Complaints have recently been made that there are far too many visitors gaining admission to the Exhibition Building, and the matter was yesterday brought under the ...
Article : 489 wordsOn several occasions, particularly within the past three or four yours, efforts have been made by persons interested in the use of salt for curing purposes to induce the Government ...
Article : 1,545 wordsA man named Ward committed suicide today in a boarding house at Wynyard-square. He and another man, named Hazard, were sleeping in the same room, and while Hazard ...
Article : 370 wordsThe system in operation in Victoria for the extinction of fires has not kept pace with improvements in other directions. While in the metropolis of the colony we are abreast of ...
Article : 886 wordsThe presentation of prizes won at the fifth annual fire brigades' demonstration, held on the Queen's birthday, took place last night in the Town Hall. There was a large gathering ...
Article : 1,137 wordsThe ordinary meeting of the Chamber of Manufactures was held last night at the Exchange; Mr. Henry Burrows in the chair. CORRESPONDENCE. ...
Article : 866 wordsTwo foxes were discovered on Sunday stealing away from a fowl house, whore they had devoured most of the fowls, but, unfortunately, both escaped. ...
Article : 498 wordsIn view of the rapid development of the eastern suburbs and the absence from several of them of any means of communication, a syndicate has been formed with the object of ...
Article : 844 wordsMr. Olaf Jansen, the well known proprietor oi the Elanora, Telegraph aud other gold mining claims at Pine Creek, in the Northern Territory, is now on a visit to Adelaide. He ...
Article : 95 wordsSailed, 2 p.m.: Manapouri, s., for Melbourne, viâ Hobart. Sunday. Arrived, 7 p.m.: Rotomahana, s., from ...
Article : 26 wordsA meeting of builders and contractors was held last evening at the Duke,of Rothsay Hotel, Elizabeth-street, for the purpose of discussing the advisability of forming an ...
Article : 150 wordsOwing to a number of reports having lately been made to the police with regard to the activity of pickpockets in the city, a special watch has been kept by the detectives at all ...
Article : 520 wordsThe usual weekly meeting of the executive commision of the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition was held yesterday, when the following members were present:--Sir James MacBain ...
Article : 1,668 wordsA meeting of the New South Wales commission to the Melbourne Exhibition was held this afternoon. The new president, Sir F. M. Darley, in taking his seat, assured the ...
Article : 128 wordsCor[?]mera Hill Silver, 9th June.--Value of week's products from furnances, £1263; crucible leaking. Furnances hut down two days repairs.Lucky Hit ilver, 15th June.--Shaft sunk further ...
Article : 413 wordsA letter was read at the meeting of the Prahran city council last night, from the secretary of the Electric Lighting Company of Australia, intimating that the company were ...
Article : 462 wordsLost night, at a meeting of the Essendon borough council, Cr. Taylor (mayor) moved, pursuant to notice--That from the 1st July, next the occupiers of all ...
Article : 261 wordsAn extraordinary meeting of the Eldorado Gold Mining Company, Armstrongs, was held on the 12th last, at the company's office, 74 Queen-street, for the purpose of managing with the Eaglehawk Quartz ...
Article : 115 wordsThe honorary treasurer of the above fund acknowledges the following subscriptions:--Mr. Robert Harper, ML.A., per Mrs, S. Officer, £100. Note: Mr. and Mrs. Elliott's ...
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Article : 186 wordsSIR,--The frequency of accidents on railways has prompted me to suggest means of saving life. In New Zealand, and America "cattle stops" are provided at railway crossings, and ...
Article : 506 wordsThe first half yearly general meeting of the Investment Company of Victoria Limited, St. James's-buildings, William-street, was held at the Exchange yesterday. Mr. W. J. Runting, ...
Article : 399 wordsHEALTH PROSECUTION.--Inspector Taylor, on behalf of the Central Board of Health, proceeded against a fruiterer named Thomas Eva, at the North Melbourne court yesterday, for ...
Article : 508 wordsSIR,--Would you allow me publicly to thank this board for their honorable stand against official tyranny. I have been correspondent of a board for over 10 years, and I have often ...
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Article : 399 wordsThe council of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society held the usual fortnightly meeting on Monday afternoon, at 41 Selborne-chambers. There were present:-- ...
Article : 305 wordsSIR,--On Friday, 27th April, a goodly number of people resident at and around Yarra Flats met at the local court house. Mr. R R. Woolcott, president of the Eitharn shire ...
Article : 242 wordsSIR,--In reference to a paragraph concerning the Juvenile Industrial Exhibition which appears in your issue of Friday, and in which you state that "a circular has been addressed ...
Article : 293 wordsYesterday, a deputation representing the salt merchants, ham, bacon and meat curers and hide and skin merchants of Melbourne and other localities waited on the Commissioner ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Tue 19 Jun 1888, Page 6
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