The postal authorities announce that the following commissions, payable in adhesive stamps, will be allowed on the purchase of impressed stamps:— ...
Article : 285 wordsOn Wednesday morning His Excellency the Governor, with the Earl of Aberdeen, the Hon. E. Stanley, the Hon. J. W. Mansfield, and Captain Traill, aide-de-camp to His ...
Article : 1,937 wordsThe Athenæum-hall was crowded last night at Mr. Joseph Gillott's first invitaion concert. In a programme containing 21 numbers it is impossible to speak about ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 672 wordsThe engine attached to the 5 p.m. up train from Dimboola to Stawell passed over an obstruction on the line near the Glenorchy railway station last night. The engine cut ...
Article : 132 wordsThe inquest in connection with the Bulli disaster was resumed to day. Mr. W. B. Greene, mining expert, stated that a very large quantity of gas would be ...
Article : 685 wordsA return furnished by the Colonial Treasurer shows that during 1886 208,808 gallons of spirits, 555,470 gallons of wine, and 13,178,912 gallons of beer were ...
Article : 246 wordsIn the Legislative Council to-day, Dr. [?]eed made a second attempt to pass the second reading of the Cremation Bill, but owing to the very thin House the debate ...
Article : 885 wordsVintage operations have been seriously impeded by the late heavy rains, but fine weather having returned they have been resumed. Some musts tested at the ...
Article : 134 wordsA local option poll was taken here to-day, and it did not cause much interest. The publicans and their adherents st[?]ntly re[?]rained from voting, and they evidently more ...
Article : 106 wordsThe Separation Council of townsville have resolved to ask the Government to furnish a list of the names on the separation petition objected to as unknown to the police, and ...
Article : 106 wordsAn inquest on the remains of the young girl Charlotte Morcom was held at the Grampians yesterday aftenoon, befoer the deputy coroner (Mr. Homes) and a jury of ...
Article : 128 wordsMaria Tracy was summoned at the prahran Court on Thursday for a breach of a by-law of the council in not having registered her premises in Malvern-road, where she ...
Article : 131 wordsThe Postmaster-General has been informed that heavy rains have fallen in Northern and Central Australia, namely, nearly five inches at Barrow's Creel. and over two inches ...
Article : 424 wordsALBURY, MARCH 31.—Stock Movements.—4,200 mixed meino sheep from Kinross for Uri-park. Ross Brothers owners; 1,560 merino ewes from Victoria, for Keighran's yards. J. Mackay; 2,068 merino ewes ...
Article : 436 wordsThe mayor of Fitzroy, Mr. G. C. Clauscen, visited Sandhurst to-day with the excurion. He entertained a number of friends at luncheon at the Shamrock Hotel. The ...
Article : 135 wordsA man named George Bowers alias Donnison, who had been arrested on warrant, was charged to-day at the Police Court with bigamy. The prisoner was married some ...
Article : 116 wordsMr. W. H. Anderson, sheriff for this b[?]liwick. and Mr. J. A. Mulligan, chief clerk of courts here, who are on leave, left Ballarat to-day en route for Europe, where they intend ...
Article : 119 wordsSir,—I desire in a few brief sentences to draw your attention to a matter seriously affecting the business of architects in a manner that must be apparent to the ...
Article : 331 wordsWe have received the following additional donations to the fund for the relief of the widows and orphans by the Bulli colliery disaster:— ...
Article : 416 wordsFor some weeks past a gang of workmen has been employed at the terminus in making the necessary arrangements for the introduction here of the interlocking system ...
Article : 106 wordsBRIDGEWATER, MARCH 30.—There is still a fair supply of wheat and chaff coming in. Wheat is selling at 3s. 7d. Ploughing is going ahead, but is much re[?]rded by the want of rain. The pasture is very ...
Article : 432 wordsMr. Arthur Giblin, a nephew of the late Mr. Justice Giblin, and a promising young lawyer, died to-day after a short illness. He recently made a trip on foot overland to ...
Article : 80 wordsThe following new tenders were provisionally accepted by the Public Works department yesterday, viz:—Alterations and additions to the gaol, Castlemaine, Jonathan ...
Article : 116 wordsSir,—Will you kindly permit these few remarks to appear in your columns. The association was opened, as is well known, on 17th December last, but nothing ...
Article : 321 wordsThe revenue for the past quarter was £511,782, being a decrease of £111,611, but excluding special items from both quarters, the decrease was only £10,000 on the ...
Article : 110 wordsAn apparently wilful attempt at shooting occurred in South Richmond on Tuesday night. At about 8 o'clock on that evening a young man named William P. Freeman called ...
Article : 287 wordsFrederick A. Vernon, who recently passed off a cheque on Mr. Sparks, of the Pier Hotel, Williamstown, for £1, was on Tuesday charged at the local police court ...
Article : 43 wordsCharles Henry I[?], 25 Cardigan-place, Albert-park, auctioneer and land and estate agent. Compulsory sequestration. Causes of insolvency—The profits of his business not ...
Article : 60 wordsThe following is a list of passengers to and from Sydney, passing through Albury, as forwarded by our correspondent:— ALBURY, THURSDAY. ...
Article : 281 wordsA public meeting of citizens of Fitzroy, convened by the mayor, Mr. G. C. Clanscen, was held at the local town-hall last evening, to consider what steps should be taken to ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 231 wordsSir,—In reference to the report of last Thursday's meeting at the board of management I wuld respectfully ask— 1st. Why the proposal to alter the name ...
Article : 160 wordsMr. H. J. Le Plastrier, acting-secretary of Customs, has compiled the following return, showing the revenue of the Customs department for the nine months ending March 31. ...
Article : 223 wordsSir,—By this time every Australian home has heard that another great and most thrilling disaster has occurred, unrivalled in colonial history. A[?] for the bereaved ...
Article : 214 wordsA fatal accident occurred this afternoon at Mr. Oswald's Parkin's Reef mine, resulting in the death of a young man named Thomas Evans, a son of Mr. Evan Evans, of Walmer. ...
Article : 180 wordsSir,—On a certain Sunday Dr. Rentoul tells us. "There were sung" (at Erskine Church) "the following hymns—[?]The Church's one foundation,' &c., by S.T. Stone ...
Article : 147 wordsThe following passengers to and from Adelaide passed through Serviceton on the day specified:— SERVICETON, THURSDAY. ...
Article : 96 wordsAt the Richmond Court, on Wednesday, before the mayor and a bench of magistrates, John Bellew, the licensee of the All Nations Hotel, Separation-street, North Richmond, ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 1 Apr 1887, Page 6
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