A party of Victorians had an interview with the Minister for Lands recently about the country between the Moonie and Condamine rivers, in the south-west, now ...
Article : 50 wordsMore grey skies. More boisterous winds. Another English April day. A heavy rain fell early on Saturday morning; the wild south-caster did something to dry it. The ...
Article : 880 wordsShortly before 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon a procession headed by Mr. Bradburn, leader of the unemployed, passed through the main thoroughfares of Perth. There were 14 ...
Article : 126 wordsJames Ryan, the lunacy patient, who has been shut up in the Yarra Bend Asylum for attempted train wrecking, escaped in December. On Friday he was recaptured on the St. ...
Article : 60 wordsChingtu, s, 2269 tons, Captain W. B. Brown, from Yokohama, via Hongkong, Manila, Zamboanga, Port Darwin, Thursday Island, and Brisbane. Passengers— Mesdames Harder and child, Simpson and child, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 78 wordsAt about 9.35 a.m. on Saturday Charles Laverton, 26, seaman, and Fredk. Gray, 24, seaman, were engaged at a derrick, unloading cargo on Allen Taylor and Co.'s wharf, ...
Article : 81 wordsUp to the end of last week 20 portions out of 78 portions on the Cumkillenbar portion of the Jimbour Estate had been selected. ...
Article : 26 wordsJohn Tilley was fatally injured at Jeparit on Friday night. Tilley and Melville Smith had a bet on a game of billiards at an hotel, and on leaving some words passed between ...
Article : 73 wordsEric Autilla, labourer, died at Callan Park Hospital for the Insane, on Friday afternoon. Admitted to the Sydney Hospital on February 15, he was removed from there ...
Article : 90 wordsA proclamation having been issued summoning Parliament to meet on Tuesday, March 3. A meeting of the Parliamentary Labour party will be held on Monday next. A ...
Article : 55 wordsAt the Kalgoorlie Police Court on Thursday the resident magistrate gave his reserved decision in the case in which Albert Bingley and Patrick Marson, employees of the local ...
Article : 63 wordsA post-mortem examination of the body of Mary M'Lean, made yesterday, showed that death was due to senile decay. The woman, who was 89 years, was found dead at her ...
Article : 50 wordsThe dead body of a man named John Dalton, of Brisbane, was found floating in the river. Deceased had been at one time in the office of the Commissioner of Police, and latterly ...
Article : 49 wordsAt about 9.35 a.m. on Saturday Charles Laverton, 26, seaman, and Frederick Gray, 24, seaman, were engaged unloading a heavy mast on Allen Taylor and Co.'s wharf, Blackwattle ...
Article : 67 wordsDuring the week Mr. P. Bayly, of the Mines Department Laboratory, conducted some interesting experiments at Newport workshops, and as the result of these it has been shown ...
Article : 57 wordsThe warden at Georgetown has telegraphed to the Minister for Mines that he has just returned from the Oaks rush. The population there is about 450, of whom ...
Article : 83 wordsThe storm which has during the past week resulted in many splendid falls over the north-eastern half of the State is now passing away, and the affected area was last night confined ...
Article : 214 wordsThe adjourned inquiry into the deaths of James Stark and Georgy Percy Cree, killed by a fall of coal in the Heddon Greta colliery on February 14, was concluded to-day. ...
Article : 104 wordsA large and brilliant audience assembled in the Jubilee Exhibition building on Saturday evening when Madame Melba gave the first of two concerts in Adelaide before ...
Article : 68 wordsSerious delay in interstate telegraphic business, which has become chronic, was further exemplified on Saturday, when messages from Sydney were subject to delays ranging up to ...
Article : 161 wordsWilliam Bennett, aged 62, for 25 years headmaster of M'Andrew-road School, Dunedin, was cycling behind a tramcar. As the car slowed down he turned on to the other line to ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,181 wordsA jury at the Criminal Court on Saturday brought in a verdict of manslaughter against the Indian coolie Abdullah, who was charged with the wilful murder of Arzad Ulah, in a ...
Article : 55 wordsW. Nelson, a seaman on the steamer Mokau, broke his collarbone through falling from the rigging. ...
Article : 23 wordsA little boy named Joseph Love, in company with another lad, named Harris, was riding a horse at Rainbow yesterday, when the animal started to trot, and both boys fell to ...
Article : 56 wordsAustralian grapes by the steamer Maheno brought a good price at Wellington. White muscatels sold at 8d to 10½d; black muscatels from 8d to 11d per lb wholesale. ...
Article : 38 wordsThe increase in the number of children attending the Arncliffe Superior Public School has been very marked of late, and the accommodation has been found quite insufficient. Representations have ...
Article : 71 wordsVessels which arrived at Sydney yesterday reported having encountered exceptionally severe conditions along the coast during the whole of Saturday. The wind attained the ...
Article : 215 wordsGrosser Kurfurst, G.M.S., for Bremen, via ports. Ophir, R.M.S., for Brisbane. Muniara, s, for Gilbert and Ellice islands. Afric, s, for London, via Capetown and ports. ...
Article : 91 wordsA child named Blanch Violet Sloan was yesterday killed by the heavy iron frame of a camp oven falling on her, when attempting to pick fruit, at Mirboo South. Her neck was ...
Article : 41 wordsSouth Australian grapes by the steamer Wimmera sold at 8d to 10d per lb. AUCKLAND, Saturday. Frederick G. Brown, on a charge of aiding ...
Article : 61 wordsAldermen of the Enfield Council have for some time been divided into two camps over a matter of expenditure of money received from the Government for a definite object. One section holds that £130 of the ...
Article : 144 wordsPhillip Mannallick, a miner, died in Bendigo Hospital to-day from injuries sustained by him whilst at work at the Goldfields Mine South yesterday, as the result of a most ...
Article : 89 wordsNera, F.M.S., for Marseilles, via ports; Boveric, s, for San Francisco and Seattle, via ports, Karitane, s, for Stanley; Kakapo, s, for Strahan; Rocklily, s, for Nambucca River; Eden, s, for Eden; Tuncurry, s, for ...
Article : 69 wordsThe officers of the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer Prinz Waldemar, which arrived here yesterday from Hongkong, via the islands of the Bismarck Archipelago, state that the ...
Article : 419 wordsAt the meeting of the Rockdale Council on Thursday the Major (Alderman Taylor) presented his annual minute. This stated the revenue from all sources waa £9041 1s 10d, and the expenditure £8851 14s 9d. ...
Article : 216 wordsWarrimoo, s, 3326 tons, Captain M'Donald for Wellington. Passengers—Mr. and Mrs. Busby, Mr. and Mrs. Doherty, Mr. and Mrs. Littlejohn, Mr. and Mrs. Hoskins, Mr. and Mrs. Carroll and 2 children, Mr. and ...
Article : 259 wordsSir,—Your correspondence r[?] insanitation brings forward the filthy and insanitary conditions of many of the public accommodation houses in the city and ...
Article : 222 wordsThe steamer Noorebar, which arrived in port yesterday afternoon, en route to Byron Bay, had a very rough passage. As soon as North Head was rounded the heavy seas ...
Article : 225 wordsGunn and Hobbs continued the English innings to the bowling of Armstrong. Four runs came from the first over, then Noble took up the attack from the other end. ...
Article : 787 wordsA much needed and inexpensive addition to the Burwood Railway Station desired by the residents is three small clock-faces with hands to indicate when trains leave the station platforms. At present it ...
Article : 88 wordsLoongana, bqe, for Gilbert Group. ...
Article : 9 wordsMareeba, s, from Queensland ports: 364 bls wool 250 cs milk, 75 cs min. waters, 30 bgs hides, 44 pkgs ship stores, 20 cs arrowroot, 4[?] cs soap, 44 bgs bacon, 10 bgs furs, 10 cs lard, 12 cs cheese, 74 cs ...
Article : 99 wordsAlderman William Taylor, Mayor of Rockdale, had a motion carried in the council on Thursday evening that the co-operation of the councils of Bexley, Kogarah, and Hurstville be sought with the object ...
Article : 154 wordsSir,—Now that Woy Woy is firmly established as a favourite week-end pleasure resort I desire to draw attention to the disadvantages and inconveniences week-enders are subjected ...
Article : 183 wordsAfric, s, for Liverpool, via, ports: 4034 bls wool, 8219 ccs lamb, 5[?]23 ccs and 371 bgs matton, 7477 [?] rabbits, 5435 bgs and 642½ tons copra, 28 bls [?] skins, 94 pcs timber, 978 brls oil, 349 bgs ...
Article : 167 wordsFive inches of rain fell in four hours yesterday at Burindi station. The river rose 30ft, and came down in tremendous force, carrying before it a large quantity of timber and debris. The stream was higher ...
Article : 74 wordsThe China Navigation Company's steamer Chingtu, from the Far East, arrived at Sydney at 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, and berthed shortly before 6 p.m. Commander W. B. Brown stated that exceptionally fine ...
Article : 82 wordsThe Concord Council has been granted permission to borrow £500 as a temporary loan to finance the municipality until the rates for the year come in. At the initiative of Alderman T. Correy, it was ...
Article : 148 wordsOn Monday night a slight shower fell about the township, but at the head of Cope's Creek, about seven miles higher up, a waterspout broke, bringing down the creek a banker, and about midnight the ...
Article : 92 wordsThe R.M.S. Miowera, from Vancouver via ports, bound to Sydney, has arrived here. Her cargo for Sydney includes 842 cs end salmon, 350 bxs codfish, 22 bxs assorted fish, 2 cases blisters, 13 cases cornets, 15 cases ...
Article : 208 wordsMr. W. Thornley, general manager of the Eskbank ironworks, states that everything is going on all right at the works. After extensive repairs, what is known as the ...
Article : 151 wordsThe R.M S. China, from London bound to Sydney, armed at Adelaide on Saturday, and subsequently sailed again for Melbourne. The R.M.S. Miowera, from Vancouver bound to ...
Article : 62 wordsThe following aldermen have been elected to the various committees:—Finance: Aldermen Phillips, Foy, and Milburn. Works: Aldermen Richards, Milburn, and Marlow. Health: Aldermen Richards, Foy, Allen, ...
Article : 85 wordsSir,—I see by our papers that your fruit-growers are not sending any more grapes to our city, owing to the small price received for them here. I would like you to know that ...
Article : 116 wordsFurther particulars from Majura state that sheep and rabbits were washed away by the storm, and crops suffered severely. Large numbers of codfish, weighing upwards of 20lb, were found stranded on the ...
Article : 472 wordsThe following is a list of the passengers by the French mail steamer Nera, which will be despatched from Sydney to-day for Marseilles, via ports:- Mr. and Mrs. A. Assemaine, 5 children, and 2 maids, ...
Article : 115 wordsThe Customs authorities, as a result of a comprehensive search of the steamer Empire, discovered 300 half-pound tins of opium concealed beneath a quantity of cargo consigned to Melbourne. ...
Article : 35 wordsThe Rockdale Council received a communication from the Railway Department on Thursday night regarding the bridge at the intersection of Napoleon-street and Russell-avenue, which is partly under the ...
Article : 122 wordsThe Blue Anchor liner Geelong, from London, via Capetown and ports, is due at Sydney to-day, and on arrival will berth at the Central Wharf, Miller's Point. She left the Royal Albert Docks, London, on ...
Article : 400 wordsTOWNSVILLE (1370m).—Arr: Feb. 22, Barrier, s, from Cairns. GLADSTONE (828m).—Dep: Feb. 22, Bingera, s, for Townsville. ...
Article : 914 wordsThe 1st and 2nd batteries of the Australian Field Artillery carried out a practice at National Park on Saturday. By way of a surprise Major-General Hoad, Inspector-General ...
Article : 234 wordsSouth Australia.—Overland, 5.30 p.m. Victoria.—Overland, 5.30 and 7 p.m. Queensland.—Overland, 3.45 p.m. Fiji.—Fiona, 10 a.m. ...
Article : 198 wordsSir,—We have money and they are often hungry, these men of the Indian mutiny. Charity begins at home; yes, but this is home where the fighting was not done, but where ...
Article : 239 wordsWELLINGTON (1239m).—Arr: Feb. 22. Ma[?], from Sydney. Dep: Feb. 22, Marte, s, for Ch[?]. ...
Article : 19 wordsThe French barque Chateau d'[?] left Tchio on Feb. 14 with 3152 tons of nickel ore for Havre. The French barque Felix Faure was despatched from Pouenbout on Feb. 10 with 3650 tons of nickel ...
Article : 53 wordsA cotton gin has been imported from Liverpool for the Charters Towers Cotton-growing Association. There is also a report from Manchester that the Queensland Country[?] ...
Article : 66 wordsDespatched.—Overland to Adelaide, and thence per Orient Company's steamer, Orontes, February 25. Letters.—Registered, 3.30 p.m.; ordinary, 5.30 p.m. 2d the ½oz for United Kingdom, Canada, Ceylon, India, ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 24 Feb 1908, Page 8
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