The following details of the battle of Zareba ara to hand. It appears that in the outset of the attack at daybreak the Arabs, who showed a determined front, ...
Article : 346 wordsThe Customs revenue for the week has been £1565 13s. 5d. The examination of the railway ambulance classes at the City Hall, was continued last night, before Drs. Knaggs ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 666 wordsFurther details of the engagement on Thursday last show that the battle was of more serious character than appeared from the first reports. The British advanced in two ...
Article : 376 wordsA foot race, 125 yards, for £5 a side, was run to-day between F. Noud and C. Donoghue, two men engaged to run in Rush's Handicap. Noud gave Donoghue two yards' start. A good deal of palaver was indulged in before the ...
Article : 149 wordsThe latest news from Thursday Island states that there is great excitement consequent on the splendid pearlshell finds at Port Darwin. A number of pearlers are going to give the new ground a good trial, and ...
Article : 264 wordsThe sailing off for the prizes in connection with the Handicap Race of Saturday, March 8, took place on Saturday afternoon. The starers were—Daisy, scratch, Mr. J. Smith; La Mascotte, 8 minutes, Mr. F. M'Donnell; Ions, ...
Article : 194 wordsSegenhoe, Sardias, Magnet, Welcome Jack, Doncaster, and Nicholas have been scratched for the Sydney Cup, for which Commotion holds the position of first favourite at the absurdly short price of 100 to 12. The general settling over ...
Article : 168 wordsA handicap sweepstakes race for half-docked boats of over 20 feet belonging to Berry's Bay, was sailed on Saturday afternoon. There were four entries. The Water Nymph, scratch; Fleetwing. 4 minutes; and Corophene ...
Article : 247 wordsALBERT V. WARWICK.—The first elevens of the above clubs met on the Association Cricket Ground on Saturday. There was a very poor attendance, and not much interest was felt in the match. The ...
Article : 1,248 wordsThe Melbourne Harbour Trust steam hopper-dredge, Batman, from Glasgow, arrivad at Fremantle last night. Mr. J. S. Davis was elected a member of the ...
Article : 122 wordsA trial race was rowed on Saturday afternoon between the Intercolonial eight and a scratch crew from the Mercantile R wing Club, over the Parramatta course. The representative crew rowed in the boat built for the ...
Article : 277 wordsThe election for a membar of the Legislative Council for Buckingham, in the place of the late Hon. T. D. Chapman, deceased, took place on Saturday. The result of the poll was as follows:—The Hon. P. O. ...
Article : 163 wordsSt. James' Roman Catholic Church, Elsternwick, after being considerably enlarged and improved, was reopened to-day by Archbishop Goo[?]d. A man named Robert Miller, of Buchurst-street, ...
Article : 494 wordsAmong the plays which may be said specially to convey a moral, none has found more favour with the public them Charles Reade's drama " It's Never roo Late to Mend," which tells the story of a thief's struggle back from crime to ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 694 wordsThere is nothing new to report respecting Mr. W. J. Greig who has been missing since the 7th instant. The efforts made to discover him were zealously followed up, but so far as can be ascertained there is ...
Article : 229 wordsThe Hon. P. A. Wright (Minister for Works) and Mr. Goodchap (Commissioner for Railways) are expected here by special train late to-night. It is understood that inspection in connection with the railway is only contemplated, ...
Article : 105 wordsLang and party have just finished a crashing of 30 tons, which yielded 19oz. 5dwt. 6 [?], at Oliver's Association crushing battery. Mount M'Donald. The Balmoral battery at present is stopped, owing to the want of water at ...
Article : 373 wordsLetters have been received from Dr. Gillet, late rector of St. John's College, Sydney, who accompanied the late Archbishop Vaughan to England as chaplain. Dr. Gillet has had interviews with Cardinal Simeoni, and ...
Article : 147 wordsAt the Opera House on Saturday night the Majeron[?] company repeated " Fedora," which will be also continued until Saturday, when the fine drama "The Two Sergeants" will he produced. ...
Article : 39 wordsAt this place of entertainment on Saturday " A Mystery in the Clouds" was repeated. This evening the attraction will be "Not Guitry." Our Melbourne correspondent telegraphs that the ...
Article : 182 wordsAn application was made to the Supreme Court on Saturday for the release of the captain of the Swedish barque Natal, who was imprisoned at the suit of the alleged mutineers of that vessel, who claim wages for ...
Article : 120 wordsThe damage caused by the fire in Queen-street, on Friday night, is very considerable. Rorke's stock and furniture, &c., valued at about £4000, were totally destroyed, and are insured in the London and ...
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Advertising : 183 wordsThe fourth-class race for yachts belonging to the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron was sailed on Saturday afternoon, and was won by the S[?]o, Dr. Millford. The Ione, Mr. P. O. Williams, was the only other starter. ...
Article : 44 wordsThe Hon. Charles Mann, Crown Solicitor, returned by the B.M.S. Ballarat from a visit to India. The St. Patrick's Day celebration on Saturday took the form of a demonstration organised by the local ...
Article : 284 wordsThere were two races for boats belonging to this club on Saturday afternoon. The entries were not large, there being only three in each event, and the sailing, owing to the light N.E. wind, was not very exciting. The first ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 17 Mar 1884, Page 8
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