A public meeting was held in the Redfern Town Hall last evening for the purpose of urging upon the Government the advisability of having the railway rolling-stock made in the colony. The chair was occupied by Mr. W. T. ...
Article : 2,298 wordsLast night a public meeting, called by the Mayor of Sydney in answer to a requisition from a number of citizens, was held at the Town Hall, with a view of expressing sympathy with Sir Henry Parkes, K.C.M.G., in his ...
Article : 4,867 wordsThe fortnightly meeting of the St. Peters Council was held at the Town Hall, St. Peters, last evening. There were present—the Mayor (Alderman Walmsley), with. Aldermen Baker, Geering, Judd, Fallick, Hayes, and ...
Article : 410 wordsSir,—I have refrained from addressing you earlier on this matter hoping some abler pen would explain this much "mixed" question. Up to the present time no one has, in my humble opinion, laid the matter out in the plain and ...
Article : 867 wordsThe fortnightly meeting of this council was held a [?] Thursday evening last at the council-chambers, Aracli[?] There were present the Mayor (Alderman W. J. J. [?] with Aldermen Godfrey, Price, Jeeves, Green, Cooke, and ...
Article : 380 wordsGeneral sympathy is expressed for Sir Henry Parkes in his present unfortunate position. FORBES, MONDAY. The feeling of sympathy with the Premier in his financial ...
Article : 169 wordsThe monthly meeting of the Municipal Associations of New South Wales was held yesterday afternoon at the Town Hall. There were present the Mayor (Mr. A. J. Riley) in the chair, and Messrs. W. A. Hutchinson, M. J. ...
Article : 728 wordsSir,—Sir Henry Parkes has a universally-admitted claim, on the precedent of the gratuity given to Sir John Robertson (but of double that amount), for his past political services. In anticipation of the colony benefiting ...
Article : 223 wordsSir,—Your correspondent. "W. M Foote," writing in your issue of the 10th instant upon the above subject, wrote the following curious statement:—"In our case, if the proposition to build our much-needed locomotives at ...
Article : 465 wordsThe roturns from the Corowa Lands Office for the quarter ending 30th September have been completed, and show as follow:—Conditional land sales, £601 2s.; conditional leases, £238 8s. 11d.; transfer fees, £218 3s. 6d.; land ...
Article : 77 wordsSir,—On March 6, 1815, a comet was discovered by Olbers the celebrated astronomer of Bromen, which was observed till the 26th of the following August. From the series of positions thus secured [?]lliptic elements were ...
Article : 596 wordsSir,—As it seemed to me that Mr. Henniker Heaton was being credited with having brought about the 2s. 8d. per word rate for press messages and other reductions in the tariff between Great Britain and the Australasian colonies, [?] ...
Article : 107 wordsThe 25th annual picnic in connection with the Germ[?] ciation was held yesterday at the Sir Joseph Banks [?] pleasure grounds, Botany. A large number of membe[?] the German Club, with their families, started from [?] ...
Article : 193 words"Heaton was never consulted at Berlin Conference about reduction of rates. The arrangements were entirely made with Cracknell, Todd and Murray Smith, and Heaton was never invited to take part in the discussions. Heaton made ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tue 18 Oct 1887, Page 4
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