A conference of delegates from various cities and boroughs throughout the colony, convened at the instance of the City Council of Melbourne, was held yesterday at the ...
Article : 3,105 wordsMr. R. Clark, M.L.A., presented a petition yesterday to the Commissioner of Railways from the engine-drivers and firemen at Sandhurst. It requested that the system of ...
Article : 846 wordsWe have Cape news to the 5th April, the principal item in which is the departure of Sir Henry Barkly, formerly Governor of Victoria, from that colony, and the arrival of Sir ...
Article : 1,217 wordsA meeting was held here last night by the friends and supporters of Mr. Hunt, when it was resolved to give that gentleman a banquet on the 21st inst. It is expected, from ...
Article : 263 wordsA large party, including the members of the Ministry, a large numbers of the leading politicians, including Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, Sir John O'Shanassy, Sir James ...
Article : 5,140 wordsThe man referred to in my letter of yesterday as having passed valueless cheques on several persons in Geelong was captured yesterday evening, in the vicinity of Little ...
Article : 169 words"One Who Knows" states that, judging from his recent land purchases, Mr. Philip Russell, of Carngham, is not afraid of the proposed land text. ...
Article : 148 wordsThe Fine Arts Exhibition has, in a financial sense, been a decided failure. The inhabitants of the district have shown such a high appreciation for the refining influences of ...
Article : 409 wordsSIR,—I beg to enclose a few extracts from a letter addressed to the members of the Government and the members of Parliament in January, 1873, prior to the Postal Conference. Various ...
Article : 601 wordsA deputation of the Agricultural Society and stock agents urged upon Sir H. Parks to-day the necessity of the establishment of cattle saleyards. The Premier thought the ...
Article : 330 wordsThere will be two meetings of the Harbor Trust Commissioners to-day—one of a special character, to revoke the resolution jpassed 18th April, as follows:—That there should ...
Article : 345 wordsA out presenting features of a somewhat unusual character, and revealing a series of illegal transaction in regard to a public-house licence, was investigated by the City ...
Article : 449 wordsA boy named Pilling has been killed playing football. THE BLUFF, 12th June. Sailed: Ringarooma, s., for Melbourne. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe circumstances connected with the unfortunate collision between the Essendon and Williamstown trains near the Melbourne station, on Monday afternoon, were ...
Article : 1,064 wordsThe Government stated in the Assembly to-night, that they will not mount guns at Port Adelaide or seek power to increase the Volunteer force until they have received the ...
Article : 259 wordsSIR,—I wish to call your attention to the disgraceful condition on many of the streets situated within a stone's-throw of the township of Richmond. As an instance, I may mention ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 840 wordsSIR,—In your police report of the above the following was deposed to:—"The ship was ostensibly chartered for cargo. (Really she appears to have gone upon the roving commission satirically ...
Article : 349 wordsA man named Arthur Bolton, alias Grant, has lately been victimising the Geelong people by means of valueless cheques. The Geelong Times says:—He has evidently a ...
Article : 572 wordsA boiler accident occurred this morning at the mine of the New Chum United Company. At half-past five a.m the mining manager left the claim, before, leaving having ...
Article : 275 wordsMr. T. B. Thurston, Colonial Secretary of Fiji, has prepared a very interesting report upon the trade and commerce of that colony for the year 1876. In this account he ...
Article : 727 wordsSANDRIDGE COUNCIL (12th June).—The report of the local board of health for 1876 was read, which showed a more satisfactory result than that of 1875. There had been 295 births and 134 ...
Article : 245 wordsThe Melbourne hounds will meet on Saturday, the 10th inst., at Werribee Park. A special train will leave Spencer-street at 9 a.m. sharp. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe [?]ies for the Gertrude Stakes, for sixteen alleged [?] at 3 guineas, close at nine p.m. this evening at the Builders' Arms Hotel, Ger[?]-street. The draw for the above and the ...
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Advertising : 292 wordsThe weather is fearfully cold, with constant showers; and the ground is heavy. For the Hurdle Race [?]e betting is 3 to 1 against Postman, and 5 to each against Merry Maid, Gaffer ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Wed 13 Jun 1877, Page 3
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