The Opposition in the Assembly has got a new leader in the person of Mr. Braddon, vice Mr. Reibey resigned or deposed—I know not which—but it can hardly be ...
Article : 2,155 wordsA daring act of robbery and incendiarism is alleged to have been committed at 2 o'clock yesterday morning at Yandoit. Four men, masked, it is stated, entered the ...
Article : 600 wordsThe delegates to the Intercolonial Stock Conference went round the harbour yesterday, and inspected the stock quarantine dep[?]ts at Shark Island and Middle Harbour. ...
Article : 464 wordsThe revenue for the past quarter amounts to £1,664,973, being a decrease of £5,666 on the total for the corresponding quarter last year. Taxation yielded £685,709, being an increase ...
Article : 245 wordsAnother wreck has to be added to the long roll of shippine disasters which have occurred between Cape Otway and Port Phillip Heads. At about 2 o'clock yesterday morning the ...
Article : 2,414 wordsA special meeting of the members of the local branch of the Amalgamated Miners' Association was held last night in Allandale, to deal with the difficulty with the ...
Article : 127 wordsSix weeks ago the Minister of Lands suspected that serious Frauds had been perpetrated in connexion with his department. It was discovered that the ...
Article : 162 wordsThe following is a list of passengers to and from Sydney, passing through Albury, as forwarded by our correspondent:— ALBURY, SUNDAY. ...
Article : 338 wordsAn open-air meeting of the unemployed was held yesterday afternoon to consider a proposal that a deputation wait on the Chief Secretary to ask that public works for the ...
Article : 292 wordsThe census returns show that the population of the city and the suburbs within a radius of five miles of the General Post-office is 73,000. ...
Article : 112 wordsA strange case of shooting was reported to the police on saturday night by Henry smith, a cabdriver, who lives at 10 Ireland-street, West Melbourne. He said that between 8 ...
Article : 138 wordsThe following passengers to Adelaide passed through Dimboola on Saturday:— DIMBOOLA, SATURDAY. For Adelaide.—B. M. Litchfield, Mrs. Litchfield, ...
Article : 37 wordsAt the meeting of the Fitzroy Council on Tuesday night, it was stated that the Tramways Trust had asked the Water department to remote the Yan Yean valve-houses on ...
Article : 450 wordsECHUCA, OCT. 2.—Stock Crossings:—Two cows from G. A. Marsh, Moira, consigned to Geo. Freeman, Wharparilla; one steer from Geo. Freeman, reimported; 100 sheep from George Pitty, Riverside, ...
Article : 224 wordsSir,—At a moment when the question of reciprocity amongst the colonies is being so freely discussed the enclosed extract of a letter may be of interest to those who are ...
Article : 416 wordsOne hundred and twenty-Five compositions have been sent in for the competition for the prize offered by the executive of the Jubilee Exhibition for an odo to be sung at the ...
Article : 44 wordsThe latest move by the Opposition is a notice of motion to inquire into the management of the Lands and Works department with power to send for persons and papers. ...
Article : 137 wordsALBURY, OCT. 3.—After a any or two of unusually sultry weather heavy rain fell on Friday night, the guage yesterday (Saturday) showing a total of 120 points. Further heavy showers also fell last night. ...
Article : 850 wordsA statement which was made by the Minister of Works, in replying to a deputation on Friday, has aroused the greatest indignation at Wilcannia. A petition was presented to ...
Article : 257 wordsOn receipt of the intelligence the agente, Messrs. Jas. Henty and Co., made arrangements for sending assistance to the vessel. The steamtugs Rescue and Albatross were ...
Article : 192 wordsThe Treasury returns published to-day show that the total revenue for the quarter was £827,218, and the expenditure £555,347, the former being a decrease of £36,673 on last ...
Article : 51 wordsSir,—"The woman shall not wenrth at which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment, for all that do are an abomination unto the Lord thy God." ...
Article : 538 wordsGuest v. Goldbrought, motion for a new trial; Camp v. Benoraft, appeal from order of Mr. Justice Kerferd; Cremar v. Cremar, appeal from decision of Mr. Justice Webb. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 60 wordsThe question has arisen where was the pilot schooner when the barque was so close in; and, in reply, it is explained that on Friday evening four vessels were boarded ...
Article : 139 wordsSir,—I wish respectiully to call the attention of those gentlemen whose duty it is to see to the safety of life as well as the comfort of the public who visit the Yarra Bend ...
Article : 333 wordsA special meeting of the Board of Manage ment of the Melbourne Typographical Society was held on Saturday to take, into consideration the application of the trustees of the ...
Article : 76 wordsThe Glaneuse was an iron clipper barque of 482 tons register, and was launched at La Seyne in 1870 from the building-yard of Forges and Co, de la Medit. She was ...
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Advertising : 256 wordsAmongst the cases heard at the City Court on Saturday was one in which John Richardson alias Peterson, aged 24, was charged with having stolen a purse containing 15s. from ...
Article : 166 wordsECHUCA, Oct. 2.—The wheat market is inactive, the raling rate being still 5s. per bushel for prime milling; chaff realises £8 15s. to £4 per ton; bran, 1s. 1d. per bushel; pollard, 1½d. per bushel; oats. 3[?]. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 4 Oct 1886, Page 6
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