The Hon.J.H. Young, Minster for Works, and the Hon.J.Cook, Postmaster-Geueral, arrived here on Thursday night in continuation of their tour. They were met and formally welcomed ...
Article : 464 wordsAt a meeting of the Jamberoo Municipal Council to-day letters were read from the Health Department giving directions to the council as local authority for the administration of the Public Health Act, ...
Article : 266 wordsThe latest developments that have taken place in connection with the marine engineers' difficulty would seem to point to the conclusion that the alternatives have been presented to the Stea[?]ship ...
Article : 1,216 wordsSir Edgar Vincent, the manager of the Imperial Ottomaa Bank, in Constantinople, has stated that the Turkish Budgets since the year 1890, have shown a yearly deficit ...
Article : 152 wordsThe Premier, Sir G.Turner, has received numerous congratulations upon his knighthood. ...
Article : 18 wordsIn the course of a speech on the question of the Imperial taxation of Ireland, Lord Jersey, formerly Governor of New South Wales, said that ...
Article : 138 wordsTwo large sharks were seen off St. Kilda pier yesterday. Captain Slocum of the yacht Spray harpooned one, which measured 13ft in length. It was opened and found to contain between 40 ...
Article : 42 wordsThe difficulty which has arisen between the Steamship Owners' Association and the Marine Engineers' Association culminated yesterday in the engineers leaving their vessels. It was decided at a meeting ...
Article : 1,059 wordsThe earnings of the Melbourne Tramway Company for December were £34,144, showing an increase of £1038 as compared with the corresponding month of the previous year. ...
Article : 33 wordsMiss Ellen Ardley, who received shocking injuries in a collision between a van and a tramear on Friday night, died last evening. An inquest will he hold on Tuesday. M'Guinness, the driver ...
Article : 72 wordsThe total value of imports for the year ended 1896 amounted to £611,872, as against £420,778 for that of the previous year. The coal export for the year 1896 is as follows:—2,070,304 tons, value £729,444; ...
Article : 179 wordsIntelligence was received in Wellington early this morning from Farewell Spit that the New Zealand Shipping Company's direct liner Ruapehu, bound from London to Wellington, with ...
Article : 235 wordsReports from St. Petersburg state that Russia is willing to enter into arrangements with the other Powers with a view to the adoption of measures which may ...
Article : 56 wordsThe Czar of Russin has sent his New Year congratulations to President Faure. His Imperial Majesty, in his message, declared that the recollections of his late ...
Article : 75 wordsA storm of the same character but not so violent in its intensity as the Nevertire tornado has visited Walgett. It came suddenly with hail and heavy rain, unroofed some buildings, and uprosted trees. A ...
Article : 157 wordsReports from various parts of the district show that the recent excessive heat has had a disastrous effect upon the grape crops. At Canley Vale and Cabramatta the crops, which promised a prolific yield ...
Article : 72 wordsHogmanay was obsarved by the members of the Highland Society There was a good attendance. Mr.G. Farquhar, vice-president, presided A programme of excellent music was carried out, and ...
Article : 462 wordsLord William Beresford, V.C., who met with a serious accident while stag-hunting at Gatwick, Surrey, is improving. He is suffering from a fractured pelvis. ...
Article : 34 wordsMr. T. Murray's vineyard, in which phyllexera was found recently, has been condemned, and will shortly be [?]prooted and destroyed. This vineyard, which is located about half a mile from Mr.Adams's ...
Article : 270 wordsMr. Cecil Rhodes, who recently returned to Capetown from his visit to Port Elizabeth and Kimberley, stated in the course of returning thanks for the public ...
Article : 82 wordsFrom to-day's river reports it is now certain that navigation will be opened from Bourke within a fortnight; but owing to the low state of the River Murray the probability of navigation from south ...
Article : 394 wordsA remarkable solar halo was observed in Brisbane about half-past 10 this morning. It was visible for fully three-quarters of an hour. and caused some excitement Large knots of people ...
Article : 114 wordsThe Ruapehu has now been running for 13 years steadily in the London. New Zealand mail service, carring large numbers of passengers to New zealand and home ward. The voyage is made by ...
Article : 218 wordsThe condition of Dr. Jameson, who was lately released from prison, on the ground of ill-health, is causing much anxiety to his friends. ...
Article : 32 wordsLast Thursday afternoon a meeting of a number of landholders of Bolwarra was held to consider the assessment under the land tax made on lands of the locality. It was submitted that the assessments to ...
