The following telegram was received yesterday by Mr. R. N. Kirk, Sydney agent of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company, from the secretary in Melbourne, viz.:— ...
Article : 480 wordsA strong southerly set in, and the current caught the steamer Rosedale. The heavy easterly sea lifted the stern broadside on to the bar and brought the vessel's port bow ...
Article : 293 wordsYesterday Mr. G. H. Reid was asked to say something in regard to the future financial requirements of the Commonwealth. He said:— "There is no doubt the financial question is ...
Article : 368 wordsThe report of the departmental committee on drunkenness notes the decided failure to apply the Inebriates' Act, aud suggests that offenders be treated on a ...
Article : 446 wordsTwenty-two prisoners are awaiting execution in France, there having been no capital punishments since 1905. Four were publicly guillotined at ...
Article : 535 wordsIn the United States Senate yesterday, Senator Tillman (Democrat, South Carolina), replied to the charges of corruption made against him by President Roosevelt. ...
Article : 298 wordsA woman and a child were rescued alive in Messina yesterday. A party of bluejackets, under the British Military Attache at Rome, extricated ...
Article : 93 wordsThe only buildings in Reggie intact are those built according to the plan of Dr. Capacci in 1906, hollow bricks with vertical and horizontal wires being used, thus ...
Article : 43 wordsThe American relief donations amount to £720,000. The Mansion House Fund totals £85,000. ...
Article : 16 wordsThe message received by the North Coast S.N. Company, Limited, from the pilot at Bellingor Heads, stated that the Rosedale was ashore on the southern side of the training ...
Article : 278 wordsThe R.M.S. Ophir, homeward bound from Australia, on learning of the disaster when approaching Italy, made every preparation. ...
Article : 57 wordsIn continuing his evidence before the Postal Commission to-day, the Deputy Postmaster-General (Mr. Waddy) said it would be equitable to charge business and domestic ...
Article : 132 wordsBroken Hill has come to look for a nightly explosion now, and last night anticipations in this direction were fulfilled, for towards midnight the rumble of a distinct detonation ...
Article : 206 wordsA Hindu temple at Lakikhole, in the Decca district, was desecrated, the Koran being substituted for an image. The Hindus are greatly excited. ...
Article : 49 wordsCardinal Moran has invited the clergy, the Consular and other representative bodies, to participate in a commemoration service for the victims of the recent calamitous ...
Article : 47 wordsThe Waverley Council last night discussed the quostion of the Mayoral allowance for the forthcoming year. Alderman M'Laughlin proposed that the allowance be fixed at ...
Article : 303 wordsAfter the official trial of the Federal fisheries investigation steamer Endeavour it is intended to begin the work of trawling. The Federal fisheries export, Mr. H. C. Dannevig, to-day ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 201 wordsShocks of earthquake were experienced yesterday afternoon and evening at Seattle, Washington, Bellingham, and Tacoma, in Washington State, and at Vancouver and ...
Article : 44 wordsMr. Justice Higgins, President of the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, to-day went a step further in the exercise of his powers of conciliation. He ...
Article : 216 wordsThe fact that eight hours were oooupiod in the transmission of a short telegraphic message from the pilot at the Bellinger advising the manager of the company of the ...
Article : 141 wordsBefore Mr. W. M. Macfarlane, S.M., yesterday, at the Water Summons Court, Subinspector Spence proceeded against Gordon Foster, of William-street, upon an information ...
Article : 347 wordsThomas Payne, 26, a miner, who was, arrested during the disturbance in front of the courthouse yesterday, was brought before Mr. Crone, deputy stipendiary magistrate, to-day ...
Article : 194 wordsRenter's correspondent at Washington imports that Mr. E. Root, Secretary of State, and Mr. J. Bryce, British Ambassador, have signed a treaty settling difficulties ...
Article : 58 wordsThe deadlock in the mining industry continues. Employers are awaiting information concerning the proposed amendments of the law. The accident insurance companies ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 54 wordsThe Prime Minister, Mr. Fisher, arrived at midday, and was welcomed by a large crowd, including the Mayor and aldermen. An address was read from the women. Mr. Fisher was ...
Article : 183 wordsRenter's Agency states that the Imperial Government does not intend to regain Imperial control of Esquimault, British Columbia, the naval base of the late ...
Article : 40 wordsWhen questioned to-night concerning the latest developments in connection with the proposal by Mr. Justice Higgins for a conference, the representative of the unions (Mr. ...
Article : 177 wordsAt to-nignt's meeting of the City Council the following Mayoral minute was submitted:— "I have the honour to suggest that a cordial invitation be given to the Premier to pay ...
Article : 552 wordsThe tribe of Munchis fiercely attacked the Anglo-German Boundary Commissioner, delimiting the frontier of the Cameroons and British Southern Nigeria. ...
Article : 54 wordsNews of the total loss of the Island trading schooner Bella in the New Hebrides Group was brought to Sydney yesterday by the French mail steamer Yarra from Noumea. ...
Article : 137 wordsThe death is announced of Lilian Warren, Dowager Duchess of Marlborough. The Dowager Duchess of Marlborough, like the present Duchess, was an American. She ...
