MR. COHEN made his financial statement in the Legislative Assembly on the 31st of January, and he was complimented by gentlemen most conversant with finance who sit upon the Opposition benches ...
Article : 2,396 wordsSome two or three months ago we intimated that it was intended to introduce into the Assembly a bill for the purpose of effectively dealing with the many sanitary evils which are rife in this city, but which, unfortunately, are not ...
Article : 687 wordsThere is at last some prospect that the Volunteer Force, the ranks of which have been gradually thinned during the past four or five years, owing to the cessation of recruiting, will soon be again placed in a state of officiency. The ...
Article : 489 wordsNothing has been done us yet that indicates the end of the unfortunate crisis in Victorian affairs. On January 30, the Legislative Council met, but only transacted formal business.—It was stated on the same day that a number of ...
Article : 2,858 wordsDuring the past fortnight Mr. Creswick has been playing in " The Merchant of Venice. " He is now appearing as Sir Giles Overreach, in a "New Way to pay Old Debts. " This has been moderately successful. He will commence his ...
Article : 250 wordsThe valuable property recently purchased by the Australasian Steam Navigation Company for wharfs, near the Circular Quay, has so far been operated upon that a very good idea can be formed of the amount of shipping ...
Article : 1,676 wordsSome very careful paintings in water-colours of croton leaves have been on view for the last few days at Turner and Henderson's. There are seven species of these crotons, two only of which—C. Youngii and C. Ebensaria— ...
Article : 142 wordsThe interest of lovers of cricket is now centred in the ppr oaching Intercolonial match between this colony and Victoria. The team from the latter colony is not considered by any means a good one, while our representatives, on the ...
Article : 701 wordsCHURCH OF ENGLAND.—January 31: St. Mary's Church, West Maitland, was consecrated by the Bishop of Maitland.—A deputation has waited upon the very rev. Dean of Sydney with a memorial, requesting that the Rev. ...
Article : 339 wordsThe calamitous drought referred to in the summary of the 31st ultimo, has been completely broken up, and as a consequence agricultural and pastoral prospects are again bright and promising. The ...
Article : 1,330 wordsOn Tuesday afternoon last the eight oarsmen who are to represent this colony in the amateur race against the Victorian crow, left for Melbourne. The New South Wales crew consists of seven men from the Mercantile Rowing Club ...
Article : 370 wordsThe subject of a penny postago to Parramatta has again been brought under the notice of the Postmaster-General, by a deputation. Mr. Burns had very little to add to the reply he gave Mr. Taylor when that gentleman called ...
Article : 2,134 wordsTerm time has commenced, and the co[?]ts are now fully occupied with business. Civil cases are being tried at the court-house in King-street, and the Chief Justice is holding the Central Criminal Court at Darling hurst. There is a ...
Article : 198 wordsOn the date of our last summary there occurred on the western line at Emu Plains the most fearful accident that has as yet happened on our railways. Emu Plains is just at the foot of the nearest Zigzag on the railway ascant of ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Sat 16 Feb 1878, Page 7
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