Unabated interest is being taken by the residents of Armidale and the surrounding farmers and squatters in the trial of J. Norton and G. Lonsdale on a charge of libelling the Minister for Lands (Mr. J. ...
Article : 2,164 wordsThe steel barque Adderley, which was wrecked on the Stockton Beach in April last, left Newcastle in tow of the tug Stormcock this morning for Sydney, where 'she will be docked. The Adderley, ...
Article : 143 wordsPony and galloway races will be held at Canterbury Park to-day, the[?]first event starting at 2.15 p.m. In addition to the ordinary railway service to Canterbury, special trains will leave Redfern Station ...
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Article : 813 wordsAt the monthly meeting of the committee of the Wallsend Mining District Hospital, held at the institution last evening, a number of special donations were received from the Friendly Societies' Hospital ...
Article : 152 wordsThe handicap for the All-comers Sculls at Dapto Regatta, January 1, is as follows:—W. Beach (the ex-champion) on scratch; A. Beach (his son), 20 seconds behind;[?]C. Messenger, 25 seconds behind; ...
Article : 1,164 wordsLord Rosebery was the chief figure at a great non-political gathering held on November 1 in the historic Freetrade Hall, in commemoration of the centenary of the Manchester Chamber of ...
Article : 1,637 wordsThe pony and galloway races held at Kensington yesterday were well attended. A protest was lodged against Auda in the Christmas Handicap for interfering with Sovereign in the Christmas Handicap, ...
Article : 724 wordsDuring the past few days the annual Public school teachers' examinations have been conducted by Mr. C. O. Flashman, district inspector. Advantage was taken of the occasion of the gathering of teachers to ...
Article : 82 wordsA special meeting of the Newcastle branch of the Licensed Victuallers' Association was held at Pike's-chambers this afternoon for the purpose of discussing a proposal to enforce a uniform scale of charges ...
Article : 113 wordsThe opening ceremony in connection with the Christmas tree and sale of work at the Islington Baptist Church was performed by the Rev. Seth Jones this afternoon in the presence of a large ...
Article : 102 wordsAt the Lambton Police Court to-day before Mr. James Mair, S. M., a man named Partridge was charged with having committed an assault on a resident named West and with having attempted to rob ...
Article : 82 words"Jack the Giaut-Killer," the new Christmas pantom[?]e with which Mr. Harry Richards successfully reopened the Theatre Royal last night, is remarkable for the strength of the variety element, ...
Article : 1,040 wordsA large gathering of prominent citizens assembled at the Centennial Hotel to-night for the purpose of making a Presentation to Mr. Alexander Watt, late licensee of the Great Northern Hotel, on the eve of ...
Article : 115 wordsThe summer meeting of the Narrabri Jockey Club eventuated yesterday and to-day. The attendance was not good, though the racing was interesting. The following are the results: ...
Article : 128 wordsCUSTOM-HOUSE.—Entered outwards: December 23, Celtic King, s., 3738 tons, Captain Hayward, for London, via Melbourne; Alma, barque, 495 tons, Captain E. T. Meling, for Westport (N.Z.); Elamang, s., 946 tons, Captain ...
Article : 218 wordsOwing to the heavy rain the Maribyrnong races, arranged for this afternoon, were postponed till Friday. Paul Pry and Carbinier were to-day struck out of ...
Article : 42 wordsThe deputation appointed by the miners' delegate board, which recently waited on the colliery manager of the Dudley mine in reference to the terms upon which certain men are employed, was ...
Article : 452 wordsLengths of Randwick training tracks.—Course proper, 1 mile 3 furlongs; tan track, 1 mile 2 furlongs and about 35 yards; inside tan track, 1 mile 1 furlong 154 yards, inside grass track, 1 mile 1 ...
Article : 1,136 wordsFor the annual meeting in connection with the Kurrajong Race Club, to be held on Boxing Day, the following; entries have been received:- Kurrajong Handicap.—Hayes'[?] Per[?], 8st 7lb; ...
Article : 180 wordsThe Armand Behic, with the mails dated L[?] December, 4, left Colombo on tho 22nd instant at 5 p.m. and will probably arrive at Albany on or about January 1. The Maori left Capetown on the 21st outward. ...
Article : 55 wordsThe following weights have been declared for the t[?] principal events to be run at the meeting of the Ballina Turf Club on Boxing Day:- Town Plate.—Le Var, 9st 6lb; Attila, 8st 11lb; Monni[?] ...
Article : 74 wordsThere arrived at Hongkong the other day the [?] battleship Yashima, sister ship to the Fuji. The battle ship was built by Sir W. S. Armstrong, Whitworth, [?] Co., on the Tyne, and her first official trial was made off [?] ...
Article : 264 wordsA social evening was held by the Pirates' Football Club on Friday evening last at Garratt's Cambridge Hotel, at which the president (Mr.F. Woolcott-Waley) presided, and during the evening he presented the ...
Article : 82 wordsSir,—The letter above the name of Mr. G.D. Clark which appears in your columns this morning calls for some reply. In referring to the contentious nature of the alcohol controversy at the School ...
Article : 1,555 wordsThe N.S.W. team to meet Victoria and South Australia left by the express yesterday, and were accompanied by Mr. E. J. Briscoe (manager), Mr. J Tooher (umpire), and Mr. Southwell (scorer). A ...
Article : 58 wordsYesterday morning a pleasing ceremony took [?] connection with the launching of a new steamer recently built by Mr. John Gibson, the managing engineer of Fitzroy Dock. The new addition to the harbour fleet has ...
Article : 146 wordsBy cable yesterday we were informed that the new secretary to the Marylebone Cricket Club is likely to be Mr. F. E. Lacey (Cambridge University and Hampshire), and whe succeeds Mr. Henry ...
Article : 823 wordsA £50 open handicap will be shot off at the club's grounds to-day, as advertised in another column. A four-horse drag will leave Post Office-chambers, Pitt-street, at 10.45, calling at ...
Article : 57 wordsThe ship Port Logan, to Messrs. R. W. Cameron [?] Co., entered the Heads from New York at midnight, [?] tow, of the Newburgh and Commodore. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 217 wordsThe final of the 66 Yards Handicap of the above club was swum off at the Natatorium on Wednesday evening last, the 22nd instant, with the following results:—Constable Weir, 6 seconds' start, 1: ...
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Advertising : 332 wordsThere was again a great audience at this exhibition of talent and daring last night. The performance went with an enthusiastic swing from start to finish, the patrons being repeatedly moved to ...
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Advertising : 96 wordsThe Royal Standard Theatre will open to-night for a Christmas season with "Uncle Tom's Cabin," Mr. Robert Henry appearing as Uncle Tom and Miss Billie Howardo as Topsy. There will be a ...
Article : 41 wordsAn interesting entertainment was given in Vickery's chambers last night by Mr. Charles Otte, electrician, who has recently brought to Sydney [?] of Edison's inventions, the projecting kinest[?]ope, ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 24 Dec 1897, Page 6
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