Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2008 with funding from IVIicrosoft Corporation http://www.archive.org/details/beautifulsydney100georrich f^nri ©■jf BEAUTIFUL SYDNEY (1895=96). iN<;i,i'i>iM. NEWCASTLE COALOPOLIS AND FERTILE MAITLAND. ^Tl Ills Im.iiI; is iiiii>t ivs|icctliill\ (Irilicnti'il, liy iicniiissiiiii. til Ills Kxckllkncv \'isriiiNr 1 1a mi-hex. (idvcriior iiinl ( 'niiiiiuiii(lri-iu-C'lii(.>t' -^ of till- ( 'iiloiiy of Xi.-\v Sniitli Wales : ami is iimlrr tin- iiimieiliate patroJiaM'i' "f 1'hk Hox. 0\:o. Reid. Premier ami Cnlniilal Treasurer : Thk Hiin. .1, N. Url-xkkii. Ciikiuial Secretary; Siu J''rei>ekk'1v Daiii.i-'.y, Cliief Justii-e : His Lordshii- Wii.i.iam Sumakez Hmitii, i'.l'.. the rriiiinti- nl' Australasia and Tasmania; Hik Eminentk the Caiihinai. Auc-Hmsiioi' of Svuxev ; The Pkesbv- TERiAX Uexerai. AssEMiii.v HE New South Wales ; Mu. JoHN GiLi.iES. jSl.L.A. ; W. r>. Shaiu'k, Esq., Mayor of Newcastle : S. IvEiiiHTLEV, Esq.. I'resiilent Newcastle Chamber of Commerce ; H. Crotheus. Esq.. Mayor nf West JIaitlaiul : (i. T. Chambers. Esq., Mayor of East ;Maitlaiiil : The vSvhxev Chami-.ei! oe Co.mmerce : The New .Sdi-tm Wai.es Cha>ii;ei! oi-- Maxl-eactures : and the Masoxh I>oiii:es. The ilhistratioiis in thi~ l«.ok an- |ii-oduced by I''. W. Nivi-ii ami Co.'s ■• Crisp I'hoti.'" i.roeess. from oriniiial ilesi-ii-. iihotn^Tal.hii- silver jirints. ami direi-t neuatives. the work being successfully collateil by Mr. Wellesh-y .\. I'arki-r witli his usual ability ami |.i-rseverauce- The Piiiilishers hav<- specially to thank Messrs. Keiry and Co. for the use of their choii-e collectinu of |.hoto,-ra].hie |irints, siipiile- menteil by those of Messrs. Fi-eemaii and Co., Mr. Bradford, and Mr. Chas. Potter (Government Printer). ) They have also to express their obliuatioiis to MaihlocL's Guide to Sydney for descriptions of scenery, statistics. &e, It was at the suggestion of Messrs. A\^olf, Prentice, and Co., that a pnrtioii of Maitlaud and Newcastle has been included in this publication : and tliey are als^ indebted to tlie following ladies ami ijeiitleiiicn for lettei-|ii-ess contributions, tanie (iardens. Tbe buildin- was first ,||,. ^, „.,.,. ^sive Governors of tbe colony. .K.'eu]>ied iiy (Jovi-ruor .'^ir (ieor^ic (ii]i]is in isl). Tbe \ lews in, m •^^^ -.^^■'rk-" CIK-C"LJLjPs.K. QUjPi.ir. /^I l;< T l,.\ li (^iiay. lit till' lieii'l of Svdiicv dive, lias a vn-v snli>taiitial ji'ttic.-- Uiv tlir a( imih'ilatinn of tlio iiiiiiirrous ferry ' " . ■ .. . . liiiats cii'^imril ill the ti'iiii spurt iif )iassoiii,'ors and goods to tlic \arlniiv oiitlyiiin' siilmrlis aloiiL;- tin; niaririn of tins cxti'iisive harbor of J'oil .lacksoii, wliiili aloiii' covers an area of nine sqnare miles, and of Middle ilarlior — one of its anus, three si|iiari' miles : the coastline of the whole is ."i I miles. The distance from Manly Jetty expanse of tlie quay being often blocked witli goods and traflie. As to tlie head of Circnlar t^)iiay is five and tjiree-qiiarter miles, and to may be seen in the picture on the opposite page, there are several the red buoy olT Fort Maccpiarie, 800 yards. 'il;cri,.\I,' CJiiay. at the head of Sydney Cove, has a very e.xtensive wharf accommodation for a length of ;;il)(i feet available for the largest vessels, the depth of water alongside bcin; very considerable on account of its sandstone fonnation. Tin larLjc r. and ( ). mail boats are here seen, togetlier with sailini vessels of tin largest size, taking in and discharging cargo, the widi ^^ ; EA\^w mm „ ^¥&mer. cr,/sr r/in/o- /•loii:'- >>1 .k^ XIHE COLOI^I^OlL SECE.EXjPs.K.Y'S OFFICE. T HK Coloniiil SocTet;in"s Offire, SydiU'V. is n very liiimUi'iiii.' lii-iiin' i-iirricil mit in lianiiniiy nitli its siirruiiiKliiins. ami i.- a> ami solid pile of building's, fOiiiuianiliuL;' au iiii|i(isiiin' pdsitlnii I'lalmratL' as it need be. Exteusinn of tlie liuildiiii;' bas lieronir at tlu' junction of I'.ridn'e and Macquai-ie Streets, faeiny' tbf main t'utranee to (iovornnient House and tlie TreasuiT. Entering thi-ouifh a neatly -desiLjMed and beautifully-t'onstmctod jiortieo, yon are confronted by a magnificent statue of Iler Majesty tbe Queen, sitting ou the tln'oni — a perfect trinnipb of tlie sculptor's art — thr work of one of England's leading artists. Tliis is surrounded by a spacious and ivell-constructed hall, from nbicli corridors lead to tbe offices of the various departments. The wlmle interior ilecoration necessary, and tuo more stories are now being added, and «bcu couipleteil and surmounted by the dome (in course of erection ) the building hHI rank as one of Sydney's landmarks. In close proximity to this editicc will be found Government House and (Grounds, llotauic Gardens, the Treasury, i'ublic Works and Lands Oftic, and the E.xchange building, the latter two occu])yiug sjilendid positions in Bridge Street. "XK"' >' ■■H/^^^'>Ji:h^yA Copyriyht £*iioto I»y :rC;'M'y O. -:o.. f^yibn-y. r^ SEjPs.uxIFUL SYO]NrEY. CT'ilJl S\ihiu^ iicituiiical (-anlrii^, as swn froiii the Australian 'A ■■ Farm Cove." Close alongside are tlic gruuiuU ol' Coveriimeiit Cliili. are lieaiitifiillv sitiiateil witlilii tlie Dniiiaiii. Tlic^y an' Ilmise. Tlie uiagliifieeiit sceiiorv aliiuu' the uortlieni shore nl' tlic ill the sha| 1' a eresi-eiil, cDVei'iiiL; an area ipf almiit I'nrty acres. jiort ami the vessels lyini;' at anchor or passing to and t'ro add to the and tlieir norlliern eilge t'cirnis a scniii'ircle round pait nf |'"arni iiietnresc|ne lieaiity nl' the (iardcns themselves, and t'orui a scene (■'>\e nil.' lit the niii-t cliarniiiig indent^ nf the llarlmr, ami are which ilelights the eye The (iardeus are iu two divisions, the ciiM'rcd with shade trees and llnwer- Irnni cMiy Unuwn part nt' the njipcr and lower, or tlie old garden and the new. Charles Moore, uniid. ,\ |iiirtion of thi' (Jardens occiiiiies a site fnrnicrly known l'ls(|.. J'Mj.S., &c., iVrc.. is the long-established director under whose as the (Jiivernnii-nt " I''arni." It was here ih.-it the phint^ and scciU ahlc management the griinml> have heen lironght to their present lironnht frnni I'jirnpc liy tlic tiiy reacli I'roiii the City aud aluiust adjoining the noble buildiu^s (•!' the University, tlie main object being the education of tlie cliilclren sn tliat they uuiy W sent fcirtli trained aud ready to face the world, 'i'lie industrial branch of the Institution is situated at the corner of I'loonicrauL; and Williams Streets, where specimens of the hundici-afi of ibc innuites may be jiurcluised at nio{lcrate cost. 'I'he Prince .Vlfred Jlosjiital is an immcnsi' |iilr of Imildinus situated in the Jiark of the same name, and provides upward^ of four liundrcd and thirty beds." It is maintained by the Uovernnn^nt and public subscriptions, and admission is to lie ciitaiued liy order froiii auv of the life-governors or suijseribers. i'lic' buildhii; «a> erected by the public to eonnucmorate the escajjc of ids Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh from the hands of an assassin when visiting Sydney. The Custom House occu[iies the \iruU' of place among the manv buildings surrounding Circular (^uay. Here the I'cvcnue derived from the various taxes imposed on imjiorted goods have been collected for years and placed to the credit of the ccjlony ; but the time lias arrived when some othei' use will bavc to be bmud for it, IIk' (iovernment of lli,' Colony ba\ing deemed it necessary for the Welfare of the nation to abandon tlie collection of taxes through thi^ Customs House, and on the 1st January. IS'.Ki. the ports of New South Wales were thrown open to the cemmiereial world. The liuildings eoutaiuiug the National Collection of I'ietures liave an imimposmg I'xterior, but they wear a very ditt'erent appear- ance on entering tiie interior, where rare beauties of art — jiaintiiig and sculpture lieiug fully represented — meet the eye, tine specimens of every day art being found : the works of such men as Leigliton, Jlillais. Paynter, Knight, Hunter, Santi, and Colliu occupying the princijial positions on the line : while in the Au.stralian Court will lie biund some fine representative examples from tlie brush of our local talent, including works by Tom Roberts. Streetou. Asliton. blather, FuUwooil, Maloiiey. and other rising geniuses. In the col- lection of statuary some fine examples of the master hand are on exhibition, and the magiiiticeiit work of the late MaiNlndl Wood, illustrating Hood's immortal poem. " 'i'he Soul;- of the Shirt." was pnrciiased bir the tJallery by the late Tlioma> Walker, of Concord, at a cost of i'ld.'iO. The institution is open to the public daily. Sundays included. 'I'he Treasury faces Mae >uridund it. c<])<^ TM:E GEKrH:P2.i3s.L P=OSX OFFICE. CrpHIS building, one of the largest and most handsome of public edifices in the Southern Hemisphere, was built from designs by James Barnett, Colonial Arcliitect. It has a frontage to George Street of 78 feet, where the Telegraph and Telephone Offices are situated ; 108 feet to Pitt street, vvliich contains the Money Order Office and Savings Bank ; while the principal facade, containing the receiving boxes, receipt and delivery offices, stamp rooms, and private boxes, has a magnificeut stretch of 385 feet G inches to Martin Place. The main front of the building is most imposing, and its twenty-five arches, supported upon polished granite columns and carrj'ing the statue of Her Majesty over the central arch, is uneqiialled by anything in the Colonies. The central tower, which is such a conspicuous landmark from all parts of the city and its approaches on every side, rises from the centre of the main front, the foundations of which descend to a depth of 30 feet below the pavement, being bedded on solid rock. From the pavement line at the foot of the tower to the clock fact is 108 feet 6 inches, to the base of the flag-pole it is 242 feet 6 inches, and from the pavement to the top of the pole 271 feet, the circidar openings for the clock face being 17 feet in diameter. The interior decorations are quite in keeping with the exterior, the main stairway and corridors being very handsome, and the building reflects great credit upon the colony, the Government, and the architect. f^r ft,' 'I ^/.l - ■^ i I t f .1 / ' ' . 4 1 i THWWIrt i Mtt'^T'r — " -■■■■_»^....^.,i.tt^j«. ».M^»..— 1 TUL GENERAL POST OFFICF , C2i]?^ BE^TJTIIFTJIL. SYIDl^BY. THE SYDNEY HOSPITAL. CT*HIS is one of the latest architectural adornments of S^'dncy, and tjie people of that fair city may well be proud of having in tlii'ir midst one of the finest hospitals to be found in Australasia. It forms one of the many handsome structures ■which graec Mac- qiiaric Street, and adjoins the Houses of Parhament on one side and the Royal Mint on the other, wliile from any part of the buildiny; magnificent panoramic views of the city, Gardens, and Harbor can bo obtained. Like the Prince Alfred Hospital, it is supported by Government and public contributions, and admittance can be obtained by an order from a life-governor or subscriber. NAVAL DEPOT, GARDEN ISLAND. TV SHORT distance off Pott's Point will be found Garden Island, with Wnollooinooloo Bay on one side and Farm Cove on the other. Tiie island derives its name from the eircnmstance that a nunilier of men lielongiug to the Sirius, one of the first convict fleet, f'lrmed a garden there. It is now an ordnance depot for the storage of material belonging to the Imperial ships of war, and is the largest island in the Harbor — nine or ten acres in extent — and contains niany large stores, workshops, and powerful steam crane. Mr. Bent, fiirmevly Judge- Advocate, and Major Owens, private secretary to Sir Thomas Brisbane, were buried upon the island. The entrance to Port Jackson may be seen in the distance. •\ ^UQ^i^g^ THF SYDN £Y HOSPITAL ■'Cnsp Phoio" Process, o^ fe th:e LjPLN:rDS jPliste p^ublic ax/ok.pcs offices, Bxid-ge; Street, Sydney. CrilK (;..v,Tiiiri.Mit L:niil> dllioi' is :i very oxtciisivc l.iiil.liim, 'Hi'' l^•^isU■a^-(;(■lll•^l|■> :iihI l.:ni.l ■I'illcs Oilier ii.ljuiu tile ■'■ l)i'iii,u' lioiimlcil liv fiiiir sM-ci'ts. iiml ranks as tJic larurst pulilir Supreme Court hiiildinss in Kli/.alx'tli Street, ami in elose proxuiiitv uHice ill Sydney. Tiie exteri(.r lias a very iiiiposiii.y appearanee. an.l tn the ITi.oli Sriiools. I.eini'' liaeked up by the evera:reen foliage of is nrnaiiirnted at intervals bv fine statues nf puiiiient stntesuien and t'l"' liy frrcs in Hyde rark. others «li(i havi- bi'i'ii iiistnniienlal in the t'oiindiiiL:' and biiildinu up nf th(M-iilony. while some niehes remain unoeeupied. waitini;- ti> be r^'^^^, ( uivernment Printing Office, sitiiaterl at the eorinr of filled at distant dates. The .uround covered has a length of !':?» feet I'hillip and Bent Streets, is a liusy hive of industry. [lere all llie from north to south : the frontage to the north (or I'.ridne Street eml i [„-ii,tint;-, bookbindine. (V.-e.. necessary for the earryini;- on of all the is is; feet, and the Boml Street (or .south) end 1 :>"> feet. The (Jnvernmcnt institutions, is executed. .\n additional story is now liiiildinii-. "liieh emiiprises four stories, lias an extensive fioor spaei>. |„.i|,o- ;tdded to the old buildiiii;-, to recei\-e iic'W machinery, which has aiiioiintiiiy in thi> agifre.tfate to more than three acres. The height |i,.|M.ine a iieeessitv. to eo]>e with the lica\y demands. Like the of the tower is within a few feet of the Post Office tower, namely, rie^istrar-dreueraTs ()ffic<', it contains large and airy eompavtments. ■J\7 feet, while a metal spire increases th<' heiirht by -Ml feet, making admirably adapted for the purposes to which they are put. the total height from the r.iad level 2'i7 feet. T XH:E SYIDKrE-Y lX[OF5-]SriN:G KCER.i3LLO. II I'i iildost .111(1 most inriuoiitial of tlic cxisiiii);- ilaiiy iir\vs]i;i]iiTs Till'! SVI>XI^^■ MAIL, ill Aiistnilasia is issui'd from capacious and wcll-cdiistnictcd olficcs situated at flic comer of Hunter. I'itt. and (V( "nniu'll . A Tir^-pa-e IlluslratcdU'cklv Xewspaper—" stands liio'liest ' nut Streets. Svdiiev. '" -^"^traljisia — liaviiiy: special facilities for olitainiii.u: the latest TliecalileaiidteleeTaplnvires are extensively used h\ Thh Svonkv '""^^ autlieiitic news from all parts of tlie wnrld, an.j iiromptlv ilhis- MoKNiNO Hki!.u.i> : evervtliim.- of aiiv iniportaiu-e .K-ciirriii- in all ti'-dni;;- imp.u-tant events. t|uarters of tlie worl.l l.eiii'n- immediately recorded ill its columns, and ^ '"' '''"''^ dei'»i't»>P»ts, liesides dealing \vitli A-riculture. are each mail from Europe hriiia-s full and'completc lett.'rs fr.un Eimlish 1 "'^to'-al. Horticultural, Commerial and Jlininy. Shipping- intelli- aud Forei-n Correspondents. In addition to these, other ^vriters "''""■• "'"1 Siiortius m all its lirauclies. There are also sjiecial of ackiiowludged ahilitv are eni?aj,'od hi London to contribute articles '■""mns dealiu- witii Household and Domestic matters and other topics of general or special interest \vhicli are outside the ranav of ■•^'il'.l''cts ol more than ordinary interest to \yomi'n. on ordinarv correspondents' treatment. 'I he character of its ordinary reports and news jiaragraphs for fullness and accuracy lias always heen admitteij. Tiie constant aim of the proprietors, not to ]ml)lish SVDXKV MORXIXti IJKII.S I.D. aiivthiiiy that is uiitrust\vorthy, and to exclude from tlie columns of k.stab. ISSI. the ]iaper eyerythins' of an olijectionahle nature, has undoubtedly Dau.v. e.vercised au im'])ortant iiitlueuce on the Hkiuld's success. S]ie(ial ■"^iilisciiption. per annum, £1 Gs. Intercolonial (post p.aid), per aim., CI 10s. Convspondeiits are constantly eiiu-ayed in distant service for Til K ,, ,- ., .. Scale of CH.iROE.s. „ ' ,, ,, • , • .r * ti- 1- . Ordinary Advertisements (is. per inch. Syi.nkvMokxino Hep.ai.d. and 111 the event otEur.ipeau or Ivistern Special (preceding Leading Article) . . . Is. per line. disturbances, arrangements are made for warand political intellii^cncc. I':inigiapli Advertisements according to arrangement as toposilis. per inch, single cohimn. Hoe and Po.-s rotarv-web. Victory, Graphic, and Wbarfdale. with Special and Paragraphs . lOs. per uK-h. , . , • , 1- X 11-1 1 Discounts—.! months insertion, 10 per cent. : (i months, 'Jt) per cent. ; the most iinproyed modern appliances, to ensure the Inuhest class |.j |,|(,„t]is' .'io per cent, printinn' of n'eiieral and illustrated newspapers. Diiriiio- the last l.S years extensive alterations and additions to the ])remises have from 'I'lie .ihnvf-narncd Newspapers are published by lime to time been made, to meet the larile increas<' iii tiie liusinessof i/m.xt tatui'iv M^-n ^.,^\xt ^ tile otiice. Ihe area occupied iiv the liKiiAi. 11 ollice IS .)-ll, perches, j, ^,,, ,, o, „ , , ,, ,, 1 ,1 • 1 . J " » . Hunter, Pitt, and Counell Streets, Svdncv. and till' thior space m use by llie various departments aniounts to > .' j ;'. rooils 1!)^ iieivhes. Tlie uumlier .if pa.yes published raii-es from S ij)nD0N OFFICKS-Messrs. B. S. Lloyd and fo., TS Queen Victoria to l(i. acc'irdiiiL;' to the demand upon thr' Jpace. Street, E.f. jPLXJsxK.jPLLijP5.:isr stjOlr.. EARLY in the year 1887 several Sydnej' capitalists and a few ]ironiiiient politicians met privately to talk over tlio hostile attiihite of the nietropolitau press of Xew South Wales tiiwards the fiscal policy of the Parliamentary Opposition of that dav — a {)olicy which aiuicd at securing a measure of Protection to local industry. A l)old stroke of policy was there and then decided upon, which was to introduce "another Eichuiond" in the field. At first tlie proposal received but scant support. In many places it was met with ridicule. Capitalists saw no field for investment, and advertisers no prospect to justify their patronage. The idea of a morning daily had to be abandoned, but that of an evening paper became a reality, for on the 1st December, 1887, the AusTit.\i. i.w St.vr first ])eepcd above the horizon. Many were the forebodings, and frequent and severe ■were the attempts to close its career — a career which opened out brighter and brighter as each issue appeared, thundering forth the watchword of its policy — " Australia for the Australians." But the fight was not yet won. All along the line its enemies were dismayed and defeated, but there still remained one who from his high ]ilace of power might be thought sntliciently strong to deal the fatal blow. Sir Ilcnry Parkes, the then Prime llinister, issued an edict to the beads of departments in the shape of a Cabinet minute that no Government patronage was to be ex- tended to any newsjiaper that iiad not an "established circulation," and an "established circulation " was to be officially interpreted, " a circulation of some years staTiding." A jiaper that could not boast of as many months existence couM have no claims under such con- ditions, and so the Government officials, who were subsidising its journalistic rivals by tens of thousands of pounds annually, withheld their support from the new venture. Still the Stab went on, drawing vitality from every stroke that threatened its existence, until to-day its career stands forth unique in the history of modern journalism. In spite of jiarty prejudice and journalistic monopoly the paper flourished, and the fourth year of its fimuicial operations closed upon a rapidly vanishing debit. Each subsequent vear a dividend of si.x per cent, per annum has been paid to the share- holders, and a sulistantial sum carried forward to reserve contingen- cies — a piece of history unjiaralleled in the early career of any oiher newspajiers in the colonics — the cumbiMcd result of sterling pluck on the part of promoters, careful and skilful management, and liiyal support from enqiloyes of all grades. The most modern of printing uuichinery is to be found in the otfice of the Austr.vli.w St.\r. Its circulation stands second to no paper published in the city of Sydney, and its reading columns are always newsy and up to date. The present directors of the Austr.\i.i.\n St.vr are, Mr. Mahlon (^lark Cowlishaw (chairman), the Hon. J. T. Toohev, M.I..C.. and Mr. P. Hogan, M.P. Tlie General Manager is Mr. John ililton Sanders, and the Editor, Mr. .John ()sborne : whilst the Macliinery Departments are under the very callable sujiervision of Mr. Anthony .lames Cuuuning. Upon our next page we give illustrations of the recently ac(piired jiroperty of the Australus Star, situated at 32 Castlercagh Street, Sydney, aiid overlooking the (Jeneral Post (3ffice. The premises were sjiecially designed for the Star proprietary, and erected by Messrs. Alexander Dean and Sons, and arc valued, with land and plant, at something like £50,000, BI^UINTON" 5t COl^F'jPLllSriir. TfcL(S jPLtj-stralian ]E?.oller Fiou-x IXEills. IT is just seven years ago that the olfl-estahlished firm of Victorian iiiillers, liaving been convinced that New South Wales was liliuly to beconie a big wlieat-growing country, l)uilt :iinl opcneti tlieir magni- ficent roller fiour mills at (iranville. .Since that time they have woi'ttiily upheld in this colony the reputation they had won many years before in Victoria, and nf> more popular brand of tiour is on the niarUet than that ironi the Australian Roller H'lour Mills. Tlie founder of the firm, Mr. 'I'liotnas Brunton, M.L.r., of Victoria, is a Hiitisher by birth, but arrived in tlie southern colony in l.S')*2 when just of age, and after a short but not very successlul career on the goldfielils, started in business in .MellnMirne as a jiroduce merchant. In l.SUS he opened the old well-known mill at Spencer .Street anil Flinders Lane. About 12 years ago, finding that the roller mills were revolutionising the trade in the old world, Mr. Hruutou aiiopted the new system. The old site was advantageously disposed , OUO, and since then have lieen adiled to considerably. A better site than they occupy it would be impo.ssil)le to select. At the junction of the southern and western railway systems they lap the great agricultural areas of the colony, and being only io miles from Sydney are (piite within the nietroi)olitan area, and in the centre of a large variety of manufactories. 'I'liey form a remarkable example of the completeness which is required to- day in the manufacture of Hour as in most t)ther things. From the great wheat-growing centres, extending out on to the western plains and to the neighbourhood of the Victorian border, thegolden grain iscontinuously pour- ing into the mill. From the main railn'ay line a convenient double line, IS chains in length, leads to the mill sidings, the laden train passing right beside the great granaries, where its load is left, and returning along the other line can be loaded up with flour, to l)e distributed over the city, and from one end of the colony to the other. The wheit is discharged at the granary siding and put into the stores. Thence by means of automatic work- ing elevator cups, it is carried on to a weighing machine, and passed into the different bins at the rate of 1,200 bushels an hour. Seven years ago a storage capacity of 70,000 bushels was sufiieient for the renuirements of the firm, but since then, with the increase of trade, it has been neces- sary to add very considerably to this, and now, in addition to the silos capable of hohiing r)0,000 bu!.hels, are storage sheds for more than ;foO,000 bushels, besiiles which large stocks are kept at country raihvay stations. After the wheat has been thoroughly ndxed it is, as required, taken to the cleaning department in the main building. The magnetising machine through whiclt it first passes secures the removal of all pieces of wire or metal that nuiy liy any nnstake have become mixed up with it. After that the Kureka brush machine, Uoddington's fanners, zigzag separators, all ln-rforni their pait in I'emoving any impurity, and then the crease cleaning machine turns out the grain in perfect conclition for milling. This is a much more complete operation than the old-time system. It is first put through the roller ndlls hoppers, wdiich simply crack or bruise the wdieat, and theu gradually it is worked down and down through 2S successive roller macliines, till at length it comes out ground to the finest po.ssible degree. After tluit it has to go through several purifiers, scalpers, detachers, ami finishing silk reels, until at length the perfect flour falls into a bin, froui which it can be bagged autoinatically, ready for distriljution. There is no wonder that an article so carefully made as the roller flour at Brunton's mills hrrj,H'-'Cii- ' --^4^5r#>-?r BEA-XJTIFUL SYCOSTEIT. (TpHIS ]iietnre represents Elizalieth Bay, a small iulct lii>t\vi'"Mi lliishcutter's Bay and Pott's Pdint, where are seen some of the beautitiil surroundings of Port Jackson, splendid private villas and trim gardens, stretching down to the water's edge, with convenient landing stages for boats and steamers. One of these ferry boats, witli its I'omniodions double dock is shown in tlio viiiurttc. 'i'iiese boats run at all hours of the day. tin' fare to tln' Xnrlii .Sliori> being one pr'nny. The prospective view which Darwin tonk () and lOll hands. About fi\e years since a branch factory was opened in Brisbane, where about 2")0 hands are employed. Branch retail sho]is are now open at Queen Street, Stanley Street, Brimsvvick Street, Clarence and Roma Streets, Brisbane, Maryborough, Ijiswich, Toowoomba> and Woollongabba. Some time ago the scope of the trade was extended to gentlemen's mercery, and branches of this business are now open in Sydiu'V, Parramatta, Newtown, and Broken Hill. There are now, including the factories and head oftlces, nearly fifty separate establishments of John Hunter in N.S.W.and Qtiecnsland. MMi\ \ I yif« M Jo hnHu^ j^ [MANUFACTURER OF BOOTS & SHOES/ ALSO IMPORTER OF MENS MERCERY. \ i fr-idf ^^ r&ft\ •:! BRANCHES. 1:- '^:<^^§ M I'.i:N I'lyiKKSIl \M l'\ l;.^^^^■!• !' v\l\v iilM'li \\ \\ i:i;l,i:^ Will. I.I. m:(.m; ^if'tiS^ 5%ilw^5»l LUr n It ■^WAREHOUSE YORK STUCET 5V0Nt^ fl 11 fl UU3 ffl .i^.^'^iii: ^-.^.iis':- ^^^'^m I SOLE HCENT fOH ^[W SOUTH WUFC A^MHTf! fTs i"»i PATENT PNEUMATIC BOOTS AND SHOES. ■i-!! QUEENSLAND BRANCHES. Il-^ s:asiev street EF.vr:v,'i:E sieeet XiSiEJs:: ips-nsE QUEENSLAND FACTORy ANN 5T BHISBANC .''♦& -, CENTRAL RETAIL PALACE ■ QUEEN & EDWARD STS BRISBANE iitki EEjOs-UTIFUL SlrTONElir. VA('iiiix(; IX svi»xi:v AIM'.On. \7-^^ ll'l^^' '" Svdiiey Harbor is ;i t'iivoiitc amuscuiont aiiionsT -*- a large class wlui iiavc^ liotii the iiicaiis and the tiiiU' at tiii'ir disposal to devote to such a |iastin)o, for wliicii tlic waters of Port .Facksoii are so adiuirablv adapted. Regattas arc frequent, and hardly a week passes without some exciting contest for supremacy amoim' tile aipiatic sportsmen, and the lnKom of the water is a per- fect picture as you watch the white wings fiittiuu' to and fro. a fair idea of which may he gaini'd by viewing the lovely little ]iicture on the opjHisite page, secured by Mr. lierry dnriny' one of tiiese contests. There are two yaciit squadrons, •' Tile Royal " and " I'riiice .Mfriil." both liolding Admiralty warrants to tly the liliie ensign of Her Majesty's fleet. The Sydney Flying Squadron is of later liirtii. and already has a list of betvve(Mt 40 and M nieiiiiiers, and weeiady Carrington with floral triimtes. and tlie roailways were streuii witii fl(vwers, such a sight having never before been witnessed in the city. Tlie picture is presented through tlie courtesy of Mr. A. Saunders, jeweller, George Street, Sydney. -^ l^' jPil K. jPs. L L jPi. \7AKALLA, built by the late Thomas Walker, Esq., towards the end of the fifties, is situated about quarter of a m.\e from the hospital — on the water side hidden from the view of the Rocky Point — and is the home of Mr. Tliomas Walker's only daughter. The illustration gives a good idea of the house which is approached from the river side by a small pier, ajid from the land side by a winding drive, of which one pretty bit is sliewn in the picture. At the pier a boat-house has been erected, and here, as at the Hospital landing place, a boat is always ready. From the conservatory, the jiretty interior of which makes one picture, entrance is gained to the billiard room, which is partly detached from the house, and in which in addition to the excellent table and appointments, there are some very interesting and valuable art treasures. Prinsep's fine picture of a group of laundresses carrying loads of white linen from a high drying ground down a winding path, occupies the centre of one wall, and is flanked on either side by a beautiful figure picture by a Florentine artist, Bechi. These, and the statuary, five or six artis- tic groups, were purchased in Italy, and brougl't thence by the late Mr. Walker. The mistress of Yaralla has much in common with her father, especially in the practice of active continual benevolence, few persons have any idea of the extent of her donations, or of the many and varied appeals for help. ^^^ "y^RALLA Concord i TH£ Pf^lvE. ''iK okt TJn.e; To\x^ra I5ia.il a.raci Ce;jn.te;nraia.l ISia.ll. CrrilK 'I'l-wii Il;ill is sitnatcil at the comer of (Jeori;-!' and Dniitt :\n- tliirtrcii riitiiiiuc-s. 'I'lif Hall is IOC)! tVet loii.n, «.') IVet wide, ~ Streets, having a frontage of ir)8 feet to the foriiier street aiiil and ll."i feet liiiih. ^^ith a siiiieilieial area of something like 14,1 10 150 feet to the latter, and tn whieh has hiteiy lifen addi'd the mat;- leet, lUr Hall a! I'n-stun. Knyland. uhicli is its ri\ al. beini;- 117 nificent and eoumiodions Centennial Hall. The twd Halls are eon- feet long ami il.'i feet wide, with a sn|;erHeial area nf l;!,il(l.") feel. tained within a jiile of linildings of the Corinthian order, and is nni' I'he Mellioiirne Town Hall is 147 feet long. 72 feet wide, and lias a of the ehief arehiteetnral prides of Sydney, the niassi\r tow<'i- sn))eilieial area of I(t.."iS4 feet. Tin- Centennial Hall has seatinsi' earrying the cloek rising over the portico and main entranec in aei-ommcidatinn for full\ ."il)(((l jjeoplc. At the western end of the George Street to a heigiit of IKI) feet. Hall i^ a rn-css ,s."i f,.