Opening operations were rather quiet on the Stock Exchange yesterday, and the early business was con[?]ned to miscellaneous gold propositions, while the more important ...
Article : 191 wordsAn apparently hopeless search by detectives for the missing racehorse Aversion, an important factor in the alleged "ringingin" [?]ase, was brought to a successful ...
Article : 182 wordsThat vivacious personage, "Mrs. Dot," who revels in the destruction of Jimmie Blenkinsop's motor car, thereby ensuring the escape of an cloping pair of youthful scapegraces, and herself marrying the man ...
Article : 72 wordsRace meeting will be held to-day as follow:- Rosehill, Rosebery (pony and galloway). Boolaroo, Casino, Bega, V.R.C. Autumn Meeting (third day). For the opening of the March meeting the ...
Article : 484 wordsBusiness in investments was conducted on steady and substantial lines on the Stock Exchange yesterday. Gilt-edged securities changed hands freely at firm prices, and an ...
Article : 74 words"The Ring Boys Are Here," a kalcidoscopic revue of caselessly changing seenes, ballets and songs, will be stages at Her Majesty's Theatre at 2 p.m. to-day, as well as at 7.45. Majesty's Love, Male Baird, ...
Article : 96 words"Aladdin." picturesquely staged in 19 scenes, under the J. and N. Tait-Bailey-Grant direction, and with [?]rry [?] as producer, and in the role of A[?] nazar, will be the subject of a season of pantomime ...
Article : 120 wordsThe following sales of investment stocks and shares were recorded:- Forenoon: N.S.W. 4½ per cent. Treasury Bills, due 1920, £98/10/; War Loan £10 Bonds ...
Article : 161 wordsThe autumn meeting of the Bega District Jockey Club was held to-day in cool, pleasant weather. There was a fair attendance. Results:- Trial Handicap, [?]f.—W. Condon's Stephast, by ...
Article : 266 wordsThe inquiry into the working of the job and time card system in the State tramway and raiway workshops was continued yesterday before Judge Cur[?]is, [?] Royal ...
Article : 398 wordsWe have received through the Prime Minister of Australia a copy of the Catalogue for 1917 of the Commerce, Industry, and Export Trade of France, issued by [?]'information ...
Article : 243 wordsThis English comeby company, headed by Sarah Allgood, enjoyed a great send-off at the Palace Theatre last night, and scencs of enthusiasm teminated the brief season. This company now starts upon a ...
Article : 58 wordsThe following mining sales were listed:- Copper: Hampden, 6 weeks, 25/3 cash 35/6, 6 weeks 25/7½, cash 25/6; Mt. Cuthbert, 6 weeks, 12/3. ...
Article : 101 wordsThis afternoon (2.15) and evening [?] the two last performances of Ben and John Fuller's [?]tomime production of "Robinson [?] of Rainbow Island" will take place at the Grand Op[?] House. when the ...
Article : 86 wordsThe London revue, "Samples," will be smartened up for to-day's matinee (2.30) and evening performances with new numbers, s[?]as, and ballets, whilst various main features to which playgoers eagerly look forward ...
Article : 74 wordsAt Messrs. W. C. Yuille and Coy's sale of blood stock at Newmarket to-day 61 lots were disposed of for a total of 4105 guineas. There was a good attendance including interstate visitors. The top ...
Article : 207 wordsA resolution has been passed to voluntarily wind up the Oven's Valley Gold Dredging Company N.L. Mr. H. S. Eyton, 41 Collins-street, Melbourne is the liquidator. ...
Article : 67 wordsToday's sales included:- Commonwealth War £10 Bonds, £9/18/; dit[?]o, Bonds (1927), £100/2/0, £100; Australian Paper, 31/; Royal Bank, 24/4; Goldsbrough, Mort, 49/3, 50/, 49/6; ...
Article : 124 wordsRacing in connection with the V.R.C. autumn meeting will be resumed to-day at Flemington. The programme includes the Autumn Hurdle Race, 3m; C. M. Lloyd Stakes, w.f.a., 1m; Autumn ...
Article : 345 wordsMr. Sydney James and his Royal Strollers now enter upon the last few performances of their long and prosperous season at the Playhouse, where this afternoon (2.30) and evening they submit an entirely new ...
Article : 76 wordsJohn Herford and Sons, Ltd., has been registered with a capital of £30,000, in shares of £1 each, to carry on as leather merchants and tanners. The first directors are Messrs. ...
Article : 301 wordsA mild gold rush has set in the Oberon district, where a likely looking reef has been discovered. Eight authorities to cuter the land, the scene of, the find, have been granted ...
