In spile of the cold wind the Botanic Gardent attracted a larne number of vinters. The beautiful grounds were studded with picnic parties, "young Australia" being very strongly represented, and ...
Article : 299 wordsThe federal number of the Sidney Morning Herald" published jcstcrday furnishes an illustration of rapid production and despatching. Some of the figures may interest our readers. The issue was ...
Article : 2,179 wordsMessrs. H. Chisholm and Co hold a sale of racehoues at Pyatenm's New Market stables, Lower Randwick, this afternoon, commencing at 2 o'clock. Particulars as to trimait arrangements will be found in ...
Article : 456 wordsMr. Ewing, M.L.A. addressed a crowded meeting in the School of Arts last night on federation Mr. W. Wardrop presidod Mr. Ewing dealt with the bill, which he declared was most democratic ...
Article : 284 wordsThe match committee, at a meeting held on Friday evening last, finally arranged the annual series of badge matches, which commence next Saturday afternoon. The committee was surprised at increased ...
Article : 309 wordsThe Parramatta River did not present as animating a spectacle yesterday as is usual on general holidays. Steamers ran to Parramatta every hour, and at half-hourly intirvals called at those popular ...
Article : 57 wordsThe wants of the public wered well catered for by Mr. Nelson whose stenmers Lady Manning, Birkenhead, and Wylong ran at frequent intervals throughout the day. The weather being bright and the sky ...
Article : 449 wordsThe Rev. Fred. V. Pratt writing to tho "Herald" from the Mai se, Katoomba, says:— "Can you kindly inform me through your columns whether clause 115 of the Commonwealth Bill will ...
Article : 262 wordsThe last holiday run of the season to the Hawkesbury River was made yesterday by the Newcastle and H.R.S.S. Company's stemer Naomi, which left Sydney at about 10 a.m, conveying nearly 400 ...
Article : 135 wordsA royal salute was fired at noou by H. M.S Ringarooma, as seniorr-officer's ship in port. Flags were flying on all the shipping, some of the decorations being very attraactive—ainbow fashion—from ...
Article : 39 wordsIn accordance with the practice of recont years, a telegraphic chess match took place yesterday between representative teams of these colonies Mr. Wallace safeguarded New South Wales' interests in ...
Article : 542 wordsThe tram takings yesterday were estimated to compare favourably with the receipts on the Queen s Birthday 1897 On the eastern lines the returns were nell up to the average, the ...
Article : 128 wordsA mixed doubles match between Petersham and Victoria Park was played on the Patersham courts on Saturday and resulted in a tie, the scorce being 33 all. Messrs. Darton and Mag[?]te and the ...
Article : 66 wordsThe following is the remaining portion of Mr. Barton's speech at Nowcastlu on Monday night, which was still coming through when we went to press yesterday morning:— ...
Article : 804 wordsYesterday the gentlemen members of the Waverley Tennis Club played off the additional sets in the Gentlemen's Single Handicap tournament. Usher again played in excellent form, ...
Article : 137 wordsThe railway takings from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. yesterday showed a decrease of £28 13s 54, and the bookings a reduclion of 919, compared with May 24, 1897. No mishap occurred, and the slight ...
Article : 111 wordsThe Charters Towers Racing Club had a successful meeting to-day. There was a large attendance; £3800 passed through the totalisator. The fields were large. The club will make a profit of £200 ...
Article : 71 wordsThe Birthdayy races held here to-day were only fairly attended, and the fields were small. The recent rain made the running rather heavy, but the sport passed off without accident. The following are ...
Article : 359 wordsBoth Clifton Gardens and Athel Gardens are ever [?] popular holiday resort. Each place offers abundant scope in forest haunts and grassy plots and slops for those of the holidaymakers whose keenest ...
Article : 211 wordsAt the Borambil Race Club meeting, held to-day, [?] principal wanners were:—O[?] Handicap Donald, and the big handicap Lockless. The jockery Charles Spraitt was badly hurt by his horse falling ...
Article : 50 wordsThe Sdney Cricket Ground was occupied yesterday afternoon by a match between Queensland Past Grammar School and Sydney Univesity. The weather was fine. [?] a bitterly cold wind prevailed. The teams were:— ...
Article : 556 wordsThe V.R.C. stewards this afternoon inflicted a fine of £5 on a jockey named John Smith, who had been engaged to ride Knebsworth in the steeplechaswe, but failed to carry out the engagement. ...
Article : 47 wordsThe Lower Clarence Caledonian Society's annual gathering to-day was attended by nearly 2000 people. This was an unprecendented attendance, occasioned by the presence of competitors from Tasmania, ...
Article : 297 wordsThe Queen's Birthday meeting in connection with the Newcastle Jockey Clbu was largely patronised to-day, and some good racing resulted. The course was in excelled condition, and the weather all that ...
Article : 632 wordsThe attendance of holiday-makers yesterday at the various watering places along the foreshore son the eastern side of Botany Bay, including La Perouse and Long Bay, was not as large as usual. ...
Article : 122 wordsThe first day;s racing in connection with the Birthday Meeting under the auspieces of the Wilcannia Turf Club was held to-day. The weather was cold and wintry, but the attendance was fairly ...
Article : 167 wordsA pleasant day was spent by large numbers of holiday-sekers at Coggee yesterday. The attendance, which was fairly good in the morning, was considerbly increased during the afternoon. The ...
Article : 146 wordsCaptain J. E. Butcher reports the Cintra left Melbourne on May 22. clearing Port Phillip Heads at 9.35 a.m. Passed Wilson's Promontory at 5 50 p.m.. Gabo Island at 9.40 a.m. on the 23rd, and entered Sydney ...
