The following contracts have been let by the City Council:—Covering a portion of the Public Baths, Pyrmont, Messrs. [?] and Striner, £247; ballasting Arm-street, between Smith and ...
Article : 37 wordsAustria has given notice to the Ports that unless the convention between the two Powers is signed in a given time, the Ambassador at Constantinople ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,087 wordsThe island of Tenedos, the probable cession of which England is rumoured, is situated fifteen miles from the Dardanells. It is about six miles long, and about three miles wide. The island ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 44 wordsOn behalf of Alderman Oatley, Alderman Green presented a petition to the City Council on Tuesday, signed by a large number of ratepayers in Oxford and Burton-streets, protesting aganist the unsightly ...
Article : 62 wordsNo politician who has held office to any length of lime, daring the last few years, as Minister for Lands, can take credit for efficient administration. It is admitted, on every side, that the condition of ...
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Advertising : 80 wordsTwo important actions were beard yesterday in the District Court. A person named John Tripp, residing at Campbelltown, along the railway line, had the misfortune to lose a horse which had strayed and ...
Article : 117 wordsAn example was made by the Water Polled magistrates yesterday of a publican who allowed gambling to be carried on in his licensed house. The defendant was Alfred Norman, of the Shannon ...
Article : 92 wordsPresident M'Mahon has been consulted as to England's annexation of the Holy Laud, and has expressed the opinion that each a step on the part ...
Article : 65 wordsA short discussion was taken on Tuesday in the City Council on a motion tabled by Sin Alderman Young, viz.:—"That a deputation, consisting of the Mayor and aldermen of the city, wait upon the ...
Article : 171 wordsAlderman Playfair, in his place in the Municipal Council, has interrogated the Mayor as to when the following sewers authorised by the council will be carried out: — (1) Prince's street from the public ...
Article : 82 wordsGRAFTON, Thursday.—The Palmerston Masonic Lodge celebrated their anniversary last sight by a grand ball, which was the most successful ever held here. There was a large attendance of the ...
Article : 42 wordsCharles Gibson and Michael Finn, the notorious garotters, are to be flogged this afternoon at 5 o'clock in Darlinghurst Gaol. ...
Article : 24 wordsQueen Maris Christina, whose death announced by cable a few deys ago, was born at Naples in April, 1806, and was the daughter of Francis I., King of the two Sicilies, She married on December ...
Article : 230 wordsIt is gratifying to record that the memorial fund in recognition of the earnest-souled labours of the late Canon Vidal has reached £2700. This sum has been inverted by three trustees, and the annual proceeds ...
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Family Notices : 254 wordsThe Melbourne Argus states that at the Spencer-street railway terminus a useful novelty has recently been introduced. To dwellers in the west end of the city the almost continual car piercing ...
Article : 190 wordsA brief telegram has been sent to Mr. Gladstone by the chairman of the Liberal meeting held on Tuesday evening, announcing that an address of confidence in him and other liberal leaden bad been ...
Article : 106 wordsGRAFTON, Thursday.—The municipal council, who have been the talk of the whole district, are quiet, again. They met and did some work yesterday. GRAFTON, Thursday.—News lost received of a ...
Article : 64 wordsBRISBANE, Wednesday.—After a severe feed trial the first prize was awarded to Osborne's harvester. ...
Article : 19 wordsIn the metropolis the weather is fine and cool. The following are some of the country telegraphic weather report to-day:—Newcastle, raining, sea smooth; Bathurst, heavy storm during the night; ...
Article : 123 wordsMELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Sheepbreeders' Association Exhibition continues to-day. It is surpassing all previous exhibitions. Its inaugural dinner was held last night at the Victoria Club, ...
Article : 144 wordsThe city coroner this morning held an inquest at the Infirmary concerning the death of a gardener named William Favell, who died in the Infirmary on Monday evening, from the effects of injuries received ...
Article : 1,266 wordsSame months ago several of the influential residents of St. Leonards prevailed on the Government to reserve a piece of water frontage at the bead of Lavender Bay, for the purpose of erecting public ...
Article : 174 wordsA Hindoo, bearing the cognomen of "Mahomet,, was again brought up on remand at the Water Police Court to-day, charged with concealing, carrying, or conveying cigars on board of the steamship Siam, where ...
Article : 161 wordsCHARTERS TOWERS, Wednesday.—A petition has been drawn up sod numerously signed at Charters Towers, Pott Douglas, Cairna, and Cooktown, praying for the removal of the Supreme ...
Article : 71 wordsTHE third and fourth parts of the Statistical Register for 1677, which have just been issued from the Government Printing Office, contain the tables on trade and commerce, and on mills sad and ...
Article : 892 wordsThe Government have, we learn, determined to purchase—subject to the approval of Parliament—a block of 1400 acres of land in the [?] of Rockwood and Homebush, for public purposes, at a ...
Article : 163 wordsBRISBANE, Wednesday.—The Homestead Selector's Relief Bill, and the Volunteer, Bill have received the Royal Assent.—The Treasurer, in answer to a question, said he did not inform the ...
Article : 73 wordsA meeting of gentlemen locally interested in cooperating with Sydney in the formation of the Treasury Gold Mini as Company, was held (according to the ARMIDALE EXPRESS) on Wednesday evening at ...
Article : 239 wordsMr. James Murphy, Applett's principal backer, telegraphs to as u follows from Parkes, via Forben, this morning:— "Applett can be backed to run Watson within eight weeks. Money ready at Punch's ...
Article : 70 wordsCOOKTOWN, Thursday.—The screw steamship Charlton arrived at Cooktown last night from Hongkong, bringing Chinese passengers and a mixed cargo. ...
Article : 26 wordsA "determined suicide was committed by one James Cahey, on Monday night or early on Tuesday morning night week, in his own but, about three miles from Tenterfield. The police, entering the place, ...
Article : 156 wordsMELBOURNE, Thursday.—The Reform Bill debate lasted till past 1 O'clock. Mr. Berry and Mr. Service spoke at length, summing up the arguments ol their respective parties. Mr. Service ...
Article : 135 wordsA man named George Cross, a native of Gibraltar, wm brought up at the Central Police Court this morning for having committed a capital offence attended with the most rovolting results, with one ...
Article : 50 wordsIt is asserted that 254,728 acres of land, taken up as "dummy" selections, and on which the conditions of improvement had been fulfilled, have been declared forfeited since the present Government ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 664 wordsA quintette of suspected housebreakers were apprehended by constables Michael O'Connor and Arthur Angell yesterday, at a house in Paddington, which upon being searched, was found to contain several ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 236 wordsThe city Coroner thin morning commenced an inquiry at the Boundary Store Inn. Cieveland-treet, Badlfern, respecting the death of a child named Sampson Rudolph Mills, agred three weeks, son of John Mills ...
Article : 138 wordsMELBOURNE, Thursday,—1400 cattle were yarded to-day, and were sold at a reduction of from 20s to 25s per bead. 15,000 sheep were yarded, and sold at an advance of one shilling per ...
Article : 37 wordsADELAIDE, Thursday .—A cargo of bran has just arrived from Melbourne; price receded Id.——- There is panic in the Moonts shares, which are now offered at £3 15s. ...
Article : 640 wordsInformation having been telegraphed to the police authorities here that a very extensive jewellary robbery had taken place at the warehouse of Messrs. Damson and Co., watchmakers and jewellars, of ...
Article : 281 wordsA very extraordinary action for false imprisonment was hoard yesterday afternoon at the District Court. It would appaar that on Sunday, May 12, a man named Aldardle, whilst drunk, went to Mr. E. ...
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Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931), Thu 29 Aug 1878, Page 2
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