A committee meeting of the Municipal Council of Sydney was held yesrterday at the Town Hall. His Worship the Mayor-occupied the chair, and there was a large attendance of aldermen. ...
Article : 1,918 wordsIn another column will be found an advertisement relating to the A. J. C. meeting. It refers to the election of members of committee, and it will be seen by the rule quoted in the advertisement that the envelopes containing ...
Article : 957 wordsThe Rev. William Kelly, S. J., addressing the congregation of St. Mary's R. C. Church, St. Loonards, on Sunday last, spoke at some length on the subject of Christian education and its effect on the morals of society. ...
Article : 947 wordsThe shooting for the Challenge Cup took place on the ground on Wednesday afternoon, when some good shooting was witnessed, the holder being Sir. W. C. Hill, and challenger Mr. S. Grant[?] ...
Article : 197 wordsAn exhibition of skating on rollors was given on Wednesday evening (says the Argus) at the St. Kilda skatingrink near the railway-station, the occasion being a contest between Mr. H. J. Wallace, who has given many ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 71 wordsA meeting of the New South Wales Cyclists' Union was held last night at Milthorpe's Hotel. Mr. A. B. Fry occupied the chair. A letter was road from, the Hon. secretary, Mr. Fairland, ...
Article : 281 wordsOwing to the alterations that are being made in the courts at the Association Cricket Ground, the matches for the captaincy of the Sydney L. T. C. will not begin this afternoon. They will be commenced on Saturday, the 22nd ...
Article : 65 wordsFor the Oddfellows' Athletic Handicap of 125 yards, to be run on Anniversary Day, 124 nominations were received, being the largest number ever sent in here. The handicap starts with D. Layton, 1 yard. A Sydney man, ...
Article : 51 wordsSir,—In your notice of to-morrow's intercolonial yacht race in to-day's issue the writer states that the event is the more important since it is, in fact, the first intercolonial yacht race hold in Australia. ...
Article : 253 wordsThe match against the English Eleven was commenced to-day, the team which opposed them, representing Bathurst and district, numbering 18. The weather was fine, but hot, and there was a good attendance, between ...
Article : 699 wordsEx-champion Teemer reached Pittsburg on December 6, and being interviewed, expressed himself very much pleased with the treatment he received in England. He came back with considerably more money in his pocket than ...
Article : 234 wordsSir,—Pardon me for pointing out a mis-statement in this day's issue under above heading. You state "A so-called intercolonial race, in which the honours were secured by the Janet (Sir William Clarke's yacht), which in the contest ...
Article : 212 wordsThe 25th rule of the club reads as follows:—"If there be any candidate or candidates nominated for the election to the committee, in addition to the retiring members, the election shall be by ballot as follows:—The secretary ...
Article : 285 wordsWe have received a pamphlet issued by the above-mentioned association giving an account of its origin and purpose. For some months past occasional notices of the doings of this association have appeared in the press, but ...
Article : 788 wordsThe twelfth, annual meeting of the Mercantile Rowing Club was held at the Oxford Hotel on Wednesday evenign. Mr. W. J. Merriman presided, there being a fair number of members present. The following report was adopted:— ...
Article : 629 wordsSir,—This Act has been in force since the 1st instant. The 5th section enacts:—"It shall not be lawful for any person to sell or supply milk if his name and place of residence are not entered upon the register for that district." The plain ...
Article : 615 wordsThe following is the report of the Hawkesbury Race Club committee for the year ending 31st December, 1886:— "Your, committee have again the pleasure of meeting you, and in submitting for your approvol their ...
Article : 529 wordsSeveral, of the cricketers who are to represent Victoria in the return match against New South Wales left Melbourne for Sydney by the express this evening. They were— Midwinter, M'Shane, Worrall, Houston, Morris, and ...
Article : 96 wordsGLENMORE V. EMERALD.—This contest will be continued on the Cup wickets, Moore Park, this afternoon. All players are requested to be on the ground punctually at 2.30. The game stands at present—Emerald, first ...
Article : 75 wordsAccording to announcement, the match to decide which of last Saturday's players shall receive the trophy presented by Mr. Stackpoole will take place this afternoon in the Rising Sun court. Jones has to play with his left hand to win, ...
Article : 66 wordsWe have received from Mr. J. W. R. Clarke, bookseller, of George-street, one of Fred. Archer's photographs, a number of which have been received by Mr. Clarke. The photo is very well executed, and no doubt many sportsmen ...
Article : 59 wordsThe match for Gibbs, Shallard, and Co.'s Presentation Cup between the clubs from the establishments of Messrs. O'Hara and Johnston and the Cumberland Marcury, resulted on Saturday last in an easy victory for the latter by ...
Article : 164 wordsThe announcement that L. E. Myers, the celebrated runner, would attempt to lower his previous record, 48 3-5 seconds, in a quarter-mile dash, made in England, and which (says the San Francisco Call of December 18), is ...
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Advertising : 200 wordsThe second annual regatta of the Lake Bathurst Rowing Club took place to-day. The attendance numbered about 800. A special train left Goulburn in the morning. The heat was intense. The management would have been very ...
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Advertising : 138 wordsL. E. Myers, the champion runner of the world, arrived in Sydney by the mail steamer Zealandin on Thursday night from San Francisco. Myers will be best remembered here by his matches against George, the English ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Sat 15 Jan 1887, Page 9
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