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  2. COUNTRY NEWS.

    The Albury Borough Council to-night levied a general rate of 1s. in the £ and a lighting rate of 3d. in the £ The council decided to assess the refreshment rooms at the railway station, and also the show yards of the Agricultural ...

    Article : 420 words
  3. SHIPPING REPORTS, &c.

    CUSTOM HOUSE.—Entered Outwards: April 25, Essex, barque, 620 tons, Captain L. Shaube, for Auckland; Atlantic barque, 996, tons, Captain Soderstrom, for Newcastle; Hohenzollern (s.), 1900 tons. Captain A. Meier, for Bremen, via ports. ...

    Article : 1,688 words
  4. THE CHINESE IMMIGRATION QUESTION.

    The correspondence between the Premiers of Queensland and Victoria on the Chinese question has been published: In his last communication Mr. Gillies says:—"I shall be glad to know the exact nature of ...

    Article : 108 words
  5. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) VICTORIA.

    The Governor has received a telegram from Lord Knutsford in reference to the Chinese question, stating that he will await the receipt of despatches. The Speaker of the Assembly entertained, the members ...

    Article : 391 words
  6. AGRICULTURAL SHOWS. HUNTER RIVER AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.

    The H. R. A. Association very wisely determined to make its twenty-eighth show something better than any of its predecessors, and therefore spent over £2000 in adding improvements to the ground, which had before been very ...

    Article : 921 words
  7. LECTURES. ANCIENT JERUSALEM.

    At the meeting of the Hebrew Literary and Debating Society held at the Synagogue Schoolroom, Castlereagh-street, the Rev. A. B. Davis read a most interesting paper on "Ancient Jerusalem." He gave a very ...

    Article : 383 words
  8. THE SHIPPING DISPUTE AT WILLIAMSTOWN.

    Through the delay for the want of trucks in which to place the cargo, the ship Euphrosyne did not move to the Williamstown pier to-day, as was intended. Both sides have taken all steps possible to ...

    Article : 142 words
  9. PERFUME PLANTS.

    Last night, at the School of Arts, Mr. David A. Crichton delivered a lecture upon "Perfume Plants suitable for cultivation in New South Wales," for the Board of Technical Education. There was an unusually large attendance, and ...

    Article : 762 words
  10. THE WRECK OF THE BARQUE SPEEDWELL.

    The Marine Board held an inquiry to-day into the cause of the wreck of the barque Speed well. Captain H. Cross was in the chair. The evidence of Stephen Sampson (the master), William Angus (first mate), and William Chellen ...

    Article : 250 words
  11. QUEENSLAND.

    The Hon. J. C. F. Johnson, South Australian Minister for the Northern Territory, was a passenger by the Catterthun, which put into Moreton Bay, short of coal on Monday. Unfortunately, although Mr. ...

    Article : 109 words
  12. GOULBURN AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

    The annual meeting of the Agricultural Pastoral, and Horticultural Society was held this afternoon. A satisfactory report was presented and adopted. Mention was made in it of the number of small shows held within a short ...

    Article : 178 words
  13. THE DECENTRALISATION MOVEMENT.

    A meeting of the West Maitland Branch of the North and North-west Decentralisation. League was held in the council-chambers last evening, under the presidency of the Mayor, Mr. John Gillies. A letter was read from the ...

    Article : 123 words
  14. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Parliament will meet on May 31 for the despatch of business. The Treasurer, Commissioner of Works, and party returned to Adelaide this evening from their trip to the ...

    Article : 128 words
  15. OVERLAND PASSENGER TRAFFIC.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 456 words
  16. FRIGHTFUL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

    A men named John Williams was run over by a goods train near the Willow Tree at 6 o'clock last night. The body was mangled almost beyond recognition the head was smashed in, a leg cut off, and the body was ...

    Article : 144 words
  17. MOLONG.

    The A. and P. Society's Annual show was held to-day. The weather was most propitious; the attendance was large almost a thousand being present. The exhibits representative of agricultural and pastoral pursuits were very ...

    Article : 192 words
  18. FUNERAL OF THE LATE DR. HEARN.