|-t hy L'O fert. Imilt t.. i-nntaln thr oryan. whieji The Centennial Hall is the largest of its kind in tie' w.irld, was crceti'd hy Hill and Sons, of London, at a cost of t'l.'i.tKUI. in wliieli nniy he a little snlistantiated hy the faet that from the front of which i- llir orchestra platforui, ca]iali|i' of s,.;itinL;' lil>(l vestihnle of till' Town Hall and the colonnades and corridors there [icrlornu'rs. Ttiis Tiaoma.s \5t7a.llc(Z3: Cora-u-a.lesc;e;n.t H^ospital. Tills memorial of tlu' iiiuiiiticcm-e of an Aiistnilimi citizen stands un|iaralleleil in oav lii^tory, and in the selieme of the giver, and till' carrvins: out of his phni, is in the truest sense unique and lieautiful. From a codicil to the will i>f the founder, the late Thomas Walker, Ksq., of Varalla, Concord, near Svdnev. in the in the Colonv of Xew South Wales, the folhnvin.i;' extracts brieHv state the aim of the founder : — " For a considerable time past I have had it in my mind to cstalilisii on part of my hind here ( Yaralht). a hos]ntal on a somewhat extensive scale for the reception and rotoi'atiou to health of convale>cent patients from the hospitals of Sydney or elsewhere. I!nt the pressure of other claims on my time has prevented me from earryini; this project into effect. Should tliis still he the case at the time of my death, then I enjoin the trustees of my will and my dany liter tn accomplish my design as soon after my decea.se as it nuiy he practicahle to do so. With a view to enable them to do so. I hereby dii'cct my tnistee> to apinn- priate and set aside oat of my c.state not less than one linndrcd thousand pounds, for 1 assume that this sum may be sntticient for the buildintj and uniinteiiance of the hosjiital I have in view to establish." » » o » " >Iy id,,,, ;.; that the iiospltal and other buildings connected therewith should be crecteil on that |iart of my land known as the Uoeky Puint on the J'arramatta liiver." The trustees and Miss Hadith Canipbell Walker, tiie only child of the founder, were called upon to carry out the project — how faith- fully in letter and spirit can be guessed from the illustrations of the beautiful exterior : the interior, whether judged by architecture, furniture, or management, is indeed worthy of the exterior. E.xcept in name there is nothinn' in this institution which in the smallest di'gree as.sociates it with others of the kind. The founder's benevo- lent idea has been so liberally endiodied and amplified by tho.se who carried it out. that the relined and elegant structure, so jileasantly situated, is more like the new home of a wealthy family than a hospital. The benevolent founder intended it to be a home giving new life to those who jiartook of its privileges, iind so in the full .sense it is. No payment is accepted, no red tapeism embarrasses (jr delays the applicants for admission, the best of everything is prary, boanl room, library, and waiting room. I?ey(ind this i> the entertainment hall, connected by the broad vestibule wliicli leads to the twii wings set apart for the fennile patients on the left, ami the male to the right of the administrative buililing. This entertainment hall seats about 'JOO persons, is handsomely ornamented, is lighted by sjiecially-desigued and excinisitely-jiainti'd windows, and has over the entrance a small gallery, with, at the o]iposite end, a raised platform. Here coiu'crts and other anuisc- ments are ari-anged for the ]iatieuts. and annually the matron and nursing staff invite their frieiuls to a ball. The Hospital was opened on the 2lst September. In February. IS'.l.'i. the doanna Walkei- Memorial Cottage Hospital for children was opened. This is Imilt on the same property, a little lo the left of the women's wing : this was stated in Sejitembcr. IS'.l;!, to be the intention of till' residuary legatees of the estate of the late Miss Joanna Walker, only sister of Mr. Thomas Walker, and always most interested in promoting the comfort of the little ones. The completion gives acconiniodation for eight more female patients, as up to that time provision was made b>r eiyht children in the women's wing. The Thomas Walker Hos|iilal is quite unseetarian, and the entertain- ment hall is used on Sundays liy different ministers for service. The institution is iimili appreciated, and most completely fulfils the intention of tlic licne\olent founder, and to visit it and examine the working is to be taken out of "the dail\ muiid and comnKoi tiisk," ami to be transplanted into an idi'al realm of beauty and iicnelicence. where the noblest instincts of liiiniaii nature are called into play, ^riss Walk.'r (Varalla) and .Mr. .1. T. Walker take a livelv interest in the work. BEjPlUTIKXJL SYDnSTEir. A/r OSS. \1 AX'S l'i:iv. iM'inlv o[i|i(isilc tn WiHilndiiHioInd |i;iv. is is iV .MossiiKiirs l'>:iv li' tlic Xni-tli Slicirr IVrrics, niiposifr llic uii riiriiMiitiiiL;' spot I'm- ;i il;iy"s niitiiii;'. In Milditimi In ('itv. Tin' ilist;nifr is lictwi'i'ii tin :\\\i\ I'lHir miles. Steainci's svlviili beauties, tliorc :irc fri'sh-watcr lirrinks :iii(l \vatci'l':ills. :iihl it is plv to MiissiMan's l')a\ ahniit i'\rv\ liciur ; I'arr, i\\(i|iciic-e eaeli a viTv eniiveliiriit [ilaee t'lir pedestrians tn laiiil al for a walk aliuii; wav. the iiiililarv mads. Tin- luvel\ ^rciici-y siirniiuidiiiL; llii' l'>a\, tlir 'I'lie vii'" nl tlir llarlmr linr ^ivni is t'l-nin (iovcnniieril Ilniise. Iieif:;lits (if wldcdi eniiiinand uiiiiitei-ni|itei! views of tlie Hi'ads ami Inokini;- tciwaiils liie Heads, and eiiu\rys a Very i;iHid idea, mil nnly .Middle llarlinr- nn tlic oui' side and nf Sydney and a laryr pari n|' ,,f il,,. l„.;iiilirs nf tlir place, lull also o|' tlic wide extent of aiieliorap'e tiir Sontli Sliori' on tln' othrr. i^ |irolialily nnsnrpassrd li\ any ol' tlic pro\ii|cd li\ naturi' for llic llccis of llie world. Farm Cove is seen favorite resorts aroiiml I'ort .lackson. .\ pleasant aflcniooirs walk ,,n llie riylit. willi (iarden Island just lieyond. AAT. HI. IP^LIl^a- & CO , LIIMIITEID, 3se aE;OE5CJE: sti=e:e:t, s'^^'idimei'X'. O ^'1)XEY is tlio most musical city in Australia, and its rcqnire- ^■^ nicuts in that direetion arc splendidly sup]]licd Iiy tlie oldest estalilislicil and enterprising firm of W. H. Paling and Co., Limited. Since its foundation 40 years ago, the husiuess has hccn conducted with great .skill and integrity, and tin' firm has deservedly gained a very higli reputation, and a large measure of success. It is the leadmg and most extensive piano and music liusiiu'ss in Australia. Tlie iiead office is sitiuited in Sydney, near the General Post Oflici' and the lv|uitalih' [jifc Insurance Co., thus oecu])yiiig a most central and conunanding position. The prcmis(?s are of modern construction, handsonudy liuilt of red lirick with stone facings, and are amongst tin' (inest and loftiest in Sydney, fitted with elevators and all modern conveniences for the easy and ]irompt despatch of linsiness, and for the accoumiodation of nmsicians and others who make the place tjieir daily resort. On the top tjoors theiv are many teaching rooms, in wliich all the leading professors give instruction to their pupils. Old-established branches are being carried on in Brisbane, the cajiital city of Queensland, and other important towns of Australia ; while W. H. Paling and Co., Limited's agencies are to be found almost everywjiere. The business is a joint stock concern, with a very largo capital and unlimited resources, representing in Australia most of tlie leading manufacturers of tlie world : amongst which may be mentioned the celebrated houses of Steiuway and Sons, of New York : John Briusmead and Sons, of London : Kichard Lipj) and Son, of Stuttgart : .hilius F'curich, of Leipzig : Carle Ecke. Berlin ; Ucbel and fieclileiter, Germany : Gors and Kallmann, Berlin ; Erard and Co., Paris and London, — names which are synonymous in the piano world for reliability, for superiority, and for artistic excellence ; 15oosey and Co., of London ; Conesnar and Co., of Paris, for band instruments : the Esty Organ Co., for American organs : and many others too numerous to mention. Few people probaiily have any idea of the breadth and length of the business in ban]i and Son discovered tliat njany nnscru]in]ons makers were imitating their ]iianos, and being very nuich inferior to their own make the |ndilic were being defrauded: they therefore a])poiuted W. H Paling and Co., Limited, their sole agents for Australasia, and since May. 1S'.14. not a single piano lias been shijipcd to Australasia by Messrs. Lipp and Son except to W. H. Paling and Co., Ijiniitcd, or to their sub-agents in the otiier colonies. Mr. P. F. Marieh is the managing director, and under his capable and efficient mamigemcnt the business is evidently destined to enjoy a very important positiou in the counner(i:il ;ind nnisical future of the Australian Colonies, ESTABLISHE IMPORTERS jMI(iJ)i!l€ ^^ ISTE^A^ SOTJTH: ^AT^XjES iFK.EEIMI.^SOn^S^Y. Crpil I-; i-arlirst iiuthi'iitic' record oF FrtM'iMusiinn ii] Xi'w Sniitli Wilier Tln' iustiiUatiini nf l.nrd Carrington as Grand Master was |ioints t(i the fact that tlic first Indye cstaMislicil in An-- carviiMl out in tlic Kxliiliilinn linilding, Prince Alfred Park, Sydney, tralasia was in 1x14. wIumi a lodn'c railed •■The Sncjal and Military "ii 'rui-sday. Septenjlier IStli, ISSS, liy His Honor Chief Justice Virtnes," Xo. -J-JT. uniler the registry i>f the (iiand Loilyc of \\' ay. the (xi-aiid .Master of South Australia, in the presence of over Ireianil, was opened. l-'i-oui that date, at long inter\als. othi'r I'our thousaml Masons, iuclnding representatives from the ^lasonic lodges were opened, auil the ehmnologieal onler of the estahlislnnent hoilies ,.f S^iulli .Vusti'aiia. \'ietoria. and Queensland, in New South Wales uudrr the \arious Constitutions is: Irish, .s^inre tin' formation of the United Grand Lodge, the Craft in 1X14: English. \S-JX : and Seoteli. 1S.")I. Xi-u South Walrs has 1 u presided over hy the following (ii'and Tie- foruiatiou of th.' I'niled (irand l.od^e of Xeu South .Mavi, iv. \ iz.. 1 lis Exeelleiiey Lord Carrington, His Excellency the Wales took place in the Gn'al Hall of tln' Sydney University llarl of Jersey, His Excellleney Sir Robert William L)iitt', and the on August KJtIi, ISHX. when oM-r .")iiii nprc^sentatives from the Honorable Sir Joseph Palmer Abbott, K. CM. G., Speaker of the various lodgi's weri' ]iresent. and His Ivxi-ellency Lord ( 'an-in^l'U. House of .\ssendily. (lOvernor of Xew South Wales, was unauinion^ly rlect.-.l a- tie- lirst (iran.l ^Mast.-r. oyi\o tP K<:rVti^tV?^ m^(^^^^^^«s^!^ir(^iAyi^f^^y'^ tfy Importers of F'ia.inos, Organs, IXIuLsic;, <5tc;. , Greorge: Stre;e;t, Sydney, and. at Brisban.e:, an.d P^isrtti. \7 EAR by j-oar it has become noticeable that the love of mnsio anil The rom]ileteues3 of their several houses shows that the firm tlie (lotermiiiation to ,a;ratifv that taste have grown in these spares ncitlK'r time nor money in satisfying the re(jnire7nents ot tiie colonies. There is in e.\.istenee among us a high stamlanl (if ninsieal |iiililic. No othei' linn lias ibmc- sn nnich as Messrs. mii-ilcal taste and a jiowcr (if just and a]iiir('ciati\'i' criticisni, wliieli Nicliolsdii and di. in introdneiiig first-elass pianos to tlic ci'ldnics have nnii-li to do with raising our music to a high degree nf p(!rlec- — notalily the manufacture of Riinisch, of Dresden. 'I'lie iioni^eh li(in. Tile means of becoming musicians have been supplied to ns [lianos have taken the first )ilaei> over all others ; lor standing m duiing the last decade of years by nuniy enterprising men wbc liave time and general wear these inslrunicnts are uneijualled. The line been possessed of keen discriminalidii. and \\li(i iiave sindied the and iKible Wilmer piaim, a magnificent model, possessing a delicious cotiditions of life liere so as to be in a position to choosi^ and supply (|inility of tone and touch, and stands admirably in tune. MS with the best instruments suitable for the country and the The Mignon pianos (several models), for medium prieinl instru- eliniate. nienls, have won their way over all other competitors, and have a The linn of Messrs. Ni(diolsoii and Co. stands in the forward icpntation exlending the length and Invadtb of the .\iistralian rank of pianoforte, organ, aiel music wandiousemen in .\ustralia. Continent. The e.Ktcnit of the firm's operations is very large, and enables them In a.ddition, Messrs. Nicholson and Co.'s stock iindudes ]uailos to command the be.st possible quality of instruments, and the high by almost every nndcer of good repute, reputation of Messrs. Nicholson and Co. throughout the colonit's is a sure guarantee to customers. .\ visit to the several establisjimeiits at Svdnev. lirisliane. or Perth would 1 f the greatest interest. )^ ■gsaiBiiBcr.c: ^G) GEORGB SI SYDNEY, ( AND AT BR I 5 BANE AND PERTH.! r^imm^^^mamsiiiiiniiiiimi'mmmsm^^^ V---^I=^-r=2i_ BEjPi.'U'TIF'TUL SlTIDlSrElir. THE MUSEUM AXU CAi'TAlX COOK'S STATUE. CrilE Museum is a maguificent pile of Imildings of the Coriuthiau order of architecture, liaving a frontage of about 200 feet to College Street and overlooking Hyde Tark. n<'re several jileasaiit hours can be spent, with pleasure and profit combined, in investi- gating the wonders of nature. Splendid specimens, too numerous to mention or particularise, liave been gathered together here from all parts of the world, and combine to form one of tlie most eomjilete collections in the Colonies. Immediately in front of the building is the fine colossal statue of the renowned circumnavigator Captain Cook, whicli has been erected by the people of New South Wales as an e.\pression of national admiration for the worth of the ni^lile- hearted sailor wlio was the first to explore the eastern coast of Australia. It was unveiled bv Sir Hercules IJobinson on the 2rith Februarv, isT'.t, when that renowned personage delivered an able address upon the occasion. ST. JAMES' CHUECH AND THE QUEEN'S STATUE. St. James' Cliureli, one of the oldest of Sydney's ecclesiastical edifices, stands opposite Hyde Park, at the juncticn of King, Maequarie, and Boomerang Streets, immediately in ficnt of which has been erected the fine bronze statue of Her Majesty the Queen, in her royal robes, wearing the Crown, and carrying in her hand the sceptre and the orb. This statue is 11 feet G inches high, and was purchased at a cost of £oOOO, being the work of that well-known sculptor the late Joseph Edgar Boehm. It is complimentary to the artist as well as to the Colony that the Queen preferred this work to any other model submitted to her. The statue was unvcilnl on 23rd January, 1888, by Lady Carrington, the ceremony foiming part of the Centenary cidebrations. "CRISP man process, r W Niv;:n A Co . i;.itl"l QUEEMj jT^TUt ;:- ^k OSBOP2.3SrE St CO., Gr^raeral T2xa.-p^xy "Wa-xetiou-se;, O^cford. Street, S:j7'cirae;'y. OOilL] vcrv [in-ttv iiovcltic? in tlir wav ni maiitli's. (■dstuuics. lilai-k uils tnv iiKiiiniiujj; anil uoncral wear will he ioiuiil ('qiuil Mouses, lUuU'rclothinfr, and niillincrv arc to In- soen at llic tn an\'. spK-iulitl new jireiiiises of O.-l.nrne and Co.. .">7 Oxford Street, near Fnr the present season, laces are beiii!,' used on almost cverv- Hvde Park. tliint; .i lady wears. It would lie idle to atteniiit to descrihe the .,., • ^ • • i- • ii • • 1 ii .• i i variety shown : suttiee it to sav that every iiossilile requirement 1 Ins enteriirismj;' tirni yni- their i-speend attentmn tn yarmeHt> ■ . . i i „ , ... .. 1 ,. , •, , , • >• ^ Ti • 1 seems to have heen anticipated. oi every descnption tor ladies, einldren. ami nilants. J heu' lonn' T' 1- Kihhons in shots are the leading feature, and are heins' .shown experience havini; hrouiiht thi-m in tnurh with tiie he~t Kni^lisli and in all widths and colorings. Gloves, from the most uioderatc in Continental makers enables them to otTer advantau'es to Imvers . n i i piiee to the nnest r rench make. wliich no donht are nniversallv apiircciated, jitdyinn- from the husy tt • ■ n .i ^ t r ii t i- i >• i ' ' .1 o ,-• . Hosiery. Ill all the newest and relialilc' makes, tor ladu'.- and and l-isiness-like appearance of their estahlishment. ehildren. Umbrellas, trimmings, table lineu, sheetings, &c., &i: In silks and dress materials they are making a charuiinn' To anyone desiring fa.«liionable drapery goods at a small cost. display in all the leading novelties, while the selection they otter in Osborne and Co.'s establishment affords splendid opportiinitii>. ^ P^y yA'^AMEfl ^tAgggflg^ rM^/r/r/r/r/T/r/T/r/T/r^^ FAMILY DRAPERS. . oy^ . ]vijPs.isrLiir. CplllS MTV [luiMihir I'l'-di't is rcgardixl ;is the iiiD.st [jictiar jque the trip, ami a uiaguiiicoiit iilca of tli<- rxpausc ami ln-autic-',s dI' |iart 111' Sviliii'V. ami anniiiil tlie little tip\viicb.cl^ GOLLi:iSr jPlISTO CO. ESTABLISHED in Adelaide about twenty years ago, the tirni of (iolliu and Company is a comparatively young one, but has already shown its capabilities for extension by early opening a branch in Mel- bourne, wheie the business, under the active supervision of Messrs. George and Alfred fiollin, rapidly acquired an influential position among the commercial houses in that City. Recently still furthei growth has taken place, and offices with commodious store accommodation have been entered u]iou at Vickery's New Chambers. 82 Pitt Street, Sydney, where the firm are now cairying on the business of general merchants under the manage- ment of the resident partner, Mr. \Valter .J. GoUin. On the list of agencies held by Messrs. (iollin and Co. in the three capitals appear the following : — B. Brooke and Co.— Jlonkey Brand Soap, Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co. — "Milkmaid" Brand Condense■ us also is iSt. Paul's (Cliiircli of Eiisi-liuun. inicl 8t. .Inliirs (Rmiiiiii iMj >vi.liirv I iini-rvil\ lnuldiiiys aiv nl tlii' r,lizal"'tliaii unU-r ol . , , ... _ i'-, .' I •* i 1 , ti ..:;., ] „,. ,.1 1.:.. . Ciitlnilif )• Tin- 'IV'cliiiical Colleu'C. ritiliu). is also sMlilioi'tuil liv ari-liitiictiui'. ami are situated on tlie iisiiif? gromiu ovcllooKiun ' -^ . ' ■■-•.•,, I . ., ,1 . ,■ ,1 ;,.„ , -t,, ,,f ,.i.„i,i Goveruun'iit, but ^tudi'iits pav sixpeiK-e 1HT K'ssou, tools, iVc, liciiiu \ ict(jna 1 ark to thi' south-west or tlic city — ii site ot reiiiarkable . , i . i i licautv. Tlic |)riii(i|ial I'araile is I 111 i'ci't in li'ii^th. Tlu' institution was incorporated by an Aet of I'arliuinent in IS.'id duriiit;- tlie administration of Sir Charles Fitzroy. 'I'he rniversity ri'cei\c> an assured (iovernnu-nl einlowincnt. and rai-h of tlie alliliated (.'olleQ'es roiinil 'i;KsinTKi(i.\x ciirin II t'.')()0 a yi'ar a^ -alary of a principal. .\bonl l:.")(l,()(10 lias been The i'resbyterian liody in iSydiie) ai'r in possession of some bestowed upon tile Tniversity by wealthy colonists for scholarslii|is \ itv hue >lrnetures, which liold the pride of phiee amoiii;' the eeclesias- aiid prizes: and rei'enlly L' I Sd.lllKl wa- be(|iieathed to it by tlie late lical I'dihces of the city. Foremost comes the lliniter liailee .1. II. (.'liallis, a retiri'd .Sydne\ merchant. There is no reliiiious Memorial ('linreli at .\niiaiidale, with its spire tuwerini>' above its test, one of the fundamental principles of the institution beiiii;- "the surroundings, u hilc other branch churches are distributed around the association of students, without respect to religious creeds, in the vai'ions suburbs. Our illustration shows (he old Si-ots Clnin-li. one cultivation of secular knowledge." Si. .\iiilrew"s I'rusbyteriau t'ol- of the lirsl places of worshiji erected in the cit\. / £^.\W ^ e,^ nsroi?.T02sr's zpujvcioe] iisriDTJSTi^Y. Mi;. S. Walter XrMtijn, F. R(i.S., is the fouiidei- of a new iiuhistry in the class of pumice stone, so plentiful in New Zealand, which lias grown within two years to be a large business, and of worW-wide reputation. Among the practical methoils formulated to date for the use of Wan- ganui pumice is the imukitiwj of I'letzimj and rooHiirj chambers in stores, factories, and on ships, in the place of charcoal, and which has undeniably proved a brilliant success. Mr. Norton found out that rhatr.onl for insidiithiii hod a short life ; that it heated, smouldered, and shrunk and fired when at sea, thereby causing serious danger, loss, and delay to several large ocean-going ships, viz., the steamship C'lYi/ o/'/iomc, of i he P. and O. Company ; the Toiiinriro, of the N. Z Shipping Company, and others. Charcoal was dirty to handle, and created a black dust that smothered all around it, wherejis none of the imperfections against charcoal can be ascribed against pumice, as it loill not heat, burn, or shrink, has ever- lasting life, is clean to handle, is free from dust, and its special recom- mendation is its low price ; it bsiug a perfect non-conductor of heat, cold, and sound, and being free from animal or vegetable life. The pumice to be a success for insulating and trade purposes must be /'ree from brim- and dirt, and tliis Norton's is, and that obtained from any sea beach is totally unfitted for his purpose. The second great feature was his finding a natural pumice product in New Zealand that lathered in water like soap. At the present time Mr. Norton is disposing of daily in New South Wales alone of over a ton of his " Ferret Brand," for toilet use, and " Volcano Brand," for general scrubbing, cleaning, and washing. I5jth are pumice soaps and of the same ijuality, but different in price and size. This sjap has the cliarm of cleaniog metals, woodwork, hands, teeth, and body, and will wash clothes. A large export trade is springing up for Norton's Pumice Fireclay, for the covering of steam boilers and tire and sound proof walls, &c. As to pumice being " sound proof," nothing can be heard through one" inch thickness, whereas a watch may be heard ticking through a nine or ail eighteen-inch thick wall of brick — to say nothing of pianos, .singing birds, 4c., &c. Pumice for /rnit packing is the hobby of Mr. Norton's, as he feels sure that a brilliant future for the Australian fruit trade with England and Europe geu'^rally will be the outcome of his experiments, and as he requires his pumice for manufacturing into soap— at home and aliroad — he can allow the same value on the arrival of the pumice in Enghuid, as paid for it in Australia, thus creating a free-packing for fruit, he securing his pumice freight-free. Pumice as an absorbent for tobacco- jiip's is a real luxury, as it entirely absorb? the nicotine, producing a cool and healthy smoke ; preventing a gurgling sound, and damp tobacco. A new line for tobacconists has thus been created. As a torch-light, water- boiler, &c , he has produced with pumice what will be highly appreciated in every mansion and in cottage homes. A lump of pumice, about the size of a breakfast cup, is fastened to a piece of strong wire, soaked in kerosene for a second, a match is applied to the pumice, and a large flame is the result. It generally burns from five to twenty minutes, according to the size of the pumice and the time it has been soaking in the kerosene, and will boil a kettle oi billy of water without wood or coals. As a torch- light it is simply perfect. The pumice never burns away. As pumice is a natural disinfeciint, he has produced a sanitary powder of it. Mis recent pumice preparations are, a pumice bathbrick, and a pumice pigment for adding body to piint, used for cooling roofs and walls of buddings, wliich in warm climates proves a desideratum. Finally, Mr. Sorton rcspectJuUy sui/Vil:i:iA'.'yj:if>iunno(li(iiis stnictui-e, and acts as a leading landmark. It occupies tlic extreme jioint of laud at Milson's, and is the (irst jioint of call of the steamers running to Macmalion's and Lavender P)ay. Visitors to North Shore alight at Milson's Point, where a tram meets the boats and conveys thein within easy distance of the various siyhts ol Northern Sydney. The North Shore abounds in picturesqucncss, and the foitnation of roads has rendered the lieauty spots accessible to the tourist. Such places as Willnunhby I'alls, The Spit, ami Lane Cove are worthy of a visit, and can be readied liy vehicles. which can always be hired at St. Leonard's — a little township within jjm^, fnrtliei' back easy distance of Sydney. A drive to Parramatta, ria Pinnart Hill and Pitwater, is one of the favorite outings. A ]plan for a liridge to connect the North Shore with the city was prepared some time ay-o, and it is anticipated that ere many years pass by the population will have so increased as to warrant the erection of .such a structure, thi' distance to bi- spanned lieinsj somethiuij like 712 yards. FARM COVE. s a choice little peep at Farm ( 'ovi' fmin the Botanic Gardens, sliowint;' the servants of war nestling upon the bosom of its waters. T^ady Macqnarie's Chair is situated on the point of hnid to the rii;ht, with (iurden Island lying a (TT HE smaller vignette -« CK.-2PLlSrBPi.OOK.. r 8 one of tlip homes round wliicli iii!|iring Meeting of '77 ; and the list of victories during the next f(mrteeu years proves the pre-eminence of the quality of the stock and th<' sound judgmeiit and cNcellent management of those engaged. Fleniiniitdn Randwick. Caiillield. and the Hawkesbury alike attesli'd tlic superiority of Chester and his progeny. The breeding establislnuent at Kirkham. near Camden, is a Mioili'l of the kind, ii" imiirovement which money eould buy or care" (' u A X i; i; () () i\. fill tliduglit flalwriite lias been wantine- : ami tlie trainiiii;- stables t,Traee in front wliieli -1hi1> nnt tbe liiirli roail is a verv happy at Newmarket, TiOwer Randwick, fm-iii, Mii(|nestiiiHal>ly. tlie finest an-aim-<'nicHt, and thanks tu the wcll-stoeUed ylass and bush hdnses establishuieiit of the kind in tiie eolonies. Mr. White was fortnnatc ;, ccniiiincin- snpply cf liowerin.if plants is maintained. The gardens in seeurius a trainer of sneh exjierienee as the late Mr. Farellv, and .,,1,1 Mionnds aic in tinf onler, and tlie view from the water side is lii.« successor, Mr. '!'. I'ayten. and sneh a liorseuian as Mr. T. Hales. charniini;. Sneh a chain cif sne(-esses in Anstralia naturally nnide Mr. White One famous niemlier of the etniinc stnd was named after the seek for fresh fields and pastures new. In ISS'.I Kirkham and Narel- l!,,s,. i'.ay Instate — Cranbrook — wh.> in Ix.SS won the Xewniarkrt Ian. both sons of Chester, were sent to Kn^hnel. and thn^i- othrrs early Handicap. .\bercnrn. Martini-Henri, Nordi-nfclt. Trident. Dread- in IS'.ltt. The lirst two wtre not successful, and the death .>f the n..nylit are a few nf tlie names of viclm-s in lli,' many races wliicli studmaster before the classic races of lSi»(). i'or which tlie three wi'iv „,,,.,, ,.,,iitested by the liylit \>h\r and white The deatli of the .■ntcreil. niaih' the nomination void. in .\pril. IS'.K). all ihe Ilh-m's ,,u,ier and thi> distribnliini nf a pnrtinn of the stuck naturally in trainine- were disjioscd of excepting- .Vben'cirn, and in the folhov- i-heeUed the trinm)ihal tide, but tiie return is keenly expected, and inu: duly the Squire of KirUham passed away after a fortniehl's the slylit of the poimlar colors first passmij- the post will he welc, 1 serious illness. In ;,11 i-lasses of sportsmen. His widow. M IS, Wjiili', is as (h'Vdted to the wink a< liei- liiis- .M rs. White shows her inleresi in Kirkliani by lier aeciiiale band, and the Kirkbam establislmient is carried on l.y her mame^er. memory of the doinu;? of the proLieiiy sent forth : tln' win of an\ ,\!r. 11. -Mackeliar, in whose name the jie-ht blue and white is an'ain horse of Ihe stock, thouurh no Ioniser in her ]iossession, is as wcleome comini'' to till' front, as tlioui;h llie animal still lived and was trained in her own stable, Craniirook and Kirkliani are tie' chief reside -s of .Mrs, The horses are her friends, and slie taitlifully treasures the details Whiti', The former is beautifully situated at Hose liay : llie in- of iheir careers, ti^-ior [lossesses many costly art treasures — rare china of ItrcsdcMi. I'leaiitifiil .'Sydney inclndes representations of the ureal staple, Meissen, Sevres, and Vienna manufacture, also from Won-ester and wo.il. in the t'amdeii I'arU Kstate. and ot the active co-operative the potteries of England. In one illustration of the drawingroom system in birce there : of the milk trade in the l-"rcsh Food and may be seen a mai,Miilicen( specimen of ivory car\inu: — " female |c.' Company's pae^es, of the outcome of lari;e private enterprise ligure carved from a block of ivory fnliy two feel Ion;;-. Pictures in Ihe lierry lOsial,. ; of cxeelli'iice and snecess in lb piine world liv Italian, (ir'rman. and iMiiili-h arlisN decorate the walls. The as residline' from the owner of Cranbrook .-ind Kirkliani. ■^!ia»'. 73gw^yKtp gt»«;i ^,)i ig> •&^^/ h' ''^ >r^^iirl miW: rtJS' --^J^.-^ BE^TJTIFXJL SYIDISTBY. ■I'lIK ClJ'r.S OF SYDXKV. CT*II1'!.SK iiistitutiuiis are important factors in the social life of Sydney, and date back as far as 1838, when the Australian first saw the light, and at the presoTit day ranks as the leading body. and is in possession of handsonie and coninindinus prc-niises situated at the corner of Macquarie and Bent Streets, and eoni- manding the finest view obtainable of the Itotanic and I'oinain Grounds, Government House, Farm Cove, the llarlinr, ancl tiie Ileads as they recede in the distanee. 'I'ln' nn'mbi'i's of the Club total about OOO. Tlie Union is in possession of comfortable and spacious iiuildings in Bligh Street, the grounds surrounding the buildings being perfect studies in themselves — stately Moreton Bay fig trees crowiung all, and casting tiieir ever welcome shade around. The Atlieiiivimi, in Castlereagh Street, Warragul, in Macquarie Street, and the New South Wales, in Bligh Street, are all flourishing in tlieir endeavours to cater for the pleasure and benefit of their supporters. "^^•' sir <>t «^^--^fwr ^tr i«r irw^rr 1 4!^^ J. K.. nvLUTxonsr, si^e sto^e \x/ot1^s. TT is iKiw liver lliirty vravs since (lie jilmve well-kudwii ami far- wliile all the leailint;- Imtels, restaurants, and en|leL;es liave had this famed estaiilishnic-nt was fouuileil Inr the niainifaetiire of stoves addition made to the lioiisehold. The superiority of the Slee stove and eiiokiii.u; aecos.sories, under the eapahle niauaniiiieiit of Mr. R. over its rivals niav be judged from the numerous award-; it has lieeu Sloe, whose nairie lias iieeonn' a houseledd word, and the articles successful in winning, viz., eight tirst-]iriy.e meilals at. tiie shows of turned out under his supervision have earned well-meiited praise, and Agricultural Societies of New South Wales, and the first jirize at tlie growth of the liusim'ss has w(dl pi-o\(il the \ahie of those articles the Sydney International Kxhiliition. 