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Advertising : 628 wordsTHE POST OFFICE CLOCK.—We notice that notwithstanding our reference to the matter the other day, the clock at the West Maitland Post-office still lags ten minutes behind all other time-pieces. ...
Article : 1,593 wordsA deputation from the Society of Carpenters and Joiners to-day interviewed the Minister of Works with reference to the operation of the minimum wage system in Government contracts. It was ...
Article : 135 wordsAfter two or three days' hot, sultry weather a thunderstorm came up yesterday towards evening, when a heavy shower of rain fell. Another shower fell about eight o'clock, when there were very ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 236 wordsA boxing match took place in the United States to-day, between Steve O'Donnell, of Sydney, and Peter Maher, the Irish champion, for a purse of 5000dol. The contest did not last long, O'Donnell ...
Article : 51 wordsJames Smith, one of the picturesque characters of frontier days, has passed away at South Pass City, Wyoming, at the age of 78 years. Smith was the hero of Mark Twain's sketch in "Roughing ...
Article : 1,777 wordsThe Australian Chilling and Freezing Company has declared a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe steamer Maori King landed 111 head of cattle. The bulk looks miserably wasted, and many are said to be old and unsaleable. Ninety cattle have been landed from the steamer ...
Article : 48 wordsKiamil Pasha, late Minister for Foreign Affairs in Turkey, was dismissed for having justified the protest of the Powers against the condition of the Turkish Empire. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe Porte has refused to ratify the reforms adopted by the Cretan National Assembly. It is feared that a revolt against Turkish rule in Crete will ensue. ...
Article : 30 wordsA school at Grenada, in Mexico, has been destroyed by fire. Thirty-one inmates were burned to death, and many others are missing. The fire was the work of incendiaries, and two boys ...
Article : 45 wordsNew South Wales: Light to fresh winds from west to south. Weather fine generally inland, and unsettled on the coast. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 218 wordsWe have received from Mr. Clement L. Wragge, the Queensland Government Meteorologist, the following weather forecast:— Brisbane, Thursday. ...
Article : 53 wordsThe Porte has mobilised the remainder of its reserves in flying columns to suppress the disorders in Armenia. The Sultan has telegraphed to the Turkish Governors in ...
Article : 50 wordsThe hearing of the case against James Roberts, arrested on a charge of attempting to poison a family by adding strychnine to flour, was continued at Gunnedah to-day. ...
Article : 225 wordsMr. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, informed a deputation from the Agents-General for the Australian colonies which waited upon him in reference to the Pacific cable ...
Article : 81 wordsIn reply to a deputation from the Committee on Imperial Defence, which waited upon him yesterday, Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, said that he was pondering over a ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 227 wordsThe King of Ashantee shows no signs of complying with the British ultimatum demanding that he should agree to the establishment of a British protectorate over Ashantee, and the appointment of a ...
Article : 107 wordsDuring a gale yesternight nearly a hundred yards of the front fence at Coogee Aquarium was blown down, and damage is reported from many parts of the city and suburbs. There was a rough sea at ...
Article : 49 wordsIt is reported that the Mahomedan rebels in the province of Kausu, in the northwest of China, are willing to agree to terms of pence, on condition that a Mahomedan Governor be appointed for the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 184 wordsThe Portuguese force sent against Gungunhana, the Kaffre king, in the Delagoa Bay territory, South-east Africa, has defeated the rebels with great slaughter. ...
Article : 26 wordsA disastrous fire occurred at Condobolin late yesternight resulting in the total destruction of several business premises. The occupants ...
Article : 72 wordsThe British annexation of Bechuanaland, under the control of the British South African Company, has been proclaimed. ...
Article : 20 wordsA pamphlet was recently published by the Earl of Dunraven, the owner of the Valkyrie III., which was entered to contest the American Cup against the American yacht Defender. The pamphlet ...
Article : 71 wordsDuring yesternight's storm another sailing boat capsized in the harbour, but the accident was unattended with loss of life owing to the bravery of a young sea apprentice named Joseph Morton, ...
Article : 123 wordsThe Homebush sheep market remains without alteration. Twenty-nine thousand were penned. The cattle market, with 742 head yarded, has a tendency to lower late values. ...
Article : 36 wordsAt the annual meeting of Dalgety and Company, Limited, yesterday, Mr. Loxat, chairman of the board of directors, stated that the low prices of wool and stock had caused a shrinkage in the value of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 388 wordsMessrs. Buxton and Ronald state that the consumption of merino and crossbred wools is very large, owing to the check in the colonial clip. New orders are given with reluctance. The arrivals to ...
Article : 52 wordsRichard Barker, who stands charged with having inflicted grievous bodily harm upon Henry Placke during a recent boxing contest, was to-day again remanded, the latter still being unable to leave the ...
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The Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1939), Thu 14 Nov 1895, Page 3
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