When an author comes before the public to bow his acknowledgments that his fame has won him he must feel as no other kind of public favourite. The politician is used to acting conspicuously in the face ...
Article : 1,108 wordsThe sixtieth anniversary of Dr. William Grant's ordination as a Presbyterian minister was celebrated last evening with much enthusiasm. The doctor, who is in his 94th year, was waited ...
Article : 199 wordsOwing to severe illness Captain Robert Fullarton, for many years harbour master of the port, has sent in his resignation to the Melbourne Harbour Trust Commissioners, who have ...
Article : 371 wordsThe military manouvres in France are now taking place, and are attracting considerable attention. Prince Lobanoff, the Russian Minister ...
Article : 100 wordsThe Joint British and Russian Commission, which has just completed the delimitation of the Pamirs, in Central Asia, defines the southern limit of the Russian ...
Article : 70 wordsAs soon as the Legislative Council met yesterday Mr. Kater asked the Attorney-General the question of which he had given notice with regard to the Dean case. Mr. Want replied that any ...
Article : 1,654 wordsThe French military man[?]uvres are now taking place, and are attracting considerable attention. Prince Lobanoff, the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, and General Dragomiroff, the ...
Article : 8,506 wordsAt the opening of the Poor Law Conference to-day, the Duke of Devonshire, Lord President of the Council, said that while they were considering the question ...
Article : 115 wordsA chess match by telegraph between the Narrandera and Albury clubs was played last night, eight boards a side. Excellent arrangements were made at the postmaster's residence by ...
Article : 157 wordsThe Emperor of China has given his sanction for the construction of a railway from Shanghai to Nanking, via Suchan and Ching-Kiang. ...
Article : 36 wordsThe Standard this morning says that the permanence of the revival in the trade of Great Britain depends to a large extent upon the future character of the ...
Article : 43 wordsThe Cologne Gazelle, a leading journal of Germany, states that it has been arranged that the second portion of the Russo-Chineso loan, which is being raised ...
Article : 61 wordsAt the local police court to-day, before Mr. Edwards, P.M., a man named Rous was charged on the information of Luke Hyland with igniting inflammable material within three yards of grass ...
Article : 110 wordsFor the six months ended June stock to the value of £52,016 entered the colony over the border, while stock valued at £164,864 crossed the border outwards. ...
Article : 252 wordsGray's Golden Crown Mining Company, White Feather, Western Australia, which has been formed with a capital of £100,000, is issuing shares to the extent ...
Article : 47 wordsOnly 200 of the bullocks brought by the Southern Cross have been sold, the prices realised ranging from £11 10s to £17 10s per head. The remainder will not be ...
Article : 165 wordsAlthough light streaky clouds interfered at times with the solar eclipse this morning, it was well observed from sunrise till the last contact, which took place at 7.51. Two groups of spots, ...
Article : 1,615 wordsThe shareholders of the Waihi (N.Z.) Grand Junction Syndicate have resolved to form a new company, with a capital of £150,000, in consequence of the funds ...
Article : 53 wordsSir Edward Braddon, the Premier, has received a telegram from the New Zealand Premier stating that he is unable to agree with him that the increased duty of ½d per lb. on fruit is calculated ...
Article : 104 wordsThe Government has received a cablegram from the Premier of Tasmania protesting against the friut duties, and threatening retaliation. A reply was sent stating that the duties were not intended ...
Article : 125 wordsLast evening a public meeting was held in Sheard's Hall, Abercrombie-street, under the auspices of the Trades and Labour Council of New South Wales, to listen to an address by Mr. Joseph Mitchell on the ...
Article : 497 wordsA man named Charles Olson, A stevedore, fell down the hold of the s.s. Cloncurry at Fremantle and was killed. COOLGARDIE, Thursday. ...
Article : 50 wordsIn the betting for the Cambridgeshire Stakes, to be run at Newmarket on the 23rd October, the Australian racehorse Paris, by Grandmaster—Enone, is now a ...
Article : 64 wordsThe Mayflower mine, at Mount Magnet, has been sold to an Adelaide syndicate, winch intends floating it in England. The mine is held by Attwood, Jones, and Thompson, and the price paid was ...
Article : 635 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly the tariff resolutions were further considered on the report. It was decided to remove painters' brushware from the exemption list and to exempt blasting powder. ...
Article : 189 wordsThe R.M.S. Arcadia, A. C. Loggin commander, arrived from Colombo at 7 a.m. The following are the passengers:— For ALBANY: Mr. Warton. ...
Article : 107 wordsThe convict hulk Success, which left Adelaide in April last, has arrived in the Thames, and is attracting much attention. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe Scotch creditors of the Freehold Investment and Banking Company of Melbourne have approved of the new scheme of reconstruction. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe following are stock movements:—1000 fat wethers, Bulgandra, to Newport Freezing Works, C. L. Griffith owner; 2000 wethers, Bulgandra to Benambra, C. L. Griffith owner; 480 fat ...
Article : 49 wordsIn the Assembly to-day the Premier gave notice that on Tuesday he would move that Mr. Browne be absolved from further liability in connection with the costs of the suspension cases. ...
Article : 88 wordsThe cargo of South Australian wheat ex ship Windsor Park, from Port Germein 5th May, has been sold at 22s 7½d per quarter. ...
Article : 40 wordsA lecture was delivered by the Rev. C. J. Byng on Tuesday evening last, at the Bexley schoolroom, in aid of the Bexley Church fund. The subject was "Business, Pleasure, and Retirement." ...
Article : 36 wordsDisappointment was felt to-day when the show recpened that Mr. W. J. Lyne, our Parliamentary representative, was unable to attend owing to pressure of Parliamentary duties. Some rain fell during ...
Article : 179 wordsLast evening a public meeting of the residents of A[?]naudale was held in the local council-chambers to take into consideration the question of protesting against the proposal to do away with the penny ...
Article : 352 wordsIn the Assembly to-day the new railway regulations were discussed, and were condemned by the labour members, on the ground that they reduced wages, abolished extra ...
Article : 96 words{No abstract available}
Detailed lists, results, guides : 232 wordsThe Legislative Council this evening discussed the Land Tax Amendment Bill, especially in reference to the taxing of the unimproved capital value. Exception was taken that a similar bill ...
Article : 76 wordsA musical evening, as a final function in connection with a spring fair held for the purpose of clearing the debt from the Bourke-street Wesleyan Church, was held last night at the schoolroom, ...
Article : 108 wordsThe Tariff Bill has passed its second reading in the House, of Representatives. An amendment expressing dissatisfaction because no increase of duty on colonial beer was proposed was lost by ...
Article : 37 wordsPlease choose from the following download options:
Share this item on:
Print page as...
Testing
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 20 Sep 1895, Page 5
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
With your Trove account you can: