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  2. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 80 words
  3. Sporting.

    The London correspondent of the Melbourne "Age writes " The coming of the Australian cricketers is eagerly expected in sporting circles. Their previous achievements are fully and freely canvassed, and much speculation passes ...

    Article : 298 words
  4. Sydney Hospital.

    Yesterday afternoon the Board of Directors of the Sydney Hospital met in the board-room, Macquarie-street, for the transaction of business. The Hon. Dr. Renwick presided, and there were ...

    Article : 993 words
  5. BREVITIES.

    Rohilla sailed. Suez mail delivered. Sea smooth along the Coast. Traffic in Sydney Arcado on the increase. ...

    Article : 2,239 words
  6. Licensing Meeting.

    At the quarterly licensing meeting, continued at the Central, yesterday, before Messrs. Dillon, Crane, Clark, Marsh, and fowler, the list of cases comprised those belonging to Nos. 3 and 4 division, and a very ...

    Article : 93 words
  7. Gas Conference.

    The conference of the City Council and the various municipalities, which was commenced some little time ago, will be resumed at 4 o'clock on Friday next, when the special object Will be to appoint a ...

    Article : 63 words
  8. A False Economy.

    The "Ballarat Courier" states that in order to keep down the cost per mile of running trains, that latterly engine-drivers have been on their engines over 20 hours without sleep, and in one instance a ...

    Article : 66 words
  9. Sir Henry Parkes.

    Sir Henry Parkes is now (says the London correspondent of the Melbourne " Age ") in London, and already is being treated as a colonial lion. A banquet is being organised in his honor at Willis's ...

    Article : 394 words
  10. Advertising

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    Advertising : 719 words
  11. Australian Mutual Provident Society.

    The following is the result of the potting for directors for the Australian Mutual Provident Society, which will be declared at a meeting to be held this afternoon: Mr. Ives, 19,294 ; Mr. Murray, 14,754; ...

    Article : 67 words
  12. Bitten by a Rat.

    Last night about 11 o'clock Mrs. Gilbert Slater's attention was called by the cries of her infant child upstairs. She went up and into the bedroom, when she found a large rat at the child's hand. The child ...

    Article : 118 words
  13. MARINE BOARD.

    SIR,—In your issue of the 26th ultimo "Observer" says "that the harbour regulations are very old-fashioned, and it often occurs that a shipmaster wishes to move his vessel in the harbour on a ...

    Article : 155 words
  14. The Parks and the Public.

    It has often been a question of some surprise why the footpaths next to the public parks should be so exceedingly narrow in Sydney—in some instances not more that a foot or two wide. Take College, ...

    Article : 208 words
  15. THE PACIFIC ISLAND OUTRAGES.

    SIR,—There appears in your issue of the 28th April a despatch from Sir Arthur Gordon to the Secretary of State, giving the particulars in connection, with the outrages committed in Western Pacific Islands, ...

    Article : 152 words
  16. Advertising

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    Advertising : 806 words
  17. Colonial versus French Wine.

    A comparison of samples of claret, exhibited by Messrs. Curcier and Adet, and Messrs. Caldwell and Co., took place at Gunsler's Cafe, Melbourne, on Monday afternoon (the " Argus " reports), in the ...

    Article : 178 words
  18. The Queen's Birthday.

    AN English and colonial national song has been composed by Mr. Tennyson, the poet laureate, which he desires should be publicly sung throughout the British Empire on the approaching anniversary of ...

    Article : 355 words
  19. SNOW.

    SIR,—There is a doubt about the date of the last snowfall in Sydney, which I shall like to see cleared up. In the Climate, page 22, I have quoted from the "Gazette," June 30, 1836:—"On Tuesday ...

    Article : 186 words
  20. The Protos's Cargo of Meat.

    The meat by the Protos does not seem (says the London correspondent of the Melbourne " Age") to have come over in any too food a condition. The success of the meat ventures, like everything else in ...

    Article : 183 words
  21. A Cabmen's Club.

    The Sydney Cabmen's Outing Club [?] the name given to the new association, for the formation of which the preliminary stops have been taken. The object of the club is chiefly social, and it is ...

    Article : 137 words
  22. Blacks and Snakes.

    Some one has been writing an article on "Queens land Blacks" for the "Pall Mall Gazette," but appears to know very little about his subject. Referring to blacks being bitten by snakes he says:— ...

    Article : 396 words
  23. The Trade of England.

    A London cablegram is a contemporary' this morning states that the trade of England is at present parylysed. There can, of course, be no truth in this statement. It is well known that the general trade ...

    Article : 168 words
  24. An Inflammatory Irish Placard.

    The following is a copy of a large placard, printed in very prominent type, which appears to be in circulation in Ireland through the post and otherwise:— ...

    Article : 301 words
  25. Audacious Burglary.

    A very audacious burglary was committed either late on Monday night or early on Tuesday morning on the premises of Messrs. Mason and Co. (the N.S.W. Watch Manufactory), of 567, George-street ...

    Article : 256 words
  26. The Sydney Rookeries.

    From time to time this journal has called attention to the fact that the many visits of his Worship the Mayor and official party to the Sydney rookeries, and their unanimous condemnation of the same has led to ...

    Article : 309 words
  27. Attempted Bribery.

    At the Wellington Police Court, on Friday last, a case of some interest was tried. The defendant, Robert M'Kay, a licensed publican, being fined £50, with costs amounting to £2 8s 6d. The court was ...

    Article : 453 words
  28. The Mysteries of Sydney.

    A few days ago the inspector of nuisances seized five sheep they had found in a butcher's shop in Sydney (which, by the way, was condemned many months ago). They were such a curiosity in the way ...

    Article : 323 words
  29. Sunday Drinking at Manly.

    Mr. William Bagnall, licensee of the Square and Compass hotel, Manly, yesterday applied to the licensing court fox the renewal of the license held by him. Mr. Gannon appeared on behalf of the ...

    Article : 232 words
  30. Chong and his Pig.

    At the Central Police Court, this morning, the inspector of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals appeared to prosecute one Hap Chong, for illtreatment to a member of the swine ...

    Article : 152 words
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