A harvest festival was hold at Kelso this evening. Bishop Camidgo preached the sermon, and a very interesting musical service was rendered. COWRA, WEDNESDAY. ...
Article : 959 wordsThe Minister for Defence has been informed by the Public Service Board that no person in the Public Service possesses the necessary qualifications to fill the position of Secretary for Defence, vice Major-General ...
Article : 445 wordsAnother very painful accident occurred last Saturday to one of Ryland and Morse's employees at the Hawkesbury Bridge. He was cleaning out the tubes of a boiler with kerosene and powder. It appears the fire was not quite ...
Article : 185 wordsTHE Legislative Council met at, the usual hour yesterday afternoon, and sat until 8.30 p.m. In reply to a question by Sir Alfred Stephen, the Attorney-General stated that it was not the intention of the Government ...
Article : 5,126 wordsCUSTOMHOUSE.—Entered outwards: March 7, Hally Bayley Schooner, 113 tons, Captain H. D. Bezer, for Hobert; Endeavour (s.) 22 tons, Captain J. Johnson, for Maria Bay: Wakastipu (s.), 1158 tons, Captain E. Wheeler, for Wellington and Southern ports ...
Article : 1,490 wordsA letter, received by her Majesty the Queen from a sister of the late General Gordon, has been published. It deplores the stain left upon England by General Gordon's ...
Article : 49 wordsThe Crown Prince of Germany was able to walk in his garden at San Remo to-day for the first time since he underwent the operation. ...
Article : 106 wordsThe House of Commons has approved of the appointment of a grand committee for the purposes of trade, commerce, and agriculture. It has rejected a motion for the formation of ...
Article : 62 wordsMr. H. Levien, M.L.A., had an excellent meeting to-night. There was a large and influential attendance, and the meeting was very orderly. Mr. Levion's condemnation of the State House was loudly applauded, and at the ...
Article : 109 wordsMr. Pearson states that a powerful London syndicate has offered to purchase the ruby mines in South Australia owned by the Macdonnell Range Ruby Company, for £200,000, ...
Article : 57 wordsThe Porte has informed Prince Ferdinand that his presence in Bulgaria is illegal. MARCH 7. It is understood that Prince Nicholas of ...
Article : 67 wordsThe mails via San Francisco will in future be dispatched on Saturday instead of Wednesday as hitherto, thus saving three days by reason of a faster Atlantic service. ...
Article : 60 wordsA meeting for the purpose of inaugurating a local branch of the Protection Union was held here last night. There were about 150 persons present, principally agriculturalists. Mr. George Nowland, J.P., occupied the chair. At the ...
Article : 121 wordsMany New Zealand exhibits which were displayed at the late Colonial and Indian Exhibition, and which, since the closing of the Exhibition, had been stored in London, ...
Article : 64 wordsA magisterial inquiry was conducted at the courthouse to-day before the Polico Magistrate touching the discovery of the remains of an infant found at Daley's farm on Friday last. It appears that a man named Judd, employed ...
Article : 193 wordsThe Abyssinians threaten to make a simultaneous attack on all the Italian positions in the vicinity of Massowah. ...
Article : 35 wordsIt is understood that in view of the increased number of members of the Assembly provided for in the Electoral Districts Act passed last session, the Colonial Architect has been instructed to provide ...
Article : 47 wordsA treaty has been signed at Washington by Mr. Bayard, Secretary of State, and the Chinese Minister, forbidding the employment of Chinese labourers in the United States. ...
Article : 37 wordsThe final run for the Waterloo Cup rasulted in Burnaby beating Duke, Macpherson. ...
Article : 25 wordsSir J. T. Garrick is pressing the Imperial Government to proclaim British sovereignty in Now Guinea. Lord Kuutsford, the Secretaiy of State for ...
Article : 56 wordsCaptain Piper, underground manager of the Broken Hill mine, having been offered the managership of the Betana mine, has visited the property. He states that no one can say with certainty whether the field will be ...
Article : 194 wordsFifty applications have been, received for the position of chairman of the New Zealand Railway Commissioners. ...
