On the 14th inst. the secretary for the Victorian Centennial Exhibition Commission wrote to Sir Patrick Jennings asking when it was proposed to open and close the Sydney ...
Article : 571 wordsAt about half-past 8 o'clock last evening the astronomical staff at the Observatory observed a large comet just above the southwestern horizon. The appearance of so large ...
Article : 589 wordsA special meeting of the members of the Victorian Club will be held at 8 o'clock this evening, for the purpose of considering a proposition giving the committee power to ...
Article : 41 wordsThe Central Board of Health, at the special meeting convened for to-day, will take into consideration the important question of establishing federal quarantine ...
Article : 613 wordsThe Orient Steam Navigation Co.'s R.M.S. Chimborazo arrived at Adelaide at 2 o'clock yesterday morning. The following are the passengers in the first saloon:— ...
Article : 134 wordsAt the Footscray police court yesterday, Thomas E. Jones and James L. M'Coubrie were charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm on James R. White, captain of the ...
Article : 1,131 wordsThe twentieth annual meeting of the members of the Victorian Railways Annual Mutual Benefit Society was held in the Sailors Home, Spencer-street, yesterday evening. Mr. W. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 688 wordsThe following is the result of the first round of the competition for the bracelet presented by Mr. Mark Moss:—Williamstown Club, a w.o.; Richmond Union, a w.o.; West Melbourne beat Kew; St. Kilda, ...
Article : 494 wordsWhen Mr. W. H. Smith and Lord Randolph Churchill were at Vienna the new repeating rifle was brought under their notice. It was invented by Herr Schulhof, who is ...
Article : 397 wordsAt a meeting held last night, it was decided that the Murchison annual races be held on Easter Saturday. Stewards were appointed, and a programme will be drawn up shortly. ...
Article : 37 wordsAn open-air mass meeting was held this evening on an open space of ground in Myers-street, Geelong, in connection with the strike at present existing in the Geelong ...
Article : 186 wordsThe special meeting of the Central Board is also convened to consider the desirability or otherwise of releasing the first and second class passengers who have been quarantined apart ...
Article : 264 wordsThe recent water famine in various parts of the large district embraced within the area of the metropolitan water supply has directed special attention to the growing ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 179 wordsThe R.M.S. Chimbornzo reached Largs Bay at 1.30 this morning. The South Australian mails were delivered at the General Post office at 3.20. The intercolonial mails were ...
Article : 189 wordsArrangements are being completed for the establishment of a quarantine station on Friday Island, Torres Straits, and on the north shore of the Endeavour River. ...
Article : 346 wordsThe Rev. T. R. Cairns, of Christchurch, New Zealand, to whom the congregation of St. Andrew's Kirk are givin a call, is a native of the north of Ireland, his father ...
Article : 391 wordsAll the patients are progressing most satisfactorily, and the other passengers continue to keep in good health. No sickness of any kind is under treatment now. ...
Article : 44 wordsThe following players will represent New South Wales in the Intercolonial Cricket Match, commencing on Saturday:—Allen, A. Bannerman, Burton, Evans, Ferris, Garrett, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 145 wordsA largely attended meeting of the Felthatter's Association was held at the Tradeshall on Wednesday evening. It was resolved to forward a letter to the Trades-hall ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 201 wordsGreat excitement occurred in the town today when intelligence was circulated that a very large nugget had been unearthed in a paddock known as White's paddock, ...
Article : 112 wordsThe arrival of the first express train from Melbourne was witnessed by a large number of citizens to-day. The train arrived five minutes before time. The Premier was ...
Article : 235 wordsThe annual meeting of the members of the Geelong Mechani[?]s' Institute was held this evening. Mr. G. F. Link occupied the chair. The statement of the committee read showed ...
Article : 216 wordsThe following tenders were provisionally accepted by the Board of Land and Works, yesterday:— Construction of the second section, Watts River Aqu[?]duct, from ...
Article : 99 wordsThe following is the list of sires nominated for the M.T.C. Sires' Produce Stakes, 1889-90:—A. Town's Grand Flaneur, A. Town's Sardonjx, A. Town's Epigram, A. Town's ...
Article : 75 wordsSir,—In your leader of to-day on sanitary matters you say " Mr. Abernethy described in our columns yesterday a disgraceful state of affairs at Port Melbourne." Permit me to ...
Article : 107 wordsA lecture on the subject of "The Sinaitic Peninsula" was delivered by the Rev. Francis Gell, rector of Edburton, Sussex, who is paying a visit to the colony, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 242 wordsHenry de Rene, late of Kerang, selector, at present a prisoner in H.M. gaol at Pentridge. Cause of insolvency: Inability to realise lease of leasehold land except at a sacrifice. ...
Article : 49 wordsActing under instructions from the local board of health, the inspector of nuisances for the borough of Port Melbourne has been making a vigilant inspection of all dairies ...
Article : 253 wordsMessrs. MONCKTON D. SYNNOT BROTHERS report:— " We held our fourteenth wool sale of the season this afternoon, when we offered a catalogue of 236 bales to a very full attendance of buvers. Competition was ...
Article : 455 wordsJames Lord, or Eden, aged 12, the son of a bootmaker in Fitzroy, was arrested on Thursday by Constable Brown on a charge of having stolen two fans, valued at 5s., the ...
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Advertising : 239 wordsThe annual meeting of the Mount Alexander Agricultural Society was held lost night. It was reported that the financial result of the recent show was satisfactory. ...
Article : 158 wordsA painful accident occurred about midday on Thursday to Elizabeth M'Kenzie, aged 18. She was washing in the yard of a house in Little Collins-street, when her clothes ...
Article : 131 wordsThe January Handicap, of 75 sovs., will be shot for under the auspices of the Melbourne Gun Club, at the club grounds, North Brighton, to-day. The acceptances are to be declared before 11 a.m., on the ...
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Advertising : 65 wordsA non-players' match, M.C.C. v. Richmond, will be played this day on the ground of the latter, play to commence at 11 o'clock. The Melbourne team will comprise Messrs. Way, Banfield, Beckwith, Pleasance, ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 21 Jan 1887, Page 6
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