The first meeting of the Board of Agriculture, established by the act 22 Vic. No. 83, was hold on the 20th July, 1859, in the board-room, at the Public Lands Office, Melbourne. ...
Article : 2,299 wordsSir. —Upon the above subject your correspondent "Salt," in this day's issue, invites discussion; and, presuming from the insertion of his letter that you deem the matter worthy of ventilation, ...
Article : 1,943 wordsSir,—As many of our operatives are still clamouring for protection, the sure producer of commercial stagnation, I have taken the liberty of forwarding to you the enclosed letter, as the ...
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Article : 1,642 wordsSir,—I take the liberty of asking whether the St. Kilda Railway Company intend allowing there monthly ticket-holders to travel by the half-p[?] 9 and half-past 10 o'clock trains, without extra ...
Article : 232 wordsSir,—It has always been my opinion that a proper adjustment of the public lands, and [?] sound educational system, constituted the two leading questions in Victorian politics; and that ...
Article : 1,315 wordsSir,—Neither I nor those in the like occupation object to the amount of revenue raised by the gold duty in Viotoria. Our objections are, that 2s. 6d. per oz., deducted from the price of ...
Article : 466 wordsSir,—Knowing how willing you are to advance the interests of this colony as well as those of the youthful portion of its inhabitants, I bog, through the medium of your valuable and ...
Article : 533 wordsSir,—I recollect reading some time back a, letter in your columns, commenting upon the impropriety of herds of bullocks, some of which were evidently of a wild character, being allowed ...
Article : 379 wordsSir,—Several letters have recently appeared in your columns complaining of the policy the postoffice officials have lately adopted in reference to music and other articles transmitted by post. ...
Article : 344 wordsSir,—I have read letters in your liberal paper about light-weight bread, in reply to which I beg to inform the public that they have themselves to blame if they do not get the full 21b. and 4lb. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 23 Nov 1860, Page 7
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