At to-day's sitting of the Charities Commission, a communication was received from the Albury Hospital asking for assistance in obtaining a vote from the Government Charities Grant in Victoria ...
Article : 641 wordsA large bush fire is reported at Burrowye, Upper Murray. A surveyor named Brown, who was camped in the neighbourhood, sustained a loss of tents, bedding, saddles, &c., to the value of £50. ...
Article : 2,110 wordsSir Henry Parkes has received the subjoined letter from Sir Hercules Robinson:— "London, 9th January, 1891. "My dear Sir Henry,—I was so glad to see your ...
Article : 386 wordsSir,—The present shearing difficulty and the evident ultimate object of the paid official agitatore to shear the shearers by raising the shearing rates points to a good chance for the numerous young men in the ...
Article : 297 wordsBURWOOD.—A special meeting of the council was held last night in the council-chambers to elect the Mayor for the present year. Alderman G. E. Russell Jones, Mayor, presided, and those present were Aldermen Archer, ...
Article : 1,424 wordsSir,—The reports from travellers in the western parts of this colony open our eyes to the fact of the terrible increase of rabbits. About Wilcannia the country is said to be "alive" with them. One friend whom I ...
Article : 1,173 wordsMr. Grattan Riggs, whose clever impersonations in "The Irish Detective" have been much appreciated during the week, will appear this evening in "Eileen Oge; or, Dark's the Hour before the Dawn," a ...
Article : 85 wordsThe 50th and last night of the successful pantomine of "Dick Whittington and his Cat" is announced for this evening. The occasion will be made memorable by the presentation of a souvenir, "ranging in value ...
Article : 133 wordsMessrs. Brough and Boucicualt will produce the late Dion Bouciault's five-act comedy, "The Jilt," this evening. The cast includes Mrs. Brough, Miss Enson, Miss Romer, Mr. Titheradge, Mr. Lyndal, Mr. Cates, ...
Article : 93 wordsSir,—The president of the Sheaers' Union is reported to have cast the blame of the recent call upon union shearers to break the agreements—made on their own A.S.U. forms—upon the chairman of the ...
Article : 333 wordsMr. Charles Cartwright and Miss Olga Nethersole concluded their highly prosperous season in Sydney, which commenced on December 22, last night. The house was crowded, the acting of these artists in Mr. ...
Article : 132 wordsAt the show on the third day the weather continued fine. The attendance numbered 1000. The following additional awards were made:—Best turnout team, two or three horses, dray harness—special by James ...
Article : 725 wordsInformation was received by the police yesterday that a man named Flanagan made an attempt to stick up the Ten Mile Point Hotel, on the morning of the 11th, and was shot with a revolver by a woman named Bell. ...
Article : 294 wordsThough the eighth week of the season of Messrs. Dan Tracey's Vaudeville Company and Faning's Concert Company has been complete, there is no sign of a falling off in the ...
Article : 184 wordsSir,—In your issue of the 9th instant, I see Mr. Spence is reported to have said, in the course of an interview, that "personally he thought the conflict of opinion caused by the employers' demanding freedom of ...
Article : 371 wordsMr. Harry Rickards's popular company has attracted crowded houses at the Gaiety nightly during the past week, and will in all probability do so for the remainder of its limited season of four weeks, after which Mr. ...
Article : 254 wordsThe case of John Thomas Murphy, of Braidwood, against James Murray, of Milton, for the seizure and detention of the well-known racehorse Fermanagh, was heard at the Berrima District Court ...
Article : 138 wordsMr. W. M. Davidson, Surveyor-General, after 30 years service, has retired under the Civil Service Act, having attained the age of 60. It is understood that a settlement has been ...
Article : 86 wordsThis evening the Sydney Philharmonic Society, under the conductorship of Signor Hazon, will repeat its rendering of Sir Arthur Sullivan's cantata "The Golden Legend." The splendid reception afforded ...
Article : 157 wordsSir,—With your permission I answer several queries of correspondents on the above subject. Deathadder are not confined to the coastal line of this colony; they are found in and, but appear to be, from my ...
Article : 265 wordsA public meeting was held last night to receive delegates from the Byron Bay Breakwater League. Mr. W. R. Baker was in the chair. Mr. D. Jarman, president, of the league, explained the object at ...
Article : 150 wordsMr. Russell, S.M., in the local court to-day, delivered a lengthy judgment in the action brought by Dr. Morrison against Wm. Essery to recover the price of a copy of the Aldine History of South ...
Article : 215 wordsThe management of this music hall announce the last performance of the operatic burlesque "Sonambular" to-night. The season of burlesque just about to terminate has been one of uninterrupted success. On ...
Article : 98 wordsSir,—The appointment of counsel in behalf of the Crown to the Land Court of Appeal is a wise step, and one that will give universal satisfaction, as it will do away with the anomaly of an ex parte tribunal, one ...
