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  2. LOCOMOTIVES FOR NEWCASTLE.

    Respecting the necessity of providing increased engine power at Newcastle, the Chamber of Commerce have received a letter from the Acting Secretary for Railways, notifying that five additional engines have ...

    Article : 66 words
  3. AMUSEMENTS.

    The representa[?] last night, for the first time in Australia of the stage version of Fielding's earliest novel had many difficulties to struggle against and it says much for the vitality of the play that it succeeded ...

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  4. PROPOSED RAILWAY TO TEMORA.

    A representative meeting was held here last night to consider the question of the route for the railway to Temora, and the claims of the Junce people to make Junce the starting point of the line ...

    Article : 253 words
  5. SHIPPING REPORTS, &c.,

    CUSTOM HOUSE.—Entered outwards: July 11, victorian (s.), 415 tons, Captain T.E. Creer for Adelaide, via Melbourne, R.M.S. Iberia, 2954 tons, Captain Charles Adey, for London, via ports; Movayshire ship 1428 tons, Captain W. ...

    Article : 1,031 words
  6. COUNTRY NEWS.

    A meeting of the Hume Fanners' Union has been held to consider the action of the united millers in insisting upon having bags weighed in with the grain. The union adopted the following resolution:—"That ...

    Article : 888 words
  7. BISHOP CAMTMGH AT COWRA.

    Bishop Camidge is here on an official visit. He held three services at St. John's church on Sunday.At all the services there were large congregations and the sermons were highly appreciated. The Bishop has ...

    Article : 99 words
  8. THE VICTORIA, FROM FIJI.

    The A.U.S.N. Company's steamer Victoria, from the South Sea Islnnds, entered the Heads at 1 a.m. to-day and anchored in Watson's Bay. ...

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  9. THE ARGUS.

    The steamer Argus, the latest addition to Messrs. Archibald Currie and Company's fleet, arrived in Port Jackson yesterday from Calcutta and Java. she is of 2792 tons gross and 1822 tons register and has a displacement of 5465 tous. ...

    Article : 332 words
  10. COUNTRY QUARTER SESSIONS.

    The sittings of the District Court were concluded today.The libel action Reidy versus the Cobar and Louth Herald, in which damages were laid at £200, resulted in a verdict for plaintiff with damages £10. ...

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  11. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    Sir,—Seeing to-day's Herald that a deputation is to wait upon the Minister for Works to-day in connection with the construction of a railway to Temora, I may be pardoned for writing a few words on that ...

    Article : 467 words
  12. THE ALTCAR.

    Advices have been received by Mr. Alexander Burns of the arrival of the barque Altear at Puget Sound from Sydney, via shanghai, prior to the 9th current. She is to load Oregon pine for this port. ...

    Article : 38 words
  13. THE CAIRNBULG.

    The ship Calrnbulg, from London to Sydney, was in company with the Braunel off Wollongong on Wednesday night, and is, therefore, due at any moment. ...

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  14. OPERA HOUSE.

    Our readers are reminded that this evening "Moustique" will be played for the last time. MORS. Kowalski's composition will be followed to-morrow by Wallace's pretty opera, "Maritana," which will be ...

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  15. SHIPPING SALES.

    Second-hand shipping sales now-a-day are days are happily not the stale, and unprofitable transactions they were a few years ago. As will be seen the following sales, under date the 1st ultimo, include one or two bottoms not unfamiliar in ...

    Article : 352 words
  16. LECTURES.

    On Wedneaday evening the Rev. George Grimm, M. A., delivered in St. Paul's, Balmain West, the first of a series of six lectures on New South Wales. The audience was large and attentive The chair was ...

    Article : 243 words
  17. SACRED CONCERT.

    An organ recital and a sacred concert were given at the Bathurst-street Baptist Church last evening in aid ot the organ fund. There was a moderate attendance. A good programme was carried out ...

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  18. THE R.M.S. IBERIA.

    At a speed of some 15 knots the R.M.S. Iberia of the Orient line, came round from Melbourne yesterday morning, She is now in command of Captain Adey—Captain Shannon, also the second officer and the purser, having left the ...

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  19. EXPERIMENTS WITH ROBURITE.

    On the invitation of Dr. Robertson, managing director of the Mount Kembla Company, a number of gentlemen, among whom were Mr.H.O.Maccabe, manager of Mount Keira; Mr. Robertson, manager of the ...

    Article : 527 words
  20. SIGNING BILLS OF LADING.

    The following legal opinion was recently given as to the legabty of bills of lading sigmed by the ship's agentt:—"Bills of hiding signed by the master of a vessel bind the owner only to the extent of the cargo actually received on board, ...

    Article : 232 words
  21. CASUALTIES.

