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  2. MUNICIPAL COUNCILS. STRATHFIELD.

    This council met on the 18th instant, Present: The Mayor (Alderman W. Von der Heyde), Aldermen Allen, Fraser, Perkins, and Coward. Alderman Fraser tendered an apology for his absence from recent ...

    Article : 502 words
  3. IMPORTANT TRIAL OF RAILWAY TRUCKS.

    Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Haynes, M.L.A., was waited upon by Mr. John Brown, railway foreman, and inventor of the new light truck, and furnished with information as to the work so far accomplished. The new light ...

    Article : 537 words
  4. AMUSEMENTS. THEATRE ROYAL.

    "Miss Esmeralda" still continues to be the attraction at the Royal, and the sparkling burlesque with its pleasing music has drawn crowded houses since its first presentation. To-night Miss Sylvia Grey, having recovered from her ...

    Article : 136 words
  5. THE NEWCASTLE COLLIERY STRIKE. THE EFFECTS OF THE STRIKE.

    Every thing was quiet in Newcastle to-day, and nothing exciting is expected until Monday, when a large quantity of coal will be filled at the Newcastle Colliery, That is situated in the centre of a big district, where the boisterous ...

    Article : 1,267 words
  6. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

    "Uncle Tom's Cabin" has drawn very satisfactory houses during the past week, and no doubt the play will run well until removed to make way for further novelty. It has been announced that in a few weeks' time Mr. George C. ...

    Article : 127 words
  7. SHEARING DIFFICULTIES.

    This afternoon a coach containing about 15 shearers and rouseahouts engaged by Mr. P. J. Donnelly, while proceeding to Boramhola, was stopped in Bayliss-street, opposite the Carrington Hotel, by a number of union shearers. ...

    Article : 207 words
  8. MUNICIPAL NOTES.

    Mr. Alderman Sproule, J.P., of Hurstville, has been absent from municipal business of late in consequence of illhealth. The Mayor of Rockdale (Mr. W. G. Judd) has prepared the ...

    Article : 394 words
  9. THE CRITERION THEATRE.

    After attracting fairly good houses, though nothing at all commensurate with the merits of the comedy, "The Arabian Nights " was withdrawn from the Criterion last night, and this evening Messrs. Brough and Boncicault ...

    Article : 255 words
  10. HURSTVILLE.

    This Municipal Council held its fortnightly meeting on September 20. There were present the Mayor (Alderman Milsop), Aldermen Patrick, Gannon, Peake, Tidswell, Fripp, Humphrey, and M'Rae. The finance' committee ...

    Article : 618 words
  11. MUSEUM BORES.

    The learned and the wise regard the British Museum with feelings of thankfulness and pride; and, as we learn from an amusing paper in a late number of Blackwood's Magazine, so do the unlearned and the foolish. ...

    Article : 508 words
  12. MEETINGS. IRISH NATIONAL LEAGUE, PADDINGTON BRANCH.

    The half-yearly meeting of this League took place in the local Roman Catholic Schoolroom. The president, Mr. D. Brown, occupied the chair. The secretary submitted the report and balance-sheet for the ...

    Article : 192 words
  13. ROYAL STANDARD THEATRE.

    "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," which has had a successful run during the week at the above-named theatre, will he played to-night for the last time. On Monday next "The Outcasts," in which Miss Norton and Mr. Sidney ...

    Article : 88 words
  14. THE NEW OPERA HOUSE.

    The performances of the Hicks-Sawyer Minstrels at the New Opera House have met with a very fair amount of patronage during the week. An entire change of programme is advertised for this evening, and it should not fail ...

    Article : 98 words
  15. THE LEGEND OF KRISHNA.

    Those who may have chanced to read an article on the Legend of Buddha, contributed by M. Edouard Sehure to the Revue des Deux Monde of August, 1885, will turn with interest to the current number, where the same writer takes ...

    Article : 1,124 words
  16. OTHER PLACES OF AMUSEMENT.

    The programme which has been running at the Alhambra Music Hall during the week has attracted good audiences to that popular resort. The same programme will be repeated this evening, and on Monday evening an entirely ...

    Article : 91 words
  17. CITY RAILWAY EXTENSION LEAGUE.

    The weekly meeting of the committee, adjourned from Wednesday, was held yesterday afternoon, There were present Messrs. H. C. Fraser (in the chair), R. Teece, W. H. Armstrong, T. Davis, O. C. Beale, W. G. Buzacott, and ...

    Article : 520 words
  18. THE SKATING RINKS.

    The Crystal Palace Skating Rink was patronised by a large number of visitors yesterday evening, the occasion being a complimentary benefit to Professor C. Sylvester. An attractive programme of amusements was provided. At ...

    Article : 256 words
  19. THE ANTIQUITY AND INDEPENDENCE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

    Sir,—Whilst drawing attention to what he regarded as historical errors in a recent lecture delivered by Canon Kemmis, and reported in the S. M. Herald, your correspondent doubtless wrote from a chivalrous desire to uphold ...

    Article : 644 words
  20. THE AQUARIUMS.

    The amusements which according to advertisement are to be provided at the Aquariums to-day should, with fine weather, be the means ot attracting a large number of visitors to those favourite resorts. An exceedingly attractive ...

    Article : 380 words
  21. PETERSHAM.

    The fortnightly meeting of the council was held on Wednesday, the 19th instant, Present, the Mayor (Alderman John Wheeler, J.P.), with Aldermen Crothers, Clarke, Gelding, Toms, Halloran, Elphinstone, and ...

    Article : 449 words
  22. CASUALTIES.

    During the rehearsals for the production of "A Touch of the Sun" yesterday morning at the Criterion, Mons. Caron had a narrow escape from what might hive proved a very serious accident. A revolver, pronounced to be useless for ...

    Article : 544 words
  23. OFFERS FROM THE MEN.

    A deputation appointed by a meeting of some of the Newcastle shareholders in the Wickham and Bullock Island mine yesterday had an interview with the board of directors in Sydney. The object was to discuss the ...

    Article : 199 words
  24. NORTH SHORE TRAMWAY.

    Sir,—I observe in your paper that Sir Saul 'Samuel recommends, as the result of his experience in America, that the various tramway routes should be separately leased to different companies. I wish this could be effected as ...

    Article : 207 words
  25. PROSPECT AND SHERWOOD.

    The fortnightly meeting of this council was held on Thursday evening last, Present: His Worship the Mayor (Mr H. T. Jones) in the chair), Aldermen Airey, Hollier, Muston, and Paton, The correspondence dealt with was ...

    Article : 102 words
  26. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    Sir,—Various reports have been circulated about the town with reference to the action of the directors of the Great Northern Coal Company in permitting their mine to be worked upon conditions which, if true, would have ...

    Article : 167 words
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  28. ST. PETERS.

    The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council of St. Peters was held in the Town Hall, St. Peters, on Monday, the 17th September. There were present—the Mayor (Alderman Fallick), with the following aldermen:— ...

    Article : 460 words
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  31. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    Sir,—The space you can allot to correspondents in your important columns makes brevity an essential. Hence, in the suggestion you published from me on Thursday, and which "Inquirer" commented on in the following issue, I ...

    Article : 331 words
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