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  2. THE SHIPPING.

    Considering the suddenness of the heavy gusts, the shipping fared extremely well. There were no serious accidents, and, so far as could be gathered last night, no loss of life had occurred. With the heavy ...

    Article : 720 words
  3. AMUSEMENTS.

    Notwithstanding the boi[?]terous weather, the Alhambra Music Hall was fairly well filled last evening, when the new programme was presented. Now scenery has been arranged, with a very pretty effect. The first act ...

    Article : 247 words
  4. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

    Owing to the inclemency of the weather the second day's racing m connection with the Sydney Turf Club Queen's Birthday Meeting has been indefinitely postponed. The heavy rains yesterday flooded a ...

    Article : 1,220 words
  5. THE FLOODS IN THE SUBURBS.

    In the suburbs the effects of the storm were heavy— [?]oads, drains, and bridges were swept away in numerous places. A sad accident occurred shortly before 1 o'clock yesterday at Canterbury, and resulted in the ...

    Article : 885 words
  6. PEDESTRIANISM.

    The closing of acceptances for the Sir Joseph Banks Grand Handicap has been postponed until to-night, on account of the inclemency of the weather. ...

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  7. ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE REUNION.

    A very pleasant social reunion of former and present students of St. John's College was held in the Great Hall of that institution last evening. Preparation[?] had been made for about 40 guests, but the weather ...

    Article : 503 words
  8. FLOODS IN THE HURSTVILLE DISTRICT.

    Our Hurstville correspondent telegraphed last night:—"The climati[?] change here is extraordinary. Such has not been known for years. It has rained unceasingly from midday on Saturday, and there is ...

    Article : 331 words
  9. AQUATICS.

    In spite of the inclemency of the weather on Saturday afternoon, the ca[?]vas dingy Violet appeared at the scratch at the appointed hour to comp[?]t[?] against the wooden dingy Our Roy, for a stake of £20. As the ...

    Article : 113 words
  10. CITY RAILWAY.

    Sir,—N[?]w that the above subject is before the public, I think it is a good time to ask—Will the city railway, "if carried out as proposed, willi one atation near the top of King-street, and p[?]rhaps one other," meet the ...

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  11. WATER SUPPLY.

    To allay any foars there may be as to the safety of the Lachlan dams, we have been requested to state that so far no danger is apprch[?]nded. The repert from Botany shows that everything ia safe there and ...

    Article : 126 words
  12. THE FLOOD IN PARRAMATTA.

    There has been a d[?]luge of rain in Parramatta. On Sunday night and Monday morning the storm raged with great severity. During Sunday night the wind played sad havo[?] with all unstable v[?]randah[?] and ...

    Article : 311 words
  13. OVERFLOW OF DUCK CREEK.

    Information was received yesterday afternoon to the effect that at Duck Creek, near Granville, the flood waters had risen above the railway bridge. An eyewitness states:—"I was coming to Sydney from ...

    Article : 451 words
  14. TRADES MOVEMENTS.

    A meeting of the United Labourers' Society was held last evening at the Trades Hall, Dixon-street, Mr. G. Ward being in the chair. The communication from the Trades and Labour Council respecting affiliation ...

    Article : 198 words
  15. PASTORAL INTELLIGENCE.

    Pasturage is very good, and stook are fast recovering from the effects of the drought. The following are the stock passings for the week:— 20th: 9000 maiden ewes, from Brookong, Urana, for ...

    Article : 154 words
  16. CASUALTIES.

    About 11.20 p.m. on Sunday evening an infant named Gertrude Langley died at the residence of her parents, No. 117, Great Brougham-road, under peculiar circumstances. On the 25th instant the child's father ...

    Article : 285 words
  17. [BY TELEGRAPH.]

    Very heavy rains have fallen here, continuing from Friday afternoon till now. The river remained stationary till this morning, when it began rising. It is now up about 7ft. and rising at the rate of 18in. per ...

    Article : 1,148 words
  18. THE ELECTION OF PRIMATE.

    Sir,—In common with the Rev. Joseph Barnier and many others of totally opposite ways of thinking I deeply deplore the letter of "Reminder" in your last Wednesday's issue. The appearance of an anonymous ...

    Article : 267 words
  19. SERIOUS FLOODS AT MARRICKVILLE.

    The full force of the inundation which we have now suffered for four successive days has been experienced in the low-lying portions of the western municipalities. After the hoavy downfall on Sunday morning these ...

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  20. OVERLAND PASSENGER TRAFFIC.

    For Melbourne (by express) Mr. and Mrs. Pope (Svdney), Miss Liddiard, Miss Fanny Liddiard, Miss C. Heapt, Miss Eva Clements Dar[?]y Stanfield, J. G. Melvin, Wm. Thomas Geo Williams, J. H. Hewitt (Melbourne), A Dodd ...

    Article : 204 words
  21. SYDNEY DRIVING PARK.

    The following handicaps were declared yesterday for the meeting of the above club on June 4th:- FLYING HAVDICAP.—4 furlongs 50 yards. Warripet. 9st. 41b.; Zany. 9st.; Piracy. 8st.61b.; Fairy Boy, ...

    Article : 224 words
  22. DRY WEATHER CARS.

    Sir,—What a shame it should be to the heads of the Tramway Department-unless, indeed, they are lost to all sense of shame—that while season after season passes no attempt is made to raider the tram[?]ars ...

    Article : 204 words
  23. [BY TELEGRAPH.]

    Duck Creek is a quarter of a mile Wide. The water is beating against the railway line. In some places it is running fiercely over the line, washing away all ballast. The bridge has an ominous-looking washaway ...

    Article : 143 words
  24. THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COURT.

    Sir,—I ask your leave that I might through the medium of your journal draw the attention of the Hon. the Minister for Justice to the unsatisfactory and highly inconvenient state of things existing in ...

    Article : 368 words
  25. THESE RESUMED AREAS.

    Sir,—I shall ask your permission to direct Mr. David Brown's attention to the report of Inquiry on the Public Lands published in 1883 for proof of the insecurity of Western leases under the Act of 1861. On pages 65 to ...

    Article : 348 words
  26. CRICKET.

    App[?]nded are the batting and bowling averages of the B[?]lmore Cricket Club for the seasons 1888-9. The club played 46 matches, winning 25, losing 9, and drawing 12:- ...

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  27. THE RAILWAYS GENERALLY.

    All long-distance trains from Sydney were cancelled. The 4.36 p.m. train for Kiama only succeeded in getting aa far as Sutherland, and then returned. On the suburban portion of the Illawarra line the traffic was ...

    Article : 74 words
  28. THE CENTENNIAL PARK.

    Sir,—Your correspondent's report of last week on the improvements in Centennial Park was very interesting, and as far as it, went accurate, but he omitted to mention the neglect shown by the Government to the ...

    Article : 249 words
  29. TELEGRAPHIC AND MAIL INTERRUPTION.

    Naturally the heavy weather has materially interfered with the telegraph lines, the delivery of mails, and to a certain extent with railway communication. The Postmaster-General officially announces that all ...

    Article : 571 words
  30. FOOTBALL.

    A team from the Parkgrove Football Club (Southern British Association's rules) left Sydney on Thursday night to play a match against the Hamilton Athletics, at Hamilton, on Queen's Birthday. The ball was set ...

    Article : 426 words
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