The lesson taught to the authorities on Tuesday by the difficulties caused Ly the phenomenal crowd of applicants for enrolment in the ranks of the draft contingent destined for service in ...
Article : 595 wordsDescribing the Nooitgedacht disaster, a Johannesburg correspondent, writing on December 14, says our forces, composed of 700 infantry and 500 mounted men, were camped at Nooitgedacht, four ...
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Advertising : 115 wordsThe children of the Manly district had a good time yesterday, the residents having wisely determined to commemorate the inauguration, of the Commonwealth by giving them a day's amused ...
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Advertising : 19 wordsAt a special meeting of the executive council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales, held at Sydney on the 3rd instant the following platform was approved for issue to ...
Article : 937 wordsBATHURST, Wednesday Afternoon.-A meeting of the Roman Catholic priests of the diocese of Bathurst for the nomination of three candidates from whom the Holy See may choose one ...
Article : 291 wordsA Kimberley correspondent says: A most daring raid was carried out by Boers on the Riverton Station last night (December 13). The station was not guarded, of which the Boers were ...
Article : 201 wordsHis Excellency the Governor-General was prevented from being present at the Theatre Royal on Tuesday evening, owing to a severe feverish cold, which caused a rise of temperature, and ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 375 wordsThe adjourned meeting of the State Cabinet, Which was to have been held last evening, was postpone until next ?week. Certain differences of opinion are known to exist among ...
Article : 86 wordsThe following prices obtained at Pretoria, according to latest advices: Apples 3s per 100, apricots 2s 6d per 100, bran 15s per 1001b. butter 4s per lb. beetroot l½d ...
Article : 246 wordsThis is a special corps, which is formed with a view to fighting the Boers on their own lines. As little transport as possible will accompany the corps, which, however, will have its own ...
Article : 355 wordsLITHGOW, Wednesday.-The Lithgow collieries continue to suffer serious loss of time and general disadvantage through the scarcity of trucks for the conveyance of coal from the pits. ...
Article : 205 wordsThe time for which Mr. J. Barling was appointed chairman of the Public Service Board having expired, Mr. C. Delohery, the next member of the board in rotation for the office, was ...
Article : 50 wordsThe rough-and-ready manner in which "The Rocks" portion of the city was resumed has led to some disorganisation of affairs. The proclamation announcing the resumption was hurriedly ...
Article : 214 wordsThe "Oerebladet," of Christiania (Norway), has published an interview with Or. Henrik Ibsen on the subject of the Transvaal war. He said that the Boers had themselves taken unrighteous ...
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Advertising : 369 wordsThe coroner held an Inquiry yesterday touching the death of a seaman named John Johnson, 54,. who committed suicide at Marrickville on Tuesday by hanging himself to a fence-post by ...
Article : 115 wordsThis is a corps which has for officer commanding the Marquis of Tullibardine (son of the Duke of Atholl), D.S.O., ol the Royal Horse Guards ("The Blues"). Captain Arthur Blair, of the ...
Article : 86 wordsAt the meeting ol the Water and Sewerage Board yesterday Mr. Ward moved-"That the secretary be instructed to write to the Mayors of all municipalities interested, inviting them to ...
Article : 181 wordsMELBOURNE, Wednesday Afternoon.-A warrant was issued to-day for the arrest of William Henry Frostick, aged 40 years, on the charge of the larceny of £1900 and valuable jewellery, the ...
Article : 263 wordsAnother irregular corps forming at the Cape is the Welsh Regiment (Light Horse), under Major Owen Thomas: while men are also desired for the Cape Medical Staff Corps. The Imperial ...
Article : 45 wordsARMIDALE, Wednesday.-At a meeting of the borough council on Tuesday night it' was decided that the Government medical officer be asked to accompany the general purposes committee to ...
Article : 179 wordsThis corps is under Lieutenant-Colonel J. E. Capper, and is intended for employment in a limited area. The terms of enlistment are: The area of employment Is the district enclosed on the ...
Article : 294 wordsADELAIDE, Wednesday.-The following Australian soldiers, who have been visiting Great Britain after campaigning in South Africa, arrived by the steamer Oroya yesterday: Colonel ...
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Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931), Thu 17 Jan 1901, Page 3
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