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  2. ARRIYAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL AT AUCKLAND.

    The R.M.S. Alameda arrived this morning from San Francisco. She sails again for Sydney to-morrow evening, having been, detained to enable Spalding's baseball team ...

    Article : 334 words
  3. COUNTRY NEWS.

    The land board concluded a two days' sitting at Bathurst to-day, before Mr. Finch chairman) and Mr. W. H. Paul (member). Thr bulk of the business consisted of inquiries into matters affecting conditional purchases and ...

    Article : 1,019 words
  4. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR CORRESRONDENTS.) VICTORIA.

    The Government has definitely decided to prorogue Parliament on the 20th instant. An accident occurred at the Williamstown railway station on Saturday night to a man named Thompson, ...

    Article : 271 words
  5. NEWCASTLE COLLIERY RIOTS.

    Last night a mass meeting, convened by the Mayor, in accordance with numerously signed requisitions, took place in Hunter-street, Newcastle, to consider the propriety of presenting a petition for the release of the Glebe miners— ...

    Article : 549 words
  6. SHIPPING REPORTS. &c.

    Next to the very funny appearance those blue-smocked, redturbanned tars have on board the R. and o. boats to the ordinary wharf spectator, is the nover way they go about their work. Taking in the springs last Saturday, for instance, when the ...

    Article : 1,375 words
  7. THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE.

    In command of Captain Long this steamer made the port on Saturday last, from Calcutta, with part cargo of gunnles, &c. It may be remembered she was here in August last, from London, and left for Melbourne August 31. At Melbourne ...

    Article : 157 words
  8. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. Graves gave a garden party yesterday afternoon to Dr. Hannay and Mr. Lee. Many representative colonists were present. Dr. Hannay preached in one of the City churches to-day, aud Mr. Lee in a suburban ...

    Article : 40 words
  9. THE MAY OGILVIE.

    On Saturday the schooner May Ogilvie returned from [?] regular trip to Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands, after a fairly good voyage. She left Sydney on November 2, arrived at Lord Howe on the 7th, and left next day for Norfolk Island, [?] ...

    Article : 192 words
  10. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The Legislature has adopted those portions of the select committee's report affirming the desirability of the construction of a railway to Eucla, but has altered the conditions of the deposit to £50,000. ...

    Article : 77 words
  11. AMERICAN COMMERCIAL.

    Kerosene has declined ?c, and is now quoted at 9?c. The following are the shipments:—To Melbourne, 26,100 cases; Sydney, 35,060 cases; Adelaide, 5050 cases. Freights: To Melbourne, 24s.; ...

    Article : 185 words
  12. RAILWAY FROM CULCAIRN TO COROWA.

    Under instructions from the Railway Commissioners, Inspector Roberts started to-day to inspect the route of the proposed line from Culcairn to Corowa. He stays to-night at Walla Waila, and will proceed to-morrow via ...

    Article : 51 words
  13. TASMANIA.

    The drought is regarded as very serious. The potato crop is likely to be very short. Wheat in some places is being cut for hay. ...

    Article : 30 words
  14. THE OCEANIEN.

    The Oceanien, the newest and the best aprointed of the French mail steamships at present on the Australian line under the Messageries Maritimes flag, arrived from Marseilles on Saturday, and left for Noumea yesterday. The O[?]anien has come by the ...

    Article : 348 words
  15. NEW ZEALAND.

    The Rev. Mr. Stannard, one of the oldest Wesleyan [?] the colony, died at Wanganui yesterday. ...

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  16. PEDESTRIANSM AT FLEMINGION.

    The Summer Handicap and Hurdle Race were brought to a termination at the Flemington running grounds on Saturday afternoon. The final heat in the former handicap resulted as follows:—J. Midson, of ...

    Article : 95 words
  17. THE MELBOURNE EXHIBITION.

    The attendance at the Exhibition' during the past week was again unsatisfactory. The Exhibition is apparently not maintaining its intorest. The scheme of additional entertainments proposed has been ...

    Article : 103 words
  18. COUNTRY QUARTER SESSIONS. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.) GOULBURN.

    The Quarter Sessions were opened this morning. Judge M'Farland presiding. John Clark pleaded not guilty to a charge of forgery and uttering at Captain's Flat. The jury have not yet arrived at a verdict. Timothy O'Sullivan ...

    Article : 170 words
  19. THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    Sir,—I (as a toiler in the city) agree with the sentiments expressed by your correspondents Messrs. "Smith" and "Jones;" but I do not think they go far enough. Christmas Day falling on a Tuesday, we are clearly entitled to ...

    Article : 287 words
  20. NORTH [?]EAD FIRES.

    North Head presented a grand appearance last night. A [?] bush fire was raging for several miles there, and from sea[?] looked, like a sea of fiame. The steamer Corinna ente[?] Heads a little before 9 o'clock, and reported it as still [?] ...

    Article : 86 words
  21. SAD BOAT ACCIDENT IN HOBSON's BAY.

    This afternoon, John Beck, a fireman belonging to H.M.S Nelson, took his wife and little daughter and, three young women, all residents of Williamstown, in a skiff 14ft. long, down the ...

    Article : 237 words
  22. THE ENCHNTER.

    A more unexpected arrival here than the barque En[?] which came in yesterday, could not well happen. Not that it would be exceptional that a vessel bound to another port should put in here, short of water, but that a vessel with a cargo of ...

