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  2. PROPOSED NATIONAL MONUMENT.

    In the TOWN AND COUNTRY JOURNAL of this week will be found published a suggestion for the Centennal Park, in the shape of an effective and elaborate design for a, national monument, which was ...

    Article : 600 words
  3. MRS. CAROLINE CHISHOLM.

    No history of Australian colonisestion would be couplete which omitted a record of the hf and labors of the late Mr.Caroline Caisholm, whose name more than fort years ago was associated with ...

    Article : 724 words
  4. ST. PHILIP'S CHURCH.

    The first church in this quarter of the globe was built of Strong poats, wattle, and plaster,at the expense of the R.V.R. Johnston. It was burned down in 1798; and arvice was continued for a time ...

    Article : 190 words
  5. A CATHOLIC NESTOR.

    The name of Dr Ulverstone, as the founder of the Roman Catholic Church in Australia., is familiar to all who on anything of the early history of New South Wales. He arrived in Sydney in 1832 as ...

    Article : 927 words
  6. TWO CHIEF JUSTICES OF NEW SOUTH WALES

    Francis Forbes, the first Cuior Justice of New South wales, west. native of Bermuda, and was born in 1784 He went to England for his edneation, and was entered an a law student in 1803, in ...

    Article : 869 words
  7. THE SYDNEY UNIVERSITY

    is en impesing building, situated in spacious grounds, which form a considerable portion of the Borough of Camperdown. It would be difficult to specify what particular order of architecture the structure belongs to. ...

    Article : 132 words
  8. A PICTURESQUE BIT OF SYDNEY.

    "The Rocks," as that portion of Sydney between Dawen and Miller's Points, and away bact to about, the present site of Chardette-place, was called, even in very early times, bore a very unsavory ...

    Article : 135 words
  9. NEWCASTLE IN 1829.

    The Hunter River, now the ascend port of the colony, was discovered by Liontonant John Shortland, on september 19, 1797. and the first settlement was formed there in April, 1801, ...

    Article : 75 words
  10. MRS. MACQUARIE S CHAIR.

    Mrs. Macquarie was no less popular then her husband Major General Lachlan Mauqiarie, and has left atleast one lasting memorial of her realdence in the colony So was very fond of ...

    Article : 137 words
  11. OLD GOVERNMENT HOUSE AND BARRACKS, PARRAMATTA.

    Parramatta, which prid a itself upon bring the "hiesoria borough" of New south Wales, had creeked in its magnificent dems, which is now a public as requested the colony,the fast proper ...

    Article : 198 words
  12. THE GAP.

    The Gap, near Soum Hand, in a, place where the solid and almost purpendicular rocks on the coast are being gradually eaton away by the action of the waves of the Pacific ...

    Article : 114 words
  13. THE HORNBY" LIGHT

    is distingnsihed fr.M the mighthouse proper by its ruddy color. The light is a fixed one, End is visble for forteen miles it was specially encptract d in 1883 to present such accidents that which befel ...

    Article : 216 words
  14. FIRST INTERCOLONIAL MATCH IN SYDNEY.

    The first intercolonial ersehet match between New South Wales and Victoria, was played in Melbourne in Maroa, 1856 and rotmlwtd in avintory for the parent o lony by three wickets The N.S.W tam consisted ...

    Article : 697 words
  15. YACHTING IN PORT JACKSON.

    The illustrations of several,well-known and celbrated yachts are immunity referred to in our article upon yachting in another calam of this ...

    Article : 33 words
  16. MRS. REBECCA OAKES.

    Miss Robart Smans we in belt was to be the first when woman born in Australia was daughter of Mr. Jubs samd, who arrived in New South Wales. with the first fleet, an a goal warder,in charge of ...

    Article : 295 words
  17. OLD SYDNEY POST OFFICE

    The first postutar N.w.South wales leason, who was appointed in 1815, and died in 1818. At that some the postage for lettter was from 3d to 1s, according to distance, was,apany for newer ...

    Article : 344 words
  18. ST, MARY'S CATHEDRAL.

    The firat, srong of St, mary' Caot ered was laid by Governor Macqurie (who gave £ 30 toward the building fund) On october 20 1821. The building was cerihad, as and lefty pie. in the pointed, ...

    Article : 266 words
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