Mr. J. Hunt's Tattersall's Hotel, Wrightville, and Nichol's store which adjoined, were destroyed by fire last night. Fortunately there was no wind. The property was insured. ...
Article : 318 wordsThe monthly meeting of the State Children Relief Board was held at the boardroom, Richmond-terrace, Domain, on Monday. There were present: The Hon. C. K. Mackellar, M.L.C. ...
Article : 303 wordsA young man named James Kelly, 27, lately residing at Leicester-street, Paddington, drank a quantity of oxalic acid in mistake for Epsom salts on Monday night. He was removed to St. Vincent's ...
Article : 103 wordsAt to-day's meeting of the Water and Sewerage Boad a report was read from the engineer stating that within the past ten days the river water level at the intake, Oakhampton- road, West ...
Article : 396 wordsAt the Pitt-street Congregational Church last evening a welcome was tendered to the Rev. N. M. Hennessy, who recently arrived from Birmingham to take charge of the church for a period of ...
Article : 948 wordsTitus, s., 760 tons, Captain Bibbing, from Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz, Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands. Passengers—Miss Macdonald, Mr. and Mrs. Hutchinson, Mr. A. Mahaffey, Captain O. Soenson, Captain J. ...
Article : 396 wordsThe agents for the A.U.S.N. line (Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co.) report:— The Arawatta, for Melbourne, left Sydney yesterday. ...
Article : 140 wordsYesterday morning William Carr, a resident of Miller-street, North Sydney, was riding a bicycle near his residence when the wheels skidded on the tram line, throwing him heavily to the roadway. He ...
Article : 61 wordsThe agents for the British India line (Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co., report:— The Seald sailed from Townsville yesterday for Calcutta. ...
Article : 75 wordsShortly after 8 o'clock last night Matilda O'Toole, 24, a domestic servant employed by Mr. J. A. Iuce, Victoria-street, fell from a tram in William-street. She was removed by the Civil Ambulance to Sydney ...
Article : 96 wordsMessrs. Burns, Philp, and Co., agents for the above line, report:— The Kalgoorlie sailed yesterday for Fremantle, via Melbourne and Adelaide. ...
Article : 91 wordsThe West Broken Hill and Civilian Rifle Clubs on Saturday fired friendly matches on the home ranges at 200, 500, and 600 yards (Bisley targets) against Orroroo and Wilmington and Grafton, N.S.W., firing ...
Article : 316 wordsA man named Thomas Sheehan, of Jugiong, was admitted to the Gundagai Hospital yesterday suffering from a bullet wound, stated to have been inflicted by another man named Bonnett. The latter, it is ...
Article : 79 wordsThe following sailing vessels are now due at Sydney:— Aldebaran, bq[?] from Mercury Bay—14 days. Alsterufer, four-masked bq. (RKVC), from Tacoma— ...
Article : 117 wordsYarrawonga, s., for London, via ports. Kalgoorlie, s., for Fremantle, via ports. Arawatta, s., for Melbourne. Cintra, s., for Queensland ports. ...
Article : 57 wordsThe following vessels cleared at the Customs to-day:— The steamer Perth, for Fremantle, via Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide, with 500 tons of coal and a quantity of general cargo; the barque Orellana, for Eten (Peru), with ...
Article : 147 wordsReginald Jones, who exchanged shots with the police while the latter were attempting to capture him on the Casino-road, surrendered to-day, after sheltering in the Nymboida Mountains for a ...
Article : 71 wordsR.M.S. Ormuz, for London, via Hobart and ports; Kiel, s., for Continent, via Queensland and Java ports; Birksgate, s., for Noumea and Fiji; Westralia, s., for Auckland and ports; Anglian, s., for Hobart; Perth, s., for ...
Article : 105 wordsWhilst marking for some musketry shooters at the local rifle range Robert Knox was hit in the eye with a piece of bullet. It is feared his eyesight is ruined. ...
Article : 41 wordsThe annual general meeting of members of the Kiama Agricultural Association was held this afternoon, Mr. John Love, president, presiding. There was a good attendance, representing various parts of ...
Article : 871 wordsThe municipal assessors' report shows a decrease of 25 per cent. on last year's assessment, brought about by reason of the drought, and the consequent depreciation of rents and land values. The general ...
