As is customary in summer holidays, the carrying capacity of steamers running to favourite resorts about the harbour was yesterday heavily taxed. Very many pleasure and health seekers found their way to Manly ...
Article : 368 wordsA supplement to the New South Wales Government Gazette will, it is understood, be issued to-day, containing the following abstracts of revenue and receipts, and expenditure, on account of the ...
Article : 1,347 wordsIn the "Autocrat of the Breakfast Table" the author mentions a travelling minister, who makes, during the course of his circuit, a particularly neat and appropriate reply to a remark addressed to him. A year rolls away ...
Article : 1,492 wordsOn August 20 last there was buried at Highgate Cemetery the widow of Colonel Finnis, of the Bengal Army, who was the first victim in the Indian Mutiny. The husband rests at Meerut, where in May, 1857, 33 years ...
Article : 1,440 wordsThe railway traffic yesterday was exceptionally heavy, the number of passengers carried in excess of the number of the same day last year being 4407. On the Southern line one special left from Sydney for ...
Article : 201 wordsThe New York correspondent of the London Times, writing on November 14th, gives the following particulars with regard to the M'Kinley Tariff Bill:- "If the recent election in the United States had been ...
Article : 2,580 wordsThe tramway traffic has not been so heavy as has frequently been witnessed at this feative season of the year. From about 9 a.m., specials ran to Waterloo, Leichhardt, and Enmore, in conjunction with the ...
Article : 287 wordsA painful gunshot accident occurred yesterday to a youth named Walter Pickett, whilst out wallaby shooting at Kincumber. Pickett stationed himself on the stump of a tree, and the gun slipped from [?] hand ...
Article : 69 wordsIn a notice of a versified translation in English of some Japanese plays by the late T. R. H. M'Clatchie, edited by his brother, E. S. M'Clatchie, the Saturday Review says:—The Athenians, as we know from ...
Article : 1,563 wordsThe first of a series of three intercolonial baseball matches, South Australia v. Victoria, was played to-day on the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, be attendance was moderate. The other two games ...
Article : 112 wordsThe sports in connection with the Border Caledonian Society took place to-day, and was a great success. The weather was splendid. There were over 1000 people on the showground. All the events were well ...
Article : 255 wordsThe fire at 57 York-street, in a building occupied by G. Ungerer and Co., jewellers, and others, a report of which appeared in part of the issue of yesterday, did not prove ...
Article : 255 wordsThe New Year's meeting of the Forbes Jockey Club took place to-day, and was one of the most successful ever held here on that date. OPENING HANDICAP.—Mr. T. Foy's Reputation, [?] 10lb. ...
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Article : 145 wordsYesterday afternoon, about half-past 4 o'clock, an alarm of fire was received by the Standard Brewery Brigade for a fire in stables in Baptist-street, Redfern, occupied by W. Lloyd. The whole of the building, ...
Article : 79 wordsA match between the Victorian and South Australian elevens was commenced to-day on the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The interest taken in the game was shown by the attendance, which numbered between ...
Article : 848 wordsA meeting of the Borough of Newtown was held at the Town Hall on Tuesday, the 30th December, when there were present:—The Mayor (Alderman William Dolman), with Aldermen Brock, Salmon, ...
Article : 262 wordsThe New Year's Day races were held to-day. The weather was fine and warm. The attendance was large, visitors coming from the neighbouring towns. The fields were very good. Ten started for the Flying ...
Article : 107 wordsThe New Year Race Club held a meeting to-day. The weather was fine and pleasant, and the attendance was large. The racing was exceptionally good. The following are the results:— ...
Article : 188 words"The next day being Sunday, the whole crow received the Communion together at Northam Church, near Southampton, surrounded by a mighty crowd, and then going on board, have anchor and sailed out over ...
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Advertising : 617 wordsThe committee of Mr. Ed T. Smith's recitals of Gough's orations met on Wednesday afternoon for the purpose of settling up matters in connection with the recent mission at the Wesleyan Centenary Hall. Mr. ...
Article : 118 wordsAt the sports held at Crookwell to-day D. M'Kenzie won the opening handicap P. M'Alister the race for boys under 12. R. Warn for boys under 16; Richardson the New Year Handicap, with D. M'Kenzie second, ...
Article : 872 wordsEarly this morning a man named George Harris (32), a painter by trade, was attended to at the Sydney Hospital by Dr. Davies for a deep cut on the head. Harris, who resides at 354 Kent-street, stateds that ...
Article : 66 wordsMacleay (s.), 400 tons, Captain Heratio Wood, from Richmond River, January 1. Passengers—Captain Holden, Messrs. W. Campbell, Lindsay, Murphy, Schilstad, and 20 in the steerage. C. R. and M. R. S. N. Company, agents ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 2 Jan 1891, Page 6
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