The contract for the Narrabri-Moree railway will expire on the 19th January. The work is well forward, but it is not likely that the line will be ready on that date. The contractors however, have not ...
Article : 79 wordsWassail to the kingly stranger, Born and cradled in a manger; King like David, Priest like Aaron, Christ is born to set us free. ...
Article : 849 wordsA surprisingly large audience rewarded Mr. C. B. Westmacott's enterprise in producing his new Christmas piece last night, instead of placing it before a Boxing Night audience in its ...
Article : 923 wordsThe Christmas pony carnival at Lillie Bridge will commence at 3 o'clock to-day. The programme, in addition to the pony heats, includes a trotting event and a bicycle race. ...
Article : 893 wordsThe fortnighty meeting of the Bankstown Council was held an the 17th instant. The Mayor (I. P. Miller) and all the aldermen were present. The report of the finance committee recommending the payment of £25 11s 6d, and ...
Article : 177 wordsAt the regular meeting of this council on 22nd December there were present—The Mayor (A. Rofe), and Aldermen Baines, Cockbaine, Gelding, Hordern, Langdon, Moseley, Stevenson, Toms, and Wheeler. A letter was read from ...
Article : 438 wordsAn inquest was held to-day at the local courthouse into the cause of the recent fire in the main street. The district coroner, Mr. Henry C. Tingcombe, presided. Mr. W. H. Farmer, fire ...
Article : 114 wordsA meeting of the above council was held on Tuesday night. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Eaton), Aldermen Well, Addis, Lipscombe, Light, Hodson, Matthews, and Pilcher. The W. S. and S. Board intimated that council's ...
Article : 437 wordsThe Euroa Preserving Company of Victoria has decided to establish rabbit-preserving works in the Narrandera district, capable of treating 10,000 rabbits per day. The works will be erected at ...
Article : 148 wordsIt is an exceedingly graceful and charming compliment which the fruitgrowers of Hamilton, Ontario, have just paid to her Majesty the Queen (says the London Daily Telegraph of 18th November). ...
Article : 897 wordsThe following handicaps in connection with the two principal events of the Blayney Jockey Club Boxing Day Race Meeting were declared to-day:— FLYING HANDICAP.—Mario, 9st 5lb; Alice Hawthorne, ...
Article : 88 wordsThe last meeting of the above council was held on the 22nd, the Mayor (Alderman J. A. I. Perry) presiding, and all the other aldermen were present. The overseer reported that an extra large quantity of work had been done during ...
Article : 280 wordsWheat harvesting is still progressing, and the weather is all that could be desired for the purpose. The grain is of splendid quality, and the farmers are jubilant at the results of the season's yields. Teams ...
Article : 74 wordsThe above council met on the 21st December, when the following were present:—The Mayor (Alderman Peake), and Aldermen Robinson, Jacobsen, Schuler, Wilson, Watson, and Tucker, and the council clerk (Mr. W. F. ...
Article : 116 wordsThe following are the entries for the pony and galloway races to be run at Rosebery Park on Tuesday next:— FIFTEEN HANDS HANDICAP, about 4 furlongs.—Emir, Roslyn, Ivy, Maud S., Loch Ena, Mona H., Vanity, ...
Article : 133 wordsA farmer named George Palmer, who resides eight miles from town, while in his paddock to-day stripping wheat, attempted to catch a quail amongst the stablle, and in so doing was bitten by a ...
Article : 141 wordsThis council met on the 17th of December, when there were present—The Mayor (Alderman John Thompson), and Aldermen Louden, Sproule, Clough, Griffin, and Fred. Thompson. The Hon. J. H. Carruthers wrote stating that ...
Article : 177 wordsAt the last meeting of the council the Department of Public Instruction intimated that the Minister did not see any sufficient reason for altering his decision in regard to council's request for a school board composed of local ...
Article : 127 wordsThe North Sydney Bicycle Club held a meeting of members at Northam's Hotel, Miller-street, on the 18th instant. Mr. C. H. White presided. It was decided to hold a road race for a gold medal, teh ...
Article : 729 wordsAn inquest touching the death of a man named Emerson, who was cut to pieces by the express on Tuesday morning, was held yesterday before the district coroner (Mr. W. H. Mackenzie), when a ...
Article : 62 wordsAt the meeting of the above council on the 14th December the following were present:—The Mayor (Alderman Stuart) and Aldermen Edwards, Farr, Lambeth, Campbell, Geering, Parkyn, and Hayes, and the clerk (Mr. ...
Article : 161 wordsAt the last meeting of the above council the Mayor (Alderman Barff) presiding, Mr. Parnell wrote, enclosing correspondence from the Minister for Works relative to granting £15 on condition that the residents expended £30 ...
Article : 326 wordsThe weather was again very hot to-day, the thermometer recording 110 degrees. The heat was terribly oppressive through last night. Although several cases of heat apoplexy are repoted, only ...
Article : 1,345 wordsAt the last meeting of the Waterloo Council attention was drawn by a letter from Mr. R. Hansard to lads bathing in a dam near Paul's pottery. The council had written to Mr. Hansard on the subject, and his reply was that the ...
Article : 312 wordsFor the Christmas portion of his season Mr. George Rignold last night produced the drama by Arthur Shirley and Ben Landeck entitled "Tommy Atkins," a piece of the sensational school, which ...
Article : 645 wordsA deal of interesting work was got through yesterday morning at Randwick. The weather was fine, but a shade on the warm side, and the course proper was open. The Trier opened proceedings by ...
Article : 899 wordsAt the last meeting of the Lane Core Council the Mayor (Alderman J. Roberts) presided. There were also present —Aldermen Baum, Harrison, Landers, Levick, Ludowici, and Robb. A letter was received from the Metropolitan ...
Article : 155 wordsViscount Cross, in his recent presidential address at the Salt Schools, Shipley, near Bradford (says a report of the proceedings), said he felt deeply the absolute necessity of institutions such as those ...
Article : 721 wordsA meeting of the Willoughby Council was held in the council-chambers on the 21st instant. The Mayor (Alderman R. H. Gordon) presided, and there were also present— Aldermen Buthcer, Fleming, Forsyth, Lancely, ...
Article : 390 wordsAt the last meeting of the above council the Mayor (Alderman Chapman), presiding, C. A. Serivener wrote notifying the council that portion of the covering of the main drain in his yard had fallen in, and an accident might ...
Article : 306 wordsArrangements have been made by the League of Wheelmen for a match between Martin and Ken Lewis over distances of 1, 5, and 10 miles, to come off on 9th January, the conditiotns to be the same as ...
Article : 157 wordsNext summer (says a London paper) the directors of the Crystal Palace will commemorate the completion of the 60th year of the Queen's reign by a Victorian exhibition and by special fetes and ...
Article : 594 wordsThe Manly Council held its fortnightly meeting on Tuesday, 22nd December, when there were present: Alderman H. E. Farmer (in the chair), Aldermen German, Passau, Scarr, Montage, Carroll, and Warburton. A ...
Article : 300 wordsA number of matches will played to-day and to-morrow, but with the intercolonial team engaged at Melbourne, and a first grade eleven away at Maitland, the leading players will be absent. A second grade ...
Article : 146 wordsBYRON BAY.—Arrival: December 23, Wollumbin (s.) during night from Sydney. RICHMOND HEADS.— Arrival December 24, Prosperity, schooner, at 12.5 p.m., and Wyoming (s.), at 1.5 ...
Article : 1,025 wordsThe last heats of the first round were played last night and resulted as follows:—F. Roonery (receives 25) beat F. H. Brown (receives 75) by 40; "Hazard" (owes 60) beat "Pyramid" (owes 60) by 66. The ...
Article : 63 wordsThere was a great attendance at the Town Hall last night, when Mr Wiegand performed a hall programme of sacred and popular music, including Gounod's "Nazareth" and "Noel" and the ...
Article : 47 wordsAt the meeting of the above council on the 21st December there were present the Mayor (Alderman M'Coy) and Aldermen Gould, Scouller, Farr, Leslie, Benson, Moyes, Morehouse, Goodin, Brewer, Josephson, and Clarke, and ...
Article : 225 wordsThe Philharmonic Society will give a performance of Handel's "Messiah" to-night, with full band, organ, and orchestra, under Signor Hazon's direction, assisted by a quartet of well-known solists. ...
Article : 37 wordsThe London Local Government Board has forwarded to the County Councils of England and Wales, to the metropolitan vestries, and to all other highway authorities advance copies of an important ...
Article : 449 wordsUnder the auspices of the Church Institute, an entertainment was given in St. John's parish hall, Ashfield, on Wednesday night. The attendance was exceptionally large. A strong orchestra, under Mr. ...
Article : 100 wordsIn consequence of the Amateur Turf Club allowing the anniversary meeting to fall through, the Deniliquin Jockey Club intends holding an off day's meeting on the 26th January. The total stakes for ...
Article : 82 wordsAt the last meeting of the Mosman Council the Mayor (Alderman P. T. Taylor) presided. There were also present Aldermen Malley, Rose, Cowles, Alderson, Noble, Harnett, Cannon, and Bladen. A petition was presented by ...
Article : 363 wordsThe Society of Patent Agents (says a London paper) hold their annual meeing at Anderton's Hotel on the 11th November, Mr. J. Sinclair Fairfax in the chair. In the opening address Mr. Fairfax ...
Article : 287 wordsIt would be a curious thing (says a contributor to an English cycling paper) if, just as the motor-cycle is brought to a practical stage of development, it should be superseded by the flying-machine. Not ...
Article : 288 wordsThe R.M.S. Goorkha left London on the 23rd instant for Queensland ports. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 745 wordsThe steamer Wyrallah yesterday arrived from the New Hebrides, where she has been for the last 12 months acting as inter-island vessel for Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co., connecting with their other boats at Vila. Captain Todd is ...
Article : 155 wordsVisitors to Newman's in George-street will [?] attracted by the beauty of the Red Chalk and Auto-Sepia style of portrait. There are also on view the finest examples of genuine platinotype work, ...
Article : 220 wordsA meeting of the North Sydney Council was held in the Town Hall on the 15th instant. The Mayor (Alderman G. J. Barry) presided, and there were also present—Aldermen W. Anderson, E. M. Clark, F. Clarke, Ennever, S. G. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 25 Dec 1896, Page 6
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