Another case of small-pox was yesterday reported as having been developed amongst the quarantined passengers of the steamer Preussen. In this instance the patient--it is not stated ...
Article : 314 wordsAn arrest was made shortly before midnight by Constable Webster in Bourke-street cast under peculiar circumstances. The constable while passing the ...
Article : 318 wordsThe cricket match between the Australian Eleven and the English professionals commenced on the Association ground to-day. Those who were fortunate enough to be present ...
Article : 523 wordsThe case of idiot children has always engaged the sympathy of humanitarians, but it is only of late years, after many patient experiments bad been made and various theories ...
Article : 1,589 wordsA number of leading citizens have called at Government House during the past two days to express sympathy with his Excellency in the trying circumstances in which he has recently ...
Article : 111 wordsThe following is the reply of Sir Patrick Jennings to Mr. Dibbs's letter referring to the "misleading" statements of the Government accountant:-- ...
Article : 1,209 wordsA fresh plague of grasshoppers has appeared in the district. They are evidently the hatching of the eggs laid by the previous swarm, of insects, and as they are unable to fly many are ...
Article : 308 wordsMr. Draper, editor of the Cairns Chronicle, has had a criminal libel preferred against him by the police magistrate, Mr. Chester, in consequence of the recent petition to the ...
Article : 80 wordsThe usual meeting of the Trades Hall Council was held last night; Mr. W. Trenwith in the chair. RESIGNATION OF A MEMBER. ...
Article : 1,392 wordsHis Excellency the Governor has officially informed the Imperial authorities that Mr. Downer, the Premier, and Sir Arthur Blyth, Agent-General, will attend the Imperial ...
Article : 197 wordsThe following handicap has been declared:-- TIME HANDICAP TROT. Three miles. Rose, scratch Jack, 20 sec. behind ...
Article : 49 wordsThe sickness of the man Lloyd, who was removed to No. 5 hospital, is likely to develop into a confluent form of small-pox. He has been isolated from the other passengers in a ...
Article : 162 wordsThe heat during the past few days has been very oppressive all over the country, and the thick white clouds observable about noon around Melbourne were proof that the ...
Article : 146 wordsThe Age v. Fitzroy Trades.--The first meeting of these clubs for the James Hill trophy took place on the Fitzroy ground on Thursday. Fitzroy won the teas, and took possession of the wicket, sending in Bright ...
Article : 632 wordsIn response to the request of the English merchants, conveyed through the Agent-General, the Government will despatch next month specimens of various sorts of Tasmanian timber ...
Article : 72 wordsTwo fresh cases of small-pox among the Preussen's passengers are reported to-day, and four have been isolated, they having shown symptoms of the disease. The young man, ...
Article : 128 wordsAn immense bush fire was raging in the vicinity of Barooga station yesterday afternoon. To-day the Tocumwal coach driver brought in particulars of the conflagration. It ...
Article : 757 wordsThe executive committee of the United Fire Brigades Jubilee Tournament and Exhibition met at the office of the Metropolitan Fire Brigades' Association, 24 Swanston-street, on ...
Article : 340 wordsMr. Alfred England has offered to make a free gift to the citizens of Sandhurst of the block of land at the corner of Mitchell and Queen streets, valued at £2000, on condition ...
Article : 69 wordsA lad about 13 years of ago named Thomas Rowe, son of Richard Rowe, miner, Cornish Town, was accidentally killed by a falling tree the deceased had cut down in order to get a ...
Article : 69 wordsAt the quarantine station the passenger by the Preusson, David Brown, has the small-pox rash strongly developed. Another, named Robinson, is thought to be sickening from the ...
Article : 39 wordsA strange case is at present going on at Piacenza. In that city there lived the Marchioness Fanny Anguissola, the heiress of two of the oldest noble families of North ...
Article : 750 wordsShortly before 11 o'clock last night a fire broke out in a stable situated in Gresham-street, East St. Kilda, belonging to Mr. James M'Intyre. The building was totally destroyed, ...
Article : 94 wordsA good programme is set down for competition to-day at the above grounds, the first heat starting at half-past 2 o'clock. As will be seen, the competitors are all well known sprinters. Some capital sport should result ...
Article : 347 wordsA well attended meeting of the Coach makers' Society was held at the Trades Hall on Thursday, the principal business being the election of officers for the ensuing six months. ...
Article : 313 wordsAA special meeting of the Amalgamated Miners' Association of Stawell was held to-day for the purpose of considering the application for assistance of the delegates from the ...
Article : 68 wordsJohn O'Connell, licensee of the Grace Darling Hotel, Smith-street, Collionwood, was summoned to the Collingwood Court yesterday on a charge of having the bar of his licensed house ...
Article : 175 wordsThe New York correspondent of the Daily News, telegraphing on 2nd December, says:-- Mr. Fitzgerald the president of the Irish League in America, issues an address to the league ...
Article : 295 wordsAt a committee meeting of the Victoria Club, held on Thursday evening last, it was decided to hold a race meeting on the East Melbourne cricket ground on Saturday, 12th February, when the following ...
Article : 251 wordsA New York telegram in the Standard, dated 2nd December, says:--The occurrences in Ireland are exciting some feeling among the American Irish. Mr. Fitzgerald, the ...
Article : 373 wordsCertain suspicious circumstances are connected with the fire that took place on the premises occupied by William May, in Bridge-street, Yarraberg, on Thursday night. The ...
Article : 236 wordsA match will be played this afternoon on the Alber Park ground, at 3 o'clock, between South Melbourne and Albert Park Clubs Members of South Melbourne Club are requested to be on the ground in good time, so ...
Article : 86 wordsAt the St. Kilda court yesterday, a young girl, named Sarah Lovett, aged 13, was brought up on a charge of arson. Owing, however, to the tender age, the charge was altered to ...
Article : 334 wordsAt the Carlton court this afternoon some first cla[?] matches will take place, in which some of the leading, players f Victoria will take part, viz., Farrell, Canterbury, Ryan, Ford, o'Donnell, Purcell, Browning aid ...
Article : 43 wordsAmongst the sales of land and property to take place to-day are the following:-- Messrs. C. J. and T. Ham will sell, at 3 o'clock five weatherboard villas at Caulfield, near Elster[?] ...
Article : 261 wordsJoseph Diamond, Collett-street, Kensington, builder. Causes of insolvency: Insufficient capital and losses on contracts. Liabilities, £264 2s. 11d.; assets, £54 8s. 10d.; deficiency, ...
Article : 103 wordsSir,--Mr. Bosisto has just forwarded a communication to the Commissioners for Technical Education, informing us "that he has,after repeated interviews, succeeded in placing the ...
Article : 111 wordsA council meeting of the Old Colonists' Association was held at Johnson and Appleton's offices, 59 Queen-street, yesterday. Present Charles Brown (the president), R. ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Sat 8 Jan 1887, Page 10
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