The first general meeting of the Sydney branch of the Australian Natives' Association was held this evening. Abont fifty new members, including several members of ...
Article : 261 wordsThe inquest on the body of John Dogga[?], the victim of the Elmore murder, will be resumed to-morrow. There are still a large number of witnesses to be called. The ...
Article : 175 wordsThe Premier last week in accordance with his promise to the Assembly, telegraphed to the agent general asking him to advise him as to whom the Colonial Office was likely to ...
Article : 144 wordsIn the Assembly to-day the cases of the men now undergoing imprisonment for participation in the Mount Rennie outrage, for which four other prisoners were executed 18 ...
Article : 611 wordsA report was yesterday received by the police at Roma to the effect that a family had been burnt to death at Muckadilla, 20 miles from Roma From the particulars to band ...
Article : 142 wordsFor the first time since this society received its present name, the Melbourne Liedertafel was last night conducted by bignor Zelman, on the occasion of its 195th concert, in the ...
Article : 960 wordsThe investigation of several charges against Petsch, Doehling, and Co., piano and furniture importers and general merchants, of obtaining imported goods from the Customs ...
Article : 828 wordsThere is now every reason to hope that the long period of depression which bas hung over the Kimberley goldfields is drawing to a close. Since the warden's last report, which ...
Article : 757 wordsAt the meeting of the St. Kilda Borough Council, on Monday evening, the mayor (Councillor J. furner) moved, according to notice: ...
Article : 505 wordsA murderous assault was made in the kitchen of the Globe Hotel this morning, but fortunately it was unattended by loss of life. Wm. Hancock, lately proprietor of a ...
Article : 205 wordsThis morning the Minister ot Education received the following telegram from Port Darwin.—"The repairing ship Recorder has returned to Banjoewangie, and goes to ...
Article : 53 wordsThe maritime labour conference is still sitting with closed doors. It is understood that communications have been sent to the representatives of the steamship companies ...
Article : 107 wordsThe bricklayers on strike held another meeting this morning, when it was stated that affairs remained unchanged, but that it was expected a decision satisfactory to the ...
Article : 259 wordsA meeting of lessees and those interested in mallee allotment leases was held to-day, Mr. William MncDonald in the chair, to discuss the question of the insecure tenure of ...
Article : 335 wordsFurther trouble is brewing at the Newcastle collieries, the minora generally being highly dissatisfied with the attitude taken up by the representatives of the ...
Article : 185 wordsAt the Port Melbourne Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. Pool man (chairman), Turnbull, and Dowsett, J.P.'s, Thomas Laverock, first officer of the ship Corby, was ...
Article : 315 wordsAt the twelfth annual meeting of the Belair Retreat, it was agreed that it was desirable that drunkards from the police court should be sent to the institution on ...
Article : 633 wordsA local option poll was taken for the Rochester Licensing District to determine whether or not the number of victuallers' licenses in the district should be decreased ...
Article : 490 wordsECHUCA, JULY 23—The wheat market is quiet, and no wheat is forward Good milling qualitv is quoted at £2 10s. The weather is fine but very cold. A low light showers have fallen during the week. The ...
Article : 454 wordsThe report of the Commissioner of Railways for 1887 has just been published. It shows that the gross earnings exceeded those of the previous year by £48,000, the increase ...
Article : 378 wordsThe dead body of a miner, known only by the nnme of Andrew, was found in the fireplace of his tent to-day, the head being charred beyond recognition, and the flesh ...
Article : 70 wordsSome few months ago several fraudulent bank notes were put into circulation by some person or persons who were clever enough to clude detection. The notes were exact ...
Article : 178 wordsThe inquest on the exhumed bodies of Charles Andrews and John Collins, the first husband and infant child of Louisa Collins, who is charged with the murder of her ...
Article : 123 wordsThe general meeting of the Victorian Male Assistant Teachers' Association was held at the Public Service rooms on Friday, 20th inst., the president (Mr. W. Burston), ...
Article : 404 wordsA fire occurred on Sunday in a four-roomed dwelling and ship, at 523 Simpson's-road Collingwood, occupied by Mr. Neil Fletcher as a general grocer's shop, and owned by Mrs. ...
Article : 283 wordsECHUCA, JULY 23.—Stock Crossings—1,300 sheep, from W. H. Healey, Langaorie, travelling for sale; 1,424 sheep, the property of A. W. Smith, Rankulor, Cochrane's Creek, including 104 from Chas, ...
Article : 692 wordsSir,—That the organisation of this most valuable adjunct to our colonial defence force is a feature in the history of the colony to be proud of, and is specially appreciated by the ...
Article : 537 wordsA meeting of the Article Clerk's Law Debating, Society was held on Thursday evening at the Exchange, Collins-street west, Mr. W. R. Vail, solicitor, in the chair. The ...
Article : 290 wordsShearing has started on many stations on the Paroo, and a few of the largest Darling stations also. News received yesterday states that Mr. C. B. Fisher, one of the largest ...
Article : 88 wordsThe fortnightly meeting of the United Certificated Enginedrivers was held at the Trades-hall on Saturday evening. There was a large attendance of members. The ...
Article : 257 wordsAt a meeting of the directors of the Geelong Gas Company, held to-day, it was resolved to reduce the price of gas from 8s. 4d. to 7s. 6d per 1,000ft. from the 1st August next. ...
Article : 41 wordsA rifle match was fired on the Charlton rauge on Friday, between the local train and a team from Donald. Charlton proved victorins, winning the match by 72 points. The weather was very had, ...
Article : 170 wordsSir,—Our attention has been directed to a paragraph in your news columns of to-day, to which we beg to reply. We have never been informed of the names ...
Article : 224 wordsA splendid nugget of gold was discovered at the Burnt Creek Company's mine this morning. It was found in the puddling machine, anti it is surprising that it escaped ...
Article : 151 wordsA young man named William Edwards, who had been employed in the Lantern office, Adelaide, was committed for trial by the city bench this morning on a charge of forging a ...
Article : 197 wordsThe Maori who recently shot his wife at Watapu, and afterwards escaped, has being found dead, having committed suicide. Of the many unworthy fates which may ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tue 24 Jul 1888, Page 8
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