Mr. J. Turner, who was stationmaster at Sutherland for a number of years, was presented on Friday evening with a gold watchand chain and Maltese cross, initialled and inscribed. A large number of friends ...
Article : 2,458 wordsThe small schooner Louisa Messell, from Sydney, had a sensational experience when attempting to enter Port Hunter yesterday afternoon. She arrived off Nobby's shortly after 2 p.m., and was beating in ...
Article : 294 wordsYesterday afternoon a monumeut erected over the grave of the late J. A. M'Cubhen in the Presbyterian Cemetery,Rookwood, was unveiled, The monument had been erected at the instance of the ...
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Advertising : 465 wordsAs there are two Scotlands so, too, are there two Brittanys (writes Miss Edith W. Rinder in the "Argo[?]v"). The holiday-maker who spends a fortnight at St. Malo, Dinard, or Dina[?], ...
Article : 982 wordsThe "Glasgow Herald," of Angust 22, publishes the subjoined paragraph:—"The National Telephone Company are introducing a number of improvements in Glasgow. The most interesting of ...
Article : 536 wordsA bitterly cold southerly wind on Saturday afternoon made rifle shooting on the Randwick Range decidedly unpleasant. There was a large attendance, however, and the targets were fully engaged. At 200 and 300 yards ...
Article : 110 wordsCustom-house.—Entered outwards: October 1[?], Mararoa, s., for Newcastle; Marawa, s., for Auckland; Airlie, s., for Manila, Japan, Hongkong, via ports. The steamer Mararoa arrived from New Zealand at 1.30 ...
Article : 454 wordsThe concluding shoot for the association gold medal, best six out of nine shootings, two each at 200 and 300 yards, 500 and 600 yards, and 700 and 800 yards, did not alter the previous position. Sergeant Russell was ...
Article : 260 wordsThe French mail steamer Ville de la Ciotat, from Sydney September 3, arrived at Marseilles on the 11th instant at 6 p.m. The R.M.S. Warrimoo arrived at Moreton Bay at 5 p.m. ...
Article : 45 wordsThe Minister for Mines and Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Fegan, M.L.A.) received a deputation at his residence at Wickham last evening, from the Newcastle and District ...
Article : 327 wordsThe French mail steamer Armand Behic arrived from Marseilles on Saturday last, and proceeded for Noumea. The voyage from Maiseilles was uneventful. That port was left on Spetember 9, Port Said on the 14th, Suez on ...
Article : 88 wordsShooting at 500 and 600 yards for the December quarter, best scores were obtained as follows:- A. B. Connolly, 26, 26—62; P. O. Stanhope, 28, 21—49; L.S. Stinson, 24, 24—48; P.O. Cutler, 2[?], 20—46; A.B. ...
Article : 49 wordsBest scores at 500 and 600 yards were as follows:- Mr. H. E. Mills, 34, 29—63; Mr. C. Tayler (M.H. [?]), 29, 28—[?]0; Mr. E. J. Brown, 32, 28—60; Mr. J. O. Miller, 27, 28—55; Mr. P. Garvin, 26, 27—53; Mr. W. Noller ...
Article : 65 wordsMessrs. Weber, Lohmann, and Co. note movements of steamers of the above line as under:- Homewards.—Prinz Regent Luitpold, due Southampton on the 16th instant, Sydney, via ports. Willeh[?]d, [?] ...
Article : 150 wordsMr. T. Fraser proved the winner of the Association gold medal, best two shootings each, at 500 and 600 yards, and at 800 and 900 yards, with a total of 235 points. The best scores at 500 and 600 yards on Saturday were as follows: ...
Article : 80 wordsThis council met on October 8. Present—The Mayor (Alderman W. Wells) in the chair, and Aldermen Bull, Ferris, Taylor, Broad, Woods, Horton, New, Ridge, and Smith. A letter was read from the Glebe Council with ...
Article : 422 wordsShooting at 500 and 600 yards, the best scores obtained were as follows:- Mr. J. Orr, 30, 29—59; Mr. J. J. Mathieson, 21, 32—53; Mr. J. Bailey, 23, 26—49; Mr. J. [?]. Thompson, 29, 19 ...
Article : 48 wordsAmerican advices report under date the [?]th ultimo the death of the Hon. Arthur Sew[?]ll at Rath, Maine, at the age of 64 years. Mr. Sewall's ships traded regularly to these colonies, amongst them being the Shenandoah. ...
Article : 143 wordsThis club was engaged on the 500 and 600 yards targets. Best scores as follows:- Mr. G. Kennedy, 22, 26—48; Mr. R. W. Holt, 28, 20— 48; Mr. H. Scott, 25, 21—46, Mr. G. Men[?]ies, 24, 21—45. ...
Article : 392 wordsUnder the auspices of the Port Hunter Sailing Club a 10-footors' handicap was sailed yesterday afternoon, and resulted in an easy victory for the Columbia. A strong southerly wind prevailed ...
Article : 224 wordsMessrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. note that the ship Jeannette Frangoise will clear at the Customs to-day for London. She will proceed to sea to-morrow morning with cargo as undee:—9290 bales wool, 800 tons lead, 160 tons ...
Article : 81 wordsThe merchant navies which exceed a total of 1,000,000 tons are those of the United Kingdom, the British colonies, the United States of America, France, Germany, and Norway. Of these countries the United Kingdom shows the ...
Article : 161 wordsHis Excellency the Governor has approved of the promotion of the following officer whilst on active service in South Africa, viz.:—Special service officer, Lieutenant J. M. Conroy (Corps of Engineers) to ...
Article : 352 wordsThe quantity of coal exported to foreign and intercolonial ports during the week ended at noon yesterday was 54,564 tons, as compared with 64,979 tons last week, showing a decrease of 10,415 tons. The ...
