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  2. TRADES MOVEMENTS.

    The Railway Commissioners were waited upon yesterday by a representative of the Sydney Morning Herald with reference to the dispute between them and the employees. The matter was informally ...

    Article : 1,849 words
  3. WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION.

    A mass meeting was hold at the Centenary Hall last evening, under the auspices of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. It had been announced that Madame Antoin[?]tte Sterling would not ...

    Article : 1,755 words
  4. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

    The Rosehill management hold their postponed Pony and Galloway Meeting on the Kensington racecourse to-day, and similar arrangements to those in vogue yesterday have been made for the ...

    Article : 536 words
  5. MUNICIPAL COUNCILS.

    A meeting of the Woollahra Council was held on the 12th instant. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Thomas M[?]gney) and Aldermon Williamson, Knox, Kelly, Dyson, Thomas, Reading, Marks, Qua[?], and ...

    Article : 678 words
  6. THE LABOUR SETTLEMENTS ACT.

    Sir,—An Act to facilitate the settlement on the land of persons with small means, or none, has at last become law; and although too soon to pronounce a verdict on this as yet untried measure, I ...

    Article : 1,274 words
  7. THE MARITIME DIFFICULTY.

    There is nothing n[?]w to record in connection with the proposal of the steamship owners of the different colonies to reduce the rate of wages to be paid to seamon. It is understood from statements made by ...

    Article : 197 words
  8. FOOTBALL.

    A match will be played at the Association Ground on Saturday between the Northern Districts and New South Wales probable teams, for the purpose of a[?]ording the New South Wales selection committee ...

    Article : 176 words
  9. KOGARAH.

    This council met on the 12th instant, when the Mayor (Alderman Charles H. Halstead) occupied the chair, and there were also present Aldermen English, Balcombe, Lacey, Butler, M'Ra[?], Sale and ...

    Article : 290 words
  10. AMUSEMENTS.

    Mme. Autom[?]tt[?] Sterling will give her fourth concert at the Town Hall to-night, when she will sing "The Lost Chord," originally composed for her by Sir Arthur Sullivan, with organ accompaniment ...

    Article : 128 words
  11. [BY TELEGRAPH.]

    The committee of the Football Union has drawn the first round for the badge competition. The competing clubs are Cootamundra, Young, Gunning, Yass, Taralga, Belmore (Goulburn), Pioneer ...

    Article : 47 words
  12. LACROSSE.

    A tournament was to have been commenced on the Doma[?] to-morrow between the various Sydney clubs: but, owing to the Gaslight Company having left several large heaps of dirt on the ground after ...

    Article : 77 words
  13. CHURCH OF ENGLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

    The Musical Society connected with the above scholastic institution, situated at North Sydney, gave a concert last evening in the school buildings. It passed off satisfactorily both as regards the musical ...

    Article : 1,280 words
  14. CYCLING.

    The committee of the Austral Cycle Club met on Wednesday night, when it was decided to give £10 in prizes for the club road race, to be h[?]ld on Saturday, the 24th instany. Entries close at 9 o'clock ...

    Article : 47 words
  15. PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

    "Electricity and Magnetism" (Whittaker and Co.) is a popular introduction to the sciences named, and is writen by S. R. Botton[?]. The volume, which forms one of Whittaker's Library of Popular Science, ...

    Article : 131 words
  16. BICYCLE V. PEDESTRIAN.

    A match was to have taken place this afternoon between W. L. Kerr and R. Reid, at the North Sydney Reserve, Kerr to ride his bicycle a mile and Reid to r[?] 1000 yards. Owing to Kerr having met ...

    Article : 56 words
  17. KENSINGION PONY AND GALLOWAY RACES.

    Racing on the now course at Ke[?]ington was inaugurated yesterday with a pony and galloway meeting, which attracted a gathering of fully 3000 persons—an attendance that must have been highly ...

    Article : 1,413 words
  18. PEDESTRIANISM.

    The Sydney Amateur Walking Club's touring excursion to the Loddon Falls, which was fixed for to-morrow, has been postponed on account of the heavy weather during the week having rendered the ...

    Article : 79 words
  19. THE LOCAL OPTION BILL.

    Sir,—Mr. Boy[?], in his indignant protest against the discussion on the M[?] Irrigation Bill, which led to the exclusion of Mr. Kid[?]'s Liquor Traffic Local Option Bill, has lost sight of the real point at ...

    Article : 1,203 words
  20. BILLIARDS.

