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  2. INTERNATIONAL NEWS.

    LONDON, Thursday.—A great fire occurred in Philadelphia. (U S.) yesterday, the premises of the great publishing firm of J." B. Lippincott and Company being destroyed. ...

    Article : 64 words
  3. PARLIAMENT.

    The Speaker took the chair in the Legislative Assembly a half-past 10 o'clock this morning. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. ...

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  4. THE WAR

    LONDON, Thursday.—The 1st Battalion Scots Guards and the 1st Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers had each 10 men killed, and the 1st Battalion Coldstream ...

    Article : 63 words
  5. The Visit of the Governor.

    A meeting of the Government's Reception Committee was held at the council chamber, Watt-street, last night. The Mayor (Alderman A. Thubary) presided, and there ...

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  6. PEN-NOTES AND PENCILLINGS.

    Ladiesmith is the most talked of place in South Africa. It is this because it is standing an important siege. Were it to fall it would not, or course, affect the ultimate ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 190 words
  7. A WOMAN WHO IS AN OFFICER.

    There is one woman who enjoys a unique distinction. This is Mrs. Belle Reynolds, of California, who is the only woman who has ever yet held a commission in an ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  8. The Kaiser.

    LONDON, Thursday.—The German Emperor and Empress and the members of the Imperial family who accompanied them to England, sailed from Sheerness yesterday ...

    Article : 36 words
  9. Lancers Shot at by Women.

    LONDON, Thursday.—The 12th Lancers inflicted event loss upon a Boer relief commando, after the battle of Graspan. While the Lancers were patrolling at ...

    Article : 42 words
  10. America and a Pacific Cable Station.

    LONDON. Thursday.—The United States Government is seeking to secure possession of the Island of Kusale, in the eastern portion of the Caroline Group, for the ...

    Article : 42 words
  11. The Colonial Contingents.

    LONDON. Thursday.—The Victorian, South Australian, West Australian, and Tasmania contingents, which arrived at Capetown by the Medic on Monday, were ...

    Article : 80 words
  12. GENERAL CABLES.

    The death is announced of Mr. Charles F. Coghlan, the well-known actor and dramatist The French Government proposes to ...

    Article : 124 words
  13. NO SICH PERSON.

    Once when Mrs. Gamp mentioned Mrs. 'Arris to Mrs. Betsy Prig, the latter cocked her nose in the air and hazarded the opinion "that there wasn't no sich person." ...

    Article : 328 words
  14. Methuen to be Reinforced.

    LONDON, Thursday.—Two battalions of intantry, and additional cavalry and artillery, have been despatched to reinforce Lord Methuen in his advance to the relief of ...

    Article : 30 words
  15. THE NEW QUEENSLAND MINISTRY.

    When the House met to-day, Mr. Dawson announced the formation of a Ministry. Mr. Philp announced his appointment as leader of the Opposition. Mr. Dawson then ...

    Article : 112 words
  16. No News from Natal.

    LONDON, Thursday.—There is a complete stoppage of authentic war news from Natal. ...

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  17. THE RELIEF COLUMN FOR GENERAL WHITE.

    Lord Methuen has established a record. He has fought three considerable battles within a week and has won them all. A splendid result of its victories has been a ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 450 words
  18. A FREEZING QUESTION.

    A passage at arms occurred in the Legislative Assembly this morning between the Minister for Mines and Agriculture and Mr. Cook, the trouble being in connection with ...

    Article : 310 words
  19. The Tricks of the Boers.

    LONDON, Friday.—The latent news from South Africa states that several Boers wearing enormous red crosses on their sleeves have been brought as prisoners by ...

    Article : 81 words
  20. THE WYALONG FIRE.

    The town of West Wyalong was all excitement yesterday after the fire. The main street presented a sorry spectacle, the throroughfare being completely blocked ...

    Article : 171 words
  21. Notable Speech by Mr. Chamberlain.

    LONDON Friday.—Mr. Chamberlain, speaking at a luncheon at Leicester yesterday, referred in scathing terms to the recent attacks made on Queen Victoria by ...

    Article : 116 words
  22. A FREE HOSPITAL SHIP.

