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  2. Opening of the Victorian Parliament.

    PARLIAMENT was opened to-day, with the usual ceremonial. The Governor's speech refers to the marked depression of trade all over the world, including Victoria, although in less degree here than ...

    Article : 623 words
  3. LATEST TELEGRAMS.

    A boy, named Bechman, was riding the racehorse Marquis home from the racecourse, yesterday, when, on approaching the gate, the horse bolted, and ran the boy against part of the gate ...

    Article : 1,228 words
  4. Great Literary Attraction.

    ALTHOUGH numerous extra copies of the TOWN AND COUNTRY JOURNAL have been printed each week for the last month, the demand has been such as to render it impossible to obtain a copy in any part of ...

    Article : 233 words
  5. Shipping.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 2,117 words
  6. Insolvency Court.

    Samuel Collier, of Colli, storekeeper. Liabilities, £339 4s 6d. Assets, £46 7s 8d. Mr. A. Sandeman, official assignee. Robert Oliver, of Charles-street, Petersham, rough ...

    Article : 580 words
  7. The Suez Mail Sighted.

    An Albany telegram states that the Suez mail steamer was sighted at 3 o'clock. ...

    Article : 18 words
  8. The Cable Interruption.

    The following information from Mr. Todd, Superintendent of Telegraphs, Adelaide, has been received at the Sydney office:-"The break in the cable is believed to be about 380 miles from Port Darwin. If ...

    Article : 65 words
  9. Latest Scratchings.

    Avernus, Mercury, Wellington, Columbus, Moonbeam, Adventurer, Blantyre, Gamester, and Calamia, have been scratched for the Metropolitan Stakes. ...

    Article : 20 words
  10. Mr. Proctor. F.R.S.

    From a private letter, received by to-day's English mail, we learn that Mr. R. A. Proctor, F.R.S., the distinguished English astronomer, and popular lecturer on astronomy, intends paying a visit to New ...

    Article : 57 words
  11. Commercial.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 711 words
  12. The Infirmary and Benevolent Asylum.

    The directors of the Infirmary having arranged for the special treatment at outdoor cases of eye disease, Drs. Belgrave and Cecil Morgan on Monday last attended for the first time in the capacity of specialists ...

    Article : 83 words
  13. Death of Mr. James Mort.

    Those of our readers who knew Mr. James Mort, of the firm of Mort, Holland, and Co., Brisbane, and brother of the late Mr. T. S. Mort, of this city, will be sorry to hear of his death, news of which is ...

    Article : 207 words
  14. Notes on Current Events.

    The Assembly last night had an opportunity of doing justice to the certified teachers under the Council of Education who have been placed by that body in charge of denominational schools. ...

    Article : 960 words
  15. American and Fijian Maize.

    According to the latest accounts, New Zealand is not likely much longer to be a good market for our maize. Two vessels have just arrived at Auckland, from Fiji, with 4500 bags maize, the crop of which ...

    Article : 69 words
  16. Glebe Town Hall.

    The Borough Council of the Globs have voted £5000 for the construction of a new Town Hall, which will be an ornament to the borough. It will be used as a public library, reading room, and in the ...

    Article : 70 words
  17. The International Exhibition.

    A coloured ground plan, showing the location of the space allotted to the various countries to be represented at the Exhibition, has been prepared. The European section is in the south-western quarter of ...

    Article : 271 words
  18. Goods for Sydney Exhibition.

    Our Auckland correspondent writes:-Mr. D. Morrison, representative agent of the Waltham Watch Company, who arrived here by the City of Sydney, has left for Melbourne and Sydney via ...

    Article : 47 words
  19. Accident at the Exhibition.

    Another serious accident occurred at the Exhibition building yesterday afternoon, though happily it was not attended by loss of life. A man, named Bernard Hersey, fell from the top of the northern have, a ...

    Article : 120 words
  20. Reduced Suburban Gas Rate.

    We understand that the Australian Gas Light Co. have intimated to all the borough councils that if the councils are willing to increase the number of lamps within their boroughs by an addition of 10 per cent. ...

    Article : 113 words
  21. The Colonial Secretary.

    In reference to the telegram from Adelaide, that appears in another column, concerning the Colonial Secretary of this colony, we are informed by the Hon. Sir Henry Parkes that he had contemplated an official ...

    Article : 75 words
  22. A Burglary at Paddington.

    An obliging correspondent sends us the following:-"On Monday afternoon, between the hours of 3 and 4 o'clock, I happened to be absent from home, and left the house locked up (as I thought, securely). When I ...

    Article : 181 words
  23. Stock and Share Resort.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 33 words
  24. The Representation of Macquarie Ward.

    At a meeting of the friends and supporters of Mr. Samuel E. Lees, held it the Temperance Hall, Pitt-street, last Wednesday night, a requisition was presented signed by over 400 ratepayers of Macquarie ...

    Article : 130 words
  25. Falling Overboard.

    At an early hour this morning a man named John Henry Dasonza was admitted to the Infirmary. It appears that he had some short while before his admission accidentally fallen overboard from the Sea ...

    Article : 78 words
  26. Advertising

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    Advertising : 51 words
  27. Citizen Soldiers Wanted.

    The enlistment of volunteers under the new organisation is proceeding but slowly. The required number in the 1st and 2nd Regiment is 342, and to complete this complement, 60 are required in the ...

    Article : 96 words
  28. Advertising

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    Advertising : 121 words
  29. Our New Governor.

    The Hon. Sir Henry Parkes, Colonial Secretary, received from Lord Augustus Loftus, but the mail that was delivered this morning, the first official intimation from our new Governor in respect to his ...

    Article : 182 words
  30. Important Licensing Meeting.

    The ordinary meeting of the Water Police Court Licensing Bench, was held yesterday. There were upwards of thirty magistrates in attendance. The only application that met ...

    Article : 465 words
  31. Wholesale Pigeon Plundering.

    At the Water Police Court to-day four lads, named Herbert Lahiff, Matthew Fleming, Joseph Livermore, and Edward Swain, of the respective ages of 16, 15, 16 and 15 years, were brought up on remand to ...

    Article : 357 words
  32. The Political Situation.

    From the tenor of the somewhat important speech delivered by the Premier in the Assembly last night, it seems as if there was trouble brewing between the two branches of the Legislature over the action of the ...

    Article : 91 words
  33. A Storm in the Air.

    THE fate of the Land Bill was definitely sealed last night, and its dismissal to the archives of the Parliament was followed by a burst of angry feeling in the Assembly, Nor can we wonder that ...

    Article : 716 words
  34. Advertising

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    Advertising : 164 words
  35. Queensland Items.

    The Lands Act Amendment Bill was read a second time last night in the Assembly. Mr. Amhurst moved the adjournment of the House, and called on the leader of the Opposition ...

    Article : 254 words
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