A most interesting and enjoyable entertainment was that given at the Melbourne Town-hall last night by the students of the National Gymnasium and selected teams ...
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Article : 1,122 wordsThe Colac district affords one of the best instances of the breaking up of large estates by natural proiess that the colony can show. Ten years ago the magnificent land in ...
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Article : 110 wordsThe Prahran City Council yesterday passed a resolution providing for the contribution of £4,000 as its proportion towards a total expenditure by the Government of not less than £63,000 ...
Article : 142 wordsA meeting of the council of the Chamber of Commerce was held on Friday afternoon. Mr. R. J. Alcock (president) occupied the chair. There were also present: ...
Article : 345 wordsAt the City Point Court yesterday, before Mr. Panton, P.M., and a bench of justices, a young man named Edward Green was charged with embezzling certain sums ...
Article : 217 wordsThe Prahran City Council yesterday received a communication from the Department of Agriculture notifying that the chief inspector of stock had inspected some cattle from the city which had ...
Article : 153 wordsAt the Footseray Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. W. and D. Mitchell, J. W. Frasor, and J. M'Phee, J.P.'s. William Hopkins was charged with ...
Article : 261 wordsBROKEN HILL, Aug. 2.—Yesterday morning Langa wirra and Topar stations commenced shcaring with a full board, with 20,000 and 18,000 sheep respectively. Large numbers of shearers are ...
Article : 323 wordsAt the meeting of the Fitzroy Council last evening, the usual complimentary reference was made to the councillors who will retire this month. They are—Councillor R. W. Best, West Ward; ...
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Article : 142 wordsAdjourned sittings were held at the Port Melbourne Police Court yesterday in connection with the cases of some of the persons who were arrested on the 25th ult. at ...
Article : 390 wordsCouncillor renfrew, mayor of Fitzroy, at the meeting of the local council last night, deplored the want of public spirit amongst the wealthy men of Victoria. In Europe such men took a pride in ...
Article : 151 wordsAt the meeting of the Presbytery of Melbourne South yesterday, the Rev. D. G. M'Crea presided, and the sitting, though long, was not important. It was announced ...
Article : 118 wordsFor the past three months the crection of the Weribee jetty has been a fruitful source of discussion at the meetings of municipal councils within the metropolitan area. At the meeting ...
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Article : 646 wordsSergeant J. Patterson, who has for the past seven years been in charge of the Noth Cariton police station, and who is now retiring owing to having attained the ...
Article : 235 wordsSir,—Kindly allow me through vour columna to call the attention of the railway anthorities to the disgraceful condition that sheep arrive in at Newmarked. After being ...
Article : 492 wordsDetcetives Fryer and Neilson arrested yesterday a man named James Smith on a charge of stealing a basket of tools, valued at £3 10s, the property of Ebenezer ...
Article : 71 wordsIt has been reported to the Footscray police that early yesterday morning a meatlorry belonging to Yewers Bros., and driven by W. Kampf was stuck up on Swamp-road. ...
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Article : 177 wordsThe council of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society held a meeting on July 6 at 41 Selborne-chambers. Present, Colonel Rede (president). Mr. R. Simson, Major Purchas, Dr. ...
Article : 227 wordsThe curator of the estates of deceased persons has obtained rules to administer the estates of the follow ing deceased persons under Act No. 1,000:—Mary Teller, No, 300 Bruaswick-street, Firzroy, died 16th ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tue 4 Aug 1896, Page 6
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