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  2. Supreme Court.

    Mr. Rogers, instructed by Messrs. Jones and Jones, applied for a rule nisi for a new trial in this action, tried last sittings before Mr. Jistoce Fancett. It was an ejectment case, and the plaintiff claimed by ...

    Article : 1,450 words
  3. SPORTING.

    The town is thronged with vehicles and horses. People from all parts of the district are in town for the race meeting, which promise to be the mort successful ever held in Tamworth. Great improvements have been made on the ...

    Article : 223 words
  4. Mining News.

    Mr. Murray, of the Victorian Mining Department, who was deputed to report on the mining resources at the St. Arnaud district, has made a flying surrey of the country north of the town, and he recommends ...

    Article : 98 words
  5. Fire in Waterloo.

    At about 8.30 p.m. on Tuesday a fire broke out in the shop of George Bunting, 107, Botany-street Waterloo, through the bursting of a kerosene lamp. The flames were extinguished by Mr. Bunting and ...

    Article : 62 words
  6. CABLEGRAMS.

    LONDON, July 27.—The mails by the R.M.S. Ballaarat, widen left Melbourne on June 6, were delivered in London to-day, via Brindisi. LONDON, July 27.—The R.M.S. Clyde, which ...

    Article : 116 words
  7. The Capell Fund.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 93 words
  8. COAL IN VICTORIA.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The diamond drill party at Cape Patterson reports having penetrated a seam of coal [?] 11in thick, evidently the same Beam as that which was met with in the previous bore. ...

    Article : 37 words
  9. Bathurst Ploughing Contests.

    At a meeting of the Bathurst Agricultural Society, ploughing matches for the present year were agreed upon. The date has not been fixed. The prizes to be offered are, for double furrow ...

    Article : 95 words
  10. Newcastle Coal-mining Co.

    The seventeenth half-yearly meeting of the Newcastle Coal-mining Company took place on Tuesday. Mr. Frederick Ash occupied the chair, and there was a fairly representative gathering of shareholders. ...

    Article : 125 words
  11. DAY DAWN PROSPECTING CO.

    CHARTERS TOWERS, Wednesday.—The Day Dawn P.C., Charters Towers, crushed for the past fortnight 648 tons of stone, for 1215oz of gold. A dividend of 3s per share has been declared. The local banks ...

    Article : 49 words
  12. Commercial News.

    LONDON, July 27.—Tin: (Straits and Australian) £95 5s per ton. Market rate of discount 1/2 below Bank rate. ...

    Article : 24 words
  13. QUEENSLAND RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION.

    BRISBANE Wednesday.—The selection committee of the Rugby Football Union met on Tuesday evening, and chose the following to play in the intercolonial match:—F. Herdgrave (back), Adolph Feez, Michael P. Roberts ...

    Article : 214 words
  14. TASMANIAN GOLDFIELDS.

    HOBART, Wednesday.—The Goldfields Commissioner on the West Coast has reported recently that the failures there are mainly those of companies which hare not worked their ground, and have ...

    Article : 62 words
  15. The Amended Bridget.

    LONDON, July 28.—In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Childers's budget, as amended by the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, was finally voted. Sir Michael Hicks-Beaeh announced that ...

    Article : 60 words
  16. Su[?]eide in Goal.

    A man named Johnson, who was sentenced yesterday to five years' penal servitude for forgery, and to six months' imprisonment for attempted prison-breaking, committed suicide last night by ...

    Article : 39 words
  17. NEW ZEALAND ITEMS.

    The North Creek Gold-mining Co., in the Wilberforce district, near Christchurch, is to be wound up. Gold could only be traced in one reef 5 inches thick, instead of 5 feet as reported. About £2500 ...

    Article : 207 words
  18. Clarence and Richmond Rivers S. N. Company.

    The half-yearly meeting of the Clarence and Richmond Rivers Steam Navigation Company was held on Wednesday. Mr. T. R. Alit occupied the chair. The annual report, which was approved of, showed ...

