The Royal Commission appointed to consider the state of affairs at the Transvaal met at Newcastle on the 28th, the members present being Sir Hercules Robinson, Sir Evelyn ...
Article : 315 wordsOur Melbourne correspondent's last letter referred to the probability of another outbreak of bushranging in the district lately the haunt of the KELLY gang, and still ...
Article : 3,293 wordsFROM Cape Town we learn that the Royal Commission appointed in regard to affairs in the Transvaal met at Newcastle on the 28th April; the members present were Sir Hercules Robinson, Sir Evelyn Wood, and ...
Article : 3,473 wordsThe Council has finally dealt with the Reform Bill. Sir Charles Sladen gave a resume of the amendments, and hoped they would be found acceptable to the Assembly and the country. Mr. Cuthbert endeavoured ...
Article : 570 wordsReports received from the hop grounds in the county of Kent are favourable, and an excellent crop in expected. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe steamship Orient, which left Melbourne on the 12th April, arrived to-day. ...
Article : 20 wordsThe Hobart census returns give the population as 116,000, being an increaee of nearly 17,000. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe Australian and New Zealand mails, via Brindisi, which left Melbourne by the Bokhara, were delivered to-day. The Australian and New Zealand mails, via ...
Article : 37 wordsThe Port Darwin Circuit Court closed to-day. Wandy Wandy, a native, for the murder of Wingfield, at Crocker Island, was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment. Jemmy Miller, Mandel, and Jackey, natives, ...
Article : 81 wordsThe police yesterday seized 10 bags of oysters in the possession of James Campbell, an oysterman. He is supposed to have removed them from a prohibited bed. ...
Article : 240 wordsShortly after 1 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the establishment of Mr. J. J. Curran, wholesale grocer, &c., 592, George-street. The fire was first noticed at 20 minutes past 1 o'clock, by a watchman named Laurence ...
Article : 235 wordsA large number of drays and waggons for the Macleay are [?] route to Armidale with local produce. This traffic bids fair to increase considerably, as the road has been improved. Carriage from Kempsey to ...
Article : 126 wordsSir,—After careful perusal of the letter from Mr. Burdekin in your issue of yesterday, we beg the favour of space to comment upon some of the statements made therein. ...
Article : 637 wordsThe first concert of the season of the Adelaide String Quarte[?] Club took place at the Academy of Musi[?] this afternoon, and was a great success. A boy, 13 years of age, named Cidrol Somerfield, ...
Article : 276 wordsMr. M'Gregor, before leaving the district, was presented last night with a handsome gold watch and albert as a token of the esteem of his friends. The souvenir was presented by the Mayor, Mr. M'Cullough. ...
Article : 40 wordsSplendid rain fell yesterday and on Saturday night. The weather is now fine again, but sufficient rain has fallen to forward farming operations. ...
Article : 25 wordsAn indignation meeting was hold last night, respecting the road from Elford to Rylstone, which is in a most dangerous state. The contract was let some weeks ago, but no commencement has been made. ...
Article : 58 wordsA considerable increase in the value of land has taken place in this district. On Saturday, Woolumla Flat, the property of Mr. R. L. Tooth, was sold by auction to Mr. Simon Gordon, comprising 370 acres, at £12 5s. ...
Article : 53 wordsH. M. S. Wolv[?] sailed to-day for Sydney. ...
Article : 15 wordsIn reference to the railway from Bombala to Eden, an influential meeting was held in Panbulo, at the Commercial Hotel, on the 10th instant, for the purpose of forming a branch of the Railway League. It was ...
Article : 72 wordsThe following passed through to-day:- For Sydney: Mrs. Gr[?]ce, Mr. and Mrs. W. Bellvin, Mr. and Mrs. D. Chambers, Mrs. S. A. Miller, Miss Lazarus, Mrs. A. Harris, Dr. and Mrs. Molony, Dr. Grant, Messrs. ...
Article : 166 wordsThe trans-continental survey party arrived at Point Parker on the 4th May, all well; but next morning five out of six white men forming the party were taken ill with fever. All have since recovered except Cook ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 12 May 1881, Page 5
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