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  • ...used. On this site most of the pages for towns make reference to the local business people. Business conditions in 1879 were not good ([[Alexandra and Yea Standard, Gobur, Thor
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  • ...'''E'''''' '''Police''' '''Agents''' '''Authority figures''' '''Bank & Business''' '''s''' ''''''S''''''
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  • ...'''E'''''' '''Police''' '''Agents''' '''Authority figures''' '''Bank & Business''' '''s''' 2-apr-01 ''''''S''''''
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  • ...consequent expenditure, that they were only too glad that this unpleasant business was protracted for so many months. I may also state that a great many of th
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  • ...impromptu early morning picnic. Captain Standish and Mr Sadlier, combining business with pleasure, immediately entered into negotiations with Aaron Sherritt, e
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  • ...ructions to attend to ordinary police duty and meddle no more in the Kelly business. Mr Smith, among other disqualifications as leader of a search party, seeme
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  • ...yatt went straight to the courthouse, distant about half a mile, where his business, which consisted in granting a few licences, was over in a quarter of an ho
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  • ...ods through the country. He knew the station, where he had previously done business, and determining to pitch his camp there for the night, he left a young man
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  • ...ad taken with him Gloster’s boy to hold the horses, while he pursued his business at the bank. ...d it was then after office hours. In answer to an enquiry concerning their business, Kelly said that he had a cheque of Mr [[Macauley|McCauley‘s]], which he
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  • ...way Taven|McDougall]], an hotelkeeper, and the outlaws had completed their business in the town, the leader made a speech to the prisoners, trying to appeal to
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  • ...available. From this it seemed clear that Mr Nicolson only intended, in a business like way, to terminate his own responsibility for the payment of agents and
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  • ...atisfactory condition. Apart from the chief officers employed in the Kelly business, trouble arose in the lower ranks owing to the unwillingness of certain ser
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  • ...a fixed objective whose present attainment certain exigencies of time and business made imperative. So they drove steadily on, through muddy lagoons, through
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  • ...expression spoke of distrust, no doubt habitual, of all visitors, be their business what it might - pay?, of all strangers whomsoever. For a brief space the cr
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  • ...long to my daughters. These two little ones are Nell’s. She has a little business ten miles from Benalla, but they have to stay here now because they can’t ...they tell me–no warrant or anything. If he had, he should have done his business and gone.”
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  • ...ing closes in wet and discomforting, Uncle Jim wanders forth abroad on his business of droving.
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  • ...lm, reliant, ready to go on, waiting with courteous patience to learn what business has called him from his charge.
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  • ...sentenced to long imprisonment-they and our mother, who had no part in the business at all. It shows what the police would do in those days. That was what star
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  • ...e sort of taking that I complain about-keeping the memory of the miserable business always before the public."
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  • ...Inn|hotel]] at Glenrowan it was a poor place, but I worked hard to make a business. But there was always trouble. When the [[KellyGang|Kellys]] began to get a
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  • ...e occasions he makes a visit to the principal town in the district on some business of compulsion, he is pointed out occasionally by the few who know him as th
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  • Allen was a storekeeper at [[Beechworth|Beechworth]], in a big way of business during the Kelly trouble. His mangled remains were strangely enough identif
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  • ...ey daren't go near the police. I used to do very well out of both parties. Business was good and brisk, for that while.
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  • ...g always saved themselves from being shot by pointing out things about the business that the Kellys hadn't thought of. Once the Kellys met a fellow who wouldn'
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  • "But they were good business days. Look at these books." ...f the exceptions. Ward had a very prominent part in the whole of the Kelly business. He it was who first arrested young Joe Byrne and Aaron Sherritt-an event f
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  • ...n deed all their arrangements were as perfect as is any properly-conducted business.