    The funeral of the late Dr. W. E. Hearn, M.L.C., and Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Melbourne, took place this afternoon, and the esteem and honour in which he was held by the community ...

    Article : 299 words
  19. CHARGE AGAINST A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER.

    Ebenezer Buttsworth, the teacher of the Public school at Forbes River, on the Upper Hastings, was charged at the Police Court with unlawfully, assaulting three children attending his school. The evidence went to show that the ...

    Article : 256 words
  20. LEASEHOLD AREAS IN THE WESTERN DIVISION.

    A[?]return laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly yesterday evening by the Ministrr for Lands, showing the rate of rental per acre, and license fee per section recommonded by the local land boards for holdings ...

    Article : 483 words
  21. WILCANNIA RAILWAY LEAGUE.

    A meeting of the Wilcannia Railway League took place this afternoon, and was well attended. Mr. G. H. Doake took the chair. The chairman stated that the meeting had been called for the purpose of considering what steps should ...

    Article : 371 words
  22. THE SUGAR CROP IN QUEENSLAND.

    Reports from Bundaberg in regard to the sugar crop state, that the cane is backward, and crushing will not be begun until about 1st June. The average yield will be less than heretofore, but the new mills will keep up ...

    Article : 300 words
  23. CASUALTIES.

    In response to an alarm given at the station, the Burwood volunteer fire brigade turned out at noon yesterday. The fire was at the residence of Mr. E. Butler, Wilga-street. It appears that a large quantity of grass took fire ...

    Article : 177 words
  24. A QUICK PASSAGE.

    The composite sailing ship Cutty Sark, 963 tons, owned [?] Messrs. John Willis and Son, 115, Leaden hall-street, P.C. [?] just completed (Shipping Gazette and Lloyd's List) another quick passage from Sydney to London. She left Newcastle on ...

    Article : 165 words
  25. THE BATHURST CITY COUNCIL.

    A meeting of the Bathurst City Council was held this evening. There was a very heavy business paper. On the motion of Alderman Ryan it was decided to expend £50 in tree-planting in the Kendall Avenue, only two aldermen ...

    Article : 247 words
  26. AMUSEMENTS.

    The Hons. Sir Henry Parkes, Mr. Abigail, Dr. Mackellar, and Mr. C. J. Roberts, accompanied by the Hon. R. H. D. White, Executive Commissioner, and Dr. Cortis, visited the exhibition yesterday. The Ministerial party ...

    Article : 184 words
  27. "THE GHEAT UNPAID."

    Sir,—I noticed in your issue of Saturday last the announcement that a new batch of names have been placed on the commission of the peace. I would seize this opportunity to refer to the following case with the hope that it may ...

    Article : 243 words
  28. THE MEDICAL BILL.

    Sir,—As the above bill is again on the tapis, permit me to say that, although one member in the House last night spoke so warmly in the interest of the unqualified man being raised to the same position as the duly qualified, the ...

    Article : 336 words
  29. THE £80,000 FOR IMPROVING CIRCULAR QUAY.

    Sir,—Last week it was announced that £80,000 was to be expended in extending wharfage towards Fort Denison. Now, why this expenditure whilst Woolleomooloo Bay and all its extensive wharfago li[?]s almost idle? Is it not a ...

    Article : 268 words
  30. PASTORAL INTELLIGENCE.

    Nine hundred bullocks from Mount Hutton, Queensland, to Wodonga, J. and A. Broad, owners; 228 mixed bullocks from Queensland to Dubbo, Cameron and Stevenson owners; 2000 fat wethers from Combolong to Sydney, ...

    Article : 107 words
  31. MAITLAND CIRCUIT COURT.

    At the sittings of the Maitland Circuit Court yesterday, the jury were unable to agree in the case of Michael Torpey, charged with maliciously setting fire to a dwelling at Islington in January last. The accused was admitted to ...

    Article : 92 words
  32. THE WEATHER.

    Yesterday the weather was truly delightful. It was just warm enough not to require winter clothing, and at the same time the air was brisk and the atmosphere was most exhilarating, in which a walk at a quick pace could be much ...

    Article : 90 words
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