The first sod of the defence works to be erected at the Narrows was turned by the Minister of Defence at about 10 o'clock this morning at the "Crow's Nest," where the ...
Article : 324 wordsThis was an action by Messrs. Howard and Dalton against Messrs. Kinnaird and M'Mullen to recover £345 6s. 3d. for work and labour done and materials supplied. The ...
Article : 1,103 wordsJames Duff, a publican aged 47, was placed in the City watchhouse last evening on a charge of having assaulted John M'Namara at Sandhurst. The accused was arrested by ...
Article : 514 wordsThe report of the Royal Commission on Colleries, respecting the flooding of the Ferndale Colliery at Newcastle, on March 18, was laid before the Assembly to-night. The ...
Article : 257 wordsIn the Assembly to-day the Immigration Act Amendment Bill, by which the Governor in Council has power to suspend or restrict the provisions of the act dealing with ...
Article : 199 wordsIt is rumoured that a considerable reduction in the number of employes of several of the leading city firms and warehousemen is contemplated. The present extreme dulness ...
Article : 666 wordsSir Graham Berry will shortly receive by post a letter. This letter should be much treasured by him, and when he has had it lithographed should be very carefully stowed ...
Article : 1,036 wordsThe principal business in the Council to-day was the second reading of the Companies Bill, which was carried. In committee a clause was omitted which was inserted by ...
Article : 350 wordsThe intercolonial labour delegates, who arrived to-day, were welcomed by the mayors of Port Adelaide and Adelaide. At Adelaide Alderman Shaw expressed ...
Article : 162 wordsThe election of Mr. Simon Fraser to the vacancy in the representation of the South Yarra Province in the legislative Council was officially declared yesterday at noon, by ...
Article : 552 wordsSoon after the proceedings were oponed in the Assembly to-day, Mr. Wisdom made an explanation with regard to his charge of bribery against Mr. Cass the member for ...
Article : 753 wordsDetectives E. O'Donnell and Conway discovered George Young, a hawker, aged 61, searching the pockets of Patrick Prendergast, who was under the influence of liquor, ...
Article : 70 wordsAt the Water Police Court to-day, Mr. C. T. Richards, solicitor, who has been acting for the Crown in the railway frauds prosecutions, emphatically denied the statements of ...
Article : 129 wordsDr. Youl, the city coroner, conducted an inquest at the Melbourne Morgue on Tuesday on the body of Henry Joseph Purton, a goldminer, aged 47. The deceased was found in ...
Article : 117 wordsThe Treasurer made his financial state ment to night. He stated that the revenue for the year was estimated at £600,550, the total estimated expenditure was £603,656, the ...
Article : 334 wordsAn inquiry was held at the Melbourne Hospital on Tuesday, by Dr. Youl, into the circumstances of the death of Ethel Maude Bardsley, the infant daughter of an ...
Article : 122 wordsAlfred Reynolds, who was convicted yesterday on his own confession of the murder of his wife, was to-day sentenced to death. The prisoner appeared perfectly resigned to ...
Article : 106 wordsAn inquest was held at the Alfred Hospital on Tuesday by Dr. Youl on the body of Vincent Harold Matthews, a farrier, aged 48, who left a wife and four children. Matthews ...
Article : 210 wordsMr. M. C. Thomson to-day takes possession of the Lakes Creek meat works, Rockhampton, on behalf of the new owners. It is understood that Mr. Bertram, the manager of ...
Article : 387 wordsA man named Fredenek Anderson was arrested here to-day, charged with having uttered valueless cheques at Numurkah. The prisoner was remanded to the latter ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 89 wordsThe committees appointed by the Employers' Union and the Trades-hall Council to draw up a constitution, as well as a code of rules, tor the governing of the proposed ...
Article : 612 wordsThe Ballarat Gas Company at its Half-yearly meeting, to-day declared the usual dividend of 10 per cent. ...
Article : 27 wordsMr. ROSS.—T- move that, in the opinion of this House, the system or granting free posses to the unemployed is inexpedient, and not calculated to benefit the country districts. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 400 wordsThomas Rowlan Treziae, jun., of Reedy Creek, late storekeeper Causes of insolvency—Adverse verdict in the County Court, and expenses connected with the action in ...
Article : 126 wordsA meeting of the Victorian Cricketers' Association was held on Tuesday night at Messrs. Young and Jackson's, Mr. C. Smith, M.L.A., being in the chair. ...
Article : 434 wordsThe directors of the National Bank of Australasia intend erecting costly buildings in Pall Mall in lieu of their old premises. For this purpose the Victoria Hotel, ...
Article : 249 wordsMr. ZOX.—To ask the Commissioner of Trade and Customs whether his attention has been drawn by the directors of the Royal Humane Society of Australasia to the necessity for placing a railing round the ...
Article : 476 wordsA conference of managers of various farmers' and goldfields commons, convened at the instance of the Mayborough Mining Board, was held here to-day, to consider the ...
Article : 400 wordsJepheott v. the Shire of Towong, new trial; The Queen v. the Pharmacy Board exparte Dimcock appeal from order; Gibbs Bright and Co. v. Clarke appeal from order; Webster v. White, motion for ...
Article : 357 wordsThe lowest tender for the supply of 7,857 tons of steel rails for the Strangways Springs and Peake Railway, is that of the West Cumberland Iron and Steel Company, but the price ...
Article : 44 wordsThe wife of Mr. David Allan, a farmer residing near Creswick, who was on a visit to Mr. J. Wilson's family residing in Pevenseycrescent, and who has been suffering from ...
Article : 161 wordsA man named William Oakes, aged 60, has been arrested on a charge ot having murdered his wife, who was found by her son lving in bed with her skull fractured, an iron bar ...
Article : 67 wordsThe following passengers to and from Adelaide passed through Dimboola to-day:— For Adelaide.—Silverster Brown, E. S. Brown, Silverton; H. Martin, Adelaide. ...
Article : 135 wordsA special meeting of the council of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce was held to-day, to consider the question of the cable rates between New Zealand and Australia. It ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wed 1 Sep 1886, Page 6
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