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Article : 1,510 wordsThis council met on Wednesday evening last, when there were present—The Mayor (John Sproule, J.P.), with Aldermen Patrick, J.P., Brown, Bull, Middleton, Fripp, Osgood, Halstead, Humphrey, and the clerk ...
Article : 65 wordsThe principal racing fixture to engage the attention of owners and trainers of racehorses to-day is the closing of entries for the five events comprised in the programme for the Warwick Farm December meeting, ...
Article : 632 wordsMr. Gladstone has not visited his Midlothian [?]ti[?]ents for four and a-half years, that is since the d[?] of the last general elcetion, but in the sp[?]ches he is now making in that constituency he ...
Article : 3,010 wordsThe Manly Munici[?]al Council met on Thursday evening. The Mayor, Alderman Cameron, presided, and there were also present Aldermen Austin, German, Hayes, Pitt, Scarr, Sullivan, and Vivian. A letter was ...
Article : 757 wordsOn Saturday evening the Lillie Bridge proprietory he[?]d their usual pony racing and trotting meeting, in the presence of a large number of sporting folk. The track was in good going order, and the racing ...
Article : 763 wordsThe third race of the season of the Port Jackson Amateur Sailing C[?]ub was sail[?]d on Saturday afternoon last, it being a handicap for prizes given by the vicepresidents of the club. The entries and handicaps ...
Article : 606 wordsA cricket team went from here to Bungendore to-day to compete in the Foord Ch[?]onge Cup against the Bungendore team. Braidwood won by 10 wickets. ADELAIDE, SUNDAY. ...
Article : 95 wordsThe Crusaders Club held a read race on Saturday from Double Bay to the Lighthouse, and it resulted as follows:—Hodgkinson, 1 minute start, first, running time 13 minutes 10 seconds; Decent, 1 minute start, ...
Article : 55 wordsThough fine and sessonable weather was experienced on Saturday, the high wind that prevailed raised such clouds of dust as to render the pursuit of outdoor sports anything but pleasant, and those who attended the ...
Article : 1,754 wordsThe first sports meeting o[?] this newly formed swimming club took place at the Br[?]nte Baths, k[?]dly lent for the occasion by Mr. F. W. Loyd, the lessee, on Saturday afternoon. Notwithstanding the ...
Article : 391 wordsThe Spring meeting of the Tasmanian Racing Club took place at Elwick on Saturday. The following are the results:- HURDLE RACE.—Camperdown, 1; Highland, 2; Hard ...
Article : 96 wordsAn adjourned special meeting of the Municipal Council of North Sydney was held in the local Town Hall on Tuesday evening last. The Mayor (Alderman F. Punch) occupied the chair. There were also ...
Article : 980 wordsThe President's Handicap at the Duns[?]in races yesterday was won by Freedom, St. Malo second, and Wolverine third. Time, 2 minutes 42 seconds. ...
Article : 28 wordsA meeting was held last evening to consider the advisability of having the N.S.W. Waterloo Cup run here. The action has been taken in consequence of the parent club being defunct or apethetic, and there being ...
Article : 71 wordsA hurry scurry race, for all boats, under the auspices of the Sydney Amateur Salling Club, was sailed on Saturday afternoon for prizes of—first, £5; second, £3; and third, £1. The entri[?]s, &c., were:—Irex, 22[?]t., ...
Article : 764 wordsRosehill and a team from the Bank of New South Wales (head office) met on the former's ground on Saturday afternoon. Rosehill won by 52 games to 40, and 7 sets to 3. Following are the scores:- ...
Article : 82 wordsThe Sir Joseph Banks 275 Yards Handicap will be run this afternoon, commencing at 3.15. The whole of the Lillie Bridge 14th Novice Handicap will be run through to-night. ...
Article : 210 wordsThe race for yawls, which has been a subject of great interest to the yacating community during the past few weeks, was sailed on Saturday last. The yachts entered, with their rating allowances, were as ...
Article : 1,482 wordsThe monthly match for ground mombers will be played on the Association Cricket Ground to-day, commencing at noon. The following matches were played on Saturday:- ...
Article : 1,207 wordsIn a recent number of the Art Journal Miss E. Somerville writes a sketchy account of the copyists who are to be seen in such large numbers in the Louvre, the Luxembourg, aud other Parisian picture galleries. ...
Article : 688 wordsSir,—Some time ago you inserted a letter from me on "Intemper[?]te Advocates of Temperance," and I appeal to that letter as proof that I am not one of the class, neither do I belong to any temperance society, nor am I ...
Article : 381 wordsA meeting of the Manly Rowing and Sailing Club was held at the Ivanhoe Hotel, Manly, on Tuesday evening last. Mr. Peate presided, and there was a large muster of members. Tenders for the erection of ...
Article : 222 wordsAt the Prospect and Shorwood Council meeting on Thur[?]d[?] evening, a letter was read from a land company in re rates on an estate purchased in 1885. It stated that when the purchase was made they were ...
Article : 233 wordsThe first competition for the Summer Cup took place on Saturday at the N. S. W. [?]un Club's grounds, and it resulted in a "leg in" for Mr. J. G. de Lauret, who killed all his birds, nine in number. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 1 Dec 1890, Page 3
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