CUSTOM HOUSE.—Entered Outwards: January 31, Thermopylæ, ship, 948 tons, Captain Jenkins, for London. The barque Seiriol Wyn, of Glasgow, 1065 tons, which put into Sydney November 5 in distress, resumed her voyage ...
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Article : 328 wordsMr. Cowen was entertained at a banquet in the Exhibition Building yesterday, when a presentation was made to him, by the members of the orchestra, of an illuminated address and silver inkstand. After the ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 1 Feb 1889, Page 8
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