The sitting of the Assembly, which began on Thursday, was continued till 12.30 this afternoon owing to the stonewalling of half a dozen Opposition members. The Government was anxious to dispose of ...
Article : 247 wordsThe Water Commission continued to take evidence here to-day. Archibald Wellesley Chapman, Government stuff surveyor, who has been stationed in the district for seven or ...
Article : 934 wordsThe Circuit Court opened to-day, before Judge Innes. Mr. Tarleton was Crown Prosecutor, and Messrs. Sly, Davies, and Butterworth were the barristers present. Amy Hawkins, for concealment of birth, was dealt with under ...
Article : 971 wordsThe Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron will open the season to-day with a series of evolutions. The yachts will acsemble in Farm Cove at 1 o'clock. The following in the order decided upon:—Magic loading: starboard division: ...
Article : 86 wordsIn the mining market yesterday the following sales were recorded up to 1 o'clock:—Broken Hill Silver, 38½; Sunny Corner Silver, 9s. At 4 o'clock: Nevada Silver, 3s; Sunny Corner Silver, 9s. 3d., 8s. 6d.; Victory Gold, 10s; New ...
Article : 479 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly to-day, a motion for the adoption of the report of the select committee on the burning of the barque Rockhampton at Normanton was passed. The report recommonded to the favourable ...
Article : 109 wordsThe Rosehill race meeting which was to take place to-day has been postponed until next Saturday, on account of the state of the Rosehill course through the late raius. The Northern Hunt Club are in the held with a good ...
Article : 204 wordsThe Legislative Council has fonvarded a valedictory address to the Governor. In the Assembly last night the motion in favour of payment of members at the rate of £100 a-year was ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 471 wordsMr. Baines, of Phil. Saunders's party, who has returned from Derby, deprecates the adverse criticisms passed on the Kimberley goldfields until the place has been fairly tried this wet season. ...
Article : 250 wordsThe plana and specifications for the railways from Clyde station to Roschill and Parramatta River, for the construction of which Mr. John Bennett has called for tenders, have been open for the inspection of contractors during the ...
Article : 285 wordsA very good audience attended this theatre last evening to winess the last paformance of Shakespeare's tragedy, "Romeo and Julict." To-night will no produced the play, in five acts, "Ingomar the ...
Article : 243 wordsThe Shakespearian revivals at this theatre are always very popular, for they are intelligently interpreted, and every attention is paid to must-en-secne and ensemble that the limited stage room at the Standard will allow. There ...
Article : 255 wordsFor to-night's betting on the Caulfield Cup, Silvermine was more in demand than ever, and 100 to 30 was at length offered, with 100 to 25 wanted. Lesbia commanded a deal of attention, and at one time 100 to 6 was taken, ...
Article : 222 wordsSeventy-seven points of rain fell yesterday. BEGA, FRIDAY. Rain continued nearly all day. It is still cloudy, with a south-west wind blowing. Over 2 inches have fallen. ...
Article : 1,354 wordsSir Graham Berry has forwarded to Mr. Gillies a copy of the recent correspondence in reference to the deportation of recidivistes to New Caledonia, and the attitude of the French Government in regard ...
Article : 177 wordsFour hundred and forty rams, from Gunbar to Coon goola, Armstrong Brothers, owners, passed on Monday, 500 mixed fat store bullocks, from Homeburn to Nyngan, J. Officer, owner, are approaching. ...
Article : 151 wordsThe settling over the late races passed off satisfactorily Just night. Mr. Levien, M.L.A., declared himself interesfed in Comus, and announced his intention to sue the club for the amount of the stakes. ...
Article : 43 words"Billce Taylor " still runs a lively course at the Theatre Royal, and the large audrences are evidently quite content to be amused without trobling themselves whether the music is very original, or superior or inforior to some other ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 89 wordsThis theatre has been drawing fair houses during the week, and last night an easily-pleased concourse of spectators scemed quite satisfied with the performance. To-night the Chicago Minstrols will give a complete change of ...
Article : 168 wordsA special meeting of the Seamen's Union was held last night, to consider a letter from the secretary of the New South Wales Seamen's Union, asking whether the Queensland Union was willing to submit to arbitration ...
Article : 254 wordsThe Sydney Club opens its season this afternoon by 15 of its members meeting the first eleven of the Belvidere Club on the Ashfield Cricket Ground. The team meet at the Redferm Station, and proceed by the 2 o'clock train, a ...
Article : 265 wordsCUSTOM HOUSE.—Entered Outwards: October 15, R.M.S. Carthage, 2588 tons, Captain G. N. Hector, for London, via Melbourne and Adelaide; Ranclagh (s.), 533 tons. Captain W. Sinclair, for Brisbane, Maryhorough, and Rockhampton; Cheviot ...
Article : 711 wordsThe Sydney public seems to have a Gargautuan appectite for " variety business." and the audience last night, though limited in numbers, encored nearly every member of this company in their songs and dances. To-night will be ...
Article : 297 wordsA frightful outrage on a woman named Mary Ann Carter was committed to-day about 1 o'clock. It scems that she had been quarreling with another woman all the morning, and had threatened to send for the police. At ...
Article : 149 wordsSome games of interest have been arranged to take place at the Rising Sun Court, Elizabeth-street, to-day. At halfpast 2 Heagney and a well-known amateur will play Lockyer and Naken, which ought to be a good game. The next ...
Article : 92 wordsThe Union Company's R.M.S. Mararoa, which arrived here from San Francisco to-day, brings intelligence of the wreek in the Pacific Ocean of the ship Dunnottar Castle, which left Sydney on ...
Article : 104 wordsG. Dowtell, of the Herald, and F. Wray, of the Telegraph, meet to-day, in light skiffs, to decide a match arranged to be rowed off over a course from the head of Woolloomooloo Bay, round Pinchgut, and back. The race ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 208 wordsA special progrmme was given by the Fisk Jubileo Singers at the hall of the Y. M. C. A. yesterday evening. His Excellency the Givernor and Lady Carrington, with twoaides-de-camp, were present, and there was an unusually ...
Article : 658 wordsA public meeting will be held in the Town Hall, Durling-street, Balmain, on Monday evening next, to take steps for the carring out of the annual regatta on the 9th of November next. The Mayor of Balmain has been ...
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Advertising : 78 wordsThe opening evolution, of this club are to be held to-day, weather permitting. A good mustor of boarts is anticipated, as ther are over 60 in the club. Arrangements have been made for photographing the fleet as the various evolutions ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Sat 16 Oct 1886, Page 12
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