An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Jack Sheppard and of H. J. Byron's 'burlesque extravaganza' The Lady of Lyons on 13 November 1868.
The 'Flaneur' muses on Sydney's recent political and social occurrences. He directs his attention, among other things, to: the experiences of a Mr Schafer who travelled among the Maori in New Zealand, the state of the colonial treasury, and the building of churches and hospitals in communities where gold mining has drawn a swelling population.
An advertisement, probably placed by Samuel Bennett (sole proprietor, printer and publisher of the Empire), for the sale of a single cylinder printing machine. The sale is being offered 'to make room for a new machine daily expected from England'.
The publishers of the Times advise that they have become the proprietors of the newspaper 'hitherto known as the Evening Mail'. From 20 June 1868, the newly acquired newspaper will be known as The Mail and published twice weekly.
