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  2. MUSIC AND DRAMA.

    There is very little to notice as regards music. Mozart's Twelfth Mass and selections from "Elijah" were performed on Saturday, the 13th instant, at the Exhibition Building, by the Sacred Choral Association. Henry Ketten, ...

    Article : 166 words
  3. SPORTING.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 248 words
  4. INTERCOLONIAL.

    In the Assembly the Colonia Secretary reported that the Agent-General had been instructed to send eight ships per annum during the eight months best suited to immigration, no ship to exceed 275 statate adults.—The Government ...

    Article : 1,629 words
  5. A[?]UATICS.

    The Prince Alfred Yac[?] Club commenced its yachtching season on September 24, [?] a lunch at Chowder Bay, when the following yachts were [?]resent:—Peri (flying the pennant of the commander, in [?] absence of his own yacht), W. ...

    Article : 423 words
  6. MINING.

    Encouraging reports continue to be received from Temora, and other gold-mining centres in the colony, and there is little doubt that there are valuable and extensive auriferous deposits in New South Wales, but requiring a ...

    Article : 324 words
  7. MASSACRE IN THE SOUTH SEAS.

    The Rev. George Brown, of Port Hunter, Duke of York Island, furnishes the following particulars of an attack on the trading steamer Ripple, in which Captain A. M. Ferguson and five of his native crew were murdered by the ...

    Article : 1,453 words
  8. AN OCEAN AND PILOT SERVICE FOR THE AUSTRALIAN COAST.

    Captain H. J. Stanley, late of the Admiralty Survey, now residing in Tasmania, sends the following communication on the above important subject to the Melbourne Argus:— ...

    Article : 647 words
  9. TRADE AND LABOUR.

    At the monthly meeting of the Trades and Labour Council of Sydney, on the 17th September, it was stated that the subject of technical education was receiving the most earnest attention of skilled workmen. ...

    Article : 459 words
  10. LABOUR SUMMARY.

    The following are the prices paid for labour in some of the principal trades of the colony. In compiling the list regard has been had, in setting down the minimum and maximum, to the circumstance that the earnings of some ...

    Article : 911 words
  11. WRECK OF THE SUSANNE GODEFFER[?]Y.

    The above vessel was wrecked off Newcastle on the morning of September 28. She was a ship of 1100 tons register, and for two years and ten months had been laid up in Sydney harbour. Two months ago she was ...

    Article : 569 words
  12. COMMERCIAL REVIEW.

    THE EXPORT MARKETS.—Although the receipts of wool have now increased to about 5000 bales per week, there are no indications of the season sales being resumed for at least a fortnight. The great bulk of what has come to hand so ...

    Article : 2,188 words
  13. SHIPPING SUMMARY. ARRIVALS FROM ENGLAND.

    September 1.—Cynisea, barque, 848 tons, Captain Hutton, f[?] London, 95 days. September 10.—Nineveh, ship, 1174 tons, Captain Ross, fr[?] London, 91 days, and Start Point, 87 days. ...

    Article : 112 words
  14. SAMOA.

    The Samoan Times of the 28th August states that a fresh civil war had just commenced, or was on the point of commencing, in Samoa. The king's party have taken advantage of the absence in Sava[?] of a large number of ...

    Article : 245 words
  15. ARRIVALS FROM FOREIGN PORTS.

    September 1.—R. M. S. Australia, 3000 tons, Captain Car[?] from San Francisco August 2. September 3.—Bowen (s.), 1500 tons, Captain Miller, f[?] Foo Chow August 15. ...

    Article : 179 words
  16. THE SORATA.

    The most persistent efforts were made to float the Orient steamer Sorata, which ran on shore near Cape Jervis. The ultimate fate of the ship became beyond dispute on September 23. Our correspondent, on that date, telegraphed:— ...

    Article : 995 words
  17. NEW BRITAIN, NEW IRELAND, AND DUKE OF YORK ISLAND.

    The schooner Sea Rip, Captain Southgate, recently arrived from a trading eruise to New Britain, New Ireland, and Duke of York Island. We learn from Mr. T. Farrell, who arrived by her, that civilization is evidently making ...

    Article : 555 words
  18. DEPARTURES FOR ENGLAND.

    September 14.—John Elder (s.), 4152 tons, Captain C. B. G[?] for Londor via Melbourne and Adelaide. Passengers—Salo [?] London: Sir Hereule Robinson, Lady Robinson, Capt[?] Mrs. St. John, Miss Robinson, and 4 servants, Mr. and Mrs[?] ...

    Article : 134 words
  19. MONETARY REVIEW.

    From some remarks in a recent speech of the Premier's we should infer that the deficit in this year's revenue will not be so large as has been anticipated. The news is so far satisfactory, and it is to be hoped that it will receive ...

    Article : 1,606 words
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