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  2. MUNICIPAL COUNCILS. MACDONALDTOWN.

    The fortnightly meeting of this council was held on October 22. Present: The Mayor (Alderman J. Baldwin), with Aldermen Bryan, Jacobson, Ives, Knight, Peake, Murray, Fallick, Irvine, and the council clerk (Mr. W. F. ...

    Article : 727 words
  3. THE RACE FOR THE SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP. THE PROBABLE WINNER.

    The great race between Peter Kemp and Henry Ernest Searle for the sculling championship of the world and a stake of £1000 takes place on the Parramatta River this afternoon. The contest will be rowed over the usual ...

    Article : 2,107 words
  4. OURRENT LITERATURE.

    A Manual of Orchestration, by Hamilton Clarke, Mus. Bac., Oxon., is a treatise designed especially to enable amateurs to follow intelligently the performance of orchestral music (J. Curwen and Sons, London). ...

    Article : 4,019 words
  5. KEMP V. MATTERSON.

    The whole of the money in the Kemp v. Matterson race was paid in to the stakeholder last evening, and articles were duly signed. The Kemp party are laying £1000 to £300. This race should prove an interesting event, as the ...

    Article : 74 words
  6. INVERELL SHEFFIELD HANDICAP.

    Sixty-three nominations have been received for the £50 Sheffield Handicap to be run on the Prince of Wales's Birthday on the showground. ...

    Article : 27 words
  7. THE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.

    The championship match in connection with the Chess Congress wns continued, to-day. Crane began with the centre opening, and played to avoid exchanges, which Charlick seemed to court. The middle of the game was ...

    Article : 148 words
  8. BEACH V. HANLAN.

    There is yet another surprise for the rowing world. William Beach, ex-champion, and Edward Hanlan, of Toronto, are matched for £500 a-side. It is well known that Hanlan has for some time past been anxious to meet William Beach ...

    Article : 155 words
  9. PEDESTRIANISM.

    The first Carrington Amateur Handicap to be run under the control of the New South Wales Amateur Athletic Association will be brought off to-night on the metropolitan ground. The prizes which are to be ...

    Article : 178 words
  10. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. THE TURF.

    The programme framed for the October meeting of the Canterbury Park Club will engage the patrons of the turf this afternoon, and though a strong counter-attraction will be found in the sculling match on the Parramatta River for ...

    Article : 825 words
  11. AQUATICS.

    THE INTERCOLONIAL EIGHT-OARED RACE.—The Intercolonial Eight-oared Race will (says "Trident" in the Mail) be rowed on the Parramatta River in four weeks' time, November 24. Victoria has selected Mr. ...

    Article : 292 words
  12. DOUBLE BAY REGATTA.

    The annual Double Bay Regatta, which is to be held this afternoon, promises to be an unprecedented success, notwithstanding that it clashes with the race for the sculling championship of the world. It is indeed a pity that two ...

    Article : 561 words
  13. ASHFIELD.

    A special meeting of the Ashfield Conncil was held on Thursday. Present: The Mayor (Mr. T. Dean), and Aldermen Beaver, Whitney, Mortley, Mills, Ralston, and Dougan. The meeting was called for the purpose of ...

    Article : 256 words
  14. WAVERLEY.

    A meeting of this council was held on Tuesday evening, the Mayor, Mr. T. J. Dickson, presiding. Corrospondence from a number of ratepayers was submitted and dealt with, and applications for kerbing and guttering and asphalting ...

    Article : 238 words
  15. CANTERBURY PARK RACE CLUB.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 360 words
  16. THE AMATEUR QUESTION.

    All difficulties over the amateur question in reference to the intercolonial eight-oar crews bave been smoothed away by our association agreeing to the Victorians sending us a crew of amateurs under their own rules. At one time ...

    Article : 118 words
  17. PARRAMATTA.

    The regular meeting of this council was held on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor (Mr. C. J. Byrnes) in the chair, and Aldermen Tiernan, Moxham, Dellow, Dixon, Beames, Brodie, and Ferris. Apologies were received from ...

    Article : 275 words
  18. PIGEON-SHOOTING.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 185 words
  19. [BY TELEGRAPH. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) THE V. R. C. SPRING MEETING.

    To-day the Jewel and Thunderbolt were struck out of the Melbourne Cup. The following scratchings were posted at the V. R. C. office to-day;—Oaks: Donna De Vere and True. ...

    Article : 408 words
  20. BURWOOD.

    A special meeting of the Burwood Municipal Council was held on Thursday evening at the local Council-chambers, under the presidency of Alderman Scholes, for the purpose of receiving and considering petitions in support of the ...

    Article : 405 words
  21. DESTRUCTION OF BIRDS' NESTS IN THE PUBLIC PARKS.

    Sir,—In reference to the above heading, I, too, like Mr. Bray, have a certain amount of animosity towards the sparrow. Now, Sir, as far as the destruction of sparrows' nests goes, it is all ...

    Article : 339 words
  22. THE WOLLONGONG TORF CLUB MEETING.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 66 words
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