The show was opened in fine weather. The day was occupied in judging. The quality of exhibits was very superior altogether, but the number was not as great as in previous years. The entries ...
Article : 2,489 wordsThe noble and self-sacrificing efforts of members of exploration parties which have been continuously engaged since Monday morning last in endeavouring to trace the bodies of the victims of the terrible ...
Article : 3,253 wordsPony and galloway races will be held at Kensington to-day, the first event starting at 2.15 p.m. Omnibuses and trams will, as usual, abord facilities for reaching the course. ...
Article : 610 wordsThe new post-office situated at the cornor of Avoca-street and Allison-road, Randwick, was formally opened yesterday afternoon by the Postmaster-General (Hon Joseph Cook, M.L.A.). The ...
Article : 950 wordsCaptain Taplin reports that the Burrawong crossed o[?] the new entrance at the Macleay at 8 a.m. on the 22nd, and arrived in Sydney at 6 a.m. on the 23rd. Experienced light variable winds and fine weather throughout. ...
Article : 246 wordsThe following entries have been received by the Royal Agricultural Society for the various hunting contests:- Tattersall's Hunters' Plate.—Flora, Gladys, Gladesville, Nimrod, Minnie, Speedwell, Abbess, Frisco, Reubens, ...
Article : 258 wordsA meeting was held in the Burwood Council chambers on Tuesday for the purpose of forming a senior team in the district. The Mayor of Burwood (Alderman J. Haydon Cardew) presided. The hall ...
Article : 509 wordsThe principal event to be contested on Saturday at the League's Carnival is the Sydney Plate, a series of scratch races over distances of one, three, and five miles. The three and five mile contests will be ...
Article : 502 wordsMessrs. Allan and Hunter, who lately purchased the wreck of the Marion Fenwick, Iying near Port Hacking, have been successful in securing the boiler and engines from the vessel. The boiler was towed to Sydney on ...
Article : 44 wordsMessrs. Gilchrist, Watt, and Co. have received a cable advising the arrival of the ship Derwent at London on the 22nd instant, after a passage of 80 days from Sydney. ...
Article : 33 wordsThe folowing are noted by mail:- The Gertor, from the River Plate, berthed on February 5 at Antwerp, and commenced discharging at 9 o'clock on the 6th ultimo; finished at 5.30 a.m. on Monday, 7th, and ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 416 wordsThe Shoalhaven Turf Club's pony races, held at Numba, were fairly well attended to-day Mr. Campbell's Isis won the Galloway and Farewell handicaps. Bang Bang the Trial Stakes, Dolly the ...
Article : 44 wordsThe Parkdale, from Townsville to Sydney, in ballast, is out 40 days to-day. She left Townsville about 10 days prior to the hurricane at New Caledonia and the bad weather off the Queenland coast, and some un[?]siness is ...
Article : 47 wordsThe Silver City Cup meeting, promoted by the Licensed Victuallers' Racing Club, held on the race-course to-day, was in every way a most pronounced success. There were no protests, no accidents, and ...
Article : 927 wordsThe steamer Amur, which was recently engaged in the intercolonial trade, put into Honolulu on February 5. She is to be fitted out for the Klondyke trade, having been purchased in Victoria, B.C. The Amur had a terrible ...
Article : 83 wordsMr. A. E. Spriggs, hon. secretary of the Balmain Bicycle Club, writing in reference to the dispute with the Redfern Club concerning the road race, says:— When the sub-committees of the two clubs met to ...
Article : 218 wordsThe Empreza's long passage to Auckland from Newcastle was due to heavy adverse weather Captain C. Reed reports having sailed from Newcastle on February 8. A gale ve[?]ing from N.E. to N. was met with the first night out, ...
Article : 260 wordsIn connection with the champion medal competition of the above club the final match was played off on Tuesday afternoon last with the result that Mr. Hale beat Colonel Morris—31 to 17. ...
Article : 37 wordsThese two clubs met on the Balmain green on Saturday afternoon. The rinks and scores were as follows:- No. 1.—Balmain: Messrs. J. Strong, J. Hamilton. G. C. ...
Article : 166 wordsMessrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., managing agents for the E. and A. line, expect the company's Airlie at Sydney on the 2nd proximo from China and Japan. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe seventeenth annual meeting of the Suburban Bicycle Club was held at the Amateur Sports Club on Friday evening, Mr J. B. Holdsworth presiding over a large attendance of members. The report of ...