Article : 468 wordsExtensive preparations are being made to receive the Postmaster-General, who is to lay the foundation-stone of the new post-office on Tuesday next. A public meeting was held last night, Mr. J. H. Woods, J.P., ...
Article : 197 wordsAt a recent meeting of the widows residing on the commonage, a deputation of three of their number was empowered to wait on Mr. Brunker with a petition to the Government regarding the payment ...
Article : 99 wordsDr. W. F. Carver's "Wild America" continues to draw large audiences at the huge enclosure at Moore Park in which the exhibitions are given. The design of the exhibition is a good one, and it affords many ...
Article : 291 wordsSir,—I have read with great interest the letters on the above subject in your valuable paper, but so far no one has answered the question. Will you kindly allow me to say that from experience I know that the ...
Article : 216 wordsReports from the Victoria River state that a draft of 1000 sheep, imported recently oversea by Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co. to Port Darwin and thence overland, had reached there with highly ...
Article : 95 wordsBrigade-Surgeon Williams, P.M.O., proceeded to Newcastle on February 11, on medical inspection, returning on completion of same. Captain Cuthell, on duty at Orange, will visit Bathurst on duty before ...
Article : 313 wordsAn epidemic of English cholera is prevalent. Timothy Ryan, aged 72, was taken ill yesterday and died this morning. Several other severe cases are reported. ...
Article : 38 wordsSir,—It is quite a mistake to suppose that death adders are not found inland. In 1877 the Rev. J.L. Taylor, of Enmore, managed to caputre one alive on the Page River, near Scone, with the help on an ...
Article : 127 wordsThe weather is still fine; there are no signs of a charge. The following are the crossings over the common:— February 5: 700 wethers, from the Bogan to Condobolin: 14,000 owes, Brookong to Borah, Savill Bres. ...
Article : 426 wordsAnother of the series of Cottier's People's Concerts will be given in the Protestant Hall to-night, when a new bill will be submitted. Metham Brothers, who have lately arrived from New Zealand, will appear in ...
Article : 44 wordsThe Premier hopes that the delegates to the Federal Convention in Sydney will leave Perth in time to arrive in Adelaide by steamer on March 3. In the Assembly last night the remaining item ...
Article : 100 wordsSir,—Now that the subject of furious riding and driving is before the public, permit to draw the Transit Commissioners' attention to the fact that Woolloomooloo-street is a regular training and racing "track" ...
Article : 172 wordsAnother balloon ascent and parachute descent is announced to take place at Bondi Aquarium this afternoon, when Profesor Fornandez will give his farewell performance. A variety entertainment will ...
Article : 40 wordsSir,—May I, without courting censure for presumption, obtrude upon your readers a few remarks regarding the proposed design of laying out Post-office or Martin-street, as published in your columns to-day. ...
Article : 270 wordsSir,—I am one of those who appreciate the efforts of the Government to alleviate the lot of the remnant of the aborigines, who are fast disappearing from the face of the land; but I do protest against the negligence ...
Article : 167 wordsMuch interest has been aroused in the mounted broadsword contest between Donovan and Parker, which is to take place in the Coogeo Aquarium Grounds this afternoon. The fight is for the championship of the ...
Article : 338 wordsVery heavy rains have been experienced throughout the North Island. ...
Article : 15 wordsOn Thursday night a man named David Talbot 47 years of age, was found dead in Botany-road, North Botany, close to the tram line. He was a passenger from the city in the last tram for ...
Article : 122 wordsA man named Nurse arrived from Ballarat yesterday, having 195 severeigns in a chamois leather purse in his trousers pocket. He fell in with four men, and paid one of them to carry his ...
Article : 118 wordsSir,—The proposed secrecy of the actions of the Federation Convention is but a part of the original, plan of tacties adopted by the duly authorised (?) caucus who formed the resolutions which the Parliaments have ...
Article : 243 wordsSir,—In your sub-leader to-day on Mr. [?] appeal you say the words "subject to appeal" were held by the Court not to apply to the Minister's decision, as there is no other provision in the Act which ...
Article : 105 wordsShortly before 7 o'olock last evening a fire was discovered in an unoccupied weatherboard cottage in Andrew-street, Waverley. An alarm was sent to the Waverley Volunteer Fire Brigade about a mile and a ...
Article : 118 wordsSir,—"Xerxea's" letter of 6th instant calls attention to the danger arisng through careless driving in the streets of Sydney, and to the difficulty (except through the medium of the papers) of bringing cases before ...
Article : 158 wordsExtensive bush fires are still raging in the Goernong and Egerton Forest district. The fire is now threatening extensive farming areas in the parish of Minto. At Goormong water carts are being used ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Sat 14 Feb 1891, Page 10
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