Articles from page 6: Previous page Next page

  1. Please wait. Loading browse data... loading
  2. NEWCASTLE.

    The balance-sheet in connection with the Stockton Colliery Disaster Fund for 1897 was published yesterday, and shows the state of the fund on December 31 last to have been as follows:—Total income, ...

    Article : 227 words
  3. COUNTRY NEWS.

    At 4 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in a two-storied building in Dean-street, belonging to W. J. Jones, and adjoining the latter's residence. The building was unoccupied. Though the fire ...

    Article : 62 words
  4. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

    Tony and galloway races will be held at Brighton to-day, the first race commencing at 2.45 p.m. In addition to the ordinary railway service to Rockdale a special train will leave Redfern station at 1.55 ...

    Article : 1,060 words
  5. SHIPPING REPORTS.

    CUSTOM-HOUSE.—Entered outwards: January 22, Mararoa, s., 2465 tons, Captain E. Phillips, for Auckland. Large numbers of seals abound (says the "Argus") at Lady Julia Percy Island, where they are rarely disturbed ...

    Article : 351 words
  6. WELLINGTON (N.Z.) RACING CLUB. WELLINGTON CUP.

    At the summer meeting of the Wellington Racing Club on Saturday the principal event resulted as under:- Wellington Cup (handicap), of 500 sovs., 1½ mile.—Mr. ...

    Article : 84 words
  7. THE PROPOSED RAILWAY TO DURAL.

    A considerable amount of interest has been aroused in this district by the publication of the evidence taken before the Public Works Committee regarding the proposed railway to Dural, and its possible ...

    Article : 2,702 words
  8. LILLIE BRIDGE RACES.

    The following weights have been declared for the events to be decided at Lillie Bridge to-night:- Fourteen-three Handicap, 5 furlongs.—Puzzle, 10st 8lb; J.T. 9st 71b: Dewdrop, 9st. 3lb; Sweetheart, 9st 3lb; ...

    Article : 166 words
  9. THE THREATENED COLLIERY STRIKE.

    The dispute between the management and the miners of the Co-operative Colliery, Plattsburg, still remains unsettled, but matters will probably reach a climax during the present week. No loss than 40 ...

    Article : 355 words
  10. ROSEBERY PARK TONY AND GALLOWAY RACES.

    The following are the weights for the pony and galloway races to be ran at Rosebery Park to-morrow:- Fourteen-three Welter Handicap, about 4 furlongs, —Shotover, 10st 12lb; Polly II.. 9st 10lb; Bill Dean, 9st ...

    Article : 275 words
  11. THE MAIL STEAMERS.

    The R.M.S. Oceana at 9.30 p.m. yesterday passed Cape Borda for Adelaide, where she will arrive early to-day; mails Wednesday. The R.M.S. Lusitania passed Green Cape yesterday ...

    Article : 108 words
  12. THE TALAVERA—AN APPEAL CASE.'

    In the Court of Appeal on December 9 their Lordships delviered judgment in a case brought on a policy of teinsurance on the ship Talavera. The policy was expressed to be on "hull, valued as per original policy or policies," ...

    Article : 535 words
  13. PASSENGERS TO ARRIVE TO-DAY PER R.M.S. LUSITANIA.

    The following passenger list of the Lusitania is to hand. The vessel is due here to-day:—For Sydney, from London: Mrs. M. r. Evans, Mr. C. R. Swayne, Mr. and Mrs. N. Campbell, Rev. D. Nelan Mr. R. S. Spencer, ...

    Article : 252 words
  14. CYCLING.

    The North Sydney Bicycle Club will hold a combined cycling and boating picnic on Anniversary Day, meeting at the power-house, North Sydney, at 9 a.m., when a start will be made for Narrabeen. ...

    Article : 45 words
  15. PASSENGERS TO ARRIVE BY THE BARBAROSSA.

    The German mail steamer Barbaross, which left Colombo on the 15th instant for Australia, has the following passengers:—From Southampton: Mrs. H. H. Burton Bradley, Mr. C. H. Burton Bradley, Mr. A. W. J. Cecil, ...

    Article : 177 words
  16. LEAGUE OF WHEELMEN.

    The Railway Commissioners have granted the usual concession in fares for the members of the League taking part in the carnival of the Cooma branch on Anniversary Day. ...

    Article : 31 words
  17. SAILING.

    There was a large attendance on board the two steamers engaged to follow the racing of the squadron on Saturday afternoon, and although the finishes were not so close as some of the contests ...

    Article : 428 words
  18. LABOUR CONFERENCE.

    Interest in political circles is centred in the annual conference of the Political Labour League, which will this year assemble in Newcastle. The opening session takes place at the Cambrian Hall on ...

    Article : 69 words
  19. THE LUSITANIA DUE TO-DAY.

    The following report of the voyage of the Lusitania, due to-day, has been received from Captain E. Veale, R.N.R.: —Sailed from Tilbury at 1.54 p.m. December 10. 1897, arriving at Plymouth at 7.52 p.m. on the following day. A ...

