Owing to the continuous heavy rain, the annual races have been postponed till Thursday and Friday. Nearly three inches of rain fell to-day, making over ten inches since the 1st February. It is still raining. The ...
Article : 59 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly, yesterday, Questions were asked by Messrs. DAY, GREVILLE, MURPHY, DANGAR, HURLEY (H.), and THOMPSON, and answered by Ministers. ...
Article : 8,876 wordsAt the polling to-day Mr. Kerr had a majority of 180. There are four returns yet to come in, but they cannot altar the result. A bazaar in aid of the new Church of England was ...
Article : 73 wordsThe Government have arranged for the immediat[?] construction of that portion of the Nairne Railway which is to be used by the Holdfast Bay Railway Company. ...
Article : 67 wordsThomas King, shoemaker and miner, who lately came from Hill End to Scrubby Plains Rush, was taken suddenly ill yesterday, and expired on his way to the hospital. ...
Article : 45 wordsTWO larga fires occurred to-day. One was at Mastepton, Wairarapa, where eleven houses, including they Bank of Australasia, were destroyed, and the other was at Poverty Bay, where five buildings were destroyed. ...
Article : 53 wordsThe sky has been overcast for several days, but so far there has been no rain. At a meeting held at Tattersall's it was arranged to have autumn races, which are to take place on the ...
Article : 92 wordsThe Orange annual races will take place on Wednesday, and Thursday. The entrances for the Maiden Plate number two; Prince of Wales Stakes, five; Flying Handicap, nins; Nursery Stakes, five; and Town Plate, eleven. ...
Article : 51 wordsThe important land case—the Crown v. Broughton —in reference to the Muttama reserves, was brought on to-day, and defendant applied for an adjournment to get professional assistance. The case was postponed ...
Article : 60 wordsThe following are the nominations for the Brisbane Cup and Moreton Handicap:— THE CUP.—Logic, "Melbourne, Sweetmeat, Whisker Olivia, Lilla, Nemo, Sydney, The Earl, The Rake, Duke of ...
Article : 84 wordsWilliam Thurston was committed for trial yesterday on a charge of conniving at the escape of prisoners from Coonamble gaol. Two gimlets, with a candle and letter, were found by the police on the window sill of the ...
Article : 121 wordsThe following are the Jockey Club entries:— FLYING HANDICAP.—Wandering Jew, Haidee, Euro Isaao Walton, Knave of Hearts, Nightingale, Brenda Bauta, Banter, Moltze, Thane, Nina, Kingston, Murra ...
Article : 101 wordsAt a special meeting of the Albury Municipal Council, held last night, Mr. Alderman Thorold was elected Mayor. The vintage has commenced, and the yield is likely ...
Article : 92 wordsThe searchers have at length discovered Oughten's body buried beneath a portion of the fall at Wallsend pit. It is sad to relate that Mrs. Oughten, wife of deceased, succumbed to the excitement attending her ...
Article : 63 wordsSir,—In a leading artidle in your paper of this morning on the subject of railway intension to Hay, you take exception to the charges of ignorance made by those in favour of a certain line against all who differ from them. But ...
Article : 946 wordsThe Queensland National Association Exhibition will probably open about July 29, ample time being afforded thereby for the preparation and arrangement of exhibits for the International Exhibition in Sydney. ...
Article : 292 wordsThe following notifications appear in the Government Gazette published yesterday morning:— APPOINTMENTS.—Mr. Archibald M. Smith, to be wardon's clerk at Eurobodalla, to take offect from 1st proximo; ...
Article : 407 wordsThe Exhibition Commissioners have received offers of support from the Governors of Bombay and Mauritius. Action was taken at a meeting to-day to secure the representation of Victoria at the coming ...
Article : 458 wordsSir—I regret excecdingly to perceive that it is now intended to so far to depreciate the value of the Agricultural Society's medals, already standing very low in public estimation, as to confer them as prizes in the live stock ...
Article : 183 words{No abstract available}
Advertising : 145 wordsPlease choose from the following download options:
Share this item on:
Print page as...
Testing
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wed 5 Mar 1879, Page 5
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
With your Trove account you can: