Ascot will this afternoon be the rendezvous of p[?] of pony and galloway racing, and a very interesting programme is down for discussion. Large entries have been ...
Article : 1,015 wordsMr. William Goodwin, 74, died last night. Deceased was a native of Ireland, and had been 60 years in the State, 55 years of which he spent in this district. He leaves a widow ...
Article : 45 wordsAt about half-past 1 o'clock this morning a fire was discovered in the premises' of Maozer and Co., Elizabeth-street, opposite Redfern Park. ...
Article : 164 wordsMusic-lovers who feared to face the [?] weather last night missed a fine concert given by the Salon Trio at St. James's Hall consisting chiefly of numbers that were ...
Article : 515 wordsYesterday afternoon's display of billiards by both Gray and Aiken was most interesting. Honours were again, with Scotland's champion, who scored his points —583 to Gray's 478. The outstanding features of ...
Article : 572 wordsPlay in connection with the above was further postponed yesterday. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 359 wordsDriving a 20-h.p. Ford car, Mr. S. A. Cheney, of Adelaide, established new figures for his record on May 10. He covered the distance of 335 miles in 13 hours 55 minutes, lowering Mr. Allen Doone's time of 16 ...
Article : 121 wordsA special meeting of the delegate board of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association was commenced at Tattersall's Hotel yesterday and continued to-day. ...
Article : 170 wordsThe Parramatta Court of Quarter Sessions opened on Monday, before Judge Scholes. Mr. Nixon prosecuted for the Crown. PLEA OF GUILTY. ...
Article : 315 wordsA motor cycle reliability contest will, in all probability, be held from Adelaide to Melbourne—a distance of 574 miles—next Christmas. ...
Article : 37 wordsOn the Amateur Sports Ground, Melbourne, on May 12, Mr. S. L. Bailey, a Newcastle (N.S.W.) rider, added over a mile to the Australasian one-hour motor cycle track record. The new figures are 53 miles 280 ...
Article : 92 words"In the leading article, 'The Treasurer and the Railways,' in this morning's 'Herald.' " said the Minister for Railways (Mr. Cann) yesterday, "there is mentioned an amount of ...
Article : 165 wordsThe intervarsity track championships have been fixed for Wednesday, 28th inst, at the oval, and the inter-collegiate championships will take place on 30th inst. The trial to select representatives for the contests ...
Article : 55 wordsMrs. D'Arty Bucknell, on her return from England, has presented to St. Clement's Church a handsome set of solid beaten brass alms dishes, five in number, the altar dish ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 375 wordsA meeting of the committtee will be held at the Sports Club to-morrow night. On Sunday an all-day tour will be conducted, starting from Central Station a[?] 9.10 a.m. Nominations for the one mile walk ...
Article : 56 wordsAt a conference of representatives of the Blue Mountains Shire Council and the Municipal Council of Katoomba, held for purposes of considering a general lighting scheme for ...
Article : 147 wordsThe following clearances have been endorsed by the permit committee of the New South Wales League:— Inwards: W. J. Tallent (Paddington to Paddington II.); F. H. Sanders (Sydney to Newtown); H. L. Shannon ...
Article : 238 wordsThe Premier (Mr. M'Gowen) will, on June 11, at the request of the Minister for Works, turn the first sod of the Wyalong to Lake Cudgellico railway extension. The line, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 182 wordsOn Tuesday morning Horace Edwards, 23, employed at the Clyde Marshalling Yards, was assisting in the shunting of some trucks, when he slipped and fell, a portion of the ...
Article : 82 wordsSir,—At a meeting of the Ariah Park Progress Association, held on April 28, 1913, I was instructed to write your paper, and point out the unsatisfactory state of affairs that ...
Article : 364 wordsSeveral instances of pilfering from railway trucks have been reported. During the journey from Sydney to Gosford, trucks have been entered, cases and packages opened, and ...
Article : 64 wordsSir,—Mr. Cuthbert's letter in your issue of April 23, in reply to my letter of April 4, is about as ingenious and unfair as his letter of April 2, so he can safely assume a monopoly ...
