Since the year 1879 efforts have been made by the Church of England to teach the Christian faith to the local Chinese. At the time named there was not a single Chinese Christian in Sydney. Now there ...
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Article : 51 wordsA meeting of the Bimetallic League was held at the rooms of the league, Spring-sheet, under the presidency of Mr. W. Allison, yesterday afternoon. Mr. Allison was requested to deliver a lecture on the ...
Article : 129 wordsThe sixteenth annual meeting of the Bowling Association of New South Wales was hold at the Hotel Australia last night. In point of attendance the meeting was one of the most successful yet held. ...
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Article : 555 wordsA meeting of the Prince Alfred Yacht Club was held last night at the Australia Hotel. Mr. P. H. Sullivan ([?]ear-commodore) was in the chair. Dr. Stephenson, a member of the Prince Alfred Yacht ...
Article : 71 wordsA meeting of the executive committee of the above was held on 2nd instant at the association's office, 12 Imperial Arcade. There were present—Dr. Vandeleur Kelly (in the chair), Surgeon-Colonel ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 9 Oct 1896, Page 3
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