A unique ceremony, the first of its kind ever held in Australia, took place in the ballroom at Government House yesterday afternoon at half-past 5, when the Australian gentlemen who received honours at the ...
Article : 1,748 wordsNow that the programme of the Government has been published the members of both Honses are anxious to learn what are the intentious of the Opposition. It is recognised that ministers have a ...
Article : 549 wordsA statement has been published, alleged to be on the authority of the Minister for Lands, to the effect that the present Legislative Assembly will be dissolved about the 8th of next mouth Ministers who ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 185 wordsThe Presbyterian Assembly yesterday carried the following resolution:—"This assembly strongly deprecates the action by which a suparate and pr[?][?]minent place was given to the representatives of the ...
Article : 222 wordsOn Friday nights meeting of the friends and supporters of Mr. W. Cullen Waul was held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Darling-street, Balmain, in connection with his candidature for the vacancy in ...
Article : 157 wordsThe express train from Melbourne was very heavy yesterday, and was run in two divisions, the first of which arrived half an hour later than the ordinary schedule time, and the other an hour later. Mr. ...
Article : 149 wordsAt a special meeting of the Privy Council, presided over by the Duke of Cornwall and York an Saturday the following colonial Privy Councillors took the oath of allegiance and the path of office:— ...
Article : 144 wordsA preliminary meeting of supporters of Mr. J. P. Gray was held in St. Thomas' schoolroom, Bajmain, on Friday night. Mr. George Cluhb was voted to the chair. Messrs. E. Cruwys and G. Folster were ...
Article : 192 wordsThe local Federal Capital League has declined to co-operate with the Yass league, intending to urge the Queenbsyan site upon the attention of the Common-wealth Parliament when an inspection of the sites ...
Article : 40 wordsFollowing is the copy of a letter addressed by Lieutenant-Colouel Sir Arthur Bigge to his Excellency the Governor-General under date 11th instant:— ...
Article : 190 wordsLast night the troops who proceeded to Melbourne to take part in the celebrations in connection with the opening of the Commonwealth Parliament commenced to arrive in Sydney on their return home. ...
Article : 458 wordsThe census returns for South Australia have been compiled, showing that the total population is 362,595, which represents an increase since 1891 of 13 per cent. In the previous decide the advance was ...
Article : 111 wordsThe reception at Government House last evening was the most brilliant of the social functions in connection with the Royal visit. The large drawingroom was crowded with people. The Royal party, ...
Article : 180 wordsAt Sinnott's Town Hall Hotel, Oxford-street, Paddington, on Friday evening a meeting of the friends and supporters of Mr. W. Austin, J.P., was held. There was a representative gathering. ...
Article : 188 wordsThe Public school, Hoxton Park, was the scene of a most enthusiastic gathering on Friday evening, when Prooper J. Foulstone, who recently returned home after being on active service in South Africa, ...
Article : 308 wordsThe procession on Saturday of trades and friendly societies was a great success. The function had been postponed from April 22 on account of the heavy rains which fell at that time, and it was ...
Article : 1,263 wordsSpeaking to a "Herald" reporter this evening Mr. G. H. Held, who is still confined to his room, but who is gradually recovering from his indisposition, said that the Governor-General's speech excelled ...
Article : 876 wordsAt the State school children's fete on the Exhibition Oval on Saturday afternoon the Duchess was dressed in a costume of dull black silk, with a short Astrakhan cost strapped with silk, large collar and ...
Article : 852 wordsThe associated labour leagues of Belmore, Bligh, Cook, and Flinders opened tbeir organising campaign with an open-sir meeting on Saturday evening, at the Commercial Hotel, Elizabath-street. Mr. J. ...
Article : 242 wordsDeparture.—Monowai, s., for Sydney. (For continuation of Shipping Intelligence see Page 8.) SHIPPING REPORTS. (Continued from page 6.) ...
Article : 131 wordsPreparations in the way of street decoration for the approaching Royal visit continue to be pushed steadily forward, and everything is progressing in a satisfactory manner. A large contingent of Sydney ...
Article : 278 wordsThe R.M.S. Victoria arrived at Colombo on Thursday morning, the 10th instant. The Ville de la Ciolat left Colombo on the 4th instant homeward. ...
Article : 42 wordsA new branch of the A.N.A. was opened at Redfern on Friday evening last at the local Pown Hall, The inaugural cere mony was performed by Bro. W. Martin, J. P., Director, assisted by Bros. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 183 wordsThe steam yacht Schemara, which has been purchased by the New South Wales Government from an American millionaire, Mr. Barber, for the use of the Governor-General, arrived in Large Bay on route ...
Article : 64 wordsThe American mail steamer Ventura completed another trip on Saturday, and was liberally patronised. She sailed from San Francisco on April 1[?] at 1.42 p.m., Honolulu April 25 at 1.23 a.m., Pago Pago May 1 at 9.12 a.m., ...
