The annual meeting of the South Melbourne Mechanics' Institute was held last night, the chair being occupied by Mr. M. Larkin, president of the institute. ...
Article : 514 wordsThe date of the Glenormiston blood stock sale has been altered from Friday, February 15, to Thursday, the 14th. The tender of Mr. Skinner, of the Golden ...
Article : 64 wordsMr. Gibb, M.L.A., introduced [?] large and influential deputation to the Postmaster-General yesterday for the purpose of requesting that the electric telegraph [?]ne should be ...
Article : 162 wordsA meeting of the hoard was held on Wednesday, at the Government offices. Present— Dr. Youl (President), Mr. Blackett, Mr. Coppin, Dr. Robertson, Protessor Allen, and Mr. ...
Article : 885 wordsThe thirty-fourth annual meeting of the contributors to the Melbourne Benevolent Asylum was held at the Athenæum yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock. There were only 11 ...
Article : 3,756 wordsThe acting general traffic manager of the Victorian railways has forwarded the following memorandum to the Commissioner of Railways, for his information the subject ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 160 wordsMr. Nimmo, M.L.A., presented a petition to the Commissioner of Railways yesterday signed by the residents around the Montague-street station on the Sundridge line, praying ...
Article : 119 wordsAn application was made yesterday by Sir Bryan O'Loghlen to Mr. Justice Higinbotham for a summons calling on Wm. Trenwith, a bootmaker, to show cause why a criminal ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 95 wordsThe following appointments of officers in the new Defence Force were made at the meeting of the Executive Council held yesterday afternoon:— ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 154 wordsThe rain yesterdy evening and this morning was one of the most welcome visitants Randwick racecourse has met with for some time. Work commenced early by Emilius ...
Article : 391 wordsAt the Footscray Police Court yesterday, Mrs. Dove, widow of the late Captain Dove, proceeded against her niece, Mrs. Jessie Dove Taylor, wife of Mr. Taylor, manager of the ...
Article : 556 wordsThe committee of the Society for the Protection ot Animals met at the office, 55 Bourke-street east, on Wednesday afternoon last. Mr. Henri J. Hart, J.P., occupied the ...
Article : 339 wordsTwo young men, named James Donovan and Maurice Abrahame, were charged at the City Court on Thursday, before Mr. Call, P.M., and a bench of magistrates, with ...
Article : 1,859 wordsA deputation consisting of the mayor, councillors, and town clerk of the city of Collingwood, and Mr. C. R. Blackett, a member of the Central Board of Health, was introduced ...
Article : 525 wordsThe monthly meeting of the above society was held on Wednesday evening, in the Mechanics' Institute, Mr. R. Dowman (president) occupying the chair. A discussion ...
Article : 109 wordsSir,—May I ask you to favour me by inserting this letter in The Argus, my object being to draw attention to the drainage works now being carried out by the City Council, As ...
Article : 455 wordsThe Maryborough and Carisbrook Race Club met to-day, and decided to hold a small meeting on the 20th March, to pay off the existing liabilities. They will hold the usual ...
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Advertising : 483 wordsMr. T. Lyon Welss, of the Modern High School, Sydney, has during a recent visit to Melbourne, been endeavouring to arrange for an intercolonial cricket match between clevens representing the schools of ...
Article : 294 wordsSir,—Arriving lately in this colony from London, I have been much struck with the difficulty which seems to arise at the crossings in the leading streets such as Collins ...
Article : 271 wordsSir,—I was much pleased with a leader of yours last week respecting Australian farmers, but I am afraid, with the present beavy protective duties, that it is only a question of ...
Article : 292 wordsSir,—Kindly allow me to call attention to that portion of the St. Kilda end of the Beaconstichl-parade, over whichh some thousands of pounds were spent by the late ...
Article : 160 wordsSir,—Occasionally letters appear in public papers complaining of acts of incivility and rudeness on the part of railway employes. I would like to say a word on the other side of ...
Article : 118 wordsThe mile swimming race in connexion with the South Melbourne Swimming Club, which was to have come off in the Yarra last Saturday, but was stopped by the interference of the town clerk of Melbourne. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 18 Jan 1884, Page 7
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