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  2. VICTORIAN R. A. SOCIETY.

    The annual show of the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria was opened to-day under favourable auspices, the weather being bright and cool. The exhibits, which exceeded 5000 in number, reached a ...

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  3. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. EIGHT-HOUR DAY CELEBRATION.

    The Eight-hour Day celebrations were held yesterday in bitterly cold weather. The procession in the morning was witnessed by large crowds, who thronged the principal thoroughfares. The chief ...

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  4. PARRAMATTA DISTRICT. POLICE.

    At the Parramatta Police Court on Monday morning, before Mr. T. E. M'Nevin, P.M., and Mr. P. J. Braine, J.P., Joseph Armidale was charged with being found in the dwelling-house of William Lindo ...

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  5. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. THE TURF.

    Owing to a good gallop recorded by Kenley in the morning he became very firm in the betting yesterday on the Epsom Handicap, ranking as an equal favourite at 7 to 1 with Abington. There was, ...

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  6. CITY COUNCIL.

    A meeting of the City Council was held yesterday evening at the Town Hall. Sir James Graham (the Mayor) was in the chair, and there were present— Aldermen M'Elhone, Griffin, Kelly, Thompson, ...

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  7. SPEED TRIALS.

    Some time ago Murphy, the American crack racing man, rode a mile under the minute behind a locomotive on a specially prepared track. It was difficult to see what advantage cyclists could obtain from such ...

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  8. PICKPOCKETS.

    Parramatta has been very free from the thief known as the pickpocket, but on Friday last the town was visited by a trio from Sydney, who went to the saleyards (Friday being market day) for ...

    Article : 277 words
  9. LAWN TENNIS.

    The Band C class badge matches were continued on Saturday. All the matches in the former, with one exception, were again very close. In most cases the sets were equal, and the matches decided by a ...

    Article : 685 words
  10. THE TARCOOLA GOLDFIELDS.

    A deputation of gentlemen interested in the Tarcoola goldfields urged the Premier to-day to construct a telegraph line to Tarcoola, to make provision for a better water supply, and to allow the use of a bore to ...

    Article : 174 words
  11. GEELONG RACING CLUB.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 475 words
  12. A BARQUE'S EXCITING PASSAGE.

    The barque Loch Lomond had an exciting passage from Glasgow, which she left on June 8. On August 1, after crossing the meridian of the Cape, a heavy southerly storm of hurricane force burst upon ...

    Article : 92 words
  13. JUNIOR CRICKET ASSOCIATION.

    At a meeting of the Parramatta District Junior Cricket Association the question was considered as to whether the competitions should be conducted this year in two grades, or with ...

    Article : 107 words
  14. NEWCASTLE. THE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM.

    The Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board is in receipt of a communication from the Under Secretary for Public Works intimating that the Minister (Hon. E. W. O'Sullivan) has approved of provision being ...

    Article : 372 words
  15. FOOTBALL.

    The King's School, in the recent football competitions between the Great Public Schools of the colony, to decide the premiership for the season, had only six points scored against them throughout the ...

    Article : 198 words
  16. FOREST LODGE PONY AND GALLOWAY RACES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 321 words
  17. STATE PARLIAMENTS. QUEENSLAND.

    In the Legislative Council to-day the Chief Justice's Salary Bill was read the third time, and ordered to be transmitted to the Assembly. The Treasury Bills Bill, the Stamp Act Amendment Bill, the Mining Act ...

    Article : 64 words
  18. THE BAULKHAM HILLS TRAM.

    When the matter of a tram service between Parramatta and Baulkham Hills was practically decided the question as to the character of the trucks to be used for the carriage of fruit was mooted, and it was ...

    Article : 220 words
  19. BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHIPPING.

    Arrivals: Buteshire, s., from New Zealand ports; Jumna, from Queensland ports; Port Stephens, s., from New Caledonia; De Ruyter, from Wallaroo. Departures: Waimea, s., for Sydney; Harburg, s., for Sydney; Afghanistan, for ...

    Article : 374 words
  20. HUNTER DISTRICT TOURNAMENT.

