The second annual meeting of the Sydney Philharmonio Society was held at the High School, Castloreagh-street, last evening. The chair was occupied by Mr. H. C. Fraser. There was a fair attendance of members. The ...
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Article : 1,209 wordsThe show commences to-morrow and premises to be a great success, nearly 300 entries having been received. Horses and sheep are particularly well represented. The town is full of visitors. ...
Article : 766 wordsThe following quotations were received in the mining market up to 1 o'clock yesterday:—Broken Hill South, silver (paid up), 12s., 10s.; Central Broken Hill, silver (paid up), 10s. 3d., 10s., 9s. 9d.; 12s., paid 8s.; Victory, ...
Article : 397 wordsFairfield (Drake), April 20.—Shaft sunk 5 feet for the week: total depth, 95 feet. Country without change, and making a little water. Preparing a whip to hoist the debria; when better progress will be made. ...
Article : 549 wordsA fire broke out at noon in the tailors' workshop at Jack and Mackenzie's drapery establishment, Queen-street. The Fire Brigade promptly arrived and extinguished the flames, but not before the fire burnt the ...
Article : 170 wordsSir,—It has been computed that 100 agricultural families find employment for 66 other various, industries, or three to two. Whether these proportions are correct matters little for the purposes of my argument. It is evident that there must ...
Article : 926 wordsTo-night should the weather prove fine enough, Mr. Pain will give his third display of fireworks in the Prince Alfred Park Exhibition Grounds, and as this makes the third postponement, it is to be hoped, both for the sake of ...
Article : 299 wordsA large meeting held in the Town Hall to-day confirmed the resolution passed last Friday, affirming the desirability of fostering local industries and cultivating the products of the soil. A committee was appointed ...
Article : 401 wordsThe field is extending in many directions. Small discoveries are reported. A rush here is deprecated, as the place is dull, and nothing can be done until machinery is erected. ...
Article : 107 wordsAn important case respecting the liability of stock and station agents was tried at the Supreme Court here yesterday and to-day, the parties being John O'Brien, selector, of Coree, against Braim, Tompson, and Davidson, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 438 wordsSir,—In a paragraph which appears in your newspaper you state that measures are soon to be taken to convert into a pleasure park a large area of the Lachlan Swamp, in the neighbourhood of which many of our wild flowers ...
Article : 403 wordsAt the Circuit Court to-day, Hugh Elliott, charged with stealing two sheep, owned respectively by Alfred Pearse and Michael Ryan, of Corowa, pleaded not guilty, and was defended by Mr. Moriarty, instructed by Mr. North. The ...
Article : 393 wordsParliament has been prorogued till the 28th June. There is an increase of £5414 in the revenue for the first quarter of the year, as compared with the corresponding period of last year. ...
Article : 140 wordsA meeting was held in the Masonic Hall last night, under the presidency of Mr. R. Halls, J.P., at which a committee was formed and steps taken to collect subscriptions throughout the district in aid of the Bulli Relief ...
Article : 244 wordsSir,—In your issue of Thursday last a report appears of a meeting of the University Senate in which it is stated that that learned body has resolved that "the fees for admission to each course of University extension lectures ...
Article : 443 wordsThe following have passed through:— For Sydney (by express on Monday): Mrs. A. Bayley, Miss B. Fergusson, T. M. Keogh, Bohrow, M'Clelland, Cudenit, Goodwin, Mr. and Mrs. M'Namara, Mrs. Vines ...
Article : 339 wordsSir,—As one who has been relieved of fees to the extent of 18 guineas, for the support of members of the City of Sydney Improvement Board, I read with some interest the letter of Mr. Hughes in Saturday's Herald, and ...
Article : 256 wordsThe Brisbane Courier of April 22 reports an interesting presentation which has recently been made to Bishop Dunne, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Brisbane. It says: —" Several gorgeous sacred vestments have been presented ...
Article : 298 wordsIt is expected that the steamer Waitaki, which went ashore at Cape Palliser, on the voyage from Napier to Wellington, will be floated off. ...
Article : 29 wordsTo-day 1021 fat sheep were despatched from the local railway station on route to Maitland, consigned to Messrs. Brunker and Wolfe. A large number of cattle and sheep also passed through by train from stations on the ...
Article : 155 wordsIn the Wesleyan Church, Wagga, on Monday evening, Mr. Matthew Burnott concluded his mission for the promotion of temperance. All the services have been well attended, and at his valedictory the Church was crowded. ...
Article : 126 wordsSir,—As I am the only solicitor on the board certain passages in a letter from Mr. John Hughes published in your issue of Saturday last must refer to me. Will you kindly permit me to state through your columns ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wed 27 Apr 1887, Page 10
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