Article : 97 wordsThe holiday on New Year's Day was closely observed. The weather was delightfully fine. The principal event, the Q.T.C. races, attracted a good attendance The Sandgate regatta was also ...
Article : 210 wordsThe Czar has authorised the collection in Russia of funds for the relief of the Armenian refugees. ...
Article : 22 wordsAn exhibition of the new acetyleue gas was given in the Carrington Hotel on Ihursday night by Messrs. Clark and Green, who have introduced the light from America. About 50 persons were present, ...
Article : 122 wordsCape Farewell is the north-west extreme of the South (Middle) Island of New Zealand; the land on both the western and southern sides is high. Cape Farewell terminates rather abraptly, its ...
Article : 572 wordsLast night a terrific strom of wind and rain burst over Mullaley, 24 miles from here, carrying away several tenements, and toppling one house over into Cox's Creek. Nowland's mail coach station at Basin ...
Article : 97 wordsNo tenders have been received by Sir Saul Samuel, the Agent-General, for the contract for steel rails to be manufactured in New South Wales, for the ...
Article : 34 wordsMr. Herbert Howard Booth, Commandant of the Salvation Army in Australasia, arrived in Newcastle last night by the 11 o'clock train from Sydney, and was received at the station by Staff-Captain Cutler ...
Article : 890 wordsA fatal accident occurred at Cuddell on Boxing Day to Robert Savage, aged 17 years, a son of Mr. J.Savage. He was rounding up sheep when some of them became entangled in his horse's legs.The ...
Article : 79 wordsAt the instance of Mr. W. T. Foxlee, formerly Engineer-in-Chief for Existing Lines of railways in New South Wales, the directors of the Great Northern ...
Article : 61 wordsA very heavy thunderstorm broke over the town yesterday evening, lasting about 45 minutes during which time 250 points of rain fell. The storm was accompanied by hail and a violent wind uprooted the ...
Article : 70 wordsThe revenue for last quarter was £668. 246, being an increase of £218,369, as compared with the corresponding quarter last year. The revenue for the year was £2,440,390, being an increase of ...
Article : 130 wordsThe telegrams from Melbourne published here in reference to the rate of wages paid to marine engineers engaged on coasting vessels occasioned surprise to those who had not been aware of what was ...
Article : 770 wordsJohn Wilson, jockey and trainer, and rider of Heretic in the H[?]dles at the recent Whitton races, died in the hospital yesterday from injuries received at the time the horse was killed. At the time Heretic ...
Article : 1,129 wordsMr. T. R. Allt, managing director of the North Coast S.N. Company, stated that he had received no intimation of a contemplated strike on the part of the marine engineers, and as far as he was aware the ...
Article : 251 wordsA tremendus bush fire was raging Yesterday on the North Yanco Estate, about five miles from the homestead. It is not yet known what damage has been done. Hot weather provails. ...
Article : 391 wordsMr. S. Rideal, D.Sc., the well-known analytical chemist and public analyist, has reported that Queensland beef is equal to English and American for soups and ...
Article : 36 wordsA man named Frank Blunderfield left Kalgoorlie on Monday, in company with two men, for Golden Ridge. They got off the track towards Mount Morgan. His mates reached their camp ...
Article : 141 wordsThe Peel River Land and Mineral Company, Limited, has declared a further dividend of 2 per cent. ...
Article : 28 wordsAt no time in the past history of Australia has the number of employed steamers been so large as it is at present upon its coasts, and from that point of view alone the threatened disruption in the traffic ...
Article : 725 wordsThe Times says that companies with an aggregate capital of £76,000,000 were floated during the past six months. ...
Article : 27 wordsBy the capsizing of a sailing boat in Wellington Harbour yesterday a man named Hazelwood, a sailmaker, and two young girls named Craig and Wilson were drowned. Seven other occupants ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 324 wordsThe Christmas Open Handicap, rowed on the Tyne, was won by W.Haines, of Putney. Tom Sullivan, the ex-Australian sculler, retired. ...
Article : 79 wordsThe R.M.S Orient, H.E Inskip commander, arrived from Colombo at 3 p.m. The following are the saloon passengers: For Albany: Mr.Hackney, Mr. and Mrs. Litten, ...
Article : 133 wordsThe Summer Meeting of the Melbourne Bicyle Club was concluded yesterday, in the presence of about 10,000 persons. The principal handicaps were:—The Bra[?]y Stakes, 2 miles, with prizes of ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 4 Jan 1897, Page 5
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