Article : 242 wordsThe Candelo Atheltic Club held its twenty-eighth annual sports meeting to-day. The weather was cold, wet, and windy. The attedance was only meagre. The winner of the Grand Handicap had ...
Article : 1,007 wordsThe following are the results of the Birthday meeting here to-day:- Opening Handicap.—Plain Bill, 1; Neophte, 2; Tom Cook, 3. Won by three lengths. Time, 1 minute 20 ...
Article : 148 wordsThe attendance of visitors at this resort was not so large as usual. The beach was taken possession of by the young ones with their guardians. The other favourite places were also largely patronised, ...
Article : 206 wordsThis match was played on the Agricultural Society's Ground yesterday. There were about 2000 people prevent. The result was an unexpected win for Carlton by 9 points to 5. The teams were:— ...
Article : 521 wordsArrivals.—Supreb, ship, from Port Chalmers; Warrigal, s., from Sydney, via ports. Departures.—Woodloo[?] s., for Sydney, via ports; Camorian Prince, ship, for Melbourne; Craiglands, ...
Article : 59 wordsThe second day of the Q.T.C. Autumn Meeting was the most successful githering seen at Eagle Farm for many a day. The attendance was a record one, and the scene in the grand stand enclosure was [?] ...
Article : 563 wordsThe inaugural meeting of the Maelcay Riverr Jockey Club was held to-day on the Warw[?]ck Racecourse, near Kempsy, and was a great success, fully 3000 people being present. Appended are the ...
Article : 127 wordsThe following particulars with reference to the Kini and the Rotoiti, the latest arrivals in New Zealand to the Union Company, are received. The Rotoiti9 is for the Wellington-Onchungs trade, and is steel-bult ves el of ...
Article : 383 wordsMessr., R. E. O'Connor, M.L.C., Thomas Wuddell, M.L.A., and Mackay, M.L.A., arrived yesterday evening alter addressing the electors of Lyndhursdt and Mandurama ou the ...
Article : 334 wordsThe attendance at National Talk was perhaps not to large yesterday as on the former holidays. Como, however, took a fair number from the trians, which ran at frequet inervals during the day. Mr. Booth ...
Article : 191 wordsThe Barraba Jockey Club held its annual meeting to-day under favourale conditions, the weather hemp beautifully fine and the attendance large. The details of the principal events are:— ...
Article : 54 wordsThe annual uiruting of the Birthday Racing Club under the uurpices ni the Deniliquin Jockey Club was held to-day. The weather was bitterly cold and showery, and prevented the attendance of many ...
Article : 298 wordsA report of the maiden trip of the Indus to the East in the Messageries Maritimes line is to hand. The Indus was built at La Ciotat. the keel having been laid just a y[?] ae and she was laucnehd in August last. At her trial ...
Article : 395 wordsA large number of perosns travelled to Watson's Bay to spend the day, many of whom comprised family parties, who enjoyed a pleasant picnic. Some of the visitors took occasion to visit the Lighthouse, ...
Article : 101 wordsThe annual dinner and presentation of trophies in connection with the Palace Emporium Swimming Club took place at the Trecadero, Castlereagh-street, on Friday evening. There was a lare attendance. ...
Article : 458 wordsThe Birthday Meeting at Flemington this afternoon was held in wietihed weather, rain falling heavily frrom tiem to time, and the air was very knee. The attendance was, under the circumstances, ...
Article : 1,354 wordsA clear sky and a bright sun were sufficient to attract a large number of holiday-makes to North Sydney and the surrouding district, the boats of the North Shore Ferry Company being all well ...
Article : 265 wordsSpeaking al Allendale on Saturday night Sir George Turner said:—"The people of these colonies were determined to unite, and no power on earth could keep them apart. Federation would tend ...
Article : 115 wordsThere was a good attendance at Lillie Bridge last night, when a programme of pony and trotting races was run through. Folllwing are the results:- Fourteen-two Handicap, 4 furlongs.—E. Brennan's ...
Article : 266 wordsMessrs. Huddart, Parker, and Co. have contracted with Messrts. Gourlay Bros. and Co., of Dundee, for the construction of a passenger and cargo steamer to be 330ft. in length for the Australain intercolonial service. ...
Article : 41 wordsMr. W. H. B. Piddington addressed a large and represeutative meeting in favour of the Constitution Bill to-night. Alderman Zlotkowski occupied the chair. ...
Article : 308 wordsMessrs. Scott and Co, of Greenock, hare launced the steel steamer Kukian,g 275ft. by 38ft. by 22½ft. 2100 tons gross and 2700 tons deadweight. Owners, the China Naugation Company Limited. ...
Article : 97 wordsThis is the last dny for receiving entries for the polo tournament and gymkhana which is to take place during the second week in June The hon. secretary is Mr. A. J. Dodds, City Mutual-chambers, ...
Article : 45 wordsA lady bracelet was competed for on Monday, the value being £10. Two nominations and star were the conditions Twenty-two nominations and six stars were shot off. At the sixteenth round only ...
Article : 111 wordsIn spite of the unpleasant biting wind which prevailed yesterday, over 500 persons visited Correy's Gardens, Cabraita, bent on obtaining pleasure, notwithstanding adversie circumstances. The children ...
Article : 70 wordsThe first day of the Rooty Hill Plumpton was held on the Woodstock grounds to-day. The attendance was fair. The ground was in excellent order. Most of th hares were first-class. The weather was cold ...
Article : 144 wordsThe pleasure places in the Illawarra suburbs, as is usual on holidays, attracted fair numbers Lady Robinson's Besch (Cook Park) was well attended, many visiting the bay side to witness the heavy sea ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wed 25 May 1898, Page 6
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