Rather an odd occurrence here on Sunday last. The Rev. J. H. Waters failed to turn up to conduct the services at Beaconsfield, and the cause of his ...
Article : 202 wordsFor some months past the committee of the School of Arts have been preparing for a big effort towards the building fund the institution by means of a bazaar. A good ...
Article : 1,173 wordsA destructive fire broke out in the warehouses in Marseilles belonging to the Chamber of Commerce, and covering an area of 10,000 metres. The damage is ...
Article : 91 wordsPatron Mr. J. L. Brown; president, Mr. Jas. Dooley, M.L.A.; vice-presidents, Messrs. W. Sandford, J. Spooner, and T. Sutton; committee, J. Philips, J. ...
Article : 1,738 wordsOn Tuesday last, Mr. Inspector Murray, of the Education Department, posted a letter in Kogarah, Sydney, in plenty of time to catch the night mail, informing ...
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Advertising : 192 wordsAt the Methodist Conference in Sydney on Friday, a memorial was received from the quarterly meetings of the Portland and Lithgow circuits, held early this month, ...
Article : 114 wordsBurglars entered the jewellery establishment of S. Marks, in the Royal Arcade, between Saturday afternoon and this morning, and stole valuables worth £150. ...
Article : 94 wordsA very pleasant social was held in the Carrington Hall on Wednesday night, when there was a very good gathering. Dancing was commenced at 8.30, and kept up ...
Article : 263 wordsIn accordance with the department's promise that a further report would be made regarding the necessity for a public school at the Vale of Clwydd, Inspector Murray ...
Article : 255 wordsOn Saturday afternoon Mr. E. Burns submitted at auction Macarthur's farm at Off Flats, three miles from Hampton, and fifteen miles from Lithgow. The farm ...
Article : 178 wordsOn Wednesday some twelve members of the School of Arts paid a friendly visit to the Katoomba institution, by invitation, to try conclusions at the various games ...
Article : 102 wordsA special meeting was held at Charles-worth's rooms on Friday night. There was a fair attendance, and, in the absence of the president, Mr. R. Pillans was ...
Article : 290 wordsDuring the last week or ten days the weather has been very changeable. The face of the surrounding country at present looks splendid. Grass is plentiful, ...
Article : 415 wordsIn the Senate last week, a discussion took place upon the lubricating (mineral) oil duty. This stood in the tariff as 3¼d a gallon general duty, and a preference ...
Article : 442 wordsA block of eight acres has been leased by Tilley and Pagannini, north of Hartley and Co., on Big Oakey. It was worked in the old days by Swain and others, and ...
Article : 180 wordsThe quantity of rain registered in Lithgow during last month was 8 inches 42 points. Mrs. Martini's buckjumping show was ...
Article : 611 wordsJohn Pigg was charged with drunkenness. The information was withdraw, on defendant paying costs. The following persons were proceeded ...
Article : 388 wordsJames Miller was charged with having used indecent language in Bridge-street early that morning. Accused pleaded not guilty. ...
Article : 211 wordsSir,--I would like to offer a few remarks by way of comment upon the above subject. Just previous to the shire elections you kindly permitted me to make a ...
Article : 447 wordsEntries for the one [?]ile bicycle race and St. Patrick's handicap at the St. Partick's Day sports at Pathurst on 18th inst. close with the secretaries on Friday ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 170 wordsA very large crowd assembled at the Lithgow Athletic Club on Friday night to witness the twenty-round boxing contest between Victor Gleeson, champion of the ...
Article : 300 wordsMr. Cameron, superintendent of stores, Public Works Department, visited this town on a tour of inspection on Thursday last. ...
Article : 236 wordsAt the usual meeting of the above Council, amongst the correspondence was a letter from Mr. H. G. Rienits, secretary of the Victoria Falls trust, giving names of ...
Article : 274 wordsA French statistician estimates that about 550,000 motor cars have been manufactured in the nine years since the experiments of self-propelling road vehicles first ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 33 wordsThose who notice the rapid growth of their finger nails should be happy, for it is considered to indicate good health. ...
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Lithgow Mercury (NSW : 1898 - 1954), Mon 2 Mar 1908, Page 2
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