The annual meeting of the Victorian Alliance was held last night at the Independent Church, Collins-street. Before the hour fixed for the opening of the meeting the ...
Article : 2,089 wordsThe intercolonial rifle match was fired at the Port Adelaide range to-day. The weather was cloudy. The arrangements were satisfactory. The attendance was small. South ...
Article : 370 wordsA deputation from the Anti-Chinese Conference waited upon the Premier this afternoon to lay before him their views and present a petition from the delegates requesting ...
Article : 352 wordsAn inquest was held to-day on the body of Robert Sibbald, who was killed near the South Head on Saturday. The jury returned an open verdict, the evidence failing to show ...
Article : 784 wordsAn aggregate meeting of the Hunter River Miners' Association was held at Lambton, near Newcastle, to-day, to discuss the grievances of the miners against the Coal ...
Article : 470 wordsThe Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's R.M.S. Shannon, Captain Murray, arrived from London to-day. The following is her passengers list:— ...
Article : 90 wordsThe final settlement of the Afghan boundary question, as briefly announced by cable, has been the most important political event of the past week. The agreement, ...
Article : 740 wordsH.M.S. Nelson is expected here shortly. Efforts are being made to float a company in London, with a capital of £100,000, to work the Caswell Sound marble deposits. ...
Article : 36 wordsAt the Port Melbourne Police Court yesterday before Mr. J. H. Alley, P.M., and Mr. Quinn, J.P., Frederick Poolman, proprietor of the Port Melbourne Sugar Refinery, was ...
Article : 495 wordsThe conflict between the Shearers' Union and the squatters still continues. Tubbo and Kerarbury stations accepted the union terms on Friday, their excuse being that the ...
Article : 259 wordsThe managers of the Metropolitan Liedertafel gave a "smoke-night concert" last night in the Athenæumhall. There was a numerous ...
Article : 456 wordsA Foo-chow paper states that not more than 32,000 chests of the second crop of teas had arrived to the 23rd July, while at the same time last year the arrivals were ...
Article : 221 wordsBRIDGEWATER, AUG. 22.—Stock Movements— 106 head of cattle, 40 fat and the remainder stores, passed through from Dutham Ox for the Ballarat market, Mr. Sparks, Owner, in charge. The weather ...
Article : 238 wordsA meeting of publicans, hotel-owners, brewers, &c., was held in the Beehive Cafe to-night, to consider Legislative matters affecting the trade. There was a very large ...
Article : 498 wordsThe following tenders were provisionally accepted by the Railway Commissioners yesterday, viz.:—Erection of sheep and cattle yards at Stratford, B. Holt, £265 0s. 7½d.; ...
Article : 221 wordsBALRANALD, AUG. 22.—The weather during the past few days has been fine and warm. The steamer Barwon has sailed from Moulamein for Echuca with the first wool of the season, comprising the following ...
Article : 465 wordsThe fifth round in the Major Tourney was played to-day. Gossip (N.S.W.) opened with a Ruy Lopex gambit, against Esling (V.), who detended splendidly, but after a fine contest ...
Article : 171 wordsThe careless disposal of nightsoil at Brunswick, mentioned in The Argus of Friday, was inquired into at a special meeting of the Brunswick Local Board of ...
Article : 149 wordsBishop Webber leaves by the s.s. Katoomba for Rockhampton on Thursday, on a pastrol tour in the central district, returning by way of Wide Bay. He is expected to be ...
Article : 245 wordsA meeting of the managing committee of the Carpenters and Joiners and Timber-yard Employes' Association was held at the Tradeshall last evening. The status of the employes ...
Article : 230 wordsAt the Port Melbourne Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. H. Alley, P.M., and Mr. Quinn, and Dr. Cheatham J.P.'s., John White, Edward Decis, and Francis ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 215 wordsAt The Grange, Lancefield prize farm, the property of Mr. R. Dawes, a trial of a pea thresher took place to-day, in the presence of a large number of representative farmers. ...
Article : 161 wordsSir,—In The Argus of Saturday appears the annual balance-sheet of the Victorian Permanent Building and Investment Society, which contains an item as a source of ...
Article : 319 wordsBLACKALL, AUG. 22.—1,300 store bullocks, Irvine in charge, from Ravenswood and Fanning Downs, for Muswellbrook, Irvine and Keys owners, passed on the 18th inst. ...
Article : 67 wordsBoth the enginedriver (Watson) and the fireman (M'Ewan), who were injured at Taradale on Wednesday by the explosion of the locomotive boiler, are now pronounced to be ...
Article : 77 wordsA daring robbery was affected on Sunday morning last, about have half-past 3 o'clock, on the premises of Mr. Alderson, Bay-street, Brighton. Miss Lindsay, sister to Mrs. ...
Article : 409 wordsThe conservator of forests has just returned from Bundaleer, where 950 acres have been planted this season with 600,000 young trees. At least a million trees will be reared ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 253 wordsAt this year's meeting of the above society it is anticipated that the number of visitors from the country will be largely in excess of any previous year. Messrs. Craig, ...
Article : 164 wordsThe first meeting of the newly elected Collingwood Council was held last night, Mr. Henry Walker presiding, when it was resolved that the Town-hall Committee be ...
Article : 191 wordsAt the meeting of the city council to-day Councillor Claxton pointed out that the Presbyterian manse in Lydiard-street was for sale, and that the attention of the Railway ...
Article : 180 wordsJohn Nevin, of 77 Hunter-street, Richmond, gardener. Causes of insolvency— Ill-health and want of employment. Liabilities, £65 [?]s. 9dl; assets, £14 16s.; deficiency, ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tue 23 Aug 1887, Page 8
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