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  • This armor business is a popular subject for discussion locally. It is a sort of eternal guessi
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  • Much has been written and spoken about this dreadful business, but the [[KellyGang|Kellys]]' pleaded that they had, 'to shoot or be shot. ...a chance to see his family before he died. Several versions of this dismal business have been circulated. What actually occurred was only known to the outlaws
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  • ...it of the bushrangers at Euroa simply staggered the whole State. The whole business was so daring and clever as to compel admiration even amongst the warmest b
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  • "Ned himself was a first-class blacksmith. He had learned the business as a boy. He could shoe a horse with anyone. As a matter of fact, he used t
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  • ...ped at my door with the information that a man wished to see me on private business. Presently there was ushered in a man whom I can never forget, and whom I s
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  • ...m to begin. He apparently found some difficulty in making a start with his business, but after beating about the bush for a little and talking of various topic
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  • ...e station. Take my advice, and keep a still tongue, and attend to your own business, otherwise you may find things made very unpleasant for you." I intend
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  • ...at Easthorn, in Victoria, with his wife and other relatives, and follows a business which takes him, from time to time, over various in land districts of the S
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  • ...them away. He was assured there was no such intention; that it was not the business of a pressman to act the amateur detective. He said he would see them and e
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  • ...served out tea and sugar to his customers, bought gold, and carried on the business for over a fortnight. My mate and I barely got enough gold to pay our expen
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  • ...he act of robbing his store. His story was that he had closed his place of business before going to bed, having made everything safe; but he was awakened durin
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  • ...paid me the highest compliment on the manner in which I had conducted the business.
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  • ...afraid to make the attempt and fail and so resolved to defer the dynamite business to some future occasion.
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  • ...dered the Inspecting superintendent to come up and take over charge of the business. I got a week's leave, and remained quietly at Benalla.
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  • ...ds being spent in his hotel out of the bullocky’s cheque, and being of a business turn of mind he said he would pull Mr Kain across, and the latter could swi
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  • ...ce as to imperil the success of the Kellys’ mission to Jerilderie.  For business reasons, therefore, it was considered safer for everybody to keep him in th
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  • The spy business was regarded by some as a new industry, and the “official spy” frequent
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  • ...t Hare’s “Bookmaker,” “Spieler,” and “Yokel” were doing good business to the immense enjoyment of the friends and sympathisers of the Kellys.
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  • Mr Sadleir says:—"The whole cost of this evil business, in life and treasure, might have been avoided by a better administration o
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  • The actual raid upon the business places was planned for the following day, Monday. At about 10 am the gang s
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  • ...e familiar - rattle of coins in tin boxes was the under-tone of the city's business. At every street corner, in every doorway, in every shop on tram or railway
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  • ...bringing trades together. It was also of the greatest benefit to people in business, as where men had to keep £3,000 or £4,000 worth of goods now they need o
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  • The CHAIRMAN.-Yes but that is not the object of the meeting. The business of that meeting was to say whether they should not take independent action.
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  • ...ore our readers authentic information regarding mining operations, and all business transactions, accompanied with such facts and figures as will give our read
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  • ...le, as the Goulburn River must be twice crossed. Parties who make it their business to erect machinery, might find it to their advantage to visit Ghin Ghin, as
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  • ...ount they contribute to the general revenue in the shape of publicans' and business licences, &c, they have, nevertheless, no police protection. A memorial
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  • ...t-house is a neat building, and nicely fitted up inside. There is not much business transacted in it as the people are honest and by no means fond of law. The
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  • The new telegraph station will be open for business to-morrow.
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  • ...ll-starred friend when he found that his horse had had quite enough of the business and utterly refused to stir a step towards his master's new found friends.
