By the last French mail there came to hand a copy of the "White Book" issued by the Malagasy Government, which contains an account of the interviews and ...
Article : 44 wordsThe Governor, Lady Duff, and the Misses Duff leave to-morrow for Melbourne, en route to Tasmania. Mr. R. W. Duff and Mr. Patrick Duff accompany the party to ...
Article : 61 words(The annual meeting of the Melbourne Athenæum was held yesterday evening. Mr. J. [?]iffe occupied the chair, and there was a small attendance. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 130 wordsActive measures are being taken to ensure the success of the approaching fire brigades' demonstration here. Already 200 has been collected for prizes, besides a large number ...
Article : 79 wordsThe members of the Tariff Board sat on Tuesday, Mr. Tucker, M. L. A., in the chair, and took further evidence on the subject of the hat-making industry. ...
Article : 1,832 wordsAn interregnum is always an anxious time. " Beauty and the Beast" have been deposed, "Cinderella" has not yet come to ...
Article : 1,511 wordsSnakes are becoming numerous in this district. Yesterday afternoon a child named Wilmott, residing in Centre-road, near Oakleigh, was observed by her mother holding a ...
Article : 75 wordsThe following candidates have been nominated for three vacant seats in the Castlemaine Mining Board:—Castlemaine division, Messrs. T. W. Felstead (retiring) and W. ...
Article : 140 wordsThe annual session of the Ballarat and Bendigo Grand Division of the Order of Sons of Temperance was held here to-day, a large number of delegates being present. The ...
Article : 1,021 wordsThe Government astronomer, Mr. R. L. J. Ellery, makes the following forecast from the information to hand:—"Wednesday, 6 p.m.—The indications for Victoria are fine ...
Article : 65 wordsA young man named Charles Ashton was charged at the South Melbourne Court yesterday with assaulting Jeremiah O'Brien, licensce of the Bleak-house Hotel, ...
Article : 32 wordsPORTLAND TO PORT PHILLIP.—Barometer falling. Fine, but hazy or misty out to sea, and squally wit[?] south-casterly gales and heavy sea. PORT PHILLIP TO W[?]SON'S PROMONTORY.—Baromete[?] ...
Article : 73 wordsThe Ven. Archdeacon Beamish has forwarded his resignation as vicar of Christ Church, Warrnambool, to the Bishop of Ballarat, who has fixed the 28th February as the ...
Article : 56 wordsRAINFALL AT OBSERVATORY previous 24 hours to 3 p.m. January 30, nil; since January 1,1.81in. Average rainfall at observatory for the first month of the year, 1.73in. ...
Article : 156 wordsThe half-yearly meeting of the Bank of North Queensland was held to-day. The report for the half-year stated that the net profits for the six months after providing for ...
Article : 35 wordsAt last night's meeting of the Warrnambool Town Council the mayor reported having attended [?] meeting of the executive committee of the Municipal Association, which ...
Article : 284 wordsInspector Devine proceeded, at the Richmond Court yesterday, against Mrs. Louisa Stewart, licensee of the Prince of Wales Hotel, Church-street, for a breach of the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 56 wordsA special council meeting of the Railways Service Mutual Association was held last night at the rooms, St. James's Buildings, Mr. W. Phelan, vice-president, in the chair. ...
Article : 116 wordsAt the Supreme Court to-day the Chief Justice made an order, in connection with the Federal Bank, for the remittance of a further sum of £30,000 to London. His ...
Article : 35 wordsThe annual meeting of parishioner, of Holy Trinity Church, Kew, was held in the school-room on the 21st inst., about 120 persons being present. The Rev. W.G. Hindley, the new incumbent, occupied the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 36 wordsThe Oddfellows Widows and Orphans' Fund held their annual meeting on Wednesday last at the Oddfellows'-hall, Swanston-street, the president (Mr. H. R. Litchfield) in the chair. Present— ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 39 wordsMr. J. G. Ward, the Colonial Treasurer, left the Bluff to-day for Hobart. The Department of Industries and Commerce has issued a circular to sawmillers ...
Article : 33 wordsMr. J. J. wilson, of Melbourne, who has for years taken a deep interest in flax cultivation, has written a letter to a local grower, Mr. James Williams, a sample of whose flax ...
Article : 196 wordsThe Hawthorn council last night engaged in an animated discussion on the advisability of adopting the principle of the minimum wage. A letter was read from the Builders ...
