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  2. The Usual Result.

    MR. GLANVILLE, the contractor of the Collingwood Gold Mining Company, is astonished that after having come upon the gold, and so brought about the present prosperity of an almost moribund association, he should receive abuse instead of thanks. Manifestly ...

    Article : 96 words
  3. GAME AND GAMMON.

    BY the goddess DIANA, the great “organ of the people,” as our opposite neighbour likes to be termed, seems to have put on the sporting ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 307 words
  4. Good News.

    THE Geelong Advertiser speaks of the formation of a company for the purpose of “ putting down bores simultaneously in different places.” We wish the company every success, and we do trust that Melbourne may be included among “ the different places,” as there is the widest ...

    Article : 58 words
  5. Bazaar.

    DEAREST PUNCH,—I call it disgraceful, and in the last degree ungrateful. I don't know what you think about it, but considering the infinite pains and trouble I have taken in getting up bazaars for church and, purposes, and in fact, for a great many other purposes, I think it ...

    Article : 573 words
  6. Candid Interpretation.

    “WE understand that the pressure of private engagements prevented Mr. DUFFY from accepting the compliment of a farewell banquet which had been contemplated by his friends.” TRANSLATION. ...

    Article : 196 words
  7. Extraordinary Occurrence.

    AT the meeting of the City Council, on Monday, we read, that “few of the speakers made any remark worth reporting.” This, of course, is only a modern illustration of an old proverb, which tells us that even HOMER sometimes flags in interest, and so we find that our ...

    Article : 85 words
  8. A Hint to Historical Painters.

    IT has been suggested that a historical picture should be painted for the National Gallery, viz., Sir CHARLES DARLING, in that peculiar state of mind in which he found himself when he received that despatch From Mr. CARD WELL, complaining that he has " allowed his ...

    Article : 145 words
  9. Captain Semmes.

    DEAR PUNCH,—Can you tell me what the Confederate naval hero was seeking at the time he lost his “Sea King”—Yours ever. ...

    Article : 30 words
  10. More than you Bargained for.

    THE Carlton carmen have reduced the fare to threepence ; but, with a generosity not expected of them, they not only take you for half the money, but also twice the distance, so that you have the pleasure of traversing several streets not previously included in the route. ...

    Article : 85 words
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