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THE AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY. 
Jeremiah Sullivan has been committed for trial at Sydney on a coroner* s- 
warrant for the murder of his wife’s illegitimate child by administering 
chloroform to it. 
A whole family, residing at Murrurundi, was accidentally poisoned by 
eating some tinned herrings. One member died in great agony, and six others 
were in a very critical condition. 
Me. J. Poock, of Young, was entertained at a farewell dinner prior to his 
departure for England. Mr. Poock was presented with an illuminated address 
as a small token of the estimation in which he was held by his fellow-townsmen* 
THE SYDNEY BOARD OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION. 
TECHNOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS. 
The annual examination of the classes at the Sydney Technical College and 
branch Technical schools in country districts was held during the months of 
December, 1885, and January, 1886. There were 1012 entries for these 
examinations, being 881 for the first year, and 131 for the second year, or 422 
more than in 1884. The following list contains the names of successful 
competitors who have been passed by the board on the recommendation of 
the examiners, but there are a number of other candidates whose cases will 
be considered at a meeting to be held on Wednesday next: — 
In the subjects which are interesting to the trade the following gentlemen, 
were successful: — 
Botany. — Grade I— Septimus C. Lindley. Grade II. — William Granger. 
Chemistry. — Practical— First Year— Grade I.— Edward Wright. Grade II. 
— Alfred R. Bowie, Charles A. Finch, Edward Tooth. Theoretical — Second Year 
— Grade II. — John H. Campbell, Edmund Henry. First Year — Grade 1. — 
William H. Gaunt. Grade II. — Alfred R. Bowie, William Sayer, Charles A. Finch. 
Pharmacy. — First Year — Grade 1. — William H. Gaunt. Grade II. — Arthur 
G. Fairfax, Walter Death, Alfred E. Sharpe, Thomas W. Gordon, William 
T. Wearne, William Morrison, Charles F. Dunn. Second Year — Grade II. — 
Joseph H. Burnett, Richard Holmes, William S. Clifton. 
12th February, 1886. 
The postponed monthly meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society of South Aus- 
tralia was held on 12th February. Present : Mr. Harrison, president, in the 
chair, and Messrs. Grummet, L. Scammel, Main, Wood, Parker, Evans, Horton, 
Woodman, Syme, White, and Cooper. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed, and, after several 
applications for membership had been dealt with, the president called attention 
to the action of the committee at their last meeting, particulars of which were 
already in the hands of members, and asked the adoption of the motions then 
passed. Accordingly, Mr. White proposed, and Mr. L. Scammel, seconded — 
“ That any person having been engaged for not less than ten years as a dispensing 
assistant shall be eligible, at the discretion of the committee, to be elected a 
Member on payment of one guinea, provided that such application be made 
during the first three months of the present year.” Carried. 