1S7'.I-SII. to the eoniiminity, as the Slee stove is now found in all jiarts of the Mr. J. R. Mutton, the present proprietor, has had a vast and colony, and then' is hardly a town which does not own one, pmving extensive experience, having been with the late Mr. Sice for over sncli a hoon to the housi'hold. and nndiing cooking more of a pastime twenty years, and linally liecduie ]iro|irietor of the husiness over four and pleasure than one (jf labor. years ago, and may be congratulated for the manner in which he has The (iovernment has shown its a]i]ireciation of the value of the brought his stoves to their ])resent una]iproaehalile perfect superi- stove, and has haOtli, 1868. On the north jiillar, iii'xt tlip enclosure of wliat is known ai the perpendicular style. It alsn serves as a tlie comuiuninn talilc i.s inscrilied the name of jir. nnamlitco, tlie parochial diiirch for the ecclesiastical parish of St. Andrew. Within Hrst Aniilican r.islinp of S_vdne_v and Metropolitan of Au.stralasia ; the walls it is rather less than Kit) feet long by (12 feet wide, the the name of Dr. Barker, the late Bi.shop, being carved in a similar transept being 110 feet by 14 feet. Although comparatively of manner npnn tiie corresponding pillar on the southern side. The small dimensions, it will, in puiiil nf decoration^ and internal stained glass windows, tvventv-six in iinndier. are niostlv the yifts arrangements, compare favoraidy with many of the English of private individuals, and are in the v.'ry highest stvle of art catliedrals. It consists of- a nave, choir, and .sacrarium, and north Total cost of Cathedral, alionl f(H»,0(i(i. and south transepts. There are two towers at the west end of the ^ O. IF. FT^XlDJDir &c CO, •isa OrBioBiaH: stubcei'. ■JCXECORATIVE display is becoming a prominent feature among the better class of Sydney business establishments, and it would be difficult, in any part of the world, to find a better example of harmonious coloring and artistic taste than at the establishment of Priddy's, at 424 George Street, adjoining the Royal Hotel. The accompanying illustrations give interior and exterior views. The shop is fitted throughout with handsome brass electroliers, and at night the electric light shining on the chef d'oeuvre of shop, decorative art presents a most brilliant appearance. Priddy's is a household word throughout the colonies in connection with liats, and has been established over forty years. Ten years ago, the trade expanding beyond the limits of their then premises, they established a branch at 678 George Street, of which also an illustration is given ; and lately they have moved into their present larger premises, where, in addition to hats, they keep a large stock of gents' mercery and travelling requisites. MANUFACTURERS J'^s^.e \MP0RTERS BRANCH ESTABLISHMENT 67aCE0RCE ST. BEjP5.T:JTliru-L SlirDN"Elir. Tin: llorsilS Ol' I'AI:I.I.\.M1:.\T. SVUXKV. tl,r mrnilicrs orfupyin,^ tli.. (inlln-v iil.nvc. M..iiil.,Tv Ikh,. the Cpill'; iiii-iiilicrs 111' the Xcw Scmtli \\'ali'r; I';u-li;mii'iit iiiw'l in privilege nf iiitroduciim' tlioii- frii'iids at any lime. Tin- jicirtiait of ratlin- ]iriiiiitivp Imililiims sitiiati-d in Maccinaric Street, ''"' '-''i' ^^ ■ •'■ ^^''llt^Mlrtll yraues tin- walls nf this f'liaiiiiier, wliile aiijiiiniML,'- the new lldspital ami Free I'nMic Library. Tlic ImiKlini;- 'I"' l^il'i'ary ni the llonse cnntains ahmit 3(1.(1(1(1 vchiincs. i.s a very old striictnre, and nut in Ueejiini;- with the dtlier tine and liandsKiiu' edifices utilised hy the various (Jovernment de]iartnients. Til- Houses are neither ornamental or at all well adapted to the CII.'CI [,.\R (,)T .\^ . purpose for whiidi thcw are nsc-il. hut tlie ]ieopli> of Sydney hii]ie to Out' of the siu'hts of Sydney is to visit Circular (}uay upon see their now Senate House hefore many years pass away, the a holiday or Sunday afternoon, to .see tlu' enormous erowds of foundation-stone of which has already lieeii laid. If i'arliament is pleasure-seekers wending- (heir way to the ferry boats, en route to in ses.sion, admission may I htained (o the galh/ries set apart for some rendezvous wliere fhey max seek some sheltered nook to vest the pnlilie in eitiii'r ('handier on presentation of a card — which is in the shade and enioy the evi-r refreshing hrtM'ze. lioats ]ilyiiig to ut at the end of four years the business had expanded to such proportions that he had to remove to his present extensive and commodious premises, than which none more conveniently situated or better adapted to the require- ments of a big first class tailoring trade are to be found in Sydney. They are spacious and well lighted, and admirably adapted for the display of the large stock of superior goods of the latest patterns which Mr. Walsh always keeps on hand. His workpeople, to the number of HO, are accom- modated in roomy, well-ventilated workshops upstairs, which are a model of order and cleanliness, and which, to some extent, perhaps, accounts for the excellence of the workmanship and finish bestowed on the garments turned out at this well-organised establishment. While he personally surpervises his business, Mr. Walsh has an admirable aid in his bead cutter, who enjoys a deservedly high reputation in his profession. The quality of the material used is said to be equal to the style and finish imparted to them in nraking them up, which is saying a great deal. Among the specialties of Mr. Walsh's establishment are his famous three- guinea serge suits, which are admitted to be really "good goods" and fully worth the money. Mr. Walsh never makes a suit of any kind for less than £3 3s., nor a pair of trousers for less that 16s. 6d. ; but then he pledges his business reputation that all garments nuide by him shall be well made and fit perfectly, and that every inch of cloth used is first throughly shrunk. There is always on view a varied display of English> Irish, and -Scotch tweeds of the most elegant and varied patterns, from which suits and separate garments at all prices may be selected. Recently Mr. Walsh has entered into special arrangements with a celebrated European firm of tweed manufacturers to supply him direct from the factory witli periodical consignments of their newest goods. Therefore it will be seen that he is a man who not only understands his business, but has an admirably organised establishment for doing the best work in the very best way. He is neither before nor behind the times, but strictly up to date, which means that he is abreast of the times and capable of holding his own in these days of brisk business and keen competition. As a citizen Mr. Walsh is held in high esteem. He is an alderman of the Borough of Waterloo, where he has filled the honorable office of Mayor. Heissaidnot to be without political ambition and Parliamentary aspirations. At the last general election he was asked to become a candidate for the Electorate of Waterloo. But, hard-headed business man that he is, he decided, after mature reflection, that for the present, at any rate, the country could get on without him, while his large but still growing business could not ; and like a wise man he resolved to stick to his business for a few years longer. F. W. Nlucn & Co , Ball. __ "^B£rw££N Royal /^ot£:l & mcSm/iND BB-^TITIinTJIlj SYIDHSTEY. C7 T. .M:in's li'iiiiuii Catlidlic Cathedral, llic lotnulatidii-sliinc nf Tliei-i' will Ijc a central towor m' laiiteru at the intfrsection of the which wa< laid em the 8th Deeeuilier, l.StlK, \>y tlie Most nave and transepts, Avitli a elear interior height from the floor of 120 ili'verend .lohn lie(h' Poldiiii;-. then the Ar<-lil>islin|i nF S\dn<'y, I'eet : hut this part is nut yet cornjileted, and at the sontlievn end of occupies the site of tiie ohl Cathedral, a noiije stnii'tnre whieh was the elinrcdi tlieii' will he two towers with spires about 260 feet in destroyed by fire on the 2!)th June, 1865. In its yi'neral plan llie structure is cruciforiii, and it comprises a nave and aisles, with two transepts and aisles. The entire length is aliout ;').")0 feet, and the width within the traiise[)ts 118 feet, tiie width across the nave and aisles being about T-i feet between tlie walls. The nave, ehoir, and transepts will have a height of !i(t feet fmni Ijom- of (ln' ehnreh. eonsti'uction. lieii;lit. The (lesion of tlii' \\ hole pile is of tlie geometrical period of poiii(i>d an-hileetiire. .\l'ler the exjienditure so far of nearly C KHI. (1(1(1. the liiilldini;- was snilieienlly advanced — with a temporary roof — for it to he opened on the 8th September, 1882. As will be ^een hy the jiliotogra])]], the altar is a very handsome and elaborate •A, fTN^P/D , M7. HI. -WIGZELL, Lad-ies' and. Gsntlizmizn's ]&2!aird.re;sse;3:, and. Om.am.en.tal ^x7•ori£:e;r an.d "Wig HXtalter. !&3Iaix- TT is now over liftcen years when tlie propriotor, !Mr. AVigzell, The tlieatrioal wig~, as well as private ones, form one of the largest took charge, and opened up this well-known establishment for branches of Mr. Wigzell's business, and are executed at the the beautifying of the toilet, and during those years an extensive shortest notice, while country orJiis receive the strictest attention, business has been established. Large importations of both straight Coml)ings made up, 2s. Cd. per ounce. and natural curly hair are daily arriving from both London and Sealjjs made to defy detection. Paris, while patrons can thus rely upon getting the best article at Only address, 110 William Street (King and Ocean Street the cheapest cost. Ladies own cuttings and combings are daily tram passes the door.) worked into plaits or tails, and the most moderate charge is made. x\.\\ work guaranteed. ~W^ c<\)^ ixiossivrjPs.isr's BjOlIT Cplll'l Harbor of Port Jackson's is surrouiuled witli imiiinu'raiilc plai-es of interest. Mossmau's l!a_v, depicted on the opposite^ pa,n<>, alnmnds in beantlful picnic spots and sylvan glades, and is one ol' the most enclianting pleasure-resorts that can be foinid within easy access of the eitv. A view from the heights at the liack of the bay well repays the trouble ami expense incurred. Fishing and lioating may lie indnlgefl in. il is a favoiile point of call for pcdi'^trians wjio wisli to enjoy a walk along tlic .Military Road, from whii'h an un- inti'rrnplcd view can be olitaiueil of lh<' ci(y and the South Shore on the one side and Middle Harbor, the Spit, and the Heads on the other. A peep at the city from the Military Road on a. moonlight night is a sight which no visitor to Sydney should miss ; tlie water glistening in the moonbeams, broken with the gentle ripple caused by the boats flitting to and fro. and the lights of the city, help to make up a picture i-eminding the onlooker of Fairy Land, 'i'lie distiince from ('n-euhir tj)nay to Mossman's is about three mile.s, and steamers ]ily to and fro every few minutes for the nominal fee of twopence each way. ■CJ;isi- rih'7<. THE BER.I?.Y ESTATE. Cplll'; liiTiT Estate is olio of tlif great liuUs lietwivn tlir |iust ainl ■*• pivsciit InstoiT of the colouv. Thivty-tlircL' years after (.'ai)tiiii Cook visited Botany Messrs. Berry and Wollston.-roft took up 10,000 acres at Slioalliaven, a for<'st primeval, ami in -In liiiL;' jnn,;ie. swamp, and lagoon, and taking in Mount L'oolangatla. Instead of payment ii\ cash (in tliose days a searee commodity), tlie purehasei's agrecvl to take 101) convicts as assigned servants. When it is remenibjred tliat tli^ cost of feeding and (dotliing eaeli num was tlien from £16 to £20, it will be seen that the iState made a good bar- gain. Ab.iut (')0,(>OO acres were pnrcliased in addition, and by Mr. Berry's excellent managcm.'nt not only were the convicts proved to bj able and willing workers, but the good fami; of the landlord and his dealings spread beyond the domain and induced settlement, so that within six years the resident population on the estate was iJiilK) persons. The natural boundary of massive cliff ■; prevented travelling liv land, and access to the estate was by sea. The cutting of timber and the exportation of cedar from the outset brongiit money, and the fatherly care and solicitude, with tin' wise guidance of Mr. Berry, stimulated and animated all concerned, and the estate was looked upon as a haven of rest for all wdio, with mt capital, threw- their hearts into their work and ni i le the earth yield as they desired. Of the a])parently inipregnaljli' forest, of the vast swamps and jniigle, there is now scarcely a trace. I'iie wilderness has been transformed into a home with gardens, orchards, and harvests, and the Illawarra district is in one sense the apple of the eye of the colonist. Tiie lioiid 111' niutual help and trust bi'tucen landloi'd and tenant begun by Mr. r>ei-ry has been sti-engthened, and the circle widened under the able management of jlr. .lobn Hay, cousin of the late Mr. ])avid Berry, by whom the estate was becjueathed to Mr., now Or. .lohu Hay, who within the last three years has sjient £1 ;>."), 000. which will eiudde him to provide homes for at least l.'iO additional families : and by his enlightened m.magement ami generous helji capital and labor are attracted, and settlement proceeds rapidly, so that already there is a township of Coolangatta and a township of Berry. The homestead shown in the picture, which is Imilt at the foot of the Coolangatta Mount, is familiar to many Sydney jicople, and here have often been enti'rtaiiied tiu' Earl of Jersey and family and Sir Robert Dull' and members of his family. There is good shooting near, and tlie policy which has brought about au almost ideal con- dition of tilings in the kindly b^eling which characterises the relations betwei'u landlord and t 'mints is rcllected in the large-hearted hospi- tality of (Joolang.ilta House. The qindity of the cattle may be guessed from the Jersey and .Vyrshire cows, and the Shorthorns, which arc illiisti-ated on the opposite page. "JERSty CORA'S esidei|:e^of|l|r^ 'y^ycc;. ^: HoiT[e5fead &^fock. COOLANGATTA THIE BEK.I^.'Z" SST.A.TE. THE ISerry towiisliip, with its broad main stxpot, is pietnn'S(|iicly situatod and snrroiiii(U'd by bit;h lands, is now tlie ccndv of a hiri^c indnstry. 'I'bc sreat Central Butter Kaetory, wliiebwas erected and opened in September lust, is near to the Berry Ilaihvay Station, and one of tiie lari;est and most couipli'te in the eolony. Tliere is a network of creameries extendini^ over tlie ]]ro])erty, and on contiiinons estates, fourteen witliin a radius of twelve miles, two only of tli(! nnniber bcinu; at the Lcreatest distance from the station. From tliese it is calculated tliat ui tlie first half of ]X',).") there were treated :),(.)2:!,IW2 fi;allons of milk, produced from l'2,7'H'i cows. At Back Fi)rest and Far Meadow there are creameries only. Tlic groat feature in the new butter factory is the large butter room, cooled by the iced brine circulated by the ammonia-compression colil-producing migine, in addition to wliicii there is storage in tlie refrigerating chamber for 150 tons of butter. The ci'cani is delivered to the factory by road and rail. After weighing and sampling, it is emptied into the ripening vats, placed in an insulated chamber lilted with a patent attem[)erator and agitator, through the ]iipes of which cooled brine or warnu'd water can be circulated, ll is difficult to equalise teni])eratnrc throughout a thick tluid of the consistency of cream, but Crawl'ord's patent secures a successful r(!sult by a constant to-and-fro motion whereby tlie cream is heated or cooh'd as needed. The ripeniui;' [M'ocess requires to iie carefully controlled by tem[)erature, and when exactly ready the cream is hi down into rectangular bo.\ churns — made by Cherry, of (iisborm — which liy rotation agitate the contents. One churn is rated at I'.OI) 11)., "anil the other one at KMtO lb., the latter beiny the largest churn as yet made. Hot and cold water are laid mi thrnii^hoiil, and all pipes through which cream passes are sn arranged as to be eleansi'd out by iiand, a detail of no small importance. The granulated liutter is taken from the churn and wiu'ked on Cherry's largest rotatnry butter-worker, Mivj: >< ft. in diameter. AVheii tjic lasi trace of butterniilk has lieen squeezed out, the butter is spaded into rectangulai troughs on wheels, and from which tiie packers fill the export iioxes. These are of the usual pattern, made of white Xew Zealanil pine, lined with parchment pajier, and branded with the trade mark — a bunch of berries surmounted by the word Berry. The boxes are stored at once in the cold chamber, and as arrange- ments have been made for weekly shipments by the mail boast, special railway cars, cooled by ice, will load on the factory siding, proceed to Sydney hy night train, and the butter will be in the cool chamber of the vessel within seven hours from Berry. The whole export is to be consigned to Messrs, Weddel, of London, whose repi-eseutative is Mr. Lowe, and no num knows good butter better than he. TuK (iniCAT Bk.urv Cuurx. — Messrs. Cherry and Sons, of (Jisborne, N'ictoria, inform ns that probably the largest cliurn made in America is rated at litH) lb., whereas the giant they havf con- structerl to the order of the Berry factfUT is calculated to make llllll) 11). of luitter at a time. Hitherto the lar>;est rliiini made in .\nstralia was of (V.ll) lb. capacity. TuK (iiAXT Bi'TTEiiAVoUKKii. — The rotatoiT butter-worker is an essential implement in all butter factories, and imtil Ilr. May eiilrusted his order of one having a table S ft. in dianieter, the (') fi. li in. size has been the extreme. The Shoalhaven River receives the waters from the reclaimed lands. The Noura Bridge, which crosses the river, has been erected by the trustees. Indeed all improvements on this once desolate waste have lieen eU'ected by the i)roprietors, unaided liy the Governuu'ut, Mr. .lohn Wright is the engineer, who fornii'riy occupied a high ])osition in the Railway Coustrnetion Branch, and Mr. \V. T. McVeigh the factory manager, whose excellent work at the (ieelonn' factory (\'ic.) was his gri'at recommendation. of^Be^^L|&it'■§cPUi^o[;^§.| THE BEI^KvY SST^^TE. Cpill-; iriayiiitiulc 1)1' llii' di-aliiayi' svstciu i> partlv illiistratfil !■) I lir nrrat tidal main .li'aiiis. twuivr in all, varviiiL;iu ilc'|illi and the pumps mid -sluices sliiiwii : Uy this iiu'aiis 17.(Ml(l aiTrs nl wiiltli t'rniii tlircc tn twenty tV'i>t, and extciidiiii;- I'roui nnc tn i\\r and inarsli laud liavi> l>oi'M trausfoniicd from lonu' sti-ftclics dT mud tci a liall' uiilcs in Icni^tli. cndinn- in massive lldndnates Imilt in waivinu: fields of luxuriant jiTass : the land thus reelaimed has hec^n eouerete, f,.i,k time tn excavate and ennstruet. Then (he suli- fnrlhiT prntected hy emiiankments raised eie'hti'en inches ali(i\e liiuli sidiary diMin> ici 1 tn he cut. makins;' a tutal of 12.") uiiles dl' draius \vati*r mark : and nnw tiie richness and exteut nf the cmps cni tliesi' which nnu |Hini- (heir wada-s indi either tho Shoalhavcn River or ucw fiehls leave the lucerne ilats .,1' iiodalhi and tlie rye yrass runuyhtnn Creek at ]i<\\ tides. The meadows, now ylowiuL,' with pastures of Dapto far iiehind. and the man desirous of reidiiiii' a \eriliire. iieni' noml evidcqiee df the successful results, (arm tind- tiie ii\\ ner readv and willing to liel|i him not nnly with l>r. Hay returned from JMirope in Nd\emlier. Duriuu' his teiicim;' the land, |int(inn' u]) tin- house and farm |iremise~. hid can alisiMice his Ijrnl lici'. .M r. .Mexandi'r I la\ . had t lie en(ire mana,i;'emeiit, on ea.sy terms ohtaiu cattle without iuunediate outlay, and h\ tin' aided hy an ahle stall, of whom Mr. .lolni Wri.yht is the head, cost heiiie- spread over the term of the lease he starts with e\ery Mr. Ah'X. Hay presided at the opeuiuij of the factory in Septendier, prospect of ;i liheral reuard for his lahol' under the happiest wlii'ii tli nilial relations hetwcen landlord and tenant wei'e made eondition>. c-\ident: and the return of Hr. and Mr-. Hay was made the Till' I'eelamation hiis raised in value (he adjoinint;' hut iiidif- occasion of much ycniiiiic rejoicing', tcrent hill lands, and certain areas of holh are included in the farms. The work in eonneclion with the estate lias liecn colossal, and The cattle hy instiiicl seek the hinhei' waianer levels to camp a( the respousiliility is keenly feU hy (he inlierilor, who carries out the ui.Sjllt, and th<- rich tla(s alfonl nni'ivalled pa-tiiraee hy day. Over stupendous schemes wi(li an earnest ami lari^e-hcartcd de\otion. and fifty farms have heeu formed out of the lOOIt acres already s'l'ussed : a loyal cnde:ivor to help all concerue.l hy I'mihlini;' them in the Iniest .")()()0 additional acres are now readv for sididivision, ami 70((l) aci'c's manner to help themselves, arc in jiroeess of niellowini;'. &.iJm-'^. d^M^.A 4^ . BEjPi.UXIFXJL S^SrD]NrE^^. MA\I.V ( IIAlMJOl; Slll|:|. besiH.ckl,..! ultl, chcico uilil Hnurrs, uliilr tlir sIkkIv nonks give TOOl'' IhTc ,i,'ivo iiiK.tlicr illustration of M:nily — tlic l'.i-ii;lit.iii (.f I'di-tli tli.'ir Hc.wiim- stvonnis iuid al»mnil witii a ricli UixiiriiUice of Sydiii'V. Stiiniliiiii- ii|,,,ii tliH iiill, aihl iivci-lonkiiiii' ill.- I'liliayi'. fenis, and mck lillics. pretty little towh.-jliip, yon get a splendid vicu of the entranec to Tli,' wilil tinw<'i- show, wliieh is an annual undertaking among tile liarhor. with the Sontli Head standing out pronniientlv from the inhahitaiits. attraets hundreds of visitors froui the city and till' mainland and rising abruptly against tin' wide t-xpansc of Mnc suhurlis, wlm cohr' to see the wonilcrs of the native flora, prominent sea and sky. with Manly Co\e in the immediate foregi'oniid and among whieh stand out the lovely tiannel daisies, waratahs, wild till' (Quarantine Station and Grounds midwav hrtwrrn, and with roses, horonia, rparris, and ('hristrnas hush and hells — all ])erfeet ^[i(hlli' Head and Uarhor lying away (on tin- I'ity siilc) t.i tin- riL;ht. studies of hi'anly, form, and £/'M SlIBE, „ ■ S Y'0)NJ£, Y ■ "crisp photo process, F. V/. MVEN A CO-. OALLAD^T. cA\)^ IXljOj-DjOLlXrE: BEjPlTTIE, iXTodiste; to tiahe(l rooms give at once a feeling of rest to visitor.-, and they also show the materials to the best advantage, iladanit- iieattie has excellent taste in eoloi-, and designs her combination- of >tiilY a'.id shadrs with very good effect. Si'veral handsome gown- at the Melbourne carnival were from her rooms, and both in fashit)n and fabric were much admired. The jiosition of the rooms is exceedingly good, and brings a new and important addition to the connection from tin' l:uly nuMiibers of the faiuilii's of tin- fi'Vciyn vice-president, thc^ ilirectors and medical officers of the l'",(|iiitab!e ( 'oiiil'anv. ^^ n -: - -r-.T.- -'-gj^j^- SYIDHSTEY" (looking Sou.tti-Ea.st). C7 YDNEY, as seen from the Australian Hotel, is a vast pano- rama of arohitectural structures, parks, and streets, broken by the placid waters of the Harlmr aud the Parriiniatta lliver. In the picture depicted on the opposite page several prominent buildings arc worthy of note. In the immediate foreground can be seen the Supreme Court House, situated at the corner of King and Eliza- beth Streets. 'I'liough nniniposing in external appiMrance, it possesses all the necessary conveniences, and contains the Chambers of the Chief Justice and the Judges. Adjoining this is tlie interesting building of St. . James's Church. The foundation r ;i ccnirtliuuse, but when Mr. Vniii- missioner Bigge came out, about the year 1805, he reported that a church was much more needed than a courtliouse, whereupon tlie (lovernor, acting upon this recommendation, dedicated the building to the Church of England, and a spire was added to give it a more marked appearance as an ecclesiastical edifice. Within easy dis- tance of this will lie t'uund the new building of th(! Roman Catholic Cathedral, now in course of erection, and occupying an elevated position overlooking the Outer Domain and Wooloomooloo. Standing out prominently in the picture are the magnificent grounds of Hyde l';nU, with the buildings of the Museum on the right hand corner and WiKiliKiniuolcMi ;iiid I >arlmghurst making up the background. The people of Sydney are particularly fortunate in having such nnignificent parks and recreation grounds placcil at their disposal, there being mi less than sixteen public parks and grounds set apart for their use. --^^-^ ixiK-S. jvtcCjp^ r:M:iH:'S HLoncion and. P^a^ris ]XIillinery ancd Ladies' Ou-tfitting Esta-blislnment, SO PCirag Street S-jT-dney. CpmS cstablisliment occupies an uuiqiie jjosilion in Sydney, being -'• the only one entirely managed and directed by a feminine head, and also the only one devoted exclnsixely to supplying the wants of ladies and cliildren. The aeeiunpanyiiig pieture represents the exterior and a portion of the interior on the ground floor, with file interior of tlie Millini-ry Department on the first floor, 'i'he ^lillinery is under the management of Miss Bailey, whu, with a well-((naliried staff of assistants, has earned a re]intation for this (U'liartment second to none in tlie city. The Dressmaking Depart- ment, equally successful and extensive, is directed by Miss Cos- grove, whose excellent fit and taste are well known, and during the current seasnii Mrs. ^fcCathie has received the liberal i)atrnnage of manv nf the leading ladies in Sydney, including tliose of the LiiMiteMaul-(iMverniir's family during their residence at Ooverumrut I louse. In the ladies undei'wcar the ilibernia an! ntbcr wiji-kunuu brands of injpiirted underlinen, both iviro|ic;in and .\nierieau. arc alwavs on hand in latest styles : and tbcre ;ne in :i.Klition nnmv s|iecimens r)f finely-made and well-cut garments ]irei)ared mi onler. In Gloves and Hosiery llie house has a good re|iulatinii, and has an extensive connection for layettes and trousseaux, wiiilst in woven underwear the assorlnient is good and varii'd. As mav bi' expected in a business where Dressmaking is so ini|iorlant a bramii. Corsets are a conspicuous item. This department is well supplied with all leading makes, atid a large trade is the result. Neck-g<'ar aiLd the many accessories to dress receive full attention. The dainty Laces are an attractive part of the stock, and range fnuu real Allencon and Duchesse Lace to the new woven varieties from old Venetian and other designs. Gloves, another highly important (b'partnu'Ut, include all tlie liost known makes, and generally a few lim'S of special value, which the fair buyers readily discover, and Hosiery in large well-assorted supplies always finds a ready sale. The Trimming Dejiartment embraces all the varieties of passemen- terie, jet, pearl, crystal and other gimps, with Oriental Endiroideries. Colored Laces and Insertions. Sunshades, always largely in denjand in Sydney, are in great variety of color, fabric, and handle ; sti'rliui;- -silver tops, to steel handles of fairy-like ]iroportioHs, nioiri'. lace, and c-hitTon Ixu'dered. and handkerchiefs in liewildcring variety. Tlie Christmas show is esjiecially <;ood in the ]Millinery. I lanilkcrehief. ami Parasol Dep.irtnients. and in the novelties which are enibraci'd under the comprehensive mime of Fancy Goods, whilst till' lUoiises and Illouse liodices adapt themselves to each and all of the ninltitnde of dress fabrics. .Mr~. ^Ict'alliic actively supervises all. ami "illi wcll-dc'served suei'e I'lio A.-suciution lia< liccii sprciallv fortuualf in il< ]patriiiis, ( Iiiciirjiciratrd) was establisln'il in 1 SS;;, ;niil now ranks iii(_-hiili'il in its liistorv liaviiiy l>ci'n T,(inl Carniigtoii. Karl nf amongst the most progressive of our iooal bodies. Aitlioiiali only .lersoy. and Sir Ilobt. DutT : and ibanks to the generosity of many commoneing in a modest manner. Ilio aiconipanying iihistration of tlie leadiny firms and others tiio Association has now com])leted slioHS their present not nnenvialile positi,,!]. TIic olijeets of tlic tlie minimnni amount at wliieli tlieir Benevolent Fund beeomes Association, as set forth, are : — 1st. SclniL-usbips for f'liildrcn nf ojierative. Memliers : 2nd, Kelief of Necessitous ( 'innnicrcial Travellers. Tin' iMc-nibers consist of I-"nll .MeinbiMs (cnninu'rcial travi-llcrs beinir members, and fi>r Wiib>ws of ]^I embers ; ord, to establish a only at time nf election ) and I'lidi ^Ienii)ers. comprising many of nnr Club, insure proper acconiniodalion on the roads, annual dinner, most prominent citizens. The annual subscription is £2 2s. ; Full and generally promote thr wi'll-beini,^ of its niend)i'is. 'I'ln- hitter Members, £1 Is. entrance fee ; and Club ileuibers, £1 Is., no object luis i)een necessarily tie- first in o)ieratioM. ami the annind mtrance fee. The club now numliers between IKH) and 700 members. dinner and other festivities in connection with tlic .\ssoi-iation have The secretary is ^Ir. A\' (oo. jiradley. loui; since attracted pidilic attention. JM STVltS [.TsusTii The; lESLesidencns of IXErs. Ttiom-e;. T^OTl'S' Point is nil.' of tlh' wril-kiiowii |ii-niiiniitori.',- wliirli I'., tlw rinlil of the iiuiiii cilifice a suimner-lidusc lends its aliounJ ill the inagiiificeiit liMrlmr nl' Port Jackson, and it cliarni to tlie scene, and lireaks tlie riyid lines of the facade of the and the siin-oundini;- lands have heeii favored bv' S_vdney"s nierchant residence, while iiiiuieii.se Moretoii Bay fig trees form a noticeable jirinces, who have chosen this locality — between the placid waters of part of the picture, and shed their ever-welcome broad mass of the Wooloomooloo and Elizabctli Bays — lo be the site of their shade where sweet repose may be soiig-ht on a warm day. handsome mansions, where, after the day"s bii-iiness is over, tliey The entrance to (he hall is Hanked on each side by liandsonic may .seek their well-earned rest. cohiinns of the (.'orinthian order of architectnrc, which, bi'iiin' Among: the foremost residences to claim attention in thes<' rcjieated inside at intervals, and buckeil by massive tapestry paijes is "Preston Ville." the imposinj; striielnre and abode of hanuiiiy-;. and elaliorati'Iv dei-orated. form a picture of i;-ori;eoiis .Mrs. 'J'horne. It is handsome in ap|iearanee, nnii|iie in design, ami and liarnionioii-; coloi'ini;. coininainls a splendid view of the environs. '|'|„i haiid-ioni.> draw in^room. illnstratrd on opposite pane is an ..Vu imposiiiLf entrance gate, snpjiorted npoii large and hand- ever-glistening mass of splendor, where idioice. rare, and iinicpie .some stone eohinms. opens on to the drive, wliich winds through specimens of furniture, tapestries, and ornamenls all enilirac<' to the grounds and ahing thc> side of the hon-^e. The grounds have make a |ii'rfect room, while azaleas, or.hi. Is. roses, ferns, and [lahns received attention, being one mass of bloom, and ]irescnt an object l,.,,,! .,1, hannonion~ bindiiiL;' to the whole, lesson in lanilscape gardening, wheri' Howerini;- plant-, -^lirnb-, fern-, iialms, it(\, llonrish in iirofiision. BE^^TJTIIPXJni, SYXDHSTEY. SI-ORTS AXI. IIOI.II.AV IJKSORTS. Coogee is situated al.nm torn- muI.s IVom Sv.lu.y, bcin- a,, T? I'X'Kl'lATlOX is(_>iie of tlic Ipriglitost lik'ssiuys whicli God lias indt'iit of tlir Pacific, and can bf rcaelicd Liv stoaui tram from the ijracionslv U'lvoii to the woi'ld, and. tlianks to the liaU'-holidav '''t.^- ''"' " much more ciijoyahh' trip is to he ohtaiued b_v a drive iiinvcmeut. wliicli lias liccn histi-iiiiiciital in setting aside a few hours through Ramlwirk. and will wfW ic|ia\ the expenditure. Good every week, the colonial ymith arc cnaliled to take full advantage of hotels, tea gardens. a.|iiarinm, skiithig rink, ami pli'asurc grounds are ■ the many o]iportunities for healthful and beneficial exercise which in abundance. can be found in and around Sydney. Six days in the year arc observed as close holidays, viz., New Year's Dav, .\nnivcrsarv Day. liondi is sittnited between the Soutli Head and ('oogci>. and is a Easter Monday. (Queen's Birthday, Prince of Wales Birthday, and favorite pleasure ground, and tli.nisands of people wend their way IJo.ving Day, while a holiday is invarialily proclaimed everv vear in tliithcr on Sundays ami holidays by rail and road to get a blow of eoiiimemoratioa of the eight hours' movement. •■'"' ''I'ii'.v. Numerous pastimes are proviiled, and first-elass hotels and every requisite for the tourist is obtainable. Is J ixrESSK.s. m:ol]ds\x70F3.tm:, M[jPs.cFM:Ei^so2sr, ^ co. Cl'ItE extensive ami haiulsnine premises recentlv cnrted liy tliis well-known firm are a piiblic lienefit, fmiii tlie additimi anil iiiiiirovement to that portion of Geora;e Street : and the interior \Yell agrees with the imposinj? exterior view. The six smaller views Imt faintly indieate the extent and variety of thc> departments illnstrated. The saddlery emln-aces a large sii|iply of all artieles included in the term, and thest; have already made a name for tiieni- selves for exeellenee of quality and finish. The eiitlery and electro- plate ware make a hewilderingly dazzling' disjilay, and challenge comparison with the City stocks : whilst the tea room is one of the most artistic, complete, and thoughtful arrangements which a firm could have j)rovided for the acconmiodation and convenience of their customers and the feminine puhlie esj)eeially. The draperies of art muslin give a soft, graceful appearance to the interior. Tliei'e are mirrors to reflect the surroundings, and the furniture is elegant and artistic, including cosy lounges to which the small tables for after- noon tea are easily moved. There are writing tables with elegant appointments, and the resources of the kitchen supply the requisites for a most inviting aftcrnf)on repast, served with ajqjrojuiate care and completeness. There are also complete toilet arrangements, a great boon to ladies from the suburbs on a shopping day. Tli<' large show room is very attractire, and visitors from tiie country find the plan ado[)ted of laying dinner tallies furnished with glass, ciiina, and cutlery vi-ry agreeable and a great assistance to their object of choosing supplies. To residents of the iiack iilocks whose visits to the metropolis are at lengthy and uncertain intervals there is a drcidid advantage in finding house and table requisites displayed in an np-to-date style, with the dinner service in keeping with the character of the room and the glass to correspond, and the sight is partly an education ; whilst town usidents see at i nee tlie changes in fashion, and adapt their purchases accordingly. The crockery is very extensive, and the liberal uuinner in wliicli the firm have recently acted with this depaitment lias wc n tlum golden opinions. The china and glass include \ciy line >jecim(ns of Worcester and Staffordshire manufactures, and of Bohemian. Viennese, and Meissen china and glass. Tin' show cases, with the several varieties well arranged, contain numerous models of the treasures sent from the places above named ; also of the beautiful Doulton ware, the Coalport, Belleek, Betmandstoft, aiul other Faien<'e [lottery : and at the latter part of Decindier over 10,(1(10 articles specially selected for Christmas gifts weieon view, and met with such favor that the nundiers rapidly decreased. Tlie sports department is another and very important branch of the business, though not included in the illustrations. The furnishing depart- ment has been added since the new premises were opened, and is large, varied, and complete. The whole is carried on in a liberal and well-organised numner. Mr. William JIac])herson. the resident partner, is an able, clever Imsiness man, with an excellent staff, and is, moreover. ]Mi]iidar ami respected outside business. The linn lias a line reputation, and is forging ahead well. d^ ovTyo bejOlUtiful siTiDnsrEiir. Cp 1 1 1'] Viii-lit C'(m!(/, US sli:)\vii 111! tlir ii|i|]osit(' page, is a ty|iifal " sample of the many fine racing vessels belonging to the mem- bers of the various yaelit clubs, and as she spreads her sails to the wind she gives a fine picture of wliat a breezy day upon Sydney Harbor is like. The Nortii and South Heads are jilainly visible in the i)aekgrounil, with the far-famed lighthouse towering to the height of 354 feet above the headland, the electric flash-light ol this signal r>f daULjer being visible tn the mariner at a distaiier of lliirlv miles. The Fit/.roy \'alley ])ossesses some of the pn-ttiest views to be obtained in the vicinity of Moss Vale and Goulburn, a locality that bids fair to outrival the scenery of the far-famed Blue Mountains district, the waterfalls surpassing anything to lie found tliere. One of the prinei|ial falls is given as an illustration of the romantic country and beauty spots which until lately were not well known to the .general pulilic. 'i'hese ]iictures are frcmi negatives by Messrs. Kerry and ('o., and are ailmirable specimens, showing what can be done with photoi;ra]ihy in skilful hands. Eq-U-ita-ble; Life; Cplll] handsome structure of this tuinpaiiv, the main tirade of i which rises 120 feet high, occupies an important iiosition in Georye Street. It has no rival in the Soutliern llemispliere, and will defy for centuries the storms of time, and stand erect, a proud, enduring monument for many generations to tlie ])nblic si)irit and commercial enterprise of tlie Equitable. We enter the building beneath the niannnotli arch of rungli- hewn trachyte, some forty feet in span, supported upon Jiuge polished colimms of the same adamantine stone, and pass tlirough the central one of the three groat double swing-doors in George Street, and find ourselves in the imposing vestibule, wliere a perfect wealtli of marble bursts upon the eye, reminding the observant traveller of the old Italian palaces. The style of architecture employed, not only here, but in e\ery portion of the edifice, is a free adaptation of what is known as the -VnuMican Romanesque. In the arcaded vestitnde we are describing little but white is to be seen, except the mental work, the St. Anne's black marble skirting veined with grey, and th(^ mosaics of " opus Alexandrinum*' in the arch-heads. The material [jrinci- pally employed for the ceiling, panels, walls, and jjavenient is the white Sicilian marble, with its delicate grey veining, which notably eidiances the effect of the superior richness of the creamy, opalescent, brown-streaked " Pavonazza." The carving, sparingly employed, is delicate, and in low' relief (as becomes the rightful treatment of all marble). The selection and treatment of the materials are singularly happy ; tlieir quiet, unostentatious richness seems to strike the key- note of the whole building as we first enter it, delicately suggesting the vast resources of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. Leaving the vestibule, we pass beneath a noble arcliway enriched with lightly sculi}tured mouldings into tlie main hail, upwards nf 100 feet in height, surrounded l)y six tiers of galleried corridors, and containing the grand staircase and the twin elevators. Here a new scheme of color awaits us, the chief elements of which are silver, gold, and limpid russet. The framing of the staircase, galleries, and lialustrading, as well as the columns and newels, and the gossamer shafts on wliicli the noiseless elevators appear to travel — all are of tlie very best wrought steel, coated with silvery and untarnishable aluminium, and plentifully relieved with fine bronze gold. TIk^ apjiearance of the staircase, as it rises out of the main hall, is very striking, [ji front of us is the first Hight of about a dozen wide white marble steps, leading to tlie fir-t half-landing. >i\\ tin' niirror- /^ssixrance; Society of ttie G&0X3& Stxe;et, Syciine;y. facad' United. States, like walls of which is inscribed the name of the society in letters of gold bronze let into the white marble wall-lining. At the foot of tlie stairs on either side rise twin and sentinel-like columnar standards, finished in aluminium and gold (like all the metal work), each bearing an azure bronze-zoned globe, snniionnted by a fine lironze eagle, magnificently modelled, holding in one claw the olive braiK^h of ])eace, the other clutching the arrowj- barbs of war, while betwe(>n them is placed a shield bearing Columbia's Stars and Stripes. The entire first floor of the edifice, consisting of over a dozen rooms, is devoted to the Equitable Assurance Society's own business ; and liere, besides tlie board-room and the public ofiice, separate accommodation is provided for the managing director, the chief medical officer, the actuary, and other important functionaries. The public office occupies the greater portion of the side to Martin Place, access lieing gained to it by three large pairs of semi-circidar folding doors, at some little distance back from which a counter, with panelled front of " rouge royale," extends the whole length of the aiiartment. Partial enclosures for the secretary and other prominent members of the staff are formed by massively ornate screens of beaten bronze and wi'ought grill-gates, the whole arrangement being as striking in appearance as it is ])ractieal in fact. The long octagonal board-room nu'ght, for its quiet sombre richness, almost be in Spain. In this all-sacred sanctum the walls, to the lieight of a dozen feet, are richly panelled and corniced in carved and egg-shell polished mahogany, while above is a deep cove enriched with leaf and lierrv ornament in cinnamon and gold. The four next stories are devoted to some three score rooms for private offices, a large number of which are already let. And no wonder. Situate in the \cry lieart of the city, and in one of its noblest liuildings : spacious, lofty, well lit, excellently ventilated, and fireproof ; fitted with bandscmie pendant lights, usaljle either for- gas or electricity, or botli (the meters masked in desk-like structures) ; provided both with rich marble fireplaces and asbestos stoves, and also with inner Venetian blinds, and with external (Clarke's) revolving iron shutters, in case of fire without ; and rejoicing, moreover, in telephone wires already laid on and con- nected with an economising special exchange witliin the Iniilding itself, he must indeed be a business sybarite who could fail to find commercial comfort in the chambers of the " Equitable '." -^^ bejP5.uxikul simnsrEY. B I'D 1 1 x; I*, .S'riM';i''T, lu-icl^'c was eousti-iR'tiHl across it. wliicli cii-ciiuistaiice accounts for IM IKJE Street is our ..I liic finest streets in tlie Citv. niid lias ""' I'i'fsont name of the street, tlie lioiior (if lieini;- tlie i.lili'st thoroUs'hfare in Svdnev. it i< also interestiiiK -"> •"■'■"Mnt of its histori.'al asso.-iatinns. an,! also I'KAT'S FEREY, HAWKESBURY RIVER, because several of the jiriucipal (ilov<'rniMent ottiees, ineliidiiiu' the The country in the vicinity of the Hawkesbury River possesses Treasury. Colonial Secretary's Office, and Wnrks and Ijaiids many charms of natural beauty which cannot fail to arrest the eye of Deparinii'nt. are situated in it. The Exchauire liuildiui;, the statue the tourist. The Great Nijrthcrn Railway line skirts the edges of the of the l.-iti' Thnina^ .Murt. and an nlielisk from uliiidi all the dis- water for miles, and finally <'rosses the main stream nver the celebrated tances frniii Sydney ai'e taken, also aiiiirn the street. ( ireat change^ ii-nn liridi;e whicdi has so recently been constructed at the cost of have taken place since the street was first laid out. at the botti>ni of £ 10(1, ()(t(). Peat's Ferry is one of the crossings on the back waters which. biMng then a thickly-wooded vale, ran a stream of fresh of the river, being one of the many picturesque spots along the water, upiin the maryin nf wliieji (icivernor llunti'r si/hctnl a site for railwav route, ami is in the Immediate vicinity of the immense bridge till' ^eftlrmeiit. Tlic town was di\ided liv the stream, and a wooden relerreil to alwive. -^^ ^ .-'-^tyi^ ^j-^ '^ By Spbciai, Ai'Poistmest TUK (JnVKRNOB. I^lorists, nSTtxrsexymen, Seedsmera, (Stc, 109 K.I3SIO STPiElElT, S^irrDNEZY. TT i^ HOW ujiwanU n< twi-nly-Hvi' vi'mi-s ^iiii-c tliis well-known anil Tlie amount of Imsinrss triins;ii-ti'(l in tlir ijoi-al li-a.ii'. ami the now extensive li'i^ine^s was e>tal)lislie(l tor tlie )iropoii'ation of lar^e iiuantity of Howei's utilised in llie makiiiL;' of s|ii-;ivs. wreaths, plants, seeds, ami othei' >|ieeiniens of Xature's lloral hi'auties. l"iu((m'ts. and other Moral trihutes, uiav he i;leaneil h\ a jieep al tlie [-aru'e nnrsi^ries, oeeupyinu ovei' tifteen acres of hnni. an' under workrooms upstairs, where hetueen lifteen ;uid sevi'nteen halv cultivation, where larLfe and numerous ,i,dass and hot houses, hush assistants an' husily enna,i;ed all the \ ear throui;h in ai'ranyinu- thi> jiouscs. iVi-.. have heen creetcd, and are ahundantly slocked with Howcrs into all the latest styles and devices, while the window lari;-e collections of rare and choic,. plants, the Mue water lily, displays ar<' hrought to such perfection lliat they otl'i'r a lloral feast nt/m/ihia yigantm. heiiii; one of the i;i-eatest attractions. Sonie daily. magniliccut hloouis of tliis ciioice lily were recently frozen in ice and .Messrs. Searl and >Sons enjoy t'ar-faiiied |Mipularit\. and tliev forwarded as a |iris,.nt to Iler Majesty tiic Queen. In 1872 tlie forward Mowers to all parts of Australasia, and at the same linie tirin had the distiuL^uished honor conferred upon them of lieing- are rcsponsihle for the introduction of inanx \erv ran' and clioici^ ai)])oinl'.'d llorists to the (iovernor. which position tley s|il] maintain. Mowers and plants to the ali'cady lar^e list of liotanic specimens. "-r^-" BEjPlUTIFUL SYDaSTEY. T VIIJ.A .MA IMA. HIS l,c;iutiful little huv, an offshoot of tlio celebrated Parra- iiiiitta Hirer, is one of the ehanning picnic- rosorts which skirt this stream, and is in close proximity to Hunter's Hill, one of the prettiest snlmrhs of Sydney. Villa Maria is a mission station under the priests of the Society of Mary. The object of the establishment is to aid the missionaries connected with the order who are laboring in tlie South Seas, a large number of articles for their nse bein»- made up liy the Marist ISrothers at the mission. Xot far distant is Chiswick, opposite to which is the beacon- rock wliicli marks the finish of the champion rowing course, wliich is 3 miles 330 yards long. It is here that Searle achieved his won- derful victories prior to his departure for England, and the people of iSTew South Wales have erected a broken column as a monument on the course, to mark their appreciation of one who has uplield the name of Australia in distant lands, and who failed to reach his liome again, having passed away just as he had rcaidi.'d .Vustraliuu waters. "^K^" DIXSON jPlND sons. Tobacrco ]X[a.n Lxfact u-r er s. SYLOKTE^sT. ^ IIK iiiagiiiliroiit pile of Ipuililiir^s .'l' whii-li we Lrivc an illustraticm. aw justly described as beiiiu' tlie larnesl and most eoiiiplete tub-iceo works in the soiitlierii lieiuisphere. The business dates from 1K3!), when the late Mr. Hni,'h Dix-^oii, who had actjiiired tlie art of tobacco uiaimfaetiire in Scotland, landed in this colony with inadiinery, Ac, for the purpose of startinj; the manufacture. He speedily discovered that he was ahead of the times, and that it would be prudent to gain colonial experience, and to feel the trade as an importer and seller before going into expense as a nianufaeturer. The opportunity arrived in the year lHlil, when a bill was passed through I'arliament introducing .\nieriean haf at a lower duty than manufactured tobacco. This led to his starting the first factory, situated in Wynyard Lane, and in the numagement of whijh he was joined by his son, Mr. Hugh Dixson, the head of the juvsent linn. The business increasing rapidly, they rem(jved to York Street. In 1»7() they built the factory in Castlereagh Street. Thi'ir next step was to introduce to the I'ulony the "Tag"" system. In- wliicli eveiT ]ilng of tobacco is stamped with a tin or jiaper label, and on it tlie name of the tobacco. This ingenious method of showing the smoker whose tobacco he got soon raised the names of Dixsons' brands high aluivr all others, and a better or more substantial proof of this fact could not be found than in the great building situate at the corner of Park and Elizabeth Streets, con- taining the whole of the factory, warehouse, and offices. The interior of the building gives one an impressive idea of the vast area of lloor sjiaee ; endless lengths of steam pijjing, belting, shafting. hydianlic pnmps, and peculiar appliances are to be seen. -V very extensive branch of tlie business, the manufaclure of cigarettes, was established by Messrs. Dixson and Sons when they introduced their now famous Dixsons' No. 1 to tlic ]inblit-. Such has been the enormous demand for this article, and at the beginning of 1895 a company was formed under the title of the American Tobacco UKiTSEr DIXSOX AXl) SONS, TOIJACCO AlANUFACTURKRS, SYDNEY. Company of New Soutli Wales, Liuiited. wliii-li took ovi'i- tlic t^>lll■^ aL)ci\r arc |partitiniicil dll into iiuuicnms ilr]iaitnifiits and (Mgai't'ttc business. Tliis interesting lirancli is llicrcfnre rcinoNcd oecupied liy tlie several lnaiiidies (if (lie business. Here the raw from till' factory altogether, but ]»ixs(in and Sons have rni cnc-ed loaf is converteil thrimL;li its \arious stages nf niannfacturc iiitu tile manufacture of cigars. , The lirst hraml plarrd iipMH the those tobaceoes with wliicli we ai-c familiar, anHinL;st tin in hi'ing tnarket, " Ijouanzas," is fast growini;- into favor, liiit the firm achnits tin' wi'll-known ^'anl;('c■ Doodle and Conquerer. Immense hog.s- that tlie profits are barely payalile even in large quantities. Their hc-ids of Ameriian leaf weiyhing fifteen and sixteen hundred pounds object i.s, however, always to put out a first-class article at the a[)ieee, are hei'e seen stnicd away for use. Jn passing we may state lowest price. The cigar contains all imported tobacco, nf which the that Messrs. Dixson and Sons aie the largest consumers of bulk is genuine Havana, and is offered to the smoker in paeket> .\nieric'an leaf in the colonies. Some of tlie rooms ari' occupied with containing four cigars for the sum of six|ience per packet .' coiiiphealed iiiaeliiner\ more easy to look at than ileserihe. The Of the notable features in connection with the who'.e cutting engine is a beautiful piece of nieclianism, capable of enttinn estahlishment is that no female hilior has evm' heen employed. from the finest cigarette tobacco to the coarsest rough-cut or liuby, ami the greater number of the stalT hands have been thi'i'c and iloinn its wurk willi a wnnderfnl precision. On pnst the rows from boyhood, ami are in constant eniployment. Xo better of workmen's benelies great piles of leaf are seen in jjrocess of proof of the sanitary condition of the faclor\ .•:ni be ij'ained mannfai-tnre But wi' leave this busy scene and ascend to the roof, than a look at the large niimhei- of liands, all in tlic best of healih. a vast fi;il covcrinn' llie whole area of the biiildini;. It ri'sembles the , di'^k^. arc seen at iiilmwaN loc cd w lioll\ to mdiT under the dirccl ^npervi-ioii of the .Mamdicstcr Steam I'scrs" of iron with brick walls, where fire is inilKissihh'. Association, and whrni erectcil was one of three or four of the finest 'J'iie cellar sjiace on tlie groiiiul fioor is nscl wholly for sidragc. specimens to be toiind in .\nslralia. The boilers, bi'sidcs siqjplyim.'' The great strenu''tb of the sujierstnictnie is hcv,' illn-tialcil in the ■itcam to the cnijinc aUo -nppl\ ~omc thousands of feet of steam solid masonry, beams and girders, all on stoue foundations. Tiers of piping' for heatiuL; pinposes all t|jroiis.'li the bnildin'j. The engine DIXSOX AX I) SONS, TOBACCO MAXUFACTUREES, SYDNEY. is a perfect model of the engineer's art, simple in the extreme, and noiseless, without perceptible viliration. In the same room as the engine is the carpenters' and engineers' sliops, where boxes are made for use in the factory, and all machinery repairs and fittings carried on. Every precaution is taken against fire by a complete (irinnel automatic sprinkler water service thri>nL;h- out the whole building. Besides this watchmen are kept consfautly on the premises. No girls are or ever have lieen eniplnycd in tlic factory, all male lalior. Dixson and Sons manufacture c\ery class of light and dark tobacco, from the finely cut and delicate gold leaf to the dark plug and ncgrohead, iuclnding tlic highly arouiatic Kuliy and gnld leaf tobaccoes of all kinds. The celebrated and su raniiliar • t'ou.|iierer"' and "Yankee Doodle" are solely manufactured by this firm : also tobaccoes of all kinds, snuffs, and in fact all that the sumker can most wish for. Some of the popular brands AW given on the opposite j>age. It will lie seen liy reference to the pictures on the opposite jiages that Dixsons' lactones exist in other colonies. At Adelaide, Freunintle, and Brisbane large and commodious factories have liceu erncted to meet the ever increasing demand-; for the wcll- kniiwu brands. In the carrying on of this large establislnnent Mr. Hugh Dixson is assi.sted by his eldest son, Hugh, jnn. Mr. "NY. E. Sliaw lias (ici-upi<>d tb<' jjositinn (4' general manager for several years. Mr. W. C. Morris, t'orenian of the works, has been in the firm's employment for some thirty years. c c c c c c ^bfe > U A^A^i'^V; ^V ^^^ \t -^cm^i^^^^i YANKEE DOODLE SEMI DARK PLUG PIPES , CIGARS & ALL TOBACCONISTS' GOODS IcurioBAtco^ A SPECIALITY C" CRISP PHOTO PROCESS, ! f F W Niven A Co , Ball't. ^< CYCLIITG- i:^ SYIDn^E]-^. eYCLIN(; is one of tlic newest sports, and abnvit 2") years ago was unknown in Sydney. Mr. W. R. Ceoigu, "the father of cycling" in N'ew Sontli Wales, introiUiceii tlie first bone-shaker in the colony, constructed at IJailinrst m ISliS, which he rode for some time. He lias riddi u every style of machine in ils turn, and is still seen on his wheel in the city. The primitive boneshakers had a brief reign, and were even ridden in races on the old Albert 11 round. It is uncertain who had the first real bicycle in Sydney, but the first rider known in Sydney was Loi-d Carrington. who rode the earliest one in London in 1867, thoujili, as the historian relates, " with but little success." In 187'2, Mr. .). 15. Holds- worth imported and rode a Coventry machine, and from that year riders .soon increased, but for long were rejiarded as a nuisance, and subjected to much annoyance. 'J'he early jpiiler wheels were mostly used by athletic young men of adventurous spirit, and as one looks in ihc li^ht of modern days at some of the reli(;s still to be found amid tlusty lumber, ihe wonder arises how' so much satisfaction coulil ever have been get out ot ihoi-e awful old crocks At a meeting of riders at the Royal Hotel, 4th Sejiteinber. ISTil. the Sydney I'.icycle Club was foiined by enrolling ten nunibds: Mr. Hugh Pateison, sccrt-tary. Mr. Jjnies ('(upland, a rider ■with a noted reputation from England, was the first captain. The first president was Mr. \V. J. Trickett. and tlie lirst race on the Association (iroiiiid was won by Mr. ArthurCranc in May, ItSSO. Other clubs soon formed, and every yiar tlie season is opened with a combined run and festive procedUngs at some rendezvous. 'I"he }U'incipal clubs have been the Sydney, Sulnrbun. Wanderers, Heiifern, I'ulniaiii, liurwotd, Botany, Manly, (Hebe, Rovers, Tricycle, Prince of Wales, Newiugton, Kosehiil, Ashfield, Rarramatta, Crusaders, Summer Hill, Lilydale, Kerndale, Railway, liurai liuroo. Speedwell, Safety, St. Leonard's, Oriental, Austral, Eclipse, and the Ladies, but luost of them have ceased to be. In early days there was little professional cycling, the race meetings being almost entirely for trophy prizes. The New South Wales Cyclists' Union, which Mr. F. M. liladen was chieHy instrumental in founding, came into existence in 'Inly, ISS.'!, for the guidance of amateur sport, though membership was open to pro- fessionals. It comprised the city and country clubs, and under Mr. James Martin, its jiiesident for manj yca'-s, it has e.xercifcd a strong iiiHiicuce. Mr. Richard Shute was for ten years handieapper, and Mr. (i. M. Moore, who has held oflice in the Union for over twelve years, is a jiowerful writer on cycling. The movement for casli prizes is recent. The New South \Valcs League of Wheelmen was formed in September, 189S, many riders going over from the amateur clubs. The League dill'ers from the Union in not having club representation, it being composed only of its own membci-s, who in the country form branches, snd this has been found a good plan in consolidating the interests of all. Mr. F. G. ('. Hanslow was the founder of the League, and is energetic in promoting its aims. Mr. T. H. Hassall is president. I^oth League anil Union arrange for yearly intercolonial racing contests, with championships at various distances. The .Sydney Bicycle Club has rooms at (jl Druitt Street, and the League at 420 George Street, each with accommodation for secretary, meetings, billiard tables, and other amusements. The Sydney Cricket Ground, admirable in many ways, has only a grass track, and rain causes serious interference with cyclists. There are hard tracks on Redfern I'aik and North Sydney Reserve, but in neither case can admissitii be charged, and the ubiiiuitoiis dog is a source of danger. Record making is therefore conducted under difficulties. Road races are frequently held. The Sydney Municipal Council has passed by- laws to regulate street riding in the city. The overland jcurney to Melbourne was pioneered by ilr. Alfrnl Edward in May, 1S84, and ridden by Mrs. Maddock in September, 1894. Mr. J. Copland went the loute on a tricycle in August, 1884. The whole distance to Brisbane (indeed on to Rockhiimptoii) was first accomplished by Mr. G. E. B. Timewell in 18S4, and for the first time by a lady by Mrs. Maddock in Sfptember, ISilf). This lady, who is a .'kilful and graceful rider, is captain of the Ladies' Club, of which Miss Henrietta Todd is secretary. It is not under the a-gis of either the Union or the League. The uniform is giey skirt and Norfolk jacket, with black and red hatband. The celebrattd English champion. Dr. H. L. Cortis, died in New South \\'ales, and the cyclists erected a monument to his memory at Buthurst. Many tine riders have upheld the honor of the colony, lint Mr. C. W. Bennett takes premier place as an accomp'ished ma.ster of the machine. Messrs. C. R. Wood and T. P. Jenkins were celebrated rideis, all three having won many championships. Mr. W. L, Kerr is the best amateur rider of the day. He has won over 120 piizes in the colonics, and can show 23 championship medals, whilst Mr. Joseph Megson is the greatest rider among the cas-h cyclists, and is noted for his .'ciisational tini.'-lu'S. The (iovemors of the colony have always attended the amateur race meetings. Mr. Alfiid Allen was the first cjclist elected to the N.S.W. Parliament. Mr. (J. H. Williams, late captain of the Glebe Club, inns a club of his own. His little girl has often oecu)iied the front seat for (iO and 70 miles in a day, and he has taken both ihildren freciuently "20, and even iO miles on his safety. Cycling has had its liooins and depressions. In the old ordinary ilays race meetings had from 10,000 to l.'JjOOO spectators Then enthusiasm waned, but a fiesh impetus came with the advent of the low-hnilt types, which settled down into the present safety, with its fast pneumatic lyre. .Such great results, both in speed performances and ease of travelling, have ensued that cycling has gained a popularity as a healthy, useful, pleasant means of locomotion, which it can never lose. No longer the toy of a faddist, or merely a racing machine, but an instrnment of universal service, the cycle has come to stay. By it alone the athlete can travel faster than ever human being went before by his own unaided power. In •24 hours one tirst-cla.ss cyclist could break down the two Heetest horses that ever lived, while dainty ladies, in spite of gnindyisni, increa.se the nuinher of riders every day. At morn and eve a stream of w'age earners can be seen coming to work and returniug home on their wheels in all directions. The touring spirit has carried cyclists into the farthest corners of the colony ; the limitless plains of ttie west, the fern gullies of the south, and the far-stretching roads to the north have all known the men of the wheel. jPl. SjP!L"crN:DH:K.s, \K7 a.tchjma.l^e;r, Je;-uy"e;lle;r, a.raci Importer, SIS jfiLisrrs si':? c3-e:oi^c3-e: sti^e:e:t, s^i'i3isrE:~!i' /^Xl'' iiMlii' ,«iv:iti'st iittnu-tiiins is a wi'll-stnckcil jrurlliTv slmj,. varl.'t\ :iihl liiiisli. I wu- in ;i iiiaz.'. Tlif wayllu' sliow r:i>c's arc wliicli moans a very lary-e capital sunk in mmiy ways. au:l .mi my hii.l .inl. tilli'il \\itli tin' pure silvci- and silver plalc. ipiiti' siirpassi'il all ivcont tnni- in Sydnry ] lind tlio plcasnre of visitini;- many. TliiTi' ihat I liavi' cvci- seen. Tlie display, sci snitalilr feu- ucddiiiij: presents, was mie in particniar wliicli attracted liiy attentiim and adniii-atjun. . tVdni ilie nmstard ernets and the <'ake trays, and tin' ex(|nislte Imir that hein'4 .Mr. \. Sannders" jeweilerv estalilislmieid. ()enri;-e Street. (i"eli>ek sets, niaile nn' search tor my elieipie hnnk, so taken was I with op|>osite the railway station. liis st.jek is indeeil \rv\ \,iried; all iliat sin-runnded me, 'I'lien the entlei-y department was worth the hcautiful jewellery in every conceivable style and shape : hrooehes in hw honrs spent. From lovely ladies penknives to the hnshnnui s diamonds, heantitnl spray pearl ln'ooches. op;d and diamonds, ai-e knitV eontaininn' every instrument siiitiiMe Fur the hack Mocks : indei'd \M>rlli while inspectini;'. The ladies" diamond rinys are in evei-y likewise dinner and dessert knives, frnil and li>h kni\ fs and lorks. slia])e, style, and price, fr.ini the ornancntal en^ai^i'inenl rinu to rhi> ,\n,l il,,'n my eyes grew dim. Imt wen' snon hro\l.n'ht lia(d< to then' serviceahle weddin>4- ring a\nl keeper. The ladies' and urnts' i^nlil miiinal kernness when 1 beheld the ojjtical department, (ihisses weri' watches arc in some very beautifully chased ami ornannMiI 'd designs. there for the dnst. the glaring suu. and fordim sii;hl. j-'rom empnrn's liotli in plain case for uninogranis and scroll work. The silver watehi'S | lind .\1 1-. .\ . Sannder> is a w.-11-know n jrweller a.l oM-rX.S.W .and arc arraugeil in style and price too numerous to nuMition, and only t'l .Vnslrcdia, in fael no jewellei- is better known, and the aucnnl n| be .seen to be believed. Somoof the chains are lovely. I.adii's' rha-ril Imsim'ss is far above an\ other in .\nstralia. and his -y^lini ol hnsi- foils, and the gentlemen's gold. singl(> or donblr rhain. S.'aU. ness worked like machinery. I !.