Next morning, shortly after breakfast-time, across a stretch of sand we sighted Ballina, seated just within the mouth of the Richmond River, from which the Government harbour works are ...
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Article : 818 wordsLooking back upon the past history of the field, I find that tho first gold discovery of the camp was made at a place quite close to the town known as the Pinnacle on a range to the west. The discoverers ...
Article : 1,541 wordsThe P. and O. Company's Bindisi, 3505 tons gross, built in 1880 at Sunderland, was sold by auction in Japan for 50,000 yen (about £10,000) to a Russian firm. The steelship British I[?]les has been sold to Mr. T. Shute, ...
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Article : 699 wordsTo these breeders who keep a large number of poultry the operation of destroying the reproductive power is a subject of great importance, for it increases the size, weight, and delicacy of table ...
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Article : 211 wordsA bill for amending tho existing regulations regarding the subsidy of steamship lines was introduced by the Government in the House of Representatives [?]cently The new bill, according to tho "Yorodu," ...
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Article : 45 wordsMr. Charles Holloway's el[?]borate production of "A Soldier and a Man," with ils rustic and military tableaux in illustration of peace and war, is drawing large andiences to the Lyceum Theatre. Next ...
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Article : 96 wordsThere was a good attendance at the Royal Standard Theatre on Saturday night, when Mr. J. P. West's Dramatic Company performed Dion B[?]ucicault's play, "The Octoroon." The cast included ...
Article : 49 wordsOn the evening of this day week (June 5) at th[?] New Masonic Hall a concert will be given by the St. Cecilia Choir, under the direction of Miss E. M. Woolley, Miss Edith O. King, Miss Kathleen ...
Article : 193 wordsOn Saturday night a demonstration was made of the "Brilliant" acetylene gas generator at 77 Markrt-street. An installation had been made on a small scale, and though some difficulty had to be ...
Article : 129 wordsThe Factory Helpers' Union held its quarterly meeting on Thursday afternoon at the institute, 49 Phillip-street. It was reported that the need of a larger number of factory visitors is urgently felt. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 29 May 1899, Page 4
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