 
    WELLINGTON, Friday.—About 38 hours of continuous rain has fallen. The Macquarie River 16ft now the above the summer level, and the Bell River is within 3ft of the bridge. Both rivers are ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,321 wordsSir John Robertson has consented to lay the foundation-stone of the Gunnedah Mechanics' Institute at the time of the opening railway line. The Railway Demonstration Committee at ...
Article : 1,284 wordsTHE following is a summary of news by the s.s John Elder:— LONDON, July 17. The Queen leaves Windsor Castle for the Isle ...
Article : 1,049 wordsThe gas share market in England appears, from our cable messages, to have recovered from the panic into which, it was thrown by Mr. Edison's discoveries. Those scientific discoveries would ...
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Family Notices : 104 wordsTENTERFIELD, Friday.—Fearful rains have fallen during the last few days. Last night it came down in torrents. The creeks are running high and no mails can venture either way. The ...
Article : 85 wordsMELBOURNE, Friday.—Last night Mr. Berry stated that it was intended that a portion of Ways and Means should be derived from stamp duties, and the Government would be prepared to raise ...
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Advertising : 419 wordsLONDON, August 27.-The continued rainfall is raining the English harvest. ...
Article : 22 wordsMELBOURNE, Friday.—In reply to Mr. M'lntyre, the Chief Secretary said, in the Assembly last night, that he thought it very desirable that the Victorian Parliament should ...
Article : 108 wordsLONDON, August 27.—A quarrel has arisen between Prince Bismarck and Prince Gortschakoff. The Czar and the Emperor William, however, continue friendly. ...
Article : 27 wordsBRISBANE, Friday.—M'Goldrich, of the Logan, has been found guilty of wounding with intent the Rev. Father Scortechini, at Beeuleigh. The prisoner was remanded for sentence. ...
Article : 30 wordsLONDON, August 27.-A defensive and offensive alliance between Germany and Austria is imminent, and this is believed to have aggravated the quarrel between Bismarck and ...
Article : 32 wordsBRISBANE, Friday.—An explosion took place to-day in the big tunnel on the Warwick and Stanthorpe railway, owing to the use of steel tamping rods. One man was killed, and seven ...
Article : 100 wordsFollowing is the result of the running for this great event:— Isonomy ... ... ... ... 1 Templar ... ... ... ... 2 ...
Article : 35 wordsWe are entering upon a period in which festivities will abound, and after-dinner speeches are likely to be delivered in profusion. In almost every other department of life special efforts are ...
Article : 602 wordsLONDON, August 27.—Numerous schemes for promoting emigration from England continue to be promulgated. Eighty Yorkshire farmers have started for Texas. ...
Article : 25 wordsLONDON, August 27.—Consols, 97 5/8. South Australian 4 per cent debentures (1894-1960), 96 1/2. The open market is 3/4 per cent, under bank rate. The withdrawals of gold from the Bank of ...
Article : 89 wordsRobert Dowie, of Judge Creck, near Borrima.—late of Minmi Mines. Cause of sequestration : Want of remunerative employment. Liabilities, £32 12s 8d ; assets, £2. S. Lyons, official assignee. ...
Article : 159 wordsVIENNA, August 27.-A successor to Count, Andrassy, as Prime Minister of Austria, has not yet been appointed. Count Andrassy is now visiting Prince Bismarck. The Prince will ...
Article : 59 wordsNo improvement can be noticed to-day in business, as orders are, as usual, small towards end of the month. Speculation has died out, and no disposition is evinced to operate for more than immediate ...
Article : 551 wordsAPPOINTMENTS.—His Excellency the Governor directs i[?] to be notifies that John Williams, Esq., consul for the United States of America, at Sydney, has appointed Joseph Gerrish. Barron, Esq., as vice-consul for the United ...
Article : 343 wordsLONDON, August 27.—Ulysses Grant, late President of the United States, has intimated his willingness to accept the chairmanship of a company which it is proposed to form, to construct a ...
Article : 61 wordsLONDON, August 27.—380,000 sovereigns have been withdrawn from the Bant of England for North America. ...
Article : 23 wordsyesterday the French flag was seen Hying over the Sydney Town Hall, and curiosity was excited amongst some of the citizens who observed the occurrence as to the reason thereof. It transpires that the officers ...
Article : 333 wordsLONDON, August 27.—The Haytian revolution, which broke out two months ago, is suppressed. ...
Article : 20 wordsLONDON, August 27.—The Australian July Suez mails via Brindisi were delivered to-day. The mails by the Orient steamship Aconcagua were alao delivered to-day. ...
Article : 47 wordsThe Ministry entertained a number of their friends at a luncheon in the Parliamentary Refreshmentroom at 1 o'clock to-day. There is great dissatisfaction at Newcastle this ...
Article : 198 wordsThe dead body of a man was taken out or the water at the Circular Quay to-day, and removed to the morgue, where it awaits an inquest. The Fuil Court, consisting of Mr. Justice Faucett ...
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Advertising : 158 wordsAt the weekly committee meeting of the City Council, held yesterday afternoon, a request for a lamp at the corner of Riley and Francis streets was referred to the City Surveyor for report. The tender of Mr. ...
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Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931), Fri 29 Aug 1879, Page 2
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