SIR,—We have heard of a certain temple in the olden time, which, having been prostituted to other purposes than those for which it was originally intended, the occupiers were scourged and driven out of it by ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 447 wordsON the New Chum Hill the tunnelling party have, during the last week, made great progress in their operations. They are now in upwards of 300 feet, having advanced nearly 60 feet during the week; they ...
Article : 421 wordsIN MASTER'S OFFICE.—Holmes and, other: v. Taggart and others, plaintiff's facts; ro Messrs. Holden and McCar[?]by's costs and receipt of Terry's estate, taxation; McDonald v. Henderson, general advertisment for ...
Article : 63 wordsDURING the past month the children attending the National Schools of Sydney and its environs have submitted to a searching examination at the hands of the Chief Inspector, Mr. W. Wilkins, and the result has been ...
Article : 1,269 wordsMonday,31.—Henry A. Davit, first,10. John Ridge, third, halfpast 10. Charles D. O'Connell, third, 11. Henry C. Hudson, adjourned examination, 11. William Briggs' first, half-past 11. Joseph Simmons the younger, third, ...
Article : 279 wordsWE have Melbourne papers to the 27th December. The following is from the Argus:— One of the most distressing accidents it has ever been our lot to record occured on Saturday last, at ...
Article : 1,448 wordsBY way of Melbourne we have South Australian news to the 22nd December. A testimonial had been presented to Colonel Freeling prior to his departure for England. The ceremonial ...
Article : 820 wordsMR. FLETT FOR THE HASTINGS.—On last Thursday Mr. Flett, pursuant to notice, met the electors, or rather about a dozen of them, at the court-house, Wingham, for the purpose of explaining his votes, &c., in the last ...
Article : 497 wordsDRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—One man and five, women were fined 10s. each; in default, 24 hours in gaol, for drunkenness, and two women, old offenders, were sent to gaol for three months. Two men, for using obscene ...
Article : 332 wordsDRUNK.—One woman was fined 10s. for being found; drunk in the streets. WILFUL DISOBEDIENCE.—Twelve Lascar seamen, of the ship Norna, were orought before the Bench, charged ...
Article : 101 wordsTHE Returning-officer, at 5 p.m. on the 24th instant, declared the state of the poll, the several returns from Wingham, Cundletown, Tinonee, Rolland's Plains, Hastings River, Weat Kempsey, and Frederickton having ...
Article : 179 wordsON Monday last an inquest on view of the body of James Healds, was commenced at Cockatoo Island, and adjourned until Fiiday last, when it was resumed at 10 a.m., and concluded at 6 p.m. The evidence taken was ...
Article : 659 wordsCROPS.—The crops have now keen gathered in, not without great difficulty and some loss, as the heavy and unexpected showers with which our district has been visited during the past month rendered it necessary in ...
Article : 820 wordsTHE Victoria Theatre was well attended again on Saturday evening, the burlesque and pantomimo being, no doubt, the chief attraction. To my mind, however, the sparkling little drama with which the performance began ...
Article : 385 wordsSIR,—I desire, through the medium of your journal, to address a few words to my fellow-Wesleyan Methodists throughout New South Wales. Having read a few days ago an article in the Sydney ...
Article : 434 wordsA MATCH OF CONUNDRUM.—"Talk of conundrums," said Old Hurricane, streching himself all ever Social Hall, and sending out one of those mighty puffs of Havana smoke which had given him his name, " can ...
Article : 446 wordsTHE DOCTOR POSED,—An old physician was declaiming, the other day, upon the propensity which a majority of people display for eating unripe fruit and vegetables, and said—" There is not a vegetable growing in our ...
Article : 110 wordsA YOUTHFUL STRATAGEM.—You remind me of little Bob. He begged hard, the other day, when some friends were dining with us, to be allowed to come in, and sit at the table during dessert, which I told him he ...
Article : 124 wordsFATAL ACCIDENT.—We regret (says the Illawarra Mercury) to state that Mr. William Lindsay, of Shullharbour, met his death on Wednesday last, in consequence of the horse he was riding coming in violent contact with horse, ...
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Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1875), Mon 31 Dec 1860, Page 5
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