The weekly meeting of the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board was held at the offices, Newcastle, this morning. The president (Mr. H. D. Walsh) occupied the chair, and Messrs. Archibald ...
Article : 260 wordsPony and galloway races will be held to-day at Rosebery Park, the first event starting at 2.15 p.m. Omnibuses and trams will, as usual, run to and from the course. ...
Article : 1,292 wordsArrived: At Lyttelton, Star of the East, barque, from Newcastle, sailed 7th June. Sailed: From Auckland, Asterion, barque, for London. (For Continuation of Shipping see Page 6.) ...
Article : 841 wordsThere was a good attendance at the meeting of the Toynbee Guild last evening, when the Hon. R. E. O'Connor spoke in favour of the proposition "That federation will benefit the working classes ...
Article : 1,074 wordsAt the Newcastle Police Court to-day a seaman named Thomas Vernon, aged 30, was committed for trial to the next Court of Quarter Sessions on a charge of having stolen a watch and chain, valued ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 303 wordsA meeting of the metropolitan branch of the New South Wales Rugby Football Union was held in the union rooms, 109 Pitt-street, last evening. Mr. A. E. Sefton presided. A bandsome silver vase, ...
Article : 417 wordsThe Newcastle Marine Board held an investigation this afternoon and evening into the circumstances surrounding the collision between the barque Cordillera and the German barque Professor Koch, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 205 wordsA meetiug of the executive of the league was held last night in the rooms. Mr. Corben occupied the chair. The secretary of the Victorian league wrote with reference to the suggestions of the Adelaide ...
Article : 602 wordsThe Newcastle Marine Board this afternoon delivered its reserved decision in connection with the inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the collision between the steamers Sha[?]bury and ...
Article : 152 wordsThe R.M.S. Duke of Argyle left London on the 24th instant for Australia. The R.M.S. Himalaya arrived at Plymouth on the 24th instant. ...
Article : 77 wordsThe steamer Pareora, which arrived on Saturday last from New Zealand ports, is to the agency of Mr. H. R. Carter, of A.[?]S.S. Back-chambers, George-street. The Pareora goes hence to Newcastle. She is at the Central ...
Article : 41 wordsMessrs. Archibald Currie's steamer Bucephalus yesterday arrived from Calcutta with a general cargo of Eastern produce. She left Calcutta on 26th May, having fine, clear weather, moderate winds from S., and smooth sea ...
Article : 95 wordsA special meeting of the Newcastle City Council was held at the Town Hall this afternoon for the purpose of considering the proposed agreement between the Railway Commissioners and the City ...
Article : 356 wordsMessrs. Gibbs, Bright and Co. expect the Airlie here to-morrom from Hongkong. The Menmuir left Hongkong on the 26th instant for Sydney, via Queensland ports. The Guthrie, with new tens, leaves on the 3rd ...
Article : 52 wordsMessrs. Huddart, Parker, and Co.'s steamship Elingamite which left for Launceston for the stud sheep last Friday, has been in the hands of Mort's Dock for the past 10 weeks. This ship has been completely gutted out, new boilers have ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 135 wordsMessrs. Huddart, Parker, and Co.'s steamship Westralia, which arrived from Melbourne yesterday afternoon, after a very fine passage, left last night for Newcastle, for her bunker coal, after which she comes back to Sydney, and ...
Article : 114 wordsThe annual installation of the Grand Master and investiture of Grand Lodge officers took place that night at the Masonic Hall, Castlereagh-street, in the presence of a fair number of the brethren. Most ...
Article : 1,007 wordsCape Otway yesterday advised the ship Star of France, bound from Laurvig to Sydney, 88 days out, passed there at 10.30 a.m. She comes here to the Kauri Timber Company's consignment. ...
Article : 40 wordsThe Alice Ma[?] at Cooktown from New Guinea, is in charge of Captain W. A. Inman, who reports having left Port Mores by on the 21st instant. There was no fresh news from the interior. Forty-three passengers returned by the ...
Article : 50 wordsIn celebration of Coronation day the city was again illuminated this evening, bat unfortunately the display was not a general one. The municipal buildings were illuminated at intervals during the ...
Article : 84 wordsA test match was played on the Domain on Saturday by members of the New South Wales Lacrosse Association to decide on the selection of a term to play South Australia on 7th July and Victoria on ...
