The prospects of rain reported yesterday, as usual, vanished without even a drop falling locally. Berringun shared to the extent of 44 points, Enngonia 11. The tropical rains at Mount ...
Article : 108 words"Dubbo" writes: Will you allow me to point out how useless Thursday (January 3) will be as a public holiday to country people (or the majority thereof), unless Wednesday (January 2) is ...
Article : 95 wordsThe first ordinary general meeting of the newly elected City Council was held at the Town Hall yesterday, commencing at 7 p.m. In the absence of the Mayor, Sir M. Harris, Alderman Graham, M.L.A., ...
Article : 1,178 wordsThe Archbishop of Sydney preached on Sunday morning in the Cathedral, in the evening at Christ Church, North Sydney; on Monday afternoon attended a meeting of the Commonwealth celebrations ...
Article : 630 wordsA large weatherboard residence, situated on the ban[?]s of the Hunter River, at Mosquito Island, owned and occupied by Mr. James Henderson, architect, of Newcastle, was totally destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning. ...
Article : 260 wordsThe ladies of the above club played off their monthly medal match yesterday. The result was a tie between Mrs. Wynn-Roberts and Miss Murdock with a net score of 76. The tie will be decided on ...
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Advertising : 387 wordsThe local members of the New South Wales Lancers left here to-day for Tenterfield on route to Sydney. LISMORE, Friday. ...
Article : 50 wordsThe contest between the combined districts of Gl[?]be, C[?]ntral Cumberland, and Leichhardt-Balmain on the one hand, and Waverley and Burwood on the other, will be continued at Birchgrove Park, Balmain, ...
Article : 46 wordsAn inquist respecting the fire at West Dubbo on Monday was held in the courthouse yesterday Mr. R. Booth, solicitor, and Mr. Robbins, inspector of permanent ways of the western line, watched the ...
Article : 137 wordsThe local committee for celebrating the inauguration of the Commonwealth met last night. The honorary treasurer reported donations to the amount of £104. The estimated expenditure is £99. The ...
Article : 55 wordsThe craft designed by W. Fife, jun., and built by W. M. Ford, jun., of Berry's Bay, under the supervision of Mr. Walter R[?]ks, was launched yesterday morning. From appearances thare are speed and a ...
Article : 145 wordsThe Lithgow coal-miners will be rebresented in the trades procession at the Commonwealth celebrations. ...
Article : 19 wordsThe wool receipts at Newcastle for direct shipment to London during the week ended to day amounted to 2604 bales, making a total of 49,182 bales received since the commencement of the present seasen, as compared with ...
Article : 130 wordsMr. R. Colonua-Close, barrister-at-law, [?]nounces in this issue his candidature for the Federal Senate. Mr. Close declares himself in favour of a tariff which shall be an impost, for revenue purposes only on ...
Article : 441 wordsThe above carnival will take place at Former's baths to-day, commencing at 3 p.m. The programme includes a 50 yards federation club handicap, 100 yards inter-club handicap, fa[?]cy diving and neatest ...
Article : 192 wordsThe Kurrara, He[?]ga, Palmerston, Mount Kembla, Captain Cock, the schooners Isabelle, Lady Mabel, Clara Ethel, and Counters of Errol loaded coal for Sydney at Port Kembla. ...
Article : 93 wordsThe four-masted schooner Transit sailed to-day for Honolulu with 885 tons of Pacific Co-operative coal; the steamer Eastern sailed for Hongkong, via Sydney, with 900 tons coal; the steamer Hauroto sailed for Suva, via ...
Article : 168 wordsA bush fire which started at Sandy Crock on Monday evening spread on Tuesday to Pulitop, and then towards Big Springs. The homestead of a settler named Anderson was only saved by the special ...
Article : 1,762 wordsThe annual Christmas entertainment in connection with Gl[?]don School, Dulwich Hill, took place on Tuesday evening in the presence of a large assemblage of parents and friends. The programme [?]pe[?]ed with ...
Article : 330 wordsTwenty-two competed for the first competition of the Queen's Trophy, to be won twice, at the club's grounds yesterday. At the end of round seven Kirby (24), M'Alister (25), and C. Smith (22) had ...
