Mr. Morton, assistant city engineer of Melbourne has accepted the appointment of city engineer, Wellington. ...
Article : 24 wordsSome little change has of late taken place in connection with the firms distributing tobacco in Australia. The matter is thus referred to in a telegram from our Brisbane ...
Article : 313 wordsThe cyclone which resulted in such extreme weather in Melbourne on Saturday and Sunday gave Sydney a short but sharp sample of its severity early yesterday morning, when a violent stor[?] ...
Article : 265 wordsThe weather was cold and invigorating at Randwick yesterday morning, and in consequence of the rain the tan track, which is the only rink open, ...
Article : 1,224 wordsMessrs. Charles Treedel and Co.'s building, in which a disastrous fire occurred on Saturday night, was insured for £10,250. One-fourth of this is in the Royal, one-fourth in ...
Article : 57 wordsFrank Morgan, formerly walter on the steamer Rotomahana, has committed suicide here in a determined manner. The deceased, who was on remand on a charge of theft, was ...
Article : 115 wordsThe City Council to-day approved of the committee's recommendation to amalgamate the town of North Melbourne and the borough of Flemington and Kensington with the city. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe thirty-second half-yearly meeting of the Equity Trustees, Executors, and Agency Company, Limited, was held to-day. The report showed a credit to the profit and loss ...
Article : 70 wordsThe news of Major Taylor's victory over lawson in Melbourne was received in Sydney with great satisfaction, as cyclists here have all along recognised that the Major, when he suffered defeat in ordinary scratch ...
Article : 104 wordsFelix Tanner has concluded a 21 days' fast at Wanganui. ...
Article : 14 wordsThe Jockey Club's annual races have been fixed for March 3 and 4. ...
Article : 18 wordsThe fire at the Islington Freezing Works, Christchurch, completely destroyed one wing of the building, including the glue, manure, tallow, bag, and poultry departments. The ...
Article : 48 wordsA race took place here yesterday on Fuller's racecourse between Mr. J. Clarke's Fun and Mr. L. Swan's Hard Times for £30. Mr. Clarke's horse won by a length. ...
Article : 34 wordsIt was recently announced that representatives of British potteries were visiting Australia with a view of starting works in the Commonwealth. Representations have been ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 276 wordsThe third round of the Bundock trophy competition has been completed on the St. Leonards green. The result was— Jervis and Read (scratch), 88, beat Pearson and ...
Article : 78 wordsOwing to the long-continued dry weather a water famine is imminent at Wellington. ...
Article : 17 wordsThe Howard Smith steamer Age arrived yesterday from Port Pirie, and as the slowly steamed up the harbour the presented a remarkable appearance. Her funnel was lying across the deck, whilst smoke ...
Article : 444 wordsThe Government has accepted the tender of the Cleveland Bridge Company, Darlington, for the construction at Staircase Gully and Broken River of viaducts on the Midland ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 565 wordsA proposal has been made to construct a tramway from Georgetown to the Chillagoe railway. The Government asked a guarantee of £7500 last year for interest on the cost of ...
Article : 47 wordsThere was a very large gathering of officers and members of the Loyal Orange Institution at the Protestant Hall last night, upon the occasion of the installation of the Grand Lodge officers, Bro. Thomas ...
Article : 483 wordsThe Italian barque Fede, which arrived at Port Adelaide yesterday afternoon from Sicily, came through a trying ordeal. On January 9, when she was in the Southern ...
Article : 121 wordsMr. T. J. Farquhar, pearlshell buyer at (Thursday Island, who arrived by the steamer Taiyuan, stated in the course of an interview that an American firm had been buying shelf ...
Article : 63 wordsIn connection with the proposal to lay up the tank engines, the Premier stated to-day that information on the subject was being secured from the engineering branch. ...
Article : 33 wordsThe Caramut polo team, 6 goals 7 behinds, to-day beat Camperdown, 6 goals 5 behinds. ...
Article : 19 wordsWalter James Wilkey, who was last week committed for trial for having stolen 27 sovereigns from a labourer at Modbury, was further charged at the Adelaide Gaol to-day ...
Article : 68 wordsThe Premier stated to-day that the results of the wheat harvest at the Warwick end of the Downs were turning out most satisfactorily and up to anticipations. At present ...
Article : 45 wordsEighteen entries have been received by the Port Jackson Sailing Skiff Club for a general handicap, to be sailed on Saturday afternoon next, in conjunction with the Sydney Flying Squardron, for which the prize have ...
Article : 104 wordsDuring January £2000 was received by the income Tax Department. ...
Article : 14 wordsVarious matters in connection with the electric lighting of the streets cropped up at last night's meeting of the City Council. Alderman Thomas Hughes, vice-chairman of the ...
Article : 560 wordsSir,—In your issue of the 2nd instant "Rustic" speaks of "the burden of travellers." I think he should have spoken of the pest of loafers. Por three years I have resided on the main North Coast-road, ...
Article : 371 wordsInquiries among leading produce merchants in Brisbane show that so far no steps have been taken which would lead to the supposition that Queensland would reap much benefit ...
Article : 118 wordsThe monthly meeting of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron was held at the clubhouse, Neutral Bay, [?] Monday evening. Mr. A. G. Milson presided over a very fair attendance of members. Mr. Hungerford will move ...
Article : 123 wordsThe weekly meeting of the squadron was held a Monday evening. Entries were received for Saturday's general handicap, as follow:—First hear: Effie, Keriki, Hiawatha, Guinevere, Southern Cross, Ida., Valhalls, ...
Article : 96 wordsThe Minister for Agriculture has obtained the names of reputable firms in South Australia, Western Australia, and New Zealand, with the view of finding through them a ...
Article : 40 wordsThere was a very satisfactory attendance at the Masonic Hall lust night when an entertainment was given by Leinster Marine Lodge, No. 2, in aid of the Freemasons' Benevolent Institution. An excellent ...
Article : 186 wordsAt a meeting of the Queensland Rowing Association the date of the interstate eight-oar race and [?]euils was fixed for May 7. It was resolved that the New South Wales, Victorian. South Australian, and Western Australian ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 154 wordsAn action brought by Victor E. Ludlow, William A. Smith, Claude Manning, and James Wilkinson against the Australian Metropolitan Life Assurance Company, Limited, and John ...
Article : 301 wordsSir,—I have to thank Mr. C. Willis for his reply to me, which exceliently exemplifies my contention that freetraders are often so blinded by prejudice that they mistake fallacies the most transparent for ...
Article : 605 wordsThe following holidays are notified in the "Government Gazette":— District of Wagga Wagga, Wednesday, February 17; district of Cooms, Thursday, February 18; that portion of ...
Article : 115 wordsAt the Rusheutter Bay Oval yesterday an interesting match was played between teams selected by Mr. Horace Rice and Mr. S. M. L. Innes. The former te[?]m consisted principally of members of the theatrical ...
Article : 112 wordsSir,—At the meeting of the Liberal and Reform Association last week I was more convinced than ever of the necessity of a still further reduction in the number of our ...
Article : 359 wordsSir,—In reference to the above subject, it may be of interest to the public to know the most recent views and practices of most of the chief European countries upon the subject of ...
Article : 85 wordsThe Waverley and Ocean-street teams met in th[?] competition on the Hampden Park Oval. Paddington, yesterday afternoon. The game resulted in a win for Waverley by an innings and 128 runs. Scores: ...
Article : 84 wordsSir,—The recent abolition of the South Head-ro[?]d Trust, with the consequent withdrawal of a sum of £3000 annually spent by the Government on the roads concerned, has naturally aroused an amount of ...
Article : 734 wordsThe following players have been selected to practice for the interstate banks cricket match to begin on 22nd inst:—Messrs. Stanley and Griffin (London Bank), Bernard (Australasia), M'Elhone and Walford (A.J.S.), ...
Article : 88 wordsKathleen Johnston, 32 years of age, died suddenly at her residence, 29 Paul-street, North Sydney, on Monday night. About a quarter past 8 o'clock she was found in a serious ...
Article : 75 wordsIt was much more like winter weather than summer at Flemington this morning, but was fine overhead. The big sand track had got into fair-going order again, though it was not ...
Article : 782 wordsOur Paris correspondent, in a communication published in the "British Medical Journal" of December 12, 1903, p. 1549, gave a summary of the provisions of the convention adopted by the international Summary ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 150 wordsThe dead body of Norman Hugues, 20 years of age was found in the bush near Erlistoun. He had been on a visit to a mine four miles off and evidently lost his way. His dead body ...
Article : 256 wordsSir,—Referring to recent events, I think that on the whole the employers in the tramway service are fairly well treated, compared with those employed outside the Civil Service. Take conductors: 39s per week to start ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 432 wordsThe R.M.S. Sonoma, from San Francisco, arrived at Auckland last night. Passengers for Sydney: Mesdames H. P. Avgill, M. Singleton and infant, Carlisle Taylor, W. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wed 10 Feb 1904, Page 12
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