The excitement over the terrible eruptions of Mount Tarawera is abating. There it still great uncertainty as to the number of lives which have been lost among the Europeans ...
Article : 667 wordsMUCH of the time of yesterday's sitting in the Legislative Assembly was occupied in discussing a motion moved by Mr. Thompson, member for West Maitland, affirming that "the dignity aud honour" ...
Article : 5,750 wordsA meeting of the general public of Wilcannia and district was held last night, having been convened by the Mayor upon a requisition of the principal business man of the town, to express sympathy with the pastoralists, and to ...
Article : 855 wordsThe match between the Au[?]tralian cricketers and an eleven of Cambridge University was commenced at Cambridge to-day. It attracted a large number of spectators. The weather was again unfavourable, ...
Article : 347 wordsSir Alexander Stuart, Executive Commis[?]ionor for New South Wales at the Colonial [?]d Indian Exhibition, is suffering from congestion. Sir William Jenner, the eminent ...
Article : 57 wordsThe Orient Company's R.M.S. Sorata, Captain Dixon, arrived here this morning, from London April 29. The following is a list of the passengers: ...
Article : 112 wordsSir George Bowen, G.C.M.G., late Governor of Hongkong, read a paper before the members of the Royal Colonial Institute to-day on "Colonial Autonomy." He declared that ...
Article : 113 wordsThe M. M. Company's Salazie, Captain Boullard, from Marseilles May 8, arrived this morning. The following is a list of the passengers:- For ADELAIDE: Mr. Jaccard. ...
Article : 93 wordsMr. Sergeaunt, in the course of a lecture which he delivered in connection with the Colonial and Indian Exhibition to-day, suggested the establishment of a steel ...
Article : 40 wordsThe weather has during the past month been all that could be desired for me coming crop, and much of the injury done to the plantations by the drought of the latter end of last year will, it is to be hoped, have ...
Article : 659 wordsCanon Liddon has declined the offer of the Bishopric of Edinburgh, which has been rendered vacant by the death of Dr. Cotterill. ...
Article : 33 wordsIn consequence of the proposed expulsion of the French Princes from France the Comte de Paris will retire to England. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe rowing experts are much impressed with Beach's style of sculling. ...
Article : 18 wordsThe Postmaster-General has decided to instruct Mr. Graham Berry to accept the terms of the mail companies for the carriage of parcels post in Victoria. In the telegram despatched to Mr. Berry, the ...
Article : 330 wordsKing Louis has been declared insane, and he has been deposed from the Throne of Bavaria. ...
Article : 28 wordsMr. John Morley, Chief Secretary for Ireland, arrived in Dublin yesterday. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 46 wordsThe Orient Company's R.M.S. Iberia arrived at Plymouth on the morning of the 10th instant. ...
Article : 25 wordsCUSTOM HOUSE.—Entered Outwards: June 11, Kent (s.) [?] tons. Captain W. H. Mitchell, for Hongkong, via Newca[?] Currajong (s.), 410 tons, Captain J. Selmes, for Brisbane [?] Northern ports; Gunga (s.), 798 tons. Captian D. Calder, for ...
Article : 1,312 wordsThe weekly returns of the Bank of England show that the proportion of the reserve to liabilities is 39 per cent. The total reserve in notes and gold amounted to £11,400,000. ...
Article : 78 wordsParliament meets for the dispatch of business on the 18th July. The case of Wong Tong, sentenced to death at Maryborough for shooting a Chinaman, was considered by ...
Article : 224 wordsParliament will probably re-assemble in October next. The Unionists hope to be able to return 430 members, and the Tories are expected to gain 3O seats. ...
Article : 78 wordsThe annual ploughing and mowing matches under the auspices of the Hunter River Association took place on Mr. M'Dougall's farm, Lorne, to-day, in the presence of a large number of people. The day was fine, and the ground ...
Article : 281 wordsWhen the House of Commons met to-day Mr. Gladstone announced that he would "wind-up" the Parliamentary business as speedily as possible, and he hoped that ...
Article : 171 wordsThe Chief Justice yesterday disposed of the case against Alexander Walker, late secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association, who was charged on several counts with having embezzled £1288 from the ...
Article : 322 wordsThe case of Williams v. Morgan and others was concluded to-day. After an expression of opinion from the Court, Mr. F. M. Darley withdrew his application to amend his pleadings, and said it would be far ...
Article : 254 wordsThe Pall Mall Gazette, in commenting upon the reported action of the French with regard to the New Hebrides, believes that the protest of Victoria was really more calm on ...
Article : 76 wordsSir,—My old friend Captain Harrison, R. N., of Melbourne, has enclosed to me a letter of his which appeared in the Argus last month. It deals with the wonderful properties of "Erythroxylon coca" (cocaine), in the great and ...
Article : 375 wordsIn consequence of the information received [?]om Australia regarding the movements of French war-vessels at Noumea, the British Government instructed Lord Lyons, the ...
Article : 67 wordsThe following: passed through to-day:- For Sydney (by express on Thursday): Mr. and Mrs. A. Russell, Miss Russell, H. M. Westley, J. L. Lee, B. M'Laurin, Miss Gidney, Miss Malley, Derbin Millder, ...
Article : 189 wordsThe election for the Gwydir, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. W. R. Campbell, took place to-day. The returns from 17 polling places have been received, with the following result: ...
Article : 77 wordsThe following stock movements are reported:—Three thousand mixed sheep, W. Crisp's, Binalong to Gumley Gumley; 4000 mixed, E. and A. Westby's, Rosewood [?] Pullitop. ...
Article : 36 words[?]bishop Goold died to-day. He was born in 1812. [?]ved in Sydney in 1838, and was created first [?] Catholic Bishop of Melbourne in 1848. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Sat 12 Jun 1886, Page 14
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