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  2. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The four-masted barque Emile Renouf, which left Thio, New Caledonia, on the 2nd instant, struck a reef on the evening of the 7th, and foundered almost immediately. All ...

    Article : 99 words
  3. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

    Supplementary War Estimates to the amount of £13,000,000 have been submitted by the Government to the House of Commons. These estimates provide for 120,000 ...

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  4. LOSS OF BOER HORSES.

    One of the Boers who has been taken prisoner by the British states that so many of their horses have been killed in the operations so far that the Boers are now ...

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  5. SOUTH AFRICA.

    It appeals, in connection with General Buller's operations in Natal, that the Boers expected the British force to attempt the crossing of the Tugela River at Skietsdrift, ...

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  6. GENERAL CLERY INVALIDED.

    Lieutenant-General Sir C. F. Clery, who went to South Africa in command of the second division of the First Army Corps, and has been with General Buller in Natal ...

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  7. THE WESTERN FRONTIER.

    Further news is to hand regarding the retirement to the Modder River of Major-General Macdonald from the advanced position he had taken up at Koodoosberg, ...

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  8. BUSHMEN'S CONTINGENT.

    The hon. secretary Bushmen's Contingent received a cheque, for £10 10s. from the Hon. R. Philp, Premier, on Saturday. This amount appeared in the first list of donations and promised ...

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  9. OFFICER FOR THE FRONT.

    Mr. P. L. Russell, of Carngham, has accepted a comnfission in the South Staffordshire Militia, and will proceed at once to the front in South Africa. ...

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  10. A QUESTION SETTLED.

    A good deal of doubt exists among the public as to the so-called Queensland Bushmen's Contingent, many people believing that the colony is now preparing two ...

    Article : 111 words
  11. ALL SAINTS.

    In the services of intercession for the sold[?]ers in South Africa, which the Rev. A. J. Maclean conducted at All Saints Church yesterday, there was an apparent endeavour to ...

    Article : 529 words
  12. NOTES ON THE CABLES.

    Major-General Macdonald, although only a recent arrival at the front, has already put in some good work, and it is reported he would have done better had the ...

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  13. THE PLAGUE AT NOUMEA.

    Advices from Noumea state that there have been very few cases of plague since the last report. It is considered that the epidemic has now been stamped out. ...

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  14. ADDRESS IN REPLY CARRIED.

    The Address in reply to the Queen's Speech has been agreed to in the House of Commons without further division. ...

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  15. SYDNEY, FEBRUARY 11.

    A lad named Cyrus Macfarlane, aged 15 years, who lived with his mother at Grafton, was murdered last night. He, was seen with some other persons before ...

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  16. AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH BILL.

    Replying to a question in the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, stated that the Australian Commonwealth Bill ...

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  17. PATRIOTIC MOVEMENT IN THE COUNTRY.

    A most successful patriotic social was held last night in aid of the Stanthorpe Patriotic Fund. There was a very large attendance, all parts of the district being represented. Several patriotic ...

    Article : 307 words
  18. A POSTMAN SHOT.

    As John Thomas Bevan, a postman at Broken Hill, was going his rounds, he was suddenly confronted by a young woman, who fired a revolver point blank at him. ...

    Article : 78 words
  19. QUEENSLAND.

    A mysterious case of poisoning occurred near Jondaryan last Wednesday in a family named Wakne, numbering eight, besides the father and mother. All but one developed strange ...

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  20. COAL TRIMMERS' WAGES.

    A mass meeting of coal trimmers was held at Newcastle yesterday morning, when a resolution was unanimously passed declaring that the time had arrived when demand ...

    Article : 90 words
  21. BROWNING FATALITIES.

    Two persons were drowned in the harbour this afternoon owing to the capsize of a sailing boat. A party of five, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Leigh, Fred. Riley and his ...

    Article : 88 words
  22. A PROCLAMATION ISSUED.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 101 words
  23. THIRD QUEENSLAND CONTINGENT.

    The organisation and equipment of the third contingent will advance another and satisfactory stage to-day, when the mounted drill of the two companies will be started ...

    Article : 615 words
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  25. LORD ROBERTS'S MOVEMENT.

    Lord Roberts, the Commander-in-Chief in South Africa, is now at Modder River, the headquarters of Lord Methuen. Major-General French, who has for some ...

    Article : 67 words
  26. THE HEBREW SYNAGOGUE.

    The following intercessory prayer was recited at the Synagogue on Saturday morning:—O Lord of Hosts! Thou art our refuge and strength, a very present help in ...

    Article : 304 words
  27. DONATION OF HORSES.