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  • ...lready a disposition to grumble about things being dull The feeling of the business people is strongly in favor of granting the Barker's lease as it only conta
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  • Sir,-It must be evident to any person who has even a moderate knowledge of business principles, that the present system of fixing the rents of [[Properties|she
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  • ...in most instances. The natural concomitant of this result is a plethora of business for the gentlemen of the long robe, whose smiling and smirking visages besp
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  • ...t, who will, it is to be hoped, in due time respond favorably to our wants Business licenses and miners' rights can now be obtained at any time between the hou It is a very hard case that the business people of this place have to go a distance of 16 miles to Alexandra for the
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  • ...dy must find the money for taking them all the way to Jamieson to transact business which could be more easily and much less expense ? ? ? ? ? ? at these Court ...ey are generally loudest in their complaint when they are doing their best business. It is a habit they have. The stores, however are well filled, and no doubt
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  • ...ty Court there for several hours, and was impressed with the idea that the business men of Mansfield had evidently been trying to, show the necessity for a Cou
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  • ...re “savey" in the man of business who clears out now, or the man of business who stays and chances the future of Gobur, that, is, in a commercial point
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  • ...f Mr G N Nankivell, was very busy last Wednesday. Happening to be there on business, I found the Bank crowded, and a magnificent parcel of gold being, in the s
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  • There was no admittance to the interior, not even on business ; but the institution has been fully and ably described in most of the lead
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  • ...Albury is estimated at over 3000, and that their opinions, sentiments, and business relations are almost exclusively Victorian.
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  • ...ts several fine buildings, notably the post-office, a department of public business which it is an unexpected pleasure in New South Wales to see properly house ...sion of the ground; and yet, in spite of these manifest opportunities, the business is gliding south to Melbourne. Why not push on the Southern railway to the
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  • ...alf-an-hour after midnight, and the Sydney cit., who had all his Monday at business in the metropolis, may find himself fresh to go "on 'change" in t ...ny one who has occasion for their assistance and asks it properly; and the business of the department seems to be very well carried on to insure comfort and sa
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  • ...'ve eaten nothing better for a long, long time. The postal and telegraphic business appears to be very well conducted, and the officials excessively obliging, ...sent; but this arises, of course, chiefly from the late disastrous floods. Business is dull; yet the prices of goods, whether of local production or brought fr
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  • ...ractor for the Sydney-road diversion seems to be a man who understands his business, and has more men in his cutting in proportion to the amount of work to be
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  • ...rs" of the ,"Doodlem-buck" and "three card-trick" business, offering unlimited sums of money, which could be easily won by, "Just
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  • ...use and store has just been erected by '''Mr Cox''', and promises a paying business. '''Jones''', of old reputation, has vacated his former habitation, but is ..." is a simple remedy for supposed incapables in the schooling line of business and much to be recommended.
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  • ...rontage to another street, are a number of buildings, where the mercantile business of T. H '''Mate''' and Co. is carried on. On the opposite side of the stree
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  • ...l council chambers, lawyer's offices, and other loss pretentious places of business are here. Mr '''George Day''''s fine private residence is next passed, and ...siderable time, have had the mill at work night and day, and do an immense business principally though with Victoria. The Border Customs have done such a fatal
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  • ...up, puts on his hat, and leaves the Board. As there is no quorum left, the business (?) is over. There are many people in the Broadford district who feel the i ...ago Godfrey's Creek was what is, called very low - no mining going on, no business worth mentioning, and every one was asking every other what was to be done.
