A banquet was given at the Mechanics' Institute, Werribee, this afternoon by Councillor Kelly, president of the shire of Wyndham, and a member of the Coburg Shire Council, ...
Article : 470 wordsThe special orchestral concert given on Saturday afternoon in the Exhibition was a grand success, not only on account of the sp[?]ndid performance of fine selections of ...
Article : 1,683 wordsThe Princess's Theatre was crowded on Saturday evening with an audience something approaching in numbers those which have recently witnessed the preformances of the ...
Article : 673 wordsThe students of the Melbourne University paid an unexpected visit to the Exhibition on Saturday evening to celebrate the close ot the July term, and indulged in some rather ...
Article : 1,767 wordsLord Carrington, the Grand Master, has appointed Dr. H. J. Tarrant, Provisional Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of New South Wales Free and Accepted ...
Article : 216 wordsIn the House of Representatives yesterday, an amendment was moved on the Premier's resolution reapecting the ocean mail services. It was to the effect that the ...
Article : 178 wordsThe R.M.S. Zealandia, from San Francisco, has arrived here. She sails for Sydney at 10 o'clock to-morrow. The following is her passenger list: ...
Article : 130 wordsSir,—Allow me, through your journal, to express a hope that the "Song of Thanksgiving" may be heard at least once more in the music-hall of the Exhibition-building. It ...
Article : 119 wordsThe controversy between the Governor and the Ministry with reference to the prisoner Kitts, whose sentence Ministers advised the Governor to commute, is still in ...
Article : 212 wordsOn Saturday morning Williamstown had a narrow escape from a very extensive contiagration owing to the discreditable manner in which the place is frequently deprived of ...
Article : 407 wordsThe monthly meeting of the Elsternwick Improvement Committee was held on the 15th inst. Mr. Hugh R. Reid occupied the chair. A letter, in reply to one ...
Article : 399 wordsYung Ah Jack, a well known Chinese, with Victorian naturalisation papers, was arrested on the arrival of the midday train from Melbourne yesterday for evading the ...
Article : 142 wordsA case of apparently murderous assanlt occurred yesterday afternoon at Braybrook. Mounted-constable Thyre, of Footscray, was out doing patrol duty, when, as he was ...
Article : 412 wordsAn address is being signed in the city, for presentation to Sir William Robinson, in view of his approaching departure from the colony. ...
Article : 202 wordsThe Government are considering a scheme of a comprehensive character for city railway extension. It is proposed to carry a line underground from the Redfern station ...
Article : 164 wordsAt the Mavern Police Court on Saturday, before Messrs. Jones, Edsall, and Sykes, J.P.'s, a young letter carrier named Duncan M'Farland Young was charged ...
Article : 487 wordsConsiderable interest is now being taken in the election for the Northern Province, which takes place on September 13. Mr. W. P. Simpson is the retiring member, and offers ...
Article : 172 wordsThe council of the Old Colonists' Association held their monthly meeting at the offices of Messrs. Johnson and Appleton, 59 Queen-street, on Friday last. Present—The ...
Article : 252 wordsThe city coroner held an inquest on Saturday, on the body ot the Dane named Carl C. Debill, who committed suicide by shooting himself on the previous day. The evidence ...
Article : 97 wordsA public meeting of farmers and others interested was held in Messrs. Young Bros.' cattle sale-yards yesterday, 200 persons being present. Mr. Jas. Carroll, the president of the ...
Article : 299 wordsThe Minister for Public Works delivered his statement in the House of Representatives yesterday. No vote for new railways will be submitted this year, except for the ...
Article : 107 wordsShortly after 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the body of a fully developed child was found under a bridge on Sturt-road, South Melbourne. The body was enclosed in a brown ...
Article : 58 wordsA meeting of the members of the Geelong Vine and Fruit Growers' Association was held in the Exhibition rooms this afternoon, for the purpose of considering a bill to ...
Article : 518 wordsThe usual fortnightly meeting of the Millers' Engine-drivers' and Mill Labourers' Society was held at the Trades-hall on Saturday evening. Mr. Matthews occupied the ...
Article : 459 wordsIt is stated on good authority that the Wharparilla, Marathon, and Restdown estates have been purchased by a Melbourne syndicate, and are to be split up with the ...
Article : 130 wordsThe Queensland Turf Club races yesterday were very successful the attendance being about 5,000. The following are the results: ...
Article : 299 wordsThe following is a list of passengers to and from Sydney passing through Albury as forwarded by our correspondent:- ALBURY, SATURDAY. ...
Article : 417 wordsSir,—In your parliamentary report of the 15th inst. Mr. Tuthill, in addressing the House on the Budget proposals, advocates a repeal of the land tax, and in [?] of which substitutes ...
Article : 257 wordsSir,—Will you kindly allow me a trifle of space in your columns for the purpose of registering a complaint; one that will find ready support from some of my fellow ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 20 Aug 1888, Page 8
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