HAVING promised to give the readers of this day's Evening News the latest probabilities for the races to be run at the Hawkesbury on Thursday, I must needs perform my undertaking, albeit not in a much, if any, better position to hit ...
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Advertising : 194 wordsAT nearly all the churches in Sydney to-morrow divine service will be held. ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL—Sermons will be preached, in the morning by his Lordship Bishop ...
Article : 204 wordsTHE arrival of the s.s. Macca at Townsville last evening, with 350 Chinese sailors and wharf laborers, for the service of the A.S.N. Company, has put an end to all doubts, which existed in the minds of many ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,087 wordsTHE [?] and A. Company's mail steamer Menmuir, with the inward European and Eastern mails via Torres Straits, arrived here yesterday. The health officer not giving her pratique, she did not reach ...
Article : 802 wordsThe marriage of H.R.H. the Duke of Cumberland with the Princess Thyra of Denmark will be celebrated to-day. ...
Article : 25 wordsWe leant upon undoubted authority that Sir Henry Parkes proposes introducing immediately on the reassembling of Parliament a measure imposing a heavy poll tax on Chinese arriving in this colony. It is ...
Article : 80 wordsThe Goles of to-day announces that a Convention has been concluded with the Ameer of Afghanistan, recognising his present distressed condition and the obligation of Russia to support ...
Article : 43 wordsNEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—The Government steam tug Ajax ran into the steamer collier Eagle, at 3 o'clock this morning, and did a great deal of damage, cutting the collier down nearly to the ...
Article : 66 wordsDuring the last month 30,000 bales of wool have been received at Sydney from the country districts. This is on average of nearly 6000 a week, and brings the number of bales received this season up to 76,000. ...
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Family Notices : 142 wordsGLOUCESTER, Tuesday.—Some more very rich specimens have been obtained in Dyson and parties' claim on the Bowman River, and lodged in the Australian Joint Stock Bank at Back Creek. ...
Article : 32 wordsA robbery of a singular and daring kind, in which a drunkard, while sleeping off the effects of his intoxication in Hyde Park, was robbed of his money, and would have been stripped and left in a state of ...
Article : 205 wordsALBURY, Monday.—Yesterday (Sunday) was observed as a day of mourning for H.R.H. the Princess Alice, of Hesse Darmstadt. In the various churches a touching tribute was paid to her ...
Article : 72 wordsGRAFTON, Tuesday.—An amateur concert, in aid of the Church Building Fund, was held last night, at the School of Arts.—The police have commenced a raid on what they term the lottery ...
Article : 104 wordsIN a colony like New South Wales there can be no doubt about the convenience of such an institution as Christmas. The daily hurry-scurry of life, the continual devotedness to business, mould our ...
Article : 720 wordsThe usually smooth proceedings of the Council Chambers were greatly troubled yesterday by the new alderman, Mr. M'Elhone, who took occasion several times during the meeting to assail the aldermen in full ...
Article : 310 wordsThere was very little work of any importance this morning as most of those nags engaged at the Hawkesbury have departed thither, and but few now remain. Peter Simple commenced operations of half-past 4 o'clock, and did strong ...
Article : 320 wordsBRISBANE, Tuesday.—A girl, while leading in bed last night, was injured through the mosquito curtains catching fire, but it is hoped that she will recover. A woman named Moad, living at ...
Article : 53 wordsThe following notifications appeared in to-day's Government Gazette:— PROCLAMATIONS.—Defining new stock quarantine grounds on the shores of Port Jackson. Reducing the annual ...
Article : 216 wordsBRISBANE, Tuesday.—Outrages by the aboriginals are reported from Georgetown. The overseer of the Government-road party has been killed, and the blacks stole the draught horses belonging ...
Article : 101 wordsBRISBANE, Tuesday.—Mr. Morgan is endeavouring to obtain affidavits in order to support a petition against the return of the two new members for the Cook electorate. ...
Article : 31 wordsA meeting of the committee of this association was held an Tattersall's last night, Mr. R. [?] in the chair. The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. Mr. Gibson reported that the selection committee had selected the ...
Article : 235 wordsNOTICE.—To-morrow being Christmas Day, there will be no issue of this journal. ...
Article : 17 wordsThe Nattai correspondent of the SCRUTINEER furnishes that journal with the following particulars of the death of the Rev. E. Dixon:—"The last week has, without doubt, been one of anxiety and sorrow ...
Article : 475 wordsMELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Dr. Youl has been appointed city coroner.—Business in the wholesale markets quiet, owing to the holidays. ...
Article : 23 wordsThrough the courtesy of the Minister for Mines, we are informed that a telegram was received by the department this morning, stating that Messrs. Laurence and party report the discovery of payable ...
Article : 59 wordsMessrs. Richardson and Wrench yesterday sold by auction, at their rooms, the old Infirmary buildings, at the ridiculously low figure of £250. The lucky purchaser was Mr. Kidman, the grocer and baker ...
Article : 57 wordsMELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The weather here is splendid for the Christmas holidays, as there is a nice cool breeze blowing. Country visitors are coming in thousands. The places of amusement ...
Article : 79 wordsThe results of the University Junior Examinations are that the junior prize for males (£10) is awarded to Thomas Edward Jones, of the Brisbane Grammar School. The Fairfax prize for girls in awarded to ...
Article : 64 wordsAT the Animals' Protection Society's fortnightly meeting, held last Thursday, it was stated that a mob of horses had been recklessly packed in some railway trucks, and conveyed from Goulburn to Wagga ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 122 wordsMELBOURNE, Tuesday.—His Excellency Sir William Jervo[?] recommends the adoption by the defence force in this colony of all the recent improvements in artillery, and the Hon. the Chief ...
Article : 54 wordsTenders for the following works in connection with the city corporation were dealt with at the municipal council meeting yesterday:—Lease of Randwick, Coogee, and B[?]ng toll-bar—left to the mayors ...
Article : 467 wordsThe Government are (says the Wellington POST) about to take immediate steps to have New Zealand properly represented at the projected New South Wales Exhibition. A sum of £6000 was last session ...
Article : 99 wordsThe regular weekly meeting of the Political Reform Union took place on Saturday night at the Haymar[?] enclosure, in presence of fully 2000 persons. Mr. O'Connell p[?]ded, and addressed the assemblage at ...
Article : 426 wordsMELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The Hon. Graham Berry cannot resign the treasurership until Friday, as he has not yet signed all the debentures, which are to be forwarded to England by the outgoing ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 50 wordsA man named Hugh Roberts was charged on Saturday at the Central Police Court with unlawfully and maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm upon [?] Charles Hobbs. On Friday morning, while the ...
Article : 352 wordsADELAIDE, Monday.—The Anatolian Eleven arrived here at noon to-day from Melbourne. They received a most enthusiastic reception. ...
Article : 23 wordsThe great conspiracy case, which was initiated at the Central Police Court on the 20th of November, and the Investigation of which extended over the following dates: 20th, 27th November, 4th, 9th, 10th ...
Article : 151 wordsADELAIDE, Monday.—His Excellency Sir William Jervois left for Melbourne on Saturday.—Yesterday was kept as a day of mourning for the late Princess Alice. Flags were flying at half mast ...
Article : 85 wordsTHE address which Sir HENRY PARKES has issued to his constituents is a very able political document, and it has the great merit that it does not refer, except in the most casual manner, to the ...
Article : 411 wordsThe new game called frisquette, or ladies' cricket, invented by Mr. F. J. Ironside, is deservedly becoming very popular. Hardly a picnic takes place but what application is not made to Mr. Adams, of ...
Article : 259 wordsSuch are the words of our Brisbane telegraphic correspondent in ref[?]ing this morning to the manner in which the Queensland native police punished some aboriginals for spearing horses [?]one of the northern ...
Article : 151 wordsYesterday three persons were injured in the public throughfares through horses, being run over. About noon, Mr. William Collins, of 380, Macquarie-street, was knocked down and injured on ...
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Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931), Tue 24 Dec 1878, Page 2
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