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  2. THE NEW TRAM TIME-TABLE.

    A new time-table for the tramways comes into force to-morrow, and it may be safely surmised that before many days are over a good many persons will have either found themselves considerably too early for the ...

    Article : 521 words
  3. AMUSEMENTS.

    "Pepita" has proved an undoubted hit here, very large audiences having assembled on every evening during the production. This success is not to be wondered at, for the piece is light, bright, and sparkling, ...

    Article : 173 words
  4. SHIPPING REPORTS, &c.

    The barque Otago, bound to London with a full general cargo of merchandise, put to sea yesterday. She cleared the Heads at 10.28 a.m. The steamer New Guinea passed the port at 8.10 o'clock ...

    Article : 858 words
  5. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Messrs. Lee and Anderson's tender for the erection of the hospital here has been accepted. A good deal of loading is passing through here en route for Moree, caused through the state of the roads ...

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  6. The MINISTERIAL VISIT to MUDGEE.

    As an outcome of the enthusiastic meeting of freetraders held in the Town Hall last night, a determination arose to at once organise the forces of the town, and a large number of influential freetraders met ...

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  7. H.M.S. ROYALIST AT COOKTOWN.

    Some particulars of a tragedy committed at one of the South Sen Islands some time ago, in which an inoffensive trader named Dubell was foully murdered, have appenrod, and news is now to hand by H.M.S. Royalist, ...

    Article : 417 words
  8. THE ENDYMION.—FATAL ACCIDENT

    On the passage of the barque Endymion, from London an Incident, which terminated totally, occurred, A day [?] before crossing the meridian of Cape Leawin, in lat. 4[?]S., and long. 92 E., about 8 p m., a gale was expected, and it ...

    Article : 237 words
  9. HER MAJESTY'S.

    "Confusion" is still running merrily at this house, but its carper will come to an and on Friday next, as on Saturday Mr. Rignold will revive, for six nights only, the late Edmund Falconer's drama, " Peep o' ...

    Article : 308 words
  10. NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING.

    The timber trade in kaurl cargoes from Kalpara is extending to foreign ports to a degree not before heard of. Oaly lately one or two bottom[?] were reported fixe for the [?]red Kingdom, and now the barque Yolande is reported as having ...

    Article : 226 words
  11. SOUTH PACIFIC—SEARCH FOR REPORTED DANGERS

    Soundings obtained by Captain P. Aldrich, H.M. Surreying-vessel Egeria, during the year [?], have revealed the presence of very uneven bottom between the Kermad[?] Group and the [?] and Tonga Islands; and though no ...

    Article : 1,069 words
  12. FREE-TRADE MEETINGS IN THE COUNTRY.

    Mr. Frank Cotton addressed a large meeting at Robinson's bail last night on the political situation, under the auspices of the Free Trade and Liboral Association. The lecturer was ...

    Article : 191 words
  13. NAVIGATION OF THE HAWKESBURY.

    The Minister for Works, through the Railway Commissioners, has received the following report from the officers who were instructed to survey the Hawkesbury River as to its being made navigable as far as ...

    Article : 350 words
  14. CRITERION.

    The last representation of Mr. Robert Buchanan's adaptation from Fielding will be given to-night, when "Joseph's Sweetheart " will end a run of five weeks. For to-morrow night is set down the production of ...

    Article : 134 words
  15. THE OPERA HOUSE.

    In the opera of "Martha," as performed here, the public continues to show plenty of interest. It has already been sung more nights in succession than is common with works of its class, and yet there ...

    Article : 126 words
  16. THE MAIL STEAMERS.

    The Norddeutscher Lloyd steamship Honenzollern arrived at Southamptor. on saturday evening, the 10th instant, one day ahead of contract time. The R.M.S. Balinara[?] is due in port to-day from London; ...

    Article : 86 words
  17. MASONIC INSTALLATION AT CONDOBOLIN.

    The consecration of the Masonic Lodge Condobolin and the installation of officers took place yesterday. Brother J. R. Edward, assisted by Brothers Sandford, Thomas, and Golding, of Forbes, being the installing masters. ...

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  18. GAIETY.

    " Arrah-na-Pogue," acted in a spirited and sympathetic manner, has done well at this house. It will be played for only two nights longer, as on Friday it will be succeeded by a dranialised version of " East Lynne," ...

    Article : 67 words
  19. SHIPWRECK RELIEF SOCIETY.

    The calls made upon the funds of the shipwreck Relief Society have, during the past few months, been almost unprecedenlly numerous. There are always demands upon a fund for the relief of shipwrecked seamen to be met in a port ...

    Article : 366 words
  20. PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

    We have received from the Government Printing Office a little book, entitled New Italy, by Fred. Chudleigh Clifford, giving a brief sketch of the colony founded on the Richmond River some years ago by the ...

    Article : 261 words
  21. MISS JENNIE LEE.

    This popular actress has been suddenly taken ill, and her understudy played her part in " The Grasshopper" at the Princess's Theatre, Melbourne, last night. Her doctor thinks that she will be unable to resume her ...

    Article : 90 words
  22. THE GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO COOTAMUNDRA.

    A large public meeting was held last night, the Mayor presiding. A committee was elected to carry out the citizens' public reception of the Governor on the agricultural show dav. The committee comprises the council, ...

