[?]bers settled down earnestly to work in the legislative Assembly yesterday, and succeed in disposing of the Neglected Children's La[?]mendment Bill, with the exception of a ...
Article : 6,135 wordsA fire occurred this morning on the premises of Messrs. Armitage, Wilson and William Wallace, trading as Wallace and Co., woollen warehousemen, in Clarence-street, doing ...
Article : 115 wordsLe Soleil to-day, in an article dealing with the New Hebrides question, suggests that France should seek some other territory, the annexation of which would be acceptable to ...
Article : 76 wordsA summons has been issued under the provisions of the Crimes Act, calling on Mr. W. O'Brien, M.P., to appear at Mitchelstown, County Cork, on the 9th September, to answer ...
Article : 61 wordsThe second day of the annual spring exhibition of the National Agricultural Society of Victoria was favored by brilliant weather, which, together with the natural attractions of ...
Article : 667 wordsLate on Monday afternoon the sailing ships Persian Empire and Victoria Regina left their moorings in the Bay, bound for Newcastle, in ballast. They passed through the Heads the ...
Article : 996 wordsA meeting of stock owners of New South Wales, at present in Melbourne, was held last evening, at Scott's Hotel, for the purpose of taking into consideration a statement made in ...
Article : 1,014 wordsAn agitation has been proceeding for some time in the House of Assembly respecting outside work done by the Civil servants, special reference being made to the Engineer in Chief. ...
Article : 581 wordsA fatal riot occurred at Ostend yesterday, when a number of Belgian fishermen made a violent attack on the crews of some English fishing smacks lying in the harbor. ...
Article : 67 wordsThe mission ship Carndhu, chartered from Messrs. Henderson and Co., of Newcastle, struck on a reef south of the Island of Malicola on the 15th instant. H.M.S. Raven is ...
Article : 1,488 wordsThe flood waters, which have for many days covered several of the flats around the town, are now draining off slowly, the Campaspe having fallen about two feet and the Murray about ...
Article : 120 wordsA number of laboring men who earn their livelihood as "navvies" were introduced to the Minister of Public Works yesterday, with the object of laying certain complaints before ...
Article : 832 wordsThe 13 persons who were supposed to have been drowned in the first boat which left the ill-fated City of Montreal have been picked up by a passing vessel and landed safely at ...
Article : 56 wordsThe Milburn line s. Port Pirie, Hepworth master, from London rid the Cape, arrived to-day. The following is her list of passengers :- For ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 84 wordsThe final poll on the question of site for the proposed new town hall at St. Kilda was taken yesterday, resulting in favor of the Greyhound site. For several years past the necessity of ...
Article : 652 wordsA very large meeting of the licensed victuallers wine and spirit merchants and brewers, was held at Ma[?]n's Commercial Hotel to-night, when Mr. S[?]tt, president of ...
Article : 77 wordsThe number of bales of Australian wool sold up to date at the new series of the Antwerp sales is 5000, at an average reduction of 0½d. below London rates, and a balance of 6000 ...
Article : 57 wordsThe Bishop of Melbourne is expected to arrive by train to-night, and a large number of the laity and clergy of Gippsland[?] intend meeting him at the Sale station. It's also intended ...
Article : 254 wordsThe increased number of entries over these of last year, combined with the increasing interest which there is in this portion of the programme of the society, was quite sufficient ...
Article : 1,475 wordsThe telegram which has been received from Merv, stating that the Ameer of Afghanistan had been obliged to have his foot amputated owing to gangrene, has been contradicted and ...
Article : 42 wordsTin is quoted 10s. lower, £102 10s. Three-and-a-half per cent. New South Wales Inscribed Stock is quoted 10s. lower, £97 10s. ...
Article : 34 wordsThe classification of the sh[?]p entered for competition at the Ballarat Grand Champion Sheep Show, on the 1st and 2nd September next, was arranged and completed yesterday ...
Article : 151 wordsA deputation interviewed the Commissioner of Crown Lands yesterday respecting mining matters in the colony. The Government were asked to increase the quantity of ground which ...
Article : 180 wordsThe British-India Steam Navigation Company's R.M.S., Merkara, from Brisbane, left here yesterday, homeward. COLOMBO, 24TH AUGUST. ...
Article : 74 wordsThe consecration of the Very Rev. Dr. Corbett, who is to be the first bishop of the new see of Gippsland, took place at St. Mary's Church, St. Kilda, yesterday. Archbishop ...
Article : 648 wordsThe heavy iron safe that was stolen on the morning of the 7th inst. front the booking office of the East Richmond railway station was recovered from the bottom of the river, near ...
Article : 150 wordsAnother robbery [?] a daring nature was mitted on Wednesday evening at Woods's Hotel, Spencer-street, at the corner of Bourke-street west. Mrs. [?] Woods was in the bar between 7 and [?] o'clock, when she heard a ...
Article : 310 wordsMessrs. Webb and Batchelon this morning found a man named Hines in a dying state in an old shed at Taggerty. The[?] at once procured a vehicle, and conveyed him to the ...
Article : 105 wordsArrived. From Geelong : Pengwern, ship, sailed 25th April. From Port Chalmers: Jessie Headman, ship, sailed 25th May. From Oamaru : Brier Holme, bq., sailed 16th May. ...
Article : 53 wordsThe annual rifle matches of the South Australian National Rifle Association were continued at the Port Adelaide ranges to-day. The weather was stormy and the wind very ...
Article : 168 wordsA largely attended gathering of delegates from various trades' societies was held in the Old Trades Hall last evening, to consider what steps should be taken to check ...
Article : 381 wordsOn the occasion of the late hospital election a farmer named William Jones, who resides at Janefield, 12 miles from the city, drove into town to record his vote. On his way home ...
Article : 99 wordsThe body of a man named Androw Moore was found in the water near the gentlemen's baths to-day. He had been in the employment of Mr. Jamieson, baker, bat owing to his ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 208 wordsThe intercolonial chess tourney is still proceeding, and the results of to-day's games were :- Heiman beat Gossip, Esling beat Hall, Crewe beat Hookham, Charlick beat Witton, ...
Article : 46 wordsThe debate on the taxation proposals of the Government was resumed at 4 o'clock this afternoon, and continued till near midnight, when the proposals were carried without ...
Article : 38 wordsDetective Lomax to-day arrested Arthur H. Amoore, a married man, aged about 45 years, on a charge of embezzling moneys belonging to the Post Office department. It appears that ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Fri 26 Aug 1887, Page 5
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