Last evening two Williamstown fishermen had a narrow escape from drowning. Joseph John Page and his mate, William Stewart, light the lamps in the rigging of the sunken vessel Cape Verde every ...
Article : 130 wordsIn accordance with the request of the Northern miners, a delegates' conference between representatives of the associated coal proprietors and of the Miners' Union, to consider the proposed alteration in ...
Article : 1,265 wordsA Chinaman, Jimmy Ah May, confined in the Cobar Gaol, is dying from bronchitis supervening upon influenza. Only a few days of his sentence are unexpired, and application has been made by the local ...
Article : 1,028 wordsNominations are invited up to 5 p.m. to-day, by Mr. George W. S. Rowe, for the following items on the programme to be played out at the Warwick Farm December Meeting on the 19th instant:— ...
Article : 823 wordsThe Sir Joseph Banks 120 Yards Handicap will be run this afternoon at Botany, commencing at 3.15. The Lillie Bridge 275 Yards Handicap will be run on Tuesday night, and two pony races will be run in ...
Article : 107 wordsThe turf club committee has decided to hold its annual races on the the did and 4th February next. The principal events are the Turf Club Hondicap and the Town Plate. The entries close on the 20th ...
Article : 44 wordsThe match between Lord Sheffield's team and the New South Wales eleven was resumed on the Association Cricket Ground on Saturday. The weather was very warm, and the prospect of seeing an ...
Article : 1,774 wordsThe Waverley Swimming Club held an aquatic carnival at the Bronte baths on Saturday afternoon. The weather was in every way favourable for the sport, and there was a very large attendance of ...
Article : 815 wordsThe annual rifle matches of the Victorian Cadet Force were fired at the Williamstown range on Saturday. The Scotch College was first and third in the Schools' Match, senior teams, and ...
Article : 108 wordsHospital Sunday was inaugurated here to-day by a procession of friendly societies, including the Ancient Order of Foresters, the Grand United Order of Oddfellows, Protestant Allianoe Society, and Sons of ...
Article : 176 wordsThe race for first-class boats of this club was sailed on Saturday, over the usual lightship cours, for [?] prize of £5, when the following boats computed:— Elsie, 24ft., A. Brown, scratch; Varuna, 22ft, W. M. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 354 wordsAt a meeting of farmers held at Burrumbuttock yesterday afternoon unanimous expression was given to the opinion regarding the declaring of what were formerly water reserves travelling stock reserves. It ...
Article : 273 wordsThe race for all boats of this club for prizes of £6, [?]3 and £1 respectively, fixed for Saturday last, was [?] completed, owing to the light wind prevailing. Had there been a decent breeze the race would have proved ...
Article : 205 wordsStewards Messrs. S. Achman, A G. Blomfield, E. M. Betts, G. K. Clark, William Clark, W. R. Cortis, M.D, C. Cecil Griffiths, M. J. M'Namara, J. A. Scarr, J. H. Waut. Judge: Mr. J. B. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 427 wordsPresident: Mr. G. M. Pitt, Vice-presidents: Messrs. J. F. Burns, J. F. Cullen, M.L.A. John Noake, J. R. Love, F. Punch, M. M'Mahon. Captain Mr. T. E. Cresswell. Hon. treasurer: Mr. A. ...
Article : 863 wordsThe match which was to have taken place to-morrow between Mr. A. E. Slocombe and Mr. J. Hickson has been postponed for a few dats owing to the N.S.W. Gun Club's grounds being engaged ...
Article : 58 wordsSir,—Leaving aside the fiscal pol[?] of the D[?] Government, I am much disappointed that in the Treasurer's statement there is no idea of retrenchment, but a continuation of the extravagant w[?] ...
Article : 412 wordsSir,—It is time the labour party in Parliament took the name of the national party, for in reality they are the national party, since they have been sent into Parliament not to legislate for any one class, but for ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 448 wordsA representative meeting was held last night in the Masonic Hall to propose co-operation with Forbes to urge the expediency and advantage of the Government accepting a tender for the second section of the ...
Article : 313 wordsSir,—On account of sure-coming change it is no safe to maintain the 60 million sheep which good seasons have enabled us to breed up to in New South Wales. It would be little enough precaution to ...
Article : 741 wordsSir,—Very great improvement in police [?] uninform should claim the attention of our Government authorities for the following reasons:—The obsolete tunic as at present worn winter and summer, ...
Article : 143 wordsAn innovation in connection with aquatics took place on Saturday afternoon, the innovation being in the form of evolutions, which also comprised the setting and taking in of sails, housing of topmasts, ...
Article : 957 wordsSir,—All who have listened to Mr. Stanley's lecture on the rescue and relief of Emin Pasha could not help noticing a certain amount of irritation and disdain in Mr. Stanley's sketch on Emin. I suppose it ...
Article : 462 wordsThe first day's racing in connection with the Q. T. C. Spring Meeting took place at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The weather was delightfully fine, but very hot. The attendance was fair. The racing was ...
Article : 305 wordsSir,—Had the signals conveying the orders [?] commodore to the competing yachts been hoisted [?] each flag done up in a ball and breaking out who reaching the masthead, and had the commodore ...
Article : 92 wordsQuin, Currie, and Co., of Tarella, have been very successful in diminishing the rabbits on their run by means of poison. Ten thousand were poisoned at the tank in one night. If other station-owners in the ...
Article : 340 wordsSir,—Though professing or upholding [?] tection or freetrade, we beg to make public the [?] that in the past a great trade has taken place with visitors from Victoria, New Zealand, Queensland ...
Article : 65 wordsThe second day's races opened with line weather, but the attendance was only moderate. Results are HALF-HOLIDAY HANDICAP of 40 sovs., 6 furlongs.—Allingham's Zoedone (Allingham), 1: Cliff's Whitefoot (Pearson), ...
Article : 258 wordsDundas easily defeated Parramatta Unions. The Unions scored 85, and Dundas put up 89 for the loss of three wickets. Hibble 33 not out, G. Spurway 32, N. Farnell 13 not out. G. Spurway bowled well for ...
Article : 39 wordsA team of cricketers from Wagga played a match yesterday with the Cootamundra district eleven at the latter place, winning easily in the first innings by 64 runs. The scores were:—Cootamundra, first innings ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 7 Dec 1891, Page 6
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