    Article : 408 words
  20. LATE MINING.

    The Brookman's Boulder crushing of 250 tons of stone yielded 70oz. gold, being an average of 5dwt. 14gr. per ton. It is expected that the battery will be started next week on rich ore from the 300ft. ...

    Article : 75 words
  21. A STEAMER AGROUND.

    As the steamer Lindus, of Messrs. Huddart, Parker, and Co.'s line, was leaving the harbour early yesterday morning, with 1050 tons coal, for Port Adelaide, she went aground on Stoney Point, where ...

    Article : 127 words
  22. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

    Trustees.— Messrs. Frank O'Grady, Joseph Elias Astill, George Meredith, Frederick Charles Dawes, and Robert Henry Howes, have been appointed trustees for the By[?] recreation reserve. The ...

    Article : 92 words
  23. SHIPPING MOVEMENTS.

    The following additional fixtures were announced on Saturday:—Industry (s), for Java, coal; Delesey, barque, for West Coast, coal: Hindustan (s.), Singapore, ccal; Killarney, West Coast, coal: ...

    Article : 116 words
  24. BOWLS.

    Played on the Balmain green, and won by the local team by 56 points. The Balmain team so far has an unbeaten record in the championship pennant competition. Mr. J. A. Fitzmaurice was umpire and ...

    Article : 198 words
  25. ARRIVAL OF THE TAIYUAN.

    The China Navigation Company's steamer Taiyuan yesterday arrived in port, and berthed at the company's wharf, Miller's Point. She left Hongkong on January 1, Port Darwin on the 10th, Thursday Island on the 13th, ...

    Article : 81 words
  26. JOHNSTONE'S BAY SAILING CLUB.

    This club offered prizes for two dingy handicaps on Saturday—one for 14-footers and another for 10footers. Both were sailed over the Shark Island course, starting from and finishing at Goat Island. ...

    Article : 540 words
  27. BOWLING MATCH.

    An interesting two-rink match between teams representing the City and Hamilton Bowling Clubs was played on the Hamilton green yesterday afternoon, and resulted in a victory for the City Club by ...

    Article : 85 words
  28. V.A.T.C. JANUARY MEETING.

    The January Meeting of the V.A.T.C. was held at Caulfield on Saturday afternoon, under pleasant conditions, the weather being fine and the attendance good, while the rain which fell during the last ...

    Article : 993 words
  29. THE MAORI KING.

    This regular visitor has again received capital despatch at the lands of her agent, Mr. David Anderson. On Saturday she left the port for London, having on board 48,060 frozen sheep, and equal to the carcases of 600 ...

    Article : 74 words
  30. THE MORNING GALLOPS.

    Lengths of Randwick training tracks:—Course proper, 1 mile 3 furlongs; tan trick, 1 mile 2 furlongs and about 35 yards; inside lan track, 1 mile 1 furlong 154 yards; inside grass track, 1 mile 1 ...

    Article : 545 words
  31. THE RIMAC.

    A novelty in her voyaging to Sydney, and indeed of her rig as a Britisher sailing in southern seas, is the fourmasted schooner Rimac, which arrived on Saturday from Antwerp, consigned to Messrs. S. Hoffnung and Co. The ...

    Article : 187 words
  32. YACHTING.

    The second race for prizes valued at 30 guineas, 15 guineas, and five guineas, being first, second, and third respectively, presented to the club by the commodore (Mr. S. Hordern) was tailed on Saturday. ...

    Article : 1,045 words
  33. GUN ACCIDENT.

    A youth named Thomas Stinson, 16 years of age, residing at Wyong, met with a gun accident this afternoon, resulting in severe injuries to the upper portion of his right arm. It appears that Stinson ...

    Article : 534 words
  34. REDFERN v. NEWTOWN.

    Taking advantage offered by an off day in the Pennant matches competition, a team of Newtown players visited the Redfern green and played an inter-club match with the local players, who proved ...

    Article : 154 words
  35. THE TYSER LINE.

    The Indraghiri, in the above line, is due here this week from London. Her total quantity of merchandise this voyage comprises 6671 tons, of which 2193 tons were for Melbourne, the remainder being for Sydney and New ...

    Article : 72 words
  36. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

    Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co., Limited, advise the following movements of the company's steamers engaged on the Australian, China, and Japan mail line:- The Tokio Mara left Melbourne on Saturday morning, ...

    Article : 108 words
  37. ANNANDALE v. ST. LEONARDS.

    These clubs met in the inter-club contests on the St. Leonards green on Saturday, and a most exciting and interesting game resulted in a win for the victors by eight points. The locals led for the best of the ...

    Article : 170 words
  38. DEPARTURE OF THE EMIL RENOUF.

    Messrs. A. M' Arthur and Co. yesterday sent away the French four-masted barque Emil Renouf, one of the grandest earning and best equipped clippers seen for some time in port. She is over 2000 tons register, but the loading ...

    Article : 97 words
  39. EIGHT FLEET HANDICAP.

    Messrs. O'Toole Brothers, of Balmain, presented a trophy for a race for 8ft. dingies under the J.B.S.C rules, which took place on Saturday over a course from White Horse Point, ...

    Article : 208 words
  40. COLLISION BETWEEN THE STEAMERS BRIGHTON AND DUNMORE.

    On Friday night at 9 o'clock, as the Dunmore was coming up the harbour from sea, when off Bradley's she saw the steamer Brighton astern coming from Manly to Sydney. The Dunmore was about a cable's length off ...

    Article : 89 words
  41. CHAMPION RINK COMPETITION.

    Victoria Park won by two points. Scores:- Victoria Park: Pritchard, Rigg, Wiseman, Lone, 23. Randwick: Francis, Coulter, Raffan, Forsyth, 21. BALMAIN V. ASHFIELD. ...

    Article : 55 words
  42. MURRUMBURRAH RACES.

    Properties in connection with the Murrumburrah Races were submitted for sale by auction on Saturday. The entrance gates brought £58 10s, and the fruit-stalls £6 10s. The publicans' booths were ...

    Article : 47 words
  43. DOCKINGS AND REMOVALS.

    The steamer Tokio Maru, on arrival from Melbourne, is to berth at the Quay. The French mail steamer was on Saturday floated into the Sutherland Dock for cleaning and painting. She ...

    Article : 87 words
  44. WARWICK FARM RACING CLUB.

    The January meeting of the Warwick Farm Racing Club held on Saturday was favoured with fine and cool weather and a good attendance. The racing track was in excellent condition, and some very ...

    Article : 2,028 words
  45. CITY CLUB.

    In the first round of the City Club champion medal matches the following were the results:- W. Higstrim beat J. James, 31 to 24; C. Forssberg beat M.V. Solomon, 31 to 17; R. Muir beat R. E. Lyons, 31 to ...

    Article : 75 words
  46. RESCUING A CREW IN BAD WEATHER.

    Captain James A. Prowse, of the steamer Snowilake, writes from Philadelphia on November 24, 1897, as follows:—"Whilst rescuing the crew of the Norwegian ship Senta on April 4, a very high sea was running, and equally ...

    Article : 226 words
  47. SYDNEY CANOE SQUADRON.

    The Clark and Shark Islands triangular course was again need by the canoes of the squadron on Saturday, over which the following started:— Comet, scratch; Quotzal, 2 minutes behind; Ernie ...

    Article : 121 words
  48. WAVERLEY v RANDWICK.

    Won by Waverley by nine points. Scores:- Waverley: F. Gartrell, A. A. Locke, H.C. Evans, Captain Kondio (captain), 28. Randwick: F. G. Couch, C. Bedford, M. Kinnane, J. Wallace (captain), 10. ...

    Article : 362 words
  49. PROTESTANT ALLIANCE F. S. OF AUSTRALASIA.

    The half-yearly meeting of the Protestant Alliiance F. S. of Australasia Cromwell Lodge was hold on Thursday evening in the Balmain Working Men's Institute Hall. The twenty-fifth annual ...

    Article : 277 words
  50. ROUGH TRIP OF A COASTER.

    The Crest of the Wave had more than an ordinary share of bad weather on the run from Tasmania. The captain reports having left Hobart on the 11th instant, cleared Cape Pillar at 4.30 p.m. on the 12th instant, had fresh ...

    Article : 178 words
  51. NEWCASTLE JOCKEY CLUB.

    The weights in connection with the Anniversary Dav's meeting of the Newcastle Jockey Club were declared today as follows:- Shorts Handicapp. 6 furlongs.—Wollomumbi, 9st. 5lb; ...

    Article : 200 words
  52. MR. HORDERN'S NEW 22-FOOTER.

    A number of alterations have been made in this craft during the past week, which were noticeable improvements on her second trial on Saturday. Two cedar thwarts have been put into her—one at ...

    Article : 173 words
  53. NEWCASTLE HARBOUR.

    A correspondent writes:—Yet another wreck at Newcastle, to add to the long list already recorded, although fortunately this time without loss of life. Still, no thanks to the local powers [?] be. This is the state of affairs. ...

    Article : 643 words
  54. MURRUMBURRAH TURF CLUB.

    The following weight have been declared for the principal events to be run at the meeting of the Murrumburrah Turf Club:- Town Plate.—Lottie, 9st 6lb; Trichord, 9st 5lb; ...

    Article : 139 words
  55. PIGEON-SHOOTING.

    By advertisement elsewhere it will be seen that entries close to-morrow for the £35 Open Handicap, to be shot off at the New South Wales Gun Club grounds, Botany, on Friday next, 28th instant. Entries must ...

    Article : 55 words
×

Buy

Download

Please choose from the following download options:

Share

Share this item on:

Print

Print page as...

The National Library of Australia's Copies Direct service lets you purchase higher quality, larger sized photocopies or electronic copies of newspapers pages.

Scope
Format of download
as... PDF PDF

You need to login before you can save preferences.

$