The rapid extension of the circulation of The Argus, The Australiasian, and The Sketcher in the gold-field cities of the colony has rendered larger and more commodious ...
Article : 651 wordsMr. Vernon should feel highly complimented by the magnitude and quality of the audience which assembled on the occasion of his benefit at this theatre on Saturday ...
Article : 1,397 wordsMr. A. W. Pinero's comedy, entitled "Lords and Commons," was produced for the first time in Australia at Her Majesty's Opera-house on Saturday night. Mr. Pinero, ...
Article : 1,582 wordsThe Amalgamated Licensed Victuallers' Association issued yesterday a circular letter to all the hotelkeepers in the city and suburbs, urging the importance of combined ...
Article : 1,171 wordsBefore the Licensing Bill is done with notice is given of the Factories and Shops Bill. Other measures about masters and servants and about hours of labour are on ...
Article : 2,206 wordsThe August meeting of Tattersall's Club, which opens the spring of the New South Wales racing season, although but poorly patronised, was in every other respect ...
Article : 2,736 wordsThe final intercolonial football contest took place yesterday, when the return match between New South Wales and Queensland was played. The weather was fine, and ...
Article : 234 wordsA banquet was given on Friday, at the Buninyong Hotel, to Mr. D. M. Davies, M.L A. for Grenville, when a purse of sovereigns was presented to him. About 100 gentlemen sat ...
Article : 467 wordsA meeting of teachers in the Ballarat district was held this afternoon, in the large hall of the Mechanies' Institute, representatives from the various centres of population being ...
Article : 313 wordsThe annual intercolonial champion race meeting under the auspices of the New South Wales Cycling Union, was concluded on the Association cricket ground, ...
Article : 279 wordsMr. T. K. Dow, of The Australasian, delivered a lecture upon "Irrigation in America," on Friday evening, in the Kerang Mechanics' Institute. The lecture was given ...
Article : 226 wordsCharles William Cook, who carried on business with his brother at Russell-street, Melbourne, and Port Melbourne, a year or two ago, was brought to Melbourne from ...
Article : 295 wordsThe first horse parade held in the rising township of Sheridan, lat[?] Kyabram. took place to-day, under the auspices of the North-Eastern and Goulburn Valley Agricultural ...
Article : 226 wordsSir,—I have received a circular convening a meeting of the promoters of the Hospital Sunday movement to be held at the Town-hall on Monday, 31st inst. Amongst the ...
Article : 215 wordsA well-attended meeting of the members of the Tanners and Curneis' Union took place at the Trades-hall on Saturday evening, The president, Mr. Wm. Donald, ...
Article : 205 wordsThe following persons have been admitted to the Melbourne Hospital since Friday:- George West, aged 52, living at Heighton, near Geelong, with contused leg; George Lane, ...
Article : 194 wordsThe Thoona annual ploughing match was held on Tuesday, the 25th inst, when there were about 700 persons present, and about £90 was offered in prizes Nineteen te[?]ns ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 31 Aug 1885, Page 6
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