The express for Melbourne this afternoon will carry eastwards a numerous and distinguished company of legislaters and others, mostly bound for Sydney to attend the Australian Federal Convention. ...
Article : 311 wordsSir John Forrest, Premier of Western Austraila, who arrived by the Oroya, was interviewed to-day. He said that Western Australia was auxious for federation on reasonable lines. The ...
Article : 362 wordsAn application which created a considerable amount of interest was beard before Messrs. Vernon and Parnell, members of the local land board, at the City Court to-day. The Perpetual Trustee ...
Article : 1,018 wordsThe annual conference of the New South Wales Farmers and Settlers' Association commenced its sittings in the Town Hall here this morning. There was a fairly large attendance of delegates, but ...
Article : 2,110 wordsThe blackfellow "Larry." who is alleged to have shot another aboriginal at nyngan on Friday week, was captured here by the local police on Saturday last. Contrary to expectations he made up this way ...
Article : 157 wordsThe following scratchings were recorded yesterday in connection with the A.J.C. Sparing Meeting:— Derby: Admirer, Norwegian, Maldon, and Welbeck. All engagements: Adm[?]ition. Both ...
Article : 696 wordsWhen the members of the Federal Convention come to consider the alterations made in the Commonwealth Constitution Bill by South Australia and Tasmania they will stand a[?]ast at the extraordinary ...
Article : 1,495 wordsThe [?]lec of aram belonging to Mr. Ben. Harrison, which was recently shorn at Collery, weighed 43½[?]b. BRAIDWOOD Monday. ...
Article : 1,698 wordsA general meeting of members of this club was held at Aarons's Exchange Hotel on August 23, Mr. F. harrison presiding. The principal business was the nomination of officers for the ensuing year, ...
Article : 104 wordsNo doubt it will be interesting to yachtsmen to know that whilst our bulb and deep keelers are on "the h[?]rd, " one of our old and useful type has just completed a trip from Melbourne to Sydney, en ...
Article : 262 wordsAt the annual meeting of the Castlemaine Brewery this afternoon the balance-sheet showed a profit of £4000. In the finals for the Championship Singles in ...
Article : 46 wordsAt last night's meeting of this club the following dates were fixed for races during the coming season 1897:—October 2, 4, and 23, November 18, 18ft. Championship: December 4, 22ft. Championship. ...
Article : 185 wordsThe weekly meeting of the committes of the metropolitan branch of the New South Wales Football Union was held last night in Rand's-chambers, Pitt-street. Mr. W. M. Arnold presided. On the ...
Article : 457 wordsthe Government has appointed ex-Inspector Sunbridge, of Scotland yard, Chief Commissioner of Police. A board of conciliation has been sitting here in ...
Article : 132 wordsDuring the setting at the Victorian club to-day a good deal of wagering, principally in doubles, took place over the two cups. trent was a decided favourite for the Can[?]eld Cup at 100 to 8, with ...
Article : 171 wordsAt a meeting of the general committee of the Consu[?]ptive Home Gymkhana, presided over by Lady Darley, the Hon. Mrs. Ferguson, Lady Paston-Cooper. Lady Dibbs, Mrs. Gould, and the Mayoress ...
Article : 95 wordsThe report prepared at the recent Conference of Railway Commissioners on the proposal to secure uniformity in the ganges of the New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia, ...
Article : 280 wordsOne of the most extensive falls rain that has occurred for several weeks was that recorded by the measurements received yesterday morning at the Observatory as having taken place between ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 322 wordsThe hon. secretary of the Citizens' Centenary Committee has received a letter from the secretary to the Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Squidron stat[?]ing that Rear-Admiral Bridge was unable at the ...
Article : 297 wordsA match beteen Lewisham Atlant t tnd Five Dock teams was placed on the ground[?] of the latter club on Saturday afternoon, and after a closely contested game Lewisham won by three games. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 167 wordsThe cruiser Wallaroo yesterday returned to Sydney after an absc[?]nce of over three months. This is the first trip of the Wallaroo since being recommssioned. She left Sydney and proceeded to ...
Article : 506 wordsTWEED HEADS.—Arrivals; August 30, Augusts, s., and Wellumbia, s., anchored in bay. Departure: August 29, Friendship, s., at 9.15 a.m. Passed: August 30. one of Howard Smith's steamers at 7 a.m., north. ...
Article : 1,236 wordsthe fertnightly meeting of the City Council was held at the Town Hill to-night. The Mayor of Newcastle presided, and there were also present— Aldermen Timbury, Alcock, Asher, Web[?], Thorn, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 367 wordsAn exhibition match of 8000, spot barred was commenced yesterday afternoon, and was continued during the evening, between Messrs. Memmott and Weiss, the well-known Australian Billiardists, at ...
Article : 199 wordsThe weekly meeting of the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board was held at the offices this morning. The president (Mr. H. D. walsh) occupied the chair, and Messrs. Archibald Gardiner ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 93 wordsThe sixth annual meeting of the New South Wales Amateur Swimming Association was held at the sports club rooms, Rowe-street, last evening, Mr. J. J. Moloney, vice-president, being in the chair. The ...
Article : 557 words[?] leaves Auckland for Sydney on Monday, September 6. The Pukaki leaves the Bluff for Sydney on Thursday next. The O[?]h arrived at Hobart on Sunday morning, and leaves again for Sydney at [?] p.m. on ...
Article : 64 wordsA special meeing of the N.S.W. Cricket Association was held at the rooms last night. Mr. J. Portus, vice-president, occupied the chair. There was a good attendance of delegates. Mr. Sanderson ...
Article : 964 wordsFrom all accounts the Mambare River will be the scene of the best gold finds when the difficulties of transport have been overcome. Forty miles up the Mambare River place one within touch of the gold. ...
Article : 93 wordsT[?] barquentine Mary Winkelman, Captain K. Benneck arrivel last night from Eureka with a cargo of 476 [?] ft of redwood timber, consigned to the Kauri Tim[?] Company. She left Eure[?] on July 3, and had ...
Article : 250 wordsAt to-day's meeting of the Water and Sewerage Board a communication was read from the Board of Health forwarding a report of the Government Analyst on several samples of water which had ...
Article : 228 wordsWoodlark Island is about 40 miles in length and seven in width, densely wooded, hilly, and for the most part fringed with mangroves. Gold appears to have been found there about three years ago, and ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tue 31 Aug 1897, Page 6
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