    About 7.10 p.m. on Wednesday a man named Andrew Corben, aged 61 years, died suddenly at his residence, Frances-street, Bondi. An inquest will be held. A carpenter named James Jones, aged 70 years, ...

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  22. PAID MS.L.A. AND FREE RAILWAY PASSES.

    Sir,—I think many will agree with me that when our Members of Parliament become paid servants of the State, it is too much to expect that besides receiving the liberal allowance of £300 a-year each, they should ...

    Article : 309 words
  23. WRECKAGE AT THE ISLANDS.

    From various sources reports come of huge quantities of planking round spars, and baulk t[?] some of the latter logs exceding 80ft in length having been vashcd ashore on the north west of vanna Levn and among the islands of the ...

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  24. THE YACHT SAIDE.

    The Melbourne reports of the steam yacht Saide, lately purchased by Messrs C. and E.Millar are of an enthusiastic character. The Argus says of her weather qualities:- "Since acquulng the Saide, Mr. Millar has had an ...

    Article : 419 words
  25. THE WRECK OF THE FIJIAN.

    At last accounts the wreck of the Union Company's Fijian was lying on the beach at Tanma one of the islanda of the New Hebrides group. Beyond the plandering of stores and carge by the natives it is reported the vessel is in the same ...

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  26. ART CLASSES EXHIBITION.

    Yesterday at the Art Society's rooms, Pitt-street, an exhibition of students' work was opened From notes we published a couple of weeks ago it will be remembered that there have been student classes in connection ...

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  27. THE NEW CHURCH OF ENGLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

    Sir,—When some months age the buildings for the above were opened by the Primate I and others of the poorly-paid clergy, blessed with a large family of boys, felt a dawn of hope in our hearts, and began to think ...

    Article : 377 words
  28. MAIL, STEAMERS.

    The P. and O. Company's R.M.S. Valetta left Adelaide at 1.15 a.m. yesterday for Melbourne where she is due to-day. The R.M.S. Oceana arrived at Plymouth from Australia on the afternoon of 10th instant. ...

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  29. THE STRIKE AT THE MOUNT KEMBLA COLLIERY.

    Matters are drawing to a climax at Kembla, and on Saturday next nearly all, if not the whole of the miners will bring out their tools. The points in dispute are the hours of work, which hitherto have been nine ...

    Article : 281 words
  30. THE HEIGHT OF SEA WAVES.

    A resident at Haabal writing upon this subject says:— "Doubts have been expressed as to the correctness of the estimate given by me in a former letter as to the height reached by tidal waves on the island of Fua during the gales ...

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  31. H.M.S. ROYALIST AMONGST THE ISLAND.—ARREST OF AN ALLEGED MURDERER.

    News has been received here that H.M.S.Royalist, on the 15th ultime, succeeded in seeuring the supposed murderer of Mr.Thomas Dubelle, a trader in copra at St.Christoval. The Royalist was under steam and sail when she sighted the ...

    Article : 442 words
  32. OVERLAND PASSENGER TRAFFIC.

    For Melbourne (by express) to-day Messrs Gibson, Thomas Conn, Bustle Duguid (3), Drysdale, Estelle, O' Brien Bower (2), Giles Howell, Arnott, Alooro (2), Berthold, Tegg, Allan, DerKenne, Bateeman, Brown, Costick, ...

    Article : 490 words
  33. THE BALLOT-BOX AND ITS MANIPULATION.

    Sir,—For many years past I have been closely associated with electioneering work, and have had many opportunities of forming an opinion of the working of the ballot-box at most of the suburban and city polling ...

    Article : 278 words
  34. RIFLE SHOOTING AT BATHURST.

    Yesterday the second competition for the Carrington Trophy took place at the butts, and brought together a large number of competitori. The conditions were seven shots at 500 und 60O yards. The shooting was ...

    Article : 141 words
  35. THE REDFERN ELECTION.

    Sir.—It is hardly fair to regard the result of the recent election at Redfern as a triumph for protection, for the reason that anyone reading between the lines can see by the voting that many of the railway men are ...

    Article : 213 words
  36. A NEW SHIP.

    The Brunel which arrived yesterday from Glasgow, is on her malden voyage, and as a specimen of a well-built and modern fitted sailing steel-built ship, she may be said to have few, it any superiors. Her not register is 1543 tons, ...

    Article : 575 words
  37. THE SANTLEY CONCERTS.

    Notwithstanding the unpleasant weather, the Protestant Hall was once more as closely filled last evening as was comfortable. Mr. Santley was is received with all the former enthusiasm, and the concert ...

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  38. PASTORAL INTELLIGENCE.

    Stock passings: 4000 fat weathers, from Tolaruno station, River Darling to Adelaide, W. L. Reid and Co. owners. TENTERFIELD, THURSDAY. ...

    Article : 70 words
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