Sir,—In your issue of Tuesday, the 19th instant, under the heading "Reliable Clocks," appears a letter, "Nuremburg Egg," which contains some inaccuracies that I would like to correct, considering they refer personally to ...
Article : 657 wordsThe management of the Rosehill Racing Club have made arrangements with Mr. D. Griffin, jun., to undertake the duties of starter at their meeting on Saturday next. Mr. Griffin comes from Wollongong, where he has wielded ...
Article : 569 wordsIf it were possible to ascertain the truth in regard to "public opinion" in this country as onlookers can do in regard to most others, one would say that "Boulangisme" is decidedly on the decline. It is certain ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 493 wordsSir,—I munt apologise to Mr. A. Tornaghi for having associated his name with the unreliable Town Hall clock. The palm for unreliability, however, must be awarded to the dial—miscalled timekeeper—on the post office at the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 184 wordsSir, Kindly allow me to reply to the secretary of the Free Trade Association of New South Wales of June 18. I have not time to enter into a controversy with a gentleman who is paid to look after such articles as may appear ...
Article : 648 wordsRider Haggard has brought out a second edition of Cetywayo and His White Neighbours, with a valuable introduction relating to South African affairs during the last five years (Trubner and Co., London, 1888), ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 168 wordsSir,—As the only surviving member of the deputation appointed 15 years ago by the Royal Society to enlist the consent of Government to the arbitrament of on engineer from Europe or America as to the merits of the various ...
Article : 517 wordsA return match between the School of Arts and Petersham Chess Clubs was played at the School of Arts on Monday, 18th instant. The first match played about 18 months ago was won somewhat easily by the School of Arts. ...
Article : 204 wordsA match was made last night between W. J. Rowe, of Penrith, and E. Kristenson, of Penrith, to row a race of about three miles on the Nepean Champion Course, for £50 a side, in best-and-best light skiffs. The first deposit of ...
Article : 95 wordsThe English footballers to-day played a Bendigo team at Sandhurst. The attendance was one of the largest ever seen on the ground. It had been mining almost incessantly for two days till noon, and the ground was in pools ...
Article : 76 wordsSir,—As one interested in the construction of the abovementioned tramway, I should, before entering into a discussion regarding the cost of construction thereof, and the probable amount of revenue to be derived therefrom, like to ...
Article : 486 wordsThe fortnightly meeting of this council was held on June 18, when there were present Alderman Carroll, in the chair (in the absence of the Mayor at the city railway extension meeting), with Aldermen P. Herrmann, Hatfield, P. ...
Article : 463 wordsThe return football match, Victoria against Queensland, was played on the Exhibition ground this afternoon, and resulted in, another decisive victory for the visitors. There was a very large number of spectators, ...
Article : 137 wordsThe adjourned meeting of the New South Wales Football Association was held at Messrs. Levy and Scott's rooms on Tuesday evening. Present: Mr. W. J. W. Richardson (University F. C.), in the chair, and the following ...
Article : 400 wordsSir,—I notice with pleasure that the Chancellor of the University has convened a meeting of members of Convocation, to be held at the Royal Society's Rooms on Tuesday next, at 4 p.m., for the purpose of considering—1, ...
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Advertising : 149 wordsThe Mayor of North Botany (Mr. J. Coward), together with Alderman Laycock, entertained at a dinner at Thornton's Half-way House Hotel on Tuesday evening the members of their committee (the dairymen of the district), ...
Article : 110 wordsA meeting of the Sydney University Boat Club will take place at the Oxford Hotel, to-morrow, at 8 p.m., for the purpose of presenting the silver cars lately won to the successful competitors, and the discussion of the ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 21 Jun 1888, Page 5
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