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  2. NEW YEAR'S DAY.

    The first day of the new year was observed in Melbourne yesterday as a general holiday. The disastrons fire which occured in Flindersstreet at daybreak madean untoward incident ...

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  3. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. (THE ARGUS LONDON AGENCY.)

    Mr. Parnell has arrived in London, having returned from France, where he met Mr. W. O'Brien, and discussed with him the difficulty which has arisen in ...

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  4. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

    The following honours have been conferred by Her Majesty the Queen:— PEERAGES. The Right Hon. Sir Francis Richard ...

    Article : 297 words
  5. DISASTROUS FIRE IN FLINDERS-STREET. THE MUTUAL STORE DE-STROYED.

    The Mutual Store, a well known building in Flinders-street, just opposite the Flindersstreet railway station, and one of the most extensive and prosperous institutions in the ...

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  6. FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1891.

    The present age exhibits a belief in the value of conferences that may be described as pathetic. It does not matter an iota what particular evil ...

    Article : 7,153 words
  7. HISTORY OF THE INSTITUTION.

    The institution now known as the Mutual Store was established as a company in 1868, and its formation illustrated the principle of co-operation for the benefit of customers, ...

    Article : 695 words
  8. INSURANCES ON THE STOCK AND BUILDING.

    The loss by the destruction of the stock and the building is almost, if not entirely, covered by insurance, but a considerable part of the risk was held in English and ...

    Article : 704 words
  9. ATTITIDE OF THE NONCONFORMISTS.

    The Rev. Henry Allon, D.D., the wellknown Congregational minister, has written a letter to The Times, in which he says that the evidence given before ...

    Article : 93 words
  10. THE WORK OF THE FIRE BRIGADES.

    The fire brigades, in dealing with the fire, had one of the most difficult tasks set them which they have ever encountered in Melbourne. Had there been ready means of ...

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  11. ATTITUDE OF MR. PARNELL.

    It is reported that Mr. Parnell has refused to give up the control of the funds of the Irish National League. It is also rumoured that he has ...

    Article : 113 words
  12. THE SMALL-POX AT THE HEADS.

    To-day being New Year's Day there was a very large number of passengers on board the steamers Hygein and Ozone, all of whom took great interest in the Kelton. As ...

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  13. THE INDIAN RISING IN AMERICA.

    The latest advices from Nebraska state that 1,800 Indian "braves" stampeded from Pine Ridge, and have taken up a position in a stronghold in the "badlands," ...

    Article : 99 words
  14. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    A portion of the butter from New South Wales and Victoria by the R.M.S. Orient has been sold as high as 120s. per cwt. ...

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  15. SILVER.

    Bar silver is quoted at 48d. per oz. standard, being an advance of ½d. since the last quotation. ...

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  16. GOVERNMENT STOCKS.

    Consols are firm. Victorian inscribed four per cents. are quiet; three and a half per cents. are firm. To-day's quotations for consols and ...

    Article : 104 words
  17. THE BEHRING FISHERIES DIFFICULTY.

    Mr. J. G. Blaine, the American Secretary of State, has closed all the ports in the United States except one against cattle from Canada. ...

    Article : 154 words
  18. BANK FAILURE IN NEW YORK.

    Messrs. Bateman, bankers, of New York, have suspended payment, their liabilities being 1,000,000 dollars (£200,000). ...

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  19. THE RAILWAY STRIKE AT HULL.

    The strike of the railway employes at Hull has collapsed, many of the men having returned to work. ...

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  20. ASSAULT AND ROBBERY IN LITTLE LONSDALE-STREET.

    About 9 o'clock yesterday morning a seaman named Frederick Campbell was the victim of a daring robbery in Little Lonsdalestreet, near Spring-street. In company ...

    Article : 146 words
  21. THE REVENUE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.

    The revenue of the United Kingdom for the last nine months exceeded the revenue for the same period last year by £10,000,000. ...

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  22. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING.

    Superintendent Stein, who has never since his arrival in the colony ceased his endeavours to have the prevention or subjugation of fire considered as a very important ...

    Article : 710 words
  23. THE QUEENSLAND SEPARATION QUESTION.

    Holders of Queensland Government bonds are inquiring on what principle the colonial debt will be allotted in the event of the division of Queensland into ...

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  24. FIRES IN SYDNEY.

    Early this morning a fire occurred at the warehouse of Messrs. H. Rhodes and Co., engineers and machinery merchants, Yorkstreet. The fire originated on the ground ...

    Article : 115 words
  25. SEVERE ASSULT AT BRUNSWICK.

    At the Brunswick Court on Wednesday, two young men named John Bridges and Philip Fox were charged, on remand, with unlawfully assaulting a man named Charles ...

    Article : 151 words
  26. INTERCOLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

    A fatal boating accident occurred in Moreton Bay on Tuesday. The sailing boat Gitana, having on board S. Webb, J. Moss, G. Thomson, and C. Gregory, left town on ...

    Article : 211 words
  27. THE LOCUST PEST.

    The locusts have made their appearance at Guildford and Yapeen, and great damage is being done to the orchards and grass paddocks. This morning the trains on the ...

    Article : 64 words
  28. THE BUILDING AND THE STOCK.

    The store itself was a three-story structure, the first floor being built of granite, and the upper portion of brick, faced with cement. It was completed in 1882, but about two years ...

    Article : 438 words
  29. A SERIES OF SMALL ROBBERIES.

    The shop of Frederic J. Smith, draper, 217 Chapel street, Prahran, was robbed on the morning of the 30th ult. of 30s. in silver, six dozen silk handkerchiefs, 10 pairs of trousers, ...

    Article : 155 words
  30. THEFT OF A HORSE AND DRAY.

    A charge of theft of a horse and dray [?]s heard at the Fitzroy Court on Wednesday morning, when Joseph Murphy was proceeded against for the offence. Hugh Gamble, ...

    Article : 153 words
  31. BALLARAT.

    The nominations for the local prospecting board closed on Wednesday night. Messrs. Henry Gore, M.L.C. (mineowners), Thomas Richards (Mining board) and Robert Smith ...

    Article : 64 words
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