The prospectus of the London Storage Company, with a capital of £100,000, has been issued. The company is being formed for the purpose of storing colonial produce. ...
Article : 52 wordsA party of Bourke prospectors is reported to have found payable gold at the Yellow Waterhole, half way on the road to Cobar. It is the opinion of practical men that that strip of country is extremely rich in gold, silver, and ...
Article : 846 wordsThe proclamation declaring Port Darwin infected has been revoked. Many applications have been received from musicians in this and the other colonies desiring to join the ...
Article : 360 wordsThis morning an influential deputation, consisting of Mr. Penzer, M.L.A., Mr. Soane, Mayor of Dubbo, and Aldermen Skinner, Nancarrow, and M'Callum, and other leading citizens, conducted Mr. Sutherland over the principal ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,545 wordsThe New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Tongariro has arrived at Plymouth. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's steamer Arawa has also arrived. Her cargo ...
Article : 40 wordsAt Darling Harbour sales this morning there was only a small attendance of the trade. Although a short quantity of forage was forward, consisting of 16 trucks, the demand for all classes ruled weak at yesterday's rates. The wood market was unaltered. At ...
Article : 547 wordsMr. J. E. Salomons has made several experiments with M. Pasteur's specific for the destruction of rabbits by inoculation with chicken cholera. The experiments, which ...
Article : 76 wordsA meeting of Communists has been held in Paris, at which the speakers denounced General Boulanger. A number of members of the Left in ...
Article : 65 wordsThe Maharajah Holkar, of Indore, has offered to the Indian Government the whole of the resources of his State for the defence of the Empire. ...
Article : 35 wordsThe Government has accepted the tender of the Mount Nicholas Coal Company for the supply of Tasmanian coal to the railway for one year. The grant to the Ballarat syndicate for the right to ...
Article : 60 wordsThe Emperor Frederick is improving in health. He is able to take outdoor exercise. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe protest made by the Chinese Ambassador in London against the exceptional legislation in the colonies against the Chinese is now under the consideration, of the Premier. Probably, as suggested by the ...
Article : 199 wordsHer Majesty the Queen will leave London to-morrow on a visit to Florence. ...
Article : 23 wordsAt the usual weekly auction leather sales yesterday the demand was slack throughout, especially for heavy lines of dressed leather and harness kinds. Messrs. Hill, Clark, and Co., and Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Limited, report sales at the ...
Article : 273 wordsIn the House of Lords last night the motion brought forward by the Earl of Rosebery for the appointment of a committee to consider the question of reforming the constitution of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 117 wordsThe Government Geologist leaves for the North tomorrow to inspect the Beltana silver-fields and to travel over the metalliferous strip of country. He will afterwards visit the auriferous land between ...
Article : 209 wordsSir,—Seeing by your journal the result of the local option vote in Victoria being to reduce the number of public houses considerably, causes me to wish to know the meaning of the establishment of public-houses in these ...
Article : 428 wordsThe following are the crossings at Darling Bridge, North Bourke, for the week ending 17th March:—13th, 340 cattle, Kilberoo to Melbourne, Wittingham Bros. owners; 17th, 63 bulls, Mudgee to Connamarra, Cox and ...
Article : 110 wordsThe Commission recently appointed by the Government to inquire into the origin of the horse mange proceeded to Harrisville on the 14th instant, having decided to make that place the centre of their ...
Article : 238 wordsThe council of the Decentralisation League met this afternoon in the Chamber of Commerce. The president, Mr. Alex. Brown, J.P., was in the chair, and there was a large attendance. A good deal of routine business was ...
Article : 403 wordsA man named Connell has died in the Lawrence Hospital, Otago, from stabs in the groin. It is supposed to be a case of murder. The police have arrested a man named M'Rory. ...
Article : 37 wordsSir,—Having seen in your issue of Saturday, 17th instant, a letter from "Breechloader" on the above subject, I crave for a small space in your valuable paper to answer a few words respecting his suggestion. Where did ...
Article : 233 wordsSir John Coode's report on the Clarence River and entrance to the port was published to-day, and gives every satisfaction. It is hoped that the suggestions contained therein for improving the entrance will be proceeded with ...
Article : 53 wordsThe following passed through:- ALBURY, TUESDAY. For Melbourne (by express on Tuesday): Miss Blackie, Mr. and Mrs. G. Billson, A. H. Emerson, J. Johnson, Mrs. ...
Article : 409 wordsSir,—Nothing is more impressive than the service of the Church of England which is road at the burial of the dead. It strikes the mourners of the uncertainty of life, and the duty they owe to God who made them. It is full of ...
Article : 163 wordsThe miners met yesterday afternoon at South Waratah, near Adamstown. Nearly all the men were present, numbering about 100, as was also Mr. Curley. Mr. Thomas Smith occupied the chair, and the deputation again gave the result ...
Article : 171 wordsSir,—In view of a general European war at no distance date, is it not the duty of those in power to at once organist a system of defence of this colony? It is notorious that in case of real emergency our present force would not be of ...
Article : 262 wordsSir.—Under the present Land Act, section 87, a person is allowed to lease "scrub lands" for 15 years, at 2s. 6d. a-year for 640 acres in area, up to 10,240 acres; and under the next clause, a run-holder can convert portions of his ...
Article : 202 wordsOn Monday it was announced that the Messageries Maritimes Company intended to build a new steamer, to run in conjunction with their present Australian mail service. The following further particulars, from the ...
Article : 579 wordsThe bush fires last week have inflicted severe losses on several landowners. Mr. John Tout, of Irish Jack's Creek, has only about 200 acres of grass [?] out of 3000 acres. He also lost hundreds of sheep. Messrs. Gibb and Son, of Berthong, ...
Article : 153 wordsDr. Butcher in still proceeding with his experiment in dealing with the rabbit pest by infecting them with a particular disease which he has discovered amongst them naturally on Tintinallogy. A large number of rabbits have ...
Article : 112 wordsSir,—Sir John Robertson claims St. Patrick as a Scotsman, but in an old book written by Prince some 200 years ago, entitled "The Worthies of Devon"—and it must be remembered that Prince was a rare old antiquarian and ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wed 21 Mar 1888, Page 10
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