Great difficulties were encountered by the Government in pushing their bill for the purification of the electoral rolls of the Legislative Assembly through the House. The measure ...
Article : 3,246 wordsThe division in the Legislative Assembly on Mr. G. H. Reid's proposed vote of censure on the Government was not taken until a few minutes before 8 o'clock this morning. The motion ...
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Article : 148 wordsThe disturbances in Brazil are assuming a serious aspect. At Compos, near Rio Janeiro, a conflict took place between the rival parties. Ten persons were killed and ...
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Article : 46 wordsIn the Council to-day tho report of the managers at the free conference on the Chinese Immigration Restriction Bill was again discussed, and a committee was appointed to look ...
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Article : 96 wordsThe net value of tho estate of the late Mr. Parnell is, according to the sworn declaration of his representatives, only £6000. ...
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Article : 24 wordsMr. Foster, a well known American politician, declares that the M'Kinley tariff has reduced the cost of most articles in common use in the United States, and has ...
Article : 86 wordsMr. W. B. Percival, the new Agent- General for New Zealand, has taken over the duties of tho office. He has received a cordial welcome from the other Agents- ...
Article : 45 wordsIn the Assembly last night tho Premier announced that the lands along tho route of the great Southern railway, between Albany and Beverley, would bo immediately thrown open ...
Article : 61 wordsAnother serious colliery explosion is reported, this time in Silesia. Twenty miners were killed and many others badly injured. ...
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Article : 120 wordsH.M.S. Dart returned to-day from a long surveying cruise in tho New Hebrides, where much useful and important work was done. While surveying the Islands between Efate ...
Article : 246 wordsThe Dominion, barque, 1256 tons, of Christiania, bound from Newcastle-on-Tyne to Port Pirie, was sent ashore at Blyth during the gale in the Channel, and as far as can be ascertained ...
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Article : 83 wordsThe R.M.S. Jelunga, belonging to the Queensland Royal Mail line, which departed from London on the 11th ult., arrived at Colombo on Wednesday, the 9th inst., on route ...
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Article : 291 wordsSectional committee No. 2 of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways left Melbourne this morning by special train, and arrived at Loch at 9.30. The committee and ...
Article : 217 wordsThe foundation stone of the new Wesleyan Ohurch, in the corner of M'Arthur and Neil streets, Soldiers' Hill, was, laid this afternoon by Mr. Benjamin Angwin, of the Railway ...
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Advertising : 59 wordsThe citizens of South Melbourne were early on the qui vive yesterday morning, and little knots of people eagerly discussed the story of fraud, forgery and chicanery unfolded to the ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Sat 12 Dec 1891, Page 9
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