■ i~ a largr manntael nn'i-. and makes lockets, chains are in galore. The clork deparlneMil is stocked with ;,iid imports diri'ct from hi> l.onilon hon>c all hi^ gooils. so li\ lli.-il every style, shape', and make: th<' marble clocks arc in ili'^inn> mhi save the wleilc^alc honsc prolit. If you arc in S\dncy t:\kv a seldom seen, ami the wofid (docks are pictures to look at. Thcsilvi'r ,\\\r for .s].", (Jrorge .Street, opposite railway station, plate department, in the beautiful showcases, astoinsiied mcwiili il^ 0^ iMM 4^1 Fa.xra.ma.tta. R.oa.d., George; Stree^t "We^st. CrpilI.S sti-cft is a (•l^lltillUiltinll (if (iiMir^'c Street, ami turns to the cdMsiiliTiiMc distiiiic-i', cciitiiiiiing' as it (liu\s Sdiiic t«ciitv-six iicfi's, scmtli-wi'st al'U'f leaving- the [{e.lfeni Ivailwav Statidii. ami is ami lies lietweeii the siilmrlis of Glebe and Newtown, iiverlddkiiig tlie tlic main road from the city to Parramattu, passing; tlirongli tlie town on tln' noi-tliern slope of the hill. pi-ineipal snlmrhs fii route. Seyeral prominent Imildings grace this .'^teaui trams form the principal means of transit. Thesi' jiass noble tliornughfare : and foremost, towering; aboNc their snrronmlinns. along at intervals, earrving their living freight to the various suburb.s may be si'cn tlie Iniildings of the University and .Mi'dieal .Seiiools. of Knmore, Newtown, Lcichardt, Glebe, Armadale, and ontlying surronnded hv N'ietoria I'ark. wliieh stretelii's aloni;- the road for a districts, all within the neighbonrliood. PARRAMATTA ST, SYDNEY E '^'CRISP PHOTO PROCESS, F W, f.lvE-. i CO.. BAtLARAT. \x7"lnolesa.le;, R.sta.ii and. I='ractica.l Cu.tler. DURING the lust seven years Mr. W. Jno. Baker lias worked up a very large and complete business as a wholesale, retail and practical cutler, and it would be a difficult luatter to discover an article of any value in that line of trade that he could not show a customer at his WELL-APrOISTKD SHUP, No. 3 Hunter Street. Before opening in business Mr. Baker paid an ex- tended visit to the manufactories at Sheflield (Kngland). studying the different classes of goods made, and since then again he has made another trip to the old world, so that in buying he has tlie benefit of that practical knowledge gained by personal experience on the spot. He has in stock quite a number of special features, many made to his own design from a knowledge of the requirements of his customers. Among the pocket- knives, for inttance, is li.i^KKK'.S STATION KNIFE (RK(iISTEREl> IJESICN), an article exactly suited for use in the country. Made of rhe best steel, it contains four blades, each of a distinct shape. One is suited for pruning, dealing with foot rot, or sampling wool; another for skinning and cutting : another for veterinary work ; and the fourth can be used for lancing. A picker and tweezer is also provided, and the knife can be fitted with a shackle or loop to enable the owner to secure it to a belt. The patent boundary rider's sheath is an ingenious idea for holding a splendid hunting knife and steel, and bushmen will well understand the value of being able to carry tlicte articles together. The self-opening hunting knives, skinning, pruning, veterinary and jack knives all form parts in the mag- nificent collection of different varieties which crowd the show-cases. Mention must be made of THE VETERINARY INSTKCMENTS, of which there is a very complete collection, including a yet little known implement, the ccraseur, or chain saw, of which the veterinary surgeons speak in the highest terms us far before anything else in the market. The display of razors, made specially for Mr. Baker, varies from the narrow ij-in. to the broad 1-in. The steel is made and the grinding done by the skiUeil artisans of Sheffield. The Star safety razor is an unique specimen of Vankee ingenuity, and can be used by the veriest novice with- out danger of cutting the face. The cases for presentation purposes are very neatly got up. In scis' ors there is a remarkable collection, and some very pretty ones now coming out are the bird shape ami oriental designs. For presentation purposes nothing could be jjrettier than the cases of scissors and the ladies' cutlery cases, containing the re(|uirements of the workroom, and offered from a few shillings upwards. Quite the latest rage amongst the fair sex is that for treating their dainty hands, and Mr. Baker has some E.'.EOANT MANICURE SETS from '2s. tid. to 50s. The display of table cutlery is large and varied, and includes some very serviceable carvers, notably the new Saracenic and Damascene shapes, the spear point and other patterns. Ordinary knives and forks of any quality and price are on view, and there is a considerable demand for the Christy bread knife. Among the new ideas which Mr. Baker has recently introduced are several in the very fine collection of butchers' and cooks' knives and steels, notably a new knife for skinning purposes, in which the shape of the blade ia bettered, and the handle slightly lengthened. At the back are THE W0RK.SHOPS, where razors are sharpened and all kinds of repairs to cutlery are effected and articles are manufactured to any design which customers may submit. A large business is done in razor strops, for which Mr. Baker holds a higli reputation among shavers. These strops are manufactured in the upstairs workrooms, and several hands are kept busily employed fulfilling orders for large city and country firms. It may be mentioned that goods are sept post free at Sydney price to all parts of Australasia, BUSinSTESS I^^C3-E I'NITKl) IJcr.N.SKl) VICTUALLERS' ASSOCIATION OK N.S.W. (l'\>rNijKi> KS89). (7p M K incieising ai;tivity of the various iiroliiliitiouist societies, uiirc- j^ strained by orwaiiiseil opposition, led, in .January, I.SS9, to tlie formation (tf The United Licensed \'ictuallers' Association of N.S.\V., haviny for its principal objects the protection of the trade from police persecutions, an 1 tlie frustration of tlie etforts of the prohibitionists. " Within twelve months," wrote a prohibitioni-t agitator of the period, " we will close half the hotels in the colony, and in five years national prohibition shall be the law of the lantl."' The success which has attended tlie efforts of the association m.iy be judged from tlie fact that, at the present moment, the prohibitionists are still fai'ther from their desired foal tlian they were when the prophecy was uttered. The first president of the association was Mr. .Sebastian Hodge, who died in 1SS>). To him succeedeil Mr. \V. A. W'akely, followed by Mr. F. A. Allen, who, for three years, presided over the association. During his term of office a system of branches was introduced, which, with certain limitations, is in existence at the pretent time. At the general election of 1891 the association was able to exercise con- siderable influence in the various city and suburban electorates, but it was not till 1S93, when Mr. .7. H. Rainford, J. P., was elected as president, that any serious eltort was made to extend the organisation of the association into the country districts. Mr. Rainford wisely established a system of branches through regardless of cost, the main object of the [iroprietor lieing to keep pace with the times. C. M:. PCEF2.K.lir. 30B oeoesoe: sti^e:e:t, s'S'idne:-^'. TWr AliVl'lLl.orS iui.lrc^.l liavi' liiTu thr (k'vcli.|iiiifiits ,if |iliotograi)liy. Originally little iimrc tiian a inecliaiiical process, liinoil on certain known soientitic principles, it lias risen to the diLCnitv of a lirancli of the fine arts, and tlie operator possessing the largest amount of artistic taste ami skill is also generallv tlie most successful in the exercise of his jirofession. 'I'iiis will largely ex|)lain the pre-eminence enjoyed by Mr. C. H. Kerry, of :!08 George Street, Sydney, wliose [ii-odnctioiis are so wididy known, both at home anil aliroad, especially his beautiful landscapes and pictures of town and country life, seyeral enlargements of which, sliown at the Chica.go World's Fair, \yere unanimously prnnnunccd yeritabli' triumphs of the photographic art. There is .scarcely any part of New South Wales that has nnt been illustrated by Mr. Kerry, \yho has formed a uiagnifieeiit collection of artistic representations of the immense wealth of mountain and coastjil scenery, picturesque waterfalls, maryellous caves, romantic lakes, and other attractive features, wliicli are ra]iidly making New South Wales one of the great tourist resorts of the World. There are countless views of the " beautiful liarboi." and of till' leading buildings and thoroughfares of Sydney and its suburbs, including the parks, statues, and Itotanical (iardcns ; also the choicest gems, by ancii'ut and modern masters, in the National .\rt (ialli'ry of New South \\'ales. including I'nniter'- famous picture of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. .Xnioiig the lamls- cajie series may be especially noticed those deiiictiug the scenic marvels of the iilue Mountains, Kanimbla \'alley, and Cox liiver, deuohih ( ':nes. \"nrraug ILu]. .hiuiLs \Viit.s(iii,;M.I>.C., is sitiiuk-J riitiiii;- with llic \ riamiiili upposite, ^^cJ that the dauct-rs can (■>fajiv nil the heights of the Darlinjj Point Road, and coinniamls an from tlic ball-room xvithout enteriny the drawingrooin. The dining- exteusive view of the city from the front, of the luirboi- fi-oni the mom is of nolile dimensions, but never large enough to eiitrrtain the oppo-site side, and itself contributes a handsome addition to liic friends of the host, who right royally furnishes the long talijc witli family homes of many distingai.shed citizens. The architect was all that can In-guilc the appetite. The library is well supplied w illi evidently imiiressed with the fact that "Olanwoith " was intended in iiolitieal and otln^r Hlci'aturc, the former sjx'cially relatin.g to the tlie true sense to he a liome, and comfort is eniphaticallv the period wlieu Mr. Watson was ColonialTreasurer in the (iovernincnt impression given in the arrangement of the spacious rceeption of Sir Henry Parkes, 1878-88. lie has been a iieinbci- of saloons and the suites of rooms upstairs, whilst the broad verandahs Parliament since 181!!), and for over twenty-seven years one of the and general plan of the house make it equally clear thai indulgence tirm of John Fraxcr and (.!o.. merchants, of Sydney, ill a large-liearteil hospitality was also considered. The haiidsouic Mr. Watson married .Miss I'lwaii, wlio nnforliinately died in furniture and appointments show that the owner has faithfullv 1SS7: fi that time M iss \\'atsou has gracefully tilled the duties carried out the arehite:t"s sciicnie. iieyond the finely proportioned of liosti'ss in her fathei-'s hou-c. The faniil\ nnnibers four daui;hters drawingroom is the liallroom, witii FreneJi windows on either side, and two sous. opening on tiie one hand to the seats for the liand, ami eummuui- ^^^^^^ J05€[]S[ I=OI=E &t CO., \X7iaole;saliz. FxLxit l> and colder elimate I'riiit^ iVoni \'ie|..ria and Xew /ealaiid whieh funnsh u^ w itii onr eiionuons snpplies of fruit, (he I slands oT liiri;c sleamei's ari'iviu;; Iroin ail the Australasian lolnnies with i-'lji. whose output oi bananas is unrivalled, take a I'oremost posilidu. I'eiul'oreenients tn nu'et the ever-inereasint;- ilemand. Ilesldes lieini;- (^•ueensland alsd conlriliutes lari;e supplies of (his fruit to the lai^e iniportei's and exporters. Mi'ssrs. Pope and ( 'o. are larn'e colonial markets, as well as pine apples, nran.nes, lemons, itc. Our pni-clKi.--ers of crnps of (irauycs. leiuon^. mandarins. iV.e.. frnui the own colony coutrihutes her inisi-cllaneous supply, as almost every niounlains. and lherefoi-c their numerous p.ilronsean re]\ upon a description of fruit can he (.-ultivated. in the valli.'S of the rivei-s uo,,d artieh'. and plain- to ihe uLountain ridues the hand i<\ the tiUer has no| lieen 'I'he lirm's \\i-ll-lA'. end, nil editiiill Used. BEjOlUTIFUL SYDN:H:^r. Crilh: Kal....inl.a F:ilN ami snrrnniHliiii;s arc ri'^iinlfil as fdniiiiiii- little ovfi' -'iW I'wt. The «atcr widens In about Id «v I L' tVct. (iiic "f the -rainiest, if i ot the uramlest sights uii the I'.hK' I'.iniiini; a lieautiful veil, liehiiul whieh the visitdi- may ,i;-et if he sn ilnuiitaius. All anuiml the lieail tif the tails the scenery is most desires, .\fter the tirst I'all the waters rush over uneven masses of ])ietureS((Ue and eharming. From the liit;h vantage i;'i'onnil over- lookim;- the falls tiiere is a splendid view of the KaniniMa N'alley, and there an' many outlooks, from eaeh of whieh a distinct view of all the sui'roundinn' landscape is obtainalile. The lincst, perha|)s, is tiiat obtained from the Orphan Rock. — a ciuiously shaped isolated mass of stone. .\far off, on the opposite side, a y:ronp of rocks resiMiiblinn' some old baroni'd castle is seen. 'i'hcri' is a well- defined track Icadiuy ih)wn to the vallev below, overhuui!; with ferns rock. formiuL;- the beautiful cascades here shown. From Katoondia special uionntain trains run to oiIh'i- loun-lii]is two or ihree tinu's a ihiy. j^oini;- in one direction down the ureal '/A'^-'/r.ax to I'lskbank : tbi'U there are the ordinary lln-ouyh trains, so there is ainpli' means of getting about. 'I'lic elevated [losition of Kalooniba, :>;'.4'.i feet above sea level, makes a cool atlnosphcrc a certainity, whilst its distance from Sydney being oidy (id uiiles, , ,1 11 rpi 1,1 ,. ,1 1- . 1 1 I- 11 • i>hices it within easv reach. (1 llowenng slirnlis. the cleptii ol tlie lvatooml)a waterfall is a ^ h:ek.kl K.jPs.ssi>a:Tj"ssE2si, THe Celebrated. ZDanisti KCerbalist. TT MONG the niiiny t-olonial maiiufactones wliicli liavcdflatr yais ■'- ^ attracted the attention of the public and have risen with sncli rapid progress to the foremost positions, must be classed the well- known and far-famed laboratories for the uianntactnre of the cele- brated Alfaline remedies. This business, which lias made such marvellous growth, has only been established within the last twelve jears. The chief offices and laboratories, which occupy extensive and comnKxlious premises at 547 George Street, Sydney, are fitted uj) with i-very modern appliance for the treatment of the various medicinal ]ilants used in the manufacture of the Alfahne remedies, the whole being under the direct i)ersonal supervision of the pro- prietor, with the aid of an assistant holding the highest jihanna- ■I'cntical qnalilieations, whUe the large staf!" of skilled hands engaged in the making of the various remedies at once give an idea of the vast amount of business which is trausa^^'ted. The system of business is carried out in a siniihir Inn- to the patent medicine manufactories of Europe and Ainrrica. Thedi-nnind for the firm's goods being so universal and of such i\\\ extent, it was deiMued ailvisahle to open a l)rancli at !.")() Honrke •Street, Melbourne, wiiieli h;is recently been extended, and at tlie present time is. me of the tjue-l and nn'st inipi>sing editicesthis side of the line. Still being unable to cope with the demands, the growth of trade made the opening of further branches necessary, with the result that at ICiO Qneen Street, Brisbane, l.")4 Bundle Street, .Adelaide, !) I Lamhton Quay, Wellington, N.Z., and Hay and William Streets, Perth, W.A., large and important retail branches have been opened, and form leading objects of interest in the capitals of the sister colonies. The business has found its way i)eyond om' own shores, and the name of" Rassmussen" has for a considerable time been a household word in Europe, America, and Africa, where branches have been opened up, and where the demand for Alfaline remedies is daily on the increase. The business has already outstrip)ied any other of its kind in the Southern Heniispheri\ and bids fair to outrival some of its op]>oneilts in the old w.iild. Herr Hassumssen holds the uniipie position of being the largest advertiser in the colonies, and is the sole ])roprietor rse, but we luive still far greater thaid;s tn ull'er ii|i, and to siiiy- the jiraises of the fair women and men of our sunny elinie for the enter]>rise they have shown in adding- brick to brick, helping to i)nild up the wonderful structures, the nionnmeuts of our far-famed city — lieautifnl Sydney. ■• 'J'he Towers," the magnilicent resilience of Ilcir llans lias- nuissen, is a novel monument in itself. It is within easy distance of the city, and occupies an iniposinif position at the corner of Gordon and Linster Streets, I'adding'ton. The design of the edifice is uncounnon, while tiu' interior possesses all the veqnirc- nients of a honu'. Many a jileasanl hour lias been passed in the spacious and commodious liilliard room, which lia^ been uniquely furnished, and possesses a niaguiticent table, and all accessiu-ics. while the walls are profusely decorated with In-ic-ii-brac too numerous to particularise. Doors open on to a large balcony, and from it a nuignificent panorama greets the eye, while at your feet is the hand- some gra.ss plots, and the new ball room, which has just been erected by the jiroprietor. This room is elegantly furnished, and artistically decorated. The drawingroom is an ever jih'asant picture, and the harmony of color, composition, and general arrangement of the furnishings leave notiiing to olTcud the eye, while the ear is provided I'or in the shape of a nuigniliccnt grand piano, which occujiies the recess at the end of the room, while rare and beautiful drajiery and enrtains frame the whole. Several other large rooms arc ntilised for exhibiting the large and varied scientific collections, in which Ilerr Rasnuissen takes a great delight, being an ardent lover of studying nature's mysteries as a pastime, the principal of which are those appertaining to the microscope, his instnnnents and numerous objects relating to that study being the most complete and interesting in tlie colonies. "-i\^°rk— bejOs-UXIftul siriDN:Eiir. CT*HE " Gap," ^Yatson's Bay, on the outer south head, is a rugged mass of storm-worn rock. Standing here, a scene of unsurpassed splendor meets the eye on every side — on the one hand the Pacific Ocean, on the other the magnificent liarbur, nitli all its lovely scenery stretching away for miles, with the city in the back- ground. To the north the white sandy beach of JIanly is visible. The " Gap," about half a mile to tlie north of the flagstaff, claims attentiiin i'niui the fact that in l>i.')7 it was the scene of a heart- rending catastrophe — the wreck of the Uunbar. She was an old trader to the port, and her commander. Captain Green, was a most able seaman. During a severe gale at night time she umst have mistaken the Heads, and struc'k into the "Gap," and was smashed into matchwood. Next morning wreckage and many dead bodies were seen floating about, botli in the harbor and in tlie ocean. Thousands of per.st)ns flocked to the cliffs, where a horrible sight presented itself, the bodies of men, women, and children, nearly all in a state of nudity, being dashed on the rocks by the waves. As many bodies as possible were recovered during the day, and just when all hope of finding a living person from the ill-fated vessel was about to be abandoned, a human form was discovered on a ledge of rock some hundred feet below the brow of the cliff. A man tied to a rope was lowered, and he having secured another rope to the person of the shipwrecked man, both were hauled to the surface. The name of the rescued man was James Johnson. The accompanying vignette shows the finish of one of the yacht races, which has won such a name for Sydney in the aquatic world. The leading boat is the Waitangi, the holder of the Australian champidMship, which boat defeated Sir W. J. Clarke's yacht, Janet, in the last intercolonial yacht race. The cruisers of the auxiliary squadron are to be seen in the background, gaily decked out with bunting in honor of the day's sport. '"KT"' TMIE CjPi.lX[DE]Sr F=-2PlPSI^ ESXjPlXE. THK Camden Park Kstate holds an unique position in the colony as the cradle of the great wool industry, the home of the Merino sheep. The Estate is within fifty miles of Sydney, and consists of 20,000 acres of freehold land, the greater portion of which has been purchased. The first settlement was made by Captain .John Macarthur, whose generous enterprise and forethought made him so great a benefactor to this colony, where he arrived in June, 1790, accompanied by his wife and eldest son, afterwards General Sir Edward Macarthur. Captain Macarthur's first experiment in what has had so great an influence upon the prosperity of the colony, was made on the Elizabeth Farm (named after Mrs. Macarthur), near Parramatta, where by crossing hair-bearing ewes from the Cape of (iood Hope with sheep of English breed he converted hair into fin?? woo', and the success achieved determined him to strive for the Merino and Spanish race of sheep, which he obtained in 1706. Seven yeirs later he went to Rngland, and through the representation of the woollen manu- facturers he received a grant of lanil in the Cow-pasture district on wliiili to pasture his flocks. In ISO.), having purchased a sliip and named her the .-I n/o, he returned to New South Wales with two ewes and three rams from the flock of (ieorge III., and of these a few direct decendants are still kept at Camden Park. In 1809 James and William, the third and fourth sons, accom- panied their father to England for study and finishing their education, and later went with him to the .South of France and Switzerland to gain prac- tical knowledge of the olive and vine. In 1817 father and sons returned to Australia, bringing with them a collection of vines and other valuable plants. The brothers with Mr. Harrington formed the first Court of Petty Sessions in Camden, and were the first honorary magistrates in Australia. Caiptain John Macarthur died in 1834, leaving his estate to his third and fourth sons. James Macarthur visited England in 1824 and 1836, marrying on his second visit Miss Emily Stone, second daughter of Henry Stone, E:q., hanker, Lombard Street. William Macarthur never married; he was knighted for his services as Commissioner to the Paris Universal Exhibition in 1855. Both died at Camden Park, the elder in 1867, the younger in 1883. The present proprietor of Camden Park is Mrs. Macarthui'-Onslow, only child of Mr. James Macarthur, and widow of (Captain Arthur Onslow, R.N. , son of the Resident at Trinchinopoly, and grandson of Alexander Macleay, who in 1 S."i8 was Colonial Secretary of New South Wales. Captain Onslow in consequence of Maltese fever retired from the navy and came to New South Wales, where he resided until his death in 1882. Mrs. Macarthur-Onslow inherits many of the chaiacteristics of her family, and has ably developed the project which she has so often discussed with her father, uncle, and husban'l. In this she is ably assisted by her cousin and manager. Captain A. J. Onslow Thompson, who is as enthusiastic as he is skilful. The estate has now over a dozen co-operative dairy farms, and over forty leased farms besides the home farm of ,5,000 aere.s. The various creameries have been admirably designed, as will be seen from the picture of the one at Menangle, which is about four miles from Camden Park House. Saving of labor, perfect cleanliness, being the watchwards of tlie manager, steam and water are laid on every- where, and the milk from over a thousand cows is delivered to each every morning. Model milking yards close by the factory are connected with one of the largest of the co-operative dairy farms, and have answered VIEW OF CONSERVATORY THE CAMDEN PARK ESTATE. excellently. The dairy herd is chiefly cioss-bied Ayrshires witli a few Jersey cattle. The Central Creamery at Camden, like that at Menaugle, is seen iu the illustration. Here the cream is churned, which is separated at the outlying creameries, and butter made, chilled, and packed ready for export. Ice for local consumption is also manufactured, and a bacon- curing esuiblishment with the necessary chilling and curing rooms is attached. The clearing of the estate was done under good supervision, and the clumps of trees then preserved afford grateful shade for the cattle. The view of the ponds near the house brings into strong relief the varied character of the trees and shrubs, which include English oaks, elm, ash, and willow, many wonderful old trees having been grown from seeds, and were planted by Captain Macarthur and others. The stud includes the thoroughbred stallion " Stockdale " and the Suffolk Punch "Samson" (whose portrait is given), and about eighty brood mares. The orchard at Camden Park covers over one hundred and fifty acres, from which numberless varieties of fruit find their way to the Sydney market every season. Not only summer fruits, but olives, walnuts, ami chestnuts are grown, and successfully too, and from one corner there have been sent over a huudred tliousand spikes of (lowers raised from clioicc hyacinth bulbs. The co-operative farms have a simple system, which works well, as Captain A. J. Onslow Thompson says : — "At first we had trouble uo doubt. It was not easy to make people understand tlie system, but now the whole thing works admirably. All we want is a family man with a good know- ledge of practical farming. We find house, farm, cows, horses, tools. everything that is necessary, although of course many of our farmers ha\e some of these things of theli- own, and prefer to use them. \\"e supply each farmer on an average with sixty cows in full milk. All dry stock are kept by ourselves, and as the cows come in they are apportioned to the various farms. Of course considerable oversight is needed, but our people see that the whole arrangement is a mutual one, and that the results are fairly divided." The house, as may be gathered from the illustration, is pleasantly situated, haudsoniely furnished, with a luxuriance of Howcrs and shrubs delighting the senses whether seen from without or within, and the interior of the hall fairly indicates the character of the residence. Nearly ten acres are devoted to a flower garden. The glass houses are extensive, and not only orchids, but rare plants from many lands bloom side i)y side in beauty. The clumps and clusters of fragrant shrubs and flowers in lightly controlled bounds may seem somewhat old-fashioned, but are most charming, and, iu the general arrangement, are " up to date." The various centres of the estate are connected by telephone, and thus time and labor everywhere saved. The stables are excellent and well stocked. The Drill Hall {an interior view of which is given) was built by Mrs. Macarthur-Ouslow's eldest son, Captain J. W. Macarthur-Onslow, for (he u.se of the Camden Mounted Rifles. It is 12.i feet by oO feet, ind is fitted up with a complete stage aud dressing rooms at one end, and a gymnasium at the other. Mrs. Macarthur-Onslow has four other sons and one daughter. Two of the sons have lately left English Universities, and are now assisting Captain Thompson in the management of the Estate. ^^^ K«> oMAr> ^ BEjOlUXIFUL SYDNEY. it l>riim cx.iiii-itc'ly lirMinitnl. 'I'licn- is ^(..,(1 licitrl accouiuioilatinn to l»- ha.l at ilic t..wiislu|i . if Watsdii's Bay, wliioh is distant from SvcliH'V si'M'ii mill's liv i-iiail. WATSdN's i;av axu soiiii iii:Ait. CTUKliK is a deliglitlul ilrive aliiun' tin- in'W M.iitli licail roail tn Watson's Bay, but an cxeursinnist may yn tliiTC liy sti'aimr if lir pivfers. Tin- city is li'ft liy way of William Str.-et, passiii-^ down ^V^■XYAlMl S(,>rAi;i;. Bayswatoi- Road, a naiiow thoiouohfaiv. tlif main road is r. :nlii'd. ^^^ ^^^ ^|^_ nervation -ronnds and reserves in the city, Wynyard A few hnndred yards beyond tin' jiun-tion of this road will bo seen >-,|„.j,.,, ,.ij,j,j,^ p,.;,!,. ^f ,,ia(.e. Situated in the heart of the Rnsjientter Bay on the left, whilst to the ri-bt is tin- valley of |,..„ii„^. i,„„j,„.,;^ l„,„s,.s, it occupies the block of land between York Laerozia. and the liareoni -len. St. Mark's Cliiinb, on lb.' bill to ^^^^ | '\^-,^.„,^,.j,.,i streets, and is ornamented with choice specimens of the left, will claim attention, from tiie pieturesiiueness of tiie siir- ^^.^^^^^.,,^^ piodnctiims. plant- and palms from the northern dimes ro.m.lin- scenery. On either side may be seen .some extremely j,,,;, |„,^. ]„ i„^,„.j,„„.,. A commodious grand stand nestles in the pretty villas and i;arde]i>. 'I'lic road to Watson's Bay I'ollows tlic ,.,.,, t,-,. of a handsome u'rass lawn, while the statue of Dr. Latig eontiiiir of till' soiitlii-iii sbori-s of tin- hailior. tie- many vii-«s from stands in an imposiiii;- position at the eastern end. ^"^^ ]Sr.S. \X7. FRLESKE FOOO jQs.]srD ICE COJXLFj^lSll^, Tflt'itlumvs 244 uud 1002. HEAD OFFICE WORKS REFRESHMENT DEPOTS FISH, QAME. AND POULTRY DEPOT i.i3>iite:id. liox 70, a.i'o. 25 Harbour Street, City. 25 to is Harbour Street, City. 92 King Street, and 23 Royal Arcade. 135 King Street. DniKcTORs— LAIli|,KV .M<)l!l' (('liainiian). .lOllX BROOil I-IK 1, 1 1. AV. K. .MOJ.'T. .MANA(ii;U— II. I'.\ rivSOX. SlXUKTARY— J. A. I'O'lilK I! 1 X( U I A M. PI' IMTV is tlic watrliuonl of tlir X.fSAV. Fresh Fnml aiul lee ('(im]iai]v. lis lit'f is a system ; retri,;i:ci-atioii its spirit: :!.") engines for i/vcr driviiij^I iiiglit and Jay tiie whirr and roar of the big machinery. It has tlio largest refrigorating jdant in Austral- asia, and while its outer buildings (■onsume in the blaze of the summer's noon, the roofs and walls of its inner cliandiers are heaped with tons of ice and snow. High and low, through handsome engine-room and spacious food-store, through cosy office and iee- bomid vault, shine the liriliiaut eyes of the electric light. The late T. S. Mort founded the company in "(il, investing in it, altogether, £2r)(l,0()l». i'>ut not until '7+ was the company formally incorporated under its present title. 1'wosonsof the founder — Mr. Laidley Mort and .Mr. William Mort — are among the present directors. In the UKittcM- of railway carriage and water carriage, this company is singularly blest. The line runs straighl into the yard, ami the trucks with their loads of milk, or beef, or mutton, wheel to the very doorways. Ammig the customers of the X'.S.W. Kailway I )e|)artmeMt. the company ranks as one of the largest, lively ibi\ trains from Riverstone rush in with tons upon tons of nuitton and beef ; while from the pleasant district of Illawarra, and the fresh country of I'icton and Camden, come thousands of gallons of milk and cream. The milk trucks, with the exception of wheels and sjirings, were built by the company's workmen in the yard : they arc fitted with Westini.;- honse brakes, to run on passenger trains : the company owns tlieni and keeps them in re]iair. Their construction ensures pei'fect ventilation, for in tin' milk busiiu'ss this is a most arbitrary pr.ivision : the eniiity milk cans are always returned with their lids olT. I'laeli truck is divided into a top and bottom comjiartment, and thn^ xEMAURANTSTEA RCC.W'.KING "S'' INTERIOR. Fl'n -'.HOP. MN(, 3 Mwd Office? ^ tmm. ^ N.s.w. i''i;i;sii i'(K)i) AXD Id-; co.mi'axv. i.imiti'.h. r;irrii;s twci tiiTS of milk cans. AFfcv Jclivcriiii;- its load nf milk, a 'i'lic jiiirc rirli milk is witliin a IVw iiu-lR's of tlie tops of the great a truck is cli'aiisi'd tliroiinlhiiit witli «atcr and steam. 