Although the thunderstorm which burst over the metropolis yesterday afternoon was only of brief duration, it accounted for one life-that of an old man, who has not yet been identified; ...
Article : 658 wordsThe secretary of the Electrical Trades Union, Mr. D. E. Black, was recently presented with a gold watchchain in appreciation of his efforts on behalf of the electrical mechanics of the ...
Article : 1,397 wordsClyde shunting yards are regarded as the Siberia of the New South Wales railways. They are called Siberia because they are a hard place to get away from, and no one wants ...
Article : 521 wordsOn Monday his Excellency Sir Gerald Strickland, the State Governor, will be present at the Ministerial luncheon to be tendered to Earl Grey. In the evening his Excellency will ...
Article : 1,337 wordsA somewhat unique position has arisen in connection with the taking of the local option poll in the electorate of Granville during the recent general elections. ...
Article : 206 words"Sydney is a very leaky place," complained Mrs. L. C. Mackinnon, of Melbourne as she settled herself, a vision of silvery-grey char-meuso and chiffon and jewels, into an easy ...
Article : 294 wordsThe annual eight-oar race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities was rowed on the Thames to-day, and resulted in an easy win for Cambridge. ...
Article : 30 wordsFritzholland beat Tom McCormick on points. He won nearly every round, and had McCormick in a sorry plight at the end. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe secretary of the Wharf Laborers' Union, Mr. J. Woods, said yesterday that there had been no change in the union's determination to cease to handle frozen meat for export from ...
Article : 99 wordsThe Electoral Commission, which is at present sitting in Queensland, will commence the taking of evidence in Sydney on Monday, April 6. ...
Article : 27 wordsLiverpool was in the area affected by the storm, and in the course of half an hour or so the rain fell in torrents. ...
Article : 27 wordsThere are indications that the smallpox epidemic at Newcastle, is gaining ground. Two more cases were reported yesterday, one from Stockton and the other from Charlestown. . ...
Article : 31 wordsThe view of the secretary of the Food Pro-ducing and Distributing Council of New South Wales, Mr. G. Saunders, was sought yesterday by a "Sunday Times" reporter. The Food ...
Article : 285 wordsThe storm was very violent at Chatswood. In addition to a heavy downpour of rain, the wind blew with hurricane force, dislodging several roofs, and causing other minor damage. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe railway service on the Northern Line between Eastwood and Meadowbank was disorganised for more than an hour yesterday afternoon, owing to the guard's van attached ...
Article : 63 wordsNews reached the city to-night of a very severe thunderstorm north of Port Stephens. The lighthouse at Seal Rocks was struck by lightning. The lower part of the structure was ...
Article : 95 wordsA wireless message from the Oceanic Company's steamer Sonoma, received at Sydney yesterday morning by Mr. V. A. Sproull, managing agent in Australia, from Captain ...
Article : 50 wordsThe marriage took place at 7.15 last night, at St. Phillip's, City, by Rev. Frank Elder, B.A,. of Aubrey Parsons, second son of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Curtis, of Woollahra, to Bessie Lilian, ...
Article : 536 wordsGeorge Apps, 28, residing at 15 Goodlett-st., Surry Hills, was found in Cleveland-street, near Elizabeth-street, about 8 o'clock last night, in a dying condition. He was conveyed ...
Article : 46 words"It was only just a puff from the nor'-west," said the signalman at South Head, "accompanied by a heavy downpour. No, shipping was not inconvenienced at all." ...
Article : 32 wordsSpontaneous combustion in a barrel of waste is supposed to have been the cause of a fire in one of the Government workships at Randwick yesterday. The right watchman discovered the ...
Article : 71 wordsBowlers on the City Bowling Green lost no time in getting off the rink yesterday afternoon when the storm burst. The first clap of thunder sent them scurrying into the ...
Article : 129 wordsAll cricket was seriously hampered by the fall, and in some cases there was nothing for it but to abandon proceedings for the day. At University Oval the ground was quickly covered, ...
Article : 90 wordsAt the Liverpool Spring Meeting to-day, the principal race resulted as follows : GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE, a handicap of £4000, including a trophy valued ...
Article : 295 wordsMr. Cook yesterday, speaking in reference to the conference between himself and Mr. Holman regarding the account of £7000 rendered by the Commonwealth Government to the New South ...
Article : 91 wordsIn 10 minutes 54 points of rain fell at Parramatta yesterday afternoon. At Toongabbie a tree was blown down and carried with it the Mount Victoria and Western telegraph lines. ...
Article : 211 wordsThe storm at Bendigo (Vic.) on Friday flooded all the rooms in the local post-office, except the telegraph department. The ceilings were reported to be dangerous, and the department ...
Article : 88 wordsJust as the huge crowd of passengers which the Indarra took away from the A.U.S.N. Company's wharf yesterday afternoon were bidding farewell to relatives and friends, the storm ...
Article : 122 wordsIt is an open secret that under the direction of the newly-appointed Railway Commissioners a revolution will be effected in the system adopted by their predecessor ...
Article : 120 wordsDuring the height of the storm Mr. Harry Weston, the well-known black and white artist, was caught on Middle Harbor while voyaging in a quaint canoe and upset. Some onlookers put ...
Article : 73 wordsThe Shakespeare Festival, to be held in the Town Hall from Wednesday, April 22, to Saturday, April 25, will be opened at 2.30 by the Governor, who will be accompanied by the ...
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Family Notices : 165 wordsThe Cockatoo Dock yard staff (1400 of them) made a presentation of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Cutler yesterday. Mr. Cutler has been transferred from the superintendence of Cockatoo ...
Article : 100 wordsMr. Watt, the Victorian Premier, said yesterday that he understood the question of the State debts would be discussed at the Premiers' Conference next week, when several Federal ...
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Sunday Times (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1930), Sun 29 Mar 1914, Page 10
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