Matters in connection with the maritime difficulties were unchanged yesterday, all interest being centred in the conference of employers, which was formally opened in the Chamber of Commerce ...
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Article : 211 wordsMessrs. John Burns and Tillett, of the Dockers' Union, return to London to-night from the Liverpool Trades Union Congress. They will devote their whole energies ...
Article : 90 wordsA noisy meeting of shareholders in the Kangarilla S. M. Company, Adelaide, has been held in London. A committee of investigation was appointed, and it was ...
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Article : 130 wordsThe men of the 2lnd Battalion Grenadier Gunrds who were ordered to Bermuda as punishment for their conduct in England are reported to be still displaying ...
Article : 46 wordsA public meeting under the auspices of the New South Wales Labour Defence Committee Was held last evening in St. George's Hall Nowtown, for the purpose of discussing the causes and present aspect of ...
Article : 894 wordsThe dock labourers employed in the Southampton Docks have struck work until their union is recognised by the dookmasters. The demand of the men is ...
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Article : 33 wordsYeterday the Marine Officers' Club was opened The buildings secured for this purpose are situated in Castlereagh-street, near the Protestant Halt, and were formerly known as the "Federal Australian Coff[?] ...
Article : 572 wordsThe Rifle Association matches were continuad today under favourable conditions as regards weather. In the first stage of the Queen's prize, C. Lather, of the G Company, Moreton Regiment, made the top ...
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Article : 24 wordsParliament will be prorogued on Monday next Mrs. Bhayle George, one of Auckland's early settlers, and a lady of some literary reputation, died last night. ...
Article : 32 wordsProfessor Seimon, who has accepted a position in connection with technical inetruction in New South Wales, leaves for Sydney in the P. and O. Company's R.M.S. ...
Article : 39 wordsAbout 7 o'clock this evening a vessel, supposed to be a barque, struck the reef within a few hundred yards of Cape Jervis Lighthouse. She is broadside on, but is in no immediate ...
Article : 87 wordsMr. Angel has effected the sale of the Reedy Creek Gold-mining Company's property, South Australia, to A' syndicate for £50,000. ...
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Article : 425 wordsThe King of Portugal is recovering from his attack of typhoid fever. ...
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Article : 97 wordsA public meeting under the auspices of the New South Wales Labour Defence Committee was held last evening at the intersection of Regent and Redfern streets, Redfern. The meeting, which was one of the ...
Article : 1,407 wordsThe Postmaster-General will move the ocean mail resolutions on Thursday. They provide for a reduction of postage by the dirset and San Francisco routes from 6d to 2½d, and from 1[?] to 6d by way ...
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Article : 28 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly to-day the Premier in answer to a question stated that the Imperial Government did not object to the coinage of silver at the Melbourne mint, but it would have ...
Article : 641 wordsAt the Hon. William Halliday's station, Brookong, this year, about 200,000 sheep will be shorn by machine. 80 Wolseley patent machines are used, an additional 20 as compared with last year. Shearing ...
Article : 109 wordsA creditor of the Gatling Gun Company has presented a petition to Court for winding up the company. The chairman admitted that tho company owed the ...
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Article : 164 wordsThe racehorses owned by the late Hon. James White will be sold at Newmarket on October 8. ...
Article : 26 wordsThe annual sales of pure stock were continued on the Show Ground on Saturday. There was a fair attendance of buyers, and competition was brisk The follow, ing sales wera effected:—Bland Clayton for Robert ...
Article : 184 wordsThe chess tournament at Manchester has resulted in Mr. Tarrasch winning the first prize, Mr. Blackburn being second. ...
Article : 24 wordsAn incident of a somewhat humorous nature occurred at the A U.S N. Company's wharf yesterday, resulting in a reversal of the usual state of things as regards con[?]ts between unionists and non-unionists. During ...
Article : 200 wordsThe match between the Australian Eleven and the Mnrylobono Club was commenced to-day. The home team went to the wickets ...
Article : 135 wordsA serious railway collision occurred at Ringwood between 0 and 7 last night, through the breaking away of two trueles, which were being shunted for the purpose of being attached to the Forntr[?] ...
Article : 198 wordsThe celebration of the installation of the electric light took place at Lambton this afternoon. The whole town was en fete, and flags were flying in all directions. The proceedings were opened with the ...
Article : 179 wordsMatters are now sufficiently advanced in regard to the Union S.S. Company's beat [?] to permit her to put to sea at once, and she is only awaiting instructions as to whether she will proceed to ...
Article : 126 wordsIt is understood that a movement is on foot by which a number of the officers of one steamship company are endeavouring to return to their boats, provided any kind of honourable retreat from their present ...
Article : 157 wordsThe Comte de Paris is in possession of a letter from General Boulanger, in which the latter promises to restore monarchy in France, on condition that he should ...
Article : 61 wordsThis morning, between 8 and 9 o'clock, one of the silt punta was being towed out to sea by the tug Energy, and, when about three-quarters of a mile beyond Nobbys, she suddenly sank, through one of the ...
Article : 76 wordsAt a meeting of graziers and others interested in pastoral pur[?]its, a Pastoralists' Union was formed, including not only the larger stockholders, but also the smaller ones, whose interests it is specially ...
Article : 117 wordsWith regard to the use of coal from the western district for gas, a correspondent, " Fair Play," writes as follows:—" In Mr. Johnston's reply to the master printers' daputation, he remarked ' that mountain coal ...
Article : 81 wordsA military display, highly creditable to Wagga and the district, took place on the visit of his Excellency Lord Carlington to Wagga last week. The cavalry and infantry formed a guard of honour and ...
Article : 176 wordsIn the Legislative Council the dobate on the Government policy was continued. Mr. Tomkinson asked in reference to the strike, whether in the interests of the public service the Government would ...
Article : 139 wordsThe elections in Bulgaria have resulted in a crushing majority in favour of M. Stamhouloff, the Prime Minister. ...
Article : 36 wordsEleven seamen of the steamer Emu, at present coaling the Orient steamer Cuz[?] were yesterdey arreated on a charge of [?] disobedience of orders. They were taken to the ...
Article : 183 wordsThe Maitland Quarter Sessions were continued at Last Maitland to-day. Joseph Fairhall, found guilty of stealing, received two years' hard labour in Maitland gaol. Thomas Peter Daly was acquitted on a charge ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wed 10 Sep 1890, Page 7
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