At the last session of the Municipal Association of New South Wales, it was resolved to obtain legal opinions on various matters affecting the interests of municipalities. Among the matters ...
Article : 1,818 wordsGas, not ghosts, is the origin of the mystery which has puzzled the wiseacres of Shropshire and the contiguous countries for the past fortnight. The people of the district for miles ...
Article : 1,494 wordsExtract from a speech delivered at the Amphi[?] theatre of the Primary College of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Tuesday, the 14th day of November, 1876, by M. Edouard Favre-Perrel, Swiss Commissioner and juror ...
Article : 489 wordsA man named Robert Moore was charged at the Central police court on Tuesday morning with being in illegal possession of two fowls. A constable arrested Moore, who admitted the soft impeachment. ...
Article : 56 wordsThe Government has now control of the Insurance Companies' Fire Brigade. The Colonial Secretary has intimated to the secretary of the Insurance Companies' Fire Brigade that the Government was ...
Article : 79 wordsPaddington being now divided into four wards, we understand that candidates for the new ward (Middle Ward), are coming forward in the persons of Messrs, D. C M'Lachlan, Ellerslie, Glenmore-road; ...
Article : 77 wordsSIR,—We have the information a few days ago that the Crown Prince of Germany visited his Holiness the Pope at the Vatican; the meeting was cordial, and the Pope welcomed his visitor with graciousness. ...
Article : 305 wordsThe Melbourne HERALD says:—Some months back a gentleman who, in the old days, shared the same tent with the notorious Arthur Orton, communicated with, and gave us some facts in ...
Article : 850 wordsA woman named Maria Cohen, aged 50, was taken to the Sydney Hospital at half-past 12 on Monday night by P. C. Carter of No. 4 station, suffering from wounds caused by her husband, a man 70 years of ...
Article : 115 wordsThe following report on the subject of the suppression of the rabbit nuisance is from the chief inspector of stock to the Minister of Mines:—They have made 116 inspections, travelled over a distance of 2765 ...
Article : 121 wordsHOW cross you are! Yes, how cross yon are—and it is high time you know it. You are cross in the morning, cross in the evening, and cross all day; cross when you go out, and cross when you go out, and cross when you come in; cross ...
Article : 656 wordsTenders have been invited for the construction of two North Shore steam ferry boats, each of which will be capable of carrying 400 passengers under cover and 500 on deck, besides 25 vehicles of the ...
Article : 57 wordsThe wharf labourers of Sydney—a hard-working and deserving body of men—have determined to hold a grand picnic on Anniversary Day. The locality chosen is Chowder Bay, and several commodious ...
Article : 124 wordsWith reference to the proposals of Messrs. Haigh and Knibbs, on the subject of immigration to the Colonial Secretary in the early part of last year, and the arrangements recently made by the Government ...
Article : 159 wordsAt the Water police court on Tuesday morning Edward Jeffcoats was charged before Mr. Buchanan, S.M., wiih "taking his pick" of the tools belonging to the corporation, and used for the work carried on ...
Article : 192 wordsThe Juvenile Industrial Exhibition in Parramatta Park continues to be fairly attended, and the committee have been most assiduous in their efforts to render the exhibition attractive and interesting. ...
Article : 235 wordsAt the Water police court, on Tuesday morning, Alfred Renard, a 'Frenchman, was charged with uttering counterfeit coin, or, in the language of the palmers-off of spurious coin, with being "a smasher." ...
Article : 641 wordsAmong the few Church of England schools which have survived the withdrawal of state assistance the one with the longest history is, perhaps, that connected with Christ Church in Pitt-street south. The ...
Article : 264 wordsCOMING down the river from the Flats the other day wss a man about 55 years old, nearly dressed, white hat, kid gloves, and appearing to be a real nice man. At he was alone, some took him for a widower, ...
Article : 431 wordsSir,—During a recent visit to some of the southern portions of our colony, I was impressed with the generally expressed opinion as to the great scarcity of labour. It was the same in town and country, and ...
Article : 225 wordsA fairly numerous audience assembled at the Protestant Hall on Monday to hear a lecture on "Christ and Shakespeare, as Moralists," by Mr. W. D. Villiers Reid. The chair was taken by Mr. Thomas ...
Article : 416 wordsSIR,—I think the following list of awards would be read with interest by a great number of your readers.—Yours &c., JOHN R. EATHORNE. "In the class for nets two gold, eight silver and ...
Article : 345 wordsPlease choose from the following download options:
Share this item on:
Print page as...
Testing
Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931), Wed 9 Jan 1884, Page 6
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
With your Trove account you can: