Excepting in the north-east of the colony, rain has fallen, light for the most part. At Cobar they had nearly an inch. Crossing the continent from the far N.W. more or loss rain has fallen. Along the ...
Article : 144 wordsThe annual dinner in connection with the Chamber of Manufactures was held at the Metropolitan Hotel, Castlereagh and King streets, last night. Mr. C. H. Hoskins presided. On the right of the chairman ...
Article : 1,668 wordsThere is always something affecting in the dispersion of a fine collection, whether it he of books, or china, or curios. We may see in it the vanity of human wishes strongly pictured. The ruling passion ...
Article : 1,516 wordsThere was an excellent attendance at the matinee of "A Milk-white Flag" yesterday, and there was again a large audience in the evening. Messrs. Hoyt and M'Kee's American Company sails for Auckland ...
Article : 42 wordsThe Rates at Kensington will be thrown open to-day, when a programme of pony and galloway races will be run torough. The usual facilities will be afforded by omnibus and tram services for reaching ...
Article : 856 wordsSailed: Bells, barque, for Melbourne. Sailed:—Ganymede, barque, from Lytteiton for Sydney. CU-TOM-HOUSE.—Entered outwards: December 2, Tanais (s.), 1734 tons. Captain Remes, for Noumes; ...
Article : 147 wordsUp to 6th November 919 claims had been paid by the Compensation Board, amounting to £316,481. Further claims amounting to £60,000 ara still to be dealt with. ...
Article : 34 wordsThe following important Prolcamation appears on 6th November:— Whereas it is provided by her Majesty's Order in Council of 9th May, 1891, that the High ...
Article : 279 wordsThe attendance at the Philharmonic Society's concert at the Town Hall last night was not so large, owing to the rain, as the tuneful and varied character of the programme would otherwise have ...
Article : 844 wordsA thunderstorm was experienced here to-day, and 17 points of rain fell. The country and late crops are looking splendid. ALBION PARK, Wednesday. ...
Article : 1,323 wordsThe R.M.S. Massilia, henee 27th October, arrived at Suce on Tuesday morning, the 1st instant. The Shaw-Savill liner Aotea, from Wellington 19th October, arrived at London on the 30th ultimo. ...
Article : 53 wordsIn the Anglo-Australasian line the steamer Port Melbourne, in command of Captain Francis P. Aubin, reports leaving London for Sydney and Newcastle, via Albany and Adelaide at 2.10 p.m. on the 24th September, landed the ...
Article : 639 wordsThe following telegrams show the latest developments of the rinderpost plague:— Kimberley, November 9.—Rinderpest has broken out at Beaconsfield. Twelve cattle took sick, and ...
Article : 535 wordsThe folloeing team has been selected to play against New South Wales on the 19th December:—R. Bailey, Darling, A. Evans, G. Giffen, C. Hill, Jarvis (2), E. Jones, Lyons, Reedman, and Travers. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 423 wordsThis council met on 25th November, when the Mayor (Alderman Banner) occupied the chair, and there were also present—Aldermen O'Riordan, Ralph, Dacey, Furnise, Harden, Hannan, Swain, and Allen. A letter was read ...
Article : 260 wordsThe Fort-street M.P.S. Handball Club defeated Cleveland-street S.P.S. on the lalter's court by 4 games to nil (98 points to 69). ...
Article : 27 wordsMrs. Jefferson might be described as having "t[?]ted gracefully" with the Town Hall organ yesterday afternoon, for her programme was almost entirely compounded of light, sweet music. The ...
Article : 188 wordsThe Amateur Picnic Races were well attended to-day. ...
Article : 13 wordsThe Lands Department has intimated to the council that it has been discovered that the dedication of Barton, Copeland, Dibbs, Paekes, and Powell streets, in 1893, had been made by the Government under the unpression that the ...
Article : 68 wordsThe above club held a "camp fire" at the clubroom on Monday ecening last. The room was very vicely decorated with bunting and Chinese lanterns. There was a good attendance of members and ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 599 wordsA meeting was held on 25th November, there being present—Aldermen M. S. Foley, J.P. (Mayor, Sewell, J.P., Richards, Baron, Byrne, Sutton, and the council clerk (Mr. W.N.G. Palmer). A letter was received from the ...
Article : 180 wordsSir,—I have been reading with interest the correspondence in your journal anent this particular species of shark, and have been rather amused at the way in which the parties maintain (with some little ...
Article : 273 wordsAt this club's meeting held at Jacobson's Hotel on Thesday evening, it was decided to accept the trophy offered by the proprietors of Walker's whisky as a prize in connection with the intercolonial 22ft. ...
Article : 81 wordsW. H. Golding, of Balmain, has received an order for a new 22-footer from the crew that have lately had the Esmeralda. The new boat is to be ready in time for the intercolonial contests. ...
