Mr. Gillies has received a cablegram from Sir Graham Berry stating that in his interview with Mr. Edward Stanhope he had strongly urged that the British Government should endeavour to obtain a definite ...
Article : 420 wordsThere was no quorum in the Legislative Council to-day, and the House adjourned. In the Assembly Sir S. Griffith stated, in reply to Mr. Buckland, that further correspondence had taken ...
Article : 401 wordsThere was a heavy fall of rain last night, followed by a slight snowstorm to-day. It is bitterly cold and windy, with occasional showers of rain. BOURKE, THURSDAY. ...
Article : 910 wordsThe above meeting commenced on Wednesday at Rooty Hill, was concluded on Thursday under favourable circumstances as to weather and sport, but the attendance was not as large as the importance of the meeting demanded. The ...
Article : 686 wordsSilver shares were the only stocks in which business was recorded yesterday. The quotations up to 1 o'clock were— Broken Hills South (10s paid), 9s. 9d., 10s. 6d.; Nevadas, 3s. 6d. The afternoon sales included Broken Hills South ...
Article : 672 wordsOur advertising columns announce the arrival and first public performance of Herr Heinrich Kohler in Sydney. Those who study the doings of musicians in European circles are familiar with the name of this artist, and in England he is ...
Article : 209 wordsHis Excellency Lord Carrington, with Lady Carrington and suite, it is announced, will be present at the Theatre Royal to-morrow evening, to witness the initial performance of the original dramatisation, by Mr. G. Leitch, of ...
Article : 52 wordsThe popular entertainment, "Fun on the Bristol," will be performed at the Gaiety Theatre this evening for the last time this season. His Excellency the Governor is announced to be present. To-morrow the revised version ...
Article : 76 wordsCUSTOM HOUSE.—Entered Outwards: August 12, Oknom, threemasted schooner, 319 tons, Captain T. Thorsen, for South Sea Islands, via, Newcastle; Wynnstay, ship, 1601 tons, Captain T. Thomas, for San Francisco: R.M.S. Mararoa, 1248 ...
Article : 1,787 wordsThe Estimates were laid on the table of the Assembly to-day. They showed that last year the expenditure as originally proposed was £1,770,000, but it was reduced to £1,694,000. The expenditure proposed this year was ...
Article : 422 wordsNews from Port Essington reports that a Cingalese survivor from the lugger Minnie, which was wrecked at Cape Wessel in May, 1885, states that the diver, a white man, and two of the crew were not drowned as ...
Article : 152 wordsThe Great Western Silver-mining Company, Limited, August 11.—The main tunnel has been extended a further distance of 3 feet. Rock still very hard, and carrying a fair amount of minerail through it. Total length ...
Article : 276 wordsThe Victorian competitors and visitors to the Sydney Bicycle Sports to-day, Saturday, arrived overland on Thursday. They were met at the station by the officebearers of the club, with the captains of the other clubs in ...
Article : 326 wordsThe show was attended to-day by about 1000 people. Light rain fell occasionally, and the weather was bitterly cold. Half-an-inch of rain had fallen since the previous evening. The judging was not got through till late in ...
Article : 841 wordsThe following are the Charters Towers crushings:—Day Dawn, No. 9, West, 242 ounces of gold; Rainbow P. C. Co., 484 tons, yielding 1044 ounces. ...
Article : 33 wordsThe scene in connection with placing the audience assembled at the Young Men's Christian Association hall last evening, when the Misses Joran gave their final concert, was exciting and very unusual. Not only was ...
Article : 1,051 wordsSOUTHERN RUGBY UNION.—The usual weekly meeting of the committee of the above union was held at the committee rooms on Tuesday evening last. Mr. R. A. Arnold occupied the chair, and the following members were ...
Article : 392 wordsParliament will be in session for several days yet. The Government has brought in the Representation Bill providing for the adjustment of representation on the basis of population. According to the recent census ...
Article : 58 wordsA very numerously attended meeting of pastoralists, Crown lessees, selectors, and business men was held at Richardson's Albion Hotel last night, to consider the urgent necessity for certain amendments in the Land Act. Mr. ...
Article : 365 wordsSir,—I notice that Mr. J. P. Wright has been posing lately at public meetings and in the press as an advocate of protection. I believe he is a recent convert to that side of political economy, and his newly-made friends appear to be ...
Article : 558 wordsThe following is the programme of the ninth trotting and race meeting, to be held on Friday, the 24th September:- Great Distance Handicap Trot, for a purse of 100 sovs. ...
Article : 422 wordsThe following passed through:- For Sydney (by express on Wednesday): Mrs. M'Culloch, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Luby, Major Pollard, J. S. Horsfall Dennison, Sir Charles MacMahon, Lady ...
Article : 182 wordsDuring a thunderstorm which prevailed yesterday afternoon a man named James Fahey, a well-known resident of Binda, was struck dead by lightning. It appears that deceased, who was being assisted by a youth named ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 13 Aug 1886, Page 8
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