The annual meeting of the St. Leonards branch of the British and foreign Bible Society was held in the local School of Arts on Tuesday evening. The president, the Rev. S. H. Childe, occupied the chair. The ...
Article : 166 wordsOwners of trotting stock, ponies, and galloways are reminded that nominations for the events included in the programme framed by the Sydney Driving Park Club for their next meeting on the 7th instant, must be ...
Article : 754 wordsA change is the weather has taken place. Heavy rain fell last night, and has continued throughout the day. GRAFTON, WEDNESDAY. ...
Article : 849 wordsAgricultural shows, especially those held by the senior agricultural societies of the colonios, are not what they were. Such is the fact, and disagreeable though it may be to the hundreds of energetic men who ...
Article : 1,594 wordsNominations for the Candelo Athletic Club Handicap of 80 sovs., to be run on May 24 next, closed with 134 nominations, the largest nomination received by this club. Many runners from Sydney are among the ...
Article : 57 wordsA meeting of the committee who have undertaken the duty of arranging the prize schedule in connection with the forthcoming sheep show in July next was held in the society's rooms, Castlereagh-street, last night. ...
Article : 83 wordsEntries close on Monday night for the second Lillie Bridge Novice Handicap of £60, to be run on the 13th and 15th instants. Entries may be made with Mr. Cantor, King-street; Mr. C. E. Warn, Wheatsheaf ...
Article : 96 wordsThe monthly meeting of the above society was held in the Linnean Hall, Ithaca-road, Elizabeth Bay, last evening. The president, Professor Stephens, M.A., F.G.S., in the chair. Mr. R. Helms was present as a ...
Article : 468 wordsThe Lillie Bridge proprietary held their first Novice Handicap Meetmg, of 30 sovs., at the above grounds last night, when a very fair attendance of the runningloving public was present. The officials, as usual, ...
Article : 650 wordsThe following officers have qualified in the practical test for the ranks set against their names:—Captain Tompsitt, Mounted Infantry, present position; Captain Antill, Mounted Infantry, present position; Lieutenant ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 462 wordsThe annual meeting in connection with the Church Home was held in the Chapter House yesterday afternoon, under the presidency of the Rev. C. H. Rich. The attendance was not large. The chairman ...
Article : 702 wordsThe delightful comic opera, "The Beggar Student," by the German composer, Carl Millocker, which was so successful at the Opera House last year, where it was played for many weeks, was revived last night at the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 469 wordsThis morning a number of deputations waited on the member for Grafton at the Council-chambers. An important one drew attention to breaches made in the banks opposite Elizabeth Island, each successive flood ...
Article : 446 wordsAbout 350 members of the Amalgamated Slaughtermen's and Journeymen Butchers' Union attended a meeting held at the Trades Hall last evening. Mr. F. J. Healy presided. It was ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 168 wordsIn the Centenary Hall last ovening a sacred and elocutionary evening with the American poet N. P. Willis, who was burn in 1807 and died 1867, was given by Mr. Thomas Mercer, teacher of the Tasmanian ...
Article : 305 wordsThe fortnighly meeting of the Confectioners' Union was hold at the Trades Hall last evening. Mr. Buckley presided. Letters were read from a number of firms, stating that they had agreed to allow their men the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 110 wordsEntries for the Newington College Sports, to be held on the 13th instant, close to-day. ...
Article : 20 wordsThe team to represent Victoria in the match against this colony, which commences at the Association Cricket Ground, Moore Park, on Saturday next, is, we believe, composed as follows:—Messrs. H. J. de Little, A. ...
Article : 288 wordsThe feeling here is generally favourable to the Government programme and strongly against, delaying public works. The Local Government Bill is regarded as urgent, and an amendment of the boundaries under ...
Article : 70 wordsAt a meeting of the Paddington Protection Association held in the Grand View Hotel, Paddington, last night, the action of Sir Henry Parkes with regard to the proposed appointment of delegates to represent New ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 188 wordsStock movements: 400 fat wethers, from Bungowannah Park to Melbourne, John Grieve owner; 126 fat bullocks, from Wollongong to Melbourne, J. W. Chisholm owner. ...
Article : 108 wordsA friendly meeting was held last night at Moroney's Hotel between the master butchers of Newcastle and the representatives of the newly formed Newcastle branch of the Journeymen Butchers' Union, Mr. ...
Article : 236 wordsOn Tuesday night an old woman named Millie Brooks, 77 years of age, was taken to the Prince Alfred Hospital by her Bon, Matthew Brooks, who said that his mother had taken some "death on ...
Article : 244 wordsThe entries for the badge competitions under the Sydney Rugby Football Union close on Saturday next and secretaries are requested to forward their entries to the hon. secretary as soon as possible. For ...
Article : 71 wordsA progress report was submitted to the borough council last night by Mr. F. B. Gipps, the engineer appointed to devise a water scheme for Tamworth. He recommends a gravitation scheme, for which the ...
Article : 152 wordsThe following is ths draw in the semi-final round for the Wimble medals:—Cunninghame, Lees, and Co. v. Batson and Co.; Gibbs, Shallard, and Co. v. Sydney Printing Company. ...
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Advertising : 128 wordsThe settling in connection with the Kemp-Matterson race took place at the Angel Hotel last evening. There was a large gathering of aquatic representatives and leading scullers, and Mr. Watson was requested to take ...
Article : 908 wordsThe following are the nominations for the Wingecarribee Races, to take place on the Bong Bong picnic course on the 14th May:— TRIAL STAKES. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 1 May 1890, Page 5
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