An attendance of about 4000 witnessed the resumption of play at three minutes past noon. S. E. Gregory not out 116 and Noble not out 52 took their places at the wickets. Braund bowled ...
Article : 2,292 wordsThe Government Resident has advised the Minister controlling the Northern Territory of a disaster which is believed to have overtaken a mail coach. He reports that beyond all doubt a mailman named ...
Article : 349 wordsThe Federal Premier returned to Sydney on Saturday. Speaking to a "Herald" representative last night, Mr. Barton said, in answer to a question, that consideration of the tariff in the House of ...
Article : 432 wordsThe body of a wharf labourer named Isaac Morgan was found floating in the harbour to-night near the shoots of the A. A. Company. The water police were informed, and the body was recovered and conveyed to the City Morgue. ...
Article : 136 wordsA meeting of the Monumental Workers' Union was held on Friday at the Trades Hall under the auspices of the Sydney Labour Council, Mr. T. H. Thrower, president of the Labour Council, ...
Article : 225 wordsThe Attorney-General, Mr. Gordon, who returned on Saturday from Hobart, where he attended the conference of State representatives on the question of legal reciprocity, says the conclusions arrived at are ...
Article : 146 wordsOn Friday morning the steamer Australasian arrived in Sydney harbour, having on board a number of soldiers who have been invalided from the war in South Africa. The steamer ...
Article : 192 wordsThe Railway Commissioners and Mr. Harper, traffic manager, arrived here yesterday. They travelled overland from Guyra to inspect the route for the proposed railway from there to Coff's ...
Article : 641 wordsThe barque Port Patrick arrived from Melbourne in [?]ow of Messrs. J. and A. Brown's steam tug Champion at 1 p.m., on Friday, and was an object of considerable interest. This is only the second occasion upon which a vessel ...
Article : 248 wordsThere is a strong feeling in federal legal circles against the determinations of the legal reciprocity conference which has just concluded its labours at Hobart. The resolution to which most obiectton is ...
Article : 94 wordsWith reference to the arrival of the steamer[?] Captain E. J. Thomas, of the Imperial pay office, Macquariestreet, states that at the time the ship arrived he was very busy landing the men of the trans ...
Article : 283 wordsOn Friday night a meeting of master farriers of the city and suburbs was held at the Trades Hall under the presidency of Mr. T. Graham. The meeting decided to affiliate the two associations existing in ...
Article : 69 wordsThe educational conference closed its sittings on Saturday last, having completed the programme set down for its consideration. Full reports of the discussions have been taken, and the secretary (Mr. ...
Article : 423 wordsA meeting of vanmen was held at the Trades' Hall on Saturday night for the purpose of forming a union. Mr. H. Rose presided. Addresses were delivered by Messrs. W. A. Holman, J. R. Dacey, ...
Article : 118 wordsThe fortnightly meeting of the council of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce was held in the Hall of Commerce on Friday. The president (Alderman W. B. Sharp) occupied the chair. A discussion took place in reference ...
Article : 292 wordsAt an early hour this morning a four-roomed house in Dugan-street was destroyed by fire. The occupier, Mr. Thomas E[?]land, was burnt to death. The body was badly charred. Deceased was about 30 years of ...
Article : 52 wordsThe City Coroner (Mr. J. C. Woore) initiated an inquest at the Lloyd Hotel on Saturday respecting the death of a dealer named Robert Thompson, aged 29 years, who died suddenly at his residence, ...
Article : 64 wordsSailed: Waikare, s., for Sydney. (For continuation of Shipping Intellilgence see Page 8.) SHIPPING REPORTS. (Continued from pape 6.) ...
Article : 772 wordsColonel H. D. Mackenzie, A.A.G. (chief staff officer), when seen by a "Herald" reporter on Saturday, explained that the military authorities were in no way to blame for the ...
Article : 84 wordsThe State revenue for January amounted to £331,925, the highest monthly total on record, exceeding that of the corresponding month of last year by £68,643. The increases include Customs and ...
Article : 246 wordsThe circumstances surrounding the death of a labourer named Richard Nagel, 45, who died at Sydney Hospital on Thursday from the effects of injuries alleged to have been caused during a quarrel ...
Article : 112 wordsThe announcement that Mrs. J. R. wood (Miss Essie Jenyns) has completed arrangements for the production of Shakespeare's pastoral comedy "As You Like It" has created a good deal of interest in this district, and a large ...
Article : 240 wordsA meeting of the executive of the above association was held at the rooms, City Bank Chambers, King-street, on Wednesday evening. Mr. R. A. Price, M.L.A., occupied the chair. Amongst those ...
Article : 510 wordsThe Public Works Committee took further evidence respecting the southern breakwater at Clarence Heads to-day. Mr. Kemp, local engineer of the Harbours and Rivers Department, advocated ...
Article : 230 wordsShortly after 10 o'clock on Saturday morning a collision occurred between an electric tram and a two-horse waggon at the corner of Pitt and Spring streets. The impact caused a man and a boy, who ...
Article : 69 wordsAn employee of the Eveleigh workshops, named Phillip Drew, who resides at Catherine-street, Leichhardt, was knocked down by a locomotive in the yard on Saturday morning, sustaining injuries to ...
Article : 57 wordsThe championship pennant bowling competitions under the auspices of the Northern District Bowling Association were advanced another stage yesterday afternoon, when two matches were played. The City Club beat Waratah ...
Article : 191 wordsThe Commonwealth revenue returned to the State for January amounted to £16,398, making without other items of consolidated revenue £53,759. ...
Article : 29 wordsA general meeting of the Northern Suburbs Municipal Committee was hald on January 30 at the rooms of Messrs. Batt, Rodd, and Purves. The chair was occupied by Alderman T. W. Hodgson ...
Article : 216 wordsA child, named Charles Reeder, aged 2½ years, who resides with his parents at King-street, Newtown, was knocked down and run over by a buggy on Saturday morning. He was conveyed to the Prince ...
Article : 62 wordsA linotype operator named Walter Verrell, employed in the "Mercury" office, where he had served his apprenticeship, was drowned in the Derwent on Saturday. With an elderly man named ...
Article : 112 wordsAt Flemington on Saturday the weather was disagreecable, the heat, wind, and dust combining in making things unpleasant for those whose business necessitated their presence on the tracks. The going ...
Article : 947 wordsOn Saturday a man named John Murray, aged 48, residing at 279 Darling-street, Balmain, was knocked down by a tram while in the act of crossing the street. He was rendered first aid by ...
Article : 94 wordsThe quantity of coal exported to places beyond the State during the week ended at noon yesterday was 53,837 tons, of which 38,065 tons were shipped to inter-state and New Zealand ports, and 15,522 tons to foreign markets, the ...
Article : 312 wordsMr. Bird, the State Treasurer, who returned from the inter-State trip to-day, states that he is endeavouring to arrange for a conference of Ministers of all the States with the Federal Ministers ...
Article : 261 wordsThe City Coroner (Mr. J. C. Woore) held a magisterial inquiry on Saturday at the North Shore Hospital touching the death of Mary Morrison, which took place at the institution on Friday morning, the ...
Article : 239 wordsThe Australien, of the Messageries Maritimes line, arrived on Saturday from Marseilles, via ports, and berthed at the company's wharf. She left for Nomnea yesterday, and will return in time to sail for Marseilles on February ...
Article : 33 wordsAt a meeting of the committee of the Mosman council held last week the council clerk, Mr. W. T. Bray, submitted a report on the borough finances, which were shown to be in a healthy condition. On ...
Article : 119 wordsIn connection with the substitution of C. Bannerman for R. Crockett as umpire, nominated by Mr. MacLaren for the match now being played, the English captain has written the following letter:— ...
Article : 358 wordsThe R.M.S. Aorangi, J. D. S. Phillips commander, arrived at Sydney yesterday at 3.4 p.m. after a very smart run from Canada, being three days shead of schedule time. She reports having left Vancouver (B.C.) at 1.50 a.m [?] ...
Article : 251 wordsBrigadier-General Finn (officer commanding the New South Wales military forces) returned from Melbourne by the express on Friday. He was busily engaged at headquarters, Victoria Barracks, during ...
Article : 111 wordsAt the annual meeting of subscribers to the North Shore Hospital, held on Friday evening, the committee referred in its annual report to the progress made towards tho erection of a new hospital for the ...
Article : 261 wordsAnother difficulty has arisen between the management and the miners of the Hetton Colliery. The subject of the dispute is the dismissal of a miner. A strike is threatened. The delegate board has held a special meeting to consider ...
Article : 65 wordsShortly before 6 o'clock yesterday morning the dead body of a middle-aged man was found by Constable Harding on the beach of the Marine Parade at Manly. Death had apparently resulted ...
Article : 161 wordsThe E. and A. Company's Airlie left Yokohama on January 1, Kobe on January 3, had fine weather with light winds until arrival in Hongkong on January 8; left Hongkong for Port Darwin on January 11; had moderate ...
Article : 101 wordsArrangements have been made for holding a country company "class B," for instruction, at the Victoria Barracks, Paddington, to commence on Tuesday, February 18, and conclude on Saturday, ...
Article : 60 wordsWith regard to the proposd amalgamation of Broken Hill companies Mr. Alfred Harvey, of Block 10 Company, when interviewed said he was disinclined to enter into an expression of opinion on the ...
Article : 263 wordsUnder the auspices of the Port Hunter Sailing Club a handicap race for 10-footers was sailed over the usual course yesterday afternoon, and resulted in a win for the Britannia. The steamer Aggie, which was chartered by ...
Article : 140 wordsThe Walkare left Wellington at 3 p.m. on Friday, and should arrive to-morrow. The Kamona left Kembla on Saturday night for Hobart direct. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe "coming of age day" in connection with the Christian Endeavour Societies was to have been celebrated in all parts of the world yesterday. Probably no religious organisation of modern days has seen ...
Article : 275 wordsTwo sailing vessels, the French barque Ville de Belfort and the German barque Helios, which have been loading wheat at Darling Island for Falmo[?]th, completed their cargoes on Saturday, and were hauled to an anchorage in the ...
Article : 183 wordsAn elderly woman named Eliza Murphy, living in Nelson-street, Balmain, met with a severe accident in a peculiar manner yesterday morning. She was walking along one of the Balmain streets to ...
Article : 104 wordsThe various progress associations of the unincorporated areas in the Northern suburbs met in conference last week to discuss matters of mutual interest. Amongst other questions considered was ...
Article : 123 wordsA ballot was taken among the subscribers to the Newcastle School of Arts yesterday for the annual election of a committee of management. There were 18 candidates for the 12 seats, and Dr. Beeston, president of the institution, ...
Article : 568 wordsA difficulty has arisen over the match at Bathurst, and one which, if neither side retires from the position taken up, will result in no match being played there by the Englishmen. The Bathurst team ...
Article : 210 wordsA man named Charles Davey, residing at Springstreet, Burwood, was admitted to the Western Suburbs Cottage Hospital on Saturday suffering from a crushed foot. Davey was driving a cart at ...
Article : 91 wordsThe ship Zealandia arrived at the Bluff on the 20th ultimo from London via Nelson. The barque Woosung arrived at Kaipara on the 23rd ultimo from Auckland to load kauri for Sydney. ...
Article : 148 wordsOn Sunday afternoon Cardinal Moran blessed and opened the additions recently made to the Parochial Girls' Day School at Newtown, conducted by the Good Samaritan Sisters. The additions, which are ...
Article : 307 wordsPublic opinion is somewhat divided respecting the changes in the management of the Lake View Consols mine. Messrs. Bewick, Moreing, and Co.'s engagement is generally regarded as certain ...
Article : 302 wordsA fatal accident occurred in a simple manner at the corner of Liverpool and Chapman streets yesterday afternoon, when a woman named Letitia Wilson, aged 48, fell and fractured her skull on the ...
Article : 104 wordsThe third day of the show was continued in beautiful weather, and the attendance numbered 3000. Following are the results:— Nea[?]est grocer's turnout: Sollitt and Malthus. Baker's ...
Article : 265 wordsThe following were reported on Saturday last:— Ballina.—15ft. on bar, 10ft. on inside channel at highwater. Manning Heads.—February 1, 12ft. 6in. on the bar this ...
Article : 41 wordsSharks are rather numerous in the Lane Cove River just now, and have travelled further up the stream than they have been known to do before. A few days ago a monster estimated to be fully 15ft. In length ...
Article : 162 wordsAldergrove, barque (QFTD), from Gothenburg—93 days Beech Holm, barque (NGRB), from Hudiksvall—[?] days. Hougomont[?] four-masted barque (PSGM)[?] from ...
Article : 107 wordsDuring the early hours of Saturday the 38in. trunk supply main leading from the Centennial Park to the Western suburbs burst at a spot near the intersection of Cleveland and Dowling streets. In a ...
Article : 118 wordsShortly after 10 o'clock last evening some people who were walking along Shelly Beach at Manly were approached by a young married woman named Amy Bower, who told them in excited tones that she had ...
Article : 115 wordscall for Fisher and Co.'s MIGHTY "ALOK". With lemonade or soda-water, 6d per glass.—Advt. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 3 Feb 1902, Page 8
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