    Article : 120 words
  23. LECTURE.

    A lecture was delivered under the auspices of the above association in the Y. M. C. A. Hall yesterday afternoon, to a fair audience of ladies, by br. Carruthers, L.R.C.S.I. [?] subject was "A few remarks ...

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  24. MR. BLAND HOLT.

    Mr. Bland Holt and his company arrived in Sydney from Newcastle yesterday morning, and left again yesterday for New Zealand. Mr. Holt will open at Dunedin on or about the 23rd instant, and will proceed ...

    Article : 78 words
  25. UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY.

    The University Musical Society announces its first concert for Wednesday in next week. This society has only recently come into oxistence, it being only a few months since the idea of organising a musical ...

    Article : 225 words
  26. CLARENCE AND NORTH COAST FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION.

    The twelfth half-yearly meeting of the Clarence and North Coast Farmers' Co-operative Association was held to-day. Mr. G. Bailey, chairman of the board of directors, presiding. About 80 shareholders were ...

    Article : 225 words
  27. THE PORT DARWIN.

    It will be acceptable news to learn of the Port Darwin's arrival at Adelaide in due course after ber detention at Capetown. The news of her movements came by the steamer Damas[?]. The Port Darwin arrived at Table Bay on the ...

    Article : 161 words
  28. "PLACE CONSULTATIONS" and "MONSTER CONSULTATIONS."

    Sir,—I think it is about time some steps were taken to put down those things altogether. The other day, in the Police Court, several persons were fined certain sums for "running" place consultations, but ...

    Article : 369 words
  29. MEASURING OCEAN WAVES.

    Some little time are attention was directed to the subject of the height of the waves at sea, a shipmaster having taken measurements during a heavy storm, with the result that he estimated the height of some waves to be as much as 60ft. ...

    Article : 638 words
  30. THE ABERGELDIE.

    The arrival of the ship Abergeldie, from this port, is cabled from London on the 12th current. She sailed with a general cargo and about 1000 bales of wool from Sydney on April 25. ...

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  31. THE DEVONPORT FOR SYDNEY LOSS OF A SEAMAN.

    News was received here yesterday, via Auckland, that the barque Devonport bad made a protructeu passage from Auckland to her port of loading—Hokianga. The vessel was chartered to proceed to the port named, which Hes on the ...

    Article : 123 words
  32. PARKES AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

    The fifteenth exhibition, under the auspices of the P., A., and H. Association, was oponed to-day. The weather was bitterly cold and showery, marring the attendance, which, however, was very good. The ...

    Article : 449 words
  33. SAILORS. MUSIC, AND TEMPERANCE.

    Trafalgar House was well filled last night with men from H M. ships and the merchant ships in port, in response to an invitation to the usual Tuesday temperance entertainment for sailors held there. Mr. John ...

    Article : 328 words
  34. THE DAMASCUS.

    Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited, are advised that this steamer, from London, will leave Melbourne probably today or Thursday for this port. The steamer had rather n lively time of lt crossing the Southern Ocean, It was in ...

    Article : 225 words
  35. OVERLAND PASSENGER TRAFFIC.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 519 words
  36. BONDI TRAMS.

    Sir,—Permit me briefly to direct the special attention of the authorities to an important matter in connection with the new time-table for above route, to come into force on August 15,1889. My letter dated July 29 forcibly ...

    Article : 321 words
  37. THE SAN FRANCISCO SERVICE.

    In the New Zealand House of Rupresentatives a return was lately asked for, showing the relative business done by the mail steamers to Sun Francisco and the two direct steam lines between that colony and London. The document asked for ...

    Article : 189 words
  38. STREET TRAFFIC DURING CHURCH HOURS.

    Sir,—I was pleased to see the letter of "Impartiality" in yesterday's Herald. Permit me to endorse his complaint, and to say that the nuisance is often far Worse than it was last Sunday evening. Twelve ...

    Article : 200 words
  39. THE DISTRESS IN SAMOA.

    Sir,—I notice that a meeting is to be held in [?] Town Hall to-morrow evening to organise for helping the Samoans. May success attend it I The Sa[?] are a brave and worthy people. Some five months ago ...

    Article : 173 words
  40. THE NAMES OF THE NEW WARSHIPS

    Sir.—In view of the instructions issued by the naval authorities in England with regard to the nomenclature of the warships now being built for the Australian station, will you be good enough to allow me to use ...

    Article : 145 words
  41. THE LATE CAPTAIN HANSBY.

    New Zealand exchanges contain many references to the late Captain Hansby, of the steamer Jubilee, of Sydney, who was killed the other day on the tramways in this city. A Wellington telegram says: "All the shipping lowered ...

    Article : 170 words
  42. GREAT SCOTT!

    For A cool and pleasant drink nothing equals Walker's Whisky. It is perfectly pure and harmless, made from the finest malt.—[ADVT.] ...

    Article : 24 words
  43. THE ELBERFELD AT LISBON.

    A cable received from Hamburg by the general agent for Australasia, Mr. Vonder Heyde, respecting the accident to the new steamer Elberfeld, of the German-Australian [?]ne, states that the disablement of the steamer involves the propeller ...

    Article : 60 words
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