The river is rising steadily and is now 12ft. 9in. over summer level, being an increase of 9in since yesterday morning. A report from the Upper Murray states that a large body of water is coming down. The ...
Article : 1,362 wordsIn the Supreme Court, to-day, the trial of the brothers Shaw for the alleged murder of the native Murchison was concluded. The Attorney-General withdrew the case in consequence of the evidence ...
Article : 180 wordsThe steamer Lady Loch returned laBt night from visiting the lighthouses along the east and north coast of the colony. All the lights wore, found to be in good working order. ...
Article : 412 wordsThe strikes of schoolboys against chastisement, the imposition of home lessons, and other alleged grievances in connection with the Board Schools, which originated ...
Article : 127 wordsThe vendors of the patent rights in the Wolseley sheep-shearing machine, to the new company now being formed in London to control the invention, are to receive ...
Article : 53 wordsUp to the present only eight jurors have been selected in the trial for the Cronin murder in America. Prince Ferdinand, ruler of Bulgaria, is visiting ...
Article : 7,128 wordsMr. Seymour Keay, a Home Euler, lins been returned for Elgin and Nairn shires, in the room of the late Mr. C. H. Anderson, Q.C., who sat as a Gladstouian ...
Article : 51 wordsThe death is announced of Mr. Robert Brough Smyth, geologist and mineralogist, and a prominent man in literature and science. For many years he waa connected with the Survey Department, and ...
Article : 76 wordsThe wool sales to-day revealed an irregular market, consequent upon the selling brokers bringing forward poorer selections of wool than those hitherto placed under ...
Article : 71 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly to-night, Mr. Bent presented a petition from W. H. L. Bailey, in support of the proposal to establish a Sunday newspaper. The House went into Committee of ...
Article : 376 wordsNewcastle and district were en fete to-day, on the occasion of the Eight-hour Demonstration. The weather early this morning was threatening and Overcast, but at 9 o'clock it cleared up beautifully Scolt-street, in the ...
Article : 533 wordsMr. Evelyn Hogg has been elected lecturor in mathematics in trinity College, Melbourne. ...
Article : 19 wordsGreat difficulty has been experienced in empanelling the jury to try the prisoners charged with the murder of Dr. Cronin in Chicago. Up to the present only eight ...
Article : 41 wordsMr. Christie Murray gave his first recital here to-night, and had an excellent reception, but the attendance was only moderate. ...
Article : 23 wordsIn the German Army Estimates no provision is made for the proposed increase of troops, nor for the sum of 120,000,000 marks required for the new bronze guns ...
Article : 38 wordsTo-day a summons was hoard before Mr. Justice Boucaut in Chamhors, in the matter of the action of the liquidators of the Commercial Bank of South Australia against the directors, in which the ...
Article : 389 wordsThe Earl of Carnarvon, speaking at Leeds last night, said he hoped Mr. Balfour would carry his full plan of higher education for Ireland. It would be ...
Article : 94 wordsPrince Ferdinand, ruler of Bulgaria, has gone on a fortnight's visit to his mother, Princess Clementin, of Bourbon-Orleans, a daughter of Louis-Fhilippe. He will ...
Article : 62 wordsIn the Legislative Council to-day the plans, &c., for the fourth section of the North Coast railway and branch line from Dalby towards the Bunya Mountains wore approved. The latter caused a lot ...
Article : 120 wordsThe Circuit Court was held to day before his Honor the Chief Justice, Sir F. M. Darley, this being his first visit to Tamworth since his appointment to the Bench Mr D. W. Irving, P. M., on behalf of the local ...
Article : 430 wordsThe latest Eastorn papers contain information that the Chinese strike and its resultant riots were peacefully settled by the Viceroy very judiciously giving way to the demand of the junkmen of ...
Article : 84 wordsWhen the Council amendments to the Outer Harbour Bill came before the House last night, Mr. Ward caused some sensation by the further stonewalling of the bill. He was repeatedly ...
Article : 411 wordsAt the Newmarket Second October meeting to day the race for the Middle Park Plate resulted as follows:- THE MIDDLE PARK PLATE, of 500 sovs,, added to ...
Article : 450 wordsThe Euroka Gold Company's monthly crushing resulted in lOloz. of gold from 232 tons of stone. The Chingtu arrived on Friday from Hongkong, ...
Article : 128 wordsA telegram to the Under Colonial Secretary from Keppel Bay was recceived late to-night stating thnt the Taroba, the incoming Torres Straits mail steamer, struck an unknown rock near Port Mackay, ...
Article : 85 wordsBy an explosion in a blacksmith's shop near Invereargill, James Mackenzie was killed, the left sido of his body being cut clean away. Another man named William Ramsay was badly injured. ...
Article : 48 wordsWith reference to the recent cable report of the sale of a million pounds worth of Mount Morgan sharos in London, which was received Avith some unbelief here, inquiries just made show that the ...
Article : 234 wordsA daring attempt to break out of the Melbourne gaol was frustrated last night by the vigilance of the warders. Six pisoners were occupying the "association" cell. The prisoners had procured ...
Article : 198 wordsTwo prisoners, while working outside the gaol in digging a drain escaped from custody, and have not been recaptured. ...
Article : 34 wordsIn the Legislative Council to-day, Mr. Audley Coote moved a resolution that the future AgentQeneral's term of office should cease when the Ministry goes out of power, instancing the Queensland ...
Article : 125 wordsNothing has been heard of the two escaped prisoners from the Geelong Gaol. They have left no trace. One result of their escape is that the majority of the life prisoners will be sent to ...
Article : 57 wordsThe Silver sheep-shoaring machine was the principal source of attraction at the show yesterday and the day before. It attracted a great deal of attention, crowds of people being all day round the sbearor who worked it. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 11 Oct 1889, Page 5
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