A man, whose name is unknown, was observed at eight o'clock a. m, on Saturday to jump into the river Yarra, immediately below the Johnston-street-bridge, ...
Article : 213 wordsMiss Annie Firmin made her first appearance at the Theatre Royal on Saturday evening, on which occasion a new emotional drama in five acts, entitled Expiation, was ...
Article : 555 wordsFrom Cooktown news has been received of a very serious disturbance at the gold-fields on the Palmer, which took place on the 15th inst. There was a stand-up fight ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,227 wordsThe members of the Melbourne Hunt Club mustered in good force on the Spencer-street railway platform on Saturday last, and the special train which took its departure at half-past ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 494 wordsThere was a large muster of players on Saturday last, and an exciting game was played. As Mr. Jones, for private reasons, felt called upon to resign his captaincy of the blues, Mr. Norcott ...
Article : 182 wordsAnother engagement has taken place between the Russian troops and the in surgents, in the Rhodope Mountains. [?] attempted to drive ...
Article : 49 words"Arnoldi :" The plan has been considered, and laid aside as unworkable. -- "A Jew:" We fail to see how the amalgamation of the two Hebrew congregations in Melbourne would enable the ...
Article : 153 wordsMelbourne v. Heidelberg, at Heidelberg. -- The match throughout was very keenly contested, and after a hard struggle Melbourne managed to secure a victory by two goals, both of which were ...
Article : 37 wordsIt was a splendid apophthegm of Lord Bacon's that the history of mechanical art is the most important branch of true philosophy ; and Locke gave utterance to the same ...
Article : 648 wordsThe Montenegrins have commenced active hostilities against Turkey. They are bombarding Podgoritza, on the river Moracha, a fortified town to the north of ...
Article : 34 wordsDespite the many counter attractions there was a goodly attendance of handball supporters at the Carlton court on Saturday. The first to enter the lists were Thompson and Dudley v. ...
Article : 225 wordsYellow fever is again raging epidemically in this city and throughout the State of Lousiana. VIENNA, 23rd August. ...
Article : 155 wordsTO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE. SIR, -- In the matter of the bill for the amalgation of the legal profession, and your leader thereon, will you allow me to state some results of ...
Article : 730 wordsThe third meeting of these clubs for the present season took place on Saturday, on the ground of the Melbourne Football Club, in the presence of from 8000 to 10,000 spectators, fully 2000 of ...
Article : 1,588 wordsTHIRD DAY. -- SATURDAY, 24TH AUGUST. THE VICE-PRESIDENTS' PLATE, for 32 all ages, at 6 guineas each. Winner, £60 and a piece of plate value £50, presented by Messrs. C. H. T. ...
Article : 953 wordsThe history of the time when a men could sell his wife in Smithfield Market, with a halter round her neck, appears to be almost repeated in New Zealand. Some three weeks ...
Article : 311 wordsAt an adjourned meeting of the Emerald-hill Reform League, held on Friday night last, Mr. Carter in the chair, the cause of the rejection by the Speaker of the petition ...
Article : 688 wordsA large and influential meeting of the committee of the Talbot Agricultural Society was held this afternoon. Twenty-four members were present; Mr. H. Robinson, ...
Article : 136 wordsThe Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Oddfellows of Victoria, which has been aitting at Castlemaine, was engaged on Friday in the consideration of reports brought up by the several ...
Article : 336 wordsMessenger has arrived safely, and since he landed he has been very largely interviewed. His stamp and general appearance are much liked. He will proceed to his quarters at ...
Article : 61 wordsSIR, -- In a letter which appeared in yesterday's Age, signed by Messrs. Woodward, Shields and others, the writers seek to divert the attention of the public from the real facts of the case now ...
Article : 515 wordsSome correspondence in reference to the obstructions to trade across the border between Victoria and South Australia has been laid before the House of Assembly of ...
Article : 671 wordsThe Ladies' United Evangelistic Society is doing much good work in the city. The Southern Railway Extension, at Wagga, will be opened for passenger traffic ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 293 wordsThe provisional committee of the projected exhibition hero met in the Town Hall this morning; the mayor in the chair. It was decided that the Government should be ...
Article : 124 wordsThe steam tramway was successfully opened at Wellington to-day. The Government and Ministers were entertained at a champagne lunch. ...
Article : 44 wordsWilliam Duthie, King-street, Melbourne, produce merchant. Causes of insolvency :Losses in business and in consignments and ships, and bad debts. Labilities, £7036 1s.; assets, £4615 ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 91 wordsA very disgraceful fight took place this morning in the scrub at the back of the Sydenham Gardens, White Hills. A crowd of about sixty persons witnessed the affair. ...
Article : 124 wordsMr. Price, who, with others, was massacred by the natives at Mulgrave Island, Torres Straits, the particulars of which appeared in our telegraphic columns a few days ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Mon 26 Aug 1878, Page 3
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