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  2. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    HIS Excellency Sir George Bowen, the newly appointed Governor of the colony, reached Melbourne on the 31st March. He was escorted in procession through the city to the Treasury, and was afterwards sworn in by the Acting ...

    Article : 1,114 words
  3. THE SYDNEY LEGER AND SYDNEY CUP.

    THE St. Leger for 1873 was run on Easter Monday, and the Sydney Cup on Thursgay, the 17th instant. The following are the particulars of these two events:— The St. Leger Stakes of 30 sovereigns each, h. ft., for ...

    Article : 1,320 words
  4. RELIGIOUS MEMORANDA.

    MARCH 25.—A valedictory meeting was held in the schoolroom of St. Barnabas, Mr. A. Stuart in the chair, on the retirement of Canon Smith from the pastorate of the parish. The rer. gentleman was presented with addresse ...

    Article : 1,085 words
  5. OBITUARY.

    IT will be seen by our obituary notices that Mr. David Jones, one of the oldest and most respected inhabitants of Sydney, died, after a long illness, early on Saturday morning, 29th March, having completed his 80th year ...

    Article : 841 words
  6. VOLUNTEER ENCAMPMENT.

    THE Volunteer force of New South Wales went into camp during the Easter holidays upon Ham Common at a place about a mile from the town of Richmond, and some 37 from Sydney. The Commandant (Lieutenant-Colonel ...

    Article : 721 words
  7. IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS.

    THE following regulations for the promotion of Immigration under the "Funded Stock Act of 1873 " were laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly by the Premier on Tuesday. ...

    Article : 708 words
  8. TASMANIA.

    Parliament is further prorogued till the 20th of May. Iron has been discovered on the property of Mr. John Lord, of Richmond, eight miles from Hobart Town. Half a ton will be sent to Sydney to test. ...

    Article : 229 words
  9. NEW ZEALAND.

    Chief Justice Arney is to be sworn in as Acting-Governor. It is rumoured that Mr. Stafford will be asked to form a Ministry. ...

    Article : 352 words
  10. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.

    SINCE the last mail left the weather throughout the colony has been variable. Though the days still continue warm, the coolness of the nights gives an indication of the approach of winter. In the interior, indeed, slight frosts have ...

    Article : 688 words
  11. GOVERNMENT LOAN FOR RAILWAYS.

    THE following is the principal clause of the bill to enable the Government to raise a loan for railways, introduced by the Colonial Treasurer into the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday:—"It shall be lawful for the Governor, with the ...

    Article : 206 words
  12. DISASTROUS FIRE AT NEWCASTLE.

    ON 29th ultimo, about midnight, a fire broke out in Hunter-street, Newcastle, and before its progress could be stayed, four of the principal business premises had been utterly demolished. It is presumed that the fire broke out first in ...

    Article : 251 words
  13. EXECUTIONS.

    THE extreme penalty of the law was carried out on the 8th instant, on the criminals, Scource and M'Crow, who were convicted at last Criminal Assizes of murder. The particulars of the crimes for which the wretched men suffered death have ...

    Article : 824 words
  14. QUEENSLAND.

    John Delangy was charged at Brisbane, on the 21st ultimo; with kidnapping seven South Sea Islanders. It transpired that, between four and five years ago, those natives were on the Island of Santa Maria, and at that time ...

    Article : 559 words
  15. FIJI.

    EVENTS, many of them important events for an infant nationality, are "thickening." Upon the whole, Royal and Governmental authorities are decidedly in the ascendant scale. ...

    Article : 1,169 words
  16. INSOLVENCIES FOR THE MONTH.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 568 words
  17. MUSIC.

    MDLLE. CLAUS, a violinist of considerable repute, made a successful appearance in Sydney on the evening of the 17th instant, with M. Rekel and Mdlle. Rekel. There was a large attendance at the concert, including the Hon. Lady ...

    Article : 221 words
  18. THE INTERCOLONIAL GIG RACE.

    THIS event came off on the River Yarra on the 29th March, and resulted in a victory for Victoria. The colonies represented were New South Wales, Victoria, and ...

    Article : 216 words
  19. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The Government Resident at Port Darwin has telegraphed that men are employed cutting piles for the South Port jetty, and that the roads are impassable. He adds that all work is impeded in consequence of rain. ...

    Article : 848 words
  20. INTERCOLONIAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

    THE R. M. S. S. Sumatra has brought to Sydney the balance of exhibits from Western Australia, as well as the goods selected by Mr. S. de Soyza at Ceylon, to represent the products of that colony. By the Havilah a ...

    Article : 479 words
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