Article : 96 wordsThe Naval Committee of the House of Representatives of the United States recommends an appropriation of only 20,000,000 dollars (£5,800,000), not 75,000,000 ...
Article : 51 wordsOn December l6 last year, the members of the Wholesale Produce Association held a meeting to discuss the present methods of carrying on business with brokers in ...
Article : 316 wordsA sensational incident occurred in the Central Police Court this afternoon, during the hearing of a case in which a young man named Leonard J. Canning was charged with ...
Article : 187 wordsThe English missionaries and teachers in the New Hebrides Group are endeavouring to put an end to recruiting enterprises. Notwithstanding their efforts, however, advices from ...
Article : 58 wordsThe following telegram has been sent to the London "Clarion":—"Unions of the Barrier locked out by mine-owners; appeal immeidate financial assistance from European unionists; ...
Article : 125 wordsA conference of aeronauts, to last three days, commenced yesterday at the Ritz Hotel. Forty delegates from different countries were present. ...
Article : 28 wordsReports from the island of Pentecost, in the New Hebrides Group, have been received concerning an alleged assault on a native by one of the teachers. The native was preparing ...
Article : 70 wordsThe vast majority of electors in the Transvaal is opposed to unification of the South African colonies, unless Pretoria is made the capital. ...
Article : 32 wordsAbout 4.30 p.m. on Monday two children, viz., John Roberts, 6 years old, residing at Shepherd-street, Redfern, and John Butcher, 7 years old, residing at Calder-street, Redfern, ...
Article : 423 wordsAt 2 o'clock on Saturday morning the Richmond River Co.'s sawmill at South Lismore, adjacent to the railway station, was discovered to be on fire. It had been burning some time ...
Article : 236 wordsA defence committee, consisting of representative citizens of Noumea, has been formed to safeguard the interests of the colonists. The proposal that New Caledonia should be ...
Article : 94 wordsAnother trolly-load of provisions was taken up to the big mine this afternoon, and none of those who witnessed the passing of the picket lines are ever likely to forget the astounding ...
Article : 899 wordsPortugal has decided to construct an arsenal and shipbuilding yards on the southern shore of the Tagus, and to invite tenders abroad for six protected cruisers, ...
Article : 42 wordsFurther progress was made by the State Ministry to-day with the preparation of the policy which the Premier (Mr. Murray) is to announce at Warrnambool next Tuesday. Mr. ...
Article : 110 wordsThe estate of the late Rev. Robert Eyton, of Cobar Heights, Bathurst, has been sworn for probate purposes at £15,000, ...
Article : 27 wordsThe council has unanimously reaf[?]rmed a resolution, carried in 1903, to the effect that the desirability of erecting a public crematorium and arranging for the cremation of ...
Article : 74 wordsAt the police court to-day a kanaka named Johnny Mile was committed for trial at the Lismore Quarter Sessions on a charge of shooting at another kanaka named Tom Mye ...
Article : 117 wordsAn explosion in Leiter's colliery, Zeigier, Illinois, killed 25 miners. ...
Article : 20 wordsA Chinese named Young Chow was charged before Mr. W. Burton Smith, P.M., with smoking opium, and pleaded guilty, stating that he had been sick and had smoked the opium ...
Article : 86 wordsThe trend of affairs at Broken Hill is causing Mr. Thomas, the Postmaster-General, who represents the Barrier in the House of Representatives, grave concern. Referring to the ...
Article : 64 wordsAt the Juvenile Offenders' Court to-day eight lads, from 15 to 12 years of age, were charged with breaking 21 telegraph insulators on the road from Young to Wombat. All ...
Article : 93 wordsThe stoppage at the Bellambi cokeworks which arose yesterday morning in consequence of the men employed wheeling the coke on to the stack refusing to work because the labour ...
Article : 157 wordsThe "Daily Mail" reports that orders have been received at Vancouver counter-manding the despatch of H.M.S. Egeria, surveying vessel, to Australia in March. ...
Article : 34 wordsThe Nandewar Mountains and adjacent country are still brilliantly lit up by fire at night. The mountains are on fire for miles. So far as can be ascertained from the settlers in ...
Article : 60 wordsFred. Lindrum, jun., and George Gray have been matched to play 16,000 up in Melbourne, commencing on Monday next, and extending over a fortnight.Lindrum will concede 2000 ...
Article : 37 words"From our point of view," said Mr. R. B. Marshall, president of the Trades and Labour Council, "the whole thing could be settled in a few hours. It is very evident that ...
Article : 706 wordsA fire broke out at Mumbledool station, 30 miles north of Narrandera. The fire originated in the men's kitchen, and rapidly extended to the men's huts, and afterwards to ...
Article : 68 wordsArrivals of wool number 347,000 bales. Of these, 157,000 bales have been forwarded direct to the manufacturers, and there are available for the first series of ...
Article : 44 wordsTwo girls, one 12 and the other 15 years old, daughters of Mr. T Griffiths, the Warden's' ba[?]iff, Wyalong, were accidentally drowned while bathing in the railway tank this ...
Article : 47 wordsThe magisterial court of inquiry dismissed the petition by the trade against the Masterton local option poll, at which prohibition waa carried. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wed 13 Jan 1909, Page 9
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