The members of the Legislative Assembly will to-day renew the debate on the proposed increase of the stock tax and of the grain duties, the determination of ...
Article : 2,462 wordsYesterday afternoon the galleries and free floor space of the concert ball of the Exhibition were fairly well occupied. The reserved spaces were but poorly attended. ...
Article : 454 wordsIn consequence of certain allegations which have been made concerning the insecurity of portions of the timbering in the Broken hill Proprietary Company's mine, which ...
Article : 1,183 wordsIt is with regret that we have to announce the death of Mr. Alexander Fraser, who for a quarter of a century was a member of the Legislative Council, and was well known in ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 187 wordsThe church at Tanga, a few miles from Bega, was burnt down on Saturday evening. The building, which was of little value, was erected by the settlers 10 years ago for the ...
Article : 451 wordsDr. Menzies, the oldest member of the Legislative Council, died yesterday, after a brief Illness. He was called to the Council in 1858. ...
Article : 146 wordsA murder was committed at Cork Creek last night, the victim being Mrs. Sarah Ann Descurry, the wife of a miner at Ravenswood. It seems that she had been living with a ...
Article : 215 wordsThe money market is very firm. Three months' bills are quoted at 2¾ per cent., being ¼ per cent. below the Bank of England rate. There is a prospect ...
Article : 43 wordsThe bullion market is steady. Bar gold is quoted at 77s. 9d., and bar silver at 3s. 6d. per ounce. ...
Article : 23 wordsThe English market is firmer. The Continental markets are showing a general advance. The American market is tending upward. ...
Article : 96 wordsThe concert in the evening was largely attended, and the programme for the musical entertainment of the visitors wan as follows, namely:—Concert overture, "The Naiads," ...
Article : 389 wordsThe libel action R. Bulcock v. the Proprietors of the Boomerang Newspaper was commenced in the Supreme Court to-day. Mr. Bulcock, who was a member of the late ...
Article : 355 wordsThe Sanitary Commission has invited the stock agents of Melbourne to give evidence touching the proposed removal of the stock yards and abattoirs from the neighbourhood ...
Article : 725 wordsThe troubles of the station-owners with the shearers are increasing, and becoming more serious. The latest intelligence from Brookong states that the station is still ...
Article : 274 wordsNew Zealand patent is quoted at 24s. per 2801b., ex store. ...
Article : 13 wordsTin.—The market shows a general decline. For Straits the present quotation is £92 15s., and for Australian it is £93. ...
Article : 48 wordsThe market is inactive. German 88 per cent, boot is quoted at 14s. 6d. per [?]wt. f.o.b. Hamburg, and Java No. 15 is quoted at 15s. 9d. per owt. c.i.f. ...
Article : 31 wordsMould and rust are spreading more widely in the hop gardens. The crop is estimated to be 40 per cent, less in quantity than that of last year, and the ...
Article : 42 wordsA special meeting of the Bricklayers' Sociely was held at the Trades-hall last night for the purpose of considering what steps should be taken to assist the bricklayers now ...
Article : 154 wordsAt yesterday's public auction of Australian tallow 1,400 casks were offered, of which 1,300 were sold, fine mutton realising 26s., and fine beef 24s. 3d. per ...
Article : 31 wordsThe trallic authorities of the Railway department have completed arrangements for a series of farmers' excursions during the month of September. Tickets will be ...
Article : 379 wordsThe B.I.S.N. Company's R.M.S. Merkara left Snez on the 15th inst, for Queensland ports. The Messageries Maritimes Co.'s ...
Article : 39 wordsThe value of land in Adelaide and the suburbs appears to have been brought under the notice of capitalists in the other colonies by means of the Jubilee Exhibition, and ...
Article : 423 wordsInconsequence of a letter having been received on Saturday by a well-known resident, inquiring as to the chance a pronounced protectionist candidate would have in the ...
Article : 113 wordsThe following, is a list of passengers to and from Sydney passing through Albury as forwarded by our correspondent:- ALBURY, MONDAY. ...
Article : 398 wordsLast evening a serious accident happened at the Ann-street pier, Williamstown, on board the brigantine Circe. The vessel was lying made fast to the western side of the ...
Article : 243 wordsA remarkable and, at present, unaccountable incidents is reported as having taken place at Footscray shortly after midnight on Sunday. Dr. M'Carthy, while passing along ...
Article : 182 wordsMr. Tucker, J.P., held an inquiry to-day into the circumstances attending the death of Mr. Thomas Hudson, fanner, of the Greyhound, found dead yesterday morning on the ...
Article : 169 wordsThe Governor in Council yesterday on proved of general orders appointing Mr. C. H. Hood to be a sub-lieutenant in the Naval Brigade; transferring Major H. J. ...
Article : 265 wordsM'Crac v. City of Melbourne Bank, [?] Isanes, Cantor v. Cantor, O'Nell v. Mansfield, Gunn v. Spencer, Isaacs v. Maguire. EQUITY COURT. ...
Article : 164 words"On the 14th June a man named Harry Hanson, a fishmonger, of Bay-street, was charged before the Port Melbourne Bench with indicting grievous bodily harm on an ...
Article : 189 wordsThe following passengers left Melbourne for Adelaide by the express yesterday:- Messrs. Wedenhofer, Frankenberg, Rodgers, Wilson, Adelaide; Messrs. S. Borthwick, Reed, ...
Article : 116 wordsSir,—A most unfortunate accident occurred on Friday evening on the St. Kilda train, when Mr. Fleetwood, solicitor, of Queen-street, was thrown from the platform outside ...
Article : 189 wordsSir,—I am reported to have said at the Werribee last Saturday "that I failed to see what advantage would accrue if Mr. Rees had pressed his motion. It would have ...
Article : 114 wordsSir.—In reply to the letter signed "Disappointed," which appeared in your issue of Saturday, we are instructed by Dr. Hearn's executors to say that, while they regret that ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tue 21 Aug 1888, Page 8
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