The election for the Legislative Council to fill the vacancy for the Southern Province, caused through the death ot Mr. Thomas Henry, took place yesterday. The candidates ...
Article : 646 wordsAn appeal was heard in the Supreme Court on Thursday against a decision of Judge Worthington, judge of the Insolvency Court, Melbourne, refusing an application on behalf ...
Article : 2,801 wordsThe annual collections in aid of the charities will be made in all the churches in Melbourne and suburbs on Sunday, whilst the Hospital Saturday collections will be ...
Article : 373 wordsThe annual show of the North-Eastern and Goulburn Valley Agricultural and Pastoral Society was opened to-day, and it promises to be hightly successful. The weather was ...
Article : 1,841 wordsApplications for grants from the prospecting vote of £15,000 have been received from almost every district in the colony, and the Minister of Mines informed the Assembly ...
Article : 187 wordsThe finance committee of the City Council recommend that a bill should be introduced to empower the corporation to float a loan for the purpose of purchasing the system of ...
Article : 449 wordsThe annual show held under the auspices of the North Gippsland Agricultural and Pastoral Society was held to-day. The weather was very boisterous, with heavy showers, but the ...
Article : 837 wordsThe Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's steamer Coptic arrived here at 4 o'clock this morning. The following is a list of her passengers:— ...
Article : 151 wordsMr. James Mirams, one of the candidates for the representation of Williamstown in the Legislative Assembly, addressed about 700 electors at the Mascotte Skating Kink, ...
Article : 1,324 wordsThe Government have declined to agree to the amended proposal of the Imperial postal authorities with regard to the ocean mail service to the effect that the colonies should ...
Article : 98 wordsTo-night a man, name unknown, was run over by the train in St. Vincent-street, Port Adelaide, and cut to pieces, the remains preediting a horrible spectacle. ...
Article : 34 wordsThe s.s. Coptic, from London September 9, arrived to-day. Among the passengers were the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon, who will stay at Government-house. They visited ...
Article : 115 wordsAt a meeting of representatives of the wool sellers and buyers to-day, the question recently in dispute regarding the terms of payment for wool purchased at auction was ...
Article : 69 wordsA most exciting contest took place to-day over the election of a member for the North Riding of the Shire of Ripon between Mr. Albert Andrews and Mr. George ...
Article : 472 wordsThe weather for the opening day of the thirty-third annual show of the Geelong and Western District Agricultural and Horticultural Society was extremely unpleasant, ...
Article : 780 wordsAn accident which resulted in the death o[?] a young man named Hugh Melville, lately living at the corner of Fitzroy and Young[?] streets, a traveller in the employ of Messrs. ...
Article : 126 wordsSir Henry Parkes, replying to the charges of discourtesy on the part of the New South Wales Government mude by Sir Samuel Griffith regarding the New Guinea question, ...
Article : 224 wordsIn the Assembly to-day a Supply Bill for £300,000 was passed. The debate on the Land Bill was proceeded with at great length, and further adjourned ...
Article : 40 wordsSeveral members of the executive committee of the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition visited the premises of Messrs. Humble and Nicholson, ironfounders, the Victorian ...
Article : 122 wordsA heavy storm passed over Ballarat last night, and for a short period the wind blew with hurricane velocity. It was feared that daylight would reveal considerable damage ...
Article : 44 wordsThe Rochester shire council has invited Mr. Deakin to deliver a lecture in Rochester upon irrigation. The River Murray continues to fall, and is ...
Article : 66 wordsIntelligence was received in Warragul this morning that a frightful and fatal accident had occurred to a party of men in the vicinity of Nerim, resulting in the death of three, ...
Article : 129 wordsThe monthly general meeting of the members of the Accountants and Clerks' Association was held on Wednesday evening, at the Melbourne Coffee Palace, ...
Article : 111 wordsThe monthly report of the officer in charge of the rabbit department for August shows that the area inspected comprised 5.221,473 acres, the whole of which was more or less ...
Article : 161 wordsSir,—I regret that Dr. Penfold should consider that I used his letter improperly. It was a reply to a formal circular which was not even in my handwriting, sent to 25 public ...
Article : 122 wordsThe Richmond police were successful in arresting early yesterday morning a couple of burglars while in the very act of carrying on their nefarious occupation. Constable ...
Article : 217 wordsSir,—May I request you to kindly allow me through the columns of The Argus to make remarks on a review of the book The Australian Race, by Edward M. Carr, which ...
Article : 316 wordsMessrs. George and George are always to the fore with splendid value. This day they offer a lot of Manchester goods of every description bought on very special terms, including ...
Article : 262 wordsThe steamer Alert proceeded to the schooner Georgina Smith, lying off Portarlington yesterday morning, arriving alongside at 1 o'clock, and took her in low, reaching ...
Article : 199 wordsWe have just opened a large shipment of gentlemen's silk umbrellas, very special value, at 10s. 6d., 15s. 6d., 22s. 6d., and 27s. 6d. each, very much under usual prices, which we will ...
Article : 69 wordsOn Monday next there will be shown the largest and choicest assortment in the city of Parasols and Sunshades, in all the newest colourings, and Umbrellas, in shot and ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 21 Oct 1887, Page 8
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