The Imperial Government's proposal that the Victorian Government should contribute towards the expenses of governing Fiji was taken into consideration by the Cabinet ...
Article : 4,808 wordsThe death of Lord St. Leonards is announced in our telegram from Europe. The following is from Men of the Time:--St. Leonards (Baron), the Right Hon. Sir ...
Article : 485 wordsA look-out of 120,000 coal and iron miners in South Wales will take place on Monday. ...
Article : 30 wordsInformation reached Geelong on Sunday to the effect that three men were dying in a hut in the Iron Bark Forest, near Jan Juc. The police with great promptitude ...
Article : 301 wordsThe Brisbane Courier gives the following particulars of the railway accident which occurred at Toowoomba, Queensland, on the night of the 25th ult.:--An accident, ...
Article : 622 wordsThe following arrangements for the sittings of Courts of Assize, Central Criminal Court, and Courts of General Sessions, were last evening published in a special supplement ...
Article : 639 wordsThe half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the above company was held yesterday, at the offices of the company. Flinders-street west. Mr. John Benn occupied the chair. ...
Article : 785 wordsThe Geelong rifle butts was the secene of an interesting contest on Saturday afternoon, between ten representatives of the Collingwood Rides, in charge of Captain Blannin, Major ...
Article : 566 wordsThe death is announced of Lord St. Leonards, ex-Chancellor, at the age of ninety-four. ...
Article : 22 wordsThe Assembly has adopted the first article of the Constitutional Bill, creating a Chamber of Deputies and a Senate, and they rejected by 359 to 335 votes an amendment ...
Article : 57 wordsThe Emperors of Germany, Austria and Russia have received envoys notifying the accession of Don Alfonso, Prince of Asturias, to the throne of Spain. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe question whether the presidents of shire councils have a right to adjudicate at borough police courts was brought under notice this morning at the police court. The ...
Article : 130 wordsSIR,--I little thought, when I penned my letter agent the removal of Mr. Higgins, from the Brighton-street State school, that I should be honored with a reply from not only the rev. ...
Article : 873 wordsThe hearing of the case respecting the late fire that occurred at Sandridge was resumed yesterday, at the local court, when the two men, Wm. Dawson and James Hall, were charged with ...
Article : 928 wordsStringer has been arrested near Wagga Wagga, for the murder of Mitchell at Berambel. He was going to surrender himself. ...
Article : 200 wordsA public meeting was held in the Town Hall, Kew, last evening, convened by the mayor in compliance with two requisitions, the first of which, signed by ten persons, ...
Article : 514 wordsA special general meeting of the shareholders of the Queen Gold Mining Company, Alma, Maryborough, was held last night Phair's Hotel, to consider the attempt made to deprive the company of its ...
Article : 1,097 wordsGeneral meetings were held and closed in the following estates:--Robert Jamison, Hotham, laborer; Thomas King, Fitzroy, circus director; William Collie, Prabran, painter; S. J. Edmonds, ...
Article : 62 wordsAccounts amounting to £5987 9s. 4d. were passed for payment. A Nuisance.--The Mayor drew attention to a serious nuisance in Victoria-parade. His attention had been called to the ...
Article : 633 wordsJoseph Duery, engine-driver, Walhalla. Causes of insolvency: Sickness in family and losses in mining speculations. Liabilities, £59 2s. 4½d.; assets, £5; deficiency, £54 2s. 4½d. Mr. Cain, ...
Article : 124 wordsA fire occurred in Queen-street yesterday, which destroyed the premises of Densley, the photographers, and Blake's millinery depot. The Museum had a narrow escape: ...
Article : 45 wordsThe Horticultural Society of Victoria held their monthly meeting in the Athanaeum yesterday; Mr. J. Carson in the chair. Amongst the correspondence was a letter ...
Article : 521 wordsCONJUGAL AFFECTION.--William Douglas was charged with having threatened to take the life of his wife. The prosecutrix, who has been for some time in the employ of Mr. Otto Berliner as ...
Article : 364 wordsMr. W. T. Dalwood opposes the Chief Secretary at North Adelaide. A private London telegram stated that the only son of Mr. Anthony Foster, ...
Article : 97 wordsThe passage-boat Excelsior, from Hobart Town, was caught in a squall on Sunday in the Huon river, and swamped. The owner and three passengers, including a mother and ...
Article : 99 wordsA lecture was given last night, at the Athenaeum, by members of the Electric Telegraph department, who have formed themselves into a society for the purpose of ...
Article : 533 wordsSIR,--"H. T. J."has been convicted of a blunder, and, like all silly people, instead of acknowledging his error and thanking me for setting him right, he becomes impertinent in ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 79 wordsThe safe arrival of M'Callum Mohr and Melbourne at Geelong is gratifying to their many backers, particularly to the partisans of the latter, who far outnumber the adherents of the former. ...
Article : 127 wordsMOORABBIN COUNCIL (28th January).--Present:--The president (Cr. Keys), Crs. Harston, Ward, Box, Etheridge, Bent and Clayton. Letters were received from Mr. Hawkes, ...
Article : 265 wordsAt the City Police Court yesterday, David White, a pugilist who is well known in New South Wales, was charged with being illegally at large in Victoria. The accused was arrested under ...
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Advertising : 360 wordsEureka Tunnel, Swift's Creek, 20th January.--During the past fortnight have been timbering the new tunnel, and preparing and laying tramways to the quartz paddock and mullock tip. Two days more ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 142 wordsThe third contest for the Richmond Junior Challenge Cup was finished on Saturday, and resulted in an easy victory for the Star of Richmond, who scored 163 in one innings against the ...
Article : 99 wordsMr. Candler held an inquest on Thursday lost, at Mooroolbark, Lillydale, on the body of Agnes Grieve, the wife of Walter Grieve, overseer in charge of Mooroolbark. The ...
Article : 115 wordsThe match between Messrs. Goldsmith and Fisher was resumed yesterday, the sixth game being won by the former in about an hour and a half, the number of moves being only 20. The ...
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Advertising : 194 wordsAt a committee meeting last evening the following gentlemen were chosen as the Intercolonial team:--Messrs. Langan, M'Namara and Maher, and Mr. Leahy emergency. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe following cases will be heard at the Land office to-day:--Deputation from the Dandenong Shire Council relative to the Carrum Carrum swamp; deputation from the friendly societies ...
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Advertising : 124 wordsSUPREME COURT.--IN CHAMBERS.--Mr. Justice Stephen will take chamber business at ten o'clock. ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Tue 2 Feb 1875, Page 3
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