Article : 330 wordsThis council met on october 9. There were present the Mayor (Alderman T. Hodson), Aldermen Hitchell, Mackay, Best, Pilcher, Weil, and the council clerk (Mr. A. Campbell). It was decided to co-operate with the ...
Article : 297 wordsWhile the Japanese are rapidly extending their navy by vessels built in foreign shipbuilding yards they are at the same time developing as quickly as conditions will allow their own resources. The dockyard at Yok[?]ka, a few ...
Article : 372 wordsSir,—The time is close at hand when the people of Australia, and more directly those of New South Wales, will be called upon to elect a new Parliament under a new constitution, with new and ...
Article : 1,129 wordsArctic Stream, ship (KBHP), from Glasgow—104 days. Benmore, ship (HQJT), from Table Bay—15 days. Haydn Brown, barque (JRVC), from Eureka—64 days. Houg[?]mont, four-masted barque (PSGM), from ...
Article : 168 wordsAccording to the London "Daily Telegraph " progress is being made with the carrying out of the details of Lord Iveagh's princely gift to the citizens of Dublin. His lordship has acquired about three and a ...
Article : 261 wordsThis council met on thq 9th instant. There were present Aldermen C. E. Ludowici (Mayor), H. C. Catt, J. Roberts, Munro, and Clarke. A notification was received from the Department of Lands, finally confirming the alignemnt of ...
Article : 221 wordsThe world's merchant shipping aggregates 25,330,000 tons, and according to a return just issued by Lloyd's, the ship losses for the past year total 783,[?] tons, which gives a ratio of loss of about 3 per cent. The total number of ...
Article : 538 wordsThe new steamer Cymbeline, [?] tons, is due at this port about the 20th instant from Hongkong. She is to load wool and other products here for H[?]ll and the Continent on behalf of Messrs. W. and A. M'Arthur, Limited. ...
Article : 81 wordsThe opening of the bowling season was celebrated yesterday afternoon on the City green by an interesting two-rink match between the aldermen of the City Council and a team representing the City ...
Article : 107 wordsSir,—In to-day's "Herald" Mr. I. R. Cohen makes a tame apology for being unable to supply a single instance in which a composite form of government has been applied to [?] overgrown city, similar ...
Article : 769 wordsA sham fight was held by this regiment between the Centennial Park and Mount R[?]e on Saturday afternoon, when about 250 men took part. A and B Companies, under the command of Colonel ...
Article : 179 wordsThe barque Abeon[?], owned by Messrs. Andrew [?] and Co., Glasgow, which left Barry on June 27 for Algoa Bay with [?] tons coal, struck on Thunderbolt Rock, off Cape Receiffe, near the entrance to Algoa Bay, on the ...
Article : 113 wordsA meeting of the above council was held on October 9, the Mayor (Alderman Christiansen) presiding. Mr. T. W. Taylor, M.L.A., wrote stating that instructions had been given for the umemployed to complete necessary work on ...
Article : 297 wordsThe officers of the Newcastle branch of the Operative Bricklayers' Trade Society have issued the following circular letter to the contractors and other employers of labour in the ...
Article : 98 wordsMessrs. Nelson and Robetson have cable that the barque Volador left the Bluff on the 9th instant for Auckland. She will load at Thames for Sydney. The Elizabeth Graham, barque, left Timaru on the 9th ...
Article : 46 wordsSir,—I trust you will spare me the space to draw [?] tion to the new time-table upon the Milson's Point-Hornsby railway line, which must surely here been arranged upon some new basis hitherto unknown to all ...
Article : 510 wordsThe employees of Messrs. Enoch Taylor and Co.'s Botany establishment held the first of what is intended to be an annual reunion on Saturday last at Clontarf, under favourable weather ...
Article : 213 wordsThe Bishop of Newcastle the Right Rev. Dr. Stanton) preached to a large congregation at the pro-cathedral this morning. He conducted a confirmation service at St. John's, Fullerton Cove, this ...
Article : 306 wordsThis council met on the 10th instant. There were present Aldermen G. W. Hampshire (Mayor), H. Rose, J. J. Glover, S. Smith, H. W. H[?]ning, and Dwyer. A letter was received from the Water and Sewerage Board ...
Article : 284 wordsA report received from Auckland on Saturday by the steamer Mararoa says:—When placed in dock it was found that the barque Else, now named the Jessie Craig, had suffered no serious damage from going on the reef at ...
Article : 155 wordsMessrs. Weber, Luliman, and Co., managing agents of the North German Lloyd, write that the cables which have come to hand refer to the company's newly established lines between Hongkong, New Guinea, and Australia, as ...
Article : 80 wordsSir,—Will you permit me to draw attention to the hardship caused by the present system of pay days? It has become the almost universal custom for each firm to appoint one day in the month on which ...
Article : 322 wordsA meeting was held on October 9. The Mayor (Alderman I. B. Hodgson) presided, and there were present Aldermen Bundock, Carter, Flood, Hannan, Hincks, Hayward, Kennedy, and Powell. A letter was read from ...
Article : 149 wordsCambrian Warrior, barque, 1383 tons, Melbourne or Geelong to United Kingdom or Continent—Wheat. Chipperkyle, barque, 1592 tons, Sydney to West Coast— Coal. ...
Article : 155 wordsAppointments are notified in the "Government Gazette" as follows:—Mr. David Mitchell, of Barrack-street, Sydney, to the Commission of the Peace for the colony; Mr. Frank W. Lyne, to be junior ...
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Advertising : 117 wordsThose who noticed lying at anchor down on Mosman [?] Bay a superior-looking steamship with a blue funnel would remark that she belonged to a line that is rarely represented in this port. The vessel in question was the ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 15 Oct 1900, Page 8
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