Article : 30 wordsA party ot Sydney visitors intend proceeding to Wombeyan Caves, Taralga, to-morrow. The trip was arranged by the Metropolitan Tourist agent, and is the first of its kind. Indignation is expressed at the neglect of the ...
Article : 95 wordsThe Premier's address to the electors of North Brisbane, which contains the manifosto of the Government, was published to-day. Amongst the matters dealt with, coloured labour takes a prominent place. ...
Article : 559 wordsMr. James Gilhooly, M.P. for West Cork, has been sentenced to two months' imprisonment for having used language calculated to incite the Irish tenants to legist the ...
Article : 76 wordsThe following have passsed through:- For Melbourne (by express): Mrs. Matheson, Ritson, Mrs. A. T. Thompson and child, Miss Cooper, Swan, Rose, Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Hann, Mrs. Beemer, S. F. Mann, M. ...
Article : 371 wordsAn important discovery of copper is reported near Frankfort, about 12 miles south-west of Beaconsfield. It is reported that the lode is 14ft. wide. Assays show copper, and a fair percentage of gold and silver. ...
Article : 53 wordsThe harbour-master at Rockhampton, who has been searching for traces of the ship Eastminster and the missing schooner Kate, wires as follows to the portmaster:—"Have thoroughly searched every islet and ...
Article : 173 wordsIt is expected that Parliament will meet during the last week in April. One of the most important matters to be brought forward is the revision of the tariff, which is likely to give rise to considerable discussion. It will ...
Article : 61 wordsThe following pastoral letter has just been published by the Primate throughout the diocese of Sydney:- Dearly beloved in the Lord,— Besides the work of the Church Society, which os our ...
Article : 426 wordsThe local land board held its sittings yesterday and to-day, and the court will be continued to-morrow. Applications for the reduction of rent were considered, and recommendations were given by the land board on pastoral ...
Article : 146 wordsA most determined suicide was committed last evening about seven miles from Wiseman's Ferry. A well-to-do and much-respocted farmer and fruit-grower named John Mitchell about a year ago became very much depressed in ...
Article : 292 wordsThe first annual conference of the Shearers Union was held to-day at Echuca. Thirty-eight delegates were present. A motion that the shearers appoint their ownm cooks provided for the members of the union ...
Article : 231 wordsStock movements: 3000 merina wethers, from Walbundrie for Gillenbah, Kiddle and Balme; 1000 merine ewes, from Uruna for Stony Park, W. Turnor; 1000 mixed weaners from Urana for Hawksview J. M'Kellar, 50 horses, from ...
Article : 273 wordsThe land court concluded a six days sitting at Ballina, having disposed of about 50 cases, in most of which the selections were confirmed. There were only two cases of any public importance. W. A. Hutchinson, of Sydney, ...
Article : 262 wordsThe annual demonstration of the fire brigades of Victoria was continued to-day at Geelong. About 1200 firemen and 200 bandtmon took part. The attendance of the public was somewhat limited. The Ballarat ...
Article : 115 words"Poinsettia," a waltz by P. Sonness, has been sent to us by Messrs. Gordon and Gotch, who are its Brisbane publishers, in conjunction with Messrs. Metzler and Co., of London. The title page is embellished with a ...
Article : 22 wordsDr. Plummer, president of the Royal Agricultural Society his been experimenting with a new variety of [?]ats, recently obtained from America. Seed sown at the end of June was harvested about the middle of ...
Article : 129 wordsA serions accident occurred last night, but was miraculously attended with no fatal results. A buggy containing two ladies and a gentleman named Canbam, and a Melbourne visitor named Duffy, was, through the horse ...
Article : 107 wordsDespite all the means used so far, and the heavy expenditure incurred, rabbits are still greatly on the increase This is mostly due to the natural increase in consequence of the splendid season. The bonus money is now almost ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 128 wordsWhat is known as the Queensland mange has appeared here, and is general all over the river. Horses suffer great irritation. All kinds of remedies have been tried, but without any benenfit. Tobacco boiled down in[?]nter seems ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 8 Mar 1888, Page 10
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