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  2. SUMMARY OF NEWS FOR TRANSMISSION TO EUROPE, VIA SUEZ.

    At the date of our last summary the debate on the second reading of the Education Bill was proceeding in the Legislative Assembly, while the Legislative Council were engaged in discussing the Land Bill, also on the second reading. ...

    Article : 1,508 words
  3. VOLUNTEER NAVAL AND DEFENCE FORCES.

    On the afternoon of Saturday, the 6th inst. the prizes won at the annual rifle matches of the New South Wales Rifle Association were presented to the winners by his Excellency Lord Augustus Loftus, G.C.B., in the presence of an ...

    Article : 530 words
  4. ACCIDENTS, &c.

    A melancholy accident occurred on the afternoon of Sunday, the 7th December, by which two young people, on the eve of marriage, lost their lives. A party of four persons—Messrs. William Cantrell and Josiah Clark, with ...

    Article : 524 words
  5. MILITARY MATTERS.

    The prizes won at the late Rifle Association Meeting were presented to the winners on Saturday afternoon, the 6th instant, by his Excellency Lord Augustus Loftus, on the Exhibition Grounds. There was a large gathering of ...

    Article : 458 words
  6. LABOUR MARKET AND TRADE MOVEMENTS.

    The Trades and Labour Council of New South Wales met in Sydney on the 11th instant, when the principal business was the consideration of a letter which had been forwarded by the secretary of the society to the Colonial ...

    Article : 478 words
  7. CITY IMPROVEMENTS AND PUBLIC WORKS.

    Respecting trial survey from branches of the Western line, the Forbes Times of 6th instant says:—"The trial survey, Forbes to Blayney line, which was started at a point some seven or eight miles westerly of Forbes from the ...

    Article : 383 words
  8. THE EDUCATION QUESTION.

    Meetings have been held in various parts of the colony, principally of Roman Catholics presided over by the Bishops of the various dioceses, or other Church dignitary, protesting against the withdrawal of State-aid from ...

    Article : 243 words
  9. THE WEATHER, AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL.

    Yesterday was the first day of summer, but it may be said that for weeks this colony has experienced the temperature which usually falls to the lot of that season. The table of rainfall for the past fortnight indicates that light ...

    Article : 360 words
  10. SCIENTIFIC.

    Baron F. Von Mueller has recently published in the Report of the Mining Surveyors and Registrars of Victoria, a description of a fossil pine found in the Travertin of Geilston Bay, in Tasmania, by Mr. R. M. Johnston. This ...

    Article : 439 words
  11. LABOUR SUMMARY.

    The following are the prices paid for labour in some of the principal trades of the colony. In compiling the list regard has been had, in setting down the minimum and maximum, to the circumstance that the earnings of some ...

    Article : 929 words
  12. CIVIC AND SANITARY.

    Immediately upon the elections which have increased the number of city aldermen from sixteen to twenty-four, were over the aldermen met in Council for the purpose of voting the salary of the Mayor for the following year. It was ...

    Article : 672 words
  13. FINE ARTS AND THE DRAMA.

    The Art Gallery at the Garden Palace is still a great attraction, and will certainly continue to be so until the great show is over. Poople like to go there, and almost insensibly their knowledge of and love for art are increased. ...

    Article : 193 words
  14. AQUATICS.

    The leading yachting event since our last summary is the Prince Alfred Yacht Club match, which took place on the 13th instant. for a prize presented by Commodore Want, and a second prize given by the club. The Oithona, a ...

    Article : 229 words
  15. THE BUSHRANGERS.

    Scott, alias Moonlite, and his three companions, Regan, Williems, and Bennett, were placed on their trial on the 7th December, charged with the murder of constable Bowen. Moonlite persisted in defending himself, the others being ...

    Article : 382 words
  16. THE EXHIBITION.

    The interest in the International Exhibition continues, and a large number of people continue to attend daily. The International Cattle Show opened on Tuesday, the 9th instant, and, as regards the weather and arrangements, ...

    Article : 1,002 words
  17. SOCIAL.

    On the 4th instant a deputation appointed by a recent meeting of the unemployed of Sydney, waited upon the Colonial Secretary to request the Government to find employment for the working classes, by proceeding with ...

    Article : 1,909 words
  18. SPORTING.

    In order to add [?]at at the Exhibition season, the Australian Jockey Club arranged for a day's racing, which came off most successfully, at Randwick, on Saturday, the 13th December. His Excellency Lord Augustus Loftus was ...

    Article : 1,284 words
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