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  2. Telegraphic Brevities.

    An inquest was held at Forbes on Thursday, on the body of a man named James Brewster, who was found dead in his bed that morning. He had been in tho employ of Mr. Charles Prowas, ...

    Article : 380 words
  3. Advertising

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    Advertising : 236 words
  4. The Municipal Conference.

    THE Municipal Conference resumed its debberations yesterday afternoon, at the Temperance Hall, Mr. A. H. Emarson in the chair. Mr. SECCOMBE moved—"That municipal elections ...

    Article : 844 words
  5. English and Foreign Extracts.

    A despatch to the NEW YORK HERALD from Paris says:—The suicide of Mrs. Annie Wetmore, which took place at the residence of Lady Albert Clinton yesterday, has created a painful sensation ...

    Article : 594 words
  6. Sporting.

    Tomorrow commences the spring meeting of the Australian Jockey Club, for which, according to present indicrtious, we may expect the last of weather. Owing to the want of rain, Randwick will not wear such an inviting ...

    Article : 264 words
  7. Mr. Bradlaush's Oratory

    On the sight of the celebrated Bradlaugh episode, after a motion had been carried that Mr. Bradlaugh be heard at the bar, two of the officers of the House hastily pulled out the telescopic and ...

    Article : 884 words
  8. The Randwick Tramway.

    To keep faith with the guarantee that the public should be conveyed to the Randwick race meeting by the new tramway arrangements have been made by the Commissioner of Railways to have the ...

    Article : 161 words
  9. BETTING MARKET.

    The betting remains dull, and backers are scarce, Lord Lisgar, Grand Flaneur, and Trevaliyn being the only horses supported to any extent for the Derby, while Orient is nibbled at for an outside chance. Hosperian and ...

    Article : 72 words
  10. Government Gazette.

    APPOINTMENT.—Second Lieutenant Adam Mackinley, to be frist lieutenant the New South Wales reginment of volunteer artillery: Craig Dixson, Esq, M.B., C.M., Edin M.R.C.S.E., to be a member of ...

    Article : 371 words
  11. Trades and Labour Council.

    The usual fortnightly meeting of the Trades and Labour Council was held at the Hyde Park Hotel, Bathurst-street, last night. Mr. W. B. Cole, president, in the chair. The following societies were ...

    Article : 169 words
  12. Queensland.

    In the Queensland Assembly, yesterday evening, the business was comparatively unimportant. Bishop Quinn, of Brisbane, has paid the ...

    Article : 37 words
  13. Victoria.

    The Victorian Minister of Railways has reappointed Mr. A. G. Ford as engineer of construction, and dipensed with Mr. Givene's services. Seventeen deaths from measles occurred in ...

    Article : 273 words
  14. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 153 words
  15. LADY SMOKERS.

    That a great many ladies in New York indulge in the fragrant cigarette is an open secret. Indeed, the custom has become so universal that it can hardly be called a secret at all. ...

    Article : 391 words
  16. Conspiracy Case.

    It will be remembered that Mr. James Erwin, of 440, Kent-street, was charged before the Water Police Court Some few mouths ago with forging two contracts relating to the sale of some property to ...

    Article : 215 words
  17. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 504 words
  18. South Australia.

    The South Australian Assembly spent nearly the whole of a long sitting to-night discussing the Licensed Victuallers Bill. Mr. Colton moved the insertion of a clause to prevent brewers being ...

    Article : 169 words
  19. SCIENCE IN MAITLAND.

    SIR,—Able lecturers on scientific subjects like R. A. Proctor exert a very beneficial influence on the better kind of public thought, They are often far worthier servants and minister of religion and goodness than ...

    Article : 307 words
  20. Crown Lands Purchases.

    On June 22 last the Legislative Assembly appointed a select committee to consider and report upon the Crown Lands Purchases Validation Bill. That committee has furnished the following progress report: ...

    Article : 259 words
  21. The Master Butchers' Association.

    The monthly seating of this body was held on Wednesday evening last; Mr. W. Tye occupied the chair. A progress report was submitted from the picnic committee, from which it appeared that ...

    Article : 144 words
  22. MRS. TOM THUMB'S BATH.

    Mrs. Tom Thumb is described by a correspondent as she appeared recently in the surf. She is now a perfect matron in minature. Her face, though still pretty, shows her age, and has ...

    Article : 219 words
  23. Extraordinary Suicide.

    On Thursday, about 11 o'clock, at Manly Beach, a married woman, named Margaret Taylor, was discovered by Mrs. Marshall hanging to a joint or beam in her (Mrs. Taylor's) kitchen. She was then ...

    Article : 174 words
  24. The Mongolian Problem.

    A writer in the San Francisco BULLETIN expresses himself thus in regard to the groat Chinese problem of the future:—"It has been clearly shown that it is impossible for Caucasian labourers to contend with ...

    Article : 482 words
  25. Exhibition Commission.

    A well attended special meeting of the Exhibition Commissioners was held on Thursday afternoon, at their offices, Macquarie-street. The object was to adopt some proposal for displaying some courtesy ...

    Article : 463 words
  26. City Council.

    A finance committee meeting of the City Council was sold at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon, his Worship the Mayor presiding. The Mayor intimated that he purposed going with the City Surveyor to ...

    Article : 90 words
  27. COSTLY CHINESE COSTUMES.

    The superintendent of the imperial silk manufactories at Hangchow, in China, suites that the expenditure of the Chinese court upon silken fabries has within the last two years attained ...

    Article : 192 words
  28. Musical Arrivals.

    The San Francisco mail steamer brought to our shores the head of the firm, Messrs. Henri Canut, Moritz-Iser, and Co., the successors of Herz, Neven, and Co., the makers of the well known Herz pianos. ...

    Article : 339 words
  29. A Lively Chinese.

    An instance of Chinese bravery or foolhardiness has at last been brought under our notice. On Wednesday a Coloetial, by some mistake, got into a southern instead of a suburban train, in which his ...

    Article : 199 words
  30. Serious Accident.

    About 10 o'clock this morning a young man named Thomas Dowling, in the employment of Messrs. Sanders and Horn, carriers, met with a serious accident when getting down from the van which he was ...

    Article : 105 words
  31. Advertising

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    Advertising : 115 words
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