A strong effort is being made (says the London "Standard") to obtain funds sufficient to equip an expedition to the Antarctic circle. The last remaining unexplored area of large extent is that ...
Article : 1,619 wordsOur London correspondent on Monday forwarded the following cable message, which was published in the next day's issue of the "Herald."—A conference of bishops was held ...
Article : 1,241 wordsPreparations have been begun at Portsmonth Dockyard (says the London "Standard") for laying down a first-class battle ship, which will be known as her Majesty's ship London, in ...
Article : 1,926 wordsThe final concert for the year of the Sydney Liedertafel, which was given before a large audience at the Town Hall last night, included but one choral number not previously heard—namely, Joachim ...
Article : 818 wordsThe following scratchings were recorded yesterday in connection with the A.J.C. Summer Meeting:—Villiers Stakes: Alemene. Summer Cup: The Rock December Stakes: Hunter Belle. ...
Article : 755 wordsAs the majority of the club members are in active training for the forthcoming sports, it has been a difficult task to cater for them all during the Christmas holidays. The committee, however, has ...
Article : 100 wordsAmongst the island shipping people yesterday the news of what appears to have been a hurricane at New Guinea, involving the loss of several wellknown small vessels and a number of lives, caused ...
Article : 571 wordsMr. T. Riley will endeavour to break the record from sydney to Melbourne, starting from the General Post Office on Saturday afternoon. He has already tried twice, and was only unsuccessful on the last ...
Article : 50 wordsThe following are the fixtures of the Teachers' Club for the Christmas vacation:— December.—23rd, Teachers v. Hampden Veterans' Hampden Park; 26th, Teachers v. Balmain, Bailman; ...
Article : 255 wordsThe Grafton electorate cricket team, consisting of 13 leading players of the Upper River, left by the Kallatina to-day to play a number of matches Sydney during the holiday. ...
Article : 39 wordsA match took place on Tuesday afternoon between teams representing the Mutual Life Association of Australasia and Messrs. Laurence aud M'Lachlan. The Neutral Bay Club's courts were placed at the ...
Article : 128 wordsThe racehorses Auriferous and Oban are to be shipped to England in the steamer Yarrawonga, which leaves Melbourne on the 27th instant. It is understood that His Grace has been ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 235 wordsThe North Coast S.N. Company's steamer Oakland whilst attempting to cross the bar at the Richmond River at ll.55 a.m. yesterday grounded on the bar. The Oakland floated off at 1.10 p.m. and crossed in. ...
Article : 39 wordsAt the invitation of Mr. Harry Rickards a number of medical men assembled at the Tivoli Theatre yesterday to witness special matinee performance by M. A. jax, "the boneless wonder" and ...
Article : 190 wordsHillview, Sutton Forest, the vice-regal country residence, was this afternoon the scene of a very large and fashionable gathering, which had assembled for the annual harvest day in connection with All ...
Article : 436 wordsContinuing his account of his investigation [?] the life led by Dreyfus it the [?]e du Diable (says [?] Paris correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph") M. Jean Hess relates that the doctors at least ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 733 wordsThe City Organist opened his recital at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon with Bach's "Grand Fugue in G minor," but in place of that composer's gavotte—as marked on the programme—he tendered ...
Article : 155 wordsThe weekly meeting of the Johnstone's Bay Sailing Club took place on Tuesday evening at the clubroom, Pacific Hotel, Stephens street, Balmain. Mr. F.W.J. Donovan (the commodoro) presided, ...
Article : 477 wordsA concert organised and carried out by the pupils attending Mr.A.A. Walker's classes took place last evening in the Wesleyan School-hall, Ashfield. The proceeds were for the benefit of the poor fund. ...
Article : 125 wordsA concert was given last night in the Petersham Town uner the auspices of the Waratah Rovers' Bicycle Club. There was a fair attendance. The programme was as follows:—Overture, ...
Article : 119 wordsOn Monday, the 19th instant a treat was given to the children of the founding wards connected with the Benevolent Asylum by Mrs. E. L. Jones, of Strathfield, Miss Jones, Mrs. Thompson, and Mrs. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 195 wordsThere was a large gathering in the Temperance Hall last evening, when the pupils of Professor and Madame Addison, Santley House, Crown-street, gave their seventh annual concert. The programme ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 213 wordsThe Japanese Prime Minister lately addressed a young men's association in Tokio (says the London "Times") on the changes in his ideas during the past half-century. He was born, he said, at a time ...
Article : 469 wordsIn the Queen's Bench Division Mr. Justice Lawrance and a special jury recently heard the case of Stollery and another v. Maskelyne, which was an action brought by a ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 237 wordsOn Monday evening a successful Christmas Entertainment was given at 113 Pitt-street by the members of the International Brotherhood League in connection with the Women's Sewing Club, which ...
Article : 200 wordsMr. W. I. B. Mote will direct an invitation concert in connection with the Central Methodist Mission at the Centenary Hall to-night. Anthems and Christmas numbers will be rendered by the choir ...
Article : 54 wordsIn view of the long journeys of the German Emperor and Empress on horseback in Palestine, it is of interest to recall lthe fact that the Kaiserin is an excellent horsewoman, and always irreproachably ...
Article : 183 wordsMr. Ernest Toy, a young Australian violinist, who has won distinction at the Royal Academy of Music and elsewhere, will make his debut in Sydney at the Y.M.C.A. Hall to-night. Mr. Toy will be assisted ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 22 Dec 1898, Page 8
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