Mr. Barton, when seen yesterday, stated that he had been very busy during the day with a lot of routine work in connection with the departments; but none of it was of sufficient importance to make ...
Article : 1,767 wordsLord Brassey, formerly Governor of Victoria, presided at the banquet in honour of the Commonwealth given by the City Liberal Club. ...
Article : 113 wordsBar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 5¼d—a fall of ¼d since yesterday. ...
Article : 20 wordsThe Boers on the night of January 7 simultaneously attacked all the British outposts at Belfast, Wonderfontein, Nooitgedacht, and Wildfontein Pan on the Delagoa ...
Article : 182 wordsThe Commonwealth meeting of the National Rifle Association was naturally one of the most successful meetings yet held. A feature of the fixture has always been the rivalry of ...
Article : 2,585 wordsThe committee has arranged to meet Mr. Barton, who will address a meeting of electors here on Thursday evening next to expound the federal policy. WOLLONGONG, Friday. ...
Article : 75 wordsA meeting of the Manly committee of the Commonwealth celebrations was held on Thursday evening under the presidency of the Mayor (Alderman W. H. Fletcher). Final arrangements were ...
Article : 178 wordsThe report of the Railway Commissioner (Mr. Mathieson) on tho elevator system of handling grain in bulk was handed to the press to-day by the Premier. Mr. Mathieson explains exhaustively ...
Article : 93 wordsThe death penalty recently passed on the man Joyce for the murder of his wife has been commuted to penal servitude for life. In accordance with a motion carried in Parliament ...
Article : 112 wordsA serious accident occurred this evening at Northwood, in the Seymour district. Ten men, who had been engaged bealing out a bush fire, were returing to town in a spring dray. The horse ...
Article : 97 wordsThe War Office is favourable to the Imperial troops now in Sydney visiting New Zealand. It is probable that they will proceed thither after visiting Melbourne. ...
Article : 40 wordsThe Premier expressed the opinion this afternoon that South Australia will not need an Agent-General when the High Commissioner for the Commonwealth is appointed in London, but will require a general ...
Article : 134 wordsThe Minister for Pubilc Works, Mr. E. W, O'sullivan, M.L A., visited this district to-day for the purpose of performing the ceremony of officially opening the new extension of the tramway system to ...
Article : 1,334 wordsLieutenant-Colonel J. J. Byron, of the Royal Australian Artillery, Queensland Regiment, has been appointed to act on the staff of the Duke of York during the latter's ...
Article : 36 wordsA destructive bush are nae taken place in the Numurkah district. The flames extended over a strip of country six miles wide. A change of wind in the evening stopped further damage, driving back the ...
Article : 46 wordsThe Welsh citizens of Sydney having formed a committee for the purpose of entertaining the soldiers representative of the principality now on a visit to New South Wales, the men of the Royal Welsh ...
Article : 720 wordsThe Empress-Dowager has instructed Liu Kun-yi and Chang Chi-tung, the viceroys of the Yangtsze Valley provinces, to proceed to Peking, or meet the Ministers of the ...
Article : 118 wordsThe proclamation of Lord Kitchener, offering Boers who voluntarily surrender protection in laagers, is gradually proving effective. Later. ...
Article : 51 wordsSir,—I do not quite follow the reasoning of William Webster in his letter published in Friday's "Herald." It is true the hands of the Federal and the State Parliaments are tied to this extent—only ...
Article : 728 wordsMr. J. Mills, general manager of the Union Steamship Company, says that the substitution of a three-weekly Vancouver service for the monthly service is under cosideration. In the meantime the present service ...
Article : 74 wordsCommandant de Wet recently revisited his farm, and disinterred two cartloads of ammunition. ...
Article : 21 wordsOn the subject of ecclesiastical precedence, Cardinal Meran has, we are informed, sent the following memorandum to the Premier (Sir William Lyne):- St Mary's Cathedral, Jan 11. ...
Article : 686 wordsThere are indications that the British have determined to denude of crops and stock all the districts which they are are not able to protect, and to evacuate all the towns ...
Article : 50 wordsYesterday a number of horses were purchased for the use of the contingent of 1000 men that is to be sent from this colony to South Africa. The selection was made at the Agricultural Grounds. The ...
Article : 353 wordsA patrol of Western Australians, when engaged breaking a wire fence at Richmond, came under close fire and skilfully evaded capture. ...
Article : 112 wordsSir Wilfrid Laurier, the Premier of Canada in responding to the toast of "The Empire" at a banquet at Osgoode, Ontario, said that although the present relations between Great ...
Article : 78 wordsMr. H. Copeland, the Agent-General for New South Wales, considers that a commercial agent for New South Wales, stationed in the city, will develop the trade in flour, ...
Article : 48 wordsRecruiting and other defensive movements in Cape Colony and in Natal are astonishingly rapid and complete. ...
Article : 21 wordsAn immense crowd met at the railway station list evening to welcome Lieutenant Newman. Warrantofficer Holman, and Private Axam home from South Africa, On leaving the train they were met by their ...
Article : 401 wordsThe losses of the British at Naauwpoort, near Krugersdorp, were due to the Boers who were concealed in the grass allowing the Hussars to scout up the hill, and ...
Article : 114 wordsThe Carnegie Ironworks Company is establishing a steel pipe and tube manufactory in Ohio, with a capital of £3,000,000. Mr. Andrew Carnegie declares that the ...
Article : 45 wordsHis Excellency the Governor-General has received a telegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies in the followiug words:—"Deeply regret to learn of severe loss sustained by Commonwealth and ...
Article : 221 wordsThe Colonial Seoretary yesterday fotwarded the following letters to the gentlemen named:- "My dear Mr. Fosbery,—Permit me on behalf of tho Government, at the termination of the ...
Article : 295 wordsBostock and Company, Limited, sugar refiners of Liverpool, claim heavy damages from Nicholson, of the Hunslet Chemical Works, alleging that the chemical works supplied ...
Article : 104 wordsEntrenchments are being constructed across the flats from Table Bay to False Bay. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 182 wordsAll the British soldiers in Cairo capable of acting as mounted infantry have been warned to be in readiness to proceed to South Africa. ...
Article : 31 wordsPrivates W. Anderson and P. Cragg, of the Western Australian Bushmen, were wounded, the latter severely, at Klepkop Drift. ...
Article : 27 wordsHis Excellency the Governor purposes attending the State funeral accorded to the late Sir James Dickson to-morrow. The Premier, Mr. Philp, has received a request from Mr. Barton to allow some ...
Article : 162 wordsA harbour excursion was given on Wednesday last to the officers and men of the Irish branches of the Imperial troops at present in Sydney by Major Freehill and the officers of the 8th Regiment of ...
Article : 135 wordsThe outbreak of the plague at Baritsyn is serious. ...
Article : 17 wordsThe Premier has received a communication from the Agent-General in London forwatding an order from the War Office for 400,000 pound tins of jams for South Africa, to be packed in 43lb. cases, and to be ...
Article : 48 words"I was attached to Major-General French's brigade from the time we landed in South Africa until it was practically disbanded." This was an explanation given by Major Lee to a "Herald" reporter ...
Article : 1,064 wordsMr. C. L. Wragge, the Government Meteorologist of Queensland, who is visiting America, is impressed with the Styrian system for averting hailstorms by means of ...
Article : 126 wordsThe western crosscut at the 700ft level of the South Kalgurli mine has broken into the main lode recently cut in boring from the shaft. The bulk values