In criticising Bret Harte for a too striking resemblance between his latest poem, "On a Naughty Little Bey Sleeping," and a poem entitled "The Teys," first published in the PALL MALL GAZETTE. ...
Article : 182 wordsWHAT a crowd of hopes and fears are tot be set at rest on this Saturday can only be even vagu[?]ely gu[?]ssed at by these who have mixed much in turf affairs, and tearnt, through a course or years, how great is the interest, and thrilling the ...
Article : 1,978 wordsOne of the saddest mining accidents that has occurred in the colony for a long time took place at Ballarat, on Tuesday, at the All Nations mine. Derwent Jack's, where two men were killed and ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 977 wordsWe are glad to bo able to report the safety of the missing schooner Mary Peverley, Captain Amora, at Howes Island. The steamer Thetis, which want in (search of her, returned early this morning, bringing ...
Article : 141 wordsVICTORIA THEATRE.—To-night's performance being for the benefit of Mr. Lytton Sothern, that clever artist will appear in his popular character of "Lord Dundreary, as whom he will read the celebrated ...
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Advertising : 39 wordsThe ship Gilroy, Captain Leslie, returned to port to-day in a very crippled condition. She left this port on the 25th August, coal-laden, for San Francisco, clearing the Heads about 9 a.m.; on the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 30 wordsThomas Cowen was brought up at the Central Police Court this morning, before Measrs. Jolly, and Reading, J.P.'s, to answer a charge of stealing a saddle, value £2 10s, the property of G. Wilson. The ...
Article : 253 wordsIt is rumoured here that the contract for the extension of the telegraph line from Hay to the Lachlan has been thrown up the second time, owing to the difficulty in obtaining carriage of the ...
Article : 451 wordsTHE spec[?]bes delivered by Mr. GARRETT and Mr. COMBERS, on Monday, convey some indications of the tendency of the Ministerial policy. It is a remarkable fact, in view of the indignant objection ...
Article : 835 wordsIf there were the slightest desire on the part of this colony to retaliate for the tax proposed to be levied on New South Wales stuck, or the slightest Irish to profit at the expense of the sister colony, New ...
Article : 642 wordsA pood story about George Rignold, as yet un published. Everyone knows how the women of Kew York went mad over that thrifty soul who upbraided his wealthy amorata for paying S500 at the office for ...
Article : 333 wordsThere seems to be some slight grumbling [?] the part of a few of the borrowers of the Free Public Library. The complaint is that the leading branch is not open every day. That, at the present moment ...
Article : 314 wordsMUNICIPAL COUNCIL.—The fortnightly meeting took place on Monday afternoon. Present—The Mayor (C. J. Byrnes, Esq.), Aldermen S. Burge, F. Cox, H. Taylor, J. Trott, and J. Booth. The mayor announced that no tenders had been ...
Article : 514 wordsAn event worthly of being recorded in the annals of legal jurisprudence occurred yesterday, in the Supremo Court, when a female named Catherine Agnes M'Nern[?]y, had the nerve to defend her laweuit, which ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 240 wordsConsidering the largeness of the stake at issue there was a wonderfully small company present at the Gaiety Restaurant, on Monday, June 11, to witness the match in winch the champion essayed to concede ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 216 wordsThe following is the fiftieth report of the Hunter River New Steam Navigation Company for the half year ended 31st July, 1877:—After deducting from the debit balance of 31st January. 1877. amounting to £4552 2s 10d, the profit ...
Article : 722 wordsMr. Bradridge, the City Surveyor, having reported to the Municipal Council, which met in committee yesterday, that the rate of wages now fixed at 11s 6d per day, involved fractional calculations, being ...
Article : 73 wordsAt the Water Police Court yesterday, Robert Gray, landlord of the Ship Hotel, Sussex-street, was charged with larceny as a bailee, in stealing £125 10s, the property of Henry Barron. Mr. R. M. Forster ...
Article : 317 wordsMrs. Bravo (says the Standard), whose case was so notorious some time ago in connection with the mysterious death of her husband, died at Cannes a few days since. The deceased lady was the daughter ...
Article : 119 wordsA case of a somewhat peculiar nature came before the bench at the Water Police Court this morning. A labouring man named Power was charged with having inflicted grievous bodily harm ...
Article : 183 wordsA young man named W. S. Gardener was churned with having stolen a bridle, value 5s, the property of Henry Eloy, of Parramatta-street. Constable John Johnson deposed that at about 5 o'clock yesterday ...
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Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931), Fri 31 Aug 1877, Page 2
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