COLOMBO, March 31.—The R.M.S. Shannon, from Melbourne 12th instant, arrived yesterda[?] morning. LONDON, April 2.—The British-India ...
Article : 187 wordsDetective Walsh will sail in the Potosi to bring back an absconding drapery partner, Joachim Frederick Hagan, who was arrested in London by order of the trustee in the estate. ...
Article : 176 wordsFor some time Dean and Co.'s store, situated in Bruce-street, has been the scene of petty robberies, but how they were effected was a mystery to the proprietors. The robberies took place between ...
Article : 265 wordsAn important meeting of the Wallsend miners was held on Thursday evening. It was resolved to contribute £25 a month toward the funds being raised for the West Coast miners of ...
Article : 859 wordsAn unfortunate young man, who has been an inmate of Gladesville, but who was released a couple of weeks ago, had a terrible relapse of his disease yesterday in his home ...
Article : 130 wordsThe Lytton encampment, which has been a splendid success, breaks up to-day. On Saturday the Gayundah attacked the fort, and firing lasted about 20 minutes, when the gunboat steamed ...
Article : 255 wordsOn Friday afternoon a bather at Warrnambool was seized by an enormous octopus, and had a desperate struggle to g[?]t free. The bather's friends came to his assistance just as he got a ...
Article : 53 wordsThe first sitting of the Land Board Under the new Land Act was held to-day in the courthouse before Mr. A. O. Moriarty, chairman. There were only six or seven cases set down for hearing. ...
Article : 89 wordsThomas Bowden, meter maker, employed in the gasworks, South Melbourne, shot his wife Kate, early this morning with a revolver, and then blew out his own brains with the same weapon. ...
Article : 135 wordsMrs. Sydney Brown, of New York, has been acknowledged by the Court of Queen's Bench in England as the heiress of the Townley estate, valued at 20 millions. ...
Article : 273 wordsJames Hodgson, a well-known resident, fell down a deserted shaft, about one mile from town, at about 3 p.m. yesterday. He was not missed till 8 p.m., when a search party turned ...
Article : 177 wordsAt about 8 o'clock last night, the jury, in the Fletchers case, returned a verdict of not guilty. Much interest was manifested in this case, which was sent from Glen Innes for trial here, on an ...
Article : 219 wordsTwo extensive fires occurred in Melbourne on Easter Monday. The second broke out before the first had been extinguished. In the first instance the premises burned were those of ...
Article : 119 wordsThe conference of the Newcastle and surrounding municipal councils began this morning in the Newcastle Chambers. The Mayor of Newcastle presided, and some six or seven of the municipalities ...
Article : 314 wordsA telegram from Home Rule says that a Chinese storekeeper was "bailed up" at his place of business and robbed. The police are in pursuit of the robbers. ...
Article : 46 wordsADELAIDE, April 3.—The R.M.S. Garonne arrived to-day from London with the following passengers:— Saloon, for Adelaide: Mr. and Mrs. Harett, Rev. C. G. E. Ashworth, Rev. N. C. and Mrs. Sutherland ...
Article : 460 wordsFurther particulars are to hand respecting the Hannibal Bay massacre. The Victoria's crew consisted of Friday and Baboo, two Manilla men, and two natives of the place where ...
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Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1919), Sat 11 Apr 1885, Page 12
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