The autumn meeting at Flemington is always a popular fixture with race-goers, and there was a capital attendance on Saturday, when the meeting opened with an ...
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Article : 158 wordsMr. Cecil Rhodes, late Premier of the Cape Colony, and late managing director of the British South africa Company, was further examined yesterday by the Select ...
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Article : 99 wordsYesterday evening Mr. Gillies and Mr. Connor, M.L.C., addressed a large gathering of electors in the town-hall, the mayor (Councillor Marks) presiding. On the ...
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Article : 600 wordsBar silver is quoted at 29 11-16d., being a decline of 1-16d. since Wednesday last. ...
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Article : 40 wordsKauri Gum.—At the auction sales to-day 3,065 cases of kauri gum were offered, half of which was sold. Three-quarter scraped realised 93/, and half-scraped 63/ per cwt. ...
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Article : 44 wordsYesterday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, the Rev. J. W. Crisp delivered a lecture on "Australian Federation," in Wesley Church, Lonsdale-street. The lecturer, ...
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Article : 148 wordsWhat was termed a gathering of Protestants was held in the Protestant-hall this afternoon to protest agains the candidature of Cardinal Moran for the Federal ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 154 wordsThe deadlock in the election of a mayor still continues. The council met again yesterday, all the members being present. Aldermen M'Master, Fraser, and Thurlow ...
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Article : 179 wordsSir,—As the reference in "The Argus" of to day to my speech at Bendigo on Thursday last would lead the public to think that wanted them to believe that Mr. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 1 Mar 1897, Page 5
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