Article : 1,027 wordsFollowing is the result of the concluding rounds of the amateur billiard tournament:—Semi-final: A. Norris beat F. Bunce by 8 points; W. Dwyer beat A. Couper by 32 points. Final: A. Norris beat W. Dwyer by ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 257 wordsA meeting of the Parramatta Council was held on Monday evening. Alderman Noller presided. The Board of Fire Commissioners wrote stating that a turbine fire engine would ...
Article : 93 wordsThe draw for the first round resulted in Granville, Balmain Second Leagues, Glebe, and Annandale obtaining byes. Cessnock, Sydney, Royal Navy (H.M.S. Cambrian), and Balmain (holders) were excused by ...
Article : 527 wordsThe contest at the Studium to-night will be between "Soldier" Thompson and Black Paddy, two middleweights. Thompson has some good victories to his credit, though he has been away from the ring for ...
Article : 60 wordsOn Saturday last an eel weighing 13lb was caught in the Barwon River, near Messrs. Hayes Bros.' wool scour, by Mr. Plowman, of Brewarrina. It measured 4ft 1ln in length. ...
Article : 46 wordsThe annual boxing championships in connection with the Sydney University will be decided at the University Oval this afternoon and Friday, commencing at. 4.45 o'clock on each day. Dave Smith, the well-known ...
Article : 86 wordsAn interesting point was raised before the P.M. at Wagga, during the hearing of appeals against certain valuations by the Mitchell Shire Council. Counsel who ...
Article : 187 wordsSir,—As Father O'Reilly says he will attack the education system right to the end, and "speak against it as long as life is left in him," it is only fair that he should speak ...
Article : 984 wordsThe Northern Association proposes holding six big fights during the exhibition, when purses ranging to £1000 will be offered. A match between Jerome, of Australia, and Dave Smith in New Zealand is probable, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 239 words"Young" Shugrue, of Jersey City, knocked out "One Round" Hogan, of California, in the tenth round of a 15-rounds bout last night. Shugrue led throughout. PHILADELPHIA, May 13. ...
Article : 46 wordsSir,—May I beg the favour of the insertion of the following in your valuable columns. In my evidence before the Northern Territory Railways Commission I am made to say, ...
Article : 378 wordsLast night at the Stadium Sailor O'Dea, 10st, met Jack Willis, l0st 11lb, for the best of 20 rounds. Willis won in the seventh round. Willis will fight Frank Bungardy on Monday. O'Brien, 10st 6lb, beat ...
Article : 67 wordsA number of deputations from local public bodies waited on the Chief Commissioner for Railways at Wagga. In some cases Mr. Johnson promised to do what he could, but in ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 297 wordsRumours concerning the 1913 interstate boat race, which was rowed at Adelaide last month, were referred to at last night's meeting of the New South wales Rowing Association. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 143 wordsAt the monthly meeting of the committee of the Dubbo District Hospital, the chairman of the house committee for the month of April reported that, owing to a mild epidemic of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 139 wordsSir,—In your issue of Monday last you state that the Commonwealth rifle team for Bisley is to be armed with the Motty M.L.E. mark 1* rifle (long). As the prinipal ...
Article : 448 wordsThe Mayor (Alderman Bossley) and the town clerk (Mr. S. H. Somerville), who were deputed by the council to arrange the whole of the details in connection with the flotation ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 505 wordsA test case in connection with the Early Closing Act was heard before the police magistrate to-day, in which James Plowman and Assad Rohanna, the latter a ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 177 wordsAfter winning the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley-onThames last June by beating the Leander crew, the Australian crew sold their boat the Q. L. Deloitte, to the Thames Rowing Club. They did so on account ...
Article : 235 wordsSir.—Archdeacon Boyce's estimated cost of liquor in his letter in your issue of Monday last is so exaggerated as to call for comment. Assuming his figures are correct, prices ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 199 wordsThe above will hold a race for club fours on Saturday over the Iron Cove course. Following are the crews:—No. [?]: S. Booth, S. H. Knight, J. Holley, G. Waddell, No. 2: C. Wooll, E. Harrison. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wed 14 May 1913, Page 16
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