The Municipal Council of Sydney met yesterday. There were present:—The Mayor (Alderman A. J. Riley) in the chair, and Aldermen Beare, Bryen, Buckle, Chapman, Jones, Hardie, Hart, M. Harris J. Harris, Kippax, ...
Article : 3,079 wordsSir,—The objections to a State House, both to the original conception and its subsequent development, may be thus summed up:—[?]. A State House is not wanted, and the proposed State House would be a white elephant ...
Article : 2,037 wordsThe monthly board meeting in connection with the Sydney Benevolent Society was held yesterday afternoon. The president, Dr. Renwick, occupied tho chair, and there were also present Messrs. [?]. J. Josephson (hon. secretary), ...
Article : 804 wordsA public meeting was held last night at the Royal Hotel, Baulkham Hills, to advocate the construction of a line of railway from Parramatta to Dural via Baulkham Hills and Castle Hill, and to from a league to co-operate with the ...
Article : 949 wordsAn important conference was held here last night to discuss and decide on the starting-point of the railway extension to Temora, Barmedman, and on through the Lower Lachlan country. The members of the conference were:— ...
Article : 412 wordsMr. John Whitton, Engineer-in-Chief, accompanied by Inspecting Engineer H. Deane, arrived here at noon on Saturday, after inspecting the line between here and the Western line. They were engaged the later part of the ...
Article : 295 wordsLast night the Rev. G. Campbell delivered a leocture on "Oliver Goldsmith" at the Marrickville Congregational Church. The chair was occupied by the Rev. Mr. Dey, the pastor of the church, who briefly introduced the lecturer. ...
Article : 302 wordsA large and influential meeting was held last evening for the purpose of urging upon the Government the advisability of immediately extending the railway from Narrabri to Walgett. ...
Article : 1,134 wordsSir,—By circular issued from the Department of Mines of 5th July last, I learn that the Government are inclined to assist the lessees in fencing. This is one step in the right direction, but the circular will not stand reading with ...
Article : 512 wordsSir,—Will you kindly permit me to state, in response to a communication recently published in your valuable journal on the process of "packing fever patients" as practiced in Switzerland and elsewhere, that the same ...
Article : 503 wordsA meeting of the New South Wales Commission for the Centennial International Exhibition (Melbourne, 1888) was held at the Exchange yesterday afternoon. Present—Sir John Hay, president (in the chair), Sir Edward Strickland ...
Article : 768 wordsSir,—What a contemptible splash the select committee of the Upper House have made over their recommendation for the sites for the above[?]. I would not care to have been either a member of the committee or an assenting witness to the ...
Article : 437 wordsSir,—I observe that your sub-leader in to-day's Herald recommends "precaution and vigilance" in preventing fires in our ware houses, and I quite agree in this timely warning, for Sydney cannot be considered fireproof any more than ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wed 10 Aug 1887, Page 4
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