A meeting of the executive committee of the Citizens' Association for the reduction in the number of members of Parliament was held in one of the rooms of the School of Arts yesterday afternoon. This was ...
Article : 558 wordsIt is shivering cold. We have covered 500 miles of rail from Bathurst to the Homebush loop, and away up north to Armidale, and for what reason it is hard to say. From all I can gather the site ...
Article : 1,115 wordsThe steamer Barwon sailed for Melbourne, via Sydney, to-day, taking 4700 tons of coal, 40 tons of coke, and 200 spokes. The steamer Isleworth sailed for Ocean Island with 650 tons of coal. ...
Article : 70 wordsYesterday was a clear day as far as additional cases of plague were concerned. Reports received last evening from the plague wards of the Coast Hospital showed that the patient ...
Article : 160 wordsMr. Webster, M.L.A., arrived in town to-day in connection with the forthcoming election. He states that Mr. G. A. Jones, general secretary of the Political Labour League, Sydney, will contest ...
Article : 95 wordsThe growers are now waiting patiently for some rain in order that they may commence planting operations for the coming season, but the rain seems to hold off, and so for the present operations ...
Article : 423 wordsA public meeting was held yesterday, having been called by the Mayor to arrange a demonstration in celebration of turning the first sod of the water supply. It had previously been decided to hold a ...
Article : 165 wordsDuring the week ended yesterday the importations of produce were:—Hay and chaff 2148 tons, potatons 403 tons, onions 70 tons, wheat 38,747 bushels, maize 3080 bushels, bran 6561 bushels, a pollard ...
Article : 53 wordsSales on the Stock Exchange yesterday were:— No. 1 North Oriental and Glanmire, 19s; Oriental Extended, contributing, 2s 6d; ditto, paid, 3s 9d; No. 5 North Phoenix, 1 d, 2d; No. 6 North Phoenix, ...
Article : 199 wordsMessrs. Gibbs, Bright and Co., as agents for the Sulphide Corporation, have shipped 150 tons of bullion by the steamer Dumascus, also 29 tons cake copper by the same steamer. The Dovedale has discharged ...
Article : 71 wordsYesterday a medical officer from the Board of Health, accompanied by the sanitory inspector for Alexandra and a reporter from this journal, made a visit of inspection to the Chinese quarters at ...
Article : 1,580 wordsThe Railway Commissioners visited here yesterday and were met at the station by the Mayor, aldermen, and officers of the Progress Association. The matter of extending the railway platform was brought ...
Article : 74 wordsA case under [?] shipping regulations, intended to prevent rats leaving vessels while in port, developed unexpectedly in the Summons Court to-day, when J. W. Jinman, master off the steamer Port Victoria, ...
Article : 237 wordsGeneral regret is expressed throughout the district at the discontinuation of the Brisbane Weather Bureau. It is hoped that the Commonwealth will take up the work, retaining the services of Mr. ...
Article : 41 wordsPORT CHALMERS.—Departure: County of Pembroke, barque, for Newcastle. (For continuation of Shipping Intelligence see page 10.) SHIPPING REPORTS. ...
Article : 787 wordsA painful accident happened this afternoon to a miner named David Cowo, aged 30. employed at Block 11 Proprietary. He is supposed to have taken a fit and rolled through an opening into the ...
Article : 308 wordsAt a meeting of the officers and men of the Parramatta Squadron of Lancers it was decided to hold a tournament on Eight-hour Day, provided Roschill Racecourse were available. It was reported that ...
Article : 50 wordsThe annual service in connection with the St. John's, Parramatta, branch of the Mother's Union was held, on Wednesday afternoon. The service was conducted by Archdoncon Gunther, assisted by ...
Article : 64 wordsThe movement initiated by the Kataomba Municipal Council to bring public pressure on Parliament to grant extended powers of local government is being warmly taken up by all municipal councils in ...
Article : 194 wordsThe Rev. R. F. Beecher, B. A., late of Parramatta, who began his pastorate of the Waverley Congregational Church on sunday last, was accorded a welcome at the church on Thursday ...
Article : 266 wordsSir William Lyne, Minister for Home Affairs in the Commonwealth Cabinet, was waited upon last night by a "Herald" reporter, and was asked his views concerning Parliamentary reform. ...
Article : 261 wordsThe sittings of the Special Health Court were continued yesterday at the Central Police Court, Mr. E. H. Wilshire, S.M., presiding. Mr. J. S. Cargill, of the Crown Law Department, prosecuted for the City ...
Article : 246 wordsAt a public meeting it was decided to hold a day's sport on Coronation Day. ...
