The Assembly had another short sitting to-day. THE RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS BILL. The Commissioner of Works (Mr. Furner) ...
Article : 331 wordsNo country has furnished more striking, evidence of the benefits of freetrade than Spain, though her statesmen only timidly undertook tariff reforms in 1869, and ...
Article : 1,342 wordsSome of the most atrocious outrages in connexion with the recent widespread labour riots in the United States were the constant attempts to wreck trins. Of one of these a ...
Article : 1,763 wordsThe last rail in the intercolonial railway con[?]ecting Melbourne with Adelaide was laid this afternoon. The driving of the last dog spike was performed by Mrs. W. H. Gowers, amid ...
Article : 126 wordsIn the Banco Court yesterday a case of great interest to commercial circles was disposed of, the question being whether a person who takes a blank transfer of shares ...
Article : 1,064 wordsThe Adelaide Steamship Company has received a telegram from Cossack, Western Australia, dated June 22, stating that the steamship Perth had arrived there from ...
Article : 296 wordsLetters patent were granted by the Attorney-General yesterday to the following applicants:— Mr. Edward Wylam, of Henry-street, ...
Article : 854 wordsAt the last meeting of the Trades-hall Council the Glass Bottlemakers' Society brought under the notice of that body a dispute existing between the employés at the ...
Article : 363 wordsThe debate on the second reading of the Customs Duties Bill was continued from last night, with only short adjournments for refreshment, until after 4 o'clock this ...
Article : 973 wordsThe quarterly meeting of the Coachmakers' Society was held at the Trades-hall on Thursday evening. There was a large attendance. A letter was read from the Trade and Labour ...
Article : 518 wordsThe instalment of the Worshipful Master of the Golden and Corinthian Lodge of Masons took place this evening at the Masonic-hall, and passed off successfully, in ...
Article : 159 wordsAt a meeting of colliery managers held at Newcastle to-day it was resolved that on and after July 1 the drawing hours at each colliery should be from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. ...
Article : 200 wordsMr. Call, P. M., and a bench of honorary justices, presided at the City Court on Thursday, and heard a case wherein Frederick Brown, an intelligent-looking youth, ...
Article : 411 wordsIn connexion with the brickmakers' strike, no advances have been made by either side towards conciliation. Both the Brickmakers' Union and the Brickmasters'Association, held ...
Article : 119 wordsThe annual meeting of the Brunswick Horticultural Society was held at the Mechanics' Institute last evening. There was a good attendance of members, and Dr. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 91 wordsAt a meeting of the Essendon Council on Monday a communication was received from the Post and Telegraph department, stating that the postmaster at Moonee Ponds had ...
Article : 601 wordsSir,—In reference to Dr. Fitzgerald's letter of 21st inst.; will you kindly allow me to quote from an eminent authority, viz., Mr. Simon, in his report to the Privy Council in ...
Article : 370 wordsAt the Footscray Police Court on Thursday William Henry Dunstan, a farmer residing at Braybrook, was charged with having defranded the postal revenue. Proceeding ...
Article : 237 wordsThe following tenders were yesterday accepted by the Board of Land and Works:—Emptying night and dust carts, &c., Melbourne Gaol, for three years ending, ...
Article : 233 wordsThe annual ploughing match arranged for by the committee of the Bellerine farmers took place to-day, on the farm of Messrs. Baker and Osborne, at East Bellerine, in the ...
Article : 349 wordsMr. W. T. Casey, late clerk of the courts at Talbot and Majorca, and well known and esteemed throughout the North-western Province as secretary of the Maryborough Fire ...
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Advertising : 282 wordsOn Thursday, at the Prahran Court, before Messrs. Witt and Harris, J.P.'s, the driver of a milk-cart, named George Mould, residing at Williams-road, Toorak, was summoned ...
Article : 246 wordsThe monthly meeting of the committee of the Society for the Protection of Animals was held in the office, 55 Bourke-street east, on Monday afternoon last. The members ...
Article : 159 wordsThe newly-formed Australian Club held their first social evening this evening, at their clubroom, and a very pleasant entertoinment was provided. Mr. H. M'Kenzie, ...
Article : 82 wordsThe cutter Duplicate was wrecked on Toulon Island on the 26th May, but no lives were lost. The master and one seaman came from Port Moresby in H.M.S. Lark. An ...
Article : 105 wordsMr. G. G. Morton's solicitors have retained Dr. Madden and Mr. Hodges to defend the action brought against Mr. Morton by Mr. Wm. Bailey. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 25 Jun 1886, Page 6
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