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  2. THE NEW NAVIGATION ACT.

    A meeting of the varnua ferry companies affected by the enforcement of the regulations under the new Navigation Act, was held yesterday afternoon in the offices of the Sydney Ferries Limited, for the purpose ...

    Article : 647 words
  3. NEWCASTLE.

    The sitting of the eighteenth annual convention of the Women's Christian Temperance Union of New South Wales were resumed at the hall of the Young Men's C[?]tion Association to-day. The morning session was ...

    Article : 783 words
  4. THE WOOL TRADE.

    There is no change to report in the local position. Buyers and sellers seem content to await the result of the next series of London sales before doing business on any extensive scale. Meantime ...

    Article : 1,451 words
  5. PROFESSOR COBB'S TRAVELS.

    Professor Cobb, of the New South Wales Department of Agriculture, who is absent on leave, arrived in August last in Worcester, in the United States, which is his home. Professor Cobb recently made a ...

    Article : 1,304 words
  6. LATE MINING.

    The Hannan's Star Company's new main shaft on the western portion of the property is to be sunk to 500ft. to intersect the northerly continuation of Morrison's lode, at which depth the core of the ...

    Article : 1,008 words
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  8. SHIPPING REPORTS.

    Custom-house.—Entered outward: October 2, Dewdrop, ketch, for Norfolk Island; Koonoowarra, s., for Brisbane; R.M.S. Cuzco, for London, via ports; R.M.S [?] for San Francisco via Auckland. ...

    Article : 82 words
  9. THE MAIL STEAMERS.

    The R.M.S. Oceana, from London September 13, left Colombo on Sunday evening, the 30th ultimo. The mails which left Sydney per R.M.S Australia on August 28 arrived in London on September 30. ...

    Article : 63 words
  10. VOYAGE OF THE R.M.S. ARCADIA.

    The Arcadia will leave Melbourne to-day for Sydney, arriving here on Friday next. She is in command of Captain A.C. Loggin, and left Gravesend August 23, calling at the ususal ports. The fine weather prevailing during the ...

    Article : 217 words
  11. PASSAGES ENGAGED BY THE R.M.S AUSTRAL.

    The Orient Company's Austral, which left London on the 28th ultimo had booked as under up to the closing of the mail on August 30:—Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson, Miss Avery. Rev. C.H. Browne, Mr. Brooke, Mrs. Boys, Mr. Bunting, ...

    Article : 211 words
  12. WHAT ALDERMAN HENLEY SAYS.

    When spoken to yesterday in regard to the trouble in connection with the enforcement of the provisions of the new Navigation Act on the f[?]s, Alderman Thomas Henley (Mayor 01 Dr[?]mmoyne and ...

    Article : 474 words
  13. PASSAGES ENGAGED BY THE R.M.S. BRITANNIA.

    The following passages up to August 30 were engaged by the P. and O. liner Brit [?]nia, which left London on the 30th ultimo for australi:- Mr. and Mrs. A. Archer, Sir A. Arthur, Mr. and Mrs. ...

    Article : 308 words
  14. PASSAGES ENGAGED BY TEH R.M.S. OCEANA.

    The P. and O. Company's Occana, from London September 13 and Colombo Sunday last, had booked as under up to the closing of last mail:- Mr. J. L. Allan, Mr. H. Austin, Mr. A. Aitkon, Mr. and ...

    Article : 692 words
  15. A DROWNING FATALITY.

    A coloured seaman named Sam Taylor, 87 years of age, a member of the crew of the barque Vorajcan, was drowned in the harbour last night, and his body was rec[?]vered to-day. It appears that at about midnight last ...

    Article : 110 words
  16. ACTION BY THE PREMIER.

    The Premier yesterday bad an interview with Captain Edie on the question of the regulations under the Act. Sir William Lyne was given to understand that Captain Edie had warned the ferry companies for ...

    Article : 202 words
  17. THE FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

    Sir,—If one may judge from what is seen and heard about this significant event, to which every day hastens us, it would seem that so far as the discussion has gone it will not bring about that sound political ...

    Article : 718 words
  18. THE CITY COURT.

    At the City Court to-day, a seaman named Nicholas Demgen was committed to take his trial at the December sittings of the Newcastle Court of Quarter Sessions on a charge of hating on Septembers at Stockton, inflicted ...

    Article : 134 words
  19. A POINT OVERLOOKED.

    In conversation last night with a gentleman who has held the position of captain on the different ferry services in Port Jackson for the past 18 years, a "Herald" reporter was informed that one of the ...

    Article : 97 words
  20. 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. H. D. Walsh) occupied the chair, and Messrs. J.W. Birkenhead, Alfred ...

    Article : 328 words
  21. INTERVIEW WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT.

    Captain J. Edie, speaking yesterday, said that he had little more to convey to supplement his remarks us given in yesterday's "Herald." The whole thing was in a nutshell. In some cases ferryboats ...

    Article : 732 words
  22. FREIGHT RATES.

    Messrs. weddel, Turner, and Co., under London d[?] August 28, repot:- South Australia.—A small November ship has been fixed for the Adelaide berth at 50s to London. ...

    Article : 137 words
  23. LATE SPORTING.

    On Eight-hours Day a team of 15 combined juniors met a team of senior players selected by Mr. A. Buckle, on Wentworth Park, and the result was a win for the seniors by 219 runs, Scores:— ...

    Article : 257 words
  24. THE LOSS OF THE BARQUE NORDBY.

