ALBERTON (Shire).—Owing to the re-subdivisionof the riding, the whole of the members retired. Nominations:—North Riding—Councillors James Bowden and Michael Sweeney and Mr. ...
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Article : 432 wordsMr. Chas. Godfrey's variety company is playing to good houses at the Academy of Music. The entertainment was patronised on Monday night by the officers and men ...
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Article : 53 wordsDr. E. Mary Page Stone give a lecture at the Warrawee Club last night on "Women's Dress" to a large audience of women, admittance being positivity ...
Article : 413 wordsAt 6 o'clock this morning a domestic employed at Murray's Victoria Hotel, on opening the bar, observed smoke issuing from a bedroom adjoining the ...
Article : 243 wordsTuesday (6 p.m.).—Cloudy in southern districts, with scattered showers; finer inland; light to fresh S.W. and W. winds, with moderate to rough sea. ...
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Article : 574 wordsMr. G. H. Burnes, grocer, Mr. J. W. Herschell, grocer, and Mr. G. W. Robbins, watchmaker and jeweller, all of Bay-street, Port Melbourne, yesterday made a ...
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Article : 76 wordsA meeting of members of the South Melbourne Cricket Club was held on Tuesday night in their pavillion to consider some proposed alterations of the rules of the club. Mr. J. Alken, president of ...
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Article : 128 wordsAt the fortnightly meeting of the Fitzroy branch of the Australian Natives' Association, held in the local town-hall buildings last evening, the members were very ...
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Article : 73 wordsThe will of Thomas Goodchild Bullivant late of Wangaratta, saddler, deceased, has been lodged for probate with the registrar. The testator died on the 11th of July last, ...
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Article : 150 wordsThe fifthe annual report of the "Pilgrims' Rest for aged and destitute gentlewomen, conducted by the Rev. O. M. Cherbury and Mrs. O. M. Cherbury, has just been issued. Mr. Cherbury states: ...
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Article : 146 wordsAt the Flemington and Kensington Council last night, Councillor Durham mentioned tht there was practically no supervision at the Braybrook slaughter-vards, and that from them discased meat ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wed 19 Aug 1896, Page 6
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