The Spring Meeting of the Australian Jockey Club came off at Randwick during the first week of this month. The following is a description of the three principal events:— THE DERBY, a sweepstakes of 30 sovs each, 10 forfeit; ...
Article : 1,818 wordsAugust 30.—Thermopylæ, ship, 948 tons, Captain Matheson, from London, 91 days. August 30.—Borrowdale, ship, 1197 tons, Captain Kelly, from Liverpool, 93 days. ...
Article : 68 wordsThe 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 : 979 wordsSeptember 1.—Magdala, ship, 1239 tons, Captain R. Jones, from Burrard's Inlet; City of Sydney (s.), 3200 tons, Captain Dearborn, from San Francisco. September 3.—Dryad, ship, 1035 tons, Captain Evans, from New ...
Article : 105 wordsSeptember 6.—Garonne (s.), 2020 tons, Captain Hillkirk, for London. Passengers—Saloon: Mrs. John Walker, Miss Cassells, Messrs. George Dunean, Boneil, D. Maenicol, T. S. Walker, Dr. Dunkely. Second Class; Mrs. Carrers, Miss E. Bacon, Mrs. ...
Article : 114 wordsAugust 30.—Niobe, ship, 1469 tons, Captain Ralston, for Banjowanjie. August 30.—Ettrickdale, ship, 1259 tons, Captain Bogle, for Galle, via Newcastle. ...
Article : 69 wordsAugust 22.—John Harvey, barque, for Java, with 868 tons coal. August 26.—Maria, barque, for Manila, with 540 tons coal. August 27.—Earl Derby, ship, for San Francisco, with 1200 tons ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 2,452 wordsThe number of vessels on the berth for London have recently greatly increased in order to meet the demands of the coming wool season, and at the present time there is 18,000 tons of shipping on the berth, exclusive of the two large steamers, the ...
Article : 86 wordsSince the departure of the mail via Suez. freights of wool to London have improved to the extent of one-eighth of a penny per lb., and other products at a corresponding rate. The improvement is owing to the arrival of the new clip of wool, the first ...
Article : 132 wordsFor Shanghai, 16s; for San Francisco, 8s. FROM NEWCASTLE. For Hongkong, 14s; for Japan, 14s; for Chefee, 17s 6d; for Bombay, 22s 6d; for Galle, 15s; for Colombo, 18s 6d; for Java, ...
Article : 52 wordsRICHARDSON AND WRENCH.—This market remains firm for all interest-paying properties. There are few eligible city investments now offering, vendors preferring to hold and obtain higher rentals been well attended, and although second-class properties are ...
Article : 613 wordsWolverene, 17 guns, Commodore Wilson, at Sydney; Emerald, 12 guns, Captain W. H. Maxwell, at New Zealand, will be in Sydney early in October; Danae, 12 guns, Captain J. C. Purves, at Solomon Islands; Cormorant, 6 guns, Lieutenant-Commander A. ...
Article : 107 wordsDuring the last ten days there has been no change in the money market, and it still presents the same stringent features it has had for months past. The unusually wet weather that has prevailed has retarded the delivery of ...
Article : 1,569 wordsThe clipper ship Thermopylæ, one of Messrs. George Thompson and Co.'s line, arrived on with a general cargo. Captain Matheson reports that the ship left the Downs on the 1st June, had westerly winds down Channel, and landed pilot at Start on ...
Article : 1,809 wordsThe mining intelligence since last summary presents no very noteworthy features. At the Copeland Gold-fields work seems to be steadily progressing, and from some of the claims rich quartz is being obtained. Reed and Massy's ...
Article : 410 wordsAt the last sittings of the Central Criminal Court a man named Philip M'Govern was tried for the murder of his wife, at Hunter's Hill, and sentence of death was passed upon him by his Honor Mr. Justice Windeyer. The ...
Article : 523 wordsJ. MULLENS.—The business of the past month has no marked feature, as compared with the current of business during the last few months. The amount of business done is very moderate, and the variations of price are trifling, with a few exceptions, Banks: ...
Article : 994 wordsThe libel case brough by the Melbourne Daily Telegraph newspaper against the Premier, Mr. Graham Berry, is still in progress. Judge Barry made an order to have interrogatories administered, and some of the pleas amended or ...
Article : 1,406 wordsWe have to record the death of Mr. Francis Bell, C. E., M. I. C. E., late City Engineer. The deceased gentleman was appointed, some six or seven years ago, to succeed Mr. Edward Bell, as City Engineer, and soon after he entered ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 11 Sep 1879, Page 8
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