Mr. P.P. Goodsir, of Balmain, has been appointed town clerk in succession to Mr. H. J. Noble, who resigned the position on receiving an appointment as town clerk at Lambton. ...
Article : 29 wordsAt the courthouse Charlee Henry Rich sought to recover from Detective McHattie the sum of £6 12s 6d, to which he claimed he was justly entitled. ...
Article : 128 words"I don't say that the Northern Territory will be settled by white people, but I say unhesitatingly that it can be." Dr. Gilruth, Administrator of the ...
Article : 323 wordsScarlet fever has broken out at Jones Island, and the public school has been closed from to-day, in order to stop the disease from spreading. ...
Article : 33 wordsRichard Davis, captain of the Mokau, was charged at the police court with having stolen eight pint bottles of whisky, valued at 24s, consigned from a Sydney firm to a ...
Article : 52 wordsThe Newcastle Municipal Council has struck a rate of threepence-halfpenny in the £ on the unimproved capital value, amounting to £1,604,682, which will yield a revenue ...
Article : 46 wordsThe Industrial Board sat here yesterday to take evidence regarding the abolition of the afternoon shift. Judge Edmunds presided. Evidence was given by Drs. M'Carthy and ...
Article : 98 wordsIn the District Court, before Judge Fitzhardinge, Mrs. Eliza Porter brought an action against the Newcastle Municipal Council, claiming £162 10s, for payment for sand ...
Article : 337 wordsA verdict of suicide was recorded by the Actting City Coroner (Mr. J. W. Fletcher) yesterday in the case of William Edwin Field, aged 31, a hairdresser, who died on Sunday last, ...
Article : 84 wordsMr. R.S.M'Kenzle, chief clerk of the Dubbo Lands Office was presented with a purse of sovereigns Monday night, a gift from the Lands Office staff and the citizens, on the eve ...
Article : 121 wordsAbout half an hour after eating some herrings and tomato sauce yesterday, George Illingworth, aged l8, a dairyman, residing at 99 Ryan-street, Lilyfield, suffered from ...
Article : 59 wordsIn an address at a civic welcome at Shepparton to-day, Earl Grey, who has been visiting the irrigation districts, said one of the delights of his visit was to see an assemblage ...
Article : 131 wordsAn accident occurred at the 49½-mile section of the transcontinental railway this morning, when Thos. Lacey, 25, a platelayer, was, while riding between two water trucks, ...
Article : 93 wordsIn the following cases acquittals were made:—James Gorman, charged with endorsing and uttering a cheque for £20 19s; William Coops, charged with breaking and ...
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Advertising : 30,565 wordsOn Monday night Constable Missingham recovered the body of a woman from Woolloomooloo Bay, near Browne Metal Wharf. It did not appear to have been in the water ...
Article : 60 wordsThe steamer Brundah arrived late last evening, being unloaded by the office staff and officers and crew. Since the alteration in working hours, the local wharf labourers have ...
Article : 57 wordsEarly on Tuesday morning, at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Lillian Stewart, a married woman, aged 33, residing at 269 Cleveland-street, Redfern, without warning, ...
Article : 85 wordsThe Minister for Defence (Senator Millen), accompanied by Mr. F. B. S. Falk[?]ner, M.P., arrived at Hay by this afternoon's train. They were met by the Mayor and aldermen of ...
Article : 215 wordsAt the annual meeting of the Fernleigh branch of the Liberal Association the following were elected office-bearers for the year: —President, Mr. Austin H. Woodbury; ...
Article : 81 wordsA verdict of accidental death was recorded by the Acting City Coroner (Mr. J. W. Fletcher) at an inquiry held on the death of a little boy. Richard R. Wilcox, 3½ years ...
Article : 77 wordsThe Rev. Mr. Hill has been inducted, and has taken charge of the Presbyterian Church in [?]fell. The annual harvest thanksgiving services ...
Article : 48 wordsThe Acting City Coroner (Mr. J. W. Fletcher) yesterday held an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Ruby Eileen Mary Griffiths, aged 15 ...
Article : 212 wordsMr. Hansicombe, teacher of the Seaham Public school, who is an enthusiast in the subject of bird study, and an authority on birds, delivered an interesting lecture at the ...
Article : 68 wordsA motor-lorry owned by Mr. E. Mc[?] vray, of Wagga, was destroyed by fire when returning to Wagga after having been loaded with firewood. Messrs. C. Redman and ...
Article : 129 wordsA motor car, driven by Mr. Lesllo O'Neill, caught fire while being driven from Dungog to Stroud on Sunday afternoon. With the exception of a wheel, it was totally destroyed. ...
Article : 67 wordsNurse Richardson, head nurse at the local hospital, has been appointed matron of Emmaville Hospital, and leaves here next week. Nurse Daphne Wright, of Sydney, has been ...
Article : 226 wordsWilliam Hedger was sitting on the back of a cart, driven by his father, on which was an iron tank. When going under a clothes line, the tank was caught, and was upset, ...
Article : 59 wordsTwo more cases of smallpox are reported. Both are children, and come from Vere, seven miles from town. Dr. Chapple, from the Board of Health, went out to Vero to-day, ...
Article : 61 wordsGeorge Dowsett, a Wagga cabdriver, was driving along Tarcutta-road. when his horses swerved and the vehicle struck a post. Dowsett was thrown out on to the roadway, and ...
Article : 51 wordsAt a meeting of the Anglican Synod to-day, the president (Bishop Mercer) read the following telegram from Dr. Dean, of Melbourne, Bishop-elect, Tasmania:—"Accept ...
Article : 90 wordsAs a result of a runaway in Stanley-street, South Brisbane, to-day, one man was killed and another injured Frederick Bolton was driving a horse and sulky along ...
Article : 102 wordsShortly aftr 6 a.m. yesterday, flames were seen issuing from the kitchen of St. Joseph's Convent by several boarders. They immediately raised the alarm. Neighbours at ...
Article : 584 wordsA few minutes before the R.M.S. Osterley dropped anchor in the Roadstead this morning, a first-class passenger. Miss Margarot Emma Crowson, died from heat apoplexy. ...
Article : 32 wordsAt a meeting of the Ironworkers' assistants of Meadowbank, Granville, and Auburn last night it was decided by the Granville men not to return to work until their claims have ...
Article : 143 wordsAlderman J. C. Reid (Mayor of Newcastle) and Alderman Gibson waited upon the members of the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board on Tuesday, with reference to ...
Article : 180 wordsThe Australians opened their match against Hawke's Hay in beautiful weather on a perfect wicket. The attendance numbered 2000. The local team hatted first, and were all out for 172. J. H. ...
Article : 242 wordsThe Governor-General (Lord Denman) left Uralla this morning for Glen Innes. General [?]n Hamilton arrived from Sydney by the Gl[?]n Innes mail, and proceeded at once to ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 19 Feb 1914, Page 13
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