Article : 187 wordsA lad named George D[?]nn, 17 years of age, lately resiing at Hamilton, and employed at Messrs. David Cohen and Co.'s w[?]rehouse in the city, was suddenly seized with a fit whilst engaged in his duties this morning. Dr. John ...
Article : 96 wordsChristmas Day will be observed at St. Mary's Cathedral wiht the usual ceremonies. High Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m., Cardinal Moran presiding. Special music has been arranged by Mr. J. ...
Article : 102 wordsAt Hannan's Block 45 good grade ore is being taken for a width of 5ft. from the lode in the winze below No. 1 level of the old main shaft. Payable stone is also being broken from a lode for a width of 3ft. ...
Article : 663 wordsThe general superinte[?]dent of the Australian Agricultural Company, proprietors of the Sea Pit and Boreho[?]e collieries, has notified the miners that the hewing rate, from January 1 next will be advanced to 4s 2d per ton on ...
Article : 107 wordsCustom-house—Entered outwards: December 21, Che[?]ntiz, s., for Hamburg, via Melbourne; Mareeba, s., for Rockhampton, via ports, Deflance, schooner, for Honolulu, via Newcastle; Waterloo, barque, for London, ...
Article : 194 wordsThe Rockdale Church at a meeting on Monday last passed a unanimous resolution to invite the Rev. Joseph Parker (formerly of North Shore), of Auckland, New Zealand, to the vacant pastorate. The ...
Article : 139 wordsSir,—While I resided in New South Wales you frequently afforded me the hospitality of your columns is the discussion of questions of publ[?] interest. Long residence in Victoria has not weakened ...
Article : 490 wordsThe fete held by the Prince Alfred Yacht Club in Farm Cove last night was in many respects unique. The occasion has never arisen in the past for such a display. The idea was that a general rende[?]vous of ...
Article : 712 wordsPrior to the breaking-up of the above school on Thursday last for tbe Christmas vacation, Dr. Rudolph Buhrsmand, of the Glebe, distributed the annual prizes to the successful students. The same ...
Article : 209 wordsSpecial preparations are being made at Stanmore for Commonwealth celebration services On Sunday. December 30, the Rev. Dr. Burgess, President of the General Conference, and the Rev. T. Adamson, ...
Article : 91 wordsThe Orient Company's Omrah, which leaves to-day, has the following passengers:—For Naples, Marseilles, and London: Miss Steele, Mr. E. C. Canould, Dr. Penn[?] father. Mr. J. M. Coppen, Mr. and Mrs. Hendry E. ...
Article : 198 wordsThe annual distribution of prizes to the pupils of Miss M'Kenny's Esmond Preparatory School took place on Monday afternoon at St. Mary's schoolroom, Waverley, in the presence of a large number of ...
Article : 278 wordsThe Rev. T. J. Curtis will conduct special Christmas services to-morrow at St. Luke's Presbyterian Church, Redfern, at 11, 3 and 7. ...
Article : 24 wordsThe recent purchase of a new American organ for St. Nicholas' Church, Little Coogee, was made the occation of a united demonstration on Thursday evening by the combined choirs of St. Jude's Church, ...
Article : 115 wordsThe following list of passengers has been booked by the R.M.S. Mariposa, lea[?]ng for San Francisco, via ports, includinh through bookings to London and other cent[?]:— Mr. and Mrs. T. Howard. Mr. and Mrs. E. A.[?] Howard. ...
Article : 132 wordsThe steamer Transvaal left Albany on the morning of the 18th instant, for Dunkirk direct, London, Hall, and Hamburg. The B[?]oemfontein was to have left Adelaide yesterday. ...
Article : 143 wordsThe president, Rev. E. Tremayne Dunstan, has returned from his trip to New Zealand, and on Tuesday last left for Bulli, where he addressed a large and enthusiastic audience on the Christian Endeavour ...
Article : 155 wordsThe report of the Commissioners of Audit on the public finances for the year 1899-1900 was laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly last evening It shows the net revenue for they year at £7,448,408, and ...
