Our summary for the mail was published on Wednesday last, and since then business has been quiet, and, with the exception of a successful sugar sale, trade has not been marked by anything like activity. ...
Article : 2,225 wordsA match will be commenced at 1 o'clock to-day between the Melbourne and Civil Service Clubs, on the ground of the former. The metropolitans will be represented by ...
Article : 1,010 wordsOur readers will doubtless remember the now well-known case of Edward Smith, who was, some 18 months' since, convicted for being unlawfully on the premises of the late ...
Article : 546 wordsThis was a special case stated for the opinion of the Court by Mr. Ogier, when warden at Inglewood. In September, 1877, the defendants took up ...
Article : 392 wordsThe following letter on this subject has been addressed by Mr G. Thureau, the delegate from Sandhurst selected to report on Californian mining operations, to Mr. Hugh ...
Article : 585 wordsMuch abuse has been heaped on the heads of popular orators, especially the orators of the late election, for the strange and new use they are said to have made of the words ...
Article : 1,456 wordsThis important event will take place on Wednesday week, when for the second time in the history of the colony an intercolonial boat race will be rowed in Melbourne. On ...
Article : 1,260 wordsAt the RICHMOND Court on Wednesday a man named Frederick Welsh was charged with attempting to steal the content of the till from the shop of Mr. Goss, ...
Article : 752 wordsThe Stawell Chronicle says:—"The rockborer is now in full work at the Grampians tunnel. Some of the borough councillors visited the spot yesterday, and expressed ...
Article : 1,165 wordsSir,—Is it too late to hope that the two Houses of Parliament may, by mutual concessions, get rid of the present quarrel, which is alike injurious to the reputation of ...
Article : 752 wordsTwo boys, named Bartholomew Brown and Frederick Westerman, called at the Collingwood police station at about 9 o'clock on Thursday night, and reported that a man ...
Article : 177 wordsSir,—Seeing that some tolerably large drain pipes have been brought to the new vegetable market, and judging that it is intended to carry the drainage from Peel-street under the ...
Article : 136 wordsLast evening, Mr. C. J. Carttar, coroner, held an inquiry at the Three Tuns, Greenwich, respecting the deaths of Charles and Sarah Ann Deer, husband and wife, aged ...
Article : 421 wordsThe ordinary meeting was held on Wednesday, 20th inst., at the town-hall—all the members present. A letter was received from the assistant commissioner of customs in ...
Article : 355 wordsSir,—I observe that your worthy contemporary has been blowing about the letters that Mr. Berry has received from the neighbouring colonies commending his actions in the ...
Article : 302 wordsSir,—A few days ago I happened to read over the well-known narrative of the expedition of Burke and Wills. It may be remembered that the only survivor of the luckless ...
Article : 319 wordsSir,—I had hoped that the advent of Professor Pearson at the Education-office would have led to some reform in the spelling patronised by the Postmaster-General; but no, he ...
Article : 238 wordsMr. JOHN PAIGE JELLARD reports:—"Flour has been selling freely at £12 7s. 6d. to £12 10s. during the past week, and a shade higher has been paid for small lots of the finest brands. Wheat, 5s. 9d. to 5s. 11d., ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 23 Feb 1878, Page 5
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