The adjourned inquest into the cause of the death of William Meurant and Henry Meurant, miners, and William Nelson, under-manager, by the explosion in the Mount Kembla Colliery, was ...
Article : 2,732 wordsThere was little of importance in connection with the preliminary business in the Legislative Assembly yesterday. In reply to Mr Quinn, the Minister for Works said that he intended to have the report ...
Article : 646 wordsThe annual report of the Advance to Settlers [?] presented to Parliament states that instalments of interest and principal to March 31,1901, have been collected in full, no sum remaining outstanding ...
Article : 99 wordsThe council of the Chamber of Commerce to-day considered a letter from the Minister for Agriculture inviting the Chamber to discuss the best means of fostering and increasing the export trade with South ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 465 wordsWellington investors have taken up two coal leases in the Westport district, with a capital of £100,000. ...
Article : 21 wordsThe proceedings of the Court of Marine Inquiry, which in April last suspended for six months the certificate of Captain J. B. S. Medley, master of the steamer Paroo, were brought before the Chief ...
Article : 101 wordsTwo men named Alfred Ray (father and son) have been found dead in the hold of a yacht off Auckland Wharf. The men came from Tauranga Creek on Thursday with a cargo of cha[?]coal. The yacht was ...
Article : 90 wordsTwo more of the Retrenchment Bills foreshadowed by the Treasurer in his advance Budget statement have been circulated. The first is to provide for a reduction until June 30, 1903, of the salaries of ...
Article : 82 wordsThe Hon. Mr. Bowen, M.L.C., has received further news of the Antarctic relief ship Morning. She will call at Madeira, and sail thence direct for Lyttelton, at which port she is expected to ...
Article : 232 wordsAll railway construction works were to have been stopped in the event of a strike. They are likely to be brought to a standstill even now unless rain falls. The difficulty in obtaining horses and drays for the ...
Article : 178 wordsThe Belleyue Mine treated 1290 tons for 1509oz., valued at 69s per oz., and 56 tons concentrates saved, worth [?]z. per ton; tailings assayed 5[?]dwt. per ton. ...
Article : 170 wordsAt a meeting of the New Zealand Cricket Council a letter was read from Lord Hawke saying he had found great difficulty in getting a purely am[?]teur team, especially in regard to bowlers. He suggested ...
Article : 381 wordsThe monsoonal disturbance which caused rain in Western Australia has moved eastwards, and this morning it was raining at Hawker, in the far north. Hawker had not had rain for a considerable period. ...
Article : 165 wordsMr. John [?]e, who initiated the fund which wiped out the heavy debt on the Melbourne Hospital a couple of years ago, has now distributed the sum of £500 among the hospitals and charities in ...
Article : 89 wordsAt a meeting of the Public Service Committee held to-night resolutions were carried placing on record appreciation of the calm and able manner in which the Minister for Railways had exerted himself to ...
Article : 65 wordsA church parade of the 7th Regiment (St. George's English Rifles) will be held in aid of the Mount Kembla Relief Fund on Sunday afternoon, the 24th instant, in the Sydney Town Hall. The Colo[?] ...
Article : 156 wordsThe collapse in Long Tunnel shares to-day was the occasion of much inquiry. It transpires that the directors of the company met during the afternoon, and practically agreed to recommend shareholders ...
Article : 51 wordsThe news that an extensive monsoonal depression now passing across the continent has brought good rains to South Australia is regarded by Mr. Baracchi, the Government, Astronomer of Victoria, as ...
Article : 375 wordsAugust Tisler and Selina Sangal, who are under arrest in connection with the death of Edward Sangal, near Dandenong, were presented at the City Court to-day, and were remanded till August 23. ...
Article : 42 wordsThe hearing of the Hall divorce case was resumed before Mr. Justice Boucaut this morning. Mrs. Hall gave evidence on her own ...
Article : 778 wordsThe position of contributing shareholders of the Broken Hill South Silver-mining Company was not much advanced by the conference held to-day between the director, and the rep[?]tatives of ...
Article : 133 wordsIn dealing with a case of theft at the police court to-day, Mr. Panton, P.M., was urged to show leniency, as it was the first offence of the accused. Mr. Panton expressed the opinion that the practice ...
Article : 345 wordsA meeting of the ladies' committee controlling the Amy Castles concert in aid of the Mount Kembla Fund was held at the Town Hall yesterday. The Mayoress of Sydney (Mrs. Thomas Hughes) ...
Article : 135 wordsAn influential public meeting of the town and district was held in the council-chambers to-night. The Mayor (Alderman Shackel) presided. A resolution was passed [?]ously conve[?]ing hearty ...
Article : 213 wordsThe Great Boulder Propri[?]tary main shaft is down 1600ft., and is being timbered preparatory to opening out at that depth. The much, eleventh, and twelfth levels continue to yield exceptionally ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 834 wordsThe city coroner (Mr. J. C. Woore) held an inquest yesterday into the circumstances surrounding the death of Albert Sylvester Bridge, aged 20, lately residing at George-street, St. Peters, who died in the ...
Article : 201 wordsDuring the week ended yesterday returns from 68 Otage dredges show a yield of 23[?]oz. ...
Article : 23 wordsA large deputation representing the Council of the Churches and influential lay bodies waited upon the Premier this morning and urged that no State revenue should be raised out of the ga[?]bling receipts ...
Article : 89 wordsA telegram sent from Hamburg to the San Francisco "Chronicle" on July 21 states:—The steamship Primus, of Hamburg, with 185 passengers on board, was out in two and sunk by the tug Ha[?]a ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 331 wordsBLUFF.—Departure: August 18, Westral[?], s., for Hobart. (For continuation of shipping intelligence see page 10.) SHIPPING REPORTS. ...
Article : 267 wordsThe Baulkham Hills tram was again well p[?]tronised yesterday, a large number of visitors availing themselves of the opportunity of a trip to the orchard districts. On the first day the takings ...
Article : 61 wordsA serious accident occurred at Clyde Engineering Works on Monday, when a young man named Philip Brown, a resident of Darlington, employed at the works, was seriously injured by being caught ...
Article : 96 wordsThe Yawata Maru arrived from Japan after an uneventful voyage this morning. The passengers for Sydney are:—Mr. H. Dangar, Miss Dangar, Mr. H. Drysdale, Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay, Messrs. ...
Article : 114 wordsA number of ladies, members of the Civil Ambulance and Transport Brigade ba[?] committee, met yesterday at Jean's rooms, George-street, to make a presentation to Mrs. Hamilton Marshall. Lady ...
Article : 171 wordsThe R.M.S. China, bound from Lendon [?] tra[?], left Colombo on Sunday. The J.M.S. Yawata Maru arrived at Brisbane from Japan yesterday, and subsequently left again for ...
Article : 62 wordsThe Hon. W. Bennett and Messrs. Davidson and Briner, Ms.L.A., met over 100 men engaged in the timber trade at the Theatre Royal. One of the chief ...
Article : 175 wordsThe inter-state table tennis tournament was continued to-night. There was a good attendance. The ladies' championship resulted in a win for Miss Hall. The mixed doubles was won by Miss Gilligan and ...
Article : 183 wordsAt a meeting of teachers held at the Wollongong Public School it was decided to inaugurate a fund in the Illawarra district in connection with the General Public Schools' Fund in aid of the sufferers by the ...
Article : 676 wordsThe Paddington Municipal Council, at its meeting on Monday evening, passed a resolution of condolence to be forwarded to Mr. Dugald M'[?] (formerly Mayor of the borough) in reference to the recent ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 130 wordsThe transport Orient, which has [?] Watson's Bay, will to-day be removed to the [?] side of Garden Island. Owing to the crew being [?] in [?] a [?] crew from the R.M.S. [?] ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wed 20 Aug 1902, Page 10
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