Rain has fallen in small quantities at some score or so of stations in the 24 hours prior to 9 a.m. yesterday, and at 3 p.m. it was raining at Broken Hill, Euston, Silverton, and Wentworth. Locally, there was no ...
Article : 113 wordsYesterday afternoon the board of directors of the Sydney Hospital held their monthly meeting. Mr. S. Burdekin presided, and the other members present were—Messrs, Chapman, S. E. Lees, I. J. Josephson, ...
Article : 764 wordsNew Year's Day was observed as a holiday. There were no sports or public amusements. The weather was warm. Public opinion her[?] is much divided as to the case of ...
Article : 792 wordsFrom the evidence taken at the inquiry into the supposed murder of J. S. Armstrong, Government agent of the labour schooner Ariel, by the natives of Manoba Island, there is some doubt as to ...
Article : 461 wordsTHE overland telegraph line to Port Darwin was interrupted yesterday, in cousequence of the line north, of Beitana having been carried away by the floods. We are, therefore, without our usual cable ...
Article : 4,378 wordsSir Henry Parkes was suffering from indisposition to-day, and was, in consequence, unable to keep his appointment with Sir James MacBain. The captain and officers of the Russian corvette ...
Article : 429 wordsOver 4in. of rain have fallen. The country is looking beautiful. There is every prospect of a splendid season. The weather is still cloudy. BATHURST, WEDNESDAY. ...
Article : 886 wordsThe Rev. R. Wilde, M.A., from England, who is visiting the colony as an expert to report upon the methods of teaching in Victoria, has furnished a comprehensive report to the Minister of Public ...
Article : 437 wordsA telegram which had been delayed by an interruption on the lines, was received to-night from Circular Head, confirming the rumour as to the wreck of the barque Empress of China, while on ...
Article : 110 wordsMessrs. D. L. Brown and Co. have let a contract for new premises to replace those recently destroyed by fire. The amount of the contract is £24,187, exclusive of the ironwork which will be ...
Article : 140 wordsIN to-day's issue will be found our fortnightly mail summary, to be despatched by the Orient Company's steamer Orient. The summary contains a digest of the principal events of the past ...
Article : 1,034 wordsThe following official notifications were published in yesterday's Government Gazette:— APPOINTMENTS.—Mr. John Rae, M.A., J P., to be a member of the Civil Service Board, in the room of the ...
Article : 597 wordsA terrible and fatal accident occurred yesterday evening to a young man named Leonard Pratt, clerk in the Commercial Bank here. He was out riding with some friends, when, it is supposed, he tried to leap a fence, ...
Article : 91 wordsThe Government, on December 24, called, upon Dr. Powell, medical officer of the Mount Gambier hospital, to resign his office, consequent upon the report of a board appointed to inquire into certain ...
Article : 369 wordsThe area of yesterday's flood in Castlemaine was of many miles' extent. The district presented a picture of desolation to-day. Fortunately, the first flood occurred in daylight. It was thought at first ...
Article : 262 wordsDaniel M'Bride, proprietor of the Barnato line of coaches, was killed yesterday. He was driving a coach in company with Constable Revel, of Cobar. Requiring some matches to light his pipe, he handed the reins ...
Article : 147 wordsA waiter named Henry Fitzgabbon, 17 years of age, residing at Surry Hills, was admitted to the Sydney Hospital yesterday suffering from a lacerated wound on the forehead, the outer table of which was fractured. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 609 wordsThomas Bounds, a fettler on the railway line, accompanied by his wife, were in town yesterday, at the Caledonian games. They left between 10 and 11 for home. At Bluff Rock crossing, when about eight miles on ...
Article : 118 wordsReports are coming in from all parts of the damage done by the floods. The Broken Hill traffic will probably be suspended for a week, owing to the country between Petersburg and Orroroo ...
Article : 163 wordsRain began to fall early this morning, and continued at intervals during the day. Rain has fallen in most parts of the island. The receipts from the Government railways show ...
Article : 40 wordsNews was received yesterday that Mr. Frank Charles Lewin, of Pinehurst vineyard, had been found with his throat cut in a cellar or outhouse a short distance from the residence. Dr. Vallee went out, followed by Mr. ...
Article : 252 wordsSir,—The interesting leading article in this morning's Herald respecting the immediate needs of this country cannot fail to make a salutary impression on your numerous intelligent leaders. All will at once ...
Article : 437 wordsCharles Bartlett, assistant bailiff of the Central Court, Sydney, who was a passenger by tho Ringarooma, committed suicide on Sunday by leaping overboard. He was recovered in a few minutes, ...
Article : 43 wordsShortly after midnight on Tuesday, the steamer Hauroto, from Fiji, while coming up the bay, ran into the ship King Arthur, anchored in the outer anchorage a short distance north and cast of ...
Article : 226 wordsUnder the proposed expenditure of £145,000 from the special appropriation, and £38,000 to be provided by the estimates, Victoria will support a defence force of 12,087 men, of whom 222 will be ...
Article : 53 wordsSir,—If on an alarm of fire a lodger could open his umbrella and alight in thE street without much of a shock, there would be a usefulness in the parachute that we should gladly recognise; but at present we are ...
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Advertising : 114 wordsPastoral affairs are looking gloomy, but the clip is fairly good. Mr. Robertson, of Barmedman, has one Gor[?]e-bred ram, which gave 19[?]lb. of wool; and eight ewes which competed at the Tomora show for Mr. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 3 Jan 1889, Page 7
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