Yesterday afternoon the new yacht, the White Star, built for the Hon. R. H. D. White, M.L.C., By Mr. W. Dunn, of Berry's Bay, to the design and under the supervision of Mr. E. W. Cracknell,. of Bond-street ...
Article : 758 wordsA Court of Appeal under the Crown Lands Act of 1884 was held yesterday at the rooms of the Engineering Association of New South Wales, O'Connell-street, the Minister of Lands, Mr. J. N. Brunker, presiding. ...
Article : 1,075 wordsThe nomination of candidates for the new Municipal Council of Enfield took place at the Enfield Hall, Enfield, at noon on Saturday. There was a large attendance. Mr. T. B. Wilkinson, J.P., the returning ...
Article : 127 wordsThe fourth quarterly social of the New South Wales Electic Telegraph operators' Society was held on Friday evening at Compagnoni's and proved most successful. Mr. E. J. Young, chairman of the ...
Article : 562 wordsSir,—Mr. F. B. Kyngdon, in to-day's issue, speaks of Canon Kemmis nnd Mr. Garnsey as practising illegal performances. Might I just draw his attention to the fact that whatever right the Privy Council in ...
Article : 729 wordsCUSTOM-HOUSE.—Entered Outwards; March 25, Rotomshans (s,), 861 tons, Captain M. Carey, for Auckland and New Zealand ports; Flying Scud, schooner, 169 tons, Captain T. J. M. Corlet, for Noumea via Newcastle; Pioneer (s.), 51 ...
Article : 1,331 wordsThe Five Dock Borough Council met on the 19th instant, when there were present the Mayor (Alderman M. S. Foley), Aldermen Sutton, Poolman, Williamson, Byrne, Newton, Cameron, and Johnson. ...
Article : 127 wordsThe P. and O. Company's R.M.S. Valetta hence to London via ports, left Adelaide at 4.10 p.m. yesterday. The Orient Steam Navigation Company's Royal mall steamer Cuzee arrived at Albany at 8.15 p.m. yesterday from ...
Article : 189 wordsA special meeting of the above council was held on Friday night. The whole council was present. The council clerk's application for an increase of his salary to £260 per annum was ordered to stand over till the ...
Article : 283 wordsThe Riverina, Captain [?]bery, of Lund's line of Australia steamers, made the run out to Adelaide in 44 days 3 hours actual steaming time, via, the Cape of Good Hope. She is in excellent order in all departments, her whole appearance ...
Article : 385 wordsA small, though very appreciative and attentive gathering composed principally of ladies, assembled at St. Peter's Schoolroom Forbes-street last night, to hear Miss Whiteside deliver an address on " Cookery ...
Article : 180 wordsThe meeting of the above council was held on Tuesday, the 19th instant. Those present were the Mayor (Alderman Punch), Aldermen Jenkins, Eaton, Clarke, Gainsford, Robinson, Hagan, and Field. The ...
Article : 417 words"Man overboard," generally speaking, means man drowned. The rescues are like angels' visits, few and far between. Nor is it very surprising. Men usually fall into the sea when it is in a very troubled state, and the wind, ...
Article : 371 wordsSir,—I always make it a rule never to reply to anonymous correspondents, but on this occasion, in order that your readers may not be misled, I venture to reply to "A Working Man," and in doing so I must ...
Article : 468 wordsSir.—I have resided in Melbourne for 35 years, and my profession as a journalist has compelled me to study the economic condition of the people of this colony very closely, therefore, I may claim to speak upon the ...
Article : 1,111 wordsSir,—I have gratefully to acknowledge the kindness of " Barbarian " in to-day's issue of your paper. I was informed of the compulsory conditions of Greek in the " art year " by an authority which I now find was ...
Article : 457 wordsNews of the narrow escape of the schooner May, of Sydney has been received from Captain L neaster. He says: "The May narrowly escaped being dashed to pieces at Pentecost. While lylag at anchor in Steep Clift Bay on ...
Article : 181 wordsThe council of the municipal district of Strathfield met on the 10th instant. Present—the Mayor (in the chair), Aldermen Coward, Heyde, Fraser, Aldous, and Hinchcliffe. The chairman of the finance committee ...
Article : 316 wordsFurther attention is drawn in engineering papers of late dates from home to this most important subject. The dangers and evils arising from a neglect of using pure feed water in marine boilers are commented upon at great length. ...
Article : 364 wordsThe crew of H.M.S. Dart, who have been for some time past expecting to " get the route," received orders last week to start for home, and yesterday morning (says an Auckland oxchange, of the 16th instant) they were brought over from ...
Article : 174 wordsSir,— I have no intention of following your corespondent F. B. Kyngdon in his rambling statements concerning ritual, legal or illegal. I only wish to relieve his mind as to the meaning of the expression " ...
Article : 167 wordsFurther particulars of the loss of this vessel art to hand from the New Hebrides. The schooner Gael was wrecked at Malllcolo on the 10th February. Both cables parted, and she drifted ashore in a calm. This vessel was owned by ...
Article : 144 wordsSir,—Like most Sydney visitors to the Melbourne Exhibition, I went to renew my acquaintance with the few pictures sent on to us, and especially the favourite, "Ripening Sunbeams." My first impression on seeing ...
Article : 227 wordsSir,—Permit me to draw attention to the terrific speed at which the tram from Bondi to Sydney timed to leave Bondi at nine past 8 a.m. travels down from the Council chambers. It is most dangerous, and ...
Article : 155 wordsThe port of Saigon, Coohin-Chine, is being disparagingly spoken of by shipmasters and owners at home, says a late London paper. Reports from Hongkong had been received that a well-known line the other day refused a good freight ...
Article : 224 wordsSir,—In prosecuting my literary labours I [?] often led to the Free Public Library. I am at the present moment engaged in an analysis of the late Earl of Beaconsfield's works, and in pursuit of my inquiries, ...
Article : 188 wordsThe usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Thursday evening. Present—The Mayor (Alderman T. Muston) in the chair, Aldermen G. Hollier, Austin, Stieme, G. Muston, and Playford. It ...
Article : 166 wordsSir.—Referring to Mr. W. Alison's letter in your issue of the 22nd, and Mr. Brunker's statistics, I would like to say a few words. In the beginning of 1886 I pointed out through your columns that these land office ...
Article : 418 wordsSir,—The enclosed extract from D. M. Wallace's admirable and excellent work on Russia is, it seems to me, very, applicable to our needs as a colony, seeding, as we do, a settled and permanent peasantry, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 359 wordsThe ship Falls of Clyde, which left Glasgow on February 3 for Melbourne, was detained at the Tall of the Bank last week for 36 hours, owing to the anchor Having fouled some obstruction, supposed to be one of the many lost Anchors and ...
Article : 154 wordsSir,—In reference to the telegram of March 21 from Wellington re public meeting to request the Minister of Mines to send a quulified official to report upon the mines around Wellington, the following statement of ...
Article : 303 wordsSir,—According to Sir Henry Parkes' speech at the St. Leonards nomination, he upholds free trade for New South Wales because, as he said, "it rests upon a broad, unchanging, immemorial, principle, ...
Article : 269 wordsIn the Chancery Division (London), on the 9th February, a rather important matter was decided with respect to dock dues and the individual liability of ships. The claim was made by the Millwall Dock Company for a first charge upon ...
Article : 225 wordsIn the Admiralty Division at home one or two cases of interest as to collisions between steam and sall were lately decided. The mail of February 15 to hand notes the following:—The Doune Castle v. the Bedlormie.—Admirait, ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tue 26 Mar 1889, Page 8
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