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  2. SUMMARY OF NEWS FOR EUROPE, VIA SUEZ, PER ORIENT COMPANY'S S.S. GARONNE.

    The Land Bill continues to be thE principal thing of interest in our small political world. When our last Summary left, the Legislative Assembly had just finished dealing with that portion of the bill which relates to the ...

    Article : 547 words
  3. INTERCOLONIAL.

    The resolutions submitted to Parliament by Mr. Service, the Premier, in favour of Federation, as promulgated at the Sydney Convention, were carried without division.—A deputation from the Manchester Unity Independent Order ...

    Article : 1,786 words
  4. MUSIC AND DRAMA.

    An interesting event in the musical world of Australia since the date of our last summary is the marriage of Miss Alice Rees, our most talented prima donna, with Herr Max Vogrich, the gifted young pianist and ...

    Article : 250 words
  5. TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE WIRES.

    Mr. E. C. Cracknell, Superintendent of Telegraphs, has designed an improved plan for carrying telegraph and telephone wires through cities, and the Government have approved of the design, and accepted a tender from Messrs. D. ...

    Article : 460 words
  6. THE LABOUR MARKET.

    The labour market continues to be in the reverse of a healthy state; but during the part fortnight the number of unemployed has been considerably diminished. This has been due partly to the establishment of relief works by the ...

    Article : 233 words
  7. SOCIAL.

    Saturday, 28th June, being Coronation Day, was observed in Sydney as a public holiday, in accordance with the wish of her Majesty that her birthday celebration should take place on that date. The public offices, banks, insurance ...

    Article : 2,245 words
  8. MINING.

    Mining operations are being prosecuted in various parts of the colony with considerable vigour, and in many instances with extremely satisfactory results. In the report of the mining manager of the Nymagee Copper-mining ...

    Article : 680 words
  9. THE WEATHER-AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL.

    The table of rainfall for the past fortnight has but few blank spaces. All the principal centres have received rain, and the totals of the full registered since January are gradually reaching a fair average. On the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd ...

    Article : 241 words
  10. RELIGIOUS.

    A deputation, consisting of the Primate of Australia and a number of clergymen and laymon representing the Church of England, the Presbyterian Church, Wesleyan Church, and Congregational. Church, waited on the Minister for ...

    Article : 1,044 words
  11. COMMERCIAL REVIEW.

    EXPORT MARKETS.—The wool sales of the past fortnight have been of an unimportant character. The ma[?] has an easier tone in consequence of the advices from [?] land being considered unfavourable for buywea. [?] ...

    Article : 2,435 words
  12. STATISTICS OF AGRICULTURE AND LIVE STOCK.

    The following abstract return for the year ending 31st March, 1884, shows the number of holders of land of one acre and upwards, the extent of holdings, distinguishing freeholds from leaseholds (exclusivw od lands lesses from ...

    Article : 297 words
  13. MONETARY REVIEW.

    During the past fortnight the money market has cased perceptibly. A proposal to reduce the rates of deposits by ½ per cent, has been resolved on by the managers of nearly all the banks of Sydney and Melbourne; and the rates will ...

    Article : 1,297 words
  14. INTERCOLONIAL REVENUE RETURNS.

    NEW SOUTH WALES.—An abstract of the revenue returns for the quarter will be found in our Commercial Review. VICTORIA.—The revenue returns for the financial year ...

    Article : 461 words
  15. NEW GUINEA.

    Our correspondent at Port Moro[?]by wrote on June 8:- For the last three weeks I have been on tramp and voyage along 150 miles of coast, visiting many different villages and tribes. Messrs. Chalmers and Lawes have ...

    Article : 706 words
  16. OBITUARY.

    It is with regret we find in our obituary column of the 7th instant a notice of the death of Mr. Daniel Williams, a gentleman well known in New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland, who died on 9th. May last at St. Leonards. ...

    Article : 305 words
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