A large-gathering attended at the Imperial Hotel to-night at a dinner given to the visitors from Albert Park and South Melbourne in connection with the bowling club. Mr. George ...
Article : 1,022 wordsThe Danish emigrant steamship Denmark, carrying emigrants to New York, has been wrecked off the coast of Newfoundland, and the whole of the passengers and ...
Article : 175 wordsThe Bijou—the cosiest of the metropolitan theatres—was completely destroyed by fire at dusk yesterday, and the surrounding buildings, including the new Palace Hotel, were more or ...
Article : 1,621 wordsSo far as can be ascertained the first signs of the outbreak were discovered by Mrs. Lewis, wife of Caleb L. Lewis, who for the last three years has held the position of gasfitter to ...
Article : 1,594 wordsI was away on leave of absence during the fire. I had obtained a fortnight's leave from the Insurance Brigades committee, and only returned at 11.25 p.m. from a shooting excursion ...
Article : 298 wordsAnother peculiarity o£ the Bijou Theatre is that the scene dock and property [?]oom are in an adjoining building, connected by an iron bridge spanning the right of way between. Thus a large ...
Article : 267 wordsIt is rumored that negotiations are proceeding between England and Germany in the direction of a defensive alliance for mutual protection in the event of a European ...
Article : 77 wordsA serious accident happened to-day at Mrs. Hall's Store, to a young man named C. Donovan. In carrying up a cask from the cellar his foot slipped, and the cask foil upon him, causing ...
Article : 870 wordsThe Columbian Republic has decided not to extend the concessions which have been granted to the Panama Canal Company beyond the year 1892. ...
Article : 34 wordsMr. James Hendy, stage door keeper at the Bijou Theatre, who resides at 91 Napier-street, Fitzroy, on being interviewed by our reporter, said:-"Well, I was sitting in the stage ...
Article : 453 wordsThe foundation stone of the building was laid on the 23rd May, 1876, by his Excellency Sir George Bowen, and the ceremony excited a large amount of interest at the time,especially ...
Article : 902 wordsMr. Joseph Chamberlain, the chief leader of the Unionist Liberal party, has written a letter in which he states that the party have exhausted their efforts to secure a ...
Article : 57 wordsA large party of dervishes made an attack yesterday upon the new fort which is being constructed at Port Halib outside Suakim, and were repulsed after severe lighting. ...
Article : 73 wordsA rumor was persistently circulated during the progress of the fire and in the course of the evening that three firemen had been killed, whilst another remained buried under ...
Article : 933 wordsThe trial of General Boulabnger by the French Senate has commenced. ...
Article : 26 wordsBy the arrival of the R.M.S. Lusitania, we have on interesting despatch by Lord Salisbury with reference of Samoa :— Latterly some surprise was caused in England ...
Article : 399 wordsAt a fire, which has just taken place in the city of London, the warehouse of Wm. Watson and Company was slightly damaged. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe firemen who arrived first on the scene were those from the rooms of the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Association, which are at the corner of Swanston and Little Collins-streets, only ...
Article : 1,400 wordsAt the international chess tournament, which is still proceeding, Weiss has defeated Gossip, the South Australian player. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe Peninsular and Oriental Company's R.M.S. Arcadia, from Australia, arrived at Plymonth on the evening of the 19th inst. The same company's R.M.S. Oceana left Suez ...
Article : 39 wordsGeorge Buckle, while bathing on the Kilcunda shore with some other young men at noon to-day, was carried out to sea by a receding wave, and was never seen after. His companions, ...
Article : 67 wordsSIR,—Will you kindly permit a few of your readers in this district, through the medium of your valuable paper, to call the attention of the powers that be to the state of things existing at ...
Article : 381 wordsAbout midnight yesterday the body of a man, aged about 54 years, whose name and residence are unknown, was admitted into the Melbourne Hospital. The man's skull ...
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Advertising : 144 wordsThe following is the list of passengers booked at the Spencer-street station yesterday by the Adelaide express:- Judge Boucaut, Archdeacon Allnut, Messrs. ...
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Advertising : 62 wordsThe fire extended to a portion of the Palace Hotel, which has been newly erected by Mr. J. A. Wilson on the site of the old Academy of Music. Only a portion of the hotel runs ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Tue 23 Apr 1889, Page 5
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