A waiter named Alfred Grieve was committed for trial to-day on several charges of forging and attering cheques. The amount involved upwards ot £200. ...
Article : 596 wordsA general strike of carpenters and joiners is threatened. A few weeks ago a mass meeting of the trade adopted a new list of rules, providing for an increase in the wages ...
Article : 274 wordsA special meeting of the Melburne Tramways Trust was held yesterday afternoon, Present-Aldermen T. O'Grady (chairman), and S. Amess, Councillors J. Garton, W. ...
Article : 1,477 wordsA heavy train left Melbourne for Dowling Forest yesterday morning, on the occasion of the Hunt Club races. The Ballarat people also turned out in good numbers ...
Article : 2,430 wordsA railway accident occurred last night on tho line from Young to Harden. The mail train left Young at 7.10 with passengers, and trucks laden with wool, &c. On nearing ...
Article : 136 wordsEverything is quiet in the town, and at the various mines to-day. Arrangements [?] been made to fill the small coal at the wallsend mine into the tracks on Tuesday. ...
Article : 228 wordsThis afternoon the first of an annual series of eight our contests between the Universities of Adelaide, Sydney, and Melbourne takes place on the Lower Yarra. Some ...
Article : 711 wordsThe president of the Executive Commission of the Centennial International Exhibition (Sir James MacBain) gave his usual weekly luncheon in the official during-hall at the ...
Article : 283 wordsThe miners at the Waterstown Coliery, near Ipswich, have been on stricke since Monday morning. It appears that when, through the Newcastle [?] a great ...
Article : 449 wordsThe Legislative Council to-day agreed to a property tax of a ½d. in the £ on the capital value. The absentee tax of a ½d. in the £ extra on the property of absentees was ...
Article : 119 wordsA largely-attended meeting was held tonight to consider the water question. Satisfaction was expressed at the action of the Government in placing the Rat-hole tank ...
Article : 276 wordsIn the afternoon of yesterday there was a numerous, but shifting, attendance of the public at the organ recital given at the great organ in the music room at the Exhibition, under ...
Article : 87 wordsIn the evening Mr. Cowen gave an orchestral concert. The general public, amongst whom were many excursionists, were treated to well-practised and highly-finished ...
Article : 184 wordsThe final heat of the Public Schools Second Crew's Race was rowed on the Albert-park lake yesterday, and was marked by a most exciting finish. The two crews left in the event were the representatives ...
Article : 288 wordsThe Steamer Angers, which is leaving for Hong Kong, takes 1,590 tons of Queensland coal. Several seams of good coal are reported to ...
Article : 146 wordsThe following tenders were accepted yesterday by the Commissioner of Public Works; Repairs to boundary walls, asphalting, additions, repairs, painting &c., lighthouse ...
Article : 175 wordsIn the Assembly to-day the debate on the [?]ariff was resumed. On the paragraph relating to spirtis, and fixing the duty at 12s. per gallon, to which Mr. Philp bad moved an ...
Article : 513 wordsA literary and musioul entertainment was given in connection with the Melbourne Shakspeare Society in the upper hall of the Athan[?]um-buildings last evening. There ...
Article : 472 wordsSir,—In your issue of the 3rd inst. you inserted a paragraph to the effect that Mr. James Wisewould, solicitor had presented a petition to Mr. Justice A'Becket. asking that the ...
Article : 310 wordsThe Federal Council Bill is the first order of the day for Tuesday, when the AttorneyGeneral will move the second reading of the bill. ...
Article : 230 wordsThe weekly meeling of the Trades-hall Council was held last evening. Mr. J. E. Barrett, the president, occupied the chair. A complaint was made by a delegate of the ...
Article : 312 wordsMessrs. STRATFORD, STHETTLE, and Co. report having hold their usual weekly sale at the Corporation market on Wednesday last. There was a fair supply forward, conslating [?] and [?] ...
Article : 86 wordsYesterday Mr. W. E. Marmion, M.L.C., received the following telegram from Melbourne:—"Contract for Eucla railway absolutely signed. Sir Wm. Clarke, Messrs. ...
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Article : 90 wordsDuring the last week some very useful rains have fallen, and the season now promises to be a good one. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 6 Oct 1888, Page 18
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