On Saturday night a thief broke into the Roman Catholic Presbytery, and stole therefrom a box of papers and a gold watch. The latter was taken from under the pillow in a bed where a priest was sleeping. The papers ...
Article : 1,143 wordsCUSTOM HOUSE.—Entered Outwards: May 23, Tekapo (s.), 1543 tons, Captain J. Anderson, for Lyttelton, via Newcastle; Duplex (s.), 816 tons, Captain E. Chaboud, for Noumea; Burwah (s.), 568 tons, for Brisbane and Northern ports; Buninyong ...
Article : 2,830 wordsExcursions of all kinds, on land, and river, and sea, are announced in our advertising columns to take place to-day, and, in addition to those numerous picnics are to be held at the various popular resorts situate on the shores of Port ...
Article : 924 wordsA very fair audience was attracted to the Y. M. C. A. Hall last evening for the purpose of hearing Mr. Locke Richardson recite Shakespeare's tragedy of "Julius Cæsar" for the first time Sydney. Although ...
Article : 507 wordsOn Friday evening last at the School of Arts, Pitt-street, Dr. Spofforth continued his series of lectures on "Home Nursing and Hygiene," delivered under the auspices of the Board of Technical Education. The subject ...
Article : 309 wordsWhen we went to press with our town edition yesterday evening, says the Wellington Post of the 12th instant, the latest new received from Napier was to the effect that the Northumberland was in no apparent immediate danger, as she had ridden out the ...
Article : 286 wordsThe distribution of plants suitable for cultivation in New South Wales was the subject of a lecture delivered by Mr. Ritchie in the large hall of the technical College, on Thursday evening last. He said that our country ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 269 wordsIn connection with the new season opening on Saturday next at the Theatre Royal, when the extravaganza "Little Jack Sheppard" is to be produced by the London Burlesque Company, we have been requested to state that the ...
Article : 57 wordsLast night this rink was open for exhibition. The invitations had been distributed with an unstinted hand, and the result was a gathering of many thousands of persons. The Mayor of Sydney (Mr. A. J. Riley) declared ...
Article : 224 wordsA lecture was delivered last night in the Temperance Hall, by Mr. A. Adams, on "England's Past, Present, and Future," the purpose of the lecture being an exposition of the theory which asserts the Israelitish origin of the ...
Article : 123 wordsNew Nevada Silver-mining Company, Limited.—The secretary reports having received the following information from the mine, May 20, viz.:—On Saturday last a quart[?] reet was discovered, three feet from the surface, having an ...
Article : 1,002 wordsA lecture upon "The Modern Newspaper" was delivered last evening in the schoolroom adjoining the Newtown Congregational Church. The lecture was under the auspices of the mutual improvement association connected ...
Article : 363 wordsAt the New Opera House the sensational drama, in a prologue and three acts, "Current Coin," which was produced for the first time in the colony on Saturday evening with great success will be repeated this evening. The new ...
Article : 382 wordsThe twentieth anniversary of the institution of the training ship Vernon was held on board of that vessel last night, in the presence of about 150 ladies and gentlemen, invited by the Hon. J. Inglis, who inaugurated the usual ...
Article : 567 wordsA meeting of the executive committee of this fund was held at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon, the chair being occupied, in the absence of his Worship the Mayor (who, however, attended at a later stage), by the Hon. G. A. ...
Article : 771 wordsSir,—In clearing the land about Sydney, the Government has no doubt enhanced the value thereof, and it is probable that this enhanced value has and will recoup the Government for the outlay incurred in utilising the services of ...
Article : 369 wordsIn response to a circular from the Mayor a meeting was held in the council-chambers this afternoon to consider the propriety of celebrating the Queen's Jubilee. There was a very poor attendance. Apologies for non-attendance were ...
Article : 415 wordsSir,—You would oblige if you could find room for the following note, in respect to the Illawarra railway. At the time of the Cootamundra railway accident I called attention to the inadequate size of culverts that were being ...
Article : 294 wordsThe stock passings for the week have been as follow:— May 17, 9400 sheep, Buckenbah to Eagle station, Lower Lachlan, C. Burcher and Co., owners; 45 head cattle, W. A. Lowing owner, for Forbes. May 19: 1000 store cattle, ...
Article : 191 wordsDean, Pritchard, and Company finished a crushing of 133 tons from their reef at the old slaughter yard, Caledonia Hill, yielding 164 ounces retorted gold. The New South Wales Gold Recovery Company's plant at Currajong ...
Article : 141 wordsThe only Genuine Porous Plaster is ALLCOOK'S, and all other so-called porous plasters are nothing more than perforated counter irritants made to sell on the reputation of Alcocks. ALLCOCK'S POROUS PLASTER is the only external remedy ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tue 24 May 1887, Page 8
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