The annual meeting of the Church Missions to the Aborigines and Chinese was held in the hall of the Young Men's Christian Association, Russell-street, last evening. The Bishop ...
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Article : 2,275 wordsThere was a numerous gathering last night in the large hall of the Athenæum, when the Melbourne Liederta[?]el, conducted by Mr. Julius Siede, gave one of their ...
Article : 917 wordsThe protectionists have almost unanimously decided to support Mr. W. H. Traill as their candidate in the contest for the South Sydney seat against the ...
Article : 358 wordsA new sensation was provided at the railway inquiry this morning by the introduction of one of the maimed—a poor fellow with a crooked back and twisted legs, ...
Article : 1,583 wordsThe Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Steam Company's R.M.S. Kais[?]r-i-Hind, — Stead, commander, arrived from Colombo at 9.30 this morning. The ...
Article : 137 wordsThe Government propose that a grand review of the defence forces shall be held on June 21 in celebration of the Queen's Jubilee. The illuminations of the public offices, the ...
Article : 172 wordsThe great interest of the week has undoubtedly been the partial revival of the Franco-German war scare, owing to the arrest of M. Schnabelle, a French frontier official ...
Article : 723 wordsThe city council decided to-day not to illuminate the municipal buildings in connection with the Queen's Jubilee celebration. ...
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Article : 1,185 wordsThe Ministry have decided to proclaim Tuesday, June 21, and Wednesday, June 22, as public holidays throughout the colony for the celebration of the Jubilee. There will ...
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Article : 78 wordsAt a meeting held to-night it was decided to celebrate the Jubilee by a monster children's fete, to be held on June 20. A procession of fire brigades and friendly ...
Article : 62 wordsThis morning Lord and Lady Brassey, and the Hon. T. A. Brassey, accompanied by Dr. Cockburn (the Minister of Education), Mrs. Cockburn, the inspector-general of schools, ...
Article : 80 wordsAt the monthly meeting of the Lilydale Shire Council, held on Saturday, it was resolved, on the motion of Councillor Kidgell, seconded by Councillor White, that a loyal ...
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Article : 227 wordsChristopher Pickford, an American by birth, aged 32 years, sentenced to death for the murder of Martin Emmerson, at Ravenswood Junction on February 20 last, was ...
Article : 213 wordsMrs. Emma Dobb, licensee of the Royal Hotel, Ge[?]rude-street, Fitzroy, has reported to the police that between half-past 10 and half-past 11 on Saturday night a chest of ...
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Article : 602 wordsAt the Fitzroy Court on Monday, Mr. William Boase, inspector of weights and measures for the district, sued a German baker named T. E. Freund, carrying on ...
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Article : 241 wordsSir,—The letter from Mr. Bristowe in your issue of this day is likely to give a wrong impression to the readers of it who were not present at the meeting, for they are likely to ...
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Article : 206 wordsAt an early hour this morning a fire was discovered in the cellar underneath the goods-sheds at the Geelong railway station. The night watchman did not notice any ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tue 31 May 1887, Page 8
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