The committee of the V. R. O On Tuesday afternoon endorsed the dis[?]nllcation for 12 months passed by the Mentone Racing Club on Mr. J. B Rennison the horse Drilfield and its rider Jno. Hayes. ...
Article : 110 wordsIt is a rather unfortunate circumstance that the railway system of the colony was not planned in the first instance with an eye to the future development of tho country, and still ...
Article : 2,403 wordsThe recent d[?]on of the Full Court in Now South Wales that the publication of a man's name and address in the "black list" of a trade protection circular is libellous has again ...
Article : 2,681 wordsA writ for the election of a member for Central Cumberland in the room of Mr. R. A. Archie, deceased has been Issued. The nomination is fixed for the 22nd inst., and the polling ...
Article : 367 wordsTho Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways met again yesterday morning at Parliament House; the vice- chairman, Mr. W. A Zeal, M. L. C., presiding. ...
Article : 308 wordsA deputation representing the Booksellers and Publishers' Association interviewed the Postmaster-General yesterday, to ascertain his intentions with regard to a proposed alteration ...
Article : 1,034 wordsThe first annual meeting of the Pastoralists' Union of Victoria was held last night in the board room of the Olderfleet, Collins-atract. Mr. A. Austin, president of the union, was in ...
Article : 1,605 wordsA motion for judgment was made to the Chief Justice in the M'Mcckan will case Inst week, and his Honor delivered his reserved judgment yesterday. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 548 wordsA young man named Hay, a recent arrival from New Zealand, behaved 111 an unaccountable manner in Lonsdale -street last night. He was walking up the ...
Article : 203 wordsTo -day was a general holiday, tho occasion being the annual exhibition of the National Agricultural and Industrial Association. The new exhibition building was used for the first . ...
Article : 133 wordsA special stock train of 10 truocks left for Melbourne this afternoon, carrying a valuable collection of stud animals for tho Melbourne show. The consignment is the property of Mr. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 475 wordsThe fortnightly meeting of the Melbourne Harbor Trust was hold yesterday in the offices, Olderfleet, Collins-street, Commissioner Mountain presiding. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 903 wordsFor the vacant seat in the Assembly, caused by tho retirement of Dir. Burgess from West Hobart, tho election to day resulted in the return of Mulcahy, who obtained 581 votes. Couch ...
Article : 41 wordsThe Countess of Jersey visits Lord aud Lady Onslow in November. Two vessels for the pearl fishing trade have been launched at Auekland. They were built ...
Article : 38 wordsMany years ago tho Government reserved an area at White Hills near the Botanical Gardens, for zoological gardens The city council having decided to use this for a night soil ...
Article : 404 wordsIn the Assembly in reply to n number of questions by Mr. Garvan, the Colonial Treasurer said the Government invited, through tho press, the holders of bonds falling due on 1st July, ...
Article : 440 wordsThe governors of the Melbourne Hospital will bo called upon to-day to elect, for a term of four years, four physicians to attend inpatients, five physicians to attend out-patients, ...
Article : 293 wordsDaniel' Gallivan, licensee of tho Manchester Arms Hotel, Elizabeth -street north, was charged at the Carlton police court on Tuesday with Sunday trading, and having his bar door open ...
Article : 114 wordsAnother of the important mining cases listed for the Supreme Court sittings was disposed of to-day. Alfred Watton sued the Ironbark Company for £1000 damages for injuries sustained ...
Article : 148 wordsLast Sunday, as already reported, a man named John F. Holtz was arrested at Port Melbourne, and charged with having stolen goods in his possession. After considerable trouble. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 202 wordsAt the Supreme Court, Mr. Justice Hodges opened a special sitting at 7.30 to-night to dispose of several divorce cases, the court lasting until nearly midnight. In the following ...
Article : 74 wordsThirteen police and Sub-inspector Latimer arrived night steamer Emu. They will leave for Sydney, vid Bourke, some time during the week, the shearing trouble having ...
Article : 183 wordsAt the Surrey Hills railway station yesterday afternoon a railway accident occurred which, although not attended with any loss of life, caused considerable damage to the rolling stock ...
Article : 223 wordsFOOTSCRAY.—At the ordinary meeting of the Footscray council yesterday the first and only claim in relation to the recent floods was made by a Mrs. Maria Delabuntly, who stated she was a sufferer to ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 171 wordsMr. Caldwell gave notice in the Assembly to-day that he would ask the Minister of Education on Thursday if he is aware that public taste is being violnted and nineteenth century ...
Article : 228 wordsThe general meeting of the Bendigo Gas Company, to have been held this afternoon, lapsed for want of a quorum, but the directors, in accordance with their powers, declared a ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 65 wordsThe weekly sitting of the Metropolitan Licensing Court took place yesterday, before Judge Worthington and Messrs. Shuter and Nicolson, P. M.'s. Transfers of licences were granted as follows :— ...
Article : 115 wordsFor some time (writers our Bending correspondent) there has been an agitation for more frequence race meeting The Bendlgo Jockoy Club having been averse to receding from Its High standard of stakes In order to carry on local. ...
Article : 93 wordsA meeting of the University Extension Board was held at the University on Monday. Present: Professors Morris (chairman), Laurie, Spencer,. Dr. Leeper, and Messrs. MacFarland and Way. ...
Article : 193 wordsA billiard match between John Roberts, the pion, and Mr. James, in Which Roberts Conceded 2000 points of 4000 was conceded yesterday, Roberts running out when James's score stood at 3747. The champion ...
Article : 157 wordsSIR,—In your report of the proceedings at the meeting of depositors in the Imperial Banking Company held on Friday night last, it is made to appear that I stated that the total assets of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 127 wordsSIR,—X regref to find that through the error of a copying clerk the total miles run last year by tho company's vehicles were given wrongly by the chairman at yesterday's meeting. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 131 wordsIn the Assembly this afternoon, a notice of motion was given for the appropriation of £522,000 for railway purposes; £200,000 for the line from Ulverstone to Wynyard ; £165,000 ...
Article : 93 wordsMelbourne and Essendon drew, 2 goals each. ...
Article : 9 wordsThe East Melbourne club will start for a moonlight rut to-night, at 7.30. ...
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Advertising : 79 wordsThe eighth race in connection with the Victoria Pigeon Homing Club was held on Saturday, and was won by A, Gooding's Venus, which covered 102 miles 550 yards, will a velocity of 912 yards per minute. T. Gunn's Forest ...
Article : 59 wordsElectric Telegraph v. Fitzroy Trades, on the Fitzr[?] ground, to-day. ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Thu 20 Aug 1891, Page 6
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