of the Homoeopathic Hospital, thoroughly enjoying the warmth. They wear hats fashioned out of newspapers to koop the sun from their eyes. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 50 wordsPerilous positions are taken up by workmen now demolishing the old bluestone walls of the building between York House and Pearson's Cafe (the old "Savoy") in Little Collins street. They are shown perched on the broken wall, 30ft. from the ground, chiselling out a block, which is ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 124 wordsHow a bandmaster's love of music caused discord in the home and became the cause of his wife leaving him[?] was told before Judge Dethridge in General Sessions ...
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Article : 530 wordsDelegates to the Pan-Pacific Conference visited the Zoological Gardens yesterday and made the acquaintance of living Australian [?] While lions and tigers were given but passing notice, the kangaroo, as pictured on the right, entertained a distinguished assembly. The acting Director (Mr. A. Wilkie), for the benefit of interested scientists, liberated a spiny ant-eater of the Echidna family, well known to Gippsland residents as the "porcupine," which is shown on the left receiving the cautious but friendly attentions of Dr. J. Cossar Ewart, professor of natural ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 96 wordsOn view at the Mutual Store (but not for sale) is some rare china from the late Queen Victoria's breakfast and dessert services at Balmoral Castle. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 472 wordsEntering the sitting-room at [?] House, Little Bourke street, on the afternoon of August 3, James Herbert [?] a middle-aged man, was felled by a blow ...
Article : 290 wordsMelbourne and Adelaide Universities played their annual inter-varsity lacrosse match on the University Oval yesterday. The two South [?] on the left are trying to intercept a pass from the Melbourne player on the right to No. 12. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 67 wordsWhen the associate in the Criminal Court called out "Place Albert Clarence Bird at the bar" yesterday, no one obeyed the order. Police and warders shouted the ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wed 22 Aug 1923, Page 17
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