There are few public holidays more religiously observed than that which celebrates the Prince of Wales' birthday, and yesterday proved no exception to the rule. There was a fine unanimity about the ...
Article : 342 wordsThe cutter Mercury arrived last evening from Woodlark Island, via Samarai, with seven passengers. She brings no news of importance from Woodlark Island. It is stated that the majority ...
Article : 239 wordsA serious accident occurred on Saturday night on the road between Nowra bridge and the Bomaderry railway station to two young men named Martin Muller and John Hilton. The former was driving a ...
Article : 114 wordsThe victory of Major M'Kinley for the Presidency of the United States has been followed by the reopening of many mills and factories, employing in the aggregate ...
Article : 83 wordsThe Paris newspapers are reserved in their comments with regural to the concessions reported to have been made by the Sultan in the case of the Armenians. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 71 wordsThe extra trains provided for the traffic yesterday were taxed to their utmost capacity. From early morning the carnages were crammed to both the Park and Come, and the large numbers that visited ...
Article : 58 wordsA musical festival was held at the Town Hall to-day, and was a great success. The competitors numbered nearly 100, and the attendance of the public in the morning, ...
Article : 1,197 wordsA large number of holiday makers journeyed to North Sydney yesterday. The cable and electric tramways were taxed to their utmost capacity. The railway from Milson's Point to Hornsby was also ...
Article : 90 wordsSplendid weather prevailed for the holiday. A large number of visitors were present from Sydney and the southern and western lines. Many picnic parties visited the numerous waterfalls and other ...
Article : 138 wordsNews from Constantinople states that the Sultan has reduced the salaries of all officials in the service of the Turkish Government by 15 per cent. ...
Article : 38 wordsFor the holiday the Newcastle and Hunter River S.S. Company put on two of their best boats for the Hawkesbury River trips, the Newcastle running to Cowan Bay, and the Namoi to Newport, Pittwater. ...
Article : 154 wordsTheatrical managers had every reason to pronounce the evening "a good holiday night," as crowded houses were the rule and the holiday rush set in quite early. The Theatre Royal, for example, ...
Article : 338 wordsThe St. Petersburg newspaper the Grashdanin, which was recently suspended for the publication of articles insulting to France, has been permitted to resume ...
Article : 36 wordsThe fifth annual demonstration of the Farmers' Association was held to-day. The celebration composed a procession of ornamented vehicles through the streets and sports of a varied character on the ...
Article : 198 wordsThe Times this morning contains a leading article upon the condition of the Navy. It says that France and Russia ...
Article : 82 wordsTo-day was observed as a close holiday. Great crowds flocked to the hills and the seaside, the city being almost deserted. The mails ex Australi[?]n and Gera left Adelaide ...
Article : 127 wordsTwo of the best patronised places yesterday were the Botanic Gardens and the Zoo. The wind and the threatening rain in the morning deterred many from setting out to the more distant holiday resorts, ...
Article : 359 wordsIt was recently announced that Li Hung Chang, who lately returned to Pekin after his tour through Europe and America had been fined one year's salary for visiting the ...
Article : 81 wordsThough the weather was anything but settled during the forenoon, and a strong southerly wind was blowing, there was a great rush of harbour excursionists, and for several hours after about ...
Article : 424 wordsThe weather was rather dull for the holiday, but only a few light showers fell. The town was very quiet, large numbers of people having proceeded to Newcastle and other centres. The friendly societies' ...
Article : 1,140 wordsThe above society's outing yesterday was a great success, the steamar Ente, which left King-street at 10 o'clock, being well filled by members and their friends, his Honor Judge Docker being amount the ...
Article : 64 wordsMr. H. Donnan, one of the members of the Australian team, arrived in Sydney yesterday by the Mariposa. The remainder of the team are playing a series of matches in New Zealand, but in ...
Article : 1,500 wordsGeneral Galioni, the French Commander-in-Chief and Resident-General in Madagascar, has abolished slavery in the island. He has also reduced the status of ...
Article : 68 wordsThe holiday passed over very pleasantly in spite of the very unpropitious weather which heralded this morning's approach. It rained nearly all night. Thousands from the interior visited the seabeach, ...
Article : 468 wordsThe Bishop of Marlborough, Dr. Alfred [?]rle, suffragan to the Bishop of London, states that he some time ago prepared for [?]mission to the Church of England a ...
Article : 75 wordsMany thousands of pleasure-seekers picnicked along the banks of the Parramatta River. From the entrance of the river to its source the various pretty nooks on both sides were dotted by innumerable ...
Article : 117 wordsReports received from Sourabaya, Java, state that the German exploring expedition in Kaiser Wilhelm's Land (German New Guinea) has discovered a navigable ...
