In the Legislative Assembly to-morroiv; Mr. W. Clarke intends to give notice to more that the appointment of Mr. Cogblan as Government statist is unsatisfactory to the House. ...
Article : 576 wordsA meeting of Mr. Roberts's supporters was held at the Hotham town hall last night. The meeting was presided over by Cr. Henderson, J.P., mayor of Hotham, and the candidate, ...
Article : 167 wordsThe following railway arrangements for the sham fight on Saturday next are issued from head quarters:-- The 1st and 2nd Battalions V. Rifles will parade in ...
Article : 422 wordsThe Premier yesterday received a deputation from the Australian Woolgrowers' Association, introduced by Mr. Officer, M.L.A., on the subject of joint representations being made by ...
Article : 863 wordsThe steamer Sikh arrived from Hong Kong yesterday with 150 tons of cargo and 7 Chinese passengers; She sailed to-day with 79 passengers; mostly returned diggers from Cambridge ...
Article : 79 wordsThe members of the University council yesterday afternoon, when there were present: The Chancellor (Dr. Hoarn, M.L.C): the "vice-chancellor (Dr. Browniess), Mr. Justies Webb; ...
Article : 1,608 wordsThe City Coroner held an inquest at the Alfred Hospital yesterday on the body of Thomas Lawless, aged 32, ex-constable, a rough rider employed also an groom, who met with his ...
Article : 257 wordsA meeting of the Melbourne committee of the above exhibition was held on Saturday; Mr. E. Steinfeld (chairman), Cr. Zevenboom, Mr. O. C. Bruhn and Mr. W. A. J. Wenborn (hon. sec.) ...
Article : 225 wordsThe following letter, dated Wyndham, Cambridge Gulf, 5th August, has been received from an old Ballarat miner, whose gold prospecting experiences date from 1853:-- ...
Article : 351 wordsMr. Nathaniel Levi held a meeting of the electors of the South-eastern Province, in the Brighton town hall, last night. Mr. J. F. Hamilton, the mayor of the borough, presided, ...
Article : 68 wordsIt was reported to the Coroner yesterday that at about 9 o'clock a man, named Shadrach Comben, working at the Fallsbridge, had discovered a body floating in the ...
Article : 98 wordsAt the Prahran police court yesterday, Ralph Richardson, formerly water rate collector, in the employ of the Water Supply department, was charged with having fraudulently ...
Article : 543 wordsMr. H. Gore one of the candidates for the Wellington Province, addressed about 50 of the electors in the town hall this evening. The mayor occupied the chair. Mr. Gore spoke ...
Article : 154 wordsTwo men were recently committed to gaol by the South Melbourne bench for insulting behavior, the police having found them in the house of a Mrs. Maria Caldwell, the woman ...
Article : 446 wordsThe first of a series of quadruple matches between the North Melbourne and Williamstown Garrison Batteries and the C Company 2nd Battalion and C Company of the 4th ...
Article : 351 wordsA meeting of the Tailoresses' Union was held at the Trades Hall last night. When the chief item for discussion was the question of raising funds for the erection of the new building for ...
Article : 302 wordsThe steamer Ottilie arrived here last night from Finschhafen, and reports all well. She brought back 40 Chinese as unsuitable for work over there. Several German functionaries also ...
Article : 129 wordsThe vital statistics of the colony just published show that the number of arrivals from intercolonial migration in excess of the departures during 1885 was 1567, a large increase ...
Article : 126 wordsMr. Graham Webster, who has retired from office as police magistrate after 32 years' service, presided at the city court to-day for the last time. A movement was on ...
Article : 178 wordsA meeting of the Melbourne Rifle Club was held at the V.R.A. Ranges on Saturday, the 28th inst., to continue the competitions for the M'Bryde trophy, at 800 and 900 yards. A ...
Article : 98 wordsAt about 5 o'clock on Saturday a man named Harry J. Purton, who resided at Napper's Hotel, Spencer-street, West Melbourne, was found dead, with his throat cut, in the Government ...
Article : 113 wordsMr. Michael Kidston, the president of the South Melbourne Bawling Club, entertained the members of that club at a banquet at the local town hall on Friday evening. Amongst ...
Article : 351 wordsThe Government have received the following telegram front Mr. A. J. Giles, who is at the Katherine, in the Northern Territory:-- "Arrived here with party all well yesterday. ...
Article : 213 wordsSIR,--Under the above heading your correspondent "Junius," in your issue of 27th inst., quotes a statement from a " historical" document prepared by me by direction of the ...
Article : 962 wordsHarriet H. Scott, alias Kirby, was again presented at the Hotham police court yesterday on a charge of bigamy. Mr. Jas. E. Pearce, P.M. at Hay, New South Wales, deposed ...
Article : 421 wordsA frightful accident occurred in Ballarat East this morning. A young man named Charles Coram was engaged in cleaning the shop windows of his employers, Messrs. Heinz Brothers, ...
Article : 135 wordsA lamentable accident occurred on Sunday evening at Dunbulbalane. Mr. N. M'Phie, the teacher of the Marungi State school, had been out driving with his wife and child during the ...
Article : 193 wordsA fire broke out yesterday morning about 3 o'clock on board a large time craft named the John M'Donald Stewart, moored some distance from the Ann-street pier, Williamstown. ...
Article : 103 wordsBy the Franklin, which arrived from Melbourne to-day, a number of delegates from the various trade societies of Victoria, Tasmania and Now Zealand were passengers. Mr. F. J. ...
Article : 340 wordsThe travelling sheep nuisance has again manifested itself in this district. For some weeks past a large flock of New South Wales sheep, travelling in bond, have been grazing ...
Article : 158 wordsAt the Hotham court yesterday, William Gribbins, Thomas M'Laughlin and John Martin were charged with illegally using a horse and buggy. It appeared from tho evidence of Mr. ...
Article : 190 wordsSIR,--In your issue of to-day you favor me with a leading article, commenting upon a motion of which I have given notice in Parliament re a daily Hansard. Permit me to say that you ...
Article : 632 wordsThe Attorney-General granted on Monday letters patent to Mr. D. Edwards, of 274 Elizabeth-street, Melbourne, for " improvements in cultivators or scarifiers;" to Mr. Geo. Greig, of ...
Article : 107 wordsAt the Egerton Company's battery, a few minutes after Sunday midnight, the engine driver, a widower, named John Williams, fell down dead beside the engine, which he had set ...
Article : 120 wordsAn adjourned examination summons was held in the estate of Gotthardt Shurmann, of Horsham, storekeeper. Mr. T. D. Phillips appeared for the trustee. Mrs. Shurman, who ...
Article : 489 wordsA meeting of the committee of management of the Alfred Hospital was held at that institution on Friday, when there were present-- Messrs. R. J. L. Ellery (in the chair), D. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 117 wordsAbout a fortnight ago Sergeant-Detective Nixon returned from Edenhope, where, on the Maryvale run, 16 miles distant from that township, a remarkable discovery of human remains ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 146 wordsThe following report was received from the Melbourne Observatory yesterday:-- MONDAY, 30TH AUGUST.--Western Australia: Fine in the north; cloudy and showery in the south; strong ...
Article : 210 wordsA youth named Alfred Cole was charged before the Richmond court yesterday, with insulting behavior aud resisting Constable Young while in the execution of his duty. Prisoner ...
Article : 187 wordsA fire broke out to-night in a brick and stone building in Macquarrie-place, occupied partly by Messrs. Irwin and Robertson, wine and spirit merchants, and partly by Messrs. Bruce ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Tue 31 Aug 1886, Page 6
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