Article : 309 wordsThe Eastern papers to hand yesterday report a sad occurrence at sea. On arrival of the German mail steamer Darmstadt at Hongkong on the 24th ultimo from Sh[?] she reported that amongst her passengers was Captain ...
Article : 166 wordsThe various theatrical enterprises of Messrs. Williamson and Musgrove have made us familiar of recent years with many distinguished American artists. On these occasions the visitors are stanchly ...
Article : 121 wordsA meeting of this club was held at the Albion Hotel on Monday, Mr. J. Thiering, in the absence of a flag officer, occupying the chair. Arrangements were made for next Saturday's race, which is an ...
Article : 169 wordsCaptain Spence, of the steamer Lightains, at Singapore, reports sighting a steamer belongong to the Austrian Lloyd, supposed to be the Medusa, aground in Marshall Channel. In reply to offers to help they signalled to the ...
Article : 106 wordsThe Gulf of Siam, to Messrs. A. M'Arthur and Co., [?] Liverpool, in command of Captain J. Sanderson, left the Mersey on January 23, called at Las Palmas January 29, and steamed thence direct to Adelaide, where part cargo ...
Article : 61 wordsThe city organist, who throughout his stay hereo has frequently played one or other of Mendelssohn's organ sonatas, yesterday afternoon achieved the feat of including the entire series of six great ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 128 wordsThe following notices of casualties are given in "Lloyd's Shipping List" to hand yesterday:- Bravo.—London, February 14.—Information from Captain Andreason, of the Norweigan barque Bravo, bo[?] ...
Article : 204 wordsAt the last committee meeting of the Redfern Bicycle Club another new member was elected, and F. W. C, Crane was elected as an additional delegate to the New South Wales Cyclists' Union. The ...
Article : 52 wordsThe swimming carnival in connection with the Public schools situated in the Central District was held yesterdey at Farmer's Baths, Woolloomooloo. The event was under the auspices and control of the ...
Article : 975 wordsThe annual cycling sports took place on the local cricket ground to-day and were an unqualified success. A public holiday was observed, and there was a very large attendance. The following are the ...
Article : 406 wordsThe American newspapers to hand by the Mariposa, which arrived yesterday from San Francisco, do not contain much additional information respecting the gold deposits at Klondike, a ...
Article : 550 wordsThe pony and galloway races held at Canterbury Park yesterday were favoured with fine weather and a good attendance. The following are the results:— ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 957 wordsThe Dunmore and British Isles are at Mort's, the for[?] for overhaul and the latter for cleaning. The Gamecock was in the Jubilee yesterday for an overhaul, and on De[?] pontoon the Volunteer and the Theres[?] are being ...
Article : 39 wordsStar of Italy, ship, Sydney or Newcastle to San Francisco —coal. Devonport, barque, Greymouth to Melbourne—timber. Severn, barquentine, Timaru to Auckland—produce. ...
Article : 149 wordsYesterday afternoon a small brown paper parcel was despatched from the Mines Department to the Dudley mine at Newcastle. It contained a cage with about a dozon white mice. The idea is to use ...
Article : 219 wordsThree hundred and twenty-four fat wethers were trucked from here this afternoon from Burns and Stevenson's station, Liddleton, consigness Messrs. Hill, Clark, and Co. ...
Article : 31 wordsThe Salamanca, barque, left Capetown [?] for Newcastlle, since ordered to Sydney for docking. The Palmyra left Port Elizabeth on February 12 for Newcastle. ...
Article : 46 wordsSir,—Protectionist speakers at public meetings are very much given to making exaggerated if not untruthful statements to their gullible audiences. For instance, in your to day's issue ...
Article : 205 wordsSir,—I see that when interviewed by your reporter both Mr. Carruthers and Mr. Wise express the opinion that it is by no means certain that under federation the policy of protection will be adopted, ...
Article : 101 wordsFine weather favoured the Maribyrong meeting to-day, when there was a satisfactory attendance. The sport was of an interesting nature. The details are as follow:— ...
Article : 513 wordsThe Minister for Mines, Mr, Sydney Smith, returned to Sydney yesterday morning from Newcastle, but was in constant communication during the day with Mr. Atkinson, the chief inspector, at the ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 24 Mar 1898, Page 6
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