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SUMMARY OF NEWS FOR TRANSMISSION TO EUROPE, VIA SAN FRANCISCO AND SUEZ. JULY 29 TO AUGUST 11.
Although the sittings of Parliament have been somewhat protracted during the past fortnight, there has not been a very large amount of business transacted The Chinese Restriction Bill came up for its third reading in the ...
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LEGAL.
Mr. William Charles Windeyer, who for some time past has been acting as temporary Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, has bees appointed fifth Judge of that Court. ...
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THE ROYAL PRINCES IN SYDNEY.
On the 29th July the Royal Princes visited Government House, and shortly after 3 p.m. his Excellency Lord Augustus Loftus, H. R. H. Prince Edward of Wales, H. R. H. Prince George of Wales, and the Rev. John ...
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THE SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.
The final meeting of the members of the Commission of the Sydney International Exhibition was held yesterday afternoon, in the offices of the Commission, Phillip-street The first proofs of the volumes of the official records of ...
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THE WEATHER, AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL.
The winter still proves dry, frosty, and unfavourable to agriculturists and graziers. A few light showers fell, but no district received sufficient moisture to bring about a pleasing change. Tamworth was the most fortunate, and ...
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THE ORBIT-ELEMENTS OF COMET II., 1881.
The following interesting paper was read by Mr. John Tebbutt, of the Windsor Observatory, at the sectional meeting of the Royal Society, on Friday evening:— "Having before reported to you the appearance of the ...
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PUBLIC WORKS.
The Nowra Bridge, over the Shoalhaven River, was opened on the 2nd August by the Hon. John Lackey, Minister for Public Works. The bridge, which has a light appearance to an English eye, but which is ...
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HER MAJESTY'S STATUE.
On Tuesday, August 2, the Royal Princes took partin a ceremonial which attracted perhaps the largest crowed which has ever assembled in Sydney, for between the hours of noon and 1 o'clock p.m. from 60,000 to 70,000 people must have ...
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THE RAILWAYS OF NEW SOUTH WALES.
The report of the Commissioner for Railways for the year 1880 states that the total expenditure for construction was £13,012,041, of which the sum of £11,778,819 was expended on lines opened for traffic. The net earnings ...
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SOCIAL.
A meeting of the governors, life members, and subscribers to the Masonic Widows' and Orpha[?]s Fund, was held on July 29. From the report it would seem that twenty-six lodges and a number of outside members of the ...
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AMUSEMENTS.
"La Fille du Tambour Major" is still being performed to good houses at the Theatre Royal, but its withdrawal is announced, and it will be succeeded by Audran's comic opera of "Olivette." The Montague-Turn[?] ...
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A KANGAROO DRIVE.
On Wednesday, the 3rd August, a special train, conveying the officers of the detached squadron and a few other gentlemen, left Sydney for Wellington. A kangaroo drive had been arranged by Mr. Joseph Aarons, Captain ...
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RELIGIOUS.
On the 29th July the members and friends of the New South Wales Bush Missionary Society held their half-yearly meeting. Mr. W. Pratt was voted into the chair. Mr. Arthur Hunt read the financial statement, which ...
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AQUATICS.
The entries for the Walker Whisky Trophy are quite as numerous as was anticipated, and excepting Edward Trickett all the best [?]ssional t[?]t of Australia has entered, consisting of—E. C. Laycock, Sydney; Charles ...
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