'I'lic mr-.ii [nuk-. ami lills llic cliainlicr \vit]i its delicious sweetness, The trucks are not sectioned: otiierwise tlicv are Imill liki' I In' milk r<'l'resiiin,i;' c(dd gives sun-seorclied, jaded Nature fresli lease dl' li tlie com|iaii\V liiisini'>-, lliey and lilV : aliove, below, on every side the air is freezing, and tlir arc kept scru|iulously clean, hut they ImIomu' tn tiicir Imildcis, the chM'tric light is llashing nvcr snow-eovcrcd ceilings, and pipes, and (jdvcrnnient Kaihvays Department. Sci dn the iic waggnns — pillar> "f whitened cold. At the chaudier"s end, where the ice and massive air-tight jiacking cases. Iiolding insi(h' their 4-inch lliick snow are never disturhcvl, they have formed for themselves a fantastic walls six solid fro/.en tons. Over all the snn-scorclx'd lines .if the grotto, glistening with ]iendents and delicate wreaths. 'I'he cooling N.S.W. railways go the ice waggons with theii- cdiiling leads. The tanks are of steel, tin-plated : the ■■agitators'" in them kee]i the milk and hut'ter expert supervises his deijartment with vigilant creai |ually ilisi rihuteil ; aftci- each lot of milk has been cooled and circumspection, lie and his efificient staff of inspi'ctors seli'ctcd rini olf, the taid;s are clcans.'inNJtli water and steam. The milk foi- the farm-S on which the coni]iany relies for its milk supply, and at the service (. I' the ocean liners and other steamers, is fnjzen solid in fre(|uent, though wisely ii'rcgidar, intervals they thoroughly examine ;;gall tins. It is lirst subjected to a "sterilising process," which is I'arni and cattle and farmers. Tiiese jiealthy farms are situated in nothing mure nr less than scalding, and jirevents the milk, when the I'ieton, Camden, and illawarra districts ; gi-antcd gnod seasons being fro/.en intn solid blocks, from seiiarating into I\m> eli'menls — to each district, they ])roduce about the same (pialily milk. The art one the water, the other the fals and soliils. Tlie Initter-making of climiuating chance is exemplified in the stringent e litlons im- de|iartinent is ruled over by the expert with all the rigor and dis- |Hiscd bv the company upon its farmers. it accejits oidy such iriilk eretion of his |>ractical wisdom, '{'he eream comes from the company's as satisfies the expert's test ; it jiays oidy for milk so accepted ; it own creameries : the expert tests it for jjurity ami (piality : lie ))ays can reject milk without incurring obligation with the fai-nier. the fanner for it on its butter value. The cream is never touched i-'urther wise arrangements, systematically speaking, complete this liy even a Hnger's tip : it is churned by " Evenden's lightinng churn," elaborate and perfect supervision. Of course, such scientilie eare and tin' latest i)uttei- making- machines complete the process, brings a splendid reward. On the farms, the milk is (irst reiluee.l in Weights and scales are disjiensed with : a machine cuts the butter temperature by the " Lawrence Cooler" to ;J0° in winter ami to ('.."i intended bir X.S.W. use into pounds and half-pounds, and stamps in summer. Then it is run into the transiteans, antl conveyed to the upon it the (iolden Star and the company's name. This Imtter is local railway stations, where the company's employes receive it, place wi-apped in the " (iolden Star" jiaper — a vegetable p.inliment. it in the trucks, and uuard it upon the train, .\i-riving in Sydney, tasti'less. odorless, and n'rease-proof — and jdaced in a eliilling it Hrst undergoes the severe testing )irocess, and having -ained the ehambei-, where tin' temperature is ;!S°. Tons are made daily, ami expert's ajiproval. it is l)ourey tin" employi's : aftei- hi'ing weighed, they suburb of Sydney, and in every (■■■nnlry town : and llie inmpanv travel suspended to overliead wlieels right into the chilling room, has often been asked to open busim-ss in ^jclbourne and Adelaide. where tiie freezing process begins. 'J'he temjierature of this room It inoimpolises the I'^nglish, .\nn'rican. and Maoriland fresh lish and when empty is i."(°: and as dressed slieep average 70°, and as I,.')(l() game trad (■ ; the Orient steamshiji Ophir is specially litti'il for its are |mt in during the short space of ;>.'j hours, the room's temperature service : so are the Union Company's steamers running to and from rises to 45°. l'>y the enil of -21 hours, however, the room is down to !Maoriland jiorts, while the Arawa brings tlic company's American 211°, and the sheep to ;;;!°. 'i'iie latter U'mperature is taken by lish from 'h'risco. it suppli<'s nearly all the |Mndtry, lish, nnlk, running a knib' into the thickest ]i:n-t of llie leg, and inserting in tlie butter, and ice used by the steamship I'oinpanies. It freezes r.u orifice a special form of Iherniometei-, 'I'he knib' comes out of a anyone, and intends to revolutionise the ic<' trade. The eoiupanx frozen sheep quite dry. .\t o:!" of t.-niperalin-e the carcasses are goes strongly along the high road of success: between the ."itb transferred to the fn-czing rooms, where tliey graibially fn'ize down of January and .'itli February, it sent 7>S,t)(10 frozen .sheeji to London. to 15°. Then they go into the store room, where the biliiigaii- whence flic manager, Mr. Pateson has just returned after an eight registers 5°, and where they are literally bnrieil in a fi'ozi'ii \aidt. irionths' business trip. ]t is continually adding to its buildings: a Here they are bagged and staekcil In llie sain.' fashion a^ jn ili,. Imtlei- -tnrc room, with a capacity of 1(1(1 Ions lias just beni eom- refrigerating chaudiers of the ocean liners, :iiid lliey are so hard that pleted, and a new milk refrigerating plant of eight tanks, to carry a knife point will init peiu^trate them. .Mthoiigh sheep can be I'L'.dOO gallons, has been in work but a day or two. The conipany fro/C(;n in 1 :^ hours, the slow and thorough process adopted takes has been sendin,g hares and rabbits for the past three seasons \,. Irom two to three days. Tieef to be frozen is cut into quarters, but London, aiul at the time of visit these coiilil be si>eii in one cold the trade in beef is nothing like .so brisk as that in mutton, and ehaniber by frozen tens of thousands. It is on the )ireuii,ses here wjiile the frozen sheep are ninnbercd in tens and tens of thousaniN, that the famed Maoriland blue cod is smoked — with sawdust only, the (piarters of bi'cf can be reckoned by the hundreds. Ibiiee i.iii' The engines are :dl new : the oldest claims but niiu- years' service, cold chamber sulliees for all the needs of beef fi-eezing, w liieli, wiiji The effect at night in the best iee engine room is almost dazzling an ordinary (piarter, takes a week. 5' I'aliiiiilieit is an oniinoiis when the eleetrie light plays upon th.e three splendid engines, wllli number, but it must be felt to be realised. >,'otwitlistandiiig the their handsome finish ami sparkling polish. Twooftlieni bear tin- intensity of the cold, the company's Australian-born workmen stand stamp of l>e Ija Vergne, and each will make daily -10 tons of ice or it remarkably well. l.,ike the otlier workmen, tliey wear chalT bags freeze i, ()()() sheep. The third is the latest addition : a beautiful around their boots to protect their feet : and so fortified, tliey stick ;!(l ton model designed by Mr. Aiildjo. and built at the works of the to their work as jjaiilandcrs might, and sta(d< frozen shee]i and blocks Mort's l)oek I'^ngineering f'onipany. The ice engines :ire li\e of ice for hours and hours a day. year in and year out. The com- altogether : they can make 70,0011 tons of iee a year. '^^^^^sm — ^" -f^ — ^ BE^^XJTIIF'UILi SYIDHSTEir. n ■;AI; to tiir Miiull 1.,uiislii|, of nhiokliratli. in tlie I!1m.' U'ft nf tin- fiill is S()I( (Vft pc>i-|M-nilieular. Tlie hiMylit nf tli.' cliff- .\l..iiMtaiiis. will Im. r,„ni.l til,, far-fjiinni "(n.vitCs [„.a|, :" f,,niiiii,- tlic Sdiillicrii spur of Alniiut Kin- (iforuc is aliont l'.'iOO this issai.l to Ijc llic ilfcpfst fhasiji with |iei-|.rii(liriihir clills in tlir In-t. known world, 'riicir t'lilVs are hclitncd to hr nowhnv less than .JdOU IVct ah-.v.. {]„■ li.vcl o|- (Ik- sea. 'I'lic tnrs in tho valley hi-low. LOWER PITT STHKKT. althoiiiih one oi- two luindfcd feet liii;!!. afc indistinirnishalih' in This is on. ■ of I lir liveliest thorouyhfaivs of thr i-ity, an.! tVoni their iiidi\idualitv. The scenery is I'nll of i^nnideur. and to add to '""'b ">'"'" 'i'l hite at ni-ht the rnmhle of wheels and the innniinr ils heaiity there arc two streams wliieh arc pivcipitati'd into ijie "' many voices at once impress the visitor of the Imsy life led hy mii^jity chasm, and, althoiii,'!! iiieetinj;- witli no ini).ediini'nt hut the "i'' inliahitaiits. In the |iictiirc will he seen the lar.tje warehouses atmosphere in their descent, arc dissipated into mist lonj;- hefcjre their ■'' ''"' '''"'"'•'' "I' iSprin.u' Street, with tlie Svdnkv Mouxinc IIi:iiAi,ii waters can reach the hottom. The depth of the lalls or princip.-d OHiceand the I'lutm I'.aidi stanilinucni proniinentl\ : on the riylit cataract to wiiei-c the water first strikes the rock is ."c'O feet, and to t'"' maynilicent oIKces of the Mutual Provident Society. shi|ipini4- the basin at the fool of the rocks immediately helow, about (KKMVet. "Hices, and warehouses. 'I'hi.s street runs from Circular (^uay to The de|itli to the bottom of (he valley at the junction of the (hree "ithin a few hunilred yarilsof (he liailvvay Station, where it junctions falls is I'ttOO feet. The face of the clilTs in the Horse Shoe to (he "il'' (jicorge Street. ""KT"^ ^ /^lilj^^^ TsiE '■■nsr.A.T.^TOK.ixjnvE." Ri;("lii;ATl<)X is one of God's boiuiti'ous yiits wliicii lie has ]ileiiteoiisly given to tlie world, and I'on'iiiost aiiioii!^- lln'sc staiuls tlic art of swiuiining. Sydney lias not been lieiiind in considering the wants of her citizens, for one enterjirisiiig gentleman has undertaken and carried to a snccessfnl issue tlieestalilishiMg of an institution where the many thousands of hnsy bees from tlie ware- lionses, manufactories, and stores may take advantage of a dip after their hard day's toil, and who owe a deep debt of gratitude to the proprii'tor for jilaeing at their disposal sueh an iiistitutiou as the •' Xatatorinm." Tiiis institution is situated in the very heart of the city, occu|)ying a prominent position in Pitt Street, in close proximity to the Redfern Railway Station, and all the suburban trams and 'busses almost pass the door. On entering the turnstiles you pass tiie manager's office, where Mr. J. Percy Rae is ever ready in his most genial manner to jiilot visitors over his commodious mansion, for such it is. On [)assing tlie office you are confronted by a large ex])anse of water, the cham])ion course of Australasia, where nuuiy a famous athlete has striven for victory in the numerous hard-fought fiirhts which take jilace occasionally. Ininicdiately adjoining this is annllicr huue liath, lifted and surrounded with neatly designed lockers, and Imt and cold water baths, sujiplied with fresh water, the water used in the large baths being salt, and i>umped from the harbour daily, the time taken to (ill each bath being .something like eighteen hours. The ladies and children are also destined to enjoy the good things, and for their use a lovely little grotto discloses a pretty bath, quite unique and artistic in design and elaborately decorated, and the water is kept at a normal temperature by the means of steam jiipes which run through the water for this purpose. The sea water swimming, and hot sea and fresh water plunge lialhs are open from .">.;iO a.m. to il p.m. on week-days, and from (i a.m. to noon on Sundays. One swimnnng bath is reserved for ladies on Mondays and Thursdays, from o p.m. to!) jj.m. (under the charge of Madam Clntha). The water in the swinnniiig bath is warmed during the winter months. A snudl swimming bath and hot sea and fresh water plunge baths are o}ien daily from (i a.m. to I) i).m., for the use of ladies ami children. A fresh supply of sea water daily. Hot sea water plunge. Is. ; hot fresh water plunge, l)d. ; swim, (id. and 4d. Schools half price to swimunng baths. "XK*" »»^ i..B..t-f ..' __^Jj_ '.^..-iro* j-r Miei(i(ie« ^t^ tisHS^ja- *• ^'.\ 191111181114 ^!C ^fe VyNfl'llKI! view (.r imrt i.l'tlh- Kiitn.imliu \':i\\< is Ihtc I'aiis is u little (ivcr .'nil lert. 'I'lie \v;iter wiileiis tn al.cul lllnr 1 1^ preseiiteil. Katdoinlia. ;l.:-).")0 feet aljuve sea level, is sin-- tVel, fdniiiiig a iieaiitil'iil M-il. Iieliiml w liic-li tlie visitor may i;'et if he riiiiiiileil with eliarniiiiLr spots of exeeptioiial aflislie anil iiatui'al so desiref:. ^Vftei'llie Hi'sl fall (lie wadTs roll over uneven rocky beauty. I''airy bowers and sylvan glades are in abiindanee, and iironiineiiees, thus foi'inin^- a beaiitifnl eascadi'. In aililitioii to the tourists to Kiilooniba should avail themselves of the o|i]iortnnity of sights named, the 'riil-ee Sisters, Letira i-'alls, Nellie's (Jleli, seeiuu; such siijfhts as the Or|ilian Ivoek, from whieh the finest h'eiii (iully, the Colliery, ("lilT \'lew, and the .lersey Falls are vii'W of the Kanimbla N'alley is to be obtaiin-il. The ile|ilh of tli,. all within easy aeeess of the township. CTIII-: National Park. eoni|irisin,Lr ;!li,(llMl acres, is one of the ndles : Loftus dumiion, 1 C, niih's : l,oftus, ITnnles: lii'athcote, nifts to the pidplic. having bi'en reserved by the (lo\ ernment I'O nuli'S : and Waterfall, L' I niih's. The i;ronnds abound in natural as a recri'ation around. It is within easy distance of Svdney, beinn' beauties, wat.'rfall>, lern ,i;lens, and wild llowers beiiit;- found in reached by train, live railway stations oecupyini; ]iii-tui'e.s(|ni. profusion, positions in dilTerent parts of the n'rouuds, viy... Sutherland, I.") :m:tjtuj^^l liipe oif hste^at itoi^k: BuiLiDinsra-. CpiIK stni.-tiiiT rnrlcl l,v lli,. M.itiuil Mfc hisiiraiicc Ciripany of Xcw Y.M-k. at the imictidii of Martin I'liice and Pitt Stiv, f, ranks ainonstln- finest edifices in tlieeity. ()ecii|i.vini,''an une(|nall.d site, wifli its priiK-ipal elevation, 100 feet in extent, "faeiiiij tlie (Icnnai Post Office, and its eastern facade fmntintr one of tlie Imsiest tlioroiiohfares of ti'affi,- streteliin.ir fnmi Circnlar Quav to tlie Metnjpolitan Haiiway Stati.m. its areliiteetnral l.eantv iswi.rtliv of so eonsincnous a position. It was in eonsi^cpiem-e of tlie Citv Improve- ment .'Vet passed l)y Parliament to open ont the neiyhl.onrlidod of tlie new Post Om.v that so valnaMe a piece of land came into tlie iTiarket and was purcliased liy tlie eompanv direct from tlie (;(ivernniiMit for the Sinn ,,f fll^d.OOO. Excavations for the fomidations were coninieiK'ed in I\Iay. IS!);;, and tlii' cmpanv took [lossession of its offices m Septemlier, IS!)"., the whole of the work havintf been eondiiete>:e Street, were the contractors. On the opposite pasje will he found a view of the exterior of 111.' hiiddins and also of the interior of the main (diamber devoted to the biLSiness of the company. The material used in the outer construction comprises the hard mountain stone, trachyte, for the first tlire(> stones, and a well-chosen freestone for the" upper six. A jdeasinn' contrast in color is thus provided, which has the effect of relieving the massive structure from the sliglite>t appearance of s.imbreness, and bringing it into harmony with the Post OfTiee Imilding, which it ••onfronts. It may be safely affimied that if the remainder of the land available in Martin Place be turned to similarly good account, this portion of the city will jiresent a picture of "sjilendid street architecture unsurpassed by the business centre of any town in the Wdrld The portion of the edifice sjx'cially devoted (o il nf the <'ompany is compactly l..,-ateil mi the eastern side of th.' lirst lloor. cnmprehending besides the elegant ball (h'lineated in "in- illustration, five minor (diamipcrs devoted to the managerial, medical, literary and agency departments. .V iiii>nthly paper called TIip AKstnihi.iiini Budget is published by the company, an apartDK'iit on tin- mezzanine fioor, which runs level with the gallery, from which our photo, was taken, lieing devoted to this purposes The chief office or insurance hall, as it might be termed, is (Ki feet long by :;(; fei4 wide, and 20 feet fii hcigjit. The gallery extends round three of iis sides at .an elevation of 14 feet, and isconneeted with tiie lloor space by a winding cedar staircase. Of tin' fittings of the offices scarcely any adecpiate description I'an be given. They are eoiistrncted of a New Hebrides wood known as Tuuiaua, wliicii, in grain and density, greatly resembles a dark oak. Uesks, counters, cabinets, and jiartitions of this material are handsomely carved wlierever deeoration appears apiiropriat<', the general elTi'ct produced being perfect in combined elegance and business-like asjicct. In these res])ects it cannot be excelled by any banking chamber in Sydney. OF the company, whose principal agency in Australia is thus magnificently housed, all that need be said is that it is regarded by our kinsmen in the Fnited Statos as their foremost financial insti- tution. Kstahlished in 184:^ on the most modest scale, without aiiv pro])rio'tary cajiital, and dependent soh'ly on co-operative accumulation for its success, it has steadily progressed, until at the end of last year it jios.scssed assets 'amounting in Kiiglish cnrrcncy to t'42.()2(l,i>S4. after having distributed as profits among its policy-holders a sum of ii'>i.'>'M,\'M't. It has branches and agencies in all civilised countries where the climatic conditions and national chararteristies render the operations of life insurance remunerative and safe, (iovermd by Ciln'ful and ex]icrienced officers its business is noted for the wise conservatism which regulates its advance and ensures for it a future Ill-mess as brilliant and satisfactory as its past, CoMPANY'5 BJlLDlNCi Jl^ONtt '^'ac^ncy N|aRTINPLACE&PITT ST. SYDNEY. -CRISP PHOTO" PROCESS, SYDICTEIT CSI^IMIBEK. OIF OOJVCJ^vd:EK;GE. GT'liK Syiliioy (.'Iiamlii'i' nt Cuiiiiiii'rcc was eslalili^lii'd as far luick Passiiig tlinmuli tlit'sc iiiiiii\ years tliu Cliaiiilirr li;is, liki' tlu' as IS.'iI, till' nlijffts III' tlic iiiiily Iwiiii; as dosci'ilii'd in nili- l', cnli^ny, uuJt'ryoiio many cliaUi^Ts. It has lial it> rliri'ks and it> wliicli ivads as t'ullows : — " II. 'I'liat tliu obji'cts and dutks nl' tlio pfriods of prugR'ss, but in its pusitiuu as an advisory, and not an ('lianiber sliall be to roceivc and collect inl'orniation renardiiiL; all administrative, body has done a considerable aunmnt of good in public acts or other matters aircctini;' the mercantile or maritime assisting; to sha]ie the destinies of commerce. interests of the c-olony, with a view to tiie removal of evils, the On the oppositi' pau'e we give iihotonr.iph^ of the eonnnittee for redress of grievances, and the promotinn of the trade of the colony year, 1st duly, l^i'.l."), to .'JOtli .lunc, IS'.Ki. and the public good ; t >mmnnieate with authorities and with The following is a list of the presidents of the Chiindier, with individuals thereon, and to take such steiis in referiMice then'to as their terms of office, since its establishmi'ut : — l.Sol-.ji, .John niav appear necessary, and which may be taken more cITectively by Lamb; l-S.");!-,") I, .1. S. Willis: IM."),"!, T. (.'. IJreillat : l.s.")li-(l."), s\icli an association : to receive reterences on matters of enstom or Ivobcrt Towns; Istid-llll ami 1^7t-7'i. .laeob L. .Muntetiorc ; usage in doul)t or dispute, deciding on the same, and recoriling the 1S7()-71 and lS7'.l-!Si, .). 11. Watt: 1.S72-7;;, George King; ]K7M, decision made for future guidance, so as to form li\ that and other Charles Smith : 1 SS:') and 1S,S7-S,S, S. A. Joseph: l.SSf, Tlionuis means a code of practice by which the transaction of business may Littlejohn ; l.S,S.'>, W. ( i. .Murray ; ISSIi. W'm, McMillan: 1 N.S>^- bc simpliMed and facilitated: and finally, when ici|nired, to arbitrate HI. .1. II. Stoi-ey ; 1 S'. 1 1 -'.•:.'. II. C. l-'ra>er : I .s:ii'-'.l;; and 1S!I;!-!I|, between disputants wishing to avoid litigation, and willing to reh'r .lames Inglis; 1 s;) l-'.l."i. T. Henry Ki'li^win, Walli'i- ("ricnd : Is'.l.'i- to and abide by the judgment of the Cliambci-." Dli, .1. II. Storey. -i^"^ .... ^ ' Sydney Chamber yf Commerce. ^ J^. J^ISTT^ J^. I^OTJTE. CrilE Rr.yal JIail stcamois of tliis lino arc (li>s|iati-lH J Fuiii Svdni'v J- every fonitli Mcniday ria Amklaml, Saiiida. and Ilawaiiaii Inlands for San Francisco. Passengers liooked tliroiigli to all j arts of T'nitcd States, Great Britain, Canada, and Cont^inent of luiropc, and nwnd tlie world. This is the favorite highway from the New to the Old World. It ofiVr.s unsurj)a.ssed facilities "to the tourist in pursuit of pleasure, to tlie invalid in search of health. Its climatic advantages are nnefpialled, and to the travelling public generally it is well and favoralilv known. SOME ADVANTAGES OF TKAyF.LLIXG BY THE A. AND A. ROUTE. Option of local steamer Sydney to New Zealand fi I, AuckLind to Samoa ». ,. Sydney ,. t via Fiji) ■ I ,, Honolulu to San Francisco Afforrtinit a splendid opportunity of tourinf; New Zealand and the South Sea Islands. '>ption of hreakin); journey at any or all points fn mule. Traiss.— Continental trains are the fastest and best equipped in the world, in- cludini; dinirij;, sleepin',', and observaiion cars. In fact the trains are veritable '■ palaces on wheels." Its steamers arc sujierior to any tithers engaged in the Trans- Pacilic mail service. This line nins in ccnjuneticn with all the leading lines across the Atlantic, the steamers being the finest, fastest, and largest afloat. Tonnage, 8,000 to 1:^000 tons ; spetd, IS to 22 knots per hour. The intense heat of the Bed Sea and extreme cold of Cajie Horn is avoided. Its lines encompass all the principal cities of America, besides all the natural wonders of that marvellous country. Tlie largest active volcano in the world is easily and inexpensively readied by this route. The longest time at sea is only seven days between ports. Tlie through journey to London occupies only tliirty-six days. Beautifully illustrated guide books, &c., gratis, and full jiar- ticulars of tours, rates of fares, and all other information obtainable at the offices of the Union Steanrship Company of New Zealand. Limited (general agents throughout Australasia). Sydney offices : l.'i r.ridge Street, and iloore Street, near G.P.O. SIGHTS AND SCENES ON CrilUOUGH the courtesy of the general agents of tlie A. aud .V. -L lioiite we have been privileged to rejiroduce on the following jiage some photographs illustrative of a few of tlie siglits and scenes along the railway lines of the great American Continent. PerJiajis tliere is no better display of landscajie phcjtography to be seen anywhere tliaii that in the possession of the A. and A. Route, and it will be found well wortli one's time to step into their offices to inspect it. The fact that most of the pictures were on exhibition at the World's Fair in Chicago in 1S'.);5, and more recently at the Midwinter Fair in San Francisco, and were iinudi admired there by thousands of visitors from all i]arts of the world, is, in itself, sufficient guarantee of their virtue as works of art. When the writer was looking at them the other day, another onlooker, having seen them at the W(jrld's Fair, expressed a wish to buy copies. Having a.scertained that this could not be done, it occurred to vne that it might interest some of our subscribers, who, like myself, may have travelled over this route, to give a short description of the triji that would be a nice souvenir to have in one's possession, and the following few lines may effect this object. The trend of travel towards the Old World from these colonies is ever nu lli.' jlici'oase, and it has now gi'owu to such eimriiious dimensions tliat il THE A. AND A. ROUTE. is tlie exception to meet a friend wlio has not been Home, or who is not about to start. The rapid spread of the influences of civilisa- tion, and tlu' wonderful extension of travelling facilities in evtn remote parts of the globe, have so greatly elianged the conditions within recent years, tliat to have circumnavigated tlie world is far from being an uncommon or notable undertaking. Many intelligent peojile liavc arrived at the truly modern idea that no education is comjilete until it has embraced at least one trip around the globe. The journey is stich a different matter nowadays ; it has been made so easy, so safe, and so inexpensive, that thousands undertake il now where only tens did a sliort tiilie ago. The Paeiiic, American, and Atlantic portions of the tour are an ever-changing jianorania. The first stage is New Zealand, that wonderland of the world. Then comes the delightful run over summer seas, through the South Sea Islands, calling at Samoa and Hawaii the Beautiful ei) route. Here a stay may be made, and a visit to Kilauea (the largest active volcano known) will well repay the time and small outlay. Time, about six days; expenses, about £10. Seven days of pleasant sailing bring the land again in sight — this time America, the land that ofYcrs all its clioicest treasures of woiHler and bcaiitv to the .V.aiid .\. vovager. The first glimi'se i- SKillT.S AND SCENES OX Till'; A. AND A. lidl Ti;. hail of till' Fanilluues, lliuse little sentinel rocks that guard the United States. I'raetieally ihc traveliir niav lix npon aiiv |uiiiil hr apjiroaeli to San Francisej. Two hours more bring the vessel into desires to see in this wond(^rrul country, and make iiis jonrnev lake the famous portal of the Western World, the Golden Gate. It is a him tliere. More, he may generally fi.K npon several sueh points inirrow jiassage, hanlly a mile wide at its narrowest jioint, bordered and iiiehule them all, providing he ean do so without jiassing over on the left by frowning rocks, relieved only by a lighthouse, a fog- tlie same line twice. ISy adding t(j regular routes short and coni- signal station, and by formidable earthworks. On the right ban I paratively inexpensive side trips, there is nothing in all North is a very different picture. True, there are frowning rocks ami America that does not lie before him where to clioose. frowning cannon here too, but behind and beyond them is to be 1 he overland jonrney can therefore lie arranged so as tir inchide seen the great city of San Krancisco, spread out on more hills than visits to almost all tin- leading cities in the Tnited States and Ronu' could boast. San Francisco is to the Pacific what New natural wonders of that immense continent. Tin; "overland"' York is to the Atlantic, that is, the metropolis of the coast, and dream ended, the voyager boards one of the niannnotli .Atlantic also the principal port. .Vs time goes on, and the delights of a "greyhounds," and when landed at Southampton or Liverpool can vovage on the smooth I'aeilic become better known, she will eon- hardly realise that the trip from New York acio.-.s tin' " ]iontl," a tiiiiie to as.sert her claim to this distiiu.'tion. distance of about 3,30(1 miles, has been covered in a little more The blow that joined the railway across the continent of than si.\ days. The more notable of these liners vary in size from America oiieiied a new road to the Antipodes of greater interest and S,(.)0() to l:i,()(l(l tons, with speed from 18 to i'l knots per hour, comfort llian either of tin- others. \'et even that remained lint a Tlu' journey from England by the way of the Continent and strait and narrow path compared with the range of choice that ucjw the JMediterraneau Sea and Suez takes the traveller through the makes the fixing of a route an endiarrassment of riches. Old World, to which belongs the glories of the past. Id gain Anything in reason on the American ccjutinent can now be an accurate coneej)tion of all tlx're is to know and enjoy in this inclnded in the itinerary, anil many things that even five years ago mixlern age. it is necessary to be able to contrast both sides of the wonlil have been considered vastly unreasonable to expect, are now great World's picture, available. There aic now lu) less than eight routes across the Osj^ n:eax7 sfjPlF'EK. HiEjOs-Dinsros. leliiv. CT*I!E first new.spii])f'r j)iiblii'atiiiii i]i Austnilasia was tlic Svdn'kv on April 18tli, 1831. It was then a weeklv of fimr pagos df de Gazktte a\M) Xew South Walks Advertisku, a small and pnblislied every Monday. In 1838 it beeanie a bi-weekly, in sheet eoinprisino; fonr foolseap ])a<>-es, printed ami editi'd by a 1S;!7 it appeared three times a wi'cU. and in 1840 it liecanie a daily. West Indian Ci-edlr name(l (iiM.ri^e IIiiwc. who was ('niplii\ nl bv the The Sydney D.mi.v Tklkor \en is tbi' si'i-mid nmniiiiL;- papi-r (ioveniment at a salary of t'(!(l a yeai- tci print tbr papi-r. Il in the ea]jital nf Xew Sontb Wales, and was first pnblishrd in ls7'.b made its first appearanee in Sydney on Saturday, Mareii ."itb, JNd:!. The Australian Star is one of tlie leading papers ol' to-day, and sm'viveil for forty y<'ars. The ne.\t paper to see the light in and sneb has been the enormous growth of the cirenlation that the Sydney was TiiK Australian, being eiiinbieted liy no li'ss a ]ier- Company has ereeted one of the finest offiei>s in Airstralia tu earrv .sotiage tlian tlie eelebrated U'illiani Charles W(>ntw(irth, the first on its fnture work in. Australian statesman, poet, and liistoriarL wlio had as a enlleagne The Maitlasd Mercury is the second nldest pa|ier in the l>r. Wardell. an English barrister who aeenmpanied W. C. W. colony, and dates baek to 3rd Jannary, ISl:!. to the eoloides frmn Lmnlon. TnK Sviinev MoRNixci IIer.u.d, Besides the abuve-nu.'ntioned. TnE KvE\j\(i News and Town the olib'st ol existing daily pajiers in .\nstralasia, is issued frimi ask Country Journal. Thi-; I!ulletin, Truth, SuNnA^■ 'I'imks, eapaeious ami well-constrneted offices situated at the corner of Pitt, and others enjoy a widespread circulation tbr..ngli tin' cily and Hunter, and O'Ccinnell Streets. The first number was jjublisbed suburlis and the Colony generally. ""^^ PRICE ONE PENNY. W)c %bw2 jHommii H^r^k "Mt mmrr SM-Ni-.V; liK^HAV I \ CMM . NKT'Tt:MltKlt 1". inoi. C ^^llj^ ■sg^ell^J PRICE. nsT. pE XyY. jr .1 Sond-iyr ^hc C^umlictlantl^i'cc ^^S : .■vrr.Lsil.-l:. lll....lL'lM)ill Itll' .