In the House of Commons last night an additional sum of £2,000,000 was voted for the railway from Mombasa, the chief port of the East Africa Protectorate, to the ...
Article : 63 wordsNothing new transpired to-day in connection with the attempt to stick up the Bank of New South Wales, at Grenfell, and the shooting of Mr. Wilkinson, the bank ...
Article : 157 wordsA man who has been connected with banking in Melbourne for about 60 years, and who, for 40 years, has been one of the leaders of our commercial finance, cannot ...
Article : 1,843 wordsWhat impressed me above all else in my hurried morning ride over the just vacated Boer trenches on the Tugela heights was the amazing strength of the position. The ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 208 wordsOne of the most interesting features of the Paris Exhibition is the great telescope, the most powerful ever constructed, from which important results are expected. ...
Article : 456 wordsIn July last year the question of the legality of the reservation of the sacrament came before the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, sitting as an [?]lesiastical court ...
Article : 203 wordsAt the Exhibition-building last night the Melbourne Hospital bazaar, which had been open for the past 16 days, was closed. The total sum realised by the stalls was ...
Article : 294 wordsWednesday (6 p.m.).—Fine, with scattered clouds, and light westerly to north-westerly winds; frost of fog at night inland; sea moderate to slight. ...
Article : 818 wordsThe death is announced of Michael Munkacsy, the famous Hungarian painter, in his 54th year. [The death of Munkacsy is the close of ...
Article : 243 wordsThe only subject which caused any discussion at the meeting of the Melbourne Harbour Trust yesterday was one relating to the leasing of a piece of land near the ...
Article : 313 wordsA cable message was sent yesterday by the Premier to Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Premier of Canada, stating that the Government and people of Victoria deeply sympathised with ...
Article : 413 wordsA meeting was held in London yesterday of gentlemen interested in mining and pastoral companies for the purpose of protesting against the Companies Death Duties ...
Article : 172 wordsThe Railway Commissioners announce that the monthly intercolonial excursion traom tp Melbourne for May is cancelled. Mr. Hassall, Minister of Lands, speaking ...
Article : 461 wordsThe meeting reported on Tuesday as having taken place at the Sir Henry Barkly Hotel, Richmond, should have been at the Sir Henry Barkly Hotel, H[?]ide[?]berg. Messrs. Downes, Harty, and ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 209 wordsHotel [?]nses were transferred as follows:—Bendigo, Johnston-street, Collingwood, from Annie Stubbs to Fredk. H[?]dkinson: Bay View, Nelson-street, Williamstown, from Agnes Graham to ...
Article : 287 wordsGOONDIWIND[?] May 1.—Latest stock passings: —1,500 ewes, Ashwell-park to Carbucky, Welston Bros. owners; 61 horses, St. George to Mor[?], W. Goward owner; 67 horses, Terr[?] Millis to Kunopia. ...
Article : 167 wordsWheat and Flour.—The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 3,395,000 quarters, as against 3,575,000 quarters last week and ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 89 wordsThe quantity of sugar exported from Queensland from June, 1899, to April 30 of this year was 100,003 tons, compared with 127,157 tons for the corresponding period of ...
Article : 101 wordsBRIDGEWATER, May 2.—The weather for the month of April has been very favourable for ploughing and sowing, and the young crops and grass are coming on splendidly. The rainfll for ...
Article : 257 wordsThe monthly meeting of the committee was held in the society's office. Temperance Life Buildings, Swanston-street, on May 1, the Rev. Dr. Abrahams in the chair. The inspector's report showed that ...
Article : 260 wordsAt a meeting of the council of the Victorian Silk and Rural Industries Association, held on May 1. the president (Mr. T. K. [?]ow) occupying the chair, it was resolved that a deputation be ...
Article : 186 wordsIn reply to a question to-day concerning a rumour that it was intended to despatch another contingent to South Africa, the Premier said that there was not the ...
Article : 181 wordsThe annual exhibition of the Royal Academy has been opened. A picture by Mr. Percy Spence, of Sydney, called "Australian Bushmen," is hung in a good ...
Article : 68 wordsThe quarterly district meeting of the above order was held on April 27. In accordance with a resolution of last district meeting altering the time of meeting, this was first occasion on which ...
Article : 367 wordsKALGOORLIE, Wednesday.—After exploring horizontally with the diamond drill in locating the lodes in the west shaft at the 600ft. level at CHAFFER'S, boring has been started directly ...
Article : 120 wordsThe curator of the estates of deceased persons has obtained rules to administer the estates of the following deceased persons, under Act No. 1060:— Lewis Corkill, Stirling, North Gippsland, died 17th ...
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Article : 87 wordsThe estimated population on April 30 was 176,27[?], being an increase of 1,217 for the month. The gain for the first four months of the year was 5,230. ...
Article : 65 wordsThe presentation to the P. D. P. Brother W. Hartley, of a diploma and collar was the occasion for a social gathering on Tuesday evening, at the Laurel Lodge, United Ancient Order of [?]uids, ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 3 May 1900, Page 6
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