Much discussion has taken place in the foreign Press as to the formend object of the Austro-German alliance. It is generally believed to be merely an alliance for ...
Article : 71 wordsIn the Legislative Council, yesterday, The President and members attended at 4 o'clock, and proceeded to Government House to present the reply to the Governor's speech to his Excellency. ...
Article : 4,482 wordsPastor Chiniquy arrived at Shoalhaven to-day, and was met at Greenwell Point by a large cavalcade of horsemen, consisting principally of Orangemen, and escorted to the Town Hall, Terrara, where he was ...
Article : 124 wordsThe Orient Company will start their fortnightly service with eleven steamers; but it is not yet decided whether they will alternate or compete with the Peninsular and Oriental ...
Article : 39 wordsA strong and more general feeling is gaining ground here in tavour of the railway from Narrandera, on the south side of the Murrumbidgee. Many of those who argued in favour of having it on the north side, when ...
Article : 66 wordsTHE placing of a loan of £50,000 on the London market for the completion of the Christchurch (N.Z.) cathedral was fairly successful. Tenders were invited through the Union Bank of Australia. The amount ...
Article : 3,196 wordsThe tenders for the Canterbury Church Trust 6 per cent, loan of £50,000 amounted to £36,000, and the balance has been offered at the minimum price. ...
Article : 34 wordsThe head station at Dunundur, belonging to Mr. John M'Connell, was totally destroyed by fire on the 25th instant. Particulars have not yet been received. His Excellency the Governor leaves for Toowoomba ...
Article : 105 wordsThe success of Mr. and Mrs. Williamson in "Struck Oil" and the "Chinese Question" remains unabated; and, to judge from the deep interest manifested in each piece by the audience, night after night, the time is yet ...
Article : 72 wordsThe homeward Australian Mails per Garonne were delivered, via Brindisi, to-day. ...
Article : 22 wordsIn consequence of representations made by the Great Powers, Midliat Pasha has withdrawn his resignation of the Governor-Generalship of Syria, and continues to occupy ...
Article : 33 wordsThe popular nautical play "Black Eyed Susan" and the moral and religious drama "Ten Nights in a Bar-room," afforded considerable amusement to a rather poor audience at the Victoria Theatre last night. These pieces are shortly ...
Article : 67 wordsIn the Assembly, to-day, Mr. Lalor said that a regulation in the interests of the Meat Preserving Company, in connection with the stock-tax, would be framed in his department without delay. This ...
Article : 570 wordsThe tenders invited by the Union Bank of Australia for a loan of £50,000 for the completion of Chri[?]urch Cathedral (Canterbury), were opened to-day. The total amount ...
Article : 58 wordsMr. Baker not having recovered from the effects of his accident he was unable to appear at the Queen's Theatre list night. The cast was, therefore, the same as on the previous evening. Mr. Leston's Heinrich Eccles improves ...
Article : 70 wordsThe Prussian Parliament opened to-day. The Emperor, in his speech, dwelt exclusively on Home matters, and no mention was made of the Foreign policy of the Empire, nor the ...
Article : 55 wordsAnother of the delightful musical entertainments, which make the Home of Song so very pleasant a place of resort, was given in the presence of a good audience by the Carandini Concert Company last night. The programme ...
Article : 183 wordsWith reference to the telegram respecting a fortnightly steam service to Australia, Messrs. Anderson and Company and Green and Company, the managers of the Orient line, ...
Article : 111 wordsThe excellent programme which Professer Pepper has arranged to make his final appearances at the School of Arts particularly attractive drew a large and attractive audience together last night. The chief features in the ...
Article : 133 wordsSt. John's Sunday and day school picnic took place to-day, in the Domain, and the King's School athletic sports were held to-day on the Cricket Ground. There was a great number of spectators at both places. The ...
Article : 91 wordsMr. Burton's new programme bids fair to eclipse, in popularity, any of the number he has yet offered for the amusement of the public. The new performers and the new acts are already deservedly popular, and last night were ...
Article : 109 wordsGreat dissatisfaction is expressed that a similar reduction of railway fares to that on the Western and Southern lines, to date from the first of November, has not been extended to the Northern and North-western ...
Article : 133 wordsMr. W. Cook in conjunction with Mr. Kilkenny, gave another proof of this wonderful skill with the cue at the Masonic Hall, last night. The game was 1000 up and, as on former oc[?]asions, Mr. Kilkenny was conceded 250 points. ...
Article : 305 wordsThe Government have telegraphed to Mr. A. R. Wallis, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture in Victoria, for information respecting the appearance of phylloxeraa in the vines at Geelong, and the means ...
Article : 222 wordsA heavy wind and dust storm, yesterday, militated against the success of the Masonic procession in connection with the laying of the foundation stone of the new hall, which ceremony was performed by Mr. ...
Article : 59 wordsA fine lot of cattle from Cobb and Co.'s station, averaging 800 or 900 lbs., were brought here to-day for slaughter at Mort's Works, Lithgow. They are intended for the Sydney market. ...
Article : 35 wordsThe sensation this morning at Flemington was the gallop with Richmond and Wandering Jew on the ploughed track, about 2¼ miles, in which Richmond left the Jew eight or nine lengths behind in the second round, but ...
Article : 275 wordsM'Clelland's prospecting party on M'Guigan's lead washed up to-day; 11 loads giving 6½ dwts. to the load. The wash is 27 feet wide at 123 feet and sinking. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe examination of a seam of coal found on Irwin River by the Messrs. Gregory thirty years ago proved highly satisfactory. Good specimens were obtained two feet below the surface. ...
Article : 36 wordsThe reported discovery of alluvial gold near Merool Creek is causing intense excitement here. A large number of miners from this and other gold-fields started to-day. Authentic information, is espected from ...
Article : 39 wordsLast night Mr. Macandrew got his want of confidence motion discharged from the paper, and he announced the withdrawal of his opposition to the Government measures. His party is completely ...
Article : 124 wordsThe Kenmore sale to-day was largely attended, and the whole was cleared out realizing £17,571, 13s. 6d. The homestead brought £12 10s. per acre. ...
Article : 26 wordsIn reference to the Cootamundra to Gundagai branch railway a deputation from the Tumut Committee with other Tumutites, attended a public meeting at Adelong, yesterday, at which all the leading people ...
Article : 79 wordsThe time for making entries for the Hawkesbury. Handicap will expire to-day (Thursday) at 4 o'clock. ...
Article : 19 wordsPastor Chiniquy delivered a lecture in the Temperance Hall, Kiama, last night, entitled, "Is the Church of Rome a branch of the Christian Church, or old Heathenism coming back under a Christian name?" ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 30 Oct 1879, Page 5
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