At a meeting of the University Council to-day Dr. Hearn, Dean of the Faculty of Law, was elected Chancellor in the room of Bishop Moorhouse. The other gentlemen proposed were Mr. Justice Holroyd and Dr. ...
Article : 743 wordsThe Times, in referring to the excellence of the exhibits in the Australian courts at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, states that the marvellous landscape scene in the South ...
Article : 112 wordsIn the quarterly returns of revenue and expenditure, the principal sources of the decrease of revenue are railways and tramways, £51,146; and land sales, £141,983. The expenditure on the railways and tramways ...
Article : 119 wordsTHE Colonial and Indian Exhibition at South Kensington will be opened to-day by her Majesty the Queen. Elsewhere will be found a description by our special correspondent of the appearance presented by ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 137 wordsAn inspection of the hull of the Union Company's steamer Taupo, whioh recently grounded on the rooks at Tuahine Point, while on the passage from Napier to Gisborne, shows that the vessel has sustained no injury. ...
Article : 103 wordsFurther particulars with reference to the discovery of gold in the Kimberley district state that the large [?]ugget found within a hundred miles of Derby by Morgan and Angus yvas unearthed while the finders ...
Article : 128 wordsHis Excellency Sir William Jervois had a narrow escape from drowning this evening. While going on board the Government steamer at Manakau, His Excellency missed his footing, and fell into the water. He ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 100 wordsThe hospitable reception experienced by Admiral Knorr, commander of the German squadron, during the late visit of the squadron to Australia, has been favourably commented ...
Article : 41 wordsA league has been organised in Calcutta with the, object of agitating for the granting of autonomy to India similar to that enjoyed by the Australian colonies. ...
Article : 36 wordsThe secretary of the South Australian Commission for the Colonial and Indian Exhibition has received the following telegram from Sir P. Cunliffe Owen, dated London, Saturday:—"Your, Executive ...
Article : 164 wordsThe settling in connection with the late Antumn meeting of the Australian Jockey Club took place last evening, at Tattersall's Club Rooms, Pitt-street, when there were several hundred members present. The settling, on the ...
Article : 624 wordsThe University of Glasgow has conferred the degree of Doctor of Divinity (D.D.) upon the Rev. David Paton, of Adelaide. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe New Zealand Stud Company have purchased th[?] racehorse, Nordenfeldt from the Hon. James White to 2000 guineas. ...
Article : 34 wordsSTANDARD BRAWERY v. CARLINGFORD 2ND.—Played on Domain, Saturday. Scores: S.B.C.C., 114—Gunning 26, Hellyar 16, Cowper 11.[?].O.C., 12, no one being able to withstand the attacks of Griffiths and Baker. ...
Article : 239 wordsThe members of the M.C.C. Australian Eleven, who have recently arrived in London, are in excellent form. ...
Article : 27 wordsH.R.H. the Prince of Wales has accepted a handsome present of gigantic Queensland shells, which will be placed in the residence of his Royal Highness, Sandringham. ...
Article : 37 wordsSir Luke Samuel Leake, M.L.O. of Western. Australia, and one of the members of the Western Australian Commission at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, died to-day ...
Article : 148 wordsThe Commercial Bank here has refused to continue the Municipal Council's overdraft without a guarantee on the part of all the aldermen to be privately responsible. The present amount of overdraft, is £1983. ...
Article : 825 wordsThe Caledonian Football Club (under the association rules) hold their, usual monthly meeting in Shor[?]lans's Hotel. York-street, on Friday last. The minutes of the precious meeting were read and adopted. The ...
Article : 473 wordsMoukhtar Pasha, the Turkish Commissioner in Egypt, declines to modify his scheme, under which it was proposed that the Khedive's army should consist entirely of ...
Article : 52 wordsA special meeting of the Oabi[?]et was held this afternoon to consider the scheme of naval defence which was discussed, by the Premiers at the recent conference willi Admiral Tyron. It is understood some ...
Article : 646 wordsThe death is announced of the Eaal of Redesdale in his 81st year. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 321 wordsUp to the present time £4,000,000 of New Zealand bonds have been brought in for conversion into inscribed stock. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe entries for the Sir Joseph Banks Seventh, Grant Handicap closed on Saturday evening with the very large and unprecedented number of 264, this being the larged nomination over received in the colonies for a foot race. ...
Article : 109 wordsThe Messageries Maritimes steamer Yarra, from Melbourne 27th March, arrived to-day, six days in advance of contract time. ...
Article : 26 wordsThe Earl of Rosebery, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs maintains that, Mr. Gladstone's Irish policy will absolutely promote the establishment of Imperial federation. ...
Article : 139 wordsThe P. and O. Company's R.M.S. Massilia, S. D. Shallard, commander, arrived from Colombo at 9 p.m. The following is a list of the passengers: ...
Article : 178 wordsA homing pigeon match took place last Saturday from Moss Vale, under the auspices of the Cumberland Homing Pigeon Society. The dislence ([?]6 miles by rall) was covered by a handsome bird belonging to Mr. Browne, of ...
Article : 106 wordsMr. J. Phillips, a well-known commercial traveller in Newcastle, acting for Messrs. Macgregor and Co., wine spirit merchante, of Sydney, was arrested near M[?]itland, on a charge of passing a valueless cheque for the sum of ...
Article : 201 wordsThe Powers have signified their dissatisfaction at the reply of Greece to their ultimatum, and they, require a more precise promise to disarm. ...
Article : 35 wordsIn the course of the recent investigations into the alleged frauds on the Customs Department, it was discovered that the terms ot declaration on the back of the entry forms di[?]red in some instances so materially ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 134 wordsSir,—In yesterday's issue a project and an illustrative sketch is referred to by a correspondent, "Vitruvius," in connection with the proposed Parliamentary buildings and public offices on the eastern side of Macquarie-street, ...
Article : 194 wordsMr. Hume Black, M.L.A. for Maekay, in speaking at a meeting of the Separation Council at Townsville on Saturday night, expressed approval of the proposal to bring the Separation movement under the notice of ...
Article : 134 wordsThe following have passed through to-day:- For Melbourne (by ordinary train): P. Laird, J. Brown, H. C. Piggott, Robertson, W. P. Hennerlly, W. Hodges, A. Armstrong, H. Lockington, A.J. Connell, B. Jones, ...
Article : 131 wordsThe steamer Haverton, which arrived to-day from London, having left on the 11th March, brings some pasaengers for Sydney, and a quantity of ammunition for this colony. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tue 4 May 1886, Page 10
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