A fire broke out here this afternoon, and unfortunately was attended with fatal results. An elderly woman named Lamey was cooking at her kitchen fire, and her dress caught alight. She fell on the ...
Article : 183 wordsThe revival of "Hamlet" at Her Majesty's Theatre this evening for a single performance only will constitute one of the many interesting dramatic events of the Wilson Barrett season Besides the success ...
Article : 118 wordsThe annual report of the Department of Public Works for the year ended June 30 last has been presented to Parliement. The year under review has been a memorable one in the annal of the State, ...
Article : 1,860 wordsIn the Assembly yesterday Mr. Bent moved the reduction of the railway vote by a shilling. It was arranged that the amendment should be taken to indicate that salaries over £600 should not be ...
Article : 302 wordsA daring attempt at burglary was made at the drapery establishment of Messrs. Grace Brothers, Broadway, Glebe, yesterday morning. The intruders, however, were distrubed before their operations had ...
Article : 951 wordsA collision took place in the harbour at an early hour this morning between the steamship Era, of the Howard Smith line, and the steel barque Maelgwyn, resulting in serious damage to the latter vessel. It appears that at about 1.30 ...
Article : 596 wordsAt last night's meeting of the Liverpool Council Alderman Christian, sen, said that a rumour was in circulation to the effect that if the conuncil had acted upon a suggestion furnished that body, all difficulty ...
Article : 150 wordsThe Sydney Liedertafel prepared an eminently seasonable programme for their final concert of the year at the Town Hall last night, so that it resembled Christmas fare in being too full of good things, ...
Article : 790 wordsThe residents are much pleased with the second reading of the Cobar-Wilcannia Railway Bill having been carried in the Upper House. The measure will serve to council the Far West with the capital, and ...
Article : 61 wordsA miner named William Pender met with a serious accident at Bimbimbre to-day. He put in two shots of gelatine. One went off, the other, he thought, had not been fixed properly, and ...
Article : 177 wordsStripping is in full swing. The wheat crops are turning out much better than was anticipated, and a yield of eight to 10 bags per acre is not uncommon. One paddock of 70 acres returned 760 bags of wheat. ...
Article : 226 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly yesterday the railway estimates were further considered in committee. A long discussion took place on the matter of retrenchment. ...
Article : 368 wordsAn inquest was held to-day, at Uranquinty touching the death of Alice Ada M'Cruden, aged 27 years who was found drowned in a tank about 259 yards from her residence on Tuesday morning. When ...
Article : 111 wordsA garden fete in aid of the Anglican Cathedral building fund was opened this afternoon in the spacious grounds surrounding Jesmond House, the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Wood. There was a large and fashionable ...
Article : 449 wordsThe Shoalhaven Progress Association last night decided to make a canvass for signatures to a petition urging upon the Government the clainos of the Shoalhaven district to consideration in the matter ...
Article : 1,189 wordsThe annual entertainment and distribution of prices took place best night at Wyoming School. A satisfactory report was read. Bishop Camidge presided, and Mrs. J. Macphillamy distributed the ...
Article : 476 wordsThe exploring vessel Discovery has been docked. Further work on her hull is necessary. She will resume her voyage to the Antarctic on Saturday. ...
Article : 36 wordsThe Minister for Works has supplied the following paper on the relative difference between artesian bore waters in New South Wales, particularly at Morce, and waters of New Zealand:— ...
Article : 526 wordsBRISBANE.—Departures; December 18, Leura, s., for Melbourne; Tsinan, s., for Sydney; Flinders, s., for Bundaberg. passed; December l8, Celtic, north; a warship, south. ...
Article : 1,295 wordsThe city organist (mr. Arthur Mason) opened his recital at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon with Gustay merkel's "Sonata in D Minor" (op 118). This formed a good sound foundation for the ...
Article : 209 wordsThe annual speech day and presentation of prizes in connection with the Newcastle Dominican Nuns' Convent High School took place this afternoon. the Right Rev. Dr. Murray, Bishop of Maitland, presided, and there was a ...
Article : 158 wordsShortly after 8 p.m. on Tuesday two men entered the storeroom of the Hyde Park Hogel, Park and Elizabeth streets, and packed up a quantity of groceries ready for removal. They, however, were ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 404 wordsA bowling team of 17 bowlers, representing the St. George's Bowling Club, visited Newcastle to-day for the purpose of meeting the Newcastle City Bowling Club in four rink game. The visitors arrived from Sydney by the ...
Article : 211 wordsIn the Summons Division of the Central Police Court yesterday, before Mr. E. H. wilshire, S.M., John Malcoln Smith, a youth who had been employed at the parcels' branch of the General Post ...
Article : 323 wordsMr. Fred Kellermann announces a recital by the young students of his conservatoire at Tattersall's Hall this evening, cards for which may be had on application as notified in another column. ...
Article : 36 wordsMiss Alice Burvett, an Australian pianist of note, is again in Sydney after an absence of five years, and will make her rentree at her recital of music at the Y.M.C.A. Hall to-morrow evening. Miss Alice ...
Article : 127 wordsAt the council meeting the readjustment of wards rendered necessary by the curtailment of the municipal area from 33,000 acres to 10,000 took place. MOLONG, Wednesday. ...
Article : 105 wordsThe Orari, barque, sailed to-day for Valparaiso with 1392 tons of Wallsend coal, and the Mary L. Cushing, ship, sailed for Honololu with 2163 tons of Pacific Co-operative Company's coal. The Luzon, shop, cleared at the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 152 wordsThe annual treat to the children attending the Harrington street Branch of the Sydney Ragged Schools was given on Friday. The Rev. James Buchan, M.A., presided, and the Rev. P. Dowe was ...
Article : 123 wordsAt a meeting of the local council, held last night a letter was received from Mr. Hanson, Director of Government Asylums, intimating the Minister for Lands had been approached with a view to authority ...
Article : 235 wordsMr. Anderson, M.L.A., accompanied by Mr. M'Grown, M.L.A., and Mr. Dacey, M.L.A., introduced a deputation yesterday to the Engineer-inChief for Railway Construction (in the absence of ...
Article : 259 wordsAt the City Court to-day a labourer named Frederick Thomas Johnston, 42, was committed for trial on a charge of having, at Cockle Creek, on the 8th instant, assualted one Ernest Date, thereby occasioning him actual bodily harm. ...
Article : 159 wordsThe Sielia left Southampton on November 19 for Malta, Bermuda, West Indies, and Capetown. INDIAN TRANSPORT SERVICE. The Assaye, from Southampton to Bombay, arrived Aden ...
Article : 121 wordsThe annual treat at the Christmas season to the children attending the Woolloomooloo Branch of the Sydney Ragged Schools was given by Mrs. Clapham on Thursday last. An abundant supply of cake, ...
Article : 82 wordsRespecting the late Mr. Frank Walter Perace, whose untimely death was the subject of an inquiry recently before the City Coroner, Mr. J. A. Hogue, M.L.A., writes:—"I knew the late Mr. Pearce very ...
Article : 313 wordsThe monthly meeting of the genera committee of the Carrington Convalescent Hospital was held at the Sydney office. Vickery's-chamber, Pitt-street, on the 12th instant. There were present the Hon. H. ...
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Advertising : 1,114 wordsSir,—Can nothing be done to move into activity the Federal Premier, so that our loyalty shall not pass into a byward with our gloating foreign enemies, and become a sneer and a reproach with those ...
Article : 443 wordsThe remains of the late Rev. Francis Witherby lay in state in church to-day, and were buried in the afternoon. The funeral was a large and representative one. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 146 wordsThe first half-yearly meeting and election of officers in connection with the Balmain branch, No. 12, of the Australian Natives' Association, was held on Tuesay night at the Balmain Town Hall. Bro. ...
Article : 188 wordsThe anniversary Wesleyan an tea meeting and concert took place last night. Mr. George Thompson, J. P., was in the chair. Addresses were delivered by the Revs. W. H. Howard (Kiama), H. When (Nowra), ...
Article : 300 wordsMessrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited, report movements as under:— The Aberdeen left Sydney on November 22, Melbourne November 27, is due at Natal to-day, and London January ...
Article : 153 wordsThe Bread Vendors Bill, introduced in the Legislative Assembly by Mr. E. M. Clark yesterday, is a short measure of mme clauses. It places on the local authorities the duty of its administration, in the same ...
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Advertising : 91 wordsThe following public holidays have been proclaimed:—Districts of Bega, Orange, and Adelong, Thursday, January 2; electoral district of Illawarra, Thursday, January 9; districts of Burrowa and ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 19 Dec 1901, Page 8
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