Article : 33 wordsThe annual meeting of St. John's Church, East Malvern, was held on Friday evening last in the schoolroom. There were a large number of the congregation present; the incumbent (the Rev. J. B. ...
Article : 44 wordsThe alterations in the train arrangements, which take effect on Friday, will prove a great inconvenience to the business people of the town. At the present time the afternoon ...
Article : 126 wordsFORBES, JAN.26.—On the 20th and 21st we had [?] splendid rain, 3in. 12 points being registered. The green feed is coming up rapidly, and soon there will be good sheep feed. All danger of bush fires is at an ...
Article : 191 wordsThe quarterly meeting of the Ancient Order of Foresters, United Melbourne district, was held on Jan. 24, at the Foresters'-hall, Latrobe-street, Brother N. Batchelor, D.C.R., occupied the chair, and ...
Article : 44 wordsSir,—I read with interest your article in The Argus of Tuesday entitled "Hospital Nurses and Their Work," and anyone who reads it must see that the condition of nurses ...
Article : 362 wordsThe annual meeting of St. Michael's, Carlton, was held on January 2[?], presided over by the Rev. G. N. Bishop. The balance-sheet showed a gross total of £3[?] over the receipts of 1893, not only enabling the ...
Article : 205 wordsWhilst at work in one of the marl-pits in the vicinity of German Town on Tuesday evening a man named George Gillies, aged 62 years, was smothered under a fall of ...
Article : 77 wordsBLACKALL, JAN. 30.—Stock Movements—16,000 wethers from Wellshot to St. George, owners Australian Pastoral Company. The weather is changeable. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe annual meeting of the parishioners of Christ Church, St. kilda, was held on January 29, the Rev. J. Stanley-Low, the vicar, in the chair. There was a good attendance of parishioners. The chairman ...
Article : 73 wordsPERRIMAL, JAN.2[?].—In another week the majority of the farmers will have finished up this year's harvest, although a few who are away on their mallee blocks will not finish for some time ...
Article : 37 wordsA fire occurred at an early hour this morning which destroyed a six-roomed wooden cottage in Garsed-street and all its contents. The house was owned by Mr. James ...
Article : 68 wordsThe forty-ninth half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Manchester Unity Insurance Association was held at the Manchester Unity Hall, Swanston-street, on the 29th inst.; the chair was taken by ...
Article : 181 wordsSir,—Being a shareholder in the Star of the East mine, Ballarat, I was very much astonished at seeing in the papers that tenders had been called for the erection of ...
Article : 119 wordsThe ordinary monthly committee meeting of the City, Suburban, and Country Licensed Victnaliers' Association was held at the offices, 419 Bourke-street, on January 30. Mr. W. Meader (president) occupied ...
Article : 49 wordsThe council of the Old Colonists' Association held its monthly meeting at the offices of the association, 131 William-street, on friday last. There were present—The president, Mr. R. C. Anderson (in the ...
Article : 341 wordsThis morning James Charles Barter, a youth of 14 years of age, was brought before Mr. G. D. M'Cormick, P.M., and a bench of honorary magistrates, charged with sacrilege, ...
Article : 37 wordsThe city coroner, Dr. Youl, held an inquest yesterday concerning the death of a man, name unknown, whose body was found in the bay at Port Melbourne on Sunday ...
Article : 41 wordsThe annual meeting of the parishioners of Holy Trinity, Balaclava, was held in the schoolroom on the 28th inst., the Rev. C. E. Dwight, the new incumbent, presiding. The following gentlemen were ...
Article : 37 wordsThe committee held their usual weekly meetin on January 24. Present—Mr. J. Garton (in the chair), Messrs. C. Co[?]k, W. R. Jaffray, A. C. Sturrock, Isaac Barnet, J. Barwise, M. Hood, C.F. Heales, and Drs. ...
Article : 207 wordsSir,—I think it would help the cause of the Bishop of Melbourne's Fund were a list of the churches assisted from it published. Sir George Verdon writes that the fund is not ...
Article : 49 wordsThe promotions of Inspecter Thomas O'Callaghan to the rank of noting superintendent and of Sergeant philip Commons to the rank of acting sub-inspector were announced in the Police Gazette of yesterday. ...
Article : 75 wordsA labouring man named William James Matthews was committed for trial at the city court to-day on three charges of forgery and uttering and a charge of obtaining money by ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 31 Jan 1895, Page 6
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