Splendid rains have fallen in the southern, central, and coastal districts, the falls ranging from 1in. to over 3in. The drought appears to have broken up in the western districts. Many of the mails are ...
Article : 894 wordsA case of considerable importance to the mercantile, community, and affecting the responsibility of shipowners towards consignees, was tried before Mr. Justice ...
Article : 342 wordsGeorge Towns, the champion sculler, who returned by the train from Sydney to-night, accompanied by his wife, was accorded an enthusiastic reception on reaching his native city. There was a great crowd at the railway ...
Article : 699 wordsMr. G. Randall, who during the past 20 years has acted in Great Britain as emigration agent and lecturer for Queensland, arrived here on Saturday by the Orontes and will leave to-day for Brisbane. He ...
Article : 428 wordsThe extraordinary success achieved by Madame Melba on Saturday has greatly stimulated the public interest in her brief operatic season. Mr. George Musgrove announces as the programme at the ...
Article : 117 wordsThe relief ship Morning left Lyttelton for the Antarctic yesterday. Bishop Julius conducted service on board before the departure. The object of the voyage of the Morning is to ...
Article : 231 wordsThe new church at Bankstown was opened on Saturday last by Archdeacon Gunther. The district is under the charge of the Rev. Mr. Williams, rector of Auburn and Rookwood, and the church—built by ...
Article : 159 wordsA large meeting of the people of the town and the surrounding country was held to-night, at which the following motion was passed:—"That this meeting urges on the Government the absolute ...
Article : 147 wordsMiss Florrie Gallimore had a hearty reception at the Tivoli Theatre last night, when she rejoined Mr. Harry Rickards's company for five farewell appearances. Miss Gallimore sang several new songs— ...
Article : 158 wordsThe annual flower and gift service, in connection with the Sunday School of St. Saviour's Church, Young-street, Redfern, was held in the church on Sunday last. The rector (the Rev. H. Walker Taylor) ...
Article : 155 wordsKAIPARA.—Dep.: Dec. 8, Mary Moore, bq., for Melbourne; Helen Denny, bq., for Sydney. WELLINGTON.—Arr.: Dec. 8, Gothic, s., from London. ...
Article : 829 wordsThe Commissioner of Police has received a telegram stating that 1½ inch of rain fell over Tempe Downs, about 100 miles south of Alice Springs, on December 4. ...
Article : 36 wordsTwo steamships from Tasmania—the Wakatipu, of the Union Company's line, from Launceston; and the Burrumbeet, of Messrs. Huddart, Parker, and Co.'s fleet, from Hobart—arrived at Sydney ...
Article : 125 wordsThree delegates, Messrs. Joste, Lane, and Rood, representing Boer farmers in South Africa, will arrive in Brisbane by the Miowera on Friday. They are visiting Australia in order to become acquainted ...
Article : 161 wordsTo-morrow night a concert by Public school children will be held in the Town Hall, the proceeds to be devoted to the West Indies Relief Fund. The preparation for a concert of this description ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 177 wordsThe rain has been general throughout the State, and it is still raining. The benefit to mining and agriculture cannot be over estimated. ...
Article : 30 wordsThere was a large gathering of the Catholic clergy and others at St. Vincent's College, Victoria-street, yesterday afternoon when the annual distribution of prizes took place. Occasion was also taken to present ...
Article : 1,337 wordsMount Garnet reports having had 161 points of rain this morning and the town dam is overflowing. The Mount Garnet Freehold Company is putting on men again to-day, and expects to start the ...
Article : 71 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly to-day the Estimates were further considered, a long discussion taking place on the Department of Agriculture. ...
Article : 24 wordsThe following rainfalls on the Prospect catchment area have been recorded:—For the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. on Sunday: Cataract 86 points. Wilton 52, and Prospect 23 points. For the 24 hours ended at ...
Article : 1,070 wordsSir,—Under the stream which can be seen between Cowra and Condobolin there is a subterranean stream extending, with various distances, under the two banks. On the rare occasions when the river ...
Article : 1,239 wordsLast night the second of the continental carnivals was held on the Sydney Cricket Ground, and proved an even greater success than that of last week, which opened the season. The grounds and stands were ...
Article : 399 wordsNearly 22,000 sheep and lambs were sold yesterday through the metropolitan fat stock saleyards, and the bulk of the supply bore signs of coming from parts of the country poor of pasture. But the magnificent ...
Article : 228 wordsA report from Mount Morgan states that during the last day or two the Mount Morgan Company has str[?]ck payable stone at 750ft, from the top mount, or 170ft. deeper than the company has hitherto ...
Article : 59 wordsThe following entries have been received for the handicap pigeon match of £100, to be shot next Friday:—J. Cassell, W. H. Calvert, F. Pepper, Henry Pepper, W. Threlfo, R. A. Mackenzie, W. Hardes, M. Hardes, A. ...
Article : 94 wordsOn Sunday night the premises of the Dairy Farmers' Co-operative Milk Company, situated at 52 Regent-street, Redfern, were broken into and about £44 in money was stolen from a safe. The ...
