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Article : 1,112 wordsThe Primate, speaking to-night at the annual meeting of the Church of England Temperance Society, said that he would gladly have joined the Local Option League ...
Article : 143 wordsThe half- yearly meeting of the Cigarmakers' Society was held at the Trades-hall last evening. The election of office-bearers resulted as follows:—President, Mr. P. ...
Article : 256 wordsThe commodious hall in Bourke-street cast, which has lately come into fashion under its new Hume of Nugget Theatre, was yesterday afternoon the scene of agreat gathering, draw ...
Article : 654 wordsThe privileges of the gates, booths, outer carriage paddock, &c., in connexion with the Melbourne Hunt Club meeting were sold yesterday at Kirk's Bazaar, realising £65 ...
Article : 2,295 wordsThe Premier has embodied in a memorandum to the Governor the views of the Government on General Scratchleys memo with reference to New Guinea. ...
Article : 333 wordsA public meeting was held at St. Patrick's Hall last evening for the purpose ot assisting in the movement to raise a subscription for the widow and children of the late Mr. A. M. ...
Article : 1,878 wordsThe acting superintendent of telegraphs has received the following telegram from the station-master at Fowler's Bay:—"There natives report seeing on Monday afternoon, ...
Article : 203 wordsThe first annual meeting of the Brunswick Volunteer Fire Brigade was held at the local town-hall last evening. Mr. M. Kohlman occupied the chair, and there was a large ...
Article : 179 wordsMr.J. P. Abbott, the Minister of Mines, accompanied by his brother, Mr. W. Abbott, Dr. Linton, Bishop of Riverina, and Mr. E. Quin, M.L.A. for the Wentworth district, ...
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Article : 98 wordsSir,—The editorial note to the letter you were kind enough to insert in answer to "The Vagabond" requires some explanation, which I trust you will permit me to make, ...
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Article : 232 wordsSir,—The outcome of the correspondence and comments in your columns as to the cruelty which is inflicted on women and children at the South Yarra omnibus stand ...
Article : 1,006 wordsAt a meeting of the City Council to-day, a resolution was passed in favour of measures being taken to supplement the present water supply, by tapping the large stores of water ...
Article : 179 wordsSir,—The report of the public schools boat race in your issue of this day states, in reference to this school, that the above victory makes the fourth win to the Geelong Grammar ...
Article : 797 wordsThe following cases have been admitted to the casualty ward of the Melbourne Hospital since Monday:—Lawrence Parlon, aged 19 years, residing in Burns-lane, off ...
Article : 560 wordsA destructive fire has occurred at New Plymouth, by which 13 buildings have been destroyed. The property was insured for £10,000, but the damage is estimated at ...
Article : 47 wordsWAHGUNYAH, MAY 19.—Stock Crossings—70 lat cattle from Tubbo, belonging to the executors of the late J. Peters, were trucked for Melbourne this morning, consigned to Mr. J.G. Dougharty. ...
Article : 200 wordsGORDON, MAY 19.—The weather during the past fortnight has been everything that could be des[?]red by farmers for the prosecution of agricultural pur suits. Most opportune rains have fallen at Gordon, ...
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Article : 178 wordsA transfer of a publican's licence for the Croxton-park Hotel, Northcote, from Solomon Nathan to Michael R. Ness, was granted by Mr. Hare, P.M., at the Preston Court of ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wed 20 May 1885, Page 6
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