The English cricketers arrived in Melbourne this morning by the Adelaide express. In spite of the drizzling state of the weather many people had assembled on the platform and in the station yard, ...
Article : 531 wordsA storm of cyclonic force passed over the town at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The day had been close and muggy, with a strong N.W. wind. About the nour stated the wind veered sharply to the S.W. from the ...
Article : 365 wordsBar silver is quoted to-day ?d lower, at 2s 2 3-16d per ounce standard. ...
Article : 21 wordsThe gale continued yesterday in Northumberland, Durham, and Yorkshire, The coasts are strewn with wreckage. Owing to the great number of unknown ...
Article : 121 wordsMr. St. John Brodrick, the Secretary of State for War, addressed a meeting at the City Carlton Club yesterday on the present situation in South Africa. ...
Article : 186 wordsIt is announced that Lieutenant-General Sir Archibald Hunter, now in command of the Scottish Division, will command the 4th Army Corps. ...
Article : 250 wordsIn the Senate this afternoon Senator O'Connor gave a fresh notice of motion to authorise the Government to accept British New Guinea as territory of the Commonwealth if the Imperial ...
Article : 447 wordsAs soon as the Legislative Council met yesterday the Vice-Prosident of the Executive Council gave notice of his intention to move on Wednesday next for the suspension of such of the Standing Orders as ...
Article : 1,202 wordsA terrific thunderstorm passed over Bacchus Marsh at 5 o'clock this evening, accompanied by a phenomenal shower of hall. The hailstones were as large as hen-eggs, and one piece of ice is ...
Article : 916 wordsA French ship has been wrecked off Sunderland, Durham, England, Nineteen of those on board were drowned. ...
Article : 25 wordsA storm of an extraordinary character broke over Melbourne about 6 o'clock this evening, doing considerable damage. The weather during the afternoon was pleasantly warm and fine, but about ...
Article : 441 wordsMuch satisfaction is expressed in China at the reasonable claims of the Protestant missionary societies in contrast with the heavy claims of the Catholic missions. ...
Article : 36 wordsA terrible cyclone swept over the town at 3 o'clock this afternoon, causing great destruction. Vivid flashes of lightning and peals of thunder heralded the approaching storm, which came on very suddenly ...
Article : 243 wordsMr. St. John Brodrick, in his speech at the City Carlton Club, announced that the Government is sending to South Africa two regiments of cavalry, 2000 other ...
Article : 112 wordsThe Porte has agreed to the Austrian claims, including those for the Austrians' losses in connection with the Armenian massacres. ...
Article : 27 wordsMr. Barton made a statement in the House of Representatives this afternoon respecting the appointment of the federal commandant. At the moment he was not prepared to take the House completely ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 343 wordsIt is reported that Queen Wilhelmina has been prematurely confined. Her condition is satisfactory. ...
Article : 24 wordsFurther particulars have been received of the explosion of a big gun on board the battleship Royal Sovereign at Astakos, Greece. A misfire occured in a 6in. gun. The ...
Article : 82 wordsAnother cyclone passed over the town to-day, causing considerable damage. At the workshops of the Deniliquin-Moama railway the roof was partly destroyed, and several ...
Article : 82 wordsThe raiders who were expelled from the Cape Midlands are reassembling near Calvinia, in Western Cape Colony. Commandant Maritz captured a convoy at ...
Article : 65 wordsOn Wednesday evening the body of the Bishop of Goulburn, Dr. William Chalmers, was removed to Christ Church, St. Luwrence, where the coflin was placed on trestles between the choir ...
Article : 1,175 wordsThe English Post Office authorities deny that the use of the San Francisco mail route in place of the Suez Canal line for Australian mails is contemplated. They would, however, ...
Article : 114 wordsThe first shock of the storm was felt in South Melbourne, where windows in the verandahs and the skylights were shattered on a wholesale scale, and telephone wires snapped. The roof of Maple's new ...
Article : 437 wordsMajor Eraser and a body of 150 Victorian Mounted Infantry captured 11 Boers at Dedrog on the night of the occasion of Lieutenant Chrisp's death. ...
Article : 31 wordsA rebel named Vanwyk has been executed for treason and for violently assaulting the postmistress at Maraisburg. The sentences of death passed upon the ...
Article : 61 wordsThe difficulty between the English captain and the New South Wales Association, over the appointment of umpires for the match in Sydney was much discussed in the pavilion of the Melbourne ground this ...
Article : 361 wordsThe Indian Plague Commission reports that inoculation sensibly diminishes the number of cases of plague, and in the cases which though inoculated contract the discuse its ...
Article : 54 wordsA Longreach wire states that owing to heavy rains at Tower Hill the Thompson River rose over 6ft. last night, and was still rising. This will again fill the waterholes, which were getting very low. In ...
Article : 260 wordsMr. Wolmarans (one of the Boer peace delegates) contradicts the story published of Mr. Kruger's plan for the settlement of the war. He also adds that absolute ...
Article : 134 wordsThe London County Council has decided to adopt a system of shallow underground tramways in the main streets of the metropolis. ...
Article : 31 wordsThe United States authorities hold Bulgaria responsible for the custody of the two persons, Miss Stone and another lady, who were kidnapped by Bulgarian brigands. ...
Article : 32 wordsPrivate A. F. Williams, of the 6th Western Australian Mounted Infantry, was severely wounded at Brakenlaagte. ...
Article : 23 wordsMr. Baracchi, the Government Meterologist, says that the storm of this evening was the culminating point of an electrical disturbance which had been threatening for the past two days. " We knew ...
Article : 409 wordsMr. Barton received to-day from the GovernorGeneral a copy of a despatch which had been sent to Lord Hopetoun by Lord Kitchener covering the [?]ghia warrants, &c., of Distinguished Service Orders ...
Article : 435 wordsThe R.M.S. Ortona arrived from London at 5 a.m. with the following passengers aboard in the first saloon:— For Fremantle: Messrs. J. H. Ismay, G. Diage, ...
Article : 304 wordsCaptain L. W. Melhuish, veterinary officer, and Captain S. L. Gell, both of the New South Wales forces, Lieutenant E. Gwatkin, of the 6th New Zealand Mounted Infantry, and ...
Article : 48 wordsThe following team has been selected to play Victoria and New South Wales. They will leave on Tuesday, November 19:—Messrs. Reedman, Hill, Jones, M'Kenzie, Hack, Leak, Bailey, Matthews, ...
Article : 215 wordsCape Colony in the last two years has expended £1.000,000 in engines and in rolling stock, of this amount only £150,000 has gone to foieigners. ...
Article : 122 wordsMr. Deakin stated to-night that he felt assured that no State within the Commonwealth had offered to send further contingents to South Africa. He thought that New Zealand must have done so. ...
Article : 55 wordsThe steamer Delphic, which arrived at Hobart on Thursday morning brought the following Australian troops from the Cape:—For Sydney: Troopers J. Phillips, E. J. Taylor, F. W. Sharkey, C. Atkinson. ...
Article : 73 wordsMr. G. H. Reid, who left by the express this afternoon for Sydney, has paired with Sir William Lyne for a month. The Government has promised to inform the leaded of the Opposition of its intention ...
Article : 63 wordsMr. Pierpont Morgan and others have formed a trust to consolidate the Western railroads of the United States, including the Northern Pacific Railway. The capital of the ...
Article : 41 wordsWhen our first edition went to press the Legislative Assembly was still engaged considering the question in committee of granting supply to the Government. ...
Article : 295 wordsSeveral alleged cases of leprosy among the Maoris have been investigated, but the disease has proved not to be leprosy. The chief health officer will, when other duties allow, take a trip Penryn Island (one ...
Article : 94 wordsSt. George, s., 600 tons, Captain B, Alley, from Richmond River November 13. Passengers—Mrs. Blain, Miss East, Messrs. Chaseling, J. Harris, Williams, Cartor, Peterson, T. Blain, Blair, Graham, Hobday, and 5 in the second ...
Article : 56 wordsDavid M'Neil, son of Robert Charles M'Neil, arrived at Katanning on Tuesday, having travelled overland from Wilson, 270 miles north of Adelaide, in a light spring dray. The journey occupied two ...
Article : 237 wordsThe output of the Hand goldfield for the month of October was 33,393 ounces. ...
Article : 21 wordsAfter the wearying night march from Loftus to Geira, matters in camp to-day have been very quiet, and officers and men are resting. The next trek will be over equally rough country, between Geira ...
Article : 154 wordsThroughout the week the police have been active in pursuing their inquiries in connection with the highway robbery in Parramatta-road on Saturday night last. Yesterday two men were arrested on ...
Article : 59 wordsMr. Percy Courteney is petitioning for a divorce from his wife, whose theatrical name is Miss Marie Lloyd. Mr. Alec Hurley is named in the petition as co-respondent. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 57 wordsMELBOURNE.—Arrivals: November 14. Penguin, s., from Devonport; Arawatta, s., from Sydney; Gladys, from Hythe; Kalgoorlie, s., from Adelaid; Orion, from Launceston. Departures: Balmoral, s., for Newcastle; ...
Article : 148 wordsAt an executive meeting of the Tramway Employees' Union held last night at the Trades' Hall, Mr. D. M'Leay preciding, further consideration was given to the communication from the State Treasurer ...
Article : 78 wordsThe tug Wyong has gone to pieces, and wreckage is coming ashore. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 15 Nov 1901, Page 5
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