    Article : 631 words
  23. SILVERTON.

    The Quarter Sessions were continued before Judge Backhouse yesterday. James Fitzsimmons, on bail, charged with embezzlement, was found guilty and remanded for sentence. The prisoner narrowly escaped being sent to ...

    Article : 516 words
  24. THE R.M.S.S. VICTORIA.

    At the appointed hour on Saturday last the P. and O. Company's steamer Victoria left Circular Quay for London. She had a very g[?] [?] of passengers, including Sir George Iunnes, one of the Supreme Court Judges, who has had a year's holiday granted ...

    Article : 272 words
  25. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    Sir,—The fact of there being only two full working days in Christmas week will make little difference to banks, lawyers, schools, and not a great diffetence in trade to large warchouses, but to the thousands of shopkeepers it ...

    Article : 434 words
  26. BUSH FIRES NEAR ALBURY.

    Bush fires continue to burn in the ranges surrounding town, and to-day the hills and the sun were partly obseured by the dense smoke. On Saturday a fire which had been burning for several days quite near the town was carried ...

    Article : 117 words
  27. THE WOLVERENE.

    The first trip of the colonial warship Wolverene outside for practice took place on Saturday last. The Wolverene, under Captain Hixson and Commander Lindeman, R.N., and. 220 men of the Naval Brigade, left her moorings at 3 p.m. and proceeded ...

    Article : 162 words
  28. THE ELMORE MURDER.

    The trial of William Harrison for the morder of John Duggan, at Elmore, was concluded at Sandhurst yesterday. No witnesses were called for the defence. The jury were locked up for 10 hours, till 11 at night ...

    Article : 78 words
  29. THE NEWCASTLE.

    A very high rate of speed was attained in Sydney harbour by the Newcastle S. S. Company's, Limited, steamer Newcastle on Saturday last, the distance between Bradley's Head and Fort Denison having been steamed ot a rate representing over 18½ ...

    Article : 450 words
  30. FASTORAL INTELLIGENCE.

    The following stock have been trucked:—368 Mount Margaret cattle for Messrs. Moodie, Donaldson, Inglis, and Co.; 103 Nappermorie cuttle for Messrs. Cormack and Ware, 297 Keeroongooloo cattle for Messrs. J. and W. ...

    Article : 316 words
  31. THE MICRONESIA.

    Voyaging to Australia for over five years—ever since she [?] launched, in fact, at Greenock- the Liverpool-owned splendid steel-built ship Micronesia returned to Sydney yesterday again, in command of Captain Alexander Greig, She does ot look a ...

    Article : 251 words
  32. THE VISIT OF SIR HENRY PARKES TO BRAIDWOOD.

    The final preparations are new complete for the reception of Sir Henry Parkes and the members of Parliament who accompany him on his visit to this district. All the available hotel accommodation has been secured. An immense ...

    Article : 103 words
  33. FIRE BRIGADE AT PLATTSBURG.

    One result of the late disastrous fire at Plattsburg has been the determination of the residents of that township and Wallsend to have a fire brigade. At a public meeting on Thursday night at Plattsburg, the Mayor in the chair, ...

    Article : 99 words
  34. THE CATHEDRAL REREDOS.

    Sir,—The original panel in the Cathedral, reredos was a simple and truthful representation of the great central historical fact ot Christianity. Can anything like this be said for that which has superseded it? To my mind it is ...

    Article : 312 words
  35. NORTHERN AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.

    A meeting of the general committee of the Northern Agricultuarl Association was held to-day; Mr. George Loder, president, in the chair. The attendance of members was fair. A large quantity of correspondence was read on ...

    Article : 275 words
  36. WRECKAGE AT FIJI.

    No further particulars leading to the identification of the reported wreckage at Loma Loma came to hand by the [?] Tenterden. At an island named Gan certain wreekage had [?] Washed up, with the addition of several planks of s[?] ...

    Article : 106 words
  37. THE COLAC REGATTA.

    The Colac Repatta, on Saturday, was very successful. The weather was fine, and there was a large attendance. The Maiden Fours Race, in clinkers, was won by the Yarra Club, by a dozen lengths. There were four starters. The ...

    Article : 82 words
  38. THE E. AND A. COMPANY'S STEAMERS.

    Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. report the Ai[?]e arrived from Sydney at Java on November 25; Catterthun, to leave Adelaide on December 4 for Hong[?]; via Sydney and ports: Menmuir, undergoing repairs at Mort's Dock; Tanna[?] left Hongkongon ...

    Article : 67 words
  39. PAYMENT OF TEACHERS.

    Sir,—On the 20th instant all Public schools will be [?] for the Christmas vacation, and teachers will after that [?] be scattered for and wide. Might I suggest to the Minister that it would be considered a graceful act on his part if be ...

    Article : 130 words
  40. THE ANNIE REED.

    A wire several days ago repotted the American barque; Annie Reed, from New York, as passing Wilson's Promontory, and her arrival here had been looked for pretty generally, a considerably longer time than it usually takes a vessel to come from the ...

    Article : 184 words
  41. THE WEATHER.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 133 words
  42. Advertising

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    Advertising : 120 words
  43. THE ERA AND VOLUNTEER.

    These two noted yachts, competitors for honours at the great Melbourne yachting carnival, returned to port yesterday, th Volunteer entering some time before the Era. In point of time the Volunteer has done much better than the other on the ...

    Article : 309 words
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