The proposal by the Sydney Chamber of Commerce to reduce the size of wheat bags is likely to meet with much opposition. It is an easy thing for the merchant to say the ...
Article : 1,203 wordsTwo Step and Prestonpans have been scratched for the A.J.C. St. Leger. The following race meetings have been registered by the A.J.C.:—Bredbo J.C., March ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 75 wordsAt the meeting of the Annandale Council on Monday night the following assessment was agreed upon:—Annual value of all buildings and cultivated land, £77,041; captal value of unimproved land, £37,200; ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 110 wordsThe following scratchings were recorded to-day:—V.R.C. Autumn Meeting—Australian Cup: Illawarra. Ascot Vale Stakes: Banzai, Wonderland. V.A.T.C. Autumn Meeting— ...
Article : 81 wordsThe minute submitted to the Bexley Council by its Mayor—Alderman J. Godwin—showed that many important works had been carried out during the past year, the most notable one being the bridge across ...
Article : 219 wordsThe Western District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was opened to-day. The central executive was represented by Mr. J. Perry, M.L.A. (Liverpool Plains), ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 73 wordsA lot of interest is being manifested in the meeting of the above two yachts on Saturday, and many have been the conjectures as to their relative sizes. As the general opinion seemed to be that Rawhitt ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 635 wordsIn order to bring to a finality the present undecided state of affairs between the board of control and the Melbourne Cricket Club, the board his asked the Victoria Cricket Association to name its third delegate. ...
Article : 168 wordsAt Tuesday night's meeting of the Enfield Council, the Mayor (Alderman J. Mackay) presiding, a letter was received from the Commonwealth Postal Department stating that at the request of the council it ...
Article : 491 wordsThe annual match between members of the staff of the N.Z. L. and M.A. Co., Ltd., was played on the Rushcutter Bay oval on Tuesday. Messrs. J. H. Robinson and L. Minnett captained the respective sides, ...
Article : 210 wordsFollowing is the result of the examination in drill (practical) of the officers of the 6th Australian Light Horse Regiment: Lieutenant T. N. Johnstone, 70 per cent.; ...
Article : 168 wordsThe master tailors and woollen travellers of Sydney celebrated their 12th annual reunion yesterday. During the day a match was played at Waverley oval, in which the master tailors made 109 against their ...
Article : 272 wordsAn extraordinay bungle marked the polling at the city polling booth for the boroght of Lane Cove, with the result that something approcaching a deadlock has been occasioned. It appears that the presiding officer ...
Article : 333 wordsMr. W. A. Benn writes:—"Let us take Dr. Danysz's own letter and see what he, a fairminded and scientific man, says. He says that he is investigating, but that in the ...
Article : 541 wordsThe city organist opened his recital yesterday afternoon with Bach's "Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor," a splendid piece of music, the thunderous termination of which proved deeply impressive. Probably the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 628 wordsQuite a number of cycling [?]racks, who have during the past few weeks been racing in Melbourne and Adelaide, arrived here yesterday by train. A number of other riders are shortly expected, and in a few days ...
Article : 91 wordsThe Lithgow Show commenced to-day. The weather was fine and warm. The attendance was fair. The entries were more numerous than last year. In some sections, including ...
Article : 310 wordsA cool breeze swept over the Cricket Ground last night, and assisted the crowd of people which assembled at the first of the carnival concerts to enjoy a pleasant hour or two in the grand stands, or walking ...
Article : 175 wordsThere is a lot of discussion at present in England as to whether finality in bicycle construction has bee reached. A good many people seem to think that it is practically impossible to improve the modern wheel. ...
Article : 346 wordsAt the Petersham Council meeting last night a general rate of 1s in the £ and a lighting rate of 3d in the £ were struck. A letter from the Public Morals' Association was read and it was decided to ...
Article : 66 wordsBYRON BAY.—The late generous rains have caused a plentiful growth of pasture in the district. Cattle from the South Coast are being sent here for feed. Last week over ...
Article : 144 wordsThe number of voters on the Rockdale muncipal polls, as shown by the police returns, is set down at 2959, 612 of which are in the Aracliffe Ward, 620 in the Hopetoun Ward. 923 in Rockdale, and 804 in ...
Article : 193 wordsThe Citizens' Professional Musicians' Band will perform in Wynyard-square at noon to-day a popular programme, including the selection from "Tambour Major," now being played at the Theatre Royal. The ...
Article : 84 wordsThe forty-seventh annual meeting of the St. Leonards School of Arts was held in the boardroom last night, and was well attended. Mr. W. A. Dixon presided. The annual report, which was adopted, showed that ...
Article : 379 wordsAlderman Pittman, before vacating the mayoral chair of Waterloo last week, said he desired in justice to himself to make a statement concerning the affairs of the borough. The year had been a successful one, ...
Article : 222 wordsWriting under the nom-de-plume of "In Summa Diligentia," a local motorist deplores the fact that the Railway Commissioners should have expended so much public money in having built to their order two such ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 439 wordsThe committee of the Perth and Fremantle Chambers of Commerce has fixed the standard for Western Australian wheat for the present season at 61½lb. The Western Australian ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 491 wordsThe second annual exhibition of the Guyra Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Association, opened to-day, was a distinct success. Special trains from Armidale and Glen ...
Article : 1,680 wordsThe Hay Pastures Protection Board has devoted considerable time to a letter from the Minister for Lands asking their opinion as to the most economical description of netting to ...
Article : 134 wordsThe Automobile Club of France decided at a meeting held in Paris on January 18, to hold the Grand Prix for motors over the Sarthe Circuit. It was originally the intention of the Paris[?]an promoters to ...
Article : 111 wordsThe Danysz fund has reached £10,633 promised and in hand. A meeting of the Pastures Protection Boards Council of Advice was held yesterday, when it was announced that ...
Article : 1,002 wordsThe monthly meeting of the Municipal Association of New South Wales was held yesterday afternoon at the offices, in Queen Victorial Markets, George-street. The chair was occupied by Alderman John Wheeler ...
Article : 373 wordsA postcard from Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Glidden, the motorists who annually undertake a lengthy tour on their car, announces the fact that they arrived at Calcutta on January 17, having completed the ...
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Advertising : 149 wordsThe chief vermin inspector has reported to the Minister for Lands counselling caution with respect to Dr. Danysz's experiment for rabbit destruction. He says the question of ...
Article : 493 wordsAn interesting personal sketch of the leading French, Belgian, and Italian motor racing cracks has been given in the "Morning Post." Chronometer Thery is the name that was aptly given to the brilliant ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 407 wordsThe Pambula Show is the best held under the auspices of the society. The attendance on the first day was very large, and included visitors from Bemboka, Candelo, Wolumla, and ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 22 Feb 1906, Page 4
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