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  2. Australian Jockey Club.

    The annual meeting of the above club is called for Monday afternoon next, at 4 o'clock, to be held at the office of the club, is King-street. ...

    Article : 30 words
  3. An American Rail Ring.

    THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN of September 27 explains how it is that American railroad men are purchasing steel rails in England. There is a monopoly of the business in America, it appears. ...

    Article : 338 words
  4. International Exhibition.

    The attendance at the Garden Palace on Friday was Season ticket holders, 384; general public, £890: children, 613; exhibitors and attendants, 741. Total, 4631. ...

    Article : 69 words
  5. Aquatics.

    Judging from the programme which has been issued by by the committee of the National Regatta, we have be hesitation in saying that the anniversary celebration of 1880 will be one of the most successful over held. The ...

    Article : 232 words
  6. Amusements.

    Messrs. Baker and Farron's benefit takes place, to-night, at the Queen's Theatre. The popularity of these artists could receive no surer testimony than the fact that every scat in the circle, and many of those in the parquette, are ...

    Article : 260 words
  7. Agricultural Society of N.S.W.

    An adjourned meeting of the council was held yesterday forenoon, when there was only a poor muster of members present, the object being to adopt the annual report which is to be brought up ...

    Article : 56 words
  8. MEETING OF THE COMMISSION.

    The general meeting of the International Exhibition Commission took place at the offices, Macquarie-street, yesterday afternoon. Present: Sir Alfred Stephen (in the chair), Sir John Hay, Mr. P. A. ...

    Article : 1,506 words
  9. Burglary in the Suburbs.

    Between the hours of 12 at night and 5 o'clock in the morning of last Thursday thieves broke into the house of John Smith, in Denison-street. North Kingston, and abstracted jewellery and cash to the ...

    Article : 69 words
  10. The Rev. Dr. Steel.

    We have been informed that the Rev. Dr. Stool, who has been minister of St. Stephen's Church, in this city, since 1862, is to enjoy a holiday for nine months daring the present year, with the hearty ...

    Article : 71 words
  11. J. TRICKETT AND REYNOLDS V. T. AND W. JENKINS.

    A double-scull match will be rowed this afternoon on the Lane Cove course between these carsmen for £25 a-side. ...

    Article : 19 words
  12. Police Courts.

    At the Central Police Court this morning, Michael Maker was fined 20s or seven days' imprisonment for being drank while in charge of a horse and dray in George-street. Nine individuals, for being drunk ...

    Article : 1,515 words
  13. LANE COVE REGATTA.

    The double scull race, rowed at the recently-held Lane Cove Regatta, will be re[?]ed over again this afternoon over the [?] at Lane Cove. ...

    Article : 21 words
  14. Hydro Incubator.

    This week's TOWN AND COUNTRY JOURNAL (now being published) gives a description of this incubator, which will be of great interest to poultry breeders and others. In France, where the rearing of poultry ...

    Article : 71 words
  15. THE CONDEMNED CRIMINALS.

    SIR,—I am so sympathiser with crime, but with reference to the two prison[?] now left for execution, can it he said that they have had a fair trial. The presiding judge would appear to have commenced his summing up under a quite ...

    Article : 98 words
  16. The Eighth Wonder of the World.

    AND now we Lave a living phenomenon islanding preeminently above all other wonders since the days of the Siamese twins—day, since the days of Noah (says the San Francisco correspondent of ...

    Article : 712 words
  17. The L.V.A. and the New Tariff.

    A largely attended meeting of the members of the Licensed Victuallers' Association was held last night at Perkins's Exchange Hotel. Mr. J. B. Olliffe occupied the chair. Several publicans not belonging ...

    Article : 107 words
  18. DRAPERS' HALF HOLIDAY.

    SIR,—Having noticed a paragraph in your valuable paper bearing upon the above subject, I feel sure you will allow me space to say a few words in favour of it. I may state that on ray recent arrival in the colony, I was ...

    Article : 119 words
  19. Advertising

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    Advertising : 2,158 words
  20. THE GARDEN PALACE AND FUTURE WOOL CLIP.

    SIR,—Having for many years been intimately connected withe the transit of our great staple product, wool, from the many remote stations on which it is produced, to Sydney, and feeling a deep interest in anything connected ...

    Article : 690 words
  21. THE LATE DEATH FROM CHLOROFORM.

    SIR,—I concurred in some of the remarks made by "M.R.C.S." in a late issue of your paper, relative to the treatment of a patient who died under the influence of [?]lerroform at the Sydney Infirmary. With him I consider ...

    Article : 261 words
  22. The Emigrant Ship Northampton.

    The Northampton, with 431 emigrants on board, arrived in Port Jackson yesterday. Immediately on her arrival Mr. G. F. Wise, the emigration officer, forwarded to all who had sent for their friends letters ...

    Article : 51 words
  23. Narrow Escape from Drowning.

    At 10 a.m. this morning a man named William Thomas, aged 43, narrowly escaped drowning in the harbour. He was standing close to the Queen's Wharf, when, by some mischance, his feet slipped ...

    Article : 143 words
  24. Death from Intemperance.

    Senior-Constable Hughes reported to the City Coroner that about 3 o'clock this morning a man named Hugh Shiells, aped 50 years, a gardener, employed by Joseph Turnbridge, market gardener, ...

    Article : 67 words
  25. Impudent Theft.

    At the Central Police Court, this morning, a respectable-looking man, named Samuel Nasmyth, pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a dozen fichus, the property of Messrs. M'[?]rthar and Co. It ...

    Article : 278 words
  26. The Condemned Prisoners.

    Mr. R. B. Smith, solicitor, has written to-day to his Excellency's side-de-Camp, asking whether it would be convenient for Lord Augustus Loftus to receive the petitioners on Rogan's behalf, on ...

    Article : 204 words
  27. Burnt to Death.

    A terrible case of death from burning occurred at the Crossenvale-bridge in the environs of Ech[?] on the evening of January 7 (says the AGE). A farmer named John Robson was driving home in a ...

    Article : 100 words
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