In the Legislative Council, yesterday, Sir JOHN ROBERTSON laid on the table abstracts of Crown Lands reserved from sale for public purposes. Mr. SAMUEL laid on the table further papers relating to ...
Article : 6,011 wordsA Royal Commission has been appointed for both the Sydney and Melbourne Exhibitions, under the presidency of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales. ...
Article : 42 wordsThe Courier to-day publishes a leader containing grave charges against the management of the London, Missionary Society work in New Guinea. It states that the late murders of native teachers are properly ...
Article : 172 wordsA Select Committee of the House of Commons has been appointed to inquire into the question of the retention by Sir Bryan O'Loghlen of the Beat for Clare, ...
Article : 62 wordsMajor Cavagnari is expected to arrive at Lahore from the front for the purpose of conferring with Lord Lytton, now that peace is probable. ...
Article : 31 wordsHis Excellency the Governor reached Sandhurst at 11 o'clock this morning, and was received at the railway station by a guard of honour, and presented with an address by the Mayor, ...
Article : 477 wordsThe Government have accepted the tender of the Eastern Telegraph Company for the construction of a submarine cahle from Aden to Port Natal, via Zanzibar, Mozambique, and ...
Article : 37 wordsThe funeral of the late Right Roverend Dr. Tyrrell, Bishop of Newcastle, took place at Morpeth this afternoon, and was largely attended. The remains were laid in his Lordship's vault in the Morpeth ...
Article : 167 wordsThe Exhibition opened to-day. The weather waa fine, and the attendance numbered 800. The show of horses and farm produce was splendid. Tindal's blood stallion Renguy took ...
Article : 143 wordsSir,—How we are to reconcile Mr. Trollope's charge against Australians, that we are too fond of "blowing," with the extraordinary statements that have been lately made by leading journals in America, it would be hard to say. It ...
Article : 966 wordsTenders for the Roman Catholic Church have been accepted to the extent of about £800. A bazaar which was held in aid of the funds was very successful, about £110 being realized. ...
Article : 53 wordsThe Gawler strike is virtually ended. At a meeting of employes held to-day it was resolved to accept the proposed terms of the employers, and commence world forthwith. A hope was expressed that in future all ...
Article : 54 wordsThe Mitchell's Creek gold and silver mine, formerly the proporty of Messrs. Morgan and Winter, which was the subject of a Parliamentary inquiry, and which was proved to have realized over £7000 per annum, ...
Article : 68 wordsThe Government surveyors have been turned off the confiscated Waimate Plains by the Maories. Native affairs are disquieting in the district between Wanganui and Taranki and the native Minister was coldly received ...
Article : 72 wordsThe sale of the late C. O. Cox's Broombee sheep took place to-day. There was a large attendance of buyers, many pastoralists from, a distance being present. The bidding was spirited, and what are considerod good ...
Article : 46 wordsAt the Victoria Theatre, last night, Mrs. Bates took her farewell benefit, and, as might have been expected, there was a good house. Dilling the present season the beneficiaire and her husband have done an enormous amount of work, ...
Article : 729 wordsThe Agricultural Show to be held on Tuesday promises to be a great success. The new hall of the Academy of Music was opened on Monday evening by a very successful concert. The ...
Article : 43 wordsTHE R. M. S. Tanjore, with the English mails via Galle, arrived in Hobson's Bay yesterday The Sydney portion of her mails should reach here in time fo rthe first delivery from the General Post Office to-morrow ...
Article : 2,728 wordsThe Agricultural and Pastoral Show to-day is an immense success, upwards of 1000 persons being present. The exhibits are much superior to those of last year, and all classes are well represented. In the ...
Article : 102 wordsThe present arrangements for land inquiries are causing considerable dissatisfaction among selectors. A deputation, with an extensively signed memorial, goes to Sydney on Friday by steamer, and expect ...
Article : 74 wordsThe river is four feet, and rising. The weather is fine. Teams are arriving from the back country. ...
Article : 26 wordsAbraham Muxtowe, a farmer at Moorwatha, has disappeared, and it is supposed that he is drowned. ...
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Advertising : 219 wordsThe weather is splendid, and highly favourable to the growth of cattle feed. The river is 20 feet high and still rising, while all the back streams are full. Navigation will probably be practicable for a ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 27 Mar 1879, Page 5
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