Article : 133 wordsA sad burning fatality occurred at Barnawartha this evening. Mrs. P. Hughes, jun., had left the house to obtain some water from an adjoining spring, and during her absence a fire broke out and her ...
Article : 183 wordsThe Quarter Sessions were continued to-day before Judge Fitzhardinge. The following cases were dealth with:— Thomas Hope, for horse-stealing at Singleton, sentenced to three years' imprisonment; Thomas Watson, alias ...
Article : 305 wordsA telegram from Hokitika to the Otago press dated Feb. 13 stated that the oil scow Yho has been completely wrecked at Saltwater Beach, where the little boat was beached. The machinery for ...
Article : 84 wordsKalgoorlie, s., 45[?] tons, Captain H. M'Donald, for Fremantle, via ports. Passengers—Saloon, 40; steerage, [?]0. Arawatta, s., 2119 tons, Captain George Savage, for Melbourne. Passengers—Saloon, 65; steerage, 40. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 824 wordsOur Brisbane correspondent telegraphed last evening:—"The steamer Upada, of 5257 tons, of the British India line, arrived at Brisbane this afternoon. She is a fine-looking vessel and is the pioneer ...
Article : 85 wordsAt the annual meeting of members of the local branch of the A. H. C. Guild on Sunday the officers elected were:—Warden, Mr. J. Ryan; chaplain, Rev. Father Collender; trustees, Messrs. ...
Article : 103 wordsThe steamship Claudius, bound from Ocean Island with a full cargo of phosphates consigned to Hamburg, which arrived at Wellington on Saturday last resumed her passage yesterday. ...
Article : 33 wordsAfter a passage of 115 days from Liverpool the ship Cromdale, a vessel of 1849 tons, commanded by Captain Sibley, arrived in port yesterday. She brings a [?] cargo of general merchandise, and comes here to the agency of ...
Article : 136 wordsTitus, s., from South Sea Islands: 383 tons copra, 120 tons ivorynuts, 200 bags maize, 15 bags snailshells, 45 bags beche-de-mer, 19 cases pearlshell, 5 cases pearlshell, 23 casks whale oil, 26 hides, 88 bags palm seeds, 9 cases plants, ...
Article : 303 wordsA conference of representatives of the Firemen's and Deckhands' Union and the Sydney Ferries, Limited, took place on Monday. Mr. J. Joubert presided. The business of the conference was the ...
Article : 129 wordsThe agricultural show was opened to-day not under the most favourable auspices The continued dry weather has caused almost all the grass to disappear from the neighbourhood of the town, but ...
Article : 1,256 wordsThe local land board to-day delivered its reserved decision regarding the application by the Liverpool Plains Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Association to purchase 25 acres of the police paddock ...
Article : 66 wordsPORT DARWIN.—Arr.: Feb. 21, Chingtu, s., from Sydney. Feb. 24, Waihoi, s., from Borroloolo. Dep.: Feb. 21, Chingtu, s., for Hongkong. THURSDAY ISLAND.—Arr.: Feb. 24, Maranoa, s., ...
Article : 978 wordsThe net proceeds of the bazaar held at Berrima in aid of the funds of Holy Trinity Church were £40. GRAFTON, Tuesday. Dr. Dill Macky lectured at various centres during ...
Article : 224 wordsA meeting of the committee of the Operative Stonemasons' Union was held at the Trades' Hall on Monday night. It was decided to extend the time for receiving designs for the new banner until March 9 ...
Article : 84 wordsYarrawonga, s., for London, via Melbourne and ports: 3221 bales wool, 73 bales basils, 35 bales leather, 6 bales 20 bags orns, 11 bales furskins, 7629 ingots copper, 1040 pieces timber, 500 crates rabbits, 4 bales hair, and ...
Article : 383 wordsA special course of sermons will be preached in St. Andrew's Cathedral on the Wednesday afternoons throughout Lent by Canon Jones on "Salvation." The first will be delivered at 5.15 to-day (Ash ...
Article : 141 wordsA meeting of the Tailoresses Union of New South Wales was held at the Queen's Hall, Pitt-street, on Monday night. A discussion took place on the subject of the secretary of the union being allowed to visit ...
