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During the fortnight the Premier (Sir Henry Parkes) has been busy pursuing the trip which it was announced in the last summary he was about to make to Melbourne, Adelaide, and Broken ...
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In response to an announcement made towards the close of last Parliament, that the Government were prepared to receive proposals for the establishment in this colony of a first-class firm of locomotive ...
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A conference of representatives of the various wharf labourers', coal lumpers', and coal trimmers' unions throughout Australasia was commenced in Sydney on March 28, aud lasted for a week. The ...
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His Excellenoy and Lady Carrington returned to the city on Monday week from a visit to Sutton Forest. On the following Thursday the Governor opened the Agricultural Sooiety's Show. On ...
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The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works have adopted their report of the improvements to the entrance of the Clarence River. On the motion of Dr. Garran, the committee decided ...
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The first notification of the prevalence of epidemic influenza within reach of Sydney was made on April 2, on which day H.M.S. Rapid arrived is Port Jackson with 21 canes under treatment ...
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The annual exhibition of the Agricultural Society of New Sonth Wales was officially opened at Moore Park on Thursday, the 8rd instant, by his Excellency the Governor, Lord Carrington, who was ...
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The defence forces under Major-General Richardson, C.B., Commandant of the whole of the forces of New South Wales, went into camp on Thursday evening last for the usual continuous Easter ...
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Mr. W. T. Bast arrived in Sydney on Tuesday, the 1st instant, having travelled direot from London in the R.M.S. Austral. No public reception was accorded to him, but he has been cordially ...
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The Easter attraction at the Theatre Royal is "The Silver Falls." Mr. William Rignold made his first appearance in Australia on Saturday last, at his brother's theatre, Her Majesty's, and made a ...
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The extraordinary rainfall last month interfered considerably with turf arrangements, and the Hawkesbury Autumn Meeting, which has hitherto invariably preceded that of the Australian Jockey ...
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A genial rainfall on the 28th ultimo, that was almost general, has been followod by a spell of dry, warm weather, which has caused a great growth of vegetation. The pastures as a whole are in an ...
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The race between Neil Matterson and John M'Lean, for £200 a-side, took place on the 28th ultimo, and resulted in an easy win for M'Lean. A match has since been arranged between M'Lean ...
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Captain Charles Bradney Payne, R.N., formerly chief harbour-master of the port of Melbourne, and Mr. Robert Forsyth, the last of the old pionoor squatter type in connection with the Scotch ...
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Since our last there has been no marked movement in the money market For investment purposes capital is fairly plentiful, and the leading bank and other stocks maintain their values. Bank ...
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Very little mining business has been transacted during the fortnight, and prices have not improved, Central Broken Hill and Block 10 scrip has fluctuated to a great extent, and in both instances ...
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Arrivals from London and Foreign Ports.—March 27, H.M.S. Opal, from New Zealand; Mount Carmel, ship, from New York; Coromandel (P. and O. s.), from London, via ports; Taiyuan (s.), from Hongkong; ...
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