The action for breach of promise brought by Emily Pearce, widow, Seymour, against Stephen Peachy, retired farmer, Williamstown, was continued in the Second Nisi Prius Court yesterday ...
Article : 1,076 wordsThe A.U.S.N. Company's steamer Ranelagh, which a few days ago was in collision with the steamer Konoowarra, in Mary River, arrived here to-day. She has come here for repairs. It ...
Article : 689 wordsA number of invited guests from amongst the legislators of the colony met upon the platform of the Princes-bridge railway station yesterday, for the purpose of travelling by special train to ...
Article : 2,245 wordsAt the usual weekly meeting of the Coal Commission, held yesterday, there were present—Messrs. Levien (president), Woods and Shackell. ...
Article : 1,038 wordsSydney Varney, who after evading the police since May last was captured at Dargo a fortnight ago, was brought up at the police court on Wednesday, charged with the larceny of some ...
Article : 1,461 wordsThe spring meeting of the Ballarat Turf Club will be held to-day and to-morrow, and although racing in the city of gold and statuary is not what it was in days of yore there is every probability of a numerous metropolitan ...
Article : 156 wordsTho stewards of the Bendigo Jockey Club on Wednesday night resumed the investigation into the charge of improper riding laid by Mr. W. R. Virgoe against J. Gardiner, the jockey who rode ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 186 wordsThe annual athletic sports of the Church of England Grammar School took place on the grounds of the school on Wednesday afternoon. There was a very large attendance of the relations and friends of the boys, aud many old ...
Article : 584 wordsThe Lancefield Water Trust has got into difficulties of a somewhat serious character. The works were completed by the contractor, Mr. Tovey, about six months ago, but Mr. Starr, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 524 wordsThe Assize Court was opened to-day, before Chief Justice Higginbotham. Wm. N. Bowack, charged with the forgery of a cheque purporting to be signed by W. H. Oakley, and ...
Article : 247 wordsSales of Mount Morgan shares were made to-day at £7 14s., with buyers offering the same and sellers holding for £8. The half-yearly meeting will be held on the 17th inst. The dividends ...
Article : 90 wordsThe annual meeting of the Tailors' Society was held at the Trades.Hall on Monday evening. Mr. J. O'Brien occupied the chair. The auditors, in presenting their report and balance ...
Article : 538 wordsThis year has proved to be the wettest on record in this colony. So far the rainfall has been 30 inches 87 points. The previous wettest year was 1851, when the record was 30 inches 63 points. ...
Article : 96 wordsAn extraordinary general mooting of the shareholders of the Carlton West End Breweries was held yesterday in Scott's Hotel for the purpose of increasing the capital of the ...
Article : 112 wordsAt a special meeting of the committee of the New South Wales Cricket Association, held on Wednesday, it was decided to agree to the transfer of the intercolonial matches against Victoria to the Victorian Association, the ...
Article : 78 wordsAt Webster and Sons wool sale, held to-day, competition was spirited. Greasy fetched from 7¾d. to 8⅞d., crossbreds up to 8⅞d., and pressed merino to 9[?]d. ...
Article : 118 wordsOn Saturday afternoon a very interesting race will be rowed on the Lower River, from Duke's Dock to Coode's Canal, between four crews, representing the softgoods warehouses of Messrs. L. Stevenson and Sons, Paterson, ...
Article : 101 wordsThomas Alfred Eagle, one of the movers in the agitation for the opening of the Public Library on Sundays, was presented before the District Court yesterday and charged ...
Article : 242 wordsThe following vacancies for State school teachers are announced by the Education department:—1254, Maldon, class 2, head teacher; 275, Wandiligong, class 3B, head teacher; 2851, ...
Article : 89 wordsBaker's Creek North, 2nd Dec.—South drive on big reef driven 5 feet; total, 51 feet, Reef over 2 feet thick, showing gold. North drive on tunnel reef driven 6 feet; total, 47 feet. Reef over 2 feet 6 inches thick, showing a little ...
Article : 881 wordsThe Kaiser Wilhelm II., the latest addition to the Norddeutscher German Lloyd's fleet, arrived yesterday morning from Sydney on her homeward route. This vessel was constructed ...
Article : 327 wordsA meeting of the shareholders of the Bank of New Zealand has been convened for the 9th January to consider the proposal to remove the head office to London. ...
Article : 33 wordsAt the Ballarat County Court, which was opened before Judge Gaunt to-day, F. Paget, landlord of the Ballarat Palace Hotel, Lydiard-street, proceeded against W. L. Neale, of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 98 wordsA child named Sydney Karslake, 5 years of ago, was drowned yesterday in the Park reserve at Caulfield, near the railway line. The little fellow was playing with a younger brother and ...
Article : 83 wordsThe Inter-University boat race, which had been arranged to be rowed on the Parramatta River, Sydney, during the present month, but which was in danger of lapsing in consequence ...
Article : 399 wordsIn the District Court yesterday five Chinese, named respectively Ah Mong, Ah Chark, Toy Hing, Shu Ebon and Wing Sing, all of whom carry on business in Little Bourke-street, Were ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 226 wordsA meeting of the newly formed Tobacco Trade Association was held last night in the London Tavern, Elizabeth-street; Mr. J. W. Peirce presided. The meeting was convened for the ...
Article : 257 wordsHumphrey Duke, a boy 11 years of age, living in Little Raglan-street, South Melbourne, was driving a vegetable cart in Port Melbourne yesterday afternoon, aud fell underneath the ...
Article : 75 wordsThe Sandhurst licensing bench sat to-day and granted about 250 licences for the various divisions in the district. In the case of John M'Atamney, licensee of the Cheshire Arms ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Fri 6 Dec 1889, Page 6
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