Yesterday waa the day fixed by the Local Government Act for the election of mayors of cities, towns, and borougha, with the exception of the city of Melbourne and the ...
Article : 1,182 wordsThe tariff proposals of the Government have been for the past fortnight before the public, and those whose trade is affected by them have hud to consider the result which ...
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Article : 920 wordsThere was a moderate attendance at the Exhibition yesterday, and nothing of special importance occurred. There were orchestral concerts in the afternoon and evening, which ...
Article : 937 wordsPrincipal Grant, of the Queen's University, Kingston, Canada, who is travelling through the colonies of Australasia for the benefit of his health, left Melbourne yesterday on a ...
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Article : 953 wordsA meeting of manufacturers and retailers of boots and shoes was held at the Victoria Coffee Palace yesterday to protest against the proposed increase in the duties on boots and ...
Article : 809 wordsIn the District Court yesterday, before Mr. Panton, P.M., a large number of publicans were proceeded against for breaches of the Licensing Act, and convictions were obtained ...
Article : 113 wordsTHE iron clipper ship Harbinger, one of the sailing vessels built specially for the Australian passenger as well as goods trade, has completed another voyage from London. The Harbinger is well known in South ...
Article : 1,434 wordsThe eighth day's sitting of the inquest relative to the murder of John Duggan was commenced in the court-house, Elmore, at 2 o'clock this afternoon by the coroner, Mr. ...
Article : 639 wordsIt is probable that a difficulty will shortly arise in the building trade between the Builders and Contractors' Association of Victoria and the two carpenters' trade ...
Article : 598 wordsAt the Prahran Police Court on Monday W. E. Chambers, auctioneer, of Toorakroad, South Yarra, was summoned for having effected a sale of a mare without having ...
Article : 389 wordsA handsome fountain of terra cotta, the gift of Mr. G. W. Taylor, J.P., ex. mayor of Prahran, has been erected at the south or High-street entrance of the Victoria-gardens, ...
Article : 444 wordsThe following returns of country elections have been received from our correspondents. In cases in which the proceedings have been purely formal the names of the councillors ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tue 14 Aug 1888, Page 5
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