Yesterday evening at the Ship Hotel, Port Melbourne, Councillors Salmon and Tarver, of the local borough council, addressed a large meeting of the ratepayers. The object ...
Article : 334 wordsKYABRAM, OCT. 31.—The excessive drought still continues throughtout the district. Several times a severe thunderstorm has threatened, but has never come. The crops, consequently, as well as grass are ...
Article : 1,115 wordsIn the Assembly yesterday the amendments made by the Council in the Railway Bill were agreed to. The Estimates were further considered. ...
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Advertising : 86 wordsA public meeting was held at the shirehall, Preston, on Wednesday, for the purpose of considering the Electoral Districts Alteration Bill now before Parliament. The ...
Article : 415 wordsThere was a large attendance yesterday afternoon, when the following programme was performed:—Overture, "Wood Nymphs," op. 16, Sterndale Bennett; barcarolle (Italian ...
Article : 340 wordsThe annual athletic Sports of St. Patrick's College Melbourne, were commenced at the College grounds on Wednesday, October 17, when the following events were decided:- ...
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Advertising : 39 wordsThe annual sports of the Brighton Grammar School were held on friday, 26th insf., on the Brighton recreation grounds. A large number of the parents and friends of the ...
Article : 834 wordsMr. W.H.L. Mulligan, who recently held the appointment of clerk of courts and receiver and paymaster at Kilmore, appeared at the police court this morning on two ...
Article : 184 wordsMuch dissatisfaction has been occasioned hera by the passage of those clauses of the Electoral Bill with the respect to the Maryborough and Talbot electorate. When the ...
Article : 235 wordsThe usual Thursday evening choral concert has this week given place to an orchestral concert. Next Thursday evening there will be the first performance in the Exhibition ...
Article : 241 wordsNominators of colts and fillies in the Maribyrnong Plate and Derby are reminded that the half and full forfeits respectively must be declared and paid before 11 o'clock ...
Article : 140 wordsA fatal tramway accident occurred at Clifton-hill late last night. A woman named Ju[?]a Jane Braithwaite was riding with her husband on the dummy of an tram from ...
Article : 176 wordsSpeculation is almost at a standstill. Most of the inquiries to-night were for Mentor, Tradition, Carlyon, Aristocrat, Dick Swiveller, and Ensign for the Melbourne Cup, but ...
Article : 154 wordsLetters patent were granted by the AttorneyGeneral on Tuesday last to the following applicants, viz.:- Mr. A. B.Bennett, of Adelaide, for an ...
Article : 496 wordsNotwithstanding the near approach of the Derby and Melbourne Cup, little or no business was done yesterday. The few transactions recorded were almost confined to the ...
Article : 273 wordsThe following, telegram was received by Mr. Playford from Mr. Gillies on Tuesday:- "There appears to be some difference of ...
Article : 131 wordsThe monthly meeting of the Eighth Union Temperance Building Society was held at the office, 82 Collins-street east, last evening; Mr. C.J. Ham, M.L.C., in the chair. ...
Article : 59 wordsBRIDGEWATER, Nov. 1.—Stock Movements—500 crossbred store wethers passed through here yesterday from Sandhurst, for Mr. John-Sloan; also. 400 lambs trucked for Melbourned, from Mr. John Catto's ...
Article : 272 wordsWith the view of promoting the pleasure and comfort of visitors to Flemington racecourse during the forthcoming race week, several improvements have been made in the ...
Article : 335 wordsThe following handicaps have been made for the above meeting, to be held on the Melbourne Cricket-ground on 9th November, Prince of Wales' Birthday:- ...
Article : 473 wordsThe following tender was provisionally accepted yesterday:- For 15 portible lock-ups, W. J. Parlett, £1,343. ...
Article : 24 wordsSir,—The "Seatholder,"whose letter under the above heading appears in your paper of to-day, is not correctly informed on the subject of church pa[?]onage in this diocese. He ...
Article : 240 wordsThe steamer Tartar brings Hong Kong papaers to the 10th [?]lt. It is reported that serious trouble is impending with the native ruler of one quarter ...
Article : 221 wordsHardly had day broken this morning when the training ground was corweded with spectators anxious to get a view of the Derby and Cup horses. Disappointment, however, must have been felt by the ...
Article : 334 wordsBOURKE, Nov. 1.—The following are the crossings at Darling Bridge, North Bourke:—270 cows and calves, plaman[?]na-park to Mudgee. Wormall and Green owners; 307 fat cattle, Norley to Sydney, F. ...
Article : 462 wordsThe half-yearly meeting of the United Tinsmiths, Ironworkers, and Japanners' Society was held in the Trades-hall last night, Mr. David Thompson (the president) in the chair. ...
Article : 157 wordsSir,—The letter of "Two Members of the Hospital Staff" shows that the desirability of removing the Melbourne Hospital has not been altogether lost sight of. It is a pity ...
Article : 152 wordsMiss Adelaide Delchon brought a successful season in Sandhurst to a close to-night. She appears in the Masonic-hall, Melbourne, to-morrow night. ...
Article : 36 wordsTrainers and Jockeys v. Amat[?]ur Riders.—This match will be played to-day on the Richmond Cricketground, the game to start at half-past 11 sharp. Teams; Jockeys—King (captan), Bence, Roberts, Rennison, ...
Article : 94 wordsSir,—I notice in to-day's issue of your paper a letter from the solicitor of the medical man concerned in this case. Putting on one side the facts stated by learned ...
Article : 262 wordsOn a [?]rosly morning Mr. Redfern commenced operations by sending New Star for a capital ga[?]op over nine or 10 [?]ongs. The [?]ly was accompanied by Portside and another at portions of the gallop. ...
Article : 243 wordsA special meeting of the Improved Lodgings Company was held yesterday at the Model Lodginghouse, Little Boure-street Mr. J. B[?] occupied the chair. The object ...
Article : 57 wordsThe most violent hurricane ever experienced at [?]lermont swept over the town on Tuesday evening. The heat had been exceptionally severe for some days previously. At ...
Article : 262 wordsIn the City Court yesterday, Thomas O'Connell, an ex-policeman, and Wm. Cullinanm a publican, were called upon to show cause why they should not be sent to gaol in ...
Article : 225 wordsThe Albert-park Rowing Club held a trial pair-o[?]r competition on the like on Saturday last, the cours[?] being from Obstruction island to the boat shed. The following were the results:- ...
Article : 203 wordsCHARLEVILLE, Nov. 1.—Three hundered fat bullocks from Mount Morris, Fra[?]der and Co. owners, will pass here to-morrow bound for Dalbydilla, to be trucked for Brisbane, These bull[?]cks ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 167 wordsThe annual bracelet match in connection with the Melbourne Gun Club takes place to-day. There are 120 nominations, and as most of the crack shots of the club are engaged, some excellent shooting should ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 2 Nov 1888, Page 8
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