The third of a series of secret meetings of members of the Melbourne City Council, called for the purpose of dealing with the question of the increase of the salaries of ...
Article : 1,009 wordsMembers of the Victorian Defence Force are just now looking forward with Borne interest to the centennial matches of the New South Wales Rifle Association, to be fired at ...
Article : 2,843 wordsThe R.M.S. Alameda arrived this afternoon from San Francisco. She brings the following passengers:—For Sydney, Mr. E. M. Alexander, Mrs. M. F. Boyd, Mr. Alfred Cellier, Mr. ...
Article : 144 wordsThe Orient Co.'s R.M.S. Iberia, from Melbourne November 25, arrived at Plymouth on the 5th inst. ...
Article : 22 wordsThe Earl of Carnarvon visited Lytton to-day in the Government steamer Lucinda, and was shown over the fort by Colonel French. In the evening he was entertained at a ...
Article : 102 wordsOur local wool sales were resumed on Wednesday last, when a small catalogue served to bring the buyers together again after the holidays. Since then three ...
Article : 2,594 wordsSteps are being taken to light the parks of the city with electricity, and the question of lighting the streets by the same agency is still under consideration. The City Council ...
Article : 1,069 wordsTo-morrow the Jubilee Exhibition, which was opened on June 21, 1887, closes. Up to to-night the total attendance has been 753,592, including—cash admissions, 370,670; ...
Article : 364 wordsThe Tariff Bill passed its third reading in the Legislative Council to-day. An unsuccessful attempt was made to shelve the bill, upon the ground that it committed the ...
Article : 58 wordsGood news respecting the Yilgarn-hills has been received from Newcastle. Messrs. Von Bibra and Payne, the last named gentleman being a member ...
Article : 111 wordsThe Minister of Lands has issued a circular setting forth the position taken by the Government in regard to rabbit destruction on Crown lands, pending fresh legislation on ...
Article : 188 wordsThe following is a list of passengers to and from Sydney passing through Albury, as forwarded by our correspondent:- ALBURY, FRIDAY. ...
Article : 409 wordsA panie occurred to-night at the Victoria Theatre, Newcastle, during a performance by the Holloway Dramatic Company. The third act bad just opened, when a false alarm of ...
Article : 111 wordsThe chief commissioner ot police has received the following report in reference to the disturbances at Mordialloc on New Year's Day:- ...
Article : 352 wordsA general meeting of the Wharf Labourers' Union was held at the Literary institute, William-street, on Thursday evening. The president (Mr. F. J. Hall) occupied the ...
Article : 178 wordsThe following passengers left Melbourne for Adelaide by the express yesterday:- Messrs. Ronald, Pane, Mrs. Herbert, Mrs. Wild, Mrs. Gray and servant, Messsrs. Karlbaum, Simmonds, ...
Article : 135 wordsDr. Candler, the district coroner, held an inquest at Malvern, on Friday, on the body of Henry Norris, five years of age, who was crushed by a puddling machine at Mr. Henry ...
Article : 312 wordsMr. Grattan Riggs brings his Sandhurst season to a close to-morrow evening. It has been most successful. The company has attracted some of the largest houses known ...
Article : 71 wordsBOURKE, JAN. 6.—Ford's-bridge reports the following stock passings:—Dec. 31, 1,400 mixed cattle, Warm[?] and Green owners Malou[?]y in charge; 34 fat bullocks, from Erina-park, W. Sutherland owner. ...
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Article : 114 wordsMichael Thornton, who arrived from Dublin by the steamer Orizaba, has reported to the police that he was robbed on Thursday night of a leather pocketbook containing ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 7 Jan 1888, Page 10
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