A meeting of persons interested in the Barrier trade was held to-day in the Chamber of Commerce when it was decided to form an association for the purpose of collecting ...
Article : 147 wordsSome seven members of the country party yesterday met at Parliament buildings to determine what support they should accord to the proposals of the Government in the ...
Article : 632 wordsThe Government it is understood, have delayed the appointment of a successor to Chief Justice Higtnbotham in the office of president of the Executive Commission of ...
Article : 1,523 wordsAn address was presented to the Governor to-day by representatives of the banking and mercantile interests in Perth and Fremantle expressive of disapproval of the insults ...
Article : 170 wordsThe inquest on the victims of the quarry accident at Bombo was concluded to-day. The jury found that the deaths of the four men killed were caused by an explosion of ...
Article : 894 wordsThe action of Sir Henry Parkes in disregarding the request of the other colonies that the Chinese question should be referred to a conference of delegates from the respective ...
Article : 4,024 wordsConsiderable excitement has been occasioned here during the past few days by the reported discovery of silver at the Sugarloaf-hill, some half-dozen miles from Kilmore. ...
Article : 386 wordsLast evening a shipping casualty occurred in the Port River, resulting in Howard Smith and Sons' steamer Gabo going ashore on the western bank, and the steamer Cowrie ...
Article : 345 wordsAt the meeting of the Beaufort branch of the Australian Natives' Association held last evening, at which there were a fair number ot the members present, the following ...
Article : 127 wordsAn occident occurred on the Richmond tram line yesterday afternoon, by which three children were more or less severely injured. Shortly before 4 o'clock a spring-cart, ...
Article : 294 wordsThe interim agricultural statistics have been received from 22 districts Notwithstanding the drought, the acreage produce and yields per acre have increased. In ...
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Article : 477 wordsA reserve at Lake Burrumbeet, comprising some 80 acres, has been leased temporarily by the Minister of Lands. The residents of the district are strongly opposed to the ...
Article : 178 wordsSir,—After the many able leaders, subleaders, and letters which have appeared in The Argus for some years past on the above subject, anything I might say would be ...
Article : 286 wordsSir,—I have by me a copy of the poem entitled "Man's Mortality," referred to by your correspondent "Nemo in your issue of the 15th inst., and which is idetical with ...
Article : 315 wordsMr. Speight, chairman of the Railway Commissioners, and Messrs. Madden, Baker, and M'Lellan, M. L.A' s, arrived this evening. A deputation waited on Mr. Speight to-night, ...
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Article : 107 wordsUsual Thursday business. CRIMIANL COURT. (Before His Honour Mr. Justice Kerterd.) John Meade and Francis Dayer, assault with ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 17 May 1888, Page 8
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