Sir,—You have done great service to the colony, and to mining science generally, by the publication in your issue of the 10th inst., of Mr. Serjeant's Ballarat letter on the ...
Article : 1,645 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly this evening, Mr. Dibbs, the Premier and Colonial Treasurer, delivered his financial statement. He alluded at the outset to the transfer of the ...
Article : 1,900 wordsConsiderable excitement was caused at Townsville on Thursday afternoon by a reported outbreak of Asiatic cholera on board the British India Company's mail steamer ...
Article : 932 wordsThe board ot inquiry relative to the conduct of Lieutenant H. P. Airey in the Soudan continued its sittings to-day at Daw's battery and adjourned till Monday week, the ...
Article : 564 wordsWhen strangers were re-admitted to the Legislative Assembly at 10 minutes past two o'clock yesterday morning, preparations were being made for a division on the ...
Article : 1,324 wordsThere is no prospect of an alliance between the Conservative party and the moderate Liberals. It is not at all likely that the leaders of ...
Article : 151 wordsForty Servians have been shot for cowardice. They had mutilated themselves so as to escape being required to oin the army. ...
Article : 75 wordsThe P. and O. Companys steamship Carthage arrived this morning with Lord and Lady Carrington and family. The s[?]eamer was signalled six miles off the Heads ...
Article : 378 wordsOrders have been given to General Prendergast by the Indian Government for the despatc[?] of King Theebaw and suite to Madras. ...
Article : 36 wordsThe Victorian Government has objected to the P and O. Company carrying parcels as suggested by Mr. C. Todd, C.M.G., Postmastor-General for South ...
Article : 83 wordsAustral, O.S.S., from Sydney, sailed October 24, via Melbourne October 31 and Adelaide November 2. ...
Article : 35 wordsMr. Murray Smith, agent-general for Victoria, and Sir Saul Samuel, agent-general for New South Wales, have replied to the article recently published ...
Article : 63 wordsThe Old Colonists' Association held their monthly council meeting at 59 Queen-street, on Friday. Presents—Mr. D. R. M'Gregor, vice-president (in the chair), Messrs. A. ...
Article : 254 wordsMr. Hutcheson Macauley Posnett, M.A., LL.D., classical tutor, Tinity Dollege, Dublin, has been selected to [?]ll the vacancy in the professorial ...
Article : 139 wordsECHUCA, DEC. 11.—Stock crossings:—2,270 sheep from Wilson and Co., Boondara, consigned to R. Gibson and Co., Sunbury. Arrived to-day, Goldsbrough, steamer, from Murrum[?]dgee, with a full ...
Article : 377 wordsThe matriculation examination for the October Term, 1885, which commenced at the University on Monday last, will terminate at 5.30 p.m. to-day. The following subjects ...
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Advertising : 346 wordsSir,—You are deserving of the thanks of the electors of Victoria for your vigorous and impurtial criticism of the Electoral Bill in your issue of the 8th inst. It would almost ...
Article : 433 wordsSir,—In another column I acknowledge with thanks the answers to my appeal for the inmates of the Immigrants' Aid Society's Home for Houseless and Destitute Persons. ...
Article : 87 wordsThe Bank of England weekly returns, published to-day, show the proportion of reserve to liabilities to be 46 per cent., or 1 per cent, more than last week. ...
Article : 147 wordsTATURA, DEC. 11.—The weather has been more favourable lately for harvesting opreations, which are being carried on now with all speed. Harvest machines of all kinds are brought into requisition, ...
Article : 368 wordsSir,—Will you allow me a small space in your columns for a complaint against the irregularities of the postal service to Fe[?]tree-gully. To-day no letters arrived. They ...
Article : 190 wordsA lad named Boalt was drowned in a tank at Eaglehawk this evening. The city council sat until late this evening to consider the relations of the council with ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 12 Dec 1885, Page 12
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