The death is announced of Mr. Arthur Mettam at Menzies, Western Australia, about a fortnight ago, of pneumonia. The late Mr. Mettam, it will be remembered by ...
Article : 58 wordsThis was the title of an address delivered in the Church-street Hall on Monday evening by the Rev. Canon Boyce, the well-known temperance champion of Sydney. ...
Article : 196 wordsSIR,—As one not having authority, but as a more scribe, permit it to be put in plain type that Wollongong is very sick. Of course this is only an opinion, and as ...
Article : 1,260 wordsThat W. H. E. Crome, recognised as one of the leading pianists of the colonly, did not seem to be too pleased with the new Town Hall piano. ...
Article : 377 wordsEighteen cans of fresh water trout were received in the Illawarra District last week from the Fisheries Department. The young fry were in large numbers and appeared to ...
Article : 337 wordsArrangements for the monster Public Schools' Sports are proceeding space, and are so well in hand that the programme is now in the hands of the printer. The ...
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Advertising : 186 wordsThe trustees of Stuart Park had a cruise over Fairy Creek on Monday afternoon with a view to having that beautiful reach of water snagged if ...
Article : 277 wordsThe old sawmill carried on at Goon-darin Creek several years ago by Messrs. Hurt Brothers is being renewed and restarted by Mr. Barling, of Wollongong. ...
Article : 75 wordsOn Friday night the Dapto Agricultural Hall was crowded on the occasion of the banquet and presentation tendered by the Rifle Club and citizens to Troopers A. B. ...
Article : 629 wordsIn connection with the tariff one thing is very noticeable. The only timber used in the making of the butter boxes for packing the article for local and export sale was the ...
Article : 149 wordsAt the close of Canon Boyce's temperance address in the Church-street Hall on Monday evening, the Rev. Thomas Davies said the local branch of the Alliance would take ...
Article : 127 wordsSeveral deaths have occurred at Milton lately from pneumonia. Mr. James Robertson, an employee of Mr. Gurney, storekeeper, Nowra, died last ...
Article : 615 wordsWord has been received locally from Major Wardell that M'Laron's English team of cricketers has vacant dates on February 7th and 8th next, and would be ...
Article : 47 wordsIn addition to the new siding being constructed between Helensburgh and Waterfall, as recently mentioned by the "Mercury," another such siding is about ...
Article : 144 wordsA meeting of the council of the Caledonian Society was held on Saturday night at Mr. A. J. Walker's music rooms to settle up the accounts in connection with ...
Article : 163 wordsThe announcement that Mr. W. J. M'Veigh intends to contest with Berry butter for prizes given at English shows is one of interest. He will be severely ...
Article : 124 words"Daptonian" writes as follows:—"I and others would like to know if it is the same lot of men that shunted the local Gas Company in Wollongong for ...
Article : 81 wordsAt a "call of the council" special meeting in North Illawarra last week some of the aldermen did not attend in the chamber when the meeting was being held, although ...
Article : 132 wordsMr. Shelton, of the firm of J. Barre Johnston and Co., Sydney, has been busily engaged during the past few days in installing the new gas for the street lamps. Up ...
Article : 55 wordsOn Saturday last 100 head of young heifers, bought by the Queensland Government for the Government of Natal, started from Gracemere for Bororen, ...
Article : 156 wordsMr. Mullen, Government Road Superintendent, has decided that the local maintenance man shall visit the above road periodically to see to its repair now that it ...
Article : 46 wordsMr. Theodore Bode, of the Hotel Victoria, is considering the idea of placing a steam launch on Fairy Creek now that the water is retained there at a certain ...
Article : 65 wordsThe annual examination in connection with the Presbyterian Church's scheme of Higher Christian Education was held recently, and we note the following ...
Article : 227 wordsThe half-yearly meeting of the above lodge was held on Wednesday night last. The secretary's balance-sheet and auditors' report for the quarter showed a nett credit ...
Article : 60 wordsIn spite of rain, mud, and bad weather, the Balgownie School of Arts filled up in great style on Friday night, when a complimentary social to lady helpers at ...
Article : 222 wordsThe effort of the Sydney City Council to suppress the practice of expectoration in the streets seems to be appreciated at North Sydney, where it is proposed ...
Article : 74 wordsLast, week's rainfall up to Saturday morning amounted at Wollongong to 153 points. ...
Article : 19 wordsOn Monday afternoon a little boy named Willie Ryan, aged 2½ years was being driven home with his parents to Mount Pleasant when the 3.30 train frightened ...
Article : 103 wordsThe boat and harbor jetty at Gerringong, which the Government has given to the council for bridge work, etc., is about to ...
Article : 80 wordsThe "Suburban Times" says:—"We are informed that the Rector (Rev. H. Walker Taylor) has just declined another very attractive offer of change of sphere ...
Article : 99 wordsThe heads of the Friendly Societies are determined not to allow the Government to appoint outsiders to deal with the rate of contributions of existing members. ...
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Illawarra Mercury (Wollongong, NSW : 1856 - 1950), Wed 16 Oct 1901, Page 2
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