-kTl.Tjl. . f>^p-o , johin: TDi^:ssiCDis[, son: & co., Chiraa. Hlall, S©S Greoxge; Street (Opposite; Borad. Street), S-ydne-j/-. CpHE view prosentcil liercwitli of Jolin Dyiiun. Son and Co.'s Show Room, 265 George Street, Syn i>|iened in Castlereagh Street. c^^hO 1 ^a7M:EjPs.TLEIGrM:, nSTOR-TM: S^rTONElir. T 0^ II MATM'MCill, tlic rcsiiliiucc of tliu Hmi. Tlioinus Daltou, is Council, anil has lary'c L-oninicnial intci-csts in Orange ami Smihov , sitiiatod aliiint six miles froMi the citv, in jiictui'i'^iquc surrouiiil- wliovc tiir linn nf Daltoii liiov. i^ uoll-known and I'sU'enicd in the ings, as may be ^'aduTcd IV llic illnstrations. Tlie yi-ounds arr nici'cantilc woiM. 'I'lic linn. Tlmnias Daltnn is also a prdmincnl cxU'nsivi', and the larn'f tennis lawn with smnr line slaliiary lieynml nicmli'M' u| the C'allinlic ('Inn-cli. and was tlic orininatnr nf lin. tile Hill' is a cliai-mint;- addilinii. due side is hurdiTi-d liy a larij;i' cunrersaziotu in tlir 'I'nwn Hall dininL; the recent 11enar\ ('imneilin liiish house, which \i\ day is a protection, and by night, with the Sydney. ^Irs. Ualton takes an active interest in the charitable fountain playing and lighted with numy colored fairy lamps, makes a institutions of Sydney and is a liberal conti-diutor. 'riiougli prevented eharniing resort. The drawingrooni, of wliicli two illustrations are kv i' severe family bereavement from taking a prominent ]iaii in the given, is a lai-ge. handsomel\ fiiriii>lied ^aloon w itli niiiiiy art Ireasui-cs 'riiii-lniere Home and {•"re'sh Air League [■"air. .\li-. Iiallon \\as one in pictures and statuary chosen by the owner in Italy. 'I'lie broad "'' l''^' liolders of the basket stall with Lady .\bboli. .Mrs. J. Iliindall hall from which entrance is gained to the drawingrooni and library Carey, Mrs. T. I'l. Crcsswell, and a iiumbei- of y g ladies. on the one side, and to the dining and morning rooms on the o(,her. V\\>\n tlie b.regoing it will be gathered thai " Wheatleigh '' i- has also some tine paintings. The spacious verandah with its tili'd occupied ly a host ;inil hostess of large means, good taste, and warm lloori- a ]ilea-aiil retreat and cool even in summer. The gardens ami hearts, ami Ihal soci.-illy they arc as popnlur a> their -ood ipialilies bush houses are Mrs. I )altou"s sjiecial charge, and well reward her bir I'lilitli' th'-'m (o be. Mr. Dalton'ssoi, and daughter reside with her care. [t is always an encouragement to a good gardener when 'liiH' :ii"^l l'"*t .ve:ii- they made a holiday Irip to Colombo. Hoth join the ladies of the house take all interest in llowers and ferns. The vi'v heartily in tlie liospilalile enlertaininents at ■■Wheatleigh."' long drive bordered with liowers, shrubs, and trees is very attractive, M''^- I'altou's artistic taste is evident in the hand-ome fiiniitiire n bit being given in one illustration from which a good idea may be and decoralions of the home as well as in llm gnnlens. gathered. Mr. Daltoii has long been a member of the Legislate e GEO. K.OBEP2.TSO]Sr & CO., Boolcsellexs, Sta-tioners, <5*c;., George Street, Sydney. 'PKW' names could be meutiuued uliioli an' liL'ttcr Uimwii in con- nrction with enterprising business concerns tii:ni tbat of Messrs. Geo. Robertson and Co., of Sydney. Sncli has been the startling growth of this firm that it has been found necessary to ojieu u|i l)ra)iches in all the sister colonies, wliere large estabHslnnents are now carrying this firm's name. A visit to the large and elaborati'ly furnisiied warehouse in (Tcorge Street will at once gi\e a splendid idea of the large transactions of tb<' lii'ni. Here thousands cif volumes of all the latest literature of the (biy till Ihe the slielves and tallies set apart for their rece]ifion. while llii' Wwr collectiiin of Iratlirr ware, cninprisiug all tlic latest noveltirs and designs in card cases, purses, bags, &l-., has no rival in the city, Messrs. Geo. Robert.son and Co. paying special attention to tliis class of goods, importing direct from their Lunibin and Cciitineutal houses. In greeting and birthday canls the stuck is large anil varied, the novelties being exceptionally rare and unique in design, and one particularly claims special mention. We refer tn the series of "Emu" designs, which are the most a[ipropriat:e cauls we have yet seen, being specially suited for transmission abroad as a fitting souvenir of Australia. Photogravures and steel engravings are rapidly finding favor, and the splendid examples which are every day presented to us cannot fail to attract the attention of all con- noisseurs of art. In this class of goods a large stock has been secured of all the latest productions of works by modern nuisters. including Leighton, Millais, I'oynter, Watts. Cole, MaeWhirter. Whistler, Leader, SeJimalz, Law, and other well-known artists. Besides the various de|iartmeuts jirevicmsly mentioned, the ~-tationc'ry. bookbinding, jirinting, and gold lettering branches are replete in every detail. an it does the Hnest descrijition of the city wliieli has yet seen the light. :m:r.. s"Y"iDisrE]"Y" btj:r.idh]_"k:i:n"'s hiotjse]. CpilE residence of Mr. ami irrs. Syilncv liimli'kin is one of tlie ornaments of Macqiiarie Street, and is exactlj' opposite the Houses of Parliament. It was built about GO years a^o for Mr. Burdekin's father to a design jirepared and sent out from Kuglaml, and when completed was Jlr. Burdekin's residence until his death, and afterwards oocnpied by his widow, Mr. and Jlrs. Sydney l>urdekin living in an adjoining' house. After Mrs. Burkekin's death in 18fll or '!)2, Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Burdekin anil family went to Englanil. and during their absenee their preseiLt residence was renovated and redecorated, new furniture lieing chosen in Europe. Tiie exterior view gives a good [)icture of the hi>use, hut mor(! is required than tlu; illustrations afford to give an adi^ipnite idea of the interior. Tiie drawingroom, as may be seen from the Jtieture, is handsomely p|-ciportioued : the ceilini;- and mural decora- tions are in the Louis Quatorze style, the carpet expressly woven to correspond, and the whole richly furnished. The library, whicii is beyond the drawingroom, and entered from it. may fitly be ternieil a political saloon : it was a favorite meetiuii'-pl.-ice nf tiie hiti' ."^ir .Inlm Robertson and his pai'ty, and more than one impending crisis has been discussed and partly tided over as a result of a gathering in the Burdekin Tiibrary. Politicians prominent in the legislation of the colony have followed Sir John's cxam|)le. To the left of the liroad hall is tile diuingroom. which, with tiie lilirary, is shown in the illustrations. .Ml are liandsoniely finiiished. and linely appointed. 'J'liere are several oilier chambers, notably Mrs. Sydney Burdekin's boudoir, )iictures of which wonlil have added much to tlie lieauty of the book. Mr. Sydney liimlekiii has been ollicially connected with the city of Sydney since ISS;}, and was chosen mayor in IcS.S'.l and 'DO, resigning office early in the second year to proceed to England, lie is president of the Sydney Liedcrtafel, and for some time representeil the llawkesburv district in Pailiainent. He has very extensive properties in Sydney, and is much appreciated by his tenants as a liberal, considerate landlord. His country house, " Lloydhnrst." at {{ooliy Hill, where much of Mrs. Burdekin's time is spent, is well known for its hospitalities. :iSrE\x7' SOUXM: \x7-jPlLES K-UG-B^^ FOOXBjPlLL uistiokt. Rv \V. A. Rami, Hon. Ski rktahv. Cpms riourishiiin;- Union was inaugurated in tiic year 1874, at a meeting licld in July of that year of delegates and membeis nf tlien existing clubs, with a view of having unanimity in the actual I'laying laws of the game. The clubs at this time consisted of the University, Walla m,), Tlic King's School, Newington College, Cam- den College, and Waratah, eacli of wliich would, working on the laws as played by tli:> Euglisli Rugby Union Clubs as a basis, Torni its OWN r(des : a circumstance iKitiirally IcMding to ^^nmv confusion when till' chilis met each other. To obviate this the meeting ua- called, anil a union, ninb r ihe name of the Southern l\ugby Football I'nion. was tornird : ibc name so ciiosen in eoutradistinction to tlie i'lnglisb itugby Union — looked upon as tlie Xorthern Union — to which it was affiliated. Tliis name was lioim.' I.iy thr Union until tlic year IS'.>l', wbm the [iresent Queensland Union, having been formed sonu' years pre- viously under the name of Northern Rugby Union, it wms found de-iirable to alter the name, and its present ;uid uudoulptrdly pi'opei- designation was determined upon. For many years the Union bcM ami exercised its discretion in accepting or amending the laws as laid do\\n b\ its jiarent hotly, the i'lngli-ih Union: but for a few ycar> pre\iou>ly to 1 S'.K! the only a|iprcciablc alteration that was made was in the manner of scoring the various points obtained in tin' coiir.-c of plav. In the year 18i)3, the English Union having adopted the method of scoring in vogue under this Union's rules, and in order to meet the intercolonial teams on a similarity of laws, the laws as arranged by the International Board were, and have since been, adopted without aujendnii-nt. As will have been noted, the Union was formed with a roll of six clubs, and during the first year seven other clubs wen' affiliated ; and iVoni thai lime forward tin' Union has continued to be a prosperous and ever increasing body : so much so that in the present year the clubs playing under its autliority in the metropolitan area (Sydney) anioinil. e\clusive of sclioiil>. to eighty, and twelve brani-h unions, with a roll ol' some li'l) cluiis. ami representing the colony, have been formed. In Niirioiis years also an interchange of visits with New Zealand ba~ taken place since ISS:^, the majority of the matcjies being in favi>r of thill eolony. The last two years have shown two matehes to each. In the M'ar 1.SS8, a team from Eugland visited the colony, and tboueh they were victorious over the Union's representatives, their play made a lasting impression, and a new ami more ell'ective style of play was I lie ri-sull. The inteii'olonial lixlures with N'ictoria ba\e not, for\arioiis reasons, been I'egidarly carried out hitherto, iuit during the bisl two M'ars llie\ ba\e lu^en established on a liliri liasis. / ■"■' JfewSOUialkLEStoi iy. S. FK-EEDVLjOs-lSr 5t SOISTS, Coffe;e:, Spice:, arad. R.ic;(Z l^ercha-rats, Steain ^X/orlis, 350-35S Mlaxris Str(Z. I S. FltKKMAX AND SONS, COFFEE, Sl'U'E AND RICE MERCHANTS. I'lii' Finns S]icc-i;ilitii's nrc : — /liillii's lUitimj Piiwder K.i'tnii't iif Simp Square Blue Blacking Vinegar Pirtle." Saiirei! Miiari C'ljl'ee, Pepperx. and Spirex And all Eai^teni GnndK. Cl'lWRVj wiMv fciiir [ii-(i|iricf(irs i>i'it;'iiKillv in 'I'liK ('imiikri.anu witli llirii- liiL;lil\ -Irrirt'cil cumisi'l. tlic |il:iIiitilT imt |iiitlliii4' in ;n\ Aiuius, all i)f wliciui wnv. founocted with tiic tlion leadinn' ajijicarancc As an instanci.' (if the unjust oharaotor of Xi'W Sciutli |>a]icr of the district, 7'lie. Cumberland Mercury, the ]ir()prictor <>f Wales lilicl laws, it may In' nicntioned tluit tin' custs in tlii.s case weiv wliicli courted opposition h\ routing a staff whicli had done him i;'ood taxed at over £1(H) against tin' plaintilT. Imt I'iJK Aki;is jiroprietarv service for many vcMTS. 'I'hc journal madi'its appiMranci' in S 'ptemlicr, had to pay tiiem anil wcrr nnaiile to recover a shilling;- from the 18K7, and has j;;one on prosperiuit uotwithstauding theclou after puhlication one of the partners suecuinh'd toan attacli of t\ phoid former rival, IVtc .)/(VC«r//, admittedly one of tlu- largest printing fever, and a couple of years ago anothi'r partner was hought out liy plants in the colony. T/w Mi'rciiri/, after an csistence of over a the ])resent proprietors, 'I'homas i>a\ie> iiitlli' iiinl IJiehard .Stewart quarter of a. century, was then amalgauialeil with its olVshool. I'm.; Kiciiardsim, two of the original tirni. Alwa\s vigorou.^ly conducli'd, .Vuiais, which now enjoys an <'nornious ciri'uhilion. Leading X.S.W. The Auii us gained a reputation for fearlessness iiudindeiicndence, aiol newspaper agents who have an acipuiintance of tiie relative eirenlat ions as is the experience of all Imt mealy-montheil pnliiicalions, it was of the proviiu'ialpapers of N.S.W.. plaei' Tni: .\i;(. is high up amongst threatened ou several occasions with all tic terrors of an iid'amous the lirst si.\ having the largest circulation. Our illu>tralioiH show libel law. Tiio proprietors have never actually had to defend a suit, the business otfirc of 'I'iik .ViiiiUs iu L'liuich Street, I'.iriMin itta. and but on one occasion they were left on the floor of the .Supreme Court tln' I'.xteiisive works iu Macquarie .Street. 3^EV\roA.STLE TVEOK; 3^1 Into- h:eir.^ljd. "|\fr l)\\ ( 'AS'I'1,1-; I'lijoys tlif distiiictiou oi bAi\-j; the sccoiiil city cJ ^ ill New Siiiitli Wales, yii'Uliir^' |iri.|i' uf iilucr tn SyJnry niily : mill its densi; city ami suburban popiihitioii, its ciioruioiis coal deposits, its I'icli and fertile back cDiiutry, its spacious and sate liarbiir, and its vast export and iiupurt trade, have all conibiiied to make it a jilace of great commercial ini[)ortancc, visited contiiiuallv by the largest ships aHoat, Hying tlio Hags of most of the nations of the World. SitiiatL-d about eight uiiles fniui Xeweastle is Wallscinl. the centre of the coal mining industry, and in that town was Hrst published, in Dccemlii'r, IS?;), a four page bi-we,'kly newspaper, under the title of the W.\i.l,sKN-u MiSiCiis' Aovocatk. As its name im])Iies, the new paper was closely ideiitdied with mining nnitters, and speedily b;'oame known as an organ specially devoted to the consideration of questions alTecting capital and labur. Intimatelv associated with it? management was the late Mr. .James Fletcher, Minister for Works in 'New South Wales, whose vigorous person- ality impros.sed itself so strongly upon all coniu^cted with the Advocate, that the pajijr was soon one of the most powerful in the country. Ri'alising thit an op;'ning existed in Newcastle lor a d-iily journal run on liberal and popular lines, tliL' proprietors of the Miners' Advocath isiue-l the last nuuibjr of that |i.i[K'r one Saturday niirning in April, 187(), immeliately took the plant and mirhinery to pieces, renifived the whnle to Newcastle, and on tli.> following Monday iiiiiriiiiin- bi-.)u.;lit out tin' lirst iinpre-siini of the Newcastle MoitxiNo Hkhai.I) in complete form — a very smart bit of journalistie work. At that time there was only one other daily morning news- paper published in New South Wab-. Shortly after commencing operations in (.'oalopolis, the proprie- tors purchased the property known as the Xr-wcuslle Chronicle, a tri-weekly paper established in 1X.")S, and incorporated it with the HlCRAM). The aim of the c'oiiduetors was to make the journal a jirogressive and snund general newspa]ier, and every effort was jait forth til attain that innl. As the years mlli'd mi, and Newcastle and district became greater and mure pnpuldiis, tin' paper was increased in .size and added In in \ai-ious ilirection-;, until it is iinw the largest jirnvineial morning newspaper in Australasia, possessing an exteu- .sive circulation, and oi'cupying in northern New South Wales a position similar to that filled by its English prototype, the Newcastle Chronicle. It is represeiiti'il in all the colonies, and every morning news from the wlmle (jf Austrahisia and the old world may be found in its pages. It was disposed of by Mr. .lames Kletdier at (he close of IH.SS to the ])resenl ]iroprietary, wdio enlarged its sphere and greatly improved it, continuing it, howevi'r, upon the libi'ral lines laid dnwn bv its bmndcrs. XHIE CjPLSXLH:]VijPs.i]>q:E BRLEXX/EK-Y" tf \X700ID BPiOS. ^^s COY., ISTe^-uy-ea-stle;, JST.S.Xx/., Limited.. CAPITAL £250,000. Directors: — Joseph Wood, Esq. (Cliairniau), Hon. Nicholas Fitzuerai.d, M.L.T'., ^■uTORlA, .Mm.ihi.m I >. .M( ]vu iiakn, ]•]>').. W. K. Locivhuad, Esq. Aiit/itor : — Frank P. I5nR 2^E"\ArG JOSTLE GO.A.3L.OFOLIS. 'Ts^ ]OWCASTLE lias biH>n jnsth' tcnin'tl tlie coaldjiolis nf the Hunter and tli(^ river stretelies nwav as far iis tlie ej-e ean see, the '^ Soutlicrii Hemisphere. Nowhci-i^ lias there liecn siieli an waters heini;- spotted witli vessels df all sizes, representins the extensive and never-eeasiiii;- supply of coal as the dulpiil Irnin ihis initidiis of the world. The i-lly itsell' stands between the Nnlihies port. One nf the hest p.-nenawiie views I'f tlir eity r-;[ii \,r :ind Honeysiiehle I'nint, while the siihiuhs ot Wickhani, W'allscnd. obtained rrimi .Munnnient Hill. Standing' on tin' hill. :may tn Ihr Waratali, I'lattshurn', .StnektoM. and Haniiltnii :l11 h:i\c thrir rij^ht is the vast i^.xpanse of waters of (he Mni' i'li-ilir, »itli lie' eollei'ies, ami have been eonneeted with Neweastlr hv rail. nnny views, liut we are giving f(Uir pictures which will also assist onr readers in their judgment, which cannot hut be favorable to a firm which, by a long-standing and well-earned icputation for upriglit business, stands in the foi'cmosT rank of the merchants' list of the Colonies. It might here be mentioned that piior to the death on October I7th, IS87, of the respected founder of this great house, and on account of the fine bloi-k of buildings at the corner of Hunter and Crown Streets, he (the late Mr. J. Ireland) purchased the extensive premises thfn known as the Protestant Hall, and ipiickly turned that building into storage room for free bulk gomls connected with the grocery line. This purchase was soon followed tip by the acijuisititin of the still larger jiremises a few hundred yards fuitlur along King Street now known and nsed as Ireland's Free and Bonded Warehouse. The death of Mr. Ireland was much regretted, as Newcastle \\'as then robbed of one of its most respectetl and pronnnent, but unobtrusive, citizens. That gentleman, however, left behind him a colossal business as a lasting monument in hont^r of his energy, intfgrity, and industry. A view of the dairy is given, luit it has not yet passed from the ccuitractor's hands. The room is to be fitted up in the most replete and modern manner. The three other pictures (exteriors), in conjunction with the remarks previously made, will give strangers a very fair idea of what the firm is capable of doing in th? way of supplying anything in the sliape of grocery gooila. Hour, salt, farm, dairy, or other produce, hay, straw, chalf, &c. In the Hnnter and Crown .Street* premises are found various oiiices (including those of the management), sile room, &c. There arc also extensive packing rooms and delivery departments. In these buildings the firm's world-wide known plant, the Rosebud Creamery and Itefi'igerating Works, is situated, and a bi'ief sketch of this department's his'ory may not be out of place. Following the advent of Messrs. I). .J. McLean (manager) ami Henry W. Lee (assistant manager), who recognised the important and leading position the then neglected line of liuttcr (as far as this dist-'ictwas <.'oncerned) \\'as destined to take in the connnerce of the world, they secured the best obtainable and personal knowledge of the capabilities of the tine Hunter River and Northern District for dairying purposes, and decicm;'d citizen as ilrs. .!. Irclauil claims attention in these pages. Standing on tlie bill, of the most picturesque views of the city and harbour can be obtained fr.iiii the balcony. The grounds are nicely laid nut, and various tropic. il plants, shrubs, and llowers add a cliarni which at once impresses the mind of the visitor. i{. C. KNAfiGS & CO., IjOOKSKI.I.KIIS, StATIOXERS, L'nAUTSEI.I.EUS. CuEMIsrs, AMI Diiuooisrs, -U; AXi> Is HuNTEi! Street, Xewcasi-i.e. N.S.W. Mr William Ilobart Shaw, J. P.. I,.M.. and 1 )eputy-Slieriir, was born at Windsor, X.S.W.. in the year 1 S 111. came t'l Xewea-;tle in 1S.")L^ and was educated by hi^ father, who had been a master in St. .lames"s (Jrammar School, Sydney, more than half a century ago. Mr. W. H. Shaw is to-day one of onr most successful coninu'rcial and business men in this city, his e.xpericnee has been of a very varied character. In hi- early life be wcirked for years in the timber trade; then engaged in the shiiiiiing business, and went to sea for several years, engaging in several capacities, until he obtained a master's certiti.'atc Keliihpiishing the sea, he forincd a Xcwcastle Lights Co., wlii di he managed for five years; and shortly after the death of the much respected Dr. R. C. Knaggs. be purchased in IS?!"- the business be i~ prini'ipal of, and has coiidiiiied it ever sinei' niiderthe old n: ■ of I!. C. Knaggs and Co., merchants, importers, ch. 'mists, Il iiiksellers, and to which he added insurance business (life, liri', m.irii c, accident, guarantee, &v.), is agent for Thos, Cook ami Soil, and still cundiiet^ a bii-;iliess as ."shau and Co. I le has held many |iriiuiiucnt |iositioiis, ami was lieutenant in the lliiiiler River Light Horse, in command of the Xcwcastle detach- ment ; \\a> instrumental in forming Lodge St. George (Masonic), of which he was in.ide Master and I'.M. years ago, and is now a (irand Loilge Officer ; and was appointed enumeratiu-, and took the census of the Newcastle and Northumberland di.stricts in 1891. A more intelligent, energetic, ami worthy citizen there is not in Xcwcastle, than Mr, William llnbart Shaw, ARNOTtHoML res OfWARNOTT nofJTHmRATAH. nXIills : \x7est lXla.itla.nd. Offices : Scroti Street, ISTe-uwc-astle. CTIII'; works of this company arc situati'd on Uic Lianks of llic acconlingl.v additiunal wnrk>- were erected at Hamilton, and '■[lera- lluntcr River, at Oakhauiptun, and form one of the clii<'f Indus- tions at tiie two sites were fallowed for some years. To concentrate tries of the district. Durini;- the wool season, wliieli extends over njiittiTs nmler one head nf niauau'emeut, the site of the presenl works six months of the year, tiie mills are kejit in constant work, and was cliosi'n, and a |ilaiit to allow of ."lOtt bales of scoured wool being eni]ilovment is found for an average of •')(• men and boys, who are tnr 1 onl per week was erected, and the complete arrangements engaged n|ion the treatment, in various forms, of the wool wjiieh is 1,,,^ In n,,. |„,|iit i,, the works as being amongst the foremost in the received from all parts of tjie Xorlhein and Xoi-lh- Western I'islriels. colonies. |)nriug the winter months felhnougerin;;- and l)asil The .scouring system in vogue at the works is the overshot tanning is pursued, and this branch em|iloys from 20 to ;'.(! men spout and taid< washing principle, for which patent rights through- constantly, who during liie wnol season are drafted into ntiiei' out. Australia have been secured liy the jiroprietors. .\inong the ih^parlmeul^. advantages claimed for the jirocess are, that it returns a larger per- .\parl Irom \io.,l ^((.ming and fellmongeriug, the company is centage of scoured wool, that the strength of the staple is preserved, also an exiensiv.' exporli'r of hides, tallow, leather, bouediist, iVc, and that tjie natural elasticity of the fibre is retained. This company and conm'cted with the export of tallow, have added a very comiilele was fir.st inaugurated in 18X0, when works were erected at Four cooperage to their works, where every ilescriiition of cask is nnicle Mile Creek, East Maitland, but pressure of work necessitated tlie and distrilmled to the suppliers of the article throughout the dn|ilieation of their plant to cojie with di-mand on its resources, and Xoithern District. c^^^ 3SrE^A7"C^STLE OO^ILiOI=OI_.IS. XEW LAW conns. spott street. CTTillS splendid pilo uf lMiil(liiiu> i> ■ ..I Ihr ivccnl :i,lilil inn- l<. It i.~ h.'iv thai llu' couiiucivial lil'f of Xc_'wi-:i>tlr is ti> hr I'.miid. Newcastle architi'cturc, ami i-aiiks as |iir-ciiiiiHiillv lli.- Hursl llii.- sli-cct liciny tlic rcudexMiu.s n( tlir iii-iui-i|ial Imsinrss iihmi ■>! stnicliirc wliicli tlie ciu t-aii bnast uf. Ilfiiii,' >iliialcil upon IIk' i-isc liic i-ity. tin' xarimis otlicrs nl' tlir slii|ipiiii;' cHiiipanics. iiiip^i'liim iif tlir liill. it rimmiauds an cvli'iisivr ami iiiiiiil'Tnipli'd \ii'\\ nl' ami .•xpni-tiiin ini'n-liaiit^. .Maiiul'ai-tiuvr.s and ntluTS m-i-iipv tlir i-ilv and liai-l)ur, wliili' it ynanls nnc i.f Ihr ends nl tlir nniin prominent pn^itinn aluiii; tlii- tlun-dnghl'arc. whili' tlii' failwav t,lii>roui;hfares. Eaf,i,n> and cciniiiiodiniis apaitnicnts havi' \frn set liiiildinj;s and vafds an' nn tlic main I'lontaijc mi the oppo>itc sidi-. a|)art Inr tlic nst- of tin' oHictTs of tlic di'parlnn'nl, and oIIit Steam trani> connrctini;- tin' eitv witli tlic snlmrlis and onlivinu fVi'iT facility for the discharge of tlii'ir vaiinns dnties. tlistricts run to and fro alonu' tlii> -tr>v{ at iv:;nlar interval-. Here also will he fonnd tlie h-adin-- iiotrls of tin' rily. wlim- ample accouiuiudatiuli can he fonml li\ llie tonri^t. ^^^ Gr. :e. L O C I^, l>«Ia-rble; and. Granite; IXTercrlna n.t. CpHE business of Mr. G. P. Loci;, maiMp and granite iiicrcliant, ■'• Newcastle, was established in a very huniMe way some fourteen years ago, and has steadily grown until it now ranks witli tlie first in New South Wales. Mr. Lock, comparatively a yiiuug man. was Imi-n in Stonehonse, Devonshire, England, in lH(il. and three years later came to this country with his parents. Si'ttling in Newcastle, he was educated for the teaching profession ; but disliking it was ajiiirenticcd to a marble mason, with whom he served five years. "Within a year from tlienee lie commenced business with Mr. Dolierty, under the style of " Jjock and Doherty, monumental masons," and afti'r u few years, Mr. Doherty retired from the ])artuership, Mr. Lock continuing. As will be seen from our illustration, ]\h-. Lock carries a very large stock, and eaters for the best trade. The stock is well selected, and includes monuments, headstones, crosses, &c., in an endless variety of design, .some of the oldest, some of the newest, and some of the most chaste, in marble, granite, and freestone, ranging in ]irice from £2 to £250. Besides being a largi' imjiorter, he employs in this department on an average a dozen men, and when trade is brisk as nnniy as twenty. The stone quarries and steam saw-mills, known as T. Russell imd Co, of .lesmond, are worked in cnnjnnction with the business, and here the freestone (the best procurable in the district) is quarried and cut to size by machinery, thereby lessening the cost of proiinction. The firm have tln'ir own electric light installation, and thus provision is unide for continnons working night and day. Tlie freestone kerbing for nionumcntnl jiurposes is here prepared by a stall' of workmen, who arc krpt busy executing orders. Building masonry forms a good [lortioii of the trade, and when tilings are brisk from fifteen to twenty bands are engaged, besides teamsters, &c. Mr. Lock gives special attention to country business ; for besides regular travellers, agencies have been established in almost every northern town of iiot<', and practical men are continually engaged fixing orders throughout the country. In eases where it is too costly to send travellers, designs and estimates are sent post free at rei|nest, and in tlii^ way thousands of jihotos are used. The subject of our sketch has reason to be proud of the business be lia-. built u]i. and the reimtation he has earned for good work, lie liMs I'l-cctrd some of tlic nio>t exjicnsive works in the district, has ~cnt nionunicnts to Samoa, Queensland, South .Australia, and A\'estrni .\nstralia, and in every ease has given the utmost satisfaction. lie has references in abundance. \LWOPKS (^ '^W i.j?. ■■ 1 •-■ -f 0. m '■r^iV-'^.^r^r^^ 'LOCK '^5; ^. ■;\ :§ E'« i^£i 1S«t^Tk£ GLIlxni^SES -A.P2.0XJ2SrD N:E\x7CjPs.STL'E. THE IIAULiOR. TT is now many years since Lieutenant Shoi-tlaml first entered the inlet to till' month of tlie Hnnter River, when he discovered tha* coal was to be obtained there. He therefore christened the stream Coal River, which name it retained until the end of the eia;hteentb century, when the inhabitants renamed It after (iovenior ilimter, and wliieh name it holds to the present day. The only rej^nlar traffic at that time was by two little sdiooners of from 2(> to ."lO tons, which jilied for a year or two between the settlement and tin- port. Such was the beginniui; of tiie far-famed town which to-day ranks as the leading coal port in the Southern Hemisphere ; and vessids from all parts of the world are passimr in and out I'very day of the year. delivering cargo ami ndoading with coal. Some very fine views ot the harbor can he olitained from many points of rising ground ii\ the city, and give visit this thoroughfare, connecting the city with tlie outlying suburbs of Wallsend, Hamilton, Waratah, Lambton, riattsl)urg, Stockton, and others. The viaNneets the line from the eollicry with the wharf, from which tiie coal is dis(diarged into the vessels. SCHOOL OE MINES. The new School of .Mines occupies a jiosition in ilunti'r Street West, near Honeysuckle Point, and is a handsome addition to the street architecture of Newcastle. Immediately a CtISP PHtlTO FADCtSS. IT is now over forty years since Mr. Ash, the pioneer head of the tir ii, first commenced business in Newcastle. Starting in a very snull way, lie, by great energy and enterprise, gradually established a business which at the present time is by far the largest of its kind out of the capital city. A small cottage was the home of the business in its infancy, anM ''^^ ^^ssi S^U T it:-. %^L —^ ,v -''^ " IT?' fi VV .Vi2% '^^/ 7 Brown 5t NeoicasHe ER5^^ 5^oPG KoorQ. ISTE-VsTO^STLE OO^LOP'OILIS. CUST(>;M HorSI'], XI:\V('.\STLK. scu-tinK li-ttcrs, issiiiuy- iiiiiiM>y onlfis. and Unfiling messages ove CpilIS aicliitei'tiiral addniiiieiit of Neweastle (■(iiiiiriamls an the edutinent aiv earrieil nul liv an enei-o-etie ami nii>st ennitemis inijiosiiig and ini|iortant positinn in close jiroxiniitv ti> tin' limly ol' i'nii)lo_ves. The idea of stability and not lii>anty iinist liaM' railway Imildiugs, and guards tlie nuiin entriuice to tlie wliarves off i,,,,,,, |',in.]|,(ist in the minds of the architects and huiklers when this. Seott Street. It is a substantial strnrtnrc. Imilt of liricl< with eeniiMit facings, a tower, carrying the clock, rising over the main entrance' to a heiglit of about 120 feet. The building offers am]il<' acconiniodation for the various duties wliicli have Id lie perfdrmed in the collection of duties and inspection of goods cdniinu' into poit. but ere long the introduction of frei'traih' bids fair to dodui tlii< Hue structure to .S(juie other purpose. PO.ST .\NI) TELEGRAl'll ( )l'l'l( 'K. The officials of the postal and telegrai)llic dcjiailnieiit are housed in otlices in Hunter Street, where the unuirrdus duties of as well as other ]iulilie buildings, were under consideration : for buildings have been erected which have stood the storms and winds df the best ]iart .of a century, and give evidence of resisting the elem<'nts for many years to cdine. The l>uilding ranks slightly of the Dorii' order: the line massixe cohunns sniijiorting the porticd dver the main eutranee form an im])Osing drnaiuent and l.ackLiidund \" tiie tine tree^ which grace the fmnl df the imildinn. "^T"' 'CRISP PHOIO PROCISS. i- W Niv. J, ^ C.J , F.ill .