The Grand National Steeplechase day at Caulfield was not marked by anything like good weather, and as a consequence even the attraction of the two jumping races, and one of them a Grand National, failed to draw more ...
Article : 1,247 wordsA prospector named Harris, who passed through here en route for Sydney, exhibited some splendid specimens from a tin lode which he has discovered in the Barrier Ranges. The lode is six feet thick, and becomes better as followed ...
Article : 89 words"Les Cloches de Corneville," which was received at the Theatre Royal on Saturday night, was the first work which brought its author before the English public. Robert Planquette, Parisian by birth and education, was first known as ...
Article : 727 wordsMr. Copland, who is en route for Melbourne, on his Cheylosmore tricycle, arrived at Berrima at 9.30 on Saturday morning, having spont the previous night at Mittagong. During the last 16 miles to Mittagong he encountered strong ...
Article : 119 wordsThe following interesting report upon recent gold discoveries near Young has been received by the Undersecretary for Mines from the warden at Young:- Young, August 11. ...
Article : 521 wordsThe following report has been received at the Mining Department from the warden at Milparinka:- "Milparinks, August 2, 1884. "Sir,—Herewith I have the honour to hand you my ...
Article : 389 wordsSir,—The writer of the article signed "Didaskalos," in your issue of the 12th instant, speaks of allowance being made for "a good deal of rash talk" among members of the Legislature, and he describes as such the remarks of those ...
Article : 1,182 wordsIt is proposed to hold a Coursing Sweepstakes for four dogs at £6 each, on the racecourse, on Friday next, in order to test the merits of the local dogs Xixon, Gospel Oak, Bob, and Gift, the winner to take the whole of the ...
Article : 107 wordsUNIVERSITY V. BURWOOD.—The first teams of the above clubs met on Saturday for the second time this season on the ground of the Burwood Football Club. It will be remembered that on the previous occasion, the 'Varsity ...
Article : 828 wordsThe monthly meeting of the Ladies' United Evangalistic Association was held on Wednesday, at. 3 p.m., at the Temperance Hall, when there was a good attendance. The secretary of the flower mission roported that during the ...
Article : 440 wordsThe following report upon the New Mount Hope Copper Mine, received from the Inspector of Mines, Mr. W. R. J. Slee, by the Under-Secretary for Mines, has been placed at our disposal:— ...
Article : 878 wordsA novelty in theatrical performances here was Miss Jennie Lee's appearance at the Opera House on Saturday night as Conn, in "The Shaughraun." Miss Rose Rvans essayed the part of Hamlet once, and Miss Louise Pomercy ...
Article : 335 wordsAt the Gaiety Theatre on Saturday night the burlesque pantomime "Jack, the Giant-killer," was put upon the state in elaborate and tasteful style, and among the audience were very many children, whose merry laughter was ...
Article : 167 wordsSir,—Would you kindly allow me, through the medium of your valuable paper, to draw attention to a very grave evil at present existing among the juvenile population of Sydney? It is the alarming extent to which tobacco and ...
Article : 768 wordsHiscocks' Federal Minstrels seem to have become an institution at the Academy of Music, where they have already played for more than 100 nights with the greatest sucess. On Saturday nicht they produced a new programme, the ...
Article : 171 wordsThe second annual meeting of the members of the Wentworth Park Cricket Association was hold on Friday evening last, at the Glebe Town Hall. There was a good attendance, and Mr. M. Conlon occupied the chair. The report, ...
Article : 796 wordsThe entries for the various events of the Murrumbidgee, Turf Club Spring Meeting this year are larger on the whole than those of last year, as will be seen from the following:- 1884: Gold Cup, 49; Grand Stend Handicap, 51; Town Plate, ...
Article : 254 wordsMr. Charles Huenerbein has organised a concert, to [?] given this evening, in aid of the funds of St. Clare's school, Waverley. The programme contains the names of Madame Marins, Signora Fabris, Mr. F. J. Hallewell, Mr. Liewallyn ...
Article : 137 wordsSir,—A correspondent in the Herald of the 13th instant, under the nom de plums of "Virtutis Gloria Merces," has toppled head over heels in his correspondence by presuming to intimate that "Iron and Steel"' has made misleading ...
Article : 267 wordsThe following report on the South Mount Hope Copper Mines has been received by the U[?]er-Secretary for Mines:- "Sir,-I have the honour to inform you that I have ...
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Advertising : 170 wordsNow that the great champion boat race has joined the past, attention is being again directed to the Hawkesbury Spring Meeting, which is to come off at Clrendon on Thursday and Saturday next. The scratching of Vidette ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 18 Aug 1884, Page 8
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