    Later accounts than those wired from New Zealand concerning the wreck of the Danish barque Nordbr show that when she wan in the Society Group on August 20 in a gale she went an a reef. Captain Christensen and crew did ...

    Article : 136 words
  25. PASSENGERS TO ARRIVE BY THE R.M.S. ARCADIA.

    The P. and O. Company's Arcadia, which is due here on Friday next, has passengers as under:- London to Sydiney: Miss Jennings, Mr. Snodgrase, Mr. A. chown, Mr. and Miss Frost, Mr. and Mrs. Spence, Mr. ...

    Article : 299 words
  26. FATAL RESULT OF A CYCLING ACCIDENT.

    The youth Charles Fl[?]hman, who was knocked off a bicycle by a cab in George-street on Monda, night, died in the Prince Alfred Hospital at an early hour this morning. The deceased was l6 ...

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  27. HARBOUR REMOVALS.

    The chip Annesley was yesterday taken to Mort's Doc[?] for cleaning and painting, and will to-day be floated out. The steamer Rondo and the French barque Tourny will to-day be floated into Mort's Dock. ...

    Article : 66 words
  28. THE COAL EXPORT TRADE.

    The steamer Holywood sailed to-day for Macassar with 4107 tons of Lumbton coal, and the Prins Valdermar sailed for Valparaiso with 1950 tons of Duckenfield coal. The ship Tamar cleared at the Customs for Callao with 2972 ...

    Article : 224 words
  29. WAS IT A WRECK?

    The master of the steamer Done on his last voyage front Ban Francisco to Yokohama reported an exciting incident as having happened between Honolulu and Japan. It was on the night of the 14th ultimo, says the "Japan ...

    Article : 237 words
  30. MUNICIPALITIES AMENDMENT ACT.

    Sir,—I have had a considerable amount of experience in municipal matters, and in my opinion the chief reason for municipalities petting into financial straits is—first, because the councils will not strike ...

    Article : 698 words
  31. THIRD GRADE.

    A match between these clubs was commenced on the Birehgrove Reserve, Balmain, on Monday. Petersham batting first, were disposed of for 41, the principal scorers being Eames and Blenkin, 10 runs each. Bellamy took six ...

    Article : 366 words
  32. PASSAGES ENGAGED BY THE R.M.S. OPHIR.

    The Orient liner Ophir, which left London on September 14, had booked passages us under up to the closing of the last mail:- Miss Andrew, Miss Anderson, Mrs. Alexander, Miss ...

    Article : 507 words
  33. LIQUIDATING THE DEBTS ON PUBLIC HOSPITALS.

    A meeting, consisting mainly of ladies, was held under the presidency of Major James, in the vestibale of the Town Hall, yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of considering a proposition recently made to ...

    Article : 263 words
  34. THE ANTARCTIC BAHQUE DISCOVERY.

    The Discovery, which is to convey the party of explore[?] to the Antarctic for the Notional Antractic expedition, is now in course of construction at the yard of the Dund[?] Shipbuilders' Company, Limited. The vessel was designed ...

    Article : 270 words
  35. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    Sir,—As I was the first to point out in a letter addressed to you, the peculiar attitude of Sir Wilham Lyne towards the question of dual representation, perhaps you will permit me to refer to his latent ...

    Article : 470 words
  36. TRAFFIC AT REDFERN RAILWAY STATION.

    Sir,—I have before me a letter from a correspondent—"Pro Bono Publice"—re subways to obviate confusion in traffic at the Redfern railway station gates. Now, Sir, may I humbly ...

    Article : 209 words
  37. Advertising

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  38. CLAYTON MEDAL COMPETITION.

    The second round of the above competition was commenced on Saturday last, when Bexley met Hurstville, the latter putting up 228 for nine wickets. Rockdale Congregational, batting against Rockdale, ...

    Article : 294 words
  39. OPINION OF MR. WILKS, M.L.A.

    In the Legislative Assembly last night Mr. Wilks, M.L.A., introduced, by means of a question put to the Premier, the subject of the recently issued rules of the Department of Navigation with regard to ...

    Article : 799 words
  40. ST. PHILIP'S CHURCH.

    Sir,—In reference to your article headed St. Philip's Church, I have an old almanac, published in Sydney in 1825, containing a "chronology of local occurrences from the first establishment of the colony ...

    Article : 163 words
  41. UNION LINE OF STEAMERS.

    The Kittawa is due this afternoon from Devonport. The Hauroto leaves Auckland this afternoon for Sydney, via South Sea Inlands. The Wanaka left Auckland on Saturday for Newcastle. ...

    Article : 43 words
  42. SPIRITUALIST ASSOCIATION.

    A reunion of members and friends of the New South Wales Spiritualist Association took place on Monday evening, at their room, 80 Commercialchambers, Bathurst-street, to bid farawell to Mr. W. ...

    Article : 111 words
  43. THE LUND LINE.

    The steamer Warrigal, from London, August 21, via Capetown September 14, arrived at Albany yesterday, and left at 2.45 p.m. for Adelaide, Melbonrne, and Sydney She comes to Messrs. Gilchrist, Watt, and Sanderson's ...

    Article : 39 words
  44. SPEED OF WARSHIPS.

    With the exception of torpedo bonis and a few small pleasure craft, the American-built Ruglan cruiser Variag in to-day the fastest vessel aflost, having recently gone through a seven and a half ...

    Article : 339 words
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