    A few days ago the papers published cable to the effect that the steamship Maine, which had been offered free of charge as a hospital ship for British troops, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 164 words
  23. REVENUE RETURNS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 104 words
  24. The Russian Courtesies to a British Warship.

    LONDON, Friday.—The Marquis of Salisbury has officially thanked Count Moura vieif, the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, for the cordial reception extended to ...

    Article : 61 words
  25. PUBLIC SERVICE ASSOCIATION.

    A meeting of the protein committee of the above branch was held on Thursday evening. After a general discussion, it was decided to lay before the adjourned ...

    Article : 174 words
  26. THE VICTORIAN POLITICAL CRISIS.

    The debate on the no-confidence motion was continued early this morning, when the division was taken, after a debate which had lasted 14 hours, and every Minister had ...

    Article : 251 words
  27. THE WARREN FIRE.

    The fire which occurred at Warren last night effected much greater destruction than was at first supposed, although it was at one tine thought that the whole town ...

    Article : 259 words
  28. An Irish Peer.

    LONDON, Thursday.—The Lord Chancellor has removed Lord Emly from the magistracy for making an inflammatory address in a meeting of labourers at Kilmallock, ...

    Article : 37 words
  29. THE RETURNED LANCERS.

    Mr. Ashton asked the Colonial Secretary in the Legislative Assembly to-day, if, in view of the paragraphs that have appeared the various papers, regarding an official ...

    Article : 208 words
  30. LOVE OF NOTORIETY.

    The romantic double suicide at Enoggera a suburb of Brisbane, may appeal to a certain class of people as a tragedy as prettily parthetic as Romeo and Juliet. A young ...

    Article : 218 words
  31. THE NAVAL AND MILITARY TATTOO.

    In our advertising columns will be found a comprehensive programme of the tattoo which is to be held on the Newcastle Cricket Ground on Monday night. December 11th ...

    Article : 214 words
  32. COCKLE CREEK BRIDGE.

    In consequence of the inability of the Hon. the Minister for Works to visit the district to-day as originally intended, the ceremonial functions in connection with the official ...

    Article : 138 words
  33. A SMALL FIRE.

    About quarter to 7 o'clock last evening a fire broke out in a corner of the publishing room at the rear of the "Newcastle Herald office. A number of the members ...

    Article : 254 words
  34. DEATH OF A FAMOUS CONJURER.

    The death of "Dante the Great" deprives the theatrical world of one of its claverest members. Dante, or to give him his proper name, Oscar Ellason, was an American, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 204 words
  35. THE BOER VROUW.

    A writer in the "Natal Witness," who knows the vrouw well, says of her:—"We heard only two or three days ago that in the Pietermaritzburg and other districts the Dutch ...

    Article : 427 words
  36. THE COMMONAGE ALLOTMENTS.

    Mr. Arthur Griffith, M. P., has written to the Minister for Lands no follows:—"Parliament House, Sydney, December 1st, 1899. —Sir,—As you are aware, I was prevented ...

    Article : 277 words
  37. WAR RUMOURS.

    A member of rumours regarding the war were in circulation in Sydney last night, one of them being that Lord Methuen was wounded. It was impossible, however, to ...

    Article : 37 words
  38. A LABOUR LEADER ON TOP.

    It is the first time in the history of colonial polities that a Labour leader has succeeded to the position of head of a Government. This is now the case with Mr. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 271 words
  39. CARRINGTON.

    The Maritime Fair was continued last night, and was patronised by visitors form all the [?] districts, who were all pleased at the grand show made by the ...

    Article : 288 words
  40. WREATHS THAT COST FORTUNES.

    It seems incredible that such things can be, even in an age of luxury; but veritable fortunes are nowadays expended on funeral-wreaths, as much as from £500 to £1000 being ...

    Article : 309 words
  41. THE CITY ELECTIONS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 52 words
  42. SYDNEY TO NEWCASTLE.

    Copies of the "Newcastle Herald" may be obtained at the Railway Bookstall, Redferr Station ...

    Article : 17 words
  43. Advertising

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    Advertising : 74 words
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