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  • ...usiness of a firm in Gobur which had lately dissolved partnership. Being a business man, with views some what more extended than the tradespeople of Gobur, and
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  • ...late glass windows. So has Mr. Manson, who carries on an extensive drapery business. We also perceive that Mr Bussey, of the United Ovens Hotel, is erecting a
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  • ...ermans, I am assured, make good colonists and seldom run into debt, though business people would perhaps prefer seeing British or American colonists who are al
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  • ...th; which is the post-office. This is very properly explained about by the business men in Corowa. It may be here listed that a telegraph and post office is ur ...stocked chemist's shop (Mr '''J E Hudson'''). Opposite, are the extensive business premises of a spirited townsman, Mr '''Levin'''. The large building facing
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  • ...F Daniell'''. It is the only bank for two townships and a large amount of business is transacted. Proceeding down the streets and passing a few good stores, a
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  • ...where the summer drinks of the district are made is in connection with the business, and provided with one of Tyler's No. 1 soda-water machines. In regard to t
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  • ...ty Council to serve two great purposes-viz., the proper carrying on of the business of the corporation, and of having a hall in which the citizens might assemb ...e found the offices of the city surveyor, and rooms for out-door officers' business, a fine fire-proof monument room, where I presume the papers and all valuab
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  • ...ing one of the best men in our district. That he has been attentive to his business, punctual in his payments, civil and obliging, is saying what no one will d
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  • ...aratta]]. Every week shows an addition or two to its buildings, either for business or private residence. There is one want, however, which has lately been cau
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  • ...mpany this article, he will form a tolerable idea of some of the principal business places in the town. ...gga are the hotels, which are remarkable for their size, and the amount of business they do. Hence they are facetiously known as "quartz reefs." If t
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  • ...The first building is a large and fine-looking structure of brick, and the business of the '''post and telegraph''' offices carried on there. Mr '''C A Middlet ...rm. Judging by the crowded shop and numerous vehicles at the door, a large business is done by Messrs. Roberts, Copland and Co. Such a flue establishment deser
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  • ...great sufferer by the last flood, and compelled, by his losses, to give up business. He will, doubtless, receive a good share of patronage now he has recommenc ...e wrong side of the ledger, and there being nothing dishonourable, he left business, paying a large dividend. He is now the principal auctioneer, and is occasi
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  • ...ortable and quiet hotel, driving, or riding, into Forbes to transact their business, and returning afterwards. A sheep station and cattle run is attached to th
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  • ..., are in stock, in cellars, or above ground at the Bushman's Store. A good business is done by the pushing members of the firm, '''Max Monash''' and Company. T
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  • ...our to spare between that time and the period fixed for the most important business of the day to be performed, on that very spot; so that visitors had no oppo
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  • ...quot; itself. As population in creases country stores gradually assume the business aspect of city shops and less of debating clubs. Hay is undergoing this tra ...offices are in a detached building under the charge of Mr Higgins. A large business is done by Messrs S and A Moss.
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  • ...ommodate on the downward journey. We understand that he is not to have the business all his own way, as Cobb and Co. have arranged for starting one of their co
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  • ...y, ironmongery, open and in bulk, are here; and Mr Goyer also includes the business of chemist and druggist with his other branches of trade.
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  • ...and were dummies. He would not allow selectors to injure a squatter in the business he was carrying on by settling down between the sheepwash and the woolshed,
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  • ...', for the purpose of getting up races, to come off on Boxing-day. All our business people came out well with subscriptions, with one exception, who, although
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  • ...nion is understood to be very favourable to the proposed plan. Pressure of business demanding his attention elsewhere obliged him to return to Melbourne . He i
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  • ...cadamised. Many a larger place contains fewer banks, for Beechworth is the business resort of an extensive neighbourhood. Moreover, the public institutions - o ...t of which was that both worked together in perfect harmony. The municipal business was conducted without any very great trouble, and they had managed hitherto
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  • ...on account of any spirit displayed or assistance rendered by the resident business people of Gobur; for, a morn narrow-minded, near-sighted, close-fisted, and ...ions; and so, the first step towards prosperity has been taken, not by the business people of Gobur, which is a shame, and a disgrace, but by outsiders, who ca
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  • ...etropolis; but we shall now be able to take a flying, trip there either on business or pleasure, with the satisfaction of believing that a speedy return may al
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  • ...er of course, the Government buildings are in the division where the least business is done, and were it not that the inhabitants in the principal division hav
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  • ...xtended particularly in the direction of Nunn and Carrier streets, but the business people in other  parts have not been idle, and some have effected great im ...ly situated, and important additions are being made to the house where the business is now being carried on, at well as substantial back promises in course of
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  • ...who whilst out of office, considered it in for a dig to do the deputation business, and ask for grants that have been freely bestowed on other districts not h
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