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  2. TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES. VICTORIA.

    The Estimates were passed last night. The railway enquiry is proceeding. At a meeting held on Monday resolutions were passed urging the Government to make ...

    Article : 694 words
  3. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 357 words
  4. THE ABORIGINES.

    Sir—After reading the article on the aborigines, contained in last week's papers, in reply to the remarks of a contemporary, I thought it was a good opportunity to follow up your ...

    Article : 1,110 words
  5. CORRESPONDENCE.

    SLANG LANUAGE AND FOREIGN PHRASES.— "Argus" says:—"Everything requires to be watched in a new colony lest, imperceptibly, evil spring up—first the blade, then the ear, then the full corn in the ear. Our noble ...

    Article : 357 words
  6. NAMES OF COMPANIES.

    Sir—It has appeared to me somewhat amusing to notice the vanity of some of the volunteers in bestowing upon themselves highflown designations. For instance, there is the ...

    Article : 236 words
  7. THE LATE "RUSH" AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.

    Sir—The inconsiderate and unwarrantable "rush" to the Snowy River diggings some time since from this province, which left us to deplore the loss of so much of its bone and ...

    Article : 632 words
  8. TO DISTRICT CLERKS.

    Resolutions of District Councils to take proceeding against defaulters for the recovery of rates in arrest cannot be inserted in the reports of proceedings. If it is desired to give notice to such defaulters it can be done ...

    Article : 110 words
  9. BUILDING SOCIETIES.

    Sir—A "Shareholder" is advising that Building Societies should be done away with, on account of the recent defalcations discovered. This is an error on his part, for had the Societies ...

    Article : 161 words
  10. THE NEW TARIFF.

    It often happens that a very great amount labour, devoted to a particular Object, and which seems for a time to be utterly wasted, comes into use quite unexpectedly at some ...

    Article : 1,907 words
  11. TELEGRAPH STATION FOR RIVERTON.

    Sir—Is it true, as stated by the Hon Mr. Bagot, that Mr. Todd purposes tearing out Riverton altogether in his scheme for telegraph stations? ...

    Article : 84 words
  12. THURSDAY'S DEMONTRATION.

    The public have now had an opportunity of forming some idea as to the kind of military force which the distribution of the Enfield rifles, so long lying useless in the Armoury, ...

    Article : 2,421 words
  13. VICTORIA-SQUARE.

    Sir—I think it is too bad the authorities do not take some steps to prevent the occurrence of the disgraceful conduct which is carried on nightly in Victoria-square, which, I believe, ...

    Article : 127 words
  14. THE FIFTY-POUND NUGGET.

    Sir—In the Register of the 22nd inst. there is a paragraph headed "The Fifty-Pound Nugget." I am in a position to state from personal experience that there never was such a ...

    Article : 506 words
  15. THE LOST MAN FROM CLARENDON.

    Sir—Will you permit me to state through the medium of your paper that the lost Stationman 43 may be found four days in the week at Bull's Creek, and the other two, viz., Monday ...

    Article : 877 words
  16. TRINITY AND MARINE BOARDS.

    Sir—From the proceedings in Parliament it would appear that great reforms are contemplated relative to the existing Boards at the Port. That those measures may be only ...

    Article : 887 words
  17. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Great excitement about the forthcoming Randwick Races. Gate sold at soon to-day for £1,008; booties, £371. Flying Buck has resumed work. ...

    Article : 215 words
  18. THE MAIN ROADS BILL.

    We presume the present Government must feel very strongly the desirability of settling the main road question, or they would not voluntarily have taken up a task which has burnt ...

    Article : 952 words
  19. VOLUNTEERS' ENGAGEMENT.

    Sir—Allow me a little space in your columns to ask a large number of volunteers who, some systematically and others generally, absent themselves from their companies' drill, to put ...

    Article : 142 words
  20. INSOLVENT CONTRACTORS.

    Sir—Seeing by your report of the last meeting of the Central Road Board that the Official Assignee applied for amounts due by that Board to insolvent contractors, and being ...

    Article : 480 words
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