The holiday to-day is being well observed by Sydney people, although a bleak, moist, southerly breeze makes the weather conditions rather unfavourable for out-door sports and exercises. All the excursions, ...
Article : 180 wordsThe steamship Chimborazo arrived here on Saturday afternoon, and anchored at 4 o'clock. The Ghimborazo left Plymouth on February 27, and made the passage to Maderia in three days 21 ...
Article : 1,686 wordsThe old familiar racing track on the Parrammatta River was, on Saturday once more the scene of a great lavat race and one that eclipses in closeness any other the river has record of. The partisans are well known in aquatic circles, ...
Article : 1,715 wordsMISS DARGON.—The theatrical event of this evening is the debut of Miss Dargon, a lady who enjoys a high reputation as an actress. Apart from her American reputation, Miss Dargon'a brilliant success in ...
Article : 240 wordsA public meeting of the inhabitants of Burwood, Five Dock, and Concord, was held last Thursday evening, at Neich's hotel, Burwood. Mr. John Dawson presided, and expressed his pleasure at seeing ...
Article : 284 wordsTo-day was a perfect harvest for the omnibus companies, and although within the last few months there have been a great many new omnibuses and waggonettes placed on the streets, the traffic iii still in excess of the ...
Article : 177 wordsThe Queen has authorised Colonel Stanley, the Secretary of State for War, to telegraph to Lord Chelmsford, the Commander-in-Chief at the Cape, expressing her Majesty's sympathy at the loss ...
Article : 370 wordsIn Sydney the weather is all that could be wished for, fine, and with a cool bracing breeze, and throughout the colony such appears to be generally the case. At Goulburn and Gundagai there was a frost this ...
Article : 56 wordsThe borough cricket match is over, and the great heart of the universal world beats free once more. James Leith Hay has been discharged from the ...
Article : 1,478 wordsOn Saturday night at About 8 o'clock, a collision of a serious nature took place between two of the North Shore Co.'s steamers. It appears that the new steamer Wallaby and the steamer Darra, running in ...
Article : 92 wordsThe various lines of railway to-day were very largely patronised. All the available rolling stock was utilised, and several special trains were ran. From an early hour the Redfern terminus was a busy ...
Article : 101 wordsSince the shares in the Mountain Maid and Caledonia mines at the Barrington were allotted in this city the Mountain Maids have found purchasers at 22s 6d each. ...
Article : 33 wordsLaurence Foley, James Mace, and John Thompson appeared on remand, at the Moama Police Court, on April 10 (says the Melbourne HERALD) to answer a charge of assault and battery, and aiding and abetting ...
Article : 626 wordsThe weather being unsuitable for pleasure boating, and being all that could be desired for an excellent day's amusement on land, the Domain and Botanic Gardens came in for a lion's share of public patronage. ...
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Advertising : 655 wordsColonel Pearson's column was safely entrenched at Ekowe and had bad provisions for two months, when he fortified himself on January 24, two days after the great disaster at Isandala. To relieve this ...
Article : 306 wordsWater Police Court (Saturday).—Before Messrs. Hunt and Lucas, J.'s. P. Thomas Poole, for attempting to cut the throat of his wife, Anne Poole, was committed to take his trial at the next Criminal Court ...
Article : 685 wordsThe Melbourne AGE, reviewing the recent unsuccessful attempt to settle the Berder Duties question, writes :—Of course the patriots of Melbourne are very much put about because Mr. Lalor did not allow ...
Article : 408 wordsMUSWELLBROOK, Saturday,—A cricket match took place here to-day, Petesham v. Kayuga Combination Team. The latter won with ten wickets to spare. BATHURST, Saturday.—The cricket match—Bathurst v. ...
Article : 151 wordsSIR,—A few years ago we used to have "muff" matches—theatrical matches in costume, &o.. but of late have degenerated into the trophy nuisance a culminating instance of which occurred in the Globe and Darlington Borough Cup ...
Article : 347 wordsSIR,—I think "Qui-bi" deserves the thanks of the Sydney public for starting the question of keeping ourselves cool. I am sure he with myself, and probably many others, have felt the heat more intolerable during the summer months here than they ...
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Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931), Mon 14 Apr 1879, Page 3
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