Article : 110 wordsOn Saturday night next a new party of ten English artists, managed by the brothers Will and Bob Thomas, will open in a novel Pierrot show at the Playhouse (under the Sidney James direction), uniquely staged ...
Article : 109 wordsIncreased prices affect the operations of Governments no less than those of Individuals, and for the same reason the one as well the other should put a curb on all ...
Article : 923 wordsReferring to-day to the complaint of the Trades Hall representatives that they had been ignored at the conference convened by him to consider his sch[?]e for the ...
Article : 212 wordsAt 2.30 and at 8 o'clock to-day J. C. Williamson, Ltd., will open a season of picture-concerts at the Theatre Royal, during which the Goldwyn release, "The Auction Block," will be the central feature ...
Article : 114 wordsTo-day's mining sales included:- Silver: Amalgamated Zinc, 28/2, 28/1[?]; Broken Hill Proprietary, 72/3, 71/6, 71/9; ditto (six weeks), 71/9; B.H. Junction, 10/10; B.H. South, £10; ...
Article : 388 wordsThis fund new totals £8932, the latest amounts received to date being:—Proceeds from Katoomba concert, £20/11/; Smithtown Branch Red Cross Society, and Dungog Red ...
Article : 57 wordsMiss Lillian Mitchell, after several years in London, will make her reappearance at the Town Hall tonight, in an attractive programme, to which she will contribute, "Ah, fors [?] "A Dream of Delight," ...
Article : 115 wordsGibson Carmichael Stakes: Girralong, Schnapps, and Lithia. All Engagements: Downing Street, Meniscus, Barley Mow. ...
Article : 36 wordsThe Minister was accorded a civic reception at the Town Hall. The Mayor, Alderman Mayo, pointed out that a few years ago the Government resumed some 1500 acres of land ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 977 wordsThe Burns Anniversary Club will give a concert at the Protestant Hall to-night (7.45), in [?]nour of Mr. Will H. Johnston (vice-President), when Mr. Wm. Shearer will direct, with Miss Agnes Chambers as ...
Article : 73 wordsAuckland advises that heavy rains fell in Fiji early in February. At Ba, ten inches fell in 24. hours. All cane lands were flooded. Six Indians were drowned at Kadson. A tidal ...
Article : 64 wordsThe Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report:- Sheepskins.—32,881 were forward. Short lengths, especially when burry, were easier, while all other ...
Article : 319 wordsA private cablegram was received from Calcutta yesterday, which stated that the Food Controller was taking increasing quantities of tea. The market was bare, and it was ...
Article : 254 wordsAt St. James's Hall to-night the Caledonian Society of Sydney will give a concert under the direction of Mr. W. Lorimer, and with Miss J. Macfadyen as accompanist, at which a long list of assisting artists ...
Article : 62 wordsA proctective tariff to foster the scent and essential oil industry in Australia was sought by a deputation from the Association for Cultivation of Flowers and Scent and Essential ...
Article : 104 wordsThe Royal Philharmonic Society of Sydney will, resume their season of popular concerts at the Town Hall next Saturday night, when Mr. Joseph Bradley will conduct the united forces in favourite ensemble ...
Article : 79 wordsThe acting city coroner held an inquiry into the death of Henry Dibley, a labourer, who died at Sydney Hospital on February 23 from the effects of a fractured skull. ...
Article : 212 wordsThe programme for the Good Friday night concert at the Conservatorium, for which the plan is now open at Nicholson's, will consist of the Bach "Magnificat" (choif and orchestra), overture "Leonora No. ...
Article : 73 wordsThe Postal Department notifies that it has been decided to prohibit the exportation to private persons in the United Kingdom of small quantities of foodstuffs. Parcels ...
Article : 77 wordsWirth's Circus will open its 38th annual season at Wirth's New Hippodrome, at the Haymarket, next Saturday night, with a big programme of novelties quite new to Sydney. The list will include the ...
Article : 135 wordsThe total shipments from the coast this week were:— 17,976 bags of potatoes, 8566 bags of peas, 3404 bags of oats, 600 bags of turnips, 87 bags of beans, [?] bags of grass seed, 1303 bales of straw, 96 cases of apples. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 173 wordsA deputation from the committee of the Australian Metal Exchange, Sydney, comprising the chairman (Mr. Colin E. D. Rodgers), deputy chairman (Mr. C. L. Garland), and ...
Article : 54 wordsNews has been received from England of the death of Mrs. Nicholas Chevalier, the widow of the brilliant painter and traveller, who accompanied her husband on some of his most ...
Article : 275 wordsUnder a War Precautions regulation gazetted yesterday any contractor who supplies to the Commonwealth any goods for the use of the naval or military forces short in weight or ...
