Why should "patchwork" characterise legislation more than any other work of life? The question has been pushed to the front by correspondence dealing with the codification of the ...
Article : 2,019 wordsIn the Legislative Council to-day the Trades and Labour Hall Bill and the Mortgage and Leases Bill were read the third time and passed. The House went into committee on the Legislative ...
Article : 429 wordsThe San Francisco Argonaut has some remarks upon the subject of convict labour in the United States suggested by recent outbreaks of leas[?] convicts in the South. The practice of leasing ...
Article : 867 wordsThe second day's racing in connection with the Canterbury Park pony and galloway meeting takes place at Moorefield this afternoon, and the ordinary traffic to Kogarah will be supplemented by specials ...
Article : 1,019 wordsIn the Legislative Council this afternoon the Chief Secretary moved the third reading of the Succesional Duties Bill. The Hon. R. C. Baker moved as an amendment "That the bill be ...
Article : 351 wordsTwo regattas are announced for Grafton during October. The South Grafton Rowing Club's regatta is a fixture for the 21st, and the loading event will be the maiden clinker fours, open to all rowing clubs. ...
Article : 267 wordsA cricket match was played here yesterday between the Bowal Association and the Mittagong Recreation Clubs. The total scores were—Bowral, first innings 108 runs, second innings nine wickets for 116: ...
Article : 48 wordsThe following matches were played on Saturday in the trophy matches under the auspices of the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association:- Class A. ...
Article : 278 wordsThe Redfern and Waterloo Homing Pigeon Society opened the season on the 16th September with a race from Kiama, a distance of 57 miles. The weather was fine and clear and the birds got well away ...
Article : 178 wordsSome good work was got through on the Flemington training tracks this morning. The rain of last week made the going a bit heavy, and correspondently no fast time was made. Swordboarer, with it. ...
Article : 550 wordsSir,—As very different opinions have been expressed with regard to the amount, and the terms upon which the new loan has been placed upon the London market, I desire, as one who takes much ...
Article : 667 wordsThe Legislative Council to-night passed the Primage Duty Bill without amendment. By arrangement the entire taxing scheme was discussed. It is evident that the ...
Article : 81 wordsEntries close on Friday for the billiard tournament which is being arranged amongst members of the Association Cricket Ground, and intending competitors, are requested to meet at the ground on ...
Article : 44 wordsSir,—I agree with your correspondent, "F, R.," that the new Electoral Act requires amendment, otherwise we shall have members elected on the votes of one-third, one-fourth, and in some cases one-fifth ...
Article : 755 words"The Bells " will be performed for the last time at the Criterion Theatre to-morrow night, and on Friday Mr. Walter Bentley will take his farewell benefit. The Scottish tragedian will appear in ...
Article : 62 wordsThe 10-mile cross-country championship of Victoria was run at Caulfield on Saturday over six miles of country find four miles of the racecourse The Melbourne Harriers were the winners, with the ...
Article : 60 wordsThe Herald Office Quoit Club had an enjoyable outing on Saturday afternoon to Sandringham, when between 30 and 10 members competed for two trophies presented by Mr. W. Semple and Mr. W. Williams, ...
Article : 160 wordsThe Palmer-Beaumont Concert Company will make their appearance at the Town Hall to-morrow night, when populur prices will be adopted and a tuneful programme will be presented. Mrs. Palmer's chief ...
Article : 154 wordsRaces were held at Aspendale Park this afternoon, and were fairly well attended. Mayday, by Sunrise, won the double—the Beech Handicap and belling Race—and was bought in for 100 sovs, after winning ...
Article : 189 wordsWe puplished some time ago an account of the long ride by Messrs. Craig au Armstrong from the Croydon goldfields (Queensland) into Sydney, and since them have given bulletins of Mr. Armstrong's record ...
Article : 1,383 wordsAs the outcome of a movement originated at a meeting of the Theosophic League, a concert will be given in a[?]d of the Children's Hospital at the Town Hall on Tuesday evening next. Lady Duff and ...
Article : 116 wordsThe second annual conference of this league was held at West's Academy on Sunday morning. Mr. sinclair presided. The following branches were represented:—Sydney, Albury, Broken Hill, Bourke, ...
Article : 203 wordsSir,—There can be no doubt but that the Government of New Caledonia, or, perhaps, I should say the French Government, have gamed another advantage over the poor taxpayers of this colony to the ...
Article : 671 wordsThe following handicaps have been declared for the above races, to be held this evening:- Two MILES BICYCLE HANDICAP.—J. Watson' scratch; R. W. Lewis, 40 yards; J. Williams, 50; F. Price', 55; ...
Article : 217 wordsThis exhibition being completed, the management announce that it will be formally opened this afternoon at 1 o'clock, at its location in the basement of "The Strand" (Pitt-street entrance). The opening ...
Article : 72 wordsThe monthly match for members of the Association Cricket Ground has been postponed from to-day until next Wednesday as the ground is still soft after the late rains. ...
Article : 1,173 wordsNotwithstanding the advanse state of the weather on Monday evening the Bondi Aquarium was crowded on the occasion of a minstrel and variety entertainment. As is well known, the arrangements ...
Article : 479 wordsThe weights for the handicaps included in the programme for the second day of the October reunion are subjoined:- SECOND HURDLE RACE, 2 miles.—Merrigal, 12st 51b; ...
Article : 448 wordsSir,—Mr. George Pile's letter in your issue of this date is a curious production. That England should invest some money in another country than Australia fills him with disgust, and as he must blame ...
Article : 416 wordsSir,—They say that "the poor shall be always with us" but there is not the slightest doubt that "the dissatisfied shall be always with us." In this morning's Herald W. P. Falloon deprecates the fact ...
Article : 262 wordsSir,—Whence has "the active service brigade" its origin? is a question frequently plied. The brigade is evidently the product of concerted and purposed political effort. Though what purpose of usefulness ...
Article : 371 wordsAppended are the entries received yesterday for the October reunion on the 14th instant:- FLYING HANDICAP, 6 furlongs.—Clinker, Firearm, Silver Rose, Marble, Assayer, Lochinvar, Queensborough, ...
Article : 222 wordsSir,—In your issue of to day you report Mr. Lyne as saying, "In England the proportion of city to country representation was equal to 1 to 3 thus showiing that they recognised the fact in England that ...
Article : 198 wordsSir,—At the G.P.O. the authorities have established a telephone bureau. Washing to communicate with a friend the other day I inquired the charge for using it, and was informed that no less a sum than ...
Article : 272 wordsSir,—A great many people have noon under the impression for many years past that a railway journey to Katoomba or Mount Victoria landed them fairly on those elevations known as the Blue ...
Article : 330 wordsTraining operations are in full awing at Caulifield, and the horses at work there promise to play an important port at the spring carnival, which commences on Saturday week. This morning the course proper ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wed 4 Oct 1893, Page 8
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