Present—Crs. W. Mitchell (Mayor), Cuming, Burrows, Corben, and McPhee. The minutes of the previous, meeting were read and confirmed. ...
Article : 1,294 wordsWhilst inviting communications and free discussion on all questions of public interest or utility the proprietory will neither identity nor hold themselves responsible for the opinions expressed. The bona ...
Article : 72 wordsSecretaries of Cricket and Football Clubs are requested to send their report of put Saturday's matches not later than Tuesday evening in order to secure insertion. Coming fixtures will, be received up till ...
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Advertising : 3,186 wordsOutward letters were read and approved of, and the following inward were then dealt with:—From E. Dangerfield, forwarding copy of ...
Article : 452 wordsSIR,—I notice in your issue of the 25th inst., a report of a meeting of the Kororoit Cricket Club. It stated that the majority were against the trophies being presented at the ...
Article : 114 wordsSIR,—I notice as an old resident of this distracted place, that the Eight Hours' System is not carried out in its integrity by the master bakers in this borough, the only one being ...
Article : 94 wordsThis match was played last Saturday, and resulted in a win for the Standard by 1 goal 8 behinds to a behinds. The following played well for the former McMahon, Stone (2), Britt ...
Article : 53 wordsSIR,—Kindly allow me a small space in your valuable paper to reply to a letter, headed as above, which appeared in your contemporary about a fortnight ago. In that letter, the ...
Article : 262 wordsYARRAVILLE STANDARD V. VICTORIA CRESCENT.—The following will represent the Standard:—Britt, Bell, McMahon, Charles, Hood (2), Corby, Dumpleton, Stone (4) ...
Article : 194 wordsSIR,—On Monday evening I was in company with some very old bushmen. It was stated by one of the that Tom Evans was the first man that crossed the ninety-mile ...
Article : 184 wordsFor about the fiftieth time I again male my moan respecting the wretched manner in which our railway carriages are lighted. Surely Mr. Speight must have seen, and noted ...
Article : 1,101 wordsYou are three-score-and-five, my pet, Still lovely as when first we met; How many changes we have seen! In fears and troubles often been. ...
Article : 215 wordsSIR,—Will you kindly enlighten us through your columns:—When the State School Prizes are to be competed for? When it is Intended to distribute them? And what plan has been ...
Article : 186 wordsUnfurl the Southern Cross, unfurl, At England's foes defence hurl; Better to die in honor's cause Than subject be to foreign laws. ...
Article : 179 wordsThe Rate Collector v. Norris. The collector sued the defendant for £1 7s. back rates. An order was made for the amount and 5s. costs. ...
Article : 230 wordsYe Sons of Australia! the Bear is now growling; Then up, up my lads, and face him like men; Your pluck and your valour will send him back howling, If he dare show his nose in our peaceful domain. ...
Article : 234 words'Can you tell me how the word 'saloon is spelt?' was asked of a cockney. 'Certainly,' said the Londoner, with a look of triumph; 'there's a hess, and a hay, and a hell, and two ...
Article : 347 wordsJohn Macartney was brought up on this charge, and was fined in the customary 5s. with the alternative of twenty-four hours. John accepted the alternative, as the state of ...
Article : 40 wordsThree boys named Andrew Woods, Frederick Duncan, and W. Hodson, were charged with throwing stones on the roofs of houses, and using bad language, in Hyde ...
Article : 253 wordsOn the motion of Cr. Cuming, William Meldrum was appointed to the office of Dog Tax Collector. NOTICE OF MOTION. ...
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Independent (Footscray, Vic. : 1883 - 1922), Sat 2 May 1885, Page 3
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