Article : 99 wordsAn Inquiry was held at the morgue concerning the deaths of Thos. John Davies, aged 33 years, secretary of the Moulders' Union, his daughter, Irma, aged 2[?] years, and ...
Article : 167 wordsSomething in the way of a novelty is announced by the Rev. George Walters for next Tuesday evening, in the shape of a recital-lecture on "Fools; their wisdom and folly," dealing with ancient jester[?], with ...
Article : 58 wordsThrough the courtesy of the Premier's Office, the Sydney Chamber of Commerce has received a copy of the following cablegram from the Agent-General for New South Wales ...
Article : 133 wordsAt the Town Hall, Sunday afternoon, March 24, Mr. Gehde will direct a concert, entirely devoted to erecting a suitable emblem to the memory of the concert party's lately-departed artist. Mr. Gehde will be ...
Article : 50 wordsRefunds to ex-employees of the Railway service in the metropolitan area are payable at the Chief Accountant's office, Railway Department, A.M.P. Chambers, 89 Pitt-street, ...
Article : 55 wordsBondi Carnival, in aid of the Lord Mayor's Fund, will be concluded to-night by means of a confetti and firework display and other special features. In the afternoon there will be the coronation of the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 216 wordsTo-day and all next week at the Strand, Pitt-street, Mr. Reginald L. Baker and Lily Molloy will be seen on the screen in "The Enemy Within," an Australian photo-play. The other new films include "Vanity ...
Article : 61 wordsA new trial has been granted by Judge Wasley in the case in which James Reginald Canavan, a returned soldier, claimed £2000 damages for alleged libel, from D. Syme and ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 102 wordsIn connection with the cabled statement that the High Commissioner, Mr. Fisher, and the Agents-General had waited as a deputation on Mr. Waiter Long, Colonial Secretary, ...
Article : 77 wordsCommencing on Monday next, "Red, White, and Blue Blood," featuring Francis X. Bushman and Beverley Bayne, will be presented at the Globe Theatre, supported by the Triangle comedy, "A Warm ...
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Advertising : 279 wordsBarley steady, English 4/10 to 5/2; Cape, 3/1 to 3/2. Oats, scarce and firm, milling, 3/4 to 3/5; parcels higher; feed 3/3. Maize firm, 4/9[?]. Chaff firmer tendency, £4/10/ to £4/12/6; sellers to £4/15/. ...
Article : 136 wordsThe carnival which is to be held for the Children's Hospital, at the Sydney Cricket Ground, on Friday, March 22, promises to be a great success. ...
Article : 148 wordsDetails of the repatriation scheme which was drafted by the Repatriation Committee were considered at a meeting of the Federal Cabinet yesterday. The Minister for ...
Article : 59 wordsCriterion Theatre: Marie Tempest in "Mrs. Dot," [?] Her Majesty's: "The Bing Boys" 2 and 7.43. Palace Theatre: "Aladdin," 7.45. Opera House: "Robinson Crusoe," 2.15 and 7.55. ...
Article : 156 wordsMessrs. Wm. Haughton and Co. have received a cable from London intimating that the new war risk scheme came into force in London on March 7:—Via Suez, increased ...
Article : 66 wordsThe screening of pictures is continuous at Hoyt's, in George-street, from 11 a.m. to 10.30 p.m. To-day and to-night Billie Burke will be the attraction in "The Mysterious Miss Terry." ...
Article : 34 wordsAn active trade was effected in most lines of dairy produce alone Sussex-street yesterday. Cheese and boney were plentiful; the latter was offering in some quarters at ...
Article : 1,039 wordsNorma Talmadge and Tully Marshall will be seen at the Crystal Palace all next week in "The Devil's Needle." A ke[?]stone production, "Afraid to be False," will provide the comedy relief. The English ...
Article : 98 wordsAt a special meeting of the Permanent and Casual Waterside Labourers' Union it was decided to agree to a variation of the award to permit of the introduction of the shift ...
Article : 129 wordsReturns of Australian imports for January and for seven months of 1917-18 were made available in Melbourne on Wednesday last, but did not reach Sydney till yesterday ...
Article : 252 wordsThe Scone Jockey Club's meeting was held to-day. There was a large attendance and good racing. Results:- Opening Handicap. 6f.—Carbide, by ...
Article : 373 wordsThe Chamber of Commerce, at its meeting to-day, decided to support the proposal by the Dungog Municipality to obtain electricity for light and power from the Chi[?]ster water ...
Article : 41 wordsThere will be a matinee to-day at West's Olympic, Oxford-street. On Monday next the management will show "I Will Repay," a five-act picture version of one of the O. Henry stories, with Corinne Griffith ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Sat 9 Mar 1918, Page 14
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