The fortnightly meeting of the Canterbury Council was hold on 18th instant. Present: Aldermen Taylor, Trigg, Brown, Poole, Thompson, M'Bean, and Scott. In the absence of the Mayor, Alderman Scott was voted to the ...
Article : 638 wordsThe Centennial meeting of the Canterbury Park Race Club will engage the attention of sporting[?]men to-day, and the excellent programme provided for the occasion should attract a large attendance at that popular convincing ...
Article : 910 wordsThe annual general meeting of the Linnean Society of N. S. Wales was held last evening at the Linnean Hall, Elizabeth Bay. The president (Professer Stephens, M.A., F.G.S.) was in the chair, and there were about 20 members ...
Article : 1,252 wordsThe President took the chair at 9.30 a.m. After devotion and the adoption of the daily record, The Rev. W. CLARKE called attention to a telegram in the Sydney Morning Herald of that morning to the ...
Article : 1,722 wordsA number of the best horses entered for the Queensland Turf Club events have broken down owing to the hardness of the training ground, and have been scratched. Heavy rain fell last night and put the track in good order for ...
Article : 48 wordsThe International Regatta Carnival committee has arranged a programme of prizes amounting in value to over £2000. There will be 22 races altogether, including the Challenge Race, open to all centreplate or keel yachts of 20 ...
Article : 72 wordsThe 40th intercolonial cricket match between the representative teams of New South Wales and Victoria commences at noon to-day, on the Association Cricket Ground. Allen will be unable to play, owing to business ...
Article : 383 wordsThe weekly sweepstake shooting of the New South Wales Gun Club took place on Tuesday afternoon, when some good shooting was witnessed. The first sweep resulted in a tie between Messrs. G. B. Modini (31), W. Morris (24), ...
Article : 240 wordsA meeting of the St. Peters Council was hold on Monday evening last, it being the last meeting before the municipal election for 1888-89. There were present—The Mayor (Alderman W. Walmsley), with Aldermen Baker, G[?]ring, ...
Article : 465 wordsIn order to encourage members of the defence force to become proficient in the use of the rifle, and to promote rifle shooting, the Western Rifle Association have decided to hold a prize meeting at the Bathurst Rifle Butts during the ...
Article : 80 wordsStewards: Hon. J. Lackey, Hon. S. A. Stephen, Messrs. Henry Austin, William Clarke, William Cooper, F. W. Hill, Edward Leo, M. J. M'Namara, J. A. Scarr, Andrew Town, W. B. Walford, J. H. Want, Judge: Mr. Andrew ...
Article : 2,191 wordsWilliam Newell v. Robert Poisley, of Morpeth, storekeeper. Mr. J. M. Thompson moved for absolute sequestration, and upon reading the affidavit of the service of petition his Honor granted the order, and appointed Mr. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 468 wordsThe fortnightly meeting of the Parramatta Borough Council was hold on Wednesday afternoon. The Mayor (Mr. C. J. Byrnes) presided, and there was also present Alderman B[?]mes, John Booth, Cox, Taylor, Saunders, ...
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Article : 264 wordsSir,—The word centennial, which may be construed either, "continued during a century, or done once in a century," seems to have been adopted in modern times as the adjective of the irregular Latin word C[?]ntennium (space of ...
Article : 447 wordsThe annual meeting of the Newcastle Jockey Club was held last night, Mr. C. H. Hann[?]ll in the chair. The report and balance-sheet were adopted; the latter showed that during the past year £2351 8s. had been paid in prizes. ...
Article : 106 wordsAn inquest was commenced by the City Coronor at the South Sydney Morgue yesterday regarding the death of a woman, who was drowned in the barbour, near Mrs. Macquarie's chair, at a late hour on Monday night, and ...
Article : 260 wordsMr. Halloran has written "an impromptu" Centennial odo, which is quite equal to all his previous efforts. He give us a Jubilee ode, which had some good touches in [?], and there is an honest ring about these couple of ...
Article : 156 wordsThe general entry for the Buthurst Turf Club races closes on Friday next, 27th instant. The course is in very good order, having been well manured and attended to for some months past. ...
Article : 40 wordsIt has been decided to wind up the Wonnaminta Amateur Jockey Club owing to the unsatisfactory way in which the members ran their horses at the last meeting. A credit balance of £19 15s. will be divided amongst the Broken ...
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Advertising : 74 wordsThe following are to-day's scratchings for Thursday's races at Caulfield:—Selling Race: Surprise. Trial Handicap: M[?]nwyrtina, Dividend, Chicago, and Cat's Eye. Anniversary Handicap: Chicago. Holiday Stakes: Ilex, ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 26 Jan 1888, Page 5
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