The Reverend Alexander Larcom—sometimes very irreverently styled "Old Alec," even by John Woodhatch—lived in a little, one-storied house some two and a half miles ...
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Article : 25 wordsA correspondent who has recently travelled through the districts of Stanley and Victoria has supplied us with the following notes of his observations. We may premise that ...
Article : 1,185 wordsA considerable amount of work was disposed of by the House of Assembly at Wednesday's sitting. After some debate the Hon. J. Cart succeeded in carrying his ...
Article : 1,183 wordsTwo explosions of some combustible material occurred at the Charing Cross and Paddington underground railway yesterday, by which several persons were injured ...
Article : 91 wordsThe mare Mischief, dam of First King, Petrea, and other turf celebrities, died at St. Albans last night. Scratchings.—Cup—Jessie. Oaks—Portia, ...
Article : 105 wordsTenders were opened in the [?]ce of the Engineer-in-Chief for the construction of the works comprised in the third section of the Illawarra railway, an approximate length ...
Article : 502 wordsThe following is extracted from the quarterly report of the Acting Government Resident in the Northern Territory, dated Palmerston, October 5:—"In the first place, I ...
Article : 1,352 wordsThe police bate been Actively engaged in the endeavor to discover the persons who caused the explosions at the Charing Cross and Paddington underground railway ...
Article : 65 wordsHeavy rain fell during the morning, and high winds were experienced. Of the Maribyrnong Platers none of the youngsters were responsible for anything remarkable, but ...
Article : 203 wordsThe greater number of the members of the French Chamber of Deputies approve of the position maintained by M. Challemel-Lacour, the Minister for Foreign ...
Article : 85 wordsIn consequence of the determination of the French Chamber of Deputies to support M. Challemel-Lacour's policy with reference to Tonquin, and the adherence ...
Article : 78 wordsThis was the slowest morning's work that has been done for many weeks past, owing in a great degree to the miserable bleakness of the weather. With the exception of Calma ...
Article : 81 wordsA walking match began between three trial peds, McMurtrie and James and John Dowdell, and C. Swan, the professional athlete, at eight minutes after 12 on Monday ...
Article : 211 wordsThe mails per the Orient Steam Navigac. tion Company's S.S. -.Orient,- which left Adelaide. on the 24th September, were delivered in London to-day. via Naples— - r ...
Article : 39 wordsThe mails which left Sydney on October 4 per the Pacific Steam Company's s.s. City of Sydney, arrived here on the 29th instant. ...
Article : 31 wordsStaff-Commander Cog[?]lan, in charge of the Admiralty survey, has furnished the Government with official information relating to King Sound, the new harbor in the ...
Article : 235 wordsThe Orient Steam Navigation Company's s.s. Cuzco departed from this port for Australia on the morning of the 28th inst. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe Orient steam Navigation Company's s.s. Garonne, which left Adelaide on the 8th inst., arrived here to-day on her homeward, voyage. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Adelaide and Goodwood Tramway Company was held at the office of the secretary, Alfred Chambers, Currie-street, on ...
Article : 468 wordsIt is announced that it is intended to hold an exhibition, consisting solely of products of the British colonies, in 1886, in a building to be placed on the site at ...
Article : 47 wordsIn the Chamber of Deputies last night the Government were questioned by some Radical members with regard to the state of affairs in Tonquin. In reply M. ...
Article : 61 wordsThe ship Westland has arrived at Wellington with immigrants. She had one case of smallpox, which is now convalescent, and there had been three cases of drowning daring ...
Article : 61 wordsThe Government have discharged all hands on the railway works, and measured up. The contractors are expected to-morrow. Numerous hands are waiting employment at the ...
Article : 153 wordsTwo separate and distinct explosions, the cause of which has not been ascertained, occurred last night on the underground railway in London. The force of ...
Article : 70 wordsIntelligence is to hand from Muscat that the brother of the reigning Imaum has rebelled, and is besieging the city of Muscat. The Imaum has called in the aid of the ...
Article : 54 wordsA well-attended meeting of the Articled Clerks' Association was held at the Supreme Court library on Wednesday evening, October 31. Mr. J. G. Russell (vice-president) ...
Article : 814 wordsA public meeting was held in the institute, Yongala, on Monday, October 29, for the purpose of allowing the inhabitants of the township an opportunity to express their ...
Article : 480 wordsThe Queensland mail steamer Roma sailed from here to-day, homewards. ...
Article : 14 wordsThe performance of Donizetti's grand tragicalopera, "Luciadi Lammermoor," at the Academy of Music by the Montague-Turner Company on Wednesday evening, October 31, ...
Article : 498 wordsThe Orient steamer Sorata arrived from London to-day after a remarkably quick passsage. Amongst the passengers were Sir Anthony Musgrave, the new Governor of ...
Article : 483 wordsSir—In your issue of October 27 I see a letter from "An admirer of flowers in a cemetery," asking what steps should be taken to prevent a person well known in North ...
Article : 227 wordsA. JONES & SON'S v. RED, WHITE, AND BLUE.—Played at West Adelaide on October 27. Scores, 79 and 75 respectively. For the victors Travers made 21 (not out), Richardson 19, Pepperell 12, and ...
Article : 283 wordsSir—We notice in a recent issue an extract from the Mount Barker Courier, which states that the adoption of the eight hours system on the Hills railways is in part owing to our ...
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The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922), Thu 1 Nov 1883, Page 3
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