A lecture on "The Evils of Drink" was given at the New Masonic Hall, Castlereagh-street, last night, by the Very Rev. Gonsalve Kavanagh, O.P., under the auspices of the Australian Catholic Total Abstinence Association. ...
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Article : 732 wordsAn inquest was held here to-day, before Mr. W. H. Daniell, the Coroner, on the bodies of Arthur C. Paine, 3½ years of age; Annie M'Carty, 6 years; and Ada Lilian Wharton, 6 years, who were killed by the lorry accident ...
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Article : 666 wordsSir,—Every possible effort is now being made on all sides to avert the terrible calamity of a general strike. But the question still remains unsettled who is to be master of the situation. The miners have handed in their ultimatum, ...
Article : 733 wordsThis was the title of an interesting and practical lecture delivered, under the auspices of the Board of Technical Education, to a large audience in the School of Arts last night, by Mr. David A. Crichton. The lecturer commenced ...
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Article : 50 wordsSir,—I will thank you to allow me to call attention to the proposed coaling of steamers at the West Coast of New Zealand, and to say a few words in reference to the strike question generally. First—There is no question about the ...
Article : 389 wordsA public funeral, tendered by the Bourke inhabitants to the remains of the victims, took place to-day. The cortege formed at the courthouse at 4 o'clock. The Bourke brass band, with muffled drums, played the "Dead March" at ...
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Article : 1,133 wordsSir,—I read in to-day's Herald the comments of "Tribune" on "Manhood Suffrage." In his letter on that subject he asserts that "the fault lies in giving a vote to a man on attaining the age of 21;" and his reason for ...
Article : 474 wordsSir,—Some of the inhabitants of Balmain and Drummoyne have lately been agitating for the above tram, and desire that the tram should go round about their doors, only letting the purchasers at the Field of Mars reach their ...
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Article : 561 wordsSir,—About eight years ago a paper was read by Mr. G. Phillips Bevan, F.S.S., on "The Strikes of the Past Ten Years," before the Statistical Society of London. At that meeting were present such men as Mr. George Howell, ...
Article : 1,306 wordsThis shearers' strike, at Brookong station, and in the surrounding neighbourhood has assumed a very serious aspect Many of the residents have been ill-used, and so much so that the following telegram was yesterday ...
Article : 528 wordsSir,—The letter of "Tribune" in your issue of this date altogether overshoots the mark. My contention was that manhood suffrage could not be responsible for the failure of our legislators to perform their duties in a courteous and ...
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Article : 437 wordsSir,—It is with great regret and astonishment that I see in the advertisement announcing the first performance of the London Gaiety Company it is stated that ladies will be allowed to wear bonnets in the reserved stalls. Whilst the ...
Article : 248 wordsYesterday revealed nothing fresh in the matter of the maritime dispute of any public importance. In pursuance of a resolution passed on the previous night, a deputation waited upon his Worship the Mayor yesterday ...
Article : 151 wordsAt the present critical juncture a few statistics bearing upon the coal trade will not be out of place, for few people have any real conception of the magnitude of the industry of which the Newcastle district is the ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 17 Aug 1888, Page 5
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