Article : 301 wordsAt the City Police Court to-day, before Mr. G. F. Scott, D.S.M., Gustaf Ekeberg, aged 25, seaman, was charged with maliciously breaking a glass window, valued at £12, the property of Gilbert Horler. Accused was also ...
Article : 242 wordsA child named Bertha Daley, aged 6 years, lately residing at Mary-street, Waterloo was playing near her parents' residence yesterday afternoon, when she fell into a waterhole. Another child who was in the ...
Article : 86 wordsThe R.M.S. Himalaya leaves Melbourne to-day and will arrive at Sydney early on Thursday morning. The R.M.S. Britannia was due at Colombo on ...
Article : 175 wordsThe following vessels cleared at the Customs to-day:— The barque Earl Granville, for Los Villos, with 1464 tons Duckenfield coal; the barque Dovenby, for Valparaiso, with 2498 tons of Wallsend coal; the steamer Waikare, ...
Article : 215 wordsA shocking accident happened on the Illawarra railway line last night, resulting in the death of a man named Frank Bosworth. A railway employee named Burrell was returning from work about 9.40 ...
Article : 115 wordsMr. Louis Grist gave his fourth annual pupils' concert at the New Masonic Hall last night, when, as on previous occasions, a crowded audience assembled to mark the progress made by the students. ...
Article : 394 wordsAt a meeting of the Women's Progressive Association at the School of Arts last night, Mr. Tom Mann delivered an address on "The Social and Industrial Status of Women." Mrs. Martell ...
Article : 72 wordsThe Aberdeen liner Sophocles, from London, via Capetown with the remaining members of the Austtalian Eleven on board, arrived at Sydney early yesterday morning, and berthed at Parbury's Wharf at Dawes Point. The ...
Article : 192 wordsWhile working on a scaffold at Darlinghurst yesterday a man named Alick Hughes, a resident of Redern, missed his footing and fell to the ground, a distance of 20ft. He was removed to St. Vincent's ...
Article : 60 wordsA welcome social tendered last evening in the Oddfellows' Temple. Elizabeth-street, to the Rev. W. I. Carr Smith, rector of St. James' Church, on his return from England, was combined with a ...
Article : 862 wordsFor the purpose of arranging for the celebration of the opening of the new tramline along Elizabeth-street, Waterloo, to be known as the "Zetland tram," a public meeting, convened by the Mayor of Waterloo (Alderman ...
Article : 221 wordsFor some time past there have been complaints of stone-throwing at passing trains, and on Monday last one of the offenders, a boy named John Howell, was before the Court charged with throwing a piece of coal at a train ...
Article : 104 wordsAfter a passage of 51 days from Table Bay the barque Pax arrived in port yesterday morning. Captain Taylo[?] states that he sailed from Capetown on October 18, and in running down the casting encountered contrary winds ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 66 wordsMessrs. W. and A. M'Arthur, Limited, managing agents for the Gulf line of steamers, report the following movements:— The Gulf of Venice left Capetown early in Dec. [?] ...
Article : 118 wordsAt the Parramatta Police Court on Monday morning, before Messrs. T. E. MacNevin, F.M., and J. R. Armstrong, J.P., James Wilson, who pleaded guilty to two charges of misconducting himself, was sentenced to three months ...
Article : 80 wordsIn view of a telegram received from the chairman of a meeting of the horse and dray men employed on the Narrabri-Walget and branch to Collarenda[?]ri railway, held on Saturday, the Minister for Works ...
Article : 585 wordsSenator Neild will deliver an address on Federal Politics in the Paddington Town Hall to-night. Mr. D. Storey, M.L.A., will take the chair, and it is reported that there is likely to be a good attendance. ...
Article : 85 wordsMessrs. W. and A. M'Arthur, Limited, managing agents for the above line of steamers, report the following movements[?]— The Orange Branch is completing her loading in ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 55 wordsA children's bazaar, in aid of the Children's Hospital, was held on Saturday in the parish hall attached to Christ Church, Lavender Bay. It was organised and carried to a successful conclusion by ...
Article : 66 wordsSir,—One ot the planks of the Commonwealth labour platform—establishment of a citizen soldiery as opposed to a regular army—is interesting when contrasted with the hostile attitude adopted by the ...
Article : 464 wordsMessrs. Gilchrist, Watt, and Sanderson, Limited report:— The Ajax sailed from Sydney on Saturday for the Continent and United Kingdom with a large cargo, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 276 wordsMessrs. Birt and Co., Limited, Dangar, Gedye, and Co., and Houlder Brothers and Co., Limited joint agents, report the following movements of their New York steamers:— ...
Article : 117 wordsThe annual distribution of prizes in connection with the Abbotsleigh College, Wahroonga, conducted by Miss Clarke, took place on Saturday in the presence of a large gathering of the parents and ...
Article : 209 wordsMessrs. Houlder Brothers and Co., Limited, [?] the following movements of the Houlder line steamers:— The Urmston Grange arrived at the River Pl[?] on ...
Article : 91 wordsIt a lovely Picture hanging on the wall. It is never destroyed, and always reminds you of the giver. The most beautiful collection of pictures in our State is to be found at ALDENEOVEN'S ART GALLERY, 74 Hunter-street, ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tue 9 Dec 1902, Page 6
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