Article : 57 wordsA special meeting of the Boot Trade Union was held in the Wesley School Hall, Regent-street, on Friday evening. The president (Mr. A. Devlin) occupied the chair. The attendance was unusually large. ...
Article : 245 wordsThe Wellington Quarter Sessions ended to-day. William Grose was charged with abduction. The jury retired at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and at 9 o'clock this morning, being unable to agree, were ...
Article : 375 wordsAt St. Thomas', North Sydney, the Rev. W. [?]. Carr Smith will preach every Thursday at 8 p.m., also on the second Sunday in Lent, March 8. Offerings to the amount of £100 are being asked from the ...
Article : 60 wordsThe following is the weekly report of the vital statistics of the metropolitan district:— In view of the immense growth of population in the metropolis of late years, and of the ...
Article : 311 wordsThe R.M.S. Ormuz will be despatched from the Orient Company's wharf, on the eastern side of Circular Quay, at noon to-day for London, via the usual ports of call and Hobart. ...
Article : 341 wordsWriting in reference to Messrs. Wright and Abbott's letter, which appeared in the "Herald" on Monday, Mr. J. R. Dacey says:—"Your correspondents say they declined to attend the picnic this ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 393 wordsA meeting of the Women's Liberal League of New South Wales was held at St. Matthias' Hall, Paddington, last night. Mrs. Molyneaux Parkes (president) was in the chair. Mr. Bruce Smith, ...
Article : 607 wordsAt last night's meeting of the City Council Alderman E. Lindsay Thompson, the representative of the council on the Fire Brigades' Board, submitted the following report:— ...
Article : 232 wordsThe last rails of the line from Lismore to Casino were laid to-day, enabling ballast trains to run between the two towns. The opening of the line for traffic, it is said, will not take place for several ...
Article : 44 wordsA handsome steam yacht built in Hongkong for the Hon. H. C. Dangar, M.L.C., arrived here by the Guthrie, which reached Sydney on Monday night. The yacht was carried on deck, and was landed in first-class condition. ...
Article : 62 wordsWELLINGTON.—Dep.: Feb. 24, Claudius, s., for Hamburg: Annesley, sh., for Bahia. LYTTELTON.—Dep.: Feb. 24, Cupica, bq., for London. ...
Article : 42 wordsThe following is a list of the passengers by the R.M.S. Ormuz, which will sail at noon to-day for London, via ports:— For London, Marseilles, and Naples: Mr. Bray, ...
Article : 343 wordsAt the District Court yesterday the jury in the case Feldheim v. J. Ellis, a claim for commission on the sale of an hotel, gave a verdict for plaintiff for £87 10s. Another jury case, West v. Graves, for ...
Article : 56 wordsAt London: Rangatiri, s. (Shaw, Savill, and Albion line), from New Zealand ports (sailed from Wellington Dec. 27). At Hamburg: Flensburg, s. (German-Australian line), ...
Article : 70 wordsThe annual show at Luddenham opened to-day. Despite the continued dry weather there is a good collection, especially in live stock. The weather to-day was cool, and the attendance was fair. The official opening takes place ...
Article : 350 wordsThe Albury Rabbit Board to-day decided to ask the Minister for Lands to cause the erection of automatic gates in all fences crossing roads, as much danger results from persons driving alone having to ...
Article : 660 wordsAppointments.—The following appointments appeared in the "Government Gazette":—Mr. James R. Ferrier, who has recently been acting as assistant harbour master, to be inspector in the service of the Harbour Trust; Mr. ...
Article : 318 wordsMr. E. Plunkett writes:—"In your issue of the 20th instant I notice the report of an interview with the Premier, in which he stated that there was an increase last year of the amount collected under the land tax of £13,000. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 202 wordsThe Oonah left Hobart last evening for Sydney. The Whangape left Newcastle yesterday for Lyttelton. The Pilot left Newcastle yesterday for Wellington. ...
Article : 55 wordsThe movements of Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co.'s island fleet of steamers are as follows:— New Guinea-Singapore Service.—The Moresby sails from Federal Wharf on Saturday, 28th instant, for ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wed 25 Feb 1903, Page 8
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