    Mr. J. Grant Pattison, who is at present in Brisbane, writes to the secretary of the Bushmen's Contingent Fund:—"Dear Sir,— I wash to offer you for the use of our ...

    Article : 173 words
  28. REPORTED RETIREMENT OF GENERAL BULLER.

    A report received from Boer sources states that General Buller's force, after being subjected to a heavy shell fire from the enemy's guns, withdrew across the Tugela River. ...

    Article : 216 words
  29. COLONIALS IN ACTION.

    While the New South Wales troops were operating near Colesberg, in the north of Cape Colony, with the force under Major-General French, they encountered a shell fire ...

    Article : 52 words
  30. DAY OF INTERCESSION.

    Special intercession services were held at St. John's Cathedral yesterday. The morning service was conducted by Canon Hay, with the assistance of the Rev. S. C. Harris. ...

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  31. ANOTHER SHARP ENGAGEMENT.

    Information has been received that on Friday last a small body of colonial troops, consisting of fifty men of the Australian and Tasmanian contingents, under the ...

    Article : 171 words
  32. Advertising

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  33. DEATH BY DROWNING.

    The body of a man was found floating in the river on the North Quay about noon yesterday. Constable Annison, on being informed, went to the Commercial Rowing ...

    Article : 94 words
  34. NEWS FROM THE SOUTH.

    It seems that the accommodation allowed by the military authorities in England if largely in excess of tha[?] provided for the colonial horses. Mr. See is of opinion that ...

    Article : 162 words
  35. THE GOVERNOR OF TASMANIA.

    Our Hobart, correspondent wires that the Governor of Tasmania is gradually recovering from the attack of paralysis, but is unable to take any exercise. ...

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  36. BULLER'S RETIREMENT CONFIRMED.

    Information has now been received confirming the report that General Buller has retired across the Tugela River. LONDON, February 11. ...

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  37. Advertising

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  38. FOREIGN ATTACHES FOR THE FRONT.

    Reuter's correspondent at Capetown states that a number of foreign military attaches who were at that place have now left for the front. ...

    Article : 33 words
  39. "COURIER" PATRIOTIC FUND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 148 words
  40. DAY OF INTERCESSION.

    The Protestant elergvmen in this colony cordially responded to the call made to se[?] aside to-day as a day for special intercession on behalf of the British army in ...

    Article : 74 words
  41. BOER RAID IN ZULULAND.

    Information has been received that the Boers, who recently captured the resident magistrate of the Nqutu district, have continued their raid into Zulu[?]and, and taken ...

    Article : 89 words
  42. CHURCH PARADE.

    The arrangements for Church parade yesterday showed a decided improvement on t[?]ose previously made for the comfort of the audience and the nature of a religious ...

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  43. VICTORIAN BUSHMEN'S CONTINGENT.

    The transport Euryalus is expected to leave early next month with the Bushmen's Contingent. The whole of the intervening time will be taken up with drill. The ...

    Article : 94 words
  44. IRON AND STEEL WORKS FOR QUEENSLAND.

    With reference to a paragraph in our London correspondent's letter appearing in Saturday's issue, concerning proposals to established iron and steel works in ...

    Article : 61 words
  45. THE BOER PREPARATIONS.

    A secret memorandum which was laid before the Transvaal Volksraad some time ago, and which has now come to light, shows that previous to the outbreak of the present ...

    Article : 54 words
  46. QUEENSLAND PATRIOTIC FUND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 51 words
  47. REPORTED SORTIE FROM LADYSMITH.

    The Boers report that there was heavy firing in the direction of Ladysmith on the night that General Buller retired across the Tugela River, and that the firing was ...

    Article : 55 words
  48. Advertising

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  49. PRIMITIVE METHODISTS AND THE WAR

    The Assembly of the Primitive Methodist Church has passed a resolution expressing the conviction that the war was forced upon the British by the Boers, and praying that ...

    Article : 116 words
  50. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL EAGER.

    It is reported that President Steyn, of the Orange Free State, has promised to release Lieutenant-Colonel H. A. Eager, of the second battalion Royal Irish Rifles, who is ...

    Article : 91 words
  51. ITALIAN SUBSCRIPTIONS.

    The following is a list of Italian subscriptions to the Queensland Patriotic Fund, collected by Signor Truda and Russo:—G. Truda, £1 1s.; Mrs. G. Truda, £1 1s.; G. Russo, £1 1s.; Mrs. G. Russo, ...

    Article : 257 words
  52. ARMOURED TRAIN TURNED BACK.

    The Boers assert that on Tuesday last they compelled a British armoured train which was proceeding towards Colenso from Chieveley, accompanying a force of 2000 ...

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