The President took the chair at 2.30 p.m. PETITION. Senator Pulsford (N.S.W.) presented a petition from the N.S.W. Alliance asking that ...
Article : 818 wordsIn the House of Representatives to-night in Committee of Supply, during the debate on the Supply Bill, the administration of New Guinea was discussed. ...
Article : 717 wordsWhile Mr. James M'Hugh, hotelkeeper of Uralla, was returning home from Armidale last night, he missed the mail train, and went to sleep by a fire until the special train came ...
Article : 189 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly to-day a debate on the second reading of the Surplus Revenue Bill was resumed. Mr. Bent concluded his speech, begun on the previous ...
Article : 118 wordsWollowra, s, 2631 tons, Captain David kerr, from Melbourne Passengers:—37 in the saloon and 24 in the steerage. G. S. Yuill and Co., Limited, agents Kyogle, s. 702 tons, Captain E. Farrell, from Clarence ...
Article : 279 wordsThe Board of Trade have requested their solicitor to take the necessary steps for holding an inquiry into the circumstances attending the stranding and total loss of the ship Lismore, of Glasgow, on Santa Maria ...
Article : 68 wordsThe Board of Trade have requested their solicitor to take the necessary steps for holding an inquiry into the circumstances attending the collision between the British sailing ship Zinita, of Gree[?]ock, and the ...
Article : 101 wordsIn the Legislative Council, to-day the Charters Towers Water Supply Bill and the Married Woman's Estates Bill were read the first time. The Native Animals Protection Bill, ...
Article : 154 wordsMessrs. Nelson and Robertson notify the following charters:— Dovenby, bq, 1653 tons. Captain Fegan, Smith Australia to South Africa. ...
Article : 82 wordsWilliam Herbert Thorn, tailor, committed suicide at Perth last night by shooting himself with a rifle. Apparently Thorn placed the muzzle of the rifle against his head, and ...
Article : 54 wordsStar of Scotland, s, for Auckland. Australi[?], s, for Brisbane. Ardova, s, for Port Pirie. Silver Cloud, bqtn, for Auckland, via Newcastle. ...
Article : 31 wordsForeign shipowners still continue to [?]gment their fleets by the purchase of obsolete British tonnage, one of the latest vessels to pass into foreign ownership being the old three-masted sailer Astricana, of ...
Article : 198 wordsMar[?]re, s, for South Africa and London via Melbourne: St. Louis, s, for Nourmen: Salamis, s, for Brisbane; Monaro, s, for Western Australian ports, via. Melbourne and Adelaide, Innamincka, s, for ...
Article : 62 wordsThe body of Martin Fury was found in the river this morning about 12ft from the edge of the retaining wall at North Quay. The body was covered with mud, and partly ...
Article : 340 wordsIn the Legislative Council to-day, Messrs. Riddoch and Warren spoke on the Franchise Bill. The debate was adjourned. Both opposed it. ...
Article : 298 wordsAustralind, s, 4521 tons, Captain Pidgeon, for London, via Brisbane Star of Scotland, s, [?]230 tons. Captain Hart, for Auckland. ...
Article : 54 wordsMr. G. Compere, who is hunting for insect parasites in China on behalf of the Western Australian Government, gives, in a private letter to a Perth friend, particulars of the ...
Article : 197 wordsThe following telegram was received last week by Messrs. Turnbull, Martin, and Co., the Dunedin agents for the federal-Houlder-Shire line of steamers, from the New Zealand head office:—" We authorise you ...
Article : 230 wordsMoka[?], s, for Richmond River; Helen Nicoll, s, for Newcastle. ...
Article : 16 wordsThe ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the second reading of the Copyright Bill. He said the bill would have to be read together with the Copyright Act of last year. Clause 2 ...
Article : 886 wordsInnamincka, s, from Queensland ports: 4310 sks sugar, 95 bgs potatoes, 21 bgs beans, [?]60 cs pines, 24 small coal baskets, 32 shovels, 363 bgs pumpkins, 155 bgs bones, 19 cs oranges, 16 bgs oysters, 158 bgs hides, ...
Article : 58 wordsHOKIANGA.—Dep: Aug.[?] 23, Manurewa, bq, for Adelaide; Laira, bq, for Sydney. KAIPARA.—Dep: Aug. 23, Helen Denny, bq, for Melbourne; Olivia, Norwegian bq, for Adelaide;[?] ...
Article : 33 wordsStar of Scotland. s, for London via auckland 18,000 bxs lead bullion. Silver Cloud, bqtn, for Auckland via Newcastle 1000 cs gallons, 1800 bgs coke. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 894 wordsAt the Wool and Flax Commission, held at Wellington on Wednesday last week a witness stated that he had been a ship charterer for 10 years, and considered wool, flax, and tow were liable to spontaneous ...
Article : 302 wordsThe steamer Port Chalmers, which grounded last week on Ulrica Reef, Albany Island, was succesfully floated on last night's tide, and came up to Goode Island this morning. She ...
Article : 192 wordsThe R.M.S. Oroya, from London, left Melbourne at 3.45 p.m. yesterday, and is due here early tomorrow morning. The R.M.S. Victoria, from Sydney bound to London, ...
