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  2. MITCHAM.—DISTRICT COUNCILS ACT.

    An adjourned meeting was held at the school-house in the village, pursuant to advertisement, on Wednesday evening last, for the purpose of giving ratepayers in the proposed district the opportunity of voting for the first Council of ...

    Article : 2,144 words
  3. COMMENCEMENT OF STEAM NAVIGATION ON THE MURRAY.

    WE announce with much pleasure that the Messrs, RANDALL have successfully started the steam-boat Mary Ann, built by them on the banks of the Murray. The experimental trip was made on ...

    Article : 324 words
  4. THE POLICE AND THE DOG ACT.

    WE are much pleased to hear that the Government intends to admit the claim made by the Police for the reward offered in the "Dog Act," in respect of the dogs destroyed by them under the provisions of ...

    Article : 115 words
  5. DISTRICT COUNCIL FOR EAST TORRENS.

    A meeting was held on Monday at the Rising Sun, Kensington, for the purpose of ascertaining the general opinion as to the desirableness of carrying out the provisions of the District Councils Act. G. M. Waterhouse, Esq., M.L.C., ...

    Article : 689 words
  6. CHINA.

    The Melbourne Argus of the 14th inst. has the following:—"By the Mary Waterman we have a few Hongkong papers to the 22nd December. ...

    Article : 197 words
  7. THE GOLD ASSAY OFFICE.

    WITH reference to the remarks we made on Thursday last as to the expediency of re-opening the Assay Office, for the purpose of converting the Gold-dust into ingots of declared weight and fineness, we are ...

    Article : 240 words
  8. VICTORIA.

    By the Phoenix steamer we have intelligence from Melbourne to the 22nd inst. The price of gold remains at £3 15s. 9d. On the 21st Little & Co. sold Adelaide first flour ...

    Article : 281 words
  9. LATER NEWS FROM ENGLAND.

    By way of Melbourne and Hobart Town we are enabled to supply former deficiencies in European news received from Mauritius. We are indebted to the Melbourne Morning Herald for the following ...

    Article : 877 words
  10. TASMANIA.

    The long-talked of match between Sultan and Patient for £500 a-side had come off on the New Town racecourse. The horses were neck and neck the first round, and the betting was ten to one on ...

    Article : 279 words
  11. HUNDRED OF ONKAPARINGA.

    At a public meeting held at Woodside, according to notice given in the Observer of the 8th inst., for the purpose of nominating Commissioners and taking into consideration the District Councils Act, A. Lowndes, Esq., in the chair. ...

    Article : 485 words
  12. EXTRAORDINARY CAPTURE OF DALTON, THE VAN DIEMEN'S LAND BUSHRANGER AND MURDERER, AT MELBOURNE.

    We briefly announced in our late summary of Melbourne intelligence the apprehension of Dalton and Kelly, the two notorious bushrangers and murderers from Van Diemen's land. The capture of the first-named of the two villains ...

    Article : 2,041 words
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