Article : 49 wordsClifton Gardens maintained their reputation for being one of the most popular seaside resorts in the harbour, there being attracted thither some 2000 people. The principal inducement to many of the ...
Article : 190 wordsCorrey's Gardens at Cabarita attracted about 500 holiday-makers, who spent the day principally in dancing. The pavilion is one of the largest and best ventilated in the colonies, and is deservedly ...
Article : 130 wordsA man named Canzoneri, a Sicilian, who was sentenced to imprisonment for life on a charge of murder, has, after serving 15 years at the galleys, been proved ...
Article : 56 wordsA one-day's cricket match between a team drawn from the officers of the Victorian military forces and a team from the officers of the naval forces at present visiting Melbourne was played ...
Article : 141 wordsMessrs. Lane Brothers' picturesquely-situated ground at Fern Bay were patronised by a large gathering of holiday-makers, who were provided with a continuous programme of amusements from ...
Article : 129 wordsIn response to a circular from Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Victorian Government some time ago sent home a report upon imports ...
Article : 74 wordsWatson's Bay was chosen by some 1200 persons for spending a considerable portion of the day in rambling over its beach and its slopes, and along its clif[?]s and its Gap. ...
Article : 34 wordsAthol Gardens had been specially set apart for a picnic organised by the Shamrock Club. The gathering attracted about 400 pleasure-seekers, who spent the day in a quiet manner. To contribute to ...
Article : 54 wordsThe popularity of Coogee as a holiday resort was strongly manifested yesterday. Team after tram steamed down to the seaside loaded with holiday-makers, who appeared to enter with ...
Article : 160 wordsMiddle Harbour was chosen by many pleasure-seekers as the place whereon to spend the day, not only on account of the picturesqueness of its shores, but because the pleasure grounds established there ...
Article : 379 wordsThe military tournament on the showground to-day was favoured with beautiful weather. Between three and four thousand were present, and the arrangements were well carried out by the ...
Article : 391 wordsThe holiday to-day was closely observed. The weather was dull, but pleasant, and very suitable for picnicking. Ferntree Gully and other such popular resorts received a large influx of the ...
Article : 83 wordsThe Earl of Elgin, Governor-General of India, states that the prospects in the [?]ought-stricken provinces are more re-assuring, and the fears of a famine are ...
Article : 42 wordsThis popular holiday resort was exceedinly well patronised yesterday. Special trams direct to the aquariam were arranged, which was a great convenience to the large number of pleasure-seekers ...
Article : 232 wordsAt the quarterly meeting of the City Council to-day the condition of the city markets in Flinders-street gave rise to a spirited discussion. The matier came up on the recommendation of the ...
Article : 110 wordsIt is reported that the London cab-[?]wners propose to lock out all their mon who carry the union flag. The union has appealed to the Duke of ...
Article : 55 wordsA united Protestant picnic under the auspices of the Loyal Orange Institution of New South Wales, the Royal Black Association, the Loyal Protestant Benefit Society, and the Protestant Alliance ...
Article : 791 wordsAbout 4.30 on Sunday the schooner Harriet, bound from Townsville to Sydney, signalled to the Kallatina for immediate assistance off Korogora Head. The latter went to her assistance, and found that the ...
Article : 137 wordsThe three days' cricket match between the Australian Eleven and the Auckland Eighteen was finished to-day, and resulted in a draw. The weather was lovely, and there was a very large ...
Article : 305 wordsNearly 1000 persons visited Sir Joseph Banks pleasure grounds, Botany, yesterday, a picnic having been arranged by Mr. Gardiner. A varied programme of amusements was provided under the ...
Article : 139 wordsA destructive fire occurred this morning at the factory of Messrs. Shand, Mason, and Co., manufacturers of fire engines, &c., in Ground-street, ...
Article : 41 wordsA military tournament was held on the show-ground to-day for the purpose of raising money to send a local team of Mounted Rifles to England next year. The weather was perfect and the attendance ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 198 wordsHowel's Consolidated Mining Company, New South Wales, has been formed with capital of £150,000, of which £100,000 is to be issued in shares. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 141 wordsAt the meeting of baseballers which look place at the Brooklyn Hotel on Thursday last, quite a number attended who on former occasions took an active part towards introducing the game among the ...
Article : 94 wordsVarying reports are to land respecting the prospects of the wheat crop in the district. In some localities the early-sown wheat is expected to yield from 8 to 10 bushels. In most cases the late-sown ...
Article : 50 wordsA successful charity carnival in aid of the district hospital was held to-day on the Weat Wyalong Recreation Reserve, upwards of 500 persons being present. A procession, starting from the True Blue ...
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Advertising : 21 wordsThe tramway authorities do not regard the 9th November as a day for exceptionally heavy holiday tram or railway traffic, but yesterday the trams were bu[?]r than was the ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tue 10 Nov 1896, Page 5
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