The commission met in the Custom-house at 10 minutes past 2 p.m., the following members being present:—Messrs. James Mirams (chairman). J. Bosisto, J. M'Intyre, ...
Article : 878 wordsAn accident [?]appened in the Smith's United Company yesterday, which resulted in a broken leg to a miner named William S. Williams. He Was working in a drive when a ...
Article : 117 wordsThe steamship Rockton, the latest addition to the A.S.N. Company's fleet, arrived from Glasgow this morning after a favourable run of 51 days. Among her passengers is Captain ...
Article : 1,107 wordsAll through Tuesday night the watchers and workers Sept their posts at the mine. The pumps were kept constantly going at their highest pressure under the ...
Article : 1,465 wordsA miner named Clarke has just come up from an examination of the drive. He reports that the pumps have gained 10in, since 11 o'clock. There is now 5ft of water on the ...
Article : 761 wordsA youth named William Hewitt, who had no right to be on the works, was riding on one of the earth trucks used in the construction of the Albury to the Murray railway ...
Article : 294 wordsThe Premier, who arrived at Rockhampton this evening, will be banqueted to-morrow. An application was made to the Chief Justice this morning with reference to the ...
Article : 149 wordsMr. Candler held an inquest at the Melbourne Hospital on Wednesday on the body of James Kelly, aged 56 years, a cabdriver, living at Elizabeth-street, North Richmond ...
Article : 185 wordsIn the petition of right case, Corbett v. Commissioner of Works, in which the latter was sued for £863 for contract work on the roads, judgment was given yesterday, the ...
Article : 97 wordsLast night or this morning an accident happened by which the office of the Telephone Exchange Company, at the Sydney Exchange, was fairly wrecked. Yesterday ...
Article : 379 wordsAn inquest was held at the Melbourne Goal on Wednesday by Mr. Candler, on the the body of Samuel Lewis, aged 76 years, who was received at the institution on the 9th ...
Article : 89 wordsA supplement to the Government Gazetle has been issued to-day, containing a proclamation convening Parliament to meet on the 3rd January. It is understood that the ...
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Advertising : 760 wordsAt half-past 4 300ft. of divers' hose reached Creswick by the ordinary train leaving Melbourne at 11.10 a.m. Trustees, one of the divers of H.M.S. Cerberus, received a telegram ...
Article : 452 wordsA case of some interest to master and journeymen bakers was brought under the notice of the Bench at the Carlton court on Wednesday. Mr. Stewart appeared on behalf ...
Article : 324 wordsAt about a quarter to nine o'clock last night the bells and signal guns gave an alarm of fire in block of wooden buildings in Hunter-street belonging to Mr. P, Fleming. ...
Article : 253 wordsThe Bath Corner dispute between the lessee, Dr. James Boyd, and the city council was amicably settled to-day at the special meeting of the council. Leases prepared by the ...
Article : 246 wordsThe following cases were admitted at the Melbourne Hospital yesterday:—Ettie Johnson, aged 17 years, found lying in Berkeleystreet, Carlton, in an insensible condition; ...
Article : 86 wordsA magisterial inquiry was held at Cressy on Friday, on the body of a man, name unknown, who was found dead on the plains on the 6th inst. The man, according to the ...
Article : 308 wordsSir,—I cannot allow the opinion of "Pro Bono Publico," as expressed in your yesterday's issue, to pass without comment. He writes:—"The present brake (Woods's) ...
Article : 225 wordsSteady rain fell nearly all day on Sunday. The weather to-day is fine and cool. The Stock passings on Monday were 31 store steers and heifers from Opossum Point, ...
Article : 170 wordsThe proposed diving operations of the Cerberus men have been abandoned. It was found that the pump was not strong enough to inflate the entire length of hose, and that ...
Article : 727 wordsMr. Cham[?]er, C.E., who recently visited the site of the proposed bridge near Wellington in connexion with the alternative route for the railway to the Victorian border, ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 14 Dec 1882, Page 8
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