Article : 217 wordsSir,—My attention has been drawn to some letters on the subject of Leichhardt's exploring expeditions I was surprised at the confused statements referred to by Mr. Rusden, as I supposed the records must be ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 103 wordsThe Sea, Caller Ou, and Fernbank have been struck out of the V.R.C. Grand National Hurdle Race; Taracom out of the Grand National Steeplechase; and Dundee and Black Harry out of the ...
Article : 445 wordsAt to-day's meeting of the Water and Sewerage Board a letter was read from the Board of Health covering a report from the Government Analyst on samples of water submitted for test last month. The ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 224 wordsThe committee of the Water and Sewerage Board, consisting of Messrs. Archibald Gardiner (vicepresident). J. B. Barclay, Hv. W. Lee, and J. W. B[?]rkenhead, appointed to deal with the question of ...
Article : 152 wordsThe handicap four-bowl competition, 21 points up, for members of the Annandale Bowling Club, for a trophy valued at two guineas, presented by the Mayor of Annandale (Alderman Allen Taylor), was ...
Article : 65 wordsGeorge Towns, the Hunter River sculler, when he arrived in England, was met by Tom Sullivan, late of New Zealand, who, he found, had removed from Hammersmith to Battersea Bridge, where he is now ...
Article : 207 wordsThe monthly meeting of the association was held at the Oxford Hotel last evening. The Hon. W. J. Trackett, M.L.C. (vice-president), was in the chair. A request was made that Balmain be allowed to play ...
Article : 690 wordsSir,—In view of the interest taken in the [?] of providing remounts for Imperial cavalry, &c., perhaps you will kindly find place for the enclosed extract from the records of the House of Commons, ...
Article : 115 wordsAn examination under the auspices of the Public Service Board of persons desirous of qualifying for the positions of police magistrates was conducted in the Occasional Court at the Newcastle Courthouse ...
Article : 116 wordsThe last shooting of the quarter of the Tamworth Civilian Rifle Club resulted in the aggregate being won by G. Thorne, 244 (handicap 56), with H. Rosevear second, 237 (handicap 19). ...
Article : 204 wordsThe above was continued last night, when the following heats were played:—O. S. Turnball (receives 135) beat Pyramids (owes 140) by 75[?] J. J. Makin (receives 85) beat T. Holden (receives ...
Article : 69 wordsThe quantity of coal shipped during the week ended this morning for home, intercolonial, and foreign consumption totalled 39,143 tons, as compared witn 25,222 tons for the corresponding week of last ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 335 wordsDuring a disturbance winch took place in an hotel in Hunter-street West this afternoon a seaman named Louis Victor, employed on board the vessel Lucerne, was struck over the left temple with ...
Article : 65 wordsThe date of entries for this tournament has been extended to the 5th July, and the prize money will be increased by the club ...
Article : 27 wordsThis council met on 24th June, when the Mayor (Alderman Medcalfe) occupied the chair, and there were also present—Aldermen Davis, Parks, Berry, Gorton, H[?] Wood, Poole, Vernon, and Clarke. Mr. W. F. [?] ...
Article : 167 wordsThe Billiard Markers' Tournament, promoted by Messrs. Heiron and Smith, was started at their showrooms, 216 Castlereagh-street, last night. The results of the first heats are as follows:—S. Hincks, ...
Article : 185 wordsA sensational shark incident occurred this morning at the basin at the rear of Fort Scratchley, a favourite local bathing resort. It appears that Mr. Alexander Watt, proprietor of the Great Northern ...
Article : 94 wordsStock movements:—Friday: 170 cattle, Coolamundra to Tumut. WAGGA, Monday. Stock passings:—1000 sheep, T. Galvin owner, ...
Article : 55 wordsA meeting of the executive of the Northern branch of the New South Wales Rugby Football Union was held in the Chamber of Commerce this evening. The protest by the Waratah ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 279 wordsAPPENDICITIS AND PURE FOOD.—Cheaply milled cereals contain husks, which if they get into the little passage in the intestine called the vermiform appendix, will kill a man. Eat QUAKER OATS and take no chance. Pure, ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tue 29 Jun 1897, Page 6
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