    The billiard tournament at Tattersall's Club was continued last night with the following results:— M. Barrington receives 115 beat J. Goodwin receives 88 by 31 points; J. F. Ross [?]wes 5 beat J. M'Grath ...

    Article : 101 words
  21. RANDWICK.

    A meeting of this council was hold on Tuesday. There were present—Alderman H. F. Francis, Mayor, and Aldermen Powell, Royall, Robertson, Napper, Lowe, and Spring. The [?]nance committee reported ...

    Article : 235 words
  22. PIGEON SHOOTING.

    An open pigeon shooting match for prizes to the extent of £30 is advertised to take place at the New South Wales Gun Club's ground, Botany, on Tuesday next, commencing at 2 p.m. Competitors may take ...

    Article : 53 words
  23. CATTLE SLAUGHTERING ACT.

    A public meeting of the residente of Enfield was held at the council-chambers, Enfield, yesterday, to consider yhe advisability of extending the provisions of the Cattle Slaughtering Act to the borough, ...

    Article : 188 words
  24. NEWTOWN.

    The Newtown Council met on the 13th instant, when the Mayor (Alderman W. Rigg) occupied the chair, and there were also present Aldermen Bell[?]mey, Salmon, Cox, Swinbourne, Smith, Lane, and ...

    Article : 516 words
  25. THE [?]BBS TESTIMONIAL.

    Sir,—R[?] testimo[?]al to Sir George Dibbs. That "we live and learn" is matter of such common knowledge that no one, I am sure, would attempt to deny that such is the case, and the experience of each day ...

    Article : 964 words
  26. CANADIAN OATS.

    Sir,—A few days ago a telegram appeared from New Zealand stating that 30,000 sacks of oats were being shipped from Canada by the new mail service steamer to Wellington, New Zealand. Now, the ...

    Article : 217 words
  27. MARRICKVILLE.

    A meeting of the abobe council was hold on the 12th June. The Mayor (Alderman A. H. Scouller, J.P.) occup[?]ed the chair, and the following were also present:—Aldermen Ottewill, Farr, Br[?]wer, Gross, ...

    Article : 794 words
  28. AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.

    Sir,—You have touched a very important subject in your leader on agricultural training. As the State has undertaken the work of an agricultural college it ought not to restrict its operations for the want of a ...

    Article : 204 words
  29. LILLIE BRIDGE BICYCLE AND PONY RACE MEETING.

    The postponed meeting was hold at the Lillie Bridge ground last evening. The weather was favourable, and the truck in good order. The resulys of the sports are subjoined:— ...

    Article : 231 words
  30. THE NORTHERN DIFFEREN[?] DUTIES.

    Sir,—In connection with the paragraph in your issue of the 7th instant, in which you state that "north of Mor[?] the Queensland railways have secured traffic which naturally belonged to New ...

    Article : 368 words
  31. FIRE BRIGADES' BOARD.

    At a meeting of the board on Wednesday a petition was presented from the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, by a deputation consisting of the officers of the force, praying for some modification of the reduction of ...

    Article : 253 words
  32. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    Sir,—Will you allow me to express my heartly concurrence with you and the writer of the letter about the Agricultural College? For 10 years past [?] this country we have been drawing the people from the ...

    Article : 327 words
  33. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.) THE V.R.C. GRAND NATIONAL MEETING.

    Pygmalion, Mirnee, and Shootover have been scratched for the V.R.C. Grand National Hurdle Race; Confidence and Rebecca have been scratched for the Grand National Steeplechase. ...

    Article : 40 words
  34. "DOUGHBOY HOLLOW."

    Sir,—With your permission I should like to correct your correspondents "A.B.C." and "Colonial." The former says Edward D[?]nny was the leader of the party who captured the J[?]wboy gang at the ...

    Article : 148 words
  35. THE BUILDING TRADE DISPUTE.

    In reference to the dispute which occurred between the Stonemasons' Union and Messrs. How[?] Brothers, the contractors for a building for the Imperial Government at Garden Island, the latter, in reply to ...

    Article : 203 words
  36. COONAMBLE JOCKEY CLUB.

    The Coonamble Jockey Club's annual races commenced to-day. There was a moderate attendance, and the racing was pretty good. The following are the results:— ...

    Article : 75 words
  37. Advertising

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    Advertising : 53 words
  38. MENINDIE JOCKEY CLUB.

    The annual meeting of the M[?]nindie Jockey Club was held to-day. The weather was fine and the attendance fair. The [?]olds were large and the racing very good. Subjoined are the results:— ...

    Article : 93 words
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