A meeting of gentlemen interested in the timber trade in the colony was held last night in the Melbourne Coffee Palace, Bourke-street, to consider what means they have of obtaining ...
Article : 521 wordsBetween 4 and 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, two boys, John M'Guirk, aged 14, of 198 Johnston-street, and Albert Bray, aged 13, of Luli[?]-street, Collingwood, whilst playing ...
Article : 243 wordsAt the water police court to-day, Henry Ernest Wilkinson was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for embezzling £172, the property of the Australasian Mortgage and Agency ...
Article : 192 wordsA public meeting of citizens was held in the town hall, Collingwood, last night for the purpose of reflecting on the delay of the Government in arranging for the construction of the ...
Article : 1,004 wordsThe annual Hospital Saturday and Sunday collections will be made to-day and to-morrow in aid of the Melbourne medical charities. Last year a total of £14,415 16s. 8d. was subscribed, ...
Article : 1,444 wordsThe Bookmakers' Association have adopted, as a mark of membership, a neat little silver badge, which will be worn at Moonee Valley to-day and at future meetings by all members of the association. ...
Article : 215 wordsA large number of farmers from the malice districts, including Nhill, Dimboola and Natimuk, met in the Wimmera shire hall at Horsham to-day, to confer with the Minister of ...
Article : 1,364 wordsThe officer commanding the Geelong battery Garrison Artillery has applied to headquarters for permission to allow members of the battery under his command to count as parade practices ...
Article : 1,516 wordsBrisk business was transacted yesterday in connection with the Melbourne Cup, several heavy wagers being laid during the day. Singapore, consequent upon his sluggishness on the course in the morning, was easier, and [?] ...
Article : 408 wordsM'Eacharn's battery, which was recently shifted to the Highland Mary district, has just started crushing. It has a good water supply, and plenty of stone to crush. The output of ...
Article : 61 wordsA monthly meeting of the Melbourne Tramways Trust was held yesterday, afternoon at the office, 125 Queen-street; Cr. J. Stead in the chair. On the recommendation of the finance ...
Article : 320 wordsOver 20,000 persons visited the Baby Show in the Adelaide Exhibition yesterday and to-day. The members of the Victorian Vegetable ...
Article : 45 wordsThe Legislature opens to-day, and probably Mr. John Forrest and Sir Thos. Campbell will be appointed as delegates to represent the colony in England on the constitutional ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 436 wordsThe Melbourne agents of Messrs. Raphael, Tuck and Sons will open to the public this day, at the Buxton Art Callery, the Victorian collection of copies of subjects sent out by that firm ...
Article : 521 wordsMr. James Mirams, of Victoria, delivered a lecture in Launceston to-night on intercolonial free-trade. He denied that the recent fiscal changes in Victoria were levelled at Tasmania, ...
Article : 111 wordsAn ordinary meeting of the Marine Board of Victoria was held yesterday afternoon, at the offices, Flinders-street; Captain Fullarton in the chair. The master of the brig Prospero, ...
Article : 394 wordsThe Licensing Court was opened this morning by Judge Casey. A large amount of routine business was disposed of, including transfers. It was shown during the proceedings that Mr. ...
Article : 416 wordsThere was nothing doing of any importance on the racks yesterday morning, Chafe was early astir with Bustle, Tartar, Rosella and King William, but, with the exception of the two striding along a furlong or two, ...
Article : 264 wordsFriday morning was nice and cool for working. Wild Rose, Wimberel and Gasparone spurted. Dunkeld went long useful work. Curiosity, Albert, London, W. E. Gladstone and others, of J. Gardiner's string, were sent ...
Article : 97 wordsThe Goldfields Commission resumed their sittings in Ballarat to-day, when evidence was taken at the town hall, Barkly-street. Present:--Messrs. W. Collard Smith (in the chair), ...
Article : 569 wordsThe new factory erected by Messrs. Moss, White arid Co., tobacco manufacturers, at the corner of Wills and A'Beckett streets, was yesterday visited by about 40 gentlemen, ...
Article : 451 wordsInspector Taylor, of the Central Board of Health, appeared at the St. Kilda police court yesterday to prosecute a number of butchers for breaches of the Public Health ...
Article : 192 wordsThe annual contest for the Public Service Challenge Cup Race, in four-oared boats, between the representatives of the various departments of the public service will be held this afternoon on the lower Yarra, on the course ...
Article : 267 wordsMessrs. Howard Smith and Son's well known s. Edina, which has for several years past been running between Melbourne and Geelong, will take a new position in connection with the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 377 wordsThe subject of the proposed tramway along Hoddle-street to connect the northern suburbs with St. Kilda was discussed at the meeting of the Richmond council last night. In pursuance of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 319 wordsSIR,--In your issue of this morning appears a letter under the above heading signed "Protection." The writer, I fear, cannot be much interested in this worthy presentation to Lady ...
Article : 277 wordsA woman who gave her name as Mrs. O'Brien was arrested by the Kew police early yesterday morning on a charge of child abandonment. It appears that between 5 and 6 o'clock a boy ...
Article : 175 wordsA match between the Metropolitan and [?]ond clubs will be played on the ground of the forme[?]ddle Park, at 3 p.m. Teams representing The Age and Fergusson ...
Article : 54 wordsThe eighth annual dinner of the Victorian Master Printers' Association was held last night, at Clements's Cafe, Swanston-street, when about 30 gentlemen sat down to an excellent ...
Article : 141 wordsThe Southern District club hold a joint [?] the Fernside to Fern Tree Gully, starting from the[?]er of High and Chapel streets, Prahran, at 2.50. The Victoria club will run to Brighton to-d[?]ving ...
Article : 48 wordsNEW SOUTH WALES V. VICTORIA.--The [?] selected to practice for this match, which is to[?]layed on the 11th and 12th November, are request[?] meet this afternoon at the Melbourne cricket club [?] ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Sat 26 Oct 1889, Page 10
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