Last night at the Town Hall the members of the Fire Brigade were entertained by the Fire Brigade Board, and presentations were made of the models won in the fire brigade competitions held on record ...
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Article : 198 wordsThe cable charges from Queensland to London have been reduced to 5s 1d per word as from the 1st July. It is understood that the colony, in joining in ...
Article : 607 wordsMeetings of creditors of the Federal Bank and the City of Melbourne Bank were held to-day to consider the proposal for the formation of an assets realisation company to take over the assets ...
Article : 144 wordsThe Colonial Premiers, with their wives, proceeded to Windsor Castle yesterday at the special invitation of the Queen. They visited the Prince Consort's mausoleum at ...
Article : 181 wordsAfter dealing with some formal business the Legislative Council yesterday read the first time the Field of Mars Common Resumption Bill and forwarded from the Legislative Assembly. Mr. ...
Article : 1,589 wordsReports from Calcutta state that all upriver millworkers have struck work, and that bands several thousand strong are marching down the banks of the Hooghly ...
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Article : 75 wordsIn a circular to the Powers Russia suggests that steps should be taken for expediting the conclusion of a treaty of peace between Turkey and Greece. ...
Article : 79 wordsAt the quarterly meeting of the Burwood Miners' Lodge, held at Thomas' Hotel, New Lambton, last evening, further consideration was given to the demand made by the lodge for 3d per ton extra where ...
Article : 183 wordsLast month five Supreme Court writs, each claiming penalties to the amount of £250, were issued against persons connected with a chrysanthemum show and concert held at Numurkah on ...
Article : 519 wordsThe financial statement presented at the quarterly meeting of the Burwood Miners' Lodges last evening shows that the receipts during the past three months amounted to £80, and the expenditure ...
Article : 112 wordsThe Queensland National Bank is suing the Peninsular and Oriental Company to recover £500 in respect of the loss sustained by the recent robbery of sovereigns ...
Article : 83 wordsThe Right Hon. G. H. Reid, Premier of New South Wales, was a guest at the annual banquet of the Company of Fishmongers last night. ...
Article : 132 wordsThe seventh annual general meeting of the Pastoralists' Union of New South Wales was held at the Wool Exchange, Macquarie-place, last evening. There was a large attendance of members. ...
Article : 1,098 wordsThe annual meeting of members of the Wallsend Fire Brigade was held at the local station on Tuesday evening. The balance-sheet showed that the credit balance decrased during the period under ...
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Article : 72 wordsAt the twenty-fourth, quarterly meeting of shareholders in the West Wallsend Co-operative Society, held recently, the balance-sheet was presented, showing that the share capital invested was £724, ...
Article : 114 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly the Metropolitan Board of Works Bill was further considered in committee. An attempt was made to increase the rate in the uns[?]wered portions of the metropolitan ...
Article : 141 wordsThe " Lancet" declares that the reports as to the deterioration of the Queen's eyesight are grossly exaggerated. Her Majesty, it says, is not prevented from ...
Article : 36 wordsThe Rev. L. M. Isitt continued his 10 days' temperance mission at the Masonic Hall to-night. The Hon. J. Blanksby, M.L.C., presided, and a number of clergymen of various denominations occupied ...
Article : 95 wordsMr. Atteridge, war correspondent for the " Daily Chronicle " in the late Soudan campaign, has recovered £1000 damages from Mr. Edward Frederick Knight, the ...
Article : 63 wordsThe New Zealand contingent of the colonial troops will undergo three weeks training at Aldershot. ...
Article : 24 wordsA public meeting of citizens was held at the Centennial Hotel, Hunter-street, to-night, for the purpose of protesting against the proposed removal of the boat harbour and the closing of Wolfe-street ...
Article : 403 wordsIn the Assembly to-day the private members' bills for the registration of dentists and limiting the hours of labour in shops were read the second time, the latter on the voices. After tea Sir H. ...
Article : 90 wordsLord Hindlip, late chairman of Samuel Allsopp and Sons, Limited, the well-known brewers of Burton-on-Trent, and who visited Australia some years ago, has ...
Article : 40 wordsThe R.M.S. Arcadia, from London, is expected to arrive at 2 p.m. on Saturday. The mails by the Austral, which arrived last night, left by to-day's Melbourne express. ...
Article : 273 wordsThe members of the Victorian rifle team who are to take part in the National Rifle Association meeting, which commences at Bisley on the 13th instant, are making ...
Article : 83 wordsNews from the Soudan states that many of the Khalifa's forces are deserting. The Baggaras alone adhere to his standard. ...
Article : 33 wordsIn the Assembly, on the resumed debate on the Commonwealth Bill, Mr. M'Pherson expressed the policy of the labour party, regretting that an effort was not made to develop federation by ...
Article : 162 wordsAt a meeting of shareholders of the London Bank of Australia to-day the recently modified scheme of rearrangement was unanimously approved. ...
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Article : 55 wordsThe slow progress being made by the Assembly in dealing with the Commonwealth Constitution Bill has given rise to a good deal of unfavourable comment, but it is not generally recognised that most of ...
Article : 582 wordsThere was a huge attendance at the Petersham Town Hall yesterday afternoon on the occasion of the opening of a sale of work in aid of the funds of the local Congregational Church. The main hall ...
Article : 513 wordsMr. W. Cooper's chestnut colt, Newhaven, by Newminster from Oceana, has been placed under the care of the Newmarket trainer G. Blackwell, and will be ...
Article : 44 wordsThe United States Senate has passed the new tariff by 38 to 28. ...
Article : 19 wordsA man named J. Pannizza has been run over on the railway, near Day Dawn, nnd killed instantly. The Customs receipts for June amounted to ...
Article : 152 wordsThe harsh manner in which the Alien Laws are being enforced in the United States is keenly resented in Canada. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe annual cricket match between the Oxford and Cambridge Universities, which was commenced at Lord's on Monday last, was concluded yesterday. ...
Article : 35 wordsA letter has been received by a resident of this district, who declines to allow his name to transpire, which sheds some light on Butler's early career the letter comes from a relative of the recipient, ...
Article : 161 wordsAt the wool sales this evening there was good competition, and prices were firm. July 8. American buyers are paying high prices ...
Article : 67 wordsAccording to the returns of the Board of Trade, the imports into the United Kingdom during the month of June show an increase in value of £1,092,554, and ...
Article : 53 wordsAn outline of the Government policy has been published. It indicatos a reduction of the income tax from 1s to 9d on wealth and from 8d to 6d on personal exertion relief from the tax on the ...
Article : 166 wordsWollumbin (s.), 247 tons Captain J. H. Hunter, fro[?] Northern jottles. Passengers—Mr. and Mrs. R[?]ttor, Mrs. Warran, Messrs. G. Noble, N. Smith, G. W. [?]ll, agent. ...
Article : 79 wordsThe death is announced of M. Moilhac, the French playwright. Henri Moilhac, the French dramatic author, was decorated with the Legion of Honor in 1869, ...
Article : 78 wordsThe directors of the New Zealand Insurance Company have declared the usual interim dividend of 2s 6d per share. A small cutter, trading to North Auckland, has ...
Article : 76 wordsWollumbin (s.), from Byron Bay: 40 pine logs, 15 beech logs, 2[?] bags maize, 15 tons sugareane, 2[?] boxes butter, [?] sides bacon, 29 pigs, 60 hides, 39 cases [?]ggs, 3 coops poultry, and 40 packages sundries. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 9 Jul 1897, Page 5
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