The opening of the Exhibition look place yesterday amidst general rejoicing. The day was full of pleasant surprises. Most people dreaded a continuance of the heavy rain which deluged the city and adjacent ...
Article : 10,103 wordsTo-night the monthly meeting of the Horticultural Society took place. Prizes were awarded—for the best collection of cut flowers to Mr. Eades, for exhibits consisting of twenty plants to Mr. Miller, and for one ...
Article : 103 wordsWITH regard to the Batavia-Singapore cable, we learn from the Telegraph Department that it is still interrupted. The cable repairing teamer was on her way to Singapore from Hongkong at the time ...
Article : 3,141 wordsAt the Lambton Police Court to-day the charges against David Beveridge. Henry Thomas, and James Chapman, of assaulting E. N. Brown, with intent to murder, resulted in the two former being committed ...
Article : 82 wordsThe mail due this morning had not arrived this evening. The Prince Edward machine was offered at auction to-day, and bought in for £1500. There were several ...
Article : 30 wordsConsignments of Lithgow meat have been forwarded to Sydney. The new Public school has been opened with a good attendance. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 154 wordsGreat dissatisfaction is expressed at the railway fares for the Exhibition, just published, and complaint is made that there are nofurther concession, than for ordinary shows. Excursion tickets from Orange are ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,039 wordsAt the Quarter Sessions to-day, before Judge M'Farland, James Gillon and Patrick Morrissey were acquitted of abduction, and Samuel Kidman was sentenced to six months' for attempted suicide. Patrick ...
Article : 52 wordsA public meeting was held on the education question, last evening, the Mayor in the chair. There was a fair attendance, considering the weather. A letter was read from the Hon. G. H. Cox, stating ...
Article : 281 wordsNicholas Bumerly, a publican, residing at North Deniliquin, was stuck tip by two men on Monday night, five miles from town. They ordered him to dismount, then tied him to a tree, and searched him, ...
Article : 72 wordsThe influx of Exhibition visitors caused every place of amusement to be well patronised last night Miss Dargon, at the Theatre Royal, appeared again as Queen Elizabeth, and acted so well that no one could think without regret of ...
Article : 224 wordsGreat dissatisfaction is expressed here at the excursion rates by rail. Were they more reasonable, a greater number of persons would visit the Exhibition. The people of Young and district are more liberally dealt ...
Article : 50 wordsA few days ago the committee of the Australian Jockey Club visited the Randwick Racecourse, when it was determined to have a broad rail carried round the course, instead of the narrow one which at present exists. A ...
Article : 177 wordsThe Supplementary Estimates were introduced last night. They amount to £90,000, for matters principally in connection with the Colonial Secretary's and Works Department. ...
Article : 84 wordsIn the Assembly, to-day, Mr. James acted for the Speaker, who is indisposed. Emigration from England was alluded to, and Mr. Berry said that the farming class, who desired to come, would prove most ...
Article : 764 wordsSir,—In your paper this morning there is a letter signed "Lubricator" on the above subject, in which the writer refers to the water scheme and tramway in such a way as to show that he has got the bull by the wrong end entirely, ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 18 Sep 1879, Page 5
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