Article : 38 wordsYesterday afternoon the Cercle Litteraire Francais, under the direction of Mme. Juliette Henry, held a reunion at Australian-chambers. The affair was recognised as the last of the year, and ...
Article : 331 wordsA meeting was held on 27th November Present: The Mayor (Alderman T. Irous), and Aldermen Windsor. Finnegan, Palmer, Kay, Spears, Lane, Bowden, Kirk, and Kelman Alderman spears reported, as a delegate from ...
Article : 174 wordsYesterday afternoon, in the grounds attached to the parsonage of Christ Church, St. Lamence, Pittstreet, Sydney, the annual garden fete in connection with that parish wad opened in the presence of a ...
Article : 129 wordsSir,—Will you grant me a little space for a reply to Mr. Cohen's letter in Saturdsy's Herald? To begin with the particular. The shelf at the boatshed to which I referred was a flagged slope, upon ...
Article : 481 wordsAs the Penshurst Progress Association has intimated to the council that it wanted the council to form Station-street, on Kemp's estate, it was decided that the works committee report on the dedication of the streets on the ...
Article : 90 wordsA petition, presented by the residents of the M'Intyre River district, for the remission of the border tax on wool, has been officially refused. But for the tax of £2 10s per ton the wool would come to ...
Article : 69 wordsThe council has adopted the report of a special committee recommending that the houses in various streets enumerated be numbered. The report of the finance committee re insuring against the Employeds' Liability Act ...
Article : 57 wordsA meeting ot the Mosman Council was held in the council-chambers, Military-road, on the 24th November. The Mayor (Alderman P.T. Taylor) presided, and there were also present Aldermen Malley, Rose, Alderson, Harnett, ...
Article : 307 wordsSir,—In your report of the weekly meeting of the Water and Sewerage Board, held yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon, the following statement appears:— "The secretary recommended that as the board did ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 73 wordsThe heavy reservation of seats for this afternoon's entertainment in honour of Mr. G. L. Goodman, testifies both to the popularity of the Lycoum treasurer and to the strength of the programme. ...
Article : 251 wordsThe monthly meeting of the Royal Society of New south Wales was held at the society's house, Elizabeth-street, last evening. Mr. J. H. Maiden presided. The following gentlemen were elected ...
Article : 488 wordsThe Cyclists' Union race meeting, which commences on the Cricket Ground on Saturday, 12th instant promises to be an attractive and important one. The races have been well chosen, and cater ...
Article : 136 wordsThe Secretary for Railways has written to this council in reference to council's complaint of the dust arising from the tramway coke shed on the railway bridge, and promising to minimise the nuisance as much as possible, and ...
Article : 81 wordsThe cycling carnival was held on the cricket ground to-day. There was a large attendance, the fields were big, and the racing good. The results were:— ...
Article : 133 wordsSir,—With your kind permission, I should like to say few words on this important subject. I read with interest Mr. W. H. Flavelle's letter in your issue of Friday; but it seems to me that the course ...
Article : 122 wordsSir,—Permit me through the medium of your paper to call attention to one of the finest flowering trees in the vegetable kingdom, and which is now in full flower at Double Bay, viz., Calodendron ...
Article : 335 wordsThe Public Health Department has called the attention of this council to the unsatisfactory state of some of the dairies, and recommended that the licenses be cancelled unless the premises were at once improved. ...
Article : 30 wordsSir,—May I offer a small piece of personal testimony on the above subject. I was for 10 mouths of last year resident in Ceylon, and during the whole of that time had exceplional opportunities of seeing the ...
Article : 257 wordsAt the meeting held on the 24th November the Mayor (Alderman J. A. I. Perry)presided, and the following were also present:—Aldermen W. Houston, G. Gale, P. Royall, J. Hincks, W. Larmour T. J/ Lowe, T. B. Perry, F. W. R. ...
Article : 185 wordsThe Rushcutter Bay Oval was yesterday occupied by a match between an eleven selected by Mr. A. H. Macarthur and a team from the great puplic schools. A large and fashionable attendance took a ...
Article : 744 wordsSir,—Your correspondent "A WorkinR Man," whose article appeared in your issue of the 1st instant, is evidently one of those individuals who are never satisfied. His method does not in any way ...
Article : 100 wordsSir,—The Commissioners managing the intercolonial railways are offering greater inducements to travellers by sea than to those who prefer to be their exclusive customers. Is this right? ...
Article : 183 wordsAt the last meeting arrears of rates amounting to £854 17s 5d were reported. The Gas Company intimated that the lighting of suburbs with the incandescent burners would be attended to after the lighting of the city had been ...
Article : 36 wordsFunds having been liberally subscribed, a public meeting called on requisition by the Mayor was held at the School of Arts last night, at which it was decided to hold a demonstration on the occasion of ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 3 Dec 1896, Page 6
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