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  2. MILITARY.

    The half-yearly inspection of the 1st Battalion of the P.S. Cadet Forces took place at Sandringham on Friday. The battalion commander is Captain J. W. Turner, of the Fort-street school. The attendance ...

    Article : 444 words
  3. PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

    "Trade Conciliation" is the title of a brochure by Henry F. A. Davies, S.Sc. (Eng.) (Hayes, Brothers, Sydney), being a guide to the Trades Disputes Conciliation and Arbitration Act of 1882, containing the ...

    Article : 1,482 words
  4. MUNICIPAL COUNCILS. SYDNEY.

    The finance committee of the City Council met yesterday afternoon in the Town Hall. The Mayor, Alderman W. P. Manning, occupied the chair, and there were also present—Aldermen Hardie, Fowler, ...

    Article : 302 words
  5. DEPUTATIONS. THE HARE PEST.

    A deputation waited upon the Minister for Mines and Agriculture yesterday for the purpose of bringing under his notice the necessity for doing something to prevent the increase of the hare pest, which ...

    Article : 708 words
  6. MEETINGS. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE.

    A meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works was held yesterday afternoon, where there were present—Mr. J. Garrard (chairman), Dr. Garran Messrs. Hoskins, Davies, ...

    Article : 735 words
  7. LINNEAN SOCIETY.

    The ordinary monthly meeting of the Linnean Society was held in the Linnean Hall, Ithaca-road, Elizabeth Bay, on Wednesday night. Mr. H. Deane, M.A., vice-president, occupired the chair. Dr. James ...

    Article : 1,091 words
  8. LEICHHARDT.

    The Mayor presided at Monday night's meeting of the Leichhardt Council, when there were also present Aldermen Pritchard, Ferris, Hearn, Tredgold, Colebrook, Neal, Moore, Marshall, Cropley, and ...

    Article : 529 words
  9. BALMAIN.

    The Balmain Borough Council met on Tuesday evening. Present—The Mayor (Alderman J. J. Wheeler), Aldermen George Clubb, J.P., Jas. M'Donald, J.P., J. A. Brodie, W. Burt, George ...

    Article : 459 words
  10. [BY TELEGRAPH.]

    The third series of annual matches in connection with the Northern Rifle Association, commenced yesterday. Several showers of rain fell during the shooting, and considerable discomfort was caused ...

    Article : 824 words
  11. COOPER-STREET, STRATHFIELD.

    A deputation from Canterbury, accompanied by the members of the district, waited upon Mr. Lyne yesterday to ask that a sum of money should be granted for the purpose of draining ...

    Article : 87 words
  12. ROCKDALE.

    This council met on Thursday, 25th August, when there were present—The Mayor (Alderman Taylor), with Aldermen Clayton, Hegarty, R. Price, Cook, and Judd. Messrs. Williamson and Williamson, solicitors, ...

    Article : 159 words
  13. DISTRIBUTING HOUSES.

    A meeting of the representatives of the distributing houses of the city was held at the Morcantile Mutual-chambers, Pitt-street, yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of, forming an association ...

    Article : 551 words
  14. NEWCASTLE REQUIREMENTS.

    The Mayor of Newcastel (Alderman Rodgers), accompanies by Messrs. Scott and Fegan, Ms.L.A., interviewed the Minister for Mines (Mr. Slattery) yesterday, with reference to the erection of a ...

    Article : 159 words
  15. BURWOOD.

    The council met on Monday, when there were present:—Aldermen Hennessy (Mayor), Scholes, Cowdery, Simpson, T. H. Jones, Archer, Redman, and Paisley. Accounts amounting to £199 7s were ...

    Article : 174 words
  16. ST. PETERS.

    This council met on Monday evening, when there were present the Mayor (Alderman Elias Harber), with Aldermen Geering, Baker, Edwards, Abel Harber, Fallick, Hayes, Parkyn, Judd, J.P., and the council ...

    Article : 861 words
  17. HUNTER'S HILL.

    A meeting of this council was held on 26th August. Present:—The Mayor (Alderman Bernard M'Bride), Aldermen M'Master, Joubert, Brown, M'Neil, Scholer, and Metcalf. In the matter of the action by A. ...

    Article : 179 words
  18. TRAMWAY FOR APPIN.

    The members for Camden, Messrs. Kidd, M'Court, and Dr. Cullen, introduced a deputation from the electorate to the Minister of Works yesterday to ask that a tramway should be constructed from Campbelltown ...

    Article : 180 words
  19. PETERSHAM.

    A meeting of this council was held on Tuesday. The Mayor (Mr. L. C. Russell-Jones) presided. There were also present Aldermen Rofe, Crothers, Hughes, Wheeler, Wiseman, Saber, Moseley, ...

    Article : 432 words
  20. AUBURN.

    A meeting of the above council was held on Monday. Present—the Mayor (Alderman Wright), and Aldermen Ewart, Taylor, Ritchie, Furnival, Roper, Thomas, and Gascoign. The Auburn Ratepayers' ...

    Article : 125 words
  21. NORTH SYDNEY REQUIREMENTS.

    Mr. E. M. Clark, M. L. A., Mayor of North Sydney, with several members of that council, waited upon the Minister of Works yesterday to ask that George-street, North Sydney, should be extended ...

    Article : 282 words
  22. EFFECTS OF FREETRADE AND PROTECTION ON THE DEPRESSION.

    Sir,—In your Saturday's leader you make a general admission that the present depression is the result of many causes and cannot be charged against protection; but after this admission you ...

    Article : 760 words
  23. PARRAMATTA.

    A meeting of the above council was held on Monday evening. The Mayor, Alderman C. J. Byrnes, presided. Alderman Taylor moved,—"That on and after the 31st December, 1892, all resolutions passed ...

    Article : 170 words
  24. RESERVE RIFLE CORPS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 93 words
  25. NEW SOUTH WALES LOCAL OPTION LEAGUE.

    The central committee met on Monday, the 29th August. There was a very large attendance. Mr. J. Roseby, J.P., was voted to the chair. The correspondence table was large. Petitions in favour of ...

    Article : 645 words
  26. FROZEN MEAT.

    Sir,—I notice in many of the letters on the subject of frozen meat much stress is laid upon the size of the New Zealand mutton carcases, and how fond the English are of large legs of mutton, and how they ...

    Article : 429 words
  27. KANAKA LABOUR.

    Sir,—Evidence as to the real nature of the Kanaka traffic is accumulating. In your issue of Saturday last, under the heading of "News from New Guinea," there was given the testimony of the ...

    Article : 566 words
  28. THE WHEAT AND FLOUR DUTIES.

    Sir,—"Dusty," in your issue of to-day, is not correct in his conclusions. The wheat speculators in Victoria who usually control the wheat supplies will sell at the same price to New South Welsh millers as ...

    Article : 242 words
  29. ASHFIELD.

    A meeting was held on Tuesday. Present—the Mayor (Alderman A. Brown), and Aldermen Dougan, Josephson, Mackay, Davies, Thompson, Beaver, and Lyttle. Letters were read from the following, viz.:—From ...

    Article : 648 words
  30. CIVIL SERVANTS AND GARNISHEES.

    Sir,—There has been a good deal said and written lately in reference to Civil servants being slow at paying tradesmen's accounts, and complaints made of the inability of creditors to garnishee their ...

    Article : 281 words
  31. MANLY.

    The fortnightly meeting of this council was held on Tuesday evening, in the council chamber, Fountain-street. Present—The Mayor (Alderman W. H. German), and Aldermen Scarr, Fletcher, Moss, ...

    Article : 1,164 words
  32. SMOKING IN RAILWAY CARRIAGES.

    Sir,—Will you kindly permit me to invite the attention of the Railway Commissioners to the growing habit of smoking in carriages not set apart for that purpose on the railway? ...

    Article : 191 words
  33. PROTECTION AND LOCAL INDUSTRY.

    Sir,—Will you kindly allow me a few lines in your valuable paper to ask whether the protectionist party consider it just to allow such a heavy duty on the manufacture of colonial cigars and cigarettes out ...

    Article : 195 words
  34. DRUNKENNESS AND CRIME.

    Sir,—Under the heading of "New South Wales Drunkenness" in your issue of this morning, Dr. Lucas attributes half the crimes committed in New South Wales to drunkenness. Drink may lead to ...

    Article : 132 words
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