Article : 133 wordsA well attended meeting of Gymea Branch of the Australian Natives' Association was held at Petersham on Friday. Mr. L. C. Russell Jones, president, occupied the chair. ...
Article : 112 wordsArrangements have been made by the military authorities in connection with the reception of the Duke and the Duchess of Cornwell and York on the occasion of their visit to Sydney for the formation of ...
Article : 419 wordsThe inter-state roads by the R.M.S. China left for Melbourne by Saturday's express. The labour trouble on the flux ketches at Port Piris seems to be dying out. Four boats left yesterday, ...
Article : 102 wordsMessrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. are in receipt of advice that the E. and A. Company's steamer Guthrie sailed from Hongkong on Thursday, May 9, en route from Japan to Australian ports. ...
Article : 35 wordsThe ship Clan Robertson, in commond of Captain Thompson, anchored below Garden Island yesterday from London. She comes to Messrs. Parbury, Henty, sad Co., and reports having left on February 1, cleared the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 168 wordsA report was received at the Board of Health Office on Saturday to the effect that one or two persons in isolation at the Quarantine Station were ill. Dr. Ashburton Thompson, president of the ...
Article : 267 wordsOne of Nicol's Aberdeon-built clippers, the Torridon, is command of Captain A. Mearns, yesterday arrived from London to the care of Messrs. Dangar, Gedye, and Co. The ship, which has arrived in admirable order, left ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 194 wordsThe Mayor of Melbourne, Sir Samuel Gillott, has received many congratuolations from friends in Victoria and the other States upon his Knighthood. ...
Article : 26 wordsSenator J. C. Neild (New South Wales) is so far the only candidate announced for the office of Chairman of Committees of the Senate, and from the numbers of promises of support he has received it seems likely ...
Article : 130 wordsThe Duke, at the suggestion of Sir Donald Mackenzia Wallace, invited the members of the local and visiting press to an inspection of the Royal yacht Ophir on ...
Article : 170 wordsThe naval and military tattoo at the Exhibition Building last night was timed to commence at 8 o'clock, but shortly after 7 people were being turned away from the turnstiles in thousands. The space ...
Article : 186 wordsArrangements for decorating the route of the Royal procession are proceeding apace. Venetian masts have been erected along the route, and the atches are approaching completion. The citizens in several ...
Article : 234 wordsTwo cases of plague were reported on Saturday afternoon. The first patient is Evelyn Gertrude Pickard, aged 4 years. Her parents reside at Lytton-road, East Brisbane. The child was recently ...
Article : 180 wordsThe German barque Meridian, in command of Captian Traulsen, anchored in Athol Bight from London on Saturday with a general cargo. She comes to Messrs. Virgoe, Son, and Chapman. The Meridian met with a lot of light ...
Article : 70 wordsThe fine ship Glenlui, in command of Captain Scott, and consigned to Messrs. Dalton Brothers, anchored on Saturday night in Athol Bight. She left 96 days ago crossed the equator 24 days out, Tristan d'Acunha 50 days ...
Article : 67 wordsMr. John Collett writes:—"Almost any day between 1 and 2 in the afternoon may be seen a crowd of women and children standing at one of the gates of the Sydney Hospital—delicate women almost ...
Article : 116 wordsThe question of the period at which inter-State freetrade will be established under the Common-wealth is exciting the livehest interest in commercial circles. The paragraph in Lord Hopetoun's speech ...
Article : 184 wordsThis ship, from Liverpool with general cargo, anchored yesterday in Double Bay, consigned to Messrs. Parbury Henty, and Co. Captain Stephens Stephens reports leaving the Mersey February 1, and down channel had strong W. to ...
Article : 88 wordsThe steamer Yawata Maru, from Yokohama and ports, arrived at Cape Moreton at 11 this morning and was berthed at Pinkenba this afternoon, after a pleasant and uneventful voyage from Yokohama. ...
Article : 154 wordsThe cloudy day, which, however, was not attended by rain, had no[?]ble effect on the enthusia[?] of the tens of th[?] of people who througed the Exhibition quadrangle on Saturday to witness a ...
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Advertising : 46 wordsTo-day the mounted camp at Flemington is almost deserted. There remain only a few West Australian, New Zealand, and Tasmanian mounted troops, and they leave for their homes later in the week. All ...
Article : 541 wordsIn regard to the proceedings of the G.A.M.C. of the Manchester Unity Order of Oddfellows at Wollongong we are requested to state that the sum voted to the A. M. Hospital (Wollongong) was £5, and that ...
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Advertising : 59 wordsA large number of troops returning from the Melbourne review passed through to-day in eight, trains for Sydney. The detraining and entraining operations were carried out under the supervision of Major Lee ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 13 May 1901, Page 8
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