Article : 122 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly last night the second reading of the Land Tax Assessment Bill, which is a machinery measure, was carried on the voices. This afternoon the ...
Article : 286 wordsThe mystory of the drifting boat which was picked up off Middle Head on Wednesday night by the Kuring-gai has not yet been satisfactorily solved. The police, ...
Article : 191 wordsA telegram was received yesterday by Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co., Ltd., stating that the A.U.S.N. Company' s steamer Suva a left Suva, Fiji, on Wednesday night for Sydney, via Likuri. She will bring ...
Article : 49 wordsThe R.M.S. Oroya left Melbourne yesterday, in continuance of her voyage, from London, and is due at Sydney to-morrow morning. In brilliant weather in the height of the English summer, the Oroya left ...
Article : 599 wordsAdvices from Gisborne state that the scow May was towed off the beach at Tokormaru last week. The scow apparently has suffered no serious injury. Captain Sprago states that he left Auckland on July 12 in ...
Article : 197 wordsA sacred and miscellaneous concert was given on Monday night at St. Clement's Church, Mosman, when the principal subject was Spohr's cantata, "God, Thou Art Great," in which Miss Lynn Mills, Mrs. ...
Article : 83 wordsAt about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon the fireman received a call to a private residence situated at No. 12 Callan-street, Balmain, occupied by James Burgess. On the arrival of ...
Article : 91 wordsThe Altona is at Singapore to leave for Australia to-day. The Apolda arrived Adelaide Aug. 20, outward. The Augsburg left Algoa Bay Aug. 9 outward, due Melbourne Aug. 30. The Bergedorf left Algoa ...
Article : 223 wordsUnder the auspices of the balmain branch of the society of St. Vincent de Paul, a concert was given an the local Town Hall on Wednesday evening. The Mayor (Alderman M. H. Coben) presided and ...
Article : 101 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly the Licensing Bill was discussed. The question whether electors should or should not vote for no license was postponed. The House decided ...
Article : 136 wordsThe Speaker took the chair at 2.30 p.m. FIRE INSURANCE BILL. The PRIME MINISTER, replying to Mr. Frazer (W.A.), said that if towards the end of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 188 wordsThe auxiliary schooner Purari, just built to the order of the London Missionary Society for special work in the cannibal country on the Purari River, British New Guinea, was ...
Article : 272 wordsThe following are the movements of Messrs. Archd. Currie and Co.'s Australian sad Indian line of steam ships:— The Darius sailed from Pinkenba July 27 for Java ...
Article : 145 wordsThe R.M.S. Oroya, which will arrive at Sydney early to-morrow morning, has undergone various changes both internally and externally since her last visit to this port, and ...
Article : 280 wordsA cable message has been recived by Mr. G. A. Parkes, the local representative of the United States and Australasia S.S. Company, notifying the departure of the steamer Epson from New York yesterday ...
Article : 52 wordsPORT DARWIIN (2540 miles).—Arr: Aug. 22. Taiyuan, s, from Lobe and Hongkong. Dep: Aug. 22. Taiyuan, s, for Sydney. THURSDAY ISLAND (2000 miles).—Dep: Aug. 23. ...
Article : 1,366 wordsOur Melbourne correspondent telegraphed last night: —"The Norwegian barque Gunvor arrived to-day from New York after an eventful voyage of 173 days. She is laden with case oil, and in March had to put ...
Article : 70 wordsSir,—The Minister's reply to Mr. Charlton, in your paper to-day, re "dog; watch," or third shift, in the Maitland coal mines, states that the results of the inspector's analyses of ...
Article : 426 wordsThe TREASURER submitted a two months' Supply Bill. The amount was £748,363. Earlier in the session a bill tor £459,064 was passed. If this bill were passed, the total ...
Article : 121 wordsAdvices to hand from London state that Messrs. Huddart, Parker, and Co., Melbourne, have contracted with Messrs. Gourlay Bros. and Co., Dundee, for the construction of a passenger steamer about 400ft ...
Article : 99 wordsSir,—Porinit me space in your columns to reier to a letter signed by Mr. D. Hogan in reference to an Optical bill, which [?] lieve a number of opticians here are ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 359 wordsThe new steamer which the directors of Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co., Ltd, some time ago decided to build at home, will be about 210ft long, with 32ft beam, and 16ft depth of hold. she will have a ...
Article : 100 wordsSir,—Having served many years under the various boards of education constituted in New South Wales, I have frequently had occasion to lament that many of your ...
Article : 300 wordsA Board of Trade inquiry was held at Glasgow on July 13 into the circumstances attending the stranding and loss of the four-masted ship County of Roxburgh, on February 8, on the island ft Takaroa, ...
Article : 401 wordsSir.—I think most men of sense must admire the letter of "Compromise" in your issue to-day. I have for years been forced to see the ...
Article : 197 wordsBACKACHE is often attributed to defective kidneys. This in measure is only a bogey— an advertising trick. Your kidneys are correct—never fear. In ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 24 Aug 1906, Page 8
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