During the course of an interview with a "Herald" reporter yesterday, the Premier (Mr. W. J. Lyne) stated that the Chief Railway Commissioner(Mr.C. Oliver) had had a long consultation with him with ...
Article : 630 wordsMr. Fegan, Minister for Mines and Agriculture, addressed a large audience here last night. The Mayor(Alderman Fisher) presided. The Minister, who was well received, said the Government thought ...
Article : 690 wordsDuring the daylight hours of yesterday two farther cases of plague were detected—Donald Warner, a lad of 15, residing at Paddington with his family, all of whom have been removed to quarantine; ...
Article : 400 wordsCorrespondence continues between the Chief Secretary and the Mayor of Launceston regarding the quarantining of sydney boats. The Minister says he is following the lines laid in England, on the ...
Article : 441 wordsSir,—Reading in the columns of this day's "Sydney Morning Herald," signed "Cremator," in a letter, in theory the excellent suggestion to destroy all animal and vegetable waste by fire, I much fear the ...
Article : 152 wordsStatements having been made that the Commissioners of Fisheries took no steps towards closing the waters of Port Jackson until the matter was brought before them by a deputation of fishermen, the ...
Article : 282 wordsAt a meeting of the Redfern Council last evening the Mayor (Alderman Vernon) submitted the following minuts:—"Owing to the alarm which is being caused by the cases of bubonic plague occurring ...
Article : 543 wordsSir,—I have no wish to criticise the magnificent work being done by the city officials, but wish to knowis it a fact that the bodies of persons dying from plague in the quarantine grounds near Sydney are ...
Article : 451 wordsThe members of the municipal council met again yesterday afternoon with the view of discussing matters affecting the plague. There were present the Mayor (Sir Matthew Harris), Aldermen ...
Article : 1,051 wordsMost of the public have the privilege of looking at the quarantined area of Sydney from the outside, and gazing on bonfires burning in the streets, or drays passing along on their way to the wharfs. There is ...
Article : 880 wordsSir,—The plague is with us, and it is well for everyone to have an intelligent idea of its nature and mode of propagation. It is not enough to know that it is caused by a bacillus, and spreads from man ...
Article : 3,145 wordsThe special performance of "Youth" attracted a fine audience at Her Majesty's Theatre last night. Amongst those present were the Premier and Mrs. Lyne, the Hon.John See(Colonial Secretary), the ...
Article : 102 wordsA well-attended meeting was held at the Parramatta School of Arts on Wednesday evening for the purpose of considering the advisability of forming a western suburbs electorate football club. Mr.W. J. Ferris, M.L.A., ...
Article : 363 wordsAbout 30 citizens last evening met Mr. Kircaldi[?], Commissioner for Railways, and Mr. Har[?]ur, Chief Traffic Manager, at the Town Hall to explain their views in favour of the proposed railway to Menindie. ...
Article : 367 wordsAt a meeting of the Sydney Labour Council held last night a resolution was carried to the effect that the council should urge upon the Government the desirableness of resuming the privately owned ...
Article : 112 wordsThis evening the Nance O'Neil season at the Theatre Royal will be closed with a final performance of "Peg Woffington." This delightful comedy brings forward the American actress in a character ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 535 wordsThe Premier having been urged to adopt precautionary measures so far as Newcastle is concerned, has given instructions to the Board of Health to clear about 10 acres of ground near Stockton, and make it ...
Article : 66 wordsWith reference to the decrease of the plague in Noumea, as mentioned by our correspondent in his communication of the 22nd instant, M. Biard d'Aunet, Consul-General for France, informs us that ...
Article : 73 wordsThe above council met on Wednesday, the Mayor(Alder man F.C.Cox) in the chair. The Department of Public Health wrote offering disinfectants free of cost to the council. It was decided to apply to the Railway ...
Article : 154 wordsOn Wednesday evening, at the Presbyterian Lecture-hall, Regent-street, Paddington, the second anniversary of the Rev. John Fulton's induction as pastor of the above church was celebrated by ...
Article : 173 wordsMessrs.Weber, Lohmann, and Co., agents for the Norddeutscher Lloyd, yesterday received the following message from their Fremantle representatives:— " Preliminary regulations during the prevalence of ...
Article : 108 wordsThis council met on Wednesday evening, the Mayor(Alderman Bell) presiding. The statement of revenue and expenditure for the year 1899 showed the revenue to be £581 3s, and the expenditure £583 15s 6d. The clerk handed ...
Article : 218 wordsMr. Wesslink, secretary of the Southgate Garbage Destructor Company, Limited, writes as follows:— "Referring to the last paragraph of the report in your issue re the inspection of the destructor at ...
Article : 67 wordsThe adherents of the Church of England in Drummoyne have determined that the time is opportune for the creation of a separate parish from that of Five Dock. With this end in view a meeting was held ...
Article : 238 wordsThe last number received in Sydney of "The Lancet" contains a commentary on the report of the Indian Plague Commission upon Haffkine's anti-plague inoculation. The report itself is a very ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 330 wordsA meeting of citizens of Glebe was hold last night at the local Town Hall to consider how to assist in providing for the thorough sanitation of the borough. Mr. J.P.Walker was chairman. ...
Article : 661 wordsThe above council met on Wednesday evening, the Mayor (Alderman J. Mahony) presiding. The treasurer reported receipts for the fortnight,£252 9s 6d. The municipal conference held at Marrickville forwarded copies of a proposed ...
Article : 168 wordsThe Minister for Works (Mr.O'Sullivan) has releived from Mr. A.H.Collings, of the Department of Labour and Industry, Nyngan, a long letter relating his experiences in connection with the use of ...
Article : 199 wordsSir,—There are two possible factors in the dissemination of plague, viz., mosquitos and money, which, I think, are not sufficiently recognised in the endeavours now being made to check this dread ...
Article : 251 wordsAt St.Barnabas' Schoolroom, George-street West, last evening the choir of the church, under the direction of Mr. A. Massey, rendered Root's cantata "The Pilgrim Fathers." The principal parts were ...
Article : 81 wordsSir,—In the interests of the fishermen, agents, and shopkeepers of this city, I should like to inform the public, through the medium of your paper, that their prejudice against fish(which is ruining shopkeepers, ...
Article : 325 wordsMr. Pulsford informed the Woollahra sanitary committee at its meeting last night that he had on Wednesday represented to Dr. Ashburton Thompson that "Instructions to Householders" which the ...
Article : 319 words" The Seven Ages of Woman " was the subject of a lecture delivered on Tuesday in the Balmain Congregational Church by the Rev. R. Moorehead Legate(Chalmers Presbyterian Church). There was ...
Article : 110 wordsThe Clarence P. and A. Society's show was continued to-day. The attendance numbered 3282, compared with 1236 yesterday. The gate receipts for both days totalled £189. ...
Article : 105 wordsSir,—Re the cleansing of the plague infected wharfs along the eastern foreshores of Darling Harbour, I would make the following suggestion to the powers that be:—Any engineer knowing the force ...
Article : 231 wordsThe anniversary of the Waverley Wesleyan Christian Endeavour Society was celebrated on Tuesday, when a social and rally were held in the lecture hall. The president (Rev. W. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 30 Mar 1900, Page 3
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