John Giltinan was sentenced to three years' hard labor at the Quarter Sessions on Thursday for receiving goods stolen from a bootmaker's shop in Macdonaldtown. ...
Article : 636 wordsIn reply to the challenge of Jake Kilrain, the American pugilist, Frank Slavin declines to make a match with Kilrain at present, on the ground that Kilrain is a beaten man, and ...
Article : 75 wordsThe situation is becoming serious. The river is now 39 feet and rising. Some houses on low-lying ground outside the embankment are submerged, and water in places is 3 feet deep ...
Article : 463 words"Linnet" sends the following description of the costumes worn at the wedding on Wednesday last, which will doubtless prove interesting to our lady readers :—The bride wore a dress ...
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Advertising : 1,081 wordsTwo landslips occurred at Maitland to-day, one at the rear of the Carrington Hotel, and a more serious one at the rear of Brunker and Wolfe's premises. The slips are causing a ...
Article : 71 wordsPeter Jackson, the colored Australian champion, has issued a challenge to box any man in the world. ...
Article : 23 wordsThe French authorities are engaged in organising a large and well equipped expedition to be despatched to Dahomey. ...
Article : 21 wordsIn view of the immense increase of work in the roads branch, consequent on the damage done by the recent floods, the Minister of Public Works to-day approved of the ...
Article : 41 wordsH. M. Stanley has arrived at Brindisi on his way to England. ...
Article : 16 wordsAn elderly man named John Williams, a prisoner in Darlinghurst Gaol, died in the gaol hospital to-day. He was serving a sentence of six years for horse-stealing in Hurstville. ...
Article : 34 wordsThe Emperor William of Germany is to meet the Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria at Weisbaden. ...
Article : 22 wordssA slight shock of earthquake was felt at Adelaide Hills this morning. The shock caused houses to vibrate perceptibly. ...
Article : 23 wordsThe opening sales of the April series in the London wool auctions look place to-day. There was a good attendance and a fair amount of competition. The closing rates of February ...
Article : 104 wordsThis afternoon an accident happened near Eveleigh Railway Station, whereby Henry Malcolm suffered severe injuries. The man was crossing the rails when he was knocked ...
Article : 45 wordsAt the fortnightly meeting of the Kiama Municipal Council held on Thursday a letter was rend from the Department of works, addressed to the member for the district, stating ...
Article : 762 wordsThe Grafton aboriginal, Tommy Ryan, was charged at the Central Criminal Court to-day, with wounding Constable Hartley with intent to commit grievous bodily harm. He was ...
Article : 42 wordsTimothy Sullivan, M.P., urges the acceptance by the Parnellite party of the Irish Land Purchase Bill. He denies that were it brough into operation the tenantry benefited ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 388 wordsThe inquiry into the cause of the collision between the steamer Adelaide and the schooner Colonist was resumed by the Marine Board this morning. After taking evidence the ...
Article : 41 wordsAt the Water Police Court to-day, a vanman, named Joseph Mason, was charged with having caused the death of Edward Cleland. It is stated that the accused, while in charge ...
Article : 81 wordsWhy is our hour divided into 60 minutes, each minute into sixty seconds, etc? Simply and soley because in Babylon there existed by the side of the decimal system of notation, ...
Article : 369 wordsA Chinaman, living on the Palmer River, has reported to the Cooktown police that his companion was speared by the blacks on March 26, and that the wounded man died ...
Article : 53 wordsA public meeting was held in the Old Trades Hall last night under the auspices of the Social Democratic League of Victoria, at which a resolution was carried protesting against the ...
Article : 167 wordsLord Hopetoun visited the Town Hall this morning, mid was shown through the building. He expressed his admiration of the Centennial Hall, saying it was the finest hull in the ...
Article : 58 wordsA laborer, named Tussand, committed suicide on Thursday, near Grafton, on the Glen Innes road. Deceased was found in an empty schoolhouse by two men who were ...
Article : 37 wordsAs usual there was no business at the Police Court yesterday morning. The Secretary of the Agricultural Society desires exhibitors to apply for their necessary ...
Article : 116 wordsIt is staled that O'Connor has arranged a match with Stansbury for £500 aside to take place in ten weeks. ...
Article : 24 wordsThe Governor will leave on his northern tour on the 19th instant, but will only proceed as far as Cairns, instead of going to Normanton, as he originally intended. He will return ...
Article : 119 wordsLady Carrington held a reception at Government House this afternoon. ...
Article : 15 wordsThe second body was found this morning in Lake Balhurst in connection with the drowning fatality on Sunday last. It is not yet identified, but supposed to be the body of a ...
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Advertising : 66 wordsAn inquest was held to-day at Maitland on the fire at Dr. Morson's hayshed. A verdict was given to the effect it was set on fire, and the evidence pointed to John Heydon as the ...
Article : 47 wordsThe farmers of the Nairne district have established a co-operative produce factory. The first locomotive constructed by Martin, of Gawler, will be started to-morrow. ...
Article : 48 wordsThe greatest sale of blood horses in the southern hemisphere took place this afternoon at Randwick, the horses offered being Hon. Jas. White's. There was a large attendance ...
Article : 141 wordsO'Riley and party, working Brown's old claim at Hill End, have put through 20 tons of stuff for a yield of 126oz 7dwt 12gr. Specimens still hold are said to contain 100oz. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 53 wordsOur Sporting Mems, by "The Demon," are unavoidably held over till Monday. ...
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National Advocate (Bathurst, NSW : 1889 - 1954), Sat 12 Apr 1890, Page 3
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