News was received by the Colonial Hail which was delivered at the General Post Office this morning that arrangements had been made for the shipping of The Levite, ...
Article : 757 wordsThe Eastern Railway Employes decided at a recent meeting to erect a reading-room for themselves at the Perth Station, on the plot of ground given them by the ...
Article : 383 wordsSIR,—Verily this theory of mental analysis and logical training surpasses all understanding. When is it to come to pass that individuals lacking these peculiar ...
Article : 324 words"Accidents seldom come alone only too frequently verified. Following closely upon the unfortunate total loss, only a few daye ago, of the Adelaide ...
Article : 207 wordsSIR,—The action of those Councillors who opposed the proposal to purchase an organ for the Town Hall will surely be commended by those who feel keenly the ...
Article : 140 wordsWe understand that a member of the legislative Council is endeavouring to persuade other members to sign a petition to the Secretary of State praying that ...
Article : 533 wordsSIR,—The curiosity of some of par worthy citizens has been greatly excited this last day or two at the sight of some of our would be public men rushing about the ...
Article : 343 wordsThe following notice of the loss of the barque Wistaria, a vessel well known at Fremantle, appears in the S.A. Register of Sept. 19:—On Friday Captain W. Wells ...
Article : 274 wordsAt St. George's Cathedral Sunday school last Sunday a presentation, consisting of a pair of gold spectacles and a traveling bag, was made by the scholars and ...
Article : 274 wordsSIR,—Very seldom I feel inclined to appear before the public as a newspaper water, and especially as an adverse critic upon the Fourth Estate. As sacred as the ...
Article : 359 wordsThe following extraordinary telegrams have reached as from Adelaide:—MELBOURNE, September 11. Correspondence containing statements of ...
Article : 1,405 wordsI must not forget that we of Dongarr like to have our views upon public questions made known to the world, and as there has been so much public excitement of late ...
Article : 546 wordsThe following notice was posted on the shipping board at the Telegraph office this morning:—"Cossack reports: Arrived, 5 p.m., Sept 29, Sch. Fanny Thornton, from ...
Article : 64 wordsSIR,—During my short residence in this fair land I have always understood that whatever else we night be short of we could not complain of a scarcity of land. ...
Article : 349 wordsLast Saturday afternoon an old man of about sixty years of age named Richard Battley, who resides in Hay-street West and has for some time past occupied the ...
Article : 193 wordsWe have been requested to draw special attention to a notice which appears in our advertisement columns referring to the grand Fire Brigades demonstration which is ...
Article : 522 wordsThe following is a list of nominations received by the Secretary of the W. A. Turf Club, last Saturday evening, for the Perth Cap, Ladies' Purse and Railway ...
Article : 378 wordsSIR,—Your City contemporary, after its leading article of the 29th inst, is certainly entitled to be dubbed the " Prince of plagiarists." Nothing in ...
Article : 333 wordsUnder the above beading a correspondent furnishes the following, with the hope that the cap does not fit anyone in Perth:—An amusing divorce suit is reported in ...
Article : 323 wordsOn Friday last a private sitting of the Executive Court of Justice was held at Government House, to take into consideration the case of the Governor v. the Chief ...
Article : 472 wordsThis was a summons taken out by the defendant to set aside the writ on the ground that in was improperly tested. Mr. Haynes appeared for the defendant ...
Article : 410 wordsLast night there was a concert held in Wesley school-room. About one hundred and eighty people were present. The lamps, windows and platform were ...
Article : 724 wordsSIR,—May I be permitted to make my defence, or rather to confirm my account of the treatment we received on board the s. Otway, in reply to J. J. K. Cohn ? In ...
Article : 365 wordsA special meeting of the City Council was held at four o'clock on the 27th ult., at which there were present the Mayor (in the chair), Crs. Hearman, ...
Article : 505 wordsLast Friday the members of the Sons of Australia Benefit Society entertained their hon. treasurer (Bro. J. C. Chipper) at a spread in the Hall of the Working Men's ...
Article : 523 wordsWe have experienced some very rough weather since my Last, although it has some what moderated these last few days. The rain does not appear to have ceased, and on ...
Article : 908 wordsPlease choose from the following download options:
Share this item on:
Print page as...
Testing
The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, WA : 1855 - 1901), Wed 5 Oct 1887, Page 2
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
With your Trove account you can: