An attempt was made to-day to assassinate General Garfield, President of the United States. He was fired at with a pistol at the railway station, as he was ...
Article : 117 wordsBy the s.s. Mangana, which arrived on Saturday, we have Melbourne papers from the 27th ult. to the 1st inst. inclusive, from which we take the following extracts :— ...
Article : 1,080 wordsThe Hughenden estate, to which young Coningshy Disraeli has succeeded, is not a large property. It comprises about 1300 acres, and realises about £2000 a year. ...
Article : 642 wordsTin has advanced in price, and is now quoted at £89 10s. ...
Article : 18 wordsThe s.s. Devon, which arrived yesterday from the N. W. Coast ports, brought 85 tons of tin ore as follows :—Mount Bischoff Company's claim 72, Don T.N. ...
Article : 651 wordsAt the wool sales to-day the market was firm. Greasy brought a half-penny more than at the last sales. The arrivals to date for the next series ...
Article : 50 wordsThe Victoria Amateur Race Club's Meeting at Caulfield yesterday was well attended. The following are the results :— ...
Article : 353 wordsIn consequence of the outbreak of small-pox in Sydney, the Government has notified that vessels arriving from that port or having touched there will be quarantined. ...
Article : 141 wordsDr. Skae, the inspector of lunatic asylyms, has died of erysipelas. A severe shock of earthquake was felt over a large portion of the colony at 5 o'clock this ...
Article : 88 wordsIntelligence by the City of Melbourne. which arrived at Sydney from Noumea on the 28th ult. (says the Argus correspondent), states that the Aurora had ...
Article : 300 wordsA deputation of inhabitants and those interested in the district will wait upon Ministers to-morrow to ask them to take such measures as will ensure, by subsidy ...
Article : 458 wordsThe Government have telegraphed to the agent-general to arrange at once to send immigrants by every mail steamer to Cooktown, Townsville, Mackay, and Rockhampton, and ...
Article : 297 wordsFrom a private letter received in town from Gladstone, dated the 29th June, we are informed that the reef in the winze being sunk on the Royal Mint claim is ...
Article : 712 wordsThe Secretary supplies the following sales reported by members of the Launceston Stock Exchange on Saturday :— North Bischoff Valley, contributing, £2 ...
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Advertising : 364 wordsAs our readers are aware, the vote of want of confidence in the Berry Administration was carried in the Legislative assembly on Friday morning last by a ...
Article : 601 wordsThe Queen of Nations broke up on Saturday, and has now almost entirely disappeared. The steamer Argyle, while proceeding down the Clarence River on Saturday afternoon for ...
Article : 1,272 wordsThe City of Sydney arrived at Auckland on the 26th ult., bringing intelligence that the small-pox epidemic continues at Honolulu. The following items of intelligence were telegraphed ...
Article : 167 wordsThe National Gallery is proving a great success. 11,000 persons have visited it during the week, and 2600 in two hours on Sunday afternoon. It was three times necessary to close the ...
Article : 642 wordsThe s.s. Cuzco, which arrived at Adelaide on Monday last, brings the following items of news from South Africa :— CAPE TOWN, June 17. ...
Article : 163 wordsLONDON, June 24.—The hop plants throughout the south of England are promising well for the next harvest, and a splendid yield is anticipated. ...
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Launceston Examiner (Tas. : 1842 - 1899), Mon 4 Jul 1881, Page 3
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