-.-a:-: ' ... ' \X7. SCOTT, rin far ilasln'rv. Kaury (iciinls. r tin' pT'iprietor. Xn. ri7 ti> .Milliiiriy. TriniiiUMl ami 1 ntiininifil Mantles, The business was ostablislicd on Xuveuiber ;!0. IS!)(1, in 5;; .laekets, ISlouses, ('o.-.tiUMes. rmlirliin'n. t'nr>ets, [•"InMers, Feather^. Hunter Street, and the exjiansiun was so nqjid that in a little ov<'r IJibbons. Arc. twelve months it was found ai>siilMlely necessarv to enlarge tie' iJiisiness is conducted cm a |Murly cash basis. .Ml ^ipuds arc premises to meet the demands nl' Iradi- sold at the lowest ]ji>ssiblf priitit. and e\eryone receives the best With tile demand came thr '■|'|iniliiuity. and Xo. ."),") was attcntinn : hi'nce the ennrnii>iis trade done, and ^^ hy ^Ir. ScntI ha~ added to the store. bi'eu ealleil the ISnsy |)ra|irr. It was soon found, however, that thi' e.xtra room thus jailed '{"he country nnlrr dr|iaiinicnt is a very ini|iiirtaiit cme. and is was (juite inadequate to accomne II latr till- cMM-increasiny- stream nf under |iersiiual su|ier\isiipn. and carriage is paid nn all pareels dver customers, and the ne.\t dour pri'inises ( Xn. .")7) becnmin.y \acant '.'Os. ti.i any part nf the rnjcmv. were annexed. The premises are very centrally situated : and the business The tiireo shops art' connertrd by laiy archway ■-. anil arc taxcil dnnr is by far tile largest of its kind in the city, tu ihcii- utmost capacity . Mr. Scott is to be cc>nL;ratnlatt'd nn the great siicces.s he has The premises are fitted u]i in thr must nindi'rn ~{\]'- Uiv doing attained, and his busy shdp is .-i s|ilcndid nbicct lessnu nf what can smart business, anil are lit up witii tiie new incandescent gas lamps. be dnni' even in dull timrs by the the three great business i|ualities No. '>'.] is devoted ti> Dress (Jixids, Silks. Trinuninu's. I'"urnish- cnmliincd — Tart. I'lisji. ami I'lim-iple. ings, Family Drapery, and Men's Mercery. THns nvL^A^iTHj^A^nsriD jyuEK^oxji^^. THE Maitland Mkrci'kv, now issued ilaily every evonin^ and weekly on Saturday mornings, was started in "January, 1813, by the late Richard Jones and the late Thomas William Tucker, as a weekly newspaper, published every .Saturday mwning. The office was at the corner of Hi^'li and HtiKver .Streets, West Maitluid, where the new Union Bank buildinj; now stands. In 18t() the piper lieeime a biweekly, appearing on Wednewlay mornings as well as on Saturdays. Mr. Rcclianl Jones, sometime in the forties, pnrchised the share of his partner, ami was sole proprietor when, in I8.>t, he sold the property. The purchisers were Thomas William Tucker (one of the original proprietors), Richard Craeknell, and .-Vlexamler l''alls. All three are now deceased. Shortly after the new proprietors aO((uired the business they altered the days of issue : and thereafter, till the journal became a daily newspaper at tlic beginning of 1804, it appeared on Tuesday, Thursilay, and Saturchiv mornings. In the year 1861 Mr. .Alexander Falls, having bought out his partners, was solo proprietor. He died in 1870 ; and, after the death of his widow in 1873. the property was sold once more, coming into the pos- session of Thomas William Tucker, John (Jillies, and John Thompson : and .Mr. Christopher Ki])per came into the firm, constituting it as now forny-il. The premier partner died in October, 189,5. 'I'lie business of the MKKcnRV was moved to the si)ot where it is now couducteii at a date of which we have no convenient record ; but the premises in which that business is chiefly carried on are new, having been erected by Messrs. Tucker, Oillies, and Thompson in 1SS2, the rei|uire- mcnts of the newspaoer having by that time far outgrown the old accom- modation. A notal)le feature in the new building is the comp.jdng room — the largest, best lighted, and most commodious of any such room in New South Wales, out of Sydney. It has ample spvre space, the dimensions having been deterjnined in anticipation and hope of a powible increase in the business. When the premiies were enlarged in this manner, the jiersous employed in producing the paper numbered, including the three partners, thirty-eight. The force with which the piper started in 1843 was live : twenty were employed when Tucker, Craeknell, and Falls became pro- prietors : and the number was increased t ) thirty-one when Tucker, Gillies, and Thompson succeeded in 1874. In each case the partners are included in the number. There are now employed in the production of the Mercukv fifty-one persons. Kver since the year 1856 steam has been used to work the machines for printing the paper. The machines now in constant operation on the premises arc two Wharfedale printing machines (double-feeders) and two folding machines, b. 'sides two small treadle machines, guillotine, appa- ratus for stereotyping advertisement oloeks, numbering machine, and stitching machine. The office i.s, in fact, thoroughly eiiuipped for the production not only of a newspaper, but for jobbing work of all kinds in th : best manner. The Daily MKKcrRV appears every evening at about six o'clock. It takes the form of a four-page, six-page, or eight-page paper, according to circumstances ; but the design of the proprietors is to put forth every day an eight-page journal if the advertising support accorded enables them so to do. Eich day's issue contains market news of the daiy, the latest tele- graphic news available up to five o'clock, and reports of the day's local doings. Under the former arrangement of issuing the Merii^ry three times a week the Saturi'ay's papar grew into a voluminous publication, usually of twenty pages, and sometimes extending to twenty-four. The Maitland Wkkki.y Mercury is the lineal descendant of that great paper. It appears every Saturday morning, and is as to news the repository of a concise history of the previous week, arranged under proper headings. .•\mong its special features are its fiction columns, its matter for juveniles and for Sunday reading, its farm and garden notes, a .Sydney fashion lettfcr, latest mirket news, and contribute 1 articles which do not appear in the daily issue. Like its predecessor, the Weekly Meriirv has a large circulation throughout the northern and north-western district. From the outset of its history the .MERruRV has been noted for the cautious manner in which it has endeavoured to iiiflueuce public op n ion. Its politics may be defined by the term Liberal-Conservative. While it has ever hesitated to advocate change for the UiCre sake of change, its voice has always b.'eu given on the side of judicious and well-considered reforms. The reports of the ?>Ieriitrv are copious, and enjoy a reputation for accuracy, judgment, and fairness. Wliile it puts forward no pretensions to be a sporting organ, it gives due place in its columns to news about the turf, the cricket and football, and the athletic arena. The aim of its pro- prietors has always been to make it a general newspaper, and though it has now many competitoi's to encounter in the region of New Souti Wales wherein half a century ago it was the only newspaper, it holds its position tolerably well as the principal Press organ of the northern and north- western territory of the colony. The most conspxuous eviiience of that fact is the number and completeness of the letters from country districts which form a large proportion of the contents of each daily issue, and which are abbreviated and rearranged for publication in the weekly edition. On the whole, it may be justly claimed for the Mercury that it has in its m jdern form surrendered none of the charanteristics which from the b-ginning have placed it at the head of the jirovincial newspapers of the country. IXIESSK-S. "XX/OLFE, P=:E^E]SrXICE, <5t CO.'S ESXjP5.BLISH:i>d:ElSrX, JXTaitland., ]Sre\xr SoLxtH Ax7"ale;s. lc:OisrTFii:BijrTE:i3.j CTll I'> linn of Mi'Ssrs. W'ollV, I'reulici', uml Cn., Jillercnt vii'ws of aiid as a gcntk'niiiii, lie was highly estocnied I'or his hdspitality, ^ whose business prcmisos an' presented in this pubheation. is geniality, and gocul-heartedness. Under his hands, the liusiiiess one of the oldest wholesale and nlail establishments m Maitland, liegan to grow s]ieedily. He b.-eanii' a large speenlalor in wool. and consequently in the iiortleM-n distriet. The pietnres give a 'i'hose were the days before the advent of railways, ami tla^ teams view of the external aspect of the premises generally, as well as which brongiit the gf)lden Heeee to Morpeth, also took back supplies scenes showing tlie internal an-angements of the different depart- for the stations and eountry stores. When any of the squatters ments. From these some iilea of the extent of the trade e;n-ried e.-inii' to town, tiiey weri' always sure of being iiospitably entertained on can be gathered. The business has been estalplislieii fipi- over by .Mr. M'olfe in iiis own house, and out-(hior excursions arranged, half a century, and its progress foi-ms no small p:irt in llic biiildin;.; In these circumstances the new linn could liaivlly do anything else up of .Maitland itself, with whosi' interi'sts it lias been so closely but i;row rapidly, and obtaini'd an important position in the stirring connected, .Maitland in what is known as the L;ood old timi'-. lis rejiresenta- In 1 s 1;;, a general store was I'oHinieiieed in that portion of the ti\cs were sent out among the pastoralists, hotelkcepers, and building now used as the general i;ro<-ery department, by Mr. ( ieori;!' storekeepi>rs of the northern and north-western districts, and the E. AtlSten, and conducted under the style of .Vusten and Co. Mr. lirm became as familial- as household words, ev<'U beyond tiie .f. E. Wolfe was employed by tiie (inn. eventually beeomiiig its (^)ueensland border. This state of tilings eontinued for many years, manager. On the 15th February, lS."i-l, the business was pundiaseil and though some minor changes took place in the /n'rsoiinel of the by Mr. Wolfe, who was joined by .Mr. .lacob (iorrick, and tlie liini lirm, it renniiiK'd \irtnilly the same. In Si'ptember, 1887, of Messrs. Wolfe and Gorricdi was started on its honoi-abli' career, extensive improvements and altera tions were made to the premises which has continued down to the present time. Mi'. Wolfe, as a to meet the needs of the increasing business, and the present very man of liiisiiiess. was noteil for sln-eudness. activity, and encrL;v : extensive buildini;s wi're addled, iind the whole remodelled. The MESSRS. WOLFE, PRENTICE, AND CO.'S ESTABLISHMENT, MAITLAND, NEW SOUTH WALES. pi'Piniscs now iiccii(iv a t'rnnt;iy;e of 1^14 feet to Hiafh Street. ;iiiil provide aei-oiiiiiioilation for four large departnieuts, each of wliicli is lioiised in a larj^e slio]i witli double plate glass front. Tlies,- di'partnteiits are ironniongerv, erocUerv, and glassware : grocery, inclnding wines, iieers, produce, &c. ; general dra|)erv : and niillinerv and ladies' underclothing: — each of which is niiieh larger than the original shop. Included in the same Iplork are also the offices and large sale room of the Hon. J. N. Brnnker, ^f.P.. with wlioni the late Mr. Wolfe was in partnership, as general auctioneers. U|i to the lime of his death. The buildings are two stories high, with a wide <'olonnade e.vtending along the full front, .\djoiniug the ironniongerv department, though built further hack, and entrance to whii-h is oli1aiui-i| liy means of large gate,s, is the wholesale bonileil anil free store, an extensive brick building, three stories high. The premises are erecteil in the highest ]iart of High Street. ovtr flofxl level, some fe<'l abipvi/ the height of even the big llnud iif Mar<-h. IS'.t;!. when liUt a very small area of tin' town esca[ied inundation. In .Vugnst. 18!):->, the senior partner of the firm, Mi'. Wolfe, died. This sad event led Up to a change in the jiartnership, whii'h eventuateil in April, iKDo, when Mr. Jacob (Jorrick retired from the linn, and Mrs. Wolfe, widow of the senior partner, ua^ ioined bv .Mr. James Downs Prentice, forming the present mw lirm of Wolfe, I'rcntice, and Co. Mr. Prentice had been connected with the firm for :^4 years, as junior clerk, accountant, and for some ten years as a partner, .so that his elevation to the position of managing partner was not likely to cause any great change in the mode of business, other than infusing more energy into its conduct. He is const.'intlv on the lookout for new ideas to introduce into tlu' trade, and his Tuanagemenl is already making itself felt in increasing the business iif the timi. As an instance of ^Ir. Prentice's business foresight for the advancement of the town, it may be here mentioned that it was solely owing to his exertions and representations that .Maitland and Newcastle find places in this publication. Mr. I'rentice is a great believer in striking out in new lines, and introducing novelties to the public, for the purpose of pusliine business. In one direction this is cbme i]i connection witli the Christmas sales, which are now an established institnlioi[ of thi- tirm. The large expanse of plate glass front lends itself to hand- some dec-nration, and the arti.stic taste of the managing partner is on such occasions freely exercised in its adornment. .\t such seasons all the departments .are extensively replenished with gonds, specially snilable to the festive season, a cash bonus is allowed to |>urchasers, and othei' novelties introduced. 'I'his Christmas the sale is called the " Forget-me-not." as an i'X]iression of the feeling it should evoke among ]iatrons from the bargains olfered. In addition to low prices, a cash bonus of :^s. in the £ is allowi'd cm all purchases of drapery and millint'ry, and the firm is also issuing fnr accident insurance policies, whieh will I'Utitli' the holders to f.')0 in 1 lie case of death through accident, or f 1 per week for ten weeks, in the event of disablement from the sami' cause. The jjolicies will last seviMi clays for each .")s. spent up to any sinii. In the grocerv department, a very large nimdier of ricdi Christmas c-akes have been provided, and the firm are making these' the nutans of distributing Christmas gifts, one present being placed in eacdi bcix. the whole having an average v.alue of Is. each, .\nother notable way in which Mr. Prentice has eiuleavoured to gel iml of the old groove is in the cii'nanienlalion of the front of the bu'^iness jiremises, .\ fc'u nionlhs MESSt^S. WOM-'E, PHENTKi;. AXI> Co/S KSTA I'.IJSHM KXT. .MAITI.AND. NEW SOITII WALKS. ago tlic l»uildin,g^^ were subjeeted to n tlioroiin;li renovation, and Prentice, and Co., is tlie long term of service which all their leading instead of adhering to the old stone tints, he made a new departure assistants can boast of in connection with tlic> establishment, a fact in the decorating of the front of the establishment. Tcna-cotta ami as creditable Ui the firm as to the enipKiM'- tlnMnselves. We have liurj)lc browns have l)een nsed in tlie jirominence,'" nf tlie facade — already mentioned that Mr. d. I). I'lentici' ha> been eimnected with cornices and terminals — the panels being worked onl in lighter and the bnsiness for 34 years. Colonel Wilkinson, the chief acconntant, darker shades, with the lettering gold. This throws ont the woik in can boast of 3(( years' service. Mr. Charles I'rentiee, who holds a a very etlcctive manner, and is a distinct improvement in tlie free lance sn]M>rvision, lias an association of '2('i vears with the ordinar)- sameness of our street decoration. Imsines-. The ircinnidiigery, crockery, and glassware department i- .Vnother ini]iortant ile]iartnient of the firm's bnsiness, which we under the nnniagenient of i\Ir. T. I'. Hannnond. wliose '^'.j years' have not yet tonebed n|Htn, is the Tnbaeco Factury. which is sitnate labur in the interest nf the firm ^Imuld certainly enable him tn between Elgin and llnluei- .Streets. 1 1 is inidei- llie ui niaL;'emeMt cf Ier>t;inil the wants iif eunstituerils. .Mr. 'I'. iKUitield, the Mr. Thomas Bnxtnn, who has had an expei-jcnce of about lialf-a- manag.T nf llie grocery ch'iiartnient. has labni-ed with tliem for some century in the trade, and by the e.vcclli'uce of the article prudneed >i-\ .\ear->. The drapery and millinery department is under the he has built up a name for the firm's tnliucenes,. The present excise m;inauersliip ni Mv. 1"'. ('•■Innui, with his sister. Miss Mary duties, which hail the cIVect of closing nearly all the smaller factories Colniaii. as working overseer over tlial ilevuted exclusively t" ladies in the country districts, also nnide its ctTecl felt here ; but this reijuirenii'iits ; and Miss ^Maggie Monro, ii capable niillliuer. with a factoi-y has passed through llie i.rdi al. ami imw a flesh energv has iiietropulitan ti-aining. in eliarge of the millinery. We Iiiim- already been infused into it. ami a ne« brand — that m| ■• (>M (iold"' — added relerred (o the length of si'rvice of Mr. llnxton in llie management to till' firm's productions. The excellence "f tlii^ Inliiino is ninniiiL;- i>l the tnbaeco factory, who may be described as the •' dadtly" of tiie for it a market not mily tlirout;liont the mirth and nnrlh-wesi, but in trade. Two ul' the snus of the lat-e senior ]iarliier — Messrs. Herbert other [larts of the i-olony, even a> faras Ibithnrsl bir instance, uhii'h and Fiaiik \\ nUV — have also been conneeted with llie biisim'ss for has no general trade connection with the norlii. The firm have si'mi-.iI vears ; and they will, no doiibl, lia\e a lom^ imd iisi'ful taken no less than 114 [irizes for their tobaccocs, consisting of medals, career in the linn wliii-h their honored father s.i siiceessfullv bnilt ii|i. di]ilomas, and certificates. They are the proprietors and manufac- In closing this brief hislmy nl' nne of ^iaitland's nldesl and niosi turers of the following popular anil favorite brands, in addition to important estab!ishnienl>, we can only I'xpress tiie hope, whieh we the one mentioned above, viz: — "Limerick," "The I'rizetakei." are sine all the inhabitants of the town and district \\\\\ re-echo, " Itosebud," " Olil Kentucky," and " Star of Virginia," that tln' bnsiness continued by the present firm will be as successfid A very pleasing feature, in connection with the tiriii of Wolfe. as that which it followed. B^EIR-TILE] lsK/^XTlL,Ji^lrt. E. \X7. SFjPs.RI^E, Greraeral jPLuLctioneer a.nci "Va-lu-S-tor, Stock, Station, Land., an.ci Estate jPi.s,(znt. Head Office : Touun flail Buildings, maitland. A/TTt. S|iai-l HiCM Street *i:4 --^ 4C~— ^ F"EK.TILE ]V[jPLlXLjPs.nsrO. CrilM title \vi> liave bestowed nn the n\i\ ti)un cm tlip liaiik nf tin' larsjp business relations witli tlio iiortli and ntirth-west of the terri- llunlcr i< lliiii-iiiiylily well deserved. No district in Xi'W tnrv witli wliieli it is e(.inneeted by railway. Some of the best and •South Wales, nr |ierha|is iu ^Vustralia, possesses such wealth and greatest mereantili' Hrnis in Xew Soutli Wales have their head- expanse of rich siiil. 'J'liat snil i>, however, the n■^ult of proeesses i|Uarters iu Maithnid, ami tin' indnstrii'< of tie' place, in addition to which, in the pH'seut day, when till' land lia> lieen redeenc'd b\ thi' a^ricullnrc, iuchidc lie uiaunfacture of boots, saddlery, tobacco, cultivatior from the forests which oucc ilothed it, [u-ove no unmixed beer, li'athci-, ~oap, and furniture; also carriasc-buildini;, iron- blessing. 'I'lie alluvium which Moods deposited is pcriodic-allv fouudini;, and cnL;inci'rin',^. exposed lo inundation: but tin' people have plnckily nUcc led in 'I'hc .Maitland district possesses one ol the ibickesl and mo>t controlling to some extent their I'ui'iuy by cndianhiu'j the -trcani. c\li'n>ivc co;il scams iu the wurld, and coal mining is a prolitablc Hopes are entertained of further mitigation, by cugiuccring skill, of iudu--lry capable of inilcKuile expansion. .Maitlaud is also a great flood disaster: and such is the richness of the land that, iu spile ni.'irkcl foi- the disposal of li\c stock. Sales by auction ai'c held of drawbacks, the fanners about Maitlaud arc a lliri\ing folk, and I w ice .-i week, ami the supplii's are drawn from tli.' nmuerous pastures the trading intei'i'sts of the town ari' based on a souml fonndatiou. of ihe iimui'diatc di~lrict. ami also from tlic country ti-a\ersed by Commercially, Maitlaud is one of the sab-st towns in Xcw ,'>onlli lie' (iii'at XorllcTu ami the Xorth-Wesleru K'ailua\. Wales, To th(' smaller si'ltlenients and their district- of which it is (hi tl |iposite page is shown the handsome private resideiu'es the centre, it .stands iu the relation of a capital : and it also irndutaius i>f Mrs. l']. Wolfe and Mi'. .1. A. I'reuticc. '"^F^"' IvrjP5.ITLjPs.N:iD BK-EAXT'ING COlXTF-jPLlSr Y, iBre^xT-exs, \X/ine; arad. Spirit lXle;rc:Jn.a.nts. Tills firm (tnuliuy; in the iNUiir mikI styli' nf tlir aiiovr) cuiisists laces ari' suffering such depression, yet the new brewery's output is doubled over previous years. From the top of brewing tower, and on the several floors to basement, th(^ different vessels, vats, hop-room, &c., &o., are jiictures of a well arranged and clean brewery. The cellars, which are sunk half their depth in tlie ground, are fully up to the reipiirements of the brewery, well ventilated, drained, and beautifully cool even on the hottest day. The floor is of soliil cement. The motive power is derived from two boilers of about '2't hor.se- jiower each, aiul the engine, which is about 1 .") hor.se-jiower, works as silently and smoothly as cindil be wished. The boilers being under the brewing tower, there is no loss of heat in transmitting .same to the different browing vessels. The brewery yard, which is closely fenced, is surrounded by cask sheds, coopers' shop, stables, coiwh- liouse, and buggy sheds, .so that the manager can supervise the whole at a glance. The firm have elaborate ai-rangemeiits for eleansiiig, steaming, and drying casks. The new brewery has an niilimiteil supply of culil water, wliieli is three degrees cooler than that at the old brewery. For brewing pnr|ioses every drop of water is forced through a Rawling's |iatent imported filter, which makes it absolutely pure. The Krm do a vi'ry large and increasing business in bottling ah>s and stouts, aiwl their different brands are most highly spoken of. Part of the old brewery premises they have converted into their wine and spirit stores and bond. It is their intention, at no distant date, to erect large inaltings at their new brewery. The whole is under the control of the niauaging partner and brewer, Arthur A. Wall, who has !iad large iMiglish and '20 years' colonial brewing experience. :feii?.tii_,e] :yc^iTi_,.A.isrD. \/\ All LAND c-niisists I'f two |iin'ts, ImiiI] i>\' wliiili -.we iiiccirjMii-- .Mi'rJKniics' I ii-litiitc Imlli li;iviim- liiriji' lihriini's. I'mtli Inwu^ ww ;ili'il. West .M;iitl;n](I. llii' laiy'cst Imvii, li.-i\ inn' :i |iiipiil;il ion liylilccl uitli i;;is. mikI tlii-ir \\:ilcr Ml|i|ily is ilcrivcil rmiii :ni <'xIimi- of 7:-i(K( (^census IS'.tl), IS till' c-liici' liiisiiicss cciitri'. Must .Maitland, sivc system wliii-li alsn serves Neweastlr. Iiaviiii; a populatiivii 111' 2'.)'J(K is liu' scat nf several Im-al liraiidies lintels are niiiiieroiis and of liia;!! elass. of iiii|iortaiit national (iovprniueiit ntlires. and tlie residei f llranelies of the followini;- lianks arc cstalilislieil : — I'.aidi of ol'lieialiloni. One of tlie |irinei]ial ]irisons in tli^' colony is at Ivist Anstralasia, liaiik of Ni'W Soiitli Wales. ( '.uniiiereial I'.anU. Ans- MMitland. and it is an assize town. tralian .loint Stock liank. I'lUon Hank, City Bank. 'I'licsc liranclies I'citli ili\i>ions of .Maitland ar<' widl sn|i|ilied witli chnndies. arc iem^cd in I'oslly and oi nainental linildiiiys erected sjiccially for III \\'c~l .Maitland tlicrc are three .Vni^lican i-hnrclic^. a lioniaii liaiikin^' |iin|"iscs. 'I'hiTc arc aKo liranclies of the Saviirys I5ank ('alholic cathiMlral, a W'cslcvaii. a ( 'oimrc'.;atioiial. and a I'resliy- of New Sonlli Wale- in .Maitland. and tic luisim-ss done cnaMcs Icriaii chii|-cli, and a .Icwisli svnaL;oL;nc. Tlie Ivist .Maitland the district to rank third afli'r Sy.liicy in the nnnilicr of dc|iosit(>l'.s idmndies an — an .Viijjjlican church, a lionian Catholic chinch, a ami auioiint of de|iosits. W'eslevan (dinrcli. two I'rcshytcrian chnrchcs. :iiid a I'limitiM' .Maitland is tin' scat of the lionian Catholic r,i~lio|,. and a .Methodist clia|icl. 'I'licre is in W'.'sl .Maitland a I'ldilic lliyh 1 )oiiiiiiican Cohm'mI is ainonu' its institutions, also a Hie|i School Scl I for -iris, a Sn|.crioi- I'nl.lic Sc| 1. and tw.i I'lildi.- Schools. lor Catholic Imw — the Sacred Heart Collcuc l!y way of jirovisioii while ill East Maitland there is a line {'nhlic lli-h School f,,i- hoys. h.r the needy ami si(d< it has a r.ciicvo|e,ii .\-,ylniii of i^reat coiii- and a Superior Public School. moilionsness. and a Iios|iital with extended acconiiiioilation and a The towns are also iii possession of a School of Arts ami a liit^h rc|nilation for cITicdeiu'v of management. "CRISP PHOTO PROCESS, I- W Nivcn A Co MARYS CHURCH MAITLAND -..^-t^ -f^..~ FEF§.TII_E lxa:jPs.ITLjPLT>q:D. M-^'.: Illi;ll STI!1:I':T. maim. and. IkiMSCS. I,;nik~. an.l hutcU 1,1 !.<■ seen lliiTciii. Tlir •|'nuii II; \ITI,AXI>i- >iimiiiiiilc(l liy s..iiir of ihr liiic-.! :iim1 im.^l l.iiiMin'^' st U ..iit n.Hs|iiciicmslv cm tlic Ii'lt-liaud >i(Io. iVl'lilc scpII ill till' ciiliiiiv. mill liriiin' sitlliilnl on llir liiililis nf tlic Hiliiti'r. is ill ilirrcl (■iMiiiiiiiiilciilioii willi llir imist liv Tiih; i'.h:Ni;\'()i,i;xr As^"l.l•.M, maitlaxh. wiilrr, ;i< wi'll iis liy liiiul. 'i'lii-- liils Ipci'Ii iIh' niriiiis nl' iinliiiMiin' Tliis uniiili'i-flll ilistitiltiou is ;i siiri' sii^'ii nl' llir lii.-~|iil;illl \ :iim1 iMilrrprisiim' i-;i]iit;ili.sts to crcc-t liir,L;i' ^^l||•k~ iiml iiKiiiiihirlniirs I'nr rliiiritaliiriii'SN ,i|' ilic ciiizcus ,if .Miiltlinicl iiiul tin- -iirrniiiniiiit;' llh- iiiiiiMisr III' cavrvilii;' mi silcli iiii|"irlaiil iinliistrii's a^ l.>li:ici-ii distric-ls. wlin lia\r luil rnii;iilli'ii tlir c-ai'c nl' the iircih. ami tlir iiiaiiiiraiiurr. wnnlsciiiiriiii;-. taiiiiiiii; Icatlirr. sawiiiL; tiiiiKcr. .iiiil alio\c ImildiiiL; \(ill staiiil I'm- many Lii'iicratinn^ In inaik llir lilliii"' llli' ^'I'il. wliili- till' |irniliii-ts ri-iiiii llii' xM'll Kii.iun Wrst ^riiiTiiiisiirss of a iiolili' lai'i'. I'll!' Imililiiin- is ol' nral ilr^ii^ii. ami Muitlaml liri'Wrrv liavr won tlir liinlu'sl I'lirmniiniis IVoin I'ar ami oi'rii|pii's a lai'Lir pirrr of hiinl to iln' iM^tci-n siili' oT ( 'aiii|il«'ll"s Hill. Mi'iir. 'I'iii'sc iiiilii^trii's otTrr i'iii|iloyiiii'iil losi'MTal IiiiihIitiI liaml- ; ai.il roiniuaml- a ^plrmliil \ irw of tlii' town. 'I'lii' yroumls an' in .iii,| ., 1 1, at the vii'« 111' till' main sIi-itI o|i|i(isiti' m ill roii\ inn' aii\ - |n'ii'i'i-l oi-ili'r. ami irlli-i-l llir un'atrsl cri'dil iijion ihr olliri-rs in f till, tlioroiiuli liiisinos-liki- a|i|ii'ai' r of llir \ ai ion- uair rliarnc Bou-xJke Stre;e;t, \X7e:st JXta-itlarad.. I>^EaS- C IDM.'VIS, E=ropria;tre.ss. N 4' A rri.AX I > .can lioast of liciiii;- to tlir ton' in liavinyin its niai;-nitici'nt jiaiinraina cif llic tdwn, as it stroU-lics away to tlu> niiilst sucli a high-class liiitrl as tnivclli'i-s will timl tli'' alinvc Imrizdn on ail siiles. liuuso, where the genial hostess is only too glad to look al'lei' tlieir 'i'lie building eoniprises in all about 2o rooms, whieji consist of various necessities. ]iri\ate snites, private dining and sitting rooms, dining and smoke 1' lis, pnblie and private bar, all replete witli every convenience. The Grand Central Hotel ocenpiesa s|ilendid [losition in lionrkc wliile the best stock of ales and wines and spirits arc always to be Street, and in close proximity to the nniin street, while the Post and fonnd on Inmd. Plunge and shower batiis are to be found upon Telegrapli OtHcc is within one miuutc's walk, in fact adjoins the every lloor. jiotel prenusi'S. while the Ivaihvay Station is ri'ached within three The present [iroprietress has had a lengtiiv experience in hotel minutes by cab, or by a fifteen minutes" walk. life, and has been occupied for over twelve vears in Maitland alone in catering for the wants of her [latrons, and inis been in clnirge of The building, consisting of three stories, is a coni[)arativcly new the (irand Central for the past eighteen months, dni-iiiL;- wliieh time structure, and is a handsome addition to the already fine specinn'ns she his earned the goodwill ami esteem of travellers from all iiarts of architecture which adorn the streets of fertile Miithmd. The of the colonies who have had the opportunitv of staying in balconies in front and the commodion> look-out at the extreme top .Maitland. of the building :dVord visitors a spKuidid opportunity to view the The charges are moderate, and well wilhiu tin' reach of all. Su-rgeon and. IXEecHaraicrai ZDentist, CT'HE practice of dciitistn- has grown to siicli liigli excellence, ~ tliat it can fairly claim to lie classed as one of the arts, anil uhat was once a jjainful operation is now much more a pleasure. Mr. (^)lii'U has had a largo ex]i('riencc in jiis profession, and has occupied several high and important positions, having been for four years assistant dental surgeon at tlie Sydney Hospital and Uandwick Asylum, passing the three examinations (with lionors) at the Sydney lirntal College, and lias since been jiractising for the last four vears m .Maitland, where he holds the honorary position of ileutal surgeon to the Maitland Hospital. The operating rooms are fitted u]i with all (lie latest and most ajiproved applumce-., and new inveutimis in dental instruments arc arriving by every American ujail, as .Mr. C'oiien has determined t.i keep pace with the times, and to give his patrons every bi'uefit possible. -Tiie mechanieal department is under thoroughly lili''il than "ii tlie neea^ion of tlie late Si.mlan War. 'i'l ITer nf tile Colony of Xew .Soutli Wales to supply a comjialiy of men to fight and die under the " nld liag," lielping to uiilioKl the honor and niaiiilaiii the rights of the British Empire in Egypt, was accepted by the Queen. Hundreds of men were only too willing to offer their services for the coinpaign, and great was the rejoicing as the Ihtria. with lier human freight, steamed out of the Harbor, bound upon the mission of reinforcing the troops operating against the adlieii-nts of the IMalidi. The illustrations are from negatives taken during the campaign by Mr. .1. ^M. .Zanders, manager of the A/(stri(Iiui) Star, who accouipaiiii-d tlie ( 'iniliiigeiit as special luess correspoiideiit, and to whom the publishers are indebted for the Inan of the pictures. [XJITIVBRSITTl ^ m YD I I9&4 *«