Article : 19 wordsAt a meeting of the New castle Chamber of Commerce held this evening a letter was received requesting the chamber to assist in objeccting to the renewed application for a great of lease to undermine ...
Article : 91 wordsAt the Quarter Sessions James Maxwell, who was charged with stealing two bullocks from William Hibbard, was found guilty, and sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe Colonial Sugar-refining Company is asking canegrowers in this part of the district to make preparations for a possible carher starting of the Broad-water mill to crush cane affected by the dry weather. ...
Article : 43 wordsAn important licensing case was decided at the Central Summons Court before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M., yesterday, when James Joynton Smith, the licensce off the Hotel Arcadia, was proceeded against ...
Article : 1,085 wordsMrs. Bernard O'Connor, of Oak Flats, recently met with an accident by being knocked down by the buffer of an engine as it was coming into the platform. She was taken into Wollongong for medical ...
Article : 917 wordsThe R.M.S. Ormuz will be despatched at noon to-day for London, via ports. The R.M.S. Oruba is due to-day from London, and will herth at the Circular Quay after the departure of the ...
Article : 954 wordsAt a meeting of the Redforn Council held on Thursday evening a letter was read from the Camden Council, asking for co-operation in a movement to reduce the number of members of the State ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 944 wordsAnother case of plague was reported to-night. The patient was a member of the cleansing gang up to a weeek age. ...
Article : 29 wordsSir,—The impossibility, of securing anything approaching adequate sanitary conditions under the existing system of supervision by local inspectors— as examplified in more than one suburban ...
Article : 153 wordsDuring a discussion at the Sydney Labour Council on Thursday night one of the speakers stated that German arrivals in the State had beeen given recent positions on the trams in preference to men who ...
Article : 315 wordsThe attention of Major-General Hutton was drawn this afternoon to an article published in the "Sydney Morning Herald" of Thursday, in which Lieutenant-Colonel Langfield outlines the case for ...
Article : 108 wordsSir,—Could not New South Wales send two or more men to compete in rifle contests in Eugland? I feel sure they would give a good account of themselves and do credit to this State. I know nothing ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 363 wordsIn connection with the last meeting of the Association off Operative Plasterers, held in the Trades' Hull, the secretary (Mr. Joseph Phelps) reports that the full text of the resolution carried at the meeting ...
Article : 233 wordsThe Peregrine arrived here yesterday morning from Townsville, via ports, and lefft again for Melbourne last night. She is expected back here again on her way to Townsville. The Tyrtan arrived here yesterday from ...
Article : 119 wordsThe following proclamation in regard to the tick fever in Queensland has been gazetted:— "Whereas by proclamation dated the 15th day of April last certain concessions were cancelled, and by ...
Article : 480 wordsCaptain Pain, of the steamer Peregrine, which arrived here early yesterday morning from Queensland ports, reports that on thhe 4th instant the barque Bantfshire was signalled lying at anchor at the north end of Whitsunday ...
Article : 62 wordsThe following report has been prepared by the Assistant Medical Officer of Health for the metropolitan combined district at the instance of the President of the Board of Health, Dr. Ashburton ...
Article : 1,048 wordsThe following reports were yesterday received as to [?] bars along the coast:— Clarence Heads.—14ft, on the bar at high water. Ballina—15ft. on the bar, 10ft on inside channel at high ...
Article : 124 wordsThe Deputy Coroner (Dr. R. H. Todd) conducted au inquest at the Coroner's Court yesterday respecting the death of a Chinaman named Jun Cheong, who died at Sydney Hospital on Thursday morning ...
Article : 65 wordsCaptain John Gibb, of the Union liner Waikare, which arrived from Auckland yesterday afternoon, reports having passed the barquentine Pendle Hill at 9.30 a.m. on the 7th instant, and a gunboat bound west at 3.45 p.m. on the 8th. ...
Article : 47 wordsAbout half-past 11 last night a man named Frank Payne, aged 26, residing at Regent-street, Redfern, slipped on the pavement outside the fire station at George-street North and fractured his right ankle. ...
Article : 51 wordsThe troopship Cornwall, which left Durban on April 11 with the returning Sixth New Zealand Contingent, is expected to arrive at Sydney to-day. She left Albany on 2nd instant, and passed Cape Otway on Thursday. She ...
Article : 94 wordsThe Governor-General was entertained at luncheon at Parliament House by the Ministry to-day. In consequence of unfavourable weather, a garden party, which Lord and Lady Tennyson were to have ...
Article : 79 wordsShorlty before 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon J. Lvons, [?] stoker employed on H.M.S. Royal Arthur, was crossing George-street, near the railway station, when he was knocked down by a sulky. He was ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Sat 10 May 1902, Page 10
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