Several witnesses were examined at to-day's sitting of the inquest into tho deaths resulting from the Windsor railway accident. Guard Lang was cross-examined, but few fresh facts were elicited. ...
Article : 566 wordsThe Premier received the following message to-day from the Agent-General:—"No official intimation has been received, but the Post Office authorities say that the P. and O. and Orient Companies have accepted an ...
Article : 412 wordsThe collections at the Albury Custom House for May amounted to £3182. BOMBALA, WEDNESDAY. We have had moist weather during the last week, with a ...
Article : 1,143 wordsMiss Carrie Swain secured an enthusiastic audience last evening at the Criterion Theatre, and Mr. Frank Gardiner's dramatic version of Mrs. Harriet Boecher Stowe's noyel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," was received throughout with ...
Article : 1,281 wordsThe general monthly meeting of the members of the Royal Society of New South Wales was held at the society's house, Elizabeth-street North, last evening, the president, Mr. C. S. Wilkinson, occupying the chair. There ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 261 wordsA reef is being opened on private land adjoining the town, and is found to be composed of good-looking quartz, with a large quantity of pyrites in it. The surface only is opened at present. ...
Article : 92 wordsA Gazette extraordinary was issued to-day notifying that the Governor will hold a levée in honour of the Jubilee of the Queen's reign on June 21, on which occasion his Excellency will receive from any public ...
Article : 166 wordsThis morning a short market of wood and a large quantity of forage were offered at Darling Harbour sales. The attendance of the trade was limited. Owing to the continued wet weather buyers of forage still operate cantiously for all descriptions. Sales ...
Article : 586 wordsPursuant to an advertisement, a meeting of butchers was held this afternoon at the Great Northern Hotel, for the consideration of certain statements made in the public Press against the trade. Nearly 30 were present from ...
Article : 531 wordsThe first session of the 12th Parliament will be opened at noon to-morrow. At a meeting of members of the House to-day, the Hon. R. D. Ross was nominated as Speaker. ...
Article : 150 wordsThe Attorney-General has decided not to file a bill against Loucadon Wells, charged with attempting to cause poison to be administered to Mrs. Reed. There are three candidates in the field for ...
Article : 88 wordsA fair supply of fish was received at the Woolloomooloo market for the week ended May 28, including the following:—From the Harbour, 40 baskets; Botany, 134; Broken Bay, 97; Jer[?] Bay, 18; Terrigal Lake, 16; Tuggerah Lake, 183; Port Stephens, ...
Article : 303 wordsThe fortnightly meeting of this council was held at the local Council-chambers on Thursday evening last. There were present the Mayor (W. G. Judd), with Aldermen John Bowmer, J.P., Jeeves, Green, Huntley, Archbold, ...
Article : 555 wordsThe resolutions authorising the new tariff were rescinded in the House of Representatives to-day. The Representation Bill was passed through all its stages in the Legislative Council this evening, in spite ...
Article : 66 wordsMort and Co., Limited, report a brisk sale of sheepskins yesterday afternoon, full-fleeced dry skins bringing 5d per lb; short station skins, 3½d to 4½d; pelts, from 2½d; medium-woolled butchers' skins, 24d each. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 291 wordsMessrs. Powers, Rutherford, and Co. report:—2000 cattle yarded. The supply as a whole was hardly equal to the last few weeks, yet there was a fair sprinkling of good beef, but prices ruled again a shade easier throughout. We sold 120. 25,000 sheep ...
Article : 304 wordsA well-attended meeting of Roman Catholics was held in the Cathedral to-night, to present an address to Archbishop Reynolds, as a token of affection and esteem, upon his appointment as Archbishop. Dr. ...
Article : 138 wordsJundah reports the following stock passings:—820 bullocks from Richmond Downs for Bourke, J. and W. Christian owners; 484 stores fiom Mount Merlin for Bourke, Collins and Sons owners; and 340 rams from Deniliquin for ...
Article : 538 wordsSir,—As the citizens of Sydney have decided to-day to have a monster gathering of all school children of the city and suburbs, to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee, I would venture to suggest that the pre-arranged Sunday-school ...
Article : 304 wordsLord Brassey, who sails in the Sunbeam for Melbourne to-morrow night, has promised the Governor that he will be present at the opening of the Gambier railway. ...
Article : 116 wordsThe following have passed through:— For Sydney (by express on Tuesday): Norman, Taylor, Binner, Haylas, James, J. A. Lowe, Miss Bisdee, H. Bisdee, Miss Dods, Miss E. Dods, Wingfield, Woodward, ...
Article : 266 wordsAt the fortnightly meeting of the St. Peters Municipal Council the chair was occupied by the Mayor (Mr. Walmsl[?]y), and there were also present Aldermen Baker, Edwards, Fallack, Geering, Judd, and Lambeth. A letter ...
Article : 397 wordsSerious damage has been done to the railway line, owing to the heavy and continuous rains. The new over-bridge, half a mile distant on the Wollongong side of the local station, has already dropped three feet at one end, through ...
Article : 171 wordsThe Chinese Commissioners this morning visited the Melbourne Athenæum and the Australian Club, of which they had been made honorary members. They afterwards went over the Public Library and Museum ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 2 Jun 1887, Page 8
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