Bad weather Mars the transit of Venus. Glebe Bowing Club Regatta on Saturday afternoon. Tons of fresh water going to waste on Circular ...
Article : 1,332 wordsThe whole of the city and suburban elections may now be said to be over, with the exception of that of Canterbury, the polling for which will take place on Saturday. At the nomination yesterday, Messrs. W. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 563 wordsAt the criminals sessions yesterday William Moffat, a Savings Bank clerk at Moonta, pleaded guilty to having embezzled £350 from, the Savings Bank. The prisoner had been 20 years ...
Article : 249 wordsA shu[?]ter on the Central Railway was crushed to death yesterday between two sheep trucks at Comet. The Cental Queensland Newspaper Company is to be wound up voluntarily. ...
Article : 158 wordsEvery person interested in matters astronomical will regret to learn that, so far as at present known at the posts of observation arranged for by Mr. Russell, the Astronomer Royal. the transit was not seen. ...
Article : 349 wordsLONDON, December 5.—The American Tariff Commission have brought up a report recommending a reduction in the wool import duties, and especially in regard to wools for blankets. They ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 334 wordsThere was a very heavy fall of rain last night ; all the dams are overflowing ; millions of gallons are running to waste. The country is thoroughly saturated, and great damage has been done to ...
Article : 118 wordsLONDON, December 5.—The proceedings against Michael Davitt and Quinn, who are called upon to find sureties for their good, behaviour in consequence of recent seditious ...
Article : 35 wordsLONDON December 6.—The "Daily News," referring to the victories recently gained by the Hon. Ivo Bligh's team in Australia, rejoices that at last fae pride of colonial Cricketers is being ...
Article : 35 wordsThe nomination of candidates took place at noon yesterday at Ashfield. The Returning-Officer, Mr. Underwood, having opened the proceedings by reading the writ, called on the proposers of ...
Article : 225 wordsThe sun rose obscured by clouds this morning, and remained so for some time. The clonus then dispersad and a beautiful view of the transit of Venus was obtained. Some splendid observations were ...
Article : 201 wordsIt would perhaps be expecting too much to suppose that the Government could be influenced by such a feeling as political gratitude but there is no reason why it should ...
Article : 895 wordsLONDON, December 6.—England has offered to France the management of the Egyptian revenues. ...
Article : 18 wordsA chest of drawers, while being lifted ir to Fieldhouse's premises, Lake-road, yesterday morning, fell suddenly to the ground. It strick the hat and shoulder of a little girl passing, but ...
Article : 64 wordsLONDON, December 6.—The trial of Bantoux and Feder for the frauds perpetrated by them in connection with the Union Generate Bank, has commenced in Paris. ...
Article : 29 wordsCAIRO, December 5.—It is considered very probable that all the rebel officers at present in custody, who are charged with being concerned, in the late rebellion, will receive pardon from the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 83 wordsGAIETY.—Mr. Sheridan appeared last as Richard III., in the Cibberian version of Shakespeare's tragedy. Whatever may be the faults of that version all the great impersonators of the last flautagenet ...
Article : 609 wordsOn Tuesday the nomination, for Mudgee took, place, the candidates being Sir John Robertson, Mr. David Buchanan, Mr. A. G. Taylor, Mr. T. F. De Courcey Brown, and Mr. George Davidson. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 360 wordsLONDON, December 5.—Mr. Fawcett, the Postmaster-General, who has been ill for some days past from an attack of diphtheria, continues in a very critical condition, and grave anxiety is ...
Article : 38 wordsLONDON, December 5.—The Imperial Government have ordered a cruiser to proceed at once to Madagascar, and be prepared for any contingency which may arise in that island. ...
Article : 33 wordsWellington, Wednesday.—The nomination took place to-day, when Mr. Ferguson (Mayor of Wellington) and Mr. Shorter, solicitor, Sydney, were proposed and seconded. The show of hands was largely ...
Article : 40 wordsWOLLOMBI, Thursday.—The nomination for Wollombi took place yesterday. Messrs. J. A. Gorrick and Joseph Eckford were duly proposed and seconded. Mr. Eckford were for one hour and ...
Article : 64 wordsLONDON, December 5.—Consols are at 99[?]. The market rate of discount is 3½ per cent. Tin, £95 18s for fine Straits and Australian. At the wool sales 11,000 bales were offered. There is a ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 160 wordsTAMWORTH, Thursday.—The nomination of two members to represent Tamworth took place yesterday, Mr. Alexander Johnston being the returning ing officer. Three candidates were nominated, viz., ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 25 wordsNEWCASTLE, Thursday.—The nomination for two members for the county of Northumberland took place yesterday. Mr. Ninian Melville was nominated by Mr. Moses Owen (Wallsend) and seconded by Mr. ...
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Advertising : 661 wordsThe two boys who fractured a Chinaman's skull at Dunelly, last week, have been found guilty of manslaughter. Mr. G. C. Levey, who is about to proceed to ...
Article : 154 wordsThe Coroner this morning hold an inquest on the body of Edward Hayman, aged 23, who was killed accidentally yesterday on the railway line at Darling Harbour. From the evidence given by Sydney ...
Article : 347 wordsIn the case Jackson v. Goode the jury returned into Court at 4 o'clock yesterday with a verdict of £5 damages for the plaintiff. ...
Article : 27 wordsROCKY MOUTH, Thursday.—The nomination was held yesterday. Messrs. J. M. Purves and Richard Stevenson were proposed and seconded. The show of hands was largely in favour of Mr. Purves. ...
Article : 34 wordsThe divers were not working at the Austral yesterday, and to-day Only a small number of men are on. The work of constructing a coffer dam for the after part of the vessel is being, however, carried on, and ...
Article : 193 wordsYASS, Thursday.—The polling took place yesterday. Mr. L. F. Heydon, the late member, had a majority of 266 over Mr. Dodds. ...
Article : 26 wordsCOWEA, Thursday.—Two unimportant retarns have yet to come in, but they cannot altar the result. The polling is—Mr. Campbell, 1048; Mr. Lynch, 829; Mr. Fitzpatrick, 729. Messrs. ...
Article : 37 wordsThe strike of wharf labourers may now be said to have terminated. For two or three days past men have been resuming work in smell numbers, but to-day all along the wharves work is general, and should ...
Article : 111 wordsORANGE, Thursday.—The result of the Trailing is as follows.—Mr. Dalton. 975; Mr. W. Clarke, 881; Mr. Torpy. 668, Mr. Nelson, 105; informal, 82. Messrs. Dalton and Clarke [?] therefore the new ...
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Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931), Thu 7 Dec 1882, Page 2
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