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  2. BREVITIES.

    Sir G. Wigram Allen dead. The Mahdi died of smallpox on June 29. R.M.S. Potosi, from London for Sydney, arrived at Adelaide this morning. ...

    Article : 1,288 words
  3. Breach of Promise

    From a New Zealand correspondent:—A breach of promise case, in which the plaintiff sought 8700 damages from a runholder, whose housekeeper she had been, came to a tragic-comic conclusion is the ...

    Article : 208 words
  4. Pastoral News.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 718 words
  5. Australian Parliaments.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 196 words
  6. Anglican Synod.

    The Anglican Synod continued its sittings in the Church Society's House, Philip-street, on Wednesday afternoon. The president (Bishop Barry) took the chair at 4 o'clock. The Rev. S. S. Tovev asked ...

    Article : 303 words
  7. Federal Ocean Mail Service

    The draft agreement between the Australian colonies and New Zealand for a federal ocean mail service has been published. It is primarily entered into between New South Wales. Victoria, and South ...

    Article : 453 words
  8. QUEENSLAND.

    BRISBANE. Thursday.—The Legislative Council met on Wednesday. The Police Officers Relief Bill was read the first time, and the second reading was made an order for the following day. The Members' ...

    Article : 205 words
  9. Advertising

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    Advertising : 462 words
  10. Local Option.

    A meeting of the hotelkeepers of the East Sydney electorate was held on Wednesday night in Robinson's Hotel, William-street, to consider the local option Question. There were about thirty present ...

    Article : 392 words
  11. The Contingent.

    The executive committee elected to arrange the citizens' banquet to the late Contingent met in the Oxford Hotel as usual on Wednesday afternoon. The secretary reported that about £620 had already been ...

    Article : 171 words
  12. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    ADELAIDE, Thursday.—In the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, the chief business was a discussion of the following motion proposed by Dr. Stirling :—" That in the opinion of this House, women, except ...

    Article : 100 words
  13. TASMANIA.

    HOBART, Thursday.—The debate in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday on the address in reply was adjourned till the following day. The election of their leader to the Speakership has quite disconcerted ...

    Article : 44 words
  14. NEW ZEALAND.

    AUCKLAND, Thursday.—In replying to questions in the House of Representatives last evening, Sir Julius Vogel said that the Government was considering the expediency of fostering the trade between ...

    Article : 87 words
  15. RETURN OF FOUR MEMBERS.

    Among the passengers in the R.M.S. Parramatta were the following members of the New South Wales Contingent, who embarked at Colombo :—Sergeant Lynch, Corporal St. John, Gunner Hallet, Private ...

    Article : 38 words
  16. Insolvency Court.

    Otto Brandt, of Bobberah, near Dubbo, store-keeper and butcher. liabilities, £440 15s; assets, £151 14s 5d. Mr. Macnab, official assignee. ...

    Article : 28 words
  17. The Annual Sheep Sales.

    On Wednesday the sales were continued by Messrs. Mort and Co. The attendance throughout the day was remarkably good. The first lot offered was on account of Mr. Henry S. Smith, of Harland Rise. ...

    Article : 639 words
  18. Yesterday's Rain.

    The heaviness of the fall of rain on Wednesday in Balmain is, perhaps, without precedent. It began at 11.30 a.m., and continued almost without intermission [?]ine one heavy downpour till about half-past 4 in ...

    Article : 455 words
  19. Cootamundra Ploughing Matches.

    In July 1883 the committee of the Cootamundra A. P. and H. Association thought that the establishment of regular annual ploughing matches under the auspices of the society would be conducive to the ...

    Article : 710 words
  20. The Police Courts.

    Two "ladies" were fined 20s each, or seven days, for having indulged in the rosy, and became turbulent. A "gent," whose excess took a milder form, had to pay only 10s. ...

    Article : 283 words
  21. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 143 words
  22. Advertising

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    Advertising : 444 words
  23. PARRAMATTA.

    WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.—A number of storekeepers appeared to answer the charge of having light weights and measures in their possession. Mr. Williamson appeared for the defendants, and Mr. ...

    Article : 264 words
  24. East St. Leonards.

    A meeting of the East St. Leonards Borough Council was held in the Council-chambers, Alfred-street, on Tuesday night. The Mayor (Mr. Clark) occupied the chair, and there were present ...

    Article : 518 words
  25. Butchers' Sunday Closing.

    An adjourned meeting of master batchers of Sydney was held in the Temperance Hall on Wednesday evening. A good number of the trade were present. Mr. George Stenning presided. The chairman, in ...

    Article : 194 words
  26. Auction Sales, Darling Harbor.

    It will be in the recollection of our readers that some ten days ago a letter appeared in our issue from Mr. Sydney Smith, M.L.A., protesting against the proposal to stop auction sales at Darling Harbour. ...

    Article : 140 words
  27. Green Carpets.

    The use of green wall papers, especially those of the cheaper kind, has frequently been condemned as liable to prove injurious to the health on account of the amount of poisonous matter the color contains ...

    Article : 247 words
  28. Cabinet Meeting.

    The meeting of the Cabinet held on Wednesday lasted until half-past 4 o'clock in the afternoon, having begun sitting at noon. The Premier (Sir Alexander Stuart), and Messrs. G. R. Dibbs, W. J. ...

    Article : 77 words
  29. A Fatal Fall.

    William J. Musgrave, lately of Hurstville, died in the Sydney Hospital last night, from the effect of injuries he received on the 17th instant, by a fall in Balmain. The deceased ...

    Article : 89 words
  30. Australian Secular Association.

    The quarterly meeting of the N.S.W. branch of the A.S.A. was held last evening in the society's rooms, 20A, Oxford-street, and was well attended. The President (Mr. Thomas Walker) occupied the ...

    Article : 171 words
  31. Cooks and Confectioners.

    A meeting of the Cooks' Pastrycooks', and Confectioners' Society was held tin Dunlop's Post-office Hotel, York-street, on Wednesday night. The president (Mr, Graham) occupied the chair, and there ...

    Article : 150 words
  32. Advertising

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    Advertising : 64 words
  33. Advertising

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    Advertising : 55 words
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