    Article : 230 words
  19. The Armament Question.

    LONDON, July 27.—The Government has refused to appoint a Royal Commission to inquire into the condition of British and colonial armaments. ...

    Article : 30 words
  20. Narrabri Items.

    At a public meeting on Monday night a petition was signed to ask the Governor to accept the services of a volunteer corps, to be called the Narrabri Volunteer Rifle Corps. Over one ...

    Article : 108 words
  21. Anglican Synod.

    The President took the chair at 4 p.m. Mr. CLARENDON STUART moved the adjournment of the synod to draw attention to an advertisement in the newspapers relating to a lecture to be delivered ...

    Article : 391 words
  22. The Panama Canal.

    LONDON, July 27.—De Lesseps, the eminent French, engineer, has asked, the Government of France to guarantee the issue of 600,000,000f worth of lottery bonds for the purpose of ...

    Article : 38 words
  23. TELEGRAMS.

    A woman named Margaret Richards, 40, committed suicide on Tuesday in her husband's residence, Malvern-road, Prahran, by swallowing, in his presence, a quantity of the essential oil of ...

    Article : 389 words
  24. Ministerial Banquet.

    The date of the Ministerial banquet, to be held in Albury, has been fixed for Wednesday, August 19. The banquet will take place at 4 p.m., in the large hall of the Mechanics' Institute; and it ...

    Article : 70 words
  25. SILVER KING MINING CO.

    Good progress is being made with the excavations for the dams, and the contractor is satisfied that he will be able to complete in contract time. The erection of furnaces is also proceeding rapidly. The main ...

    Article : 121 words
  26. SCHOOL OF ARTS DEBATING CLUB.

    Sir,—As a stranger in Sydney, I accepted an invitation to attend the debate on the land question at the School of Arts on Monday night. To my surprise, I found that instead of debate on the land question ...

    Article : 147 words
  27. Albury Items.

    The Alfred Dampier Dramatic Co. opened on Monday night for a week, and has been playing to crowded houses. A special meeting ordered by the Chief ...

    Article : 65 words
  28. LUBRA SILVER MINING CO.

    A cablegram has been received from the German Government Smelting Works at Friburg, advising the gross result of ten tons of ore ex the Pekin as being about £600. ...

    Article : 34 words
  29. THE DEEPEST BOREHOLE.

    The deepest borehole in existence, according to a paper read by Herr Mohs before the Magdeburg district association of the Society of German Engineers, is that reached in borings for coal near the village of ...

    Article : 143 words
  30. Attempted Suicide.

    As a man named Davis was passing along the Hamilton-road at about 9 o'clock this morning, be was attracted by hearing some groans coming from the bosh a few yards from the roadside. On going ...

    Article : 220 words
  31. WHOSE FAULT WAS IT?

    Sir,—I had a few friends in the Soudan Contingent and by the mail-boat, subsequent to the Continuant leaving these shores, I forwarded to my friends three letters addressed to each of them "New South ...

    Article : 174 words
  32. General Grant.

    We understand that a movement is on foot to request that the Mayor of Sydney should convene a public meeting in file Town Hall, for the purpose of enabling the citizens to-pass resolutions expressive of ...

    Article : 80 words
  33. NEW GOLDFIELDS PROBABLE IN NEW ZEALAND.

    Considerable attention has been directed to the Waikato territory (N.Z.) during recent years, and hopes were entertained that the old gold fever would some day be re-awakened by the finding of a rich ...

    Article : 211 words
  34. THE PROSECUTIONS AGAINST DAIRYMEN FOR ADULTERATION.

    Sir,—Referring to these prosecutions I, as a dairyman of twenty years standing, desire to call your attention to this matter. In my experience and opinion it has been the custom for dairymen to put ...

    Article : 303 words
  35. The Free hardeners.

    An action under the Friendly Societies Act was heard before Mr. O'Malley Clarke, S.M., in the Central Police Court, on Wednesday. Charles Peechy and George Holland, trustees of the Grand Lodge of ...

    Article : 350 words
  36. Galong-Burrowa Railway.

    On Tuesday afternoon a meeting was held in the Mechanics' Institute, Burrowa, to urge upon the (Government to have the permanent survey of the Galong-Burrowa railway line completed before the ...

    Article : 253 words
  37. Destitution in Adelaide.

    The distress in the city and suburbs appears to be on the increase. Heartrending disclosures are being made as to the utter destitution prevailing among numerous families, and subscriptions to ...

    Article : 54 words
  38. MEMS.

    Thus our Dubbo correspondent:—A lecture was delivered in the Mechanics' Institute on Tuesday night by Mr. S. H. Cox, of the Technical College, on "The Origin and Formation of Mineral Deposits." ...

    Article : 71 words
  39. Queensland News.

    The body of the young man Dewson, who was drowned on the 18th instant, has been discovered about six miles from the scene of the accident. The girl Johnson, who was charged with, having ...

    Article : 55 words
  40. Armidale Items.

    The inquest on the body of Mrs. M'Guinness, which was found in a waterhole at Booroolong on Saturday, resulted in a verdict of suicide While temporarily insane. It appears that she tried to ...

    Article : 108 words
  41. An Important Decision.

    In the summons division of the Water Police Court on Wednesday, Mr. Addison gave a decision of considerable importance in the case of Sewell v. Davies. Arthur Sewell recently got a judgment against J. ...

    Article : 182 words
  42. TRADE UNION IN INSURANCE.

    Sir,—Will you permit me, through your columns, to congratulate my friend, Mr. E. W. O'Sullivan, on his success in advocating the principles of trade unions. His latest triumph is, perhaps, the greatest ...

    Article : 441 words
  43. The Weather.

    NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.—The weather is cold and squally. Heavy rain fell daring the night. LISMORE, Wednesday.—The weather still keeps fine, with warm days and cold nights, but rain is now ...

    Article : 47 words
  44. Tamworth Items.

    On Tuesday night the Philharmonic Society gave a concert in aid of the Hospital fund. It was largely attended, and passed off well. Mr. Hy. Lewis was buried on Tuesday ...

    Article : 143 words
  45. Captain Walker's Dismissal.

    In connection with the statement made in the Royal Hotel the other evening as to Captain Walker having been retained in the A.S.N. Co.'s service, the following letters have been forwarded for ...

    Article : 427 words
  46. The Pre-lease.

    The applications from a large number of holders of pre-leases under the provisions of the 52nd clause of the Crown Lands Act of 1884, for the conversion of, preemptive into conditional leases, have been ...

    Article : 232 words
  47. Cumberland A. and H. Association.

    A meeting of the council of the Central Cumberland A. and H. Association, was held in. Parramatta on Tuesday afternoon. Mr. C.E. Fuller, vice-president, occupied the chair. The appointment of Mr. R. J. ...

    Article : 365 words
  48. IN EQUITY.

    The case of Smith v. the Commissioner of Railways, motion for decree, appeared in the business paper this morning, by mistake, and counsel attended in pursuance of the notice. His Honor ...

    Article : 151 words
  49. Serious Gun Accident.

    A gun Accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon to a young woman named Lennox, residing at Regentville, near Penrith. It appears that her brother had been out shooting on the previous ...

    Article : 102 words
  50. Insolvency Court.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 88 words
  51. Redfern Licensed Victuallers.

    On Tuesday afternoon a large and influential meeting of licensed victuallers of the electorate of Red[?] was held in Frien's Hotel, George—street, Redfern. Mr. T. M. Williamson presided. The meeting ...

    Article : 53 words
  52. Lismore Items.

    At a special meeting of the Borough Council on Monday night, a motion was ca[?]ied that the lighting rate be not collected for the present municipal year. ...

    Article : 163 words
  53. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 35 words
  54. No title

    Senior-constable Nicholas Sobye, of Balmain, who had a bad attack of typhoid fever, vis now well, and has resumed his duties. ...

    Article : 26 words
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