The old story of the remarkable beaver and the equally remarkable dog illustrates the positions of Footscray and South Melbourne on Saturday. It was nip and tuck whether ...
Article : 5,839 wordsGreat lawlessness exists among the coal miners on strike in Pennsylvania, Missouri, and other states. In several of the coal districts the men are ...
Article : 100 wordsThe situation is becoming critical in Servia, where ex-King Milan a few days ago suspended the constitution of 1809 and re-established that of 1869, in order to ...
Article : 115 wordsThe United States Senate is now accepting the compromise agreed to by the Democratic party, retaining free wool, lowering the duty on clothing, and placing ...
Article : 129 wordsThe following additional Birthday honours are announced:— FIELD-MARSHALS. General Viscount Wolseley, the ...
Article : 582 wordsA large deputation of fishermen representing all the fishing districts of the colony except Geelong waited upon Mr. Baker Commissioner of Castoms, on Saturday to ask that ...
Article : 769 wordsThe Government meteorologist received a telegram yesterday from Southern Cross stating that the Coolgardie coach had just arrived, and reported good rain 22 miles from ...
Article : 371 wordsSir,—I have just seen your issue of this morning containing a minute of the committee appointed to consider the concerns of the Presbyterian Society for Neglected and ...
Article : 1,367 wordsSir,—Whilst criticism was dealing with my letter to The T[?]es, I was away in New South Wales. On my return I find that I am expected to defend myself—a course I am ...
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Article : 59 wordsA conspiracy has been discovered at Buenos Ayres to destroy the Parliamentary buildings and the Bourse. A number of dynamite bombs have been ...
Article : 64 wordsThe strike of the coolies employed at Port Said, on the Suez Canal, in loading vessels with coal, is not yet ended. Further serious rioting occurred ...
Article : 136 wordsTo day a large number of Ararat people in terested in mining drove out to Rhymney, at the invitation of Mr. Pringle, to witness the starting of the machinery for the Rhymney ...
Article : 130 wordsThe Parliament of the Cape Colony has sanctioned the annexation of Pondoland, a small but important territory on the cast coast, situated between the ...
Article : 36 wordsAn extraordinary explosion occurred yesterday at Bevlin. It took place on the promises at the barracks, where a quantity of hydrogen ...
Article : 66 wordsStrange rumours are current in Paris respecting Ismail Pasha, formerly Khedive of Egypt, who his for a long time past been residing at ...
Article : 51 wordsIt is reported that some important revelations are about to be made public With respect to the Phœnix-park murders in 1882. ...
Article : 65 wordsA meeting of those interested in the frozen meat movement was held at the Mechanics'-hall, Bungaree, on Friday, under the auspices of the Western District and Wimmera Frozen ...
Article : 164 wordsLord Coleridge, the Lord Chief Justice of England, who has been seriously ill for several weeks past, is now recoveroveringr. ...
Article : 29 wordsIn the Houso of Commons last evening the Registration Bill, the second reading of which was agreed to on the 4th inst. was considered in committee. ...
Article : 179 wordsThe quarantined passengers by the steamer Ta[?]yan will be ll be released o5 the Cth June. The bill which Mr. Dowel, M.L.A., intends to ask sh tlie Housepass next Tuesday miss next Tuesday to ...
Article : 91 wordsThe interhn report of the Peninsularinn repoib of tho Pitiiiisuliir and Oriental Steam Navigation Companyticntal Stoim Navigation C'oinpiuy for the half-year ending March 31 hasulfjcar ending Milich 31 lins eeon issue.d A dividend at theareto of ...
Article : 63 wordsAt the London wool sales to day competition was brisk, and prices were unchanged. The following are the average prices ...
Article : 127 wordsMr. James Inglis, M.L.A., of New South Wales, read a paper to-night on the industries and prospects of that colony before the Society of Arts. ...
Article : 50 wordsThe Rev. J. R. Wolstenholme, of the Wharf-street Congregational Church, died on Friday, after an illness of several months, aged 50. He came to the colony from ...
Article : 203 wordsContinuous efforts are being made by Mr. R. D. Mengher, the solicitor for the condemned burglars, Montgomery and Williams, to secure a commutation of the death ...
Article : 265 wordsThe Orient Company's R.M.S. Austral, F. M. Tuke commander, arrived from Colombo at 8 o'clock this evening. She brings the following saloon passengers:— ...
Article : 131 wordsA special Birthday issue of the Government Gazette contains the announcement that the decorations conferred on volunteer officers will be extended to the ...
Article : 49 wordsTALLOW.—At public auction sales of Australasian tallow, held yesterday, 1,950 casks were offered, and 525 casks were sold at unaltered prices. ...
Article : 118 wordsMrs. Yates, the mayor of Onehunga, is finding herself in troubled waters, owing to her opposition to any improvement in the present very insanitary conditions of the borough. ...
Article : 442 wordsAccording to the act passed last session, the Queen's Birthday will be celebrated to-morrow. The Governor will hold the usual birthday levce, and the principal events of the ...
Article : 106 wordsThe extent to which the boycotting of nonunion master bakers by the operatives has been carried has led to a protest being forwarded to the latter on the subject by 28 ...
Article : 146 wordsThe polling took place yesterday in the Northern district of the Legislative Council, this being the last election ot this year's campaign. The two retiring members, ...
Article : 146 wordsThe Royal Commission on Water Supply arrived at Nagamble on Friday evening, and took evidence in the shirt-hall. The witness examined were Mr. Patrick Gorman, ...
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Article : 172 wordsA special meeting of the council was held on Friday night to consider the statement of the Works department, showing an indebtedness of £18,317 for outlay on local ...
Article : 176 wordsWilliam James Cowley Wilson, of 26 Clarke-street Prahran, clerk. Causes of insolvency—Being out employment and depreciation in the value of real estate ...
Article : 142 wordsThe secretary of the Collingwood Relief Fund acknowledges donations as follows:—Cameron Bros., £5 5s.; J. Philips, 10s.; J. Solomon, 5s; M'Kenzie and Co., quantity of barely sago, oatmeal, and peas; ...
Article : 166 wordsIt is stated that the whole of the Railway workshops in the colony will be put upon five days per week from to-morrow with a view to curtalling the expenditure. This step ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 28 May 1894, Page 5
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