Article : 513 wordsMr. W. A. Oakley writes:—"In consequencs of the increased risk of tires owing to the large amount of timber, evergreens, hunting, and exposed gas tubes now being used in the city to decorate the ...
Article : 293 wordsThe annual Christmas entertainment by the pupils of the Convent of the Immaculate Conception, Balmain East, took place on Thursday night in the local Town Hall. Musical items were contributed by ...
Article : 111 wordsAfter the last meeting yesterday the Sydney Stock Exchange closed for the vacation, to re-open on January 7. The Stock Exchanges in the southern colonies, also those in Queensland, will close after to-day's business, all but ...
Article : 566 wordsThe Changsha left Melbourne on December 19, and [?]ails for the East on December 23rd. The Chingta left Manila on December 14, and is due at Sydney on January 4. She sails for Hongkong on ...
Article : 67 wordsUnited services have bean arranged between the various Protestant Churches in Burwood to mark the close of the year and the century. The churches joining in the movement are St. Luke's Church of ...
Article : 116 wordsThe annual distribution of prizes at Walthamstowe College, Bassett-street, Hurstville, took place on Thursday last in the large schoolroom, which was decorated with flags and ...
Article : 79 wordsMessrs. Birt and Co., Limited, managing agents for the Federal Steam Navigation Company. Limited, report their steamer[?] movements as follows:- The Cornwall left New York October 31 for Australia ...
Article : 134 wordsThe Archbishop visited Ryde on Tuesday last to administer the rite of confirmation. Thirty-nine boys and seven girls were presented by the rector of the parish. A large proportion of the boys were from ...
Article : 57 wordsThe aanual distribution of prizes in connection with Batonga College, Pymble, was held on Saturday afternoon last, at Pymble Hall, in the presence of a large number of parents and friends of the scholars. ...
Article : 103 wordsThe ladies'committee of the Sydney Mission to Seamen arranged and carried out last evening the annual Christmas gathering to the seamen of vessels in port. The event took place in the Seamen's Institute. George-street, ...
Article : 317 wordsWe have received from 8. Hoffnung and Co., Limited, of Pitt-street, the Twentieth Century Australasian Diary and Almanac, a diary which contains much information of a valuable kind, and should be ...
Article : 330 wordsThe Norwegian barque Ingrid arrived at Table Bay on November 18 from Albany. The steamer Strathmore, from New Coledonia, bound to Havre with nickel ore, left Table Bay on November 18. ...
Article : 122 wordsSome new rules relating to the examination of articled clerks have been gazetted. The are as follows:- Every person being an articled clerk, or having served articles of clerkship, or here after becoming an articled ...
Article : 331 wordsThe annual distribution of prizes of St. Stanislaus' School took place yessterday, the Rev. Father Donovan presiding. The following were the pupils who successfully passed the recent Trinity College ...
Article : 87 wordsMessrs. Huddart, Farker's steamer Zealandia, which left here on Wedneaday last for New Zealand, was seen off not only by the friends of the large number of passengers on board, but also by the friends of the captain. The Zealandia ...
Article : 78 wordsThe following promotions in the police force have been gazetted:—Sub-Inspector, first-class. Giles M'Dowell, to the rank of inspector; Sub-inspectors first-class, John Bell and Thomas Cameron, to be Inspectors; ...
Article : 127 wordsThe Petersham Town Hall was well filled an Friday night by an interested audience, the occasion being the annual prize giving and pupils' concert of the musical college controlled by Miss M. E. La ...
Article : 166 wordsThe Legislative Assembly had another late sitting, the adjournment not taking place till shortly before 3 a.m. to-day. The Estimates ware passed, all the items remaining untouched at 10 p.m. yesterday ...
Article : 128 wordsMessrs. Burns, Philp, and Co. have been advised that the Rosetta, a well-known P. and O. steamer, left Kobe, Japan, last Tuesday in the Nippon Yusen Kaisha line, toking the place of the Shinano Maru. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe Perthsbire, s., will be berthed to-day at the pyrment Wharf. The barque Waterloo berths at Dalgety's Wharf to-day. The British India steamer [?]la was yesterday berthed at ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Sat 22 Dec 1900, Page 10
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