Mr. J. H. Young, Minister for Works, and Mr. J. Cook, Postmaster-General, arrived to-day from the Manning. A number of townspeople met the visitors a few miles from town and escorted them ...
Article : 170 wordsYesterday a complimentary picnic was tendered to Mr. Thomas Curran, M.P. for South Sligo, at Clifton Gardens. In addition to the guest, there were present—The Hon. S. Smith (Minister for Mines), ...
Article : 2,471 wordsA programme of pony and galloway races will be run through to-day at Warwick Farm, the first event starting at 2.15 p.m. Special trains will leave Redfern station at 12.45 and 1.15 p.m. ...
Article : 908 wordsArrivals: Echuca (s.), from Sydney, via Port Pirie; Burma (s.), from Sydney, via Port Pirie; Anna, barque, from Sydney 4th October; Cimba, ship, from Sydney 17th October: Thirlmere, ship, from Sydney 15th September; ...
Article : 205 wordsThe Vancouver Daily World of 8th December says:—"The Warrimoo, on her outgoing trip to Australia, will carry away from this country no less than 600 tons of Ogilvio's No. 1 hard ...
Article : 299 wordsSailed: November 10, Combermere, ship, 16[?] tons, for Sydney; November 22, River Falloch, ship, 1586 tons, for Sydney and Newcastle; November 27, Collessle, barque, 1881 tons, for Dunedin, Wellington, and Lyttelton. ...
Article : 130 words{No abstract available}
Detailed lists, results, guides : 55 wordsSeveral members of the Sydney Water and Sewerage Board recently visited the watershed on the western slopes of the Illawarra mountain range whence the Sydney water supply is obtained, and as the result ...
Article : 123 wordsThe barque Dominion was yesterday put under the hammer, at the City Mart, by Messrs. Fraser, Uther, and Co. The attendance was good and the bidding spirited. Messrs. Cowlishaw Brothers bid of £1600 brought the sale ...
Article : 50 wordsDr. Gilmour, the Central Prison Warden, is about to introduce a number of reforms in the prison. The keystone of the warden's plan is to have the prison not only a penal, but a reformative institution. To ...
Article : 135 wordsYesterday afternoon the selection committee of the N.S.W.C.A. conferred upon the choice of players to represent New South Wales in the match commencing on Friday against South Australia. ...
Article : 400 wordsThe ship Mary L. Cushing, of New York, Captain Pendleton, in tow, anchored off Chowder Bay at 9 o'clock last night. She left New York with a general cargo on 18th September, had a succession of gales in the North ...
Article : 86 wordsA largely attended meeting of hawkes and dealers was held at the Freemasons' Hall, York-street, last evening to protest against the City Council's now bylaw re licenses of hawkes. Mr. S. J. Law, ...
Article : 389 wordsNews reached Perry (O.T.) on 30th November of a destructive cyclone in Raiston, a small town on the Arkansas River, 50 miles north-east of Perry. Hardly a whole house is left in the town. Mrs. ...
Article : 98 wordsDr. Francis Joseph Wright, who has been in this district during the past fortnight accompanying an agent for the Colonial Life Assurance Company, Sydney, committed suicide in his bedroom at the ...
Article : 1,507 wordsThe Canadian-Australian liner, Warrimoo, W. E. White, R.N.R., Commander, left Vancouver on the 10th December at noon, and Victoria on the 11th December at 4 30 a.m., clearing the Straits of Fuen the same day at 9.45 ...
Article : 199 words{No abstract available}
Detailed lists, results, guides : 228 words{No abstract available}
Detailed lists, results, guides : 159 wordsThe Lioness, barque, last night arrived from Mauritius, and anchored in Watson's Bay. She left on the 11th November, and met with light baffling winds on her run across. Green Cape was signalled a week ago, and from ...
Article : 84 wordsA smoke concert was given at 144 Clarence-street last evening to celebrate the opening of club rooms in connection with the Sydney Warehousemen's Amateur Sports Association. Mr. David Storey, ...
Article : 91 wordsAn Ottawa telegram of 2nd December speaks of Mr. J. F. Hogan, M.P., being there in the interests of Mr. Huddart, seeing the Government in connection with the fast Atlantic service. ...
Article : 39 wordsEntries close at noon to-day for the One Mile Bicycle Race to be run at Lillie Bridge to-morrow night. ...
Article : 20 wordsA San Francisco telegram, dated 8th December, says:—Secretan of State Olney is reported, on excellent information to have under consideration a treaty of annexation between Hawaii and the ...
Article : 120 wordsBencon mine, Bucca Creek (first crushing), 1000oz. Great Boulder Proprietary, 617 tons, 1881 oz. North Woah Hawp, Ballarat, 104 tons, 27oz. 18dwt. New Normanby, Ballarat, 164 tons, 81oz. 7dwt. ...
Article : 61 wordsEntries close next Friday at noon for the 75 Yards Novice and Professional Handicap to be run next Saturday night. ...
Article : 23 wordsSir,—The Government deserves well of the country for its bold and progressive resolution to improve the great harbour and distributing port of Sydney, which by its geographical position will become both ...
Article : 1,359 words{No abstract available}
Detailed lists, results, guides : 107 wordsThe Honolulu Evening Bulletin of 4th December writes:—Until ex-queen Lili[?]okalani ascended the gangway of the Pacific mail steamship China, 15 minutes before that vessel sailed for San Francisco ...
Article : 550 words{No abstract available}
Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,713 wordsThe Canadian Gazette asserts that inquiries made in the highest quarters have failed to disclose any intention on the part of the Duke and Duchess of York to pay a visit to Canada in 1897, as it has been ...
Article : 59 wordsNegotiations have been concluded whereby the colony buys out the Newfoundland Railway Company, which operates 57 miles of road from St. John's meeting the Trams-Insular road at ...
Article : 78 wordsIn the advertising columns will be found the full programme of the above regatta, which takes place on the 16th instant, and intending competitors must note that entries will close at the council-chambers. ...
Article : 107 wordsA fine, cool, and bright morning, with the tracks in good order and the course proper open, left little to be desired at Randwick yesterday by trainers, who took advantage of the favorable opportunity ...
Article : 291 wordsGuided by X rays provided by Thomas A. Edison, a launcet operated by Drs. W. C. Bailey and A. S. Wendall has probably restored the sight of 10-year-old Mary Sch[?]er, of Newark, N.J. (says a ...
Article : 281 wordsAn examination for proficiency in saving lives from drowning and the resuscitation of the apparently drowned was held at the Natatorium on Monday evening, under the auspices of the Life ...
Article : 90 words{No abstract available}
Detailed lists, results, guides : 72 wordsA trophy has been presented to the Royal Agricultural Society by Mr. George Adams for competition in the blood stock section at their show in April next. The trophy has been selected from the stock ...
Article : 112 wordsSir,—Kindly permit me through the medium of your paper to draw attention to the fact that so far nothing has been done to facilitate the payment of arr[?]ars on special areas. Many of these areas upon ...
Article : 293 wordsA New York telegram dated 30th November says:—To-morrow the agreement entered into last month in London by all the great trans-Atlantic steamship companies goes into effect, and as a ...
Article : 256 wordsThe stewards of the Adelaide Racing Club will meet on Friday afternoon next to re-hear the protest against Trojan in the A.R.C. Steeplechase, on the ground that S. Ferry, the rider of Trojan, struck ...
Article : 44 wordsAlargely-attended gathering of the Balmain United Friendly Societies took place in the Dispensary Hall, Beattle-street, on Saturday evening last, on the occasion of a dinner to celebrate the paying of the ...
Article : 239 wordsThe Queanbeyan Amateur Race Club's annual meeting, which was postponed from the 28th ultimo, is definitely announced to take place on the 26th instant. ...
Article : 34 wordsThe local race club held a meeting on Saturday last. There was a large attendance, and the racing was good. ...
Article : 26 words{No abstract available}
Detailed lists, results, guides : 373 wordsThe United States and Hayti Telegraph and Cable Company, have built a cable direct from New York to Hayti, which is now open for business to all South American points. This cable gives the Canadian ...
Article : 91 wordsSir,—Would you do me the favour of drawing, through the medium of your columns, attention to the effect which the present system of the issue of the land taxation notices in having upon very many ...
Article : 287 wordsIt is reported at the Vatican that the Pope has ordered Cardinal Satolli, late Papal delegate to the United States, to make a report on the situation of the clergy in America. ...
Article : 37 wordsA special despatch to the New York World from Washington says:—President Cleveland, it is said, is considering a plan for the ultimate emancipation of Cuba that will be honourable to Spain and the ...
Article : 180 wordsSir,—Mr. Durham, as an old synod man, should know that he is only "drawing a red herring over the trail" by blaming synods for the present state of Episcopal affairs. Everyone knows that synods, ...
Article : 399 words{No abstract available}
Detailed lists, results, guides : 279 wordsThe Commission appointed by Secretary Carlisle to review the existing Customs regulation applying to all goods entering the United States over the Canadian frontier from Manitoba to Maine held ...
Article : 182 wordsSir,—Noticing a letter in your Herald of to-day re railway fares, may I be permitted to add a word advocating a reduction of same. I live at Hurstville, a distance of nine miles. Fully one-half of the ...
Article : 247 wordsA telegram from Rome dated the 1st December says:—The discussion on the colonial department of the Government was continued to-day. Signor Imbrian, socialist leader, approved of the treaty of ...
Article : 289 words{No abstract available}
Detailed lists, results, guides : 305 words{No abstract available}
Advertising : 15 words{No abstract available}
Advertising : 15 wordsPlease choose from the following download options:
Share this item on:
Print page as...
Testing
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wed 6 Jan 1897, Page 8
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
With your Trove account you can: