In the Assembly to-day it was proposed by the Government that the House should adjourn from to-night until Thursday next, with a view of finishing up the business of ...
Article : 949 wordsThe Government entertained a number of their supporters in both Houses of Parliament, as well as the wives and daughters of those gentlemen, at a picnic at Schnapper ...
Article : 1,298 wordsYesterday evening there was an unusually large attendance in the concert-hall. This was no doubt owing to the large influx of visitors from the country districts and ...
Article : 439 wordsThe harbingers of Christmas, issued by Messrs. Prang and Co., of Boston, U.S., through their local representatives, R. Jolley and Co., denote that the cards which were ...
Article : 525 wordsMonday having been declared a bank holiday the Christmas holiday season will practically begin on that day. An ample train service will be provided for those ...
Article : 1,559 wordsIn the Vice-Admiralty Court to-day Henry Beattie, the owner of the schooner Spunkle, which sunk after collision with the steamer Ranelagh, off Cape Moreton, in July ...
Article : 103 wordsA hawker's jewellery box, which had been broken open, and had evidently been emptied of any articles of value, was found yesterday morning. There were marks of blood ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 483 wordsA deputation consisting of residents in Essendon and Bulla on Wednesday asked the Minister of Railways that provision should be made in the next Railway Construction ...
Article : 296 wordsM'Donnell has expressed his intention of retiring from cricket altogether in a month or two, probably after the season's intercolonial contests are over. It is also ...
Article : 49 wordsThe first election for commissioners of the Western Wimmera Irrigation and Water Supply Trust took place yesterday. There were 29 candidates, and the latest returns ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 191 wordsA deputation of residents of Woodend on Wednesday asked the Minister of Railways to have a trial survey made for a railway from Romsey to Woodend. The deputation stated ...
Article : 104 wordsAt a meeting of the city branch of the Australian Natives' Association to-night Mr. Heaney moved that the meeting expresses approval of the action of the Queensland ...
Article : 410 wordsA special meeting of the Victorian Football Association was held at Young and Jackson's Hotel last night, Mr. P. O'Neill in the chair. ...
Article : 179 wordsMr. Duffy and Mr. Hunt, M.L.A.'s, accompanied by members of the Seymour Shire Council, on Wednesday asked the Premier whether the Government could ...
Article : 390 wordsThe following memorandum on the proposal already referred to in The Argus for for renewing the cases of the alternate blocks under the Mallee Act was laid before ...
Article : 892 wordsThe board of management of the Homœopathic Hospital held their ordinary monthly meeting at the institution on Wednesday evening last, when there were present the ...
Article : 309 wordsA deputation from Kyabram, Girgarce, Kootupua, and Rushworth on Wednesday asked the Minister of Railways to sanction a survey of a line of railway from Kyabram to ...
Article : 49 wordsThe directors of the Australian Natives' Association were entertained at dinner by the members of the city branch this evening. In responding to the toast of his health, Mr. J. ...
Article : 116 wordsA number of the residents of Seymour on Wednesday asked the Commissioner of Public Works to set apart a special grant for the construction of a bridge over the River ...
Article : 66 wordsThe annual festival in connection with the Geelong Lodge of Unity and Prudence was held on Thursday evening, in the Masonic-hall, Brother J. Steane, W. M., presided at the ...
Article : 179 wordsSir,—Referring to your leader of yesterday on the question of accommodation at the wharves for the unusual and unlooked-for excessive shipments of all kinds of goods, ...
Article : 374 wordsThe Kyneton Shire Council on Wednesday applied to the Commissioner of Public Works for assistance from the Government towards constructing a road from tho township of ...
Article : 74 wordsThere was a large assemblage of the Masonic craft at the installation ceremony of W. M. and officers of the Mt. Alexander Lodge last night, visitors being present from ...
Article : 178 wordsThe Intercolonial Rifle Match was continued to-day with the following results:- Rifle Clubs' Match, 500 and 600 yards, 10 shots at each. Teams of five from any ...
Article : 107 wordsSir,—I beg to call the attention of the mining community to the determination of the committees of the several stock exchanges in this city to suspend business from the 22nd ...
Article : 248 wordsAn accident causing the death of a miner named George Williams occurred in the workings of the No. 2 shaft of the New Kong Meng Company at about 1 o'clock this ...
Article : 144 wordsThe general monthly meeting of the members of the above society was held in the Coffee Palace, Bourke-street east, on Wednesday evening. Mr. A. S. A. Whelon was ...
Article : 132 wordsSir,—At a special meeting of the council of this association, held to-day, it was unanimously decided that a social evening be given to the inmates of the homes and others ...
Article : 223 wordsThe trial of Michael Griffin for the murder of an aboriginal at Esperance Bay, in May last, was concluded to-day. The evidence of the witnesses for the Crown lasted all the ...
Article : 125 wordsSir,—Being interested in the daily-expected arrival of a vessel from London, this morning, at a few minutes past 10 o'clock, on my way into town, I called at the ...
Article : 144 wordsSir,—I think your correspondent "Observer" is hypercritical in his remarks as to the spelling of the names on the statues of the above gardens, as steps are evidently being ...
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Advertising : 245 wordsThe following is the Fish Market report for the week ending December 1[?]:—Fish received, 2,884 baskets; crayfish, 617½ dozen; oysters, 235 bags; ducks and [?]owls, 63[?] couples; geese, 31 couples; ...
Article : 243 wordsAn instance of what appears to be suicide of a determined character occurred during the voyage of the American ship Paramita from New York to Melbourne. The event ...
Article : 116 wordsNews has bean received from Charters Towers that Mr. F. W. Mawe, Government surveyor, and his assistant, Mr. Charles Lloyd, were both struck dead by lightning ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 22 Dec 1888, Page 10
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