The Richmond bridge tolls were sold at noon to-day, at the Court-house, Richmond, and realized £830. The purchaser is Mr. Matthew Fulton, of Mudgee. Competition was brisk, and there was considerable ...
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Article : 43 wordsA terrible tragedy is reported from Green Flats, near Bowenfels. A sarmer named George, accompanied by his wife, visited Lithgow on Saturday last, and upon his return missed a child aged about four years. ...
Article : 196 wordsThe Roman Catholics of this district intend to hold a monster meeting next week to protest against the Education Act Amendment Bill lately introduced into the Assembly. Resolutions similar to those proposed ...
Article : 93 wordsGilbert and Sullivan's comic opera, "H. M. S. Pinafore," was again produced at the Theatre Royal last night, in the presence of an extremely large audience.—At the Victoria Theatre, the romantic melodrama, "The Bottle ...
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Article : 91 wordsThe Bishop of Melbourne, speaking on Chinese missions last night, said:— "Practically the objections to the Chinese immigrants. seemed to be, first, that they were guilty of gross and ...
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Article : 92 wordsThe Court of Quarter Sessions opened to-day, Judge Forbes presiding. Walter Thornton, for uttering valueless cheques, was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment in Parramatta gaol; Mark Attwell and ...
Article : 65 wordsMarshall's hotel and Phillips's store at Surat were completely destroyed by fire this morning. Some property was saved from the store, but none from the hotel. The fire began in the parlour or bedroom of the ...
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Article : 537 wordsIn the Council, this evening, a complaint was made that the returns asked for were not supplied by the Government, and threats were made to summon the officers to the bar of the House. The House, after a ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wed 26 Nov 1879, Page 5
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