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  2. IMMIGRANTS' AID SOCIETY.

    The ordinary weekly meeting of the committee of the Immigrants' Aid Society was held in the schoolroom of the Baptist Church, Collins-street, yesterday, Mr. J. ...

    Article : 351 words
  3. CHARGE OF STEALING FROM THE RAILWAY DEPARTMENT.

    A man named Alexander Nash Dunn was charged at the City Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Sturt, P.M., and Messrs. Wilton, Prince, Noonan, and ...

    Article : 280 words
  4. THIS AFTERNOON'S SPORTS.

    The cricket season will be opened to-day, when matches will be played on the principal grounds. On the M.C.C. Ground the first eleven will play the next fifteen with ...

    Article : 949 words
  5. AUSTRALIAN WINES AT PHILADELPHIA.

    The following letter, which has been received by the secretary of the Melbourne Vinegrowers' Associations, contains a good deal of information, which may prove ...

    Article : 986 words
  6. THE ABOLITION OF TOLLS.

    A very large deputation, consisting of representatives from the City of Melbourne, Emerald-hill, Brighton, Sandridge, Prahran, Hotham, Brunswick, Coburg, St. Kilda, ...

    Article : 2,090 words
  7. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The mercantile class in Sydney has not for a long time been so excited or so unanimous about anything as in the present contest with the lumpers on the wharves. As a rule our ...

    Article : 1,423 words
  8. THE INEBRIATE RETREAT.

    A meeting of the committee of the Inebriate Retreat was held yesterday at the Athenæum. There were present—Mr. Hodgson (in the chair), Mr. W. H. Rocke, Dr. Lloyd, and the ...

    Article : 369 words
  9. ALLEGED SLANDER.

    Mr. T. E. Henly, auctioneer, was sued in the County Court yesterday by Arthur Wise for damages for alleged slander, which consisted in the defendant having said before ...

    Article : 402 words
  10. MINISTERIAL MEETING AT COLLINGWOOD.

    A public meeting in support of the present Government was held at the Foresters'-hall, Smith-street, Collingwood, last evening. The Mayor of Collingwood presided. Between ...

    Article : 944 words
  11. THE CATHOLICS AND THE EDUCATION ACT.

    Sir,—In your second editorial article of this day's issue you admit the fundamental principle for which our bisbop has contended— that primarily and directly the care and ...

    Article : 1,040 words
  12. EARTHQUAKES IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    A correspondent writes from Berrima, under date 26th inst., as follows:—"An unusually severe and distinct shock of earthquake was felt here at about 20 minutes to ...

    Article : 334 words
  13. IMPORTED AND COLONIAL CANDLES.

    Sir,—Mr. Jones, M.L.A., is reported to have said in the Assembly last evening that imported candles are harder, and burn longer than those of colonial manufacture, ...

    Article : 325 words
  14. DIPHTHERIA, TYPHUS, AND THE STATE SCHOOL AT THE MODEL BOROUGH.

    Sir,—There is a large state school not far from the Albert-park railway station, and situate about half-way between the station and the public baths. The footpath from ...

    Article : 311 words
  15. A DISSOLUTION DEMANDED.

    There are in every community a certain number of persons—a great many of them loafers—who would be delighted to "demand" a dissolution every month, for very apparent ...

    Article : 389 words
  16. THE MELBOURNE HOSPITAL.

    Sir,—I hope that the real question raised by Mr. Aarons will receive more consideration than a section of the committee appear desirous of permitting. ...

    Article : 307 words
  17. LODGINGHOUSE FOR WOMEN.

    Sir,—I am far, very far, from supposing that all men, or even most men, are profligates, and all fallen girls injured innocents. But just as men may be mistaken as ...

    Article : 294 words
  18. THE EXHIBITION—A HINT.

    Sir,—It would be a graceful and kindly act to give the poor old folks at the Benevolent Asylum and Immigrants' Home a free sight of the Exhibition. I am sure this suggestion ...

    Article : 271 words
  19. INQUEST.

    Mr. Candler held an inquest on the 29th ult., at Essendon, on the body of William Carey, aged 41 years. On the 28th ult., while walking with his wife and his ...

    Article : 164 words
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