The Commissioner of Railways this morning intormed a deputation ot unemployed carpenters that the department would offer work to the amount of £5,000 to afford ...
Article : 701 wordsThe crisis in the iron trade having now assumed a definite form, the excitement with regard to it has to a large extent subsided. All feelings of suspense have been removed. ...
Article : 1,801 wordsThe annual elections of mayors or presidents by the various city, town, borough, and shire councils, throughout the colony, with the exception of the Melbourne City Council ...
Article : 805 wordsThe proposal of the Steamship Owners Association to hold a conference to discuss matters connected with the intercolonial shipping trade was considered at a ...
Article : 370 wordsThe handsome new steamer which has been built for the Government by Messrs. Campbell, Sloss, and M'Cann was to have been launched from the ship-building yard of ...
Article : 1,217 wordsMr. George Johnstone, formerly a brewer at Auckland, blew his brains out at Gisborne to-day. Mr. Thomas Hall, a nephew of Sir John ...
Article : 72 wordsThe usual weekly meeting of the Ironworkers Assistants' Society was held at the Trades-hall yesterday evening. Contributions were paid in as usual. No accurate ...
Article : 94 wordsThe committee of the Women's Hospital recently advertised for competitive designs for a new wing to that institution. They have about £ll,000 in hand with which to ...
Article : 565 wordsA largely attended "smoke-night" concert was given by the members of the Melbourne Liedertafel last night in the hall of the Melbourne Athenæum. There were same new ...
Article : 549 wordsA meeting of the Reilly-street Drain Conference was held at the Melbourne Townhall yesterday afternoon. There were present —Councillor Walker (Melbourne); ...
Article : 472 wordsThe barque Rachel, bound from Dungeness to Melbourne, arrived off Cape Moreton this morning, with the captain and crew of the schooner Hugh Ewtng, which was stranded ...
Article : 311 wordsAbout 120 ladies and gentlemen resident in Melbourne, who have been pupils at the Model Schools, met last night at Gunsler's Cafe to make a presentation to Mr. P. Whyte, ...
Article : 640 wordsA numerously-attended public meeting of the residents of Wandin Yallock and the Upper Yarra district was held at the state school, Wandin, on Saturday evening, to ...
Article : 408 wordsDetectives Ward and Lovie arrested Samuel Matthews, a clerk, aged 75, shortly before 5 p.m. on Monday, on a charge of having forged the name of Messrs. Bligh and ...
Article : 145 wordsMr. Hy. Gore, one of the candidates for the Wellington Province, addressed a meeting of the electors in the Alfred-hall to-night. The mayor of the city, Mr. T.H. Thompson, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 606 wordsThe Queensland National Association's Annual Show, which opens on Wednesday, promises to be the most successful yet held. The entries number 2,737, being 400 more ...
Article : 317 wordsThe strike of ballast men working on the Kerang line, which took place on Friday last, has been amicably settled. The men objected to work 13 hours per day at the rate of ...
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Advertising : 472 wordsWilliam Seeley, a driver of a milk-cart, employ by J. Tormey, dairyman, of Malvern, was charged at the Prahran Police Court on Monday with having sold adulterated milk. ...
Article : 219 wordsSir,—By the 99th section of the Licensing Statute, it is enacted that "in all rases under this act the defendant and his wife shall be competent to give evidence." Must not this ...
Article : 256 wordsAt the meeting of the Ballarat Mining Board to-day section 2 of the Irrigation Act was referred to, and notice of the following motion was given:—"That this board, whilst ...
Article : 207 wordsThis morning a fisherman named Blackeney and his son proceeded in a boat to the channel in Corio Bay, for the purpose of hauling up their nets. In doing so the boat, ...
Article : 192 wordsAt the meeting of the Ballarat Mining Board, held to day, it was resolved to support the subjoined resolution of the Maryborough board with regard to the prospecting ...
Article : 146 wordsThe Treasurer has postponed his Budget Speech until to-morrow week, his returns being incomplete. Mr. Speight, the chairman of the Victorian ...
Article : 224 wordsSir,—Would you kindly allow me to not only set myself right, but the public and yourself, with respect to the matter I brought before the managers of the Alfred Hospital ...
Article : 206 wordsA woman, whose name has not been ascertained, was killed by falling from the Hawthorn railway bridge yesterday, while she was attempting to cross it. The railway ...
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Advertising : 244 wordsA meeting of the millers of Ballarat, Creswick, Beautort, and Murton, and a representative of Messrs. Clarke and Sons, Horsham Mills (Mr. Vaughan), met at the Bull and ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tue 17 Aug 1886, Page 6
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