THE usual monthly meeting of the Horticultural Society of Sydney was held on Wednesday, at the School of Arts. The proceedings commenced with the election of Mews. Dummer and Reece as ...
Article : 685 wordsAt the nomination for East Macquarie, Messrs. West Furlonge, and Buchanan were nominated. The show of hands was in favour of Buchanan. Owing to the late fall of rain, the Macquarie has ...
Article : 69 wordsFIREWORKS IN THE DOMAIN.—On Tuesday night, there was a display of fireworks in the Inner Domain, at which many hundreds of well pleased spectators were present—the pyrote[?] being Mr. Scott, of ...
Article : 5,458 wordsA fearful hurricane passed over Rocky Gully; trees were uprooted, and there were many narrow escapes by persons living there. A horse was killed during a violent thunderstorm. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe Quarter Session commenced to-day, before Judge Meymott, with Mr. Forbes, the Crown Prosecutor, Messrs. Gannon, Long, and Driver, of the legal profession, were present. Frederick Brown, ...
Article : 86 wordsTwo cases of perjury have lately been heard before the Police Court—one in which a carpenter and builder, named Fairbrother, was prosecuted at the instance of a sawyer named Green, the result being a ...
Article : 210 wordsThe steamer Paterson encountered the full force of the gale on Friday night. She left Newcastle on Thursday evening, at which time tue weather was moderate; but when off Bird Island she was met by ...
Article : 357 wordsBRIDGE ACROSS THE HAWKESBURY.—A few days ago the petition which was adopted at a public meeting of the inhabitants, praying for a bridge to be erected across the Hawkesbury, at Windsor, was ...
Article : 1,043 wordsAt the Circuit Court to-day, Robert Preston, charged with forgery, was found guilty, and sentenced to six years' labour on the roads. George Symons, for manslaughter, was acquitted; ...
Article : 43 wordsRichard Whayman, collector of water-rates, has been committed for trial for embezzlement. An accident occurred to-day on the Port Railway line. ...
Article : 104 wordsNEWTOWN VOLUNTEER COMPANY.—The services of the Newtown Volunteer Rifle Company having been discontinued, the commission of Lieutenant Edward Freeman Way, of that company, has been cancelled. ...
Article : 362 wordsMr. Thomas de Lacy Moffat, the Colonial Treasurer, died suddenly last night. Mr. Herbert has been gazetted acting Treasurer. Tuesday. ...
Article : 85 wordsA Company for the prosecution of squatting on a large scale, and called the "Victorian and Riverina Pastoral Association," has been brought under the notice of the public. It is regarded with favour in ...
Article : 1,217 wordsLECTURE.—A second lecture on optics was delivered on Tuesday evening, in the Congregational schoolroom, Bourke-street, by Mr. E. H. O'Neil. The remarks respecting the structure of the eye and the properties ...
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Sydney Mail (NSW : 1860 - 1871), Sat 8 Oct 1864, Page 2
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