At an early hour to-day the Government steamer Thetis, with his Excellency Sir Robert Duff, Lady Duff, and Captain Feilding, A.D.C., crossed the Clarence bar, after experiencing a good passage from ...
Article : 1,678 wordsMr.Copeland, Minister for Lands, arrived at Armidale this morning. He was received at the station by several prominent townspeople and escorted to the Imperial Hotel with a couple of mounted ...
Article : 3,435 wordsThe weights for the handicaps included in the programme for the Canterbury Park April Meeting were declared yesterday, and Mr.Scarr's adjustments are set forth in another part of this issue.The speedy ...
Article : 924 wordsThe nineteenth half-yearly general meeting of shareholders of the Kiama Gas Company was held in the council-chamber to-night. The meeting was presided over by Mr. Alexander J. Colley in the ...
Article : 123 wordsLast evening a public lecture was given in the vestibule of the Town Hall by the Rev.Dr.Roseby, hon.[?] to the board of control of the Pitt Town Co-operative Settlement, on "Co-operative Village ...
Article : 1,047 wordsNobody was backed for the Goodwood Handicap to-day to win £500 at 100 to, and is now first favourite for the Adelaide Cup. Port Admiral and Vakeel each quoted at 5 to 1, with Foxtail and ...
Article : 76 wordsMr. Arthur Rae, M.L.A., writes to us on the subject of the Murrumbidgee election. He says:— "In your telegraphic news in Monday's issue I note with surprise a rumour to the effect that I am going ...
Article : 140 wordsThe following are the acceptances and final payments for the South Australian Jockey Club Autumn Meeting:— FIRST HURDLE RACE.—Ebor, Simulator, Di[?], ...
Article : 147 wordsTwo melancholy cases of drowning occurred her e on Sunday, the first being that of a youth aged about 18, named Henry Greenhaigh, employed at Noonan's sawmill.The unfortunate youth was ...
Article : 199 wordsMr. W Stephens addressed a meeting of the electors of Botany last evening from a balcony of a shop in Amelie-street, South Waterloo Mr. Stephens, from a freetrade standpoint, dwelt at ...
Article : 62 wordsA lecture was delivered in the Redfern Town Hall last evening, Under the auspices of the AntiHumbug League, by the president of the league, Mr. Harry Foran. The subject of the lecture was ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 809 wordsMr. Thomas Fitzpatrick, of Ermvale, who is a candidate for the Murrumbidgee Electorate, addressed a crowded meeting on Saturday. He declared himself a protectionist, but was favourable ...
Article : 87 wordsA public meeting was held to-night, the Mayor, (Dr.Woods) being in the chair, for the purpose of giving effect to the agitation in favour of petitioning the executive Council to commute the sentence of ...
Article : 161 wordsMr. W. Ellingeworth, of Wallsend, who is a candidate for the Gloucester electorate, addressed an open-air meeting here on Saturday night. He advocated an elective Upper House, local government, ...
Article : 218 wordsIn reference to the sheep section, the ram which won the Grand Championship of the show, and which was bred from a Glengallan ewe, is the property of the executors of Mr. T. G. Webb, and is the same ...
Article : 1,137 wordsAt the last meeting of the above council, Alderman Lambeth asked,-" What is the amount of outstanding rates at the present time for cesspit cleansing? " The Mayor replied,£64 10s. Alderman ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 191 wordsThis council met on Thursday, the 12th April. A report was received, prepared by the clerk at the request of Alderman Bull. Alderman Bull moved,— " That the financial report be received and adopted. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 175 wordsA meeting of the above council was held on 16th April. A letter was receivod from the Public Works Department in reply to council's request for a deputation to wait on the Minister with reference to the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 163 wordsSir,—Your correspondent, Mr. G. Butterfield, a your issue of the 13th instant, is under a misapprehension when he refers to the present comet as probably identical with that known as Pons-Brooks. ...
Article : 597 wordsSir,—Mr.Varney Parkes can hardly be serious in proposing that candidates for Parliament, municipal councils, and other elective bodies should have to obtain certificates of competency before being ...
Article : 362 wordsIn the Oddfellows' Hall, Darling-street, Balmain, last night, a public meeting was addressed by Mr. William H. Wilks, in furtherance of his candidature for North Balmain electorate. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 145 wordsMr. W. J. Wilson closed his season at the Bijou Theatre last night with a final performance of "The Strategist." This piece, which had been carefully cast, with Mr. Frank Hawthorn in his clever version ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 391 wordsLast evening Mr.J.A.Dobbie,who is the selected labour candidate for the Flinders electorate addressed a good number of persons from the Gee Bung Hotel, corner of Bourke and Campbell streets.Mr.Dobbie ...
Article : 312 wordsThe Hurstville Council have for some time endeavoured to bring about a reduction of the existing railway fares cuarged on the Ilwarra line. Alderman Fred Thompson at n meeting a fortnight ago ...
Article : 482 wordsSir,—I had the pleasure of seeing this afternoon what was called a parade of the naval forces of the colony, but what I consider was a first-class musical outing for bands.The members of the corps look a ...
Article : 274 wordsSir,—Your correspondent "J.R.'s" proposal in your issue of the 12th instant to have the seats of ferry boats available as lifebuoys is not devoid of Bense, but as the flotation power of the modern lath ...
Article : 186 wordsA meeting of the Denison Labour Electoral League was held last evening in the glasgow Arms Hotel, harris-street. The attendance numbered about 300. Mr.F.Glyne occupied the chair. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 266 wordsSir,—I am a bricklayer, and, like hundreds besides, owing to the system of contracting for piecework, am earning from 2s 6d to 5s per day, averaging about 25s per week when working, and only working ...
Article : 180 wordsSir,—Re the loss in revenue on the railway lines it has struck me that a considerable addition to that same revenue might be obtained by issuing on the various lines cheap fares for short time tickets. Take ...
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Family Notices : 27 wordsMr. Robert Moodie, who is a candidate for the [?] of Willoughby in Parliament, addressed an assemblage of about 300 people from the balcony of Good's Union Hotel, Lane Cove-road, ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tue 17 Apr 1894, Page 6
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