A young man named Robert Marriott, aged 21 years, a marketgardener, living at Caulfield, was admitted into the Alfred Hospital yesterday, with his left arm fractured in two ...
Article : 388 wordsSir Alfred Stephen was sworn in as Acting-Governor at Government-house this afternoon. A guard of honour of the Permanent Artillery, under Colonel Roberts, was drawn ...
Article : 1,062 wordsThe progress report of the Pastoral Board was laid on the table in the House of Assembly to-day. It showed that the total area agreed to be subdivided is ...
Article : 460 wordsThe Education department has placed an interpretation upon the 65th clause of the Public Service Act which, it is complained, affects somewhat harshly the state school ...
Article : 498 wordsA meeting of the University Senate was held in the Assembly-hall, Collians-street, yesterday afternoon. There were about 25 members present. In the absence of the ...
Article : 801 wordsThe Hon John Douglas has telegraphed to the Colonial Secretary from Thursday Island as follows:—"Reports have found currency here to the effect that Captain ...
Article : 184 wordsThe Victorian Club rooms were opened at 11 o'clock yesterday for general settling over the recent V.R.C spring meeting. From that hour till late in the evening the building was ...
Article : 1,563 wordsA magisterial inquiry was held here to-day before Mr. W. B. Gadd, J. P., into the cause of the death of a man known as Louis Hahn, a German, about 15 years of age, and supposed ...
Article : 459 wordsA telegram from Co[?]ktown reports the murder by the natives of New Ireland on the 24th October of a man named Campbell, a copra merchant, whose body was [?] The ...
Article : 57 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly to-day, in committee of supply, the remaining items of the supplementary estimates were disposed of, and an Appropriation Bill for £1,973,181 ...
Article : 52 wordsMr. Candler, district coroner, held an inquest yesterday, at Grove-road, Hawthorn, on the body of a printer, named Henry Brown, aged 33 years, who was found dead in ...
Article : 176 wordsThe steamer Success, with a barge, from the Murrumbidgee, with 800 bales of wool, arrived to-day. Amongst the departures were the Ferret, for the Edwards River, with ...
Article : 210 wordsIn the Legislative Council to-day the proposal to increase the property tax by 3d. in the £ was carried by a large majority after a rather long discussion, in the course of ...
Article : 156 wordsA fire occurred at the Sheepshead late to-night, by which a four-roomed house owned by a cab-driver named B[?]ewer, was burnt to the ground. The building is ...
Article : 122 wordsA strike of cooks and stewards on board the steamer Ly-ee-moon took place to-day. Complaints have recently been made by passengers of the dirty state of the cabins, ...
Article : 248 wordsMessrs. DENNYS, LASCELLES, AUSTIN, and Co. report:—"For to-day's sale we catalogued 3,643 bales wool. Of these 145 bales of one brand were withdrawn for next week's sale, and 385 bales were 'star' ...
Article : 1,940 wordsThis afternoon the monthly meeting of the committee of the Geelong and Western District Agricultural and Horticultural Society was held. A letter from the Boyal Commission ...
Article : 243 wordsA gun accident occurred at Barfold on Monday afternoon, by which a young man named Anton Christenson, 19 years of age, a watchmaker's apprentice at Castlemaine, lost ...
Article : 118 wordsSir,—Whilst fervently praying that the sad report of the massacre of the party sent to New Guinen may prove false, I cannot refrain from joining your clever and just ...
Article : 565 wordsThe Melbourne Progressive Society of Carpenters and Joiners met at the Trades-hall last evening, and considered the question of federating with the kindred society at ...
Article : 139 wordsThe D[?]ath engine-house and battery were nearly destroyed fire on Monday night about 8 o'clock. Two trains of waste cotton saturated with kerosene, and covered with ...
Article : 123 wordsA small one-roomed wooden house, situated in Rose-street, Armadale, was burnt to the ground on Monday evening, about 11 o'clock. The house, which belonged to Mrs. ...
Article : 200 wordsLOCKHART, Nov. 10.—Stock Crossings, 9th inst—[?] horses, John Rankin, owner, from Tatiara, South Austr[?] to Nhill, for sale. NEW SOUTH WALES. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 100 wordsArthur William Martin, of Gipps-street, East Melbourne, draughtsman. Complete schedule: Liab[?] £280 15s. 6d.; assets, £291 15s. 6d.; surplus, £11. Mr. Jacomb. ...
Article : 72 wordsFourteen persons belonging to the "magsmen" class were charged on remand before the Mayor (Mr J. C. Stewart), Mr. Call, P. M., and several justuces, at the City Court on ...
Article : 637 wordsSir,—The increasing importance of Frankston as a watering-place is again bringing forward the necessity of an early train to the metropolis. ...
Article : 190 wordsThe following programme for the local branch of the Decentralisation League has been drawn up:—Equitable expenditure of general Government revenue; local ...
Article : 225 wordsUPPER MACEDON, Nov. 10.—Heavy showers of rain fell to-day, and it is now snowing heavily. The the[?]meter is very low. WANGARATTA, Nov. 10.—The weather to-day ...
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Article : 424 wordsThe monthly meeting of the Sixth Union Terminating Building Society was held at the offices, 82 Collins-street cast, last evening. Mr. Henry Miller was in the chair. The ...
Article : 53 wordsThe following is the list of passengers to and from Sydney, passing through Albury, as forwarded by our correspondent:— ALBURY, TUESDAY. ...
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Article : 181 wordsThe Kailway Commissioners accepted the following tenders yesterday:—Erection of a gatekeeper's cottage at Warragul station, John Richmond, £148 9s 6d.; supply of 10,000 ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wed 11 Nov 1885, Page 8
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