    This tournament was continued on Saturday. A large amount of interest was centred in the Championship contest between the brothers J. and A. Burke. Both played well from the base line, but J. ...

    Article : 417 words
  21. VICTORIA.

    In the Legislative Council the Marine Act Amending Bill and the Wild Dog Destruction Bill were passed through their remaining stages. A select committee was appointed to inquire into and report on the ...

    Article : 312 words
  22. VICTORIAN SPORTING.

    It was decided to-day to send Repeater and Santoi to Sydney to take their chance at the A.J.C. Meeting, and they will leave by the first train in the morning. ...

    Article : 49 words
  23. ROSEBERY PARK PONY AND GALLOWAY RACES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 318 words
  24. THE MORNING GALLOPS.

    A good muster of owners and trainers put in an appearance at Randwick yesterday morning and some very interesting work was done. The hurdles were 20 yards out on the course ...

    Article : 991 words
  25. WATER AND SEWERAGE BOARD.

    The weekly meeting of the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board was held at the offices, Newcastle, this morning. The president (Mr. W. J. Millner) occupied the chair, and Messrs. J. W. Birkenhead, John Reid, O. G. ...

    Article : 189 words
  26. FOOTBALL IN NEW ZEALAND. NEW SOUTH WALES v. WANGANUI.

    New South Wales defeated Wanganui by 9 points to 8. This is the first match played by a New South Wales team at Wanganui, and on the present ...

    Article : 151 words
  27. THE WEATHER.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 91 words
  28. PASSAGES ENGAGED BY THE R.M.S. ARCADIA.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 238 words
  29. THE COAL EXPORT TRADE.

    The Italian steamship Luiga Ciampa was despatched to-day for Talcabuano with a full cargo of 5397 tons of coal from the Seaham Colliery; the four-masted barquentine James Tuft sailed for Kaliului with 1813 tons of Duckenfield coal; ...

    Article : 183 words
  30. THE MATCH AGAINST OTAGO.

    The "Otago Times" of August 26 thus describes the play of the New South Wales team:— Maund, the New South Wales full back, was in great form, and played the best full-back game of ...

    Article : 592 words
  31. COURSING.

    Although the clements are somewhat against enclosed coursing, so far as spectators are concerned, there is a goodly company from different parts of the State in Orange to-night. The coursing proper ...

    Article : 478 words
  32. BERRIMA DISTRICT A. H. AND I. SOCIETY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 960 words
  33. SOUTH AMERICAN MAILS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    Sir,—I can endorse the statement of Mr. J. M. Paxton as to the difficulty of obtaining exact information from postal officials here re above. I have regular (or rather irregular, postally) correspondence ...

    Article : 194 words
  34. PASSAGES ENGAGED BY THE R.M.S. ORUBA.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 191 words
  35. THE CITY COURT.

    At the City Court to-day a Greek named Alee Paxince, 26, a fishmonger, was charged with having asuaulted Ernest Ireland. The evidence was to the effect that accused threw a sauce bottle at prosecutor whilst in an oyster saloon in ...

    Article : 135 words
  36. QUOITS.

    A quoit match took place yesterday between R. Vardy (Illawarra) and G. English (Newcastle) for £10 a side, 61 up. The result was—English, 61; Vardy, 40. Another match was subsequently ...

    Article : 97 words
  37. LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ASSOCIATION.

    A special meeting of the Newcastle branch of the Licenced Victuallers' Association was held at the Shortland Hotel this afternoon, to ascertain whether any of the members desired to ventilate their grievances before the ...

    Article : 157 words
  38. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    Sir,—Referring to my letter in your Monday's issue, I have been informed by the secretary of the Chamber of Commerce that the promised postal official did not call upon him, but that after a lapse ...

    Article : 426 words
  39. PASSAGES ENGAGED BY THE POLYNESIEN, SAILING TO-DAY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 115 words
  40. FOOTBALL.

    The schools' competition is now concluded, will the result that The King's School are premiers for the year, Newington College being second. The winning team were not beaten throughout the season, the only ...

    Article : 194 words
  41. NEW CALEDONIA SHIPPING.

    Our correspondent writing from Noumea on August 30, says the Notre Dame de la Garde is still on the reef. The Jubilee and St. Mary's Bay both arrived on August 25, also La France (August 26) from New Hebrides and La ...

    Article : 58 words
  42. PORT HUNTER SAILING CLUB.

    The adjourned annual meeting of the Port Hunter Sailing Club was held at the clubrooms, Commercial Hotel, tonight, for the purpose of electing a committee of management for the current year. Twenty-one nominations were ...

    Article : 81 words
  43. HARBOUR REMOVALS.

    The ship Miltiades on arrival yesterday was taken to Towns Wharf. The four-masted French barque Ville du Havre was yesterday moored to the P. and O. buoy. ...

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  44. A FATAL ACCIDENT.

    A lad named George Lorraine, lately residing with his parents at Carrington died to-day from the effects of injuries received by a sulky accident on Thursday last. If appears from inquiries made by the police that the deceased ...

    Article : 184 words
  45. A TEAM FOR BEGA.

    A team will leave at noon to-day, under the managership of Mr. F. Matthews, and will play at Bega on Saturday, at Cobargo on Monday, and at Tilba Tilba on Wednesday. ...

    Article : 166 words
  46. POLO.

    The Cooma Polo Club has asked the Bombala and Queanbeyan Clubs to be its guests for the proposed carnival on October 11 and 12. ...

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  47. INTER-STATE LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

    The Inter-State Lawn Tennis Tournament was continued to-day. Crouch succeeded in winning the remaining set in singles, beating his southern opponent Wickham by 6 to 3. This made the final ...

    Article : 261 words
  48. THE MILTIADES.

    One of the best-known clippers in the Australian trade, the Miltiades, yesterday arrived from London. The Miltiades left the South-west India Dock, London, at 2 p.m. on June 4, and landed the pilot at Start Point at 6 a.m. on ...

    Article : 336 words
  49. GOLF.

    A scratch tournament in two divisions will be started on Saturday, for which prizes have been presented by the president (Mr. H. T. Barton.) Entreis close on Friday, and, in the absence of the honorary ...

    Article : 67 words
  50. LINDFIELD v. MARRICKVILLE.

    The associate members of the above club will meet to-day on the links of the Lindfield Club. ...

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  51. ALBURY SHOW.

    Judging of the wine exhibits at the Albury show took place to-day the judge said the samples were of veiy good quality indeed. It was, he said, very gratifying to note the splendid condition of old wines, ...

    Article : 171 words
  52. BATHURST CLUB.

    The members and associates' monthly competition handicap stroke of the Bathurst Golf Club was played on Saturday, and resulted in C. M. Garrard (scratch) 100, winning the members', and Miss West (11 points) ...

    Article : 79 words
  53. SYDNEY HUNT CLUB.

    The close of the hunting season was celebrated on Saturday last at Boxhill, by a crosscountry steeplechase for bona-fide hunters, ridden by amateurs, who had fairly hunted through the season. The ...

    Article : 499 words
  54. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    Sir,—According to telegraphic notice posted in the Royal Exchange, the steamer Luigi Clampa left Newcastle early this morning for Talcahuano, vet no opportunity has been afferded the public to send West ...

    Article : 127 words
  55. PIGEON SHOOTING.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 121 words
  56. SHEARING MATTERS.

    The acting secretary of the Pastoralists' Union of New South Wales informs us that he received the following telegram yesterday from Messrs. M'Master Brothers, of Weetalabah, Coolah;—"Started ...

    Article : 50 words
  57. THE AIRLIE.

    Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. are advised by cable of the arrival of the Airlie at Hongkong on the 2nd instant, en route from Australian ports to Japan. ...

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  58. CYCLING.

    The half-yearly meeting of this club was held in the Petersham Town Hall on Friday night, Mr. P. Gosney occupied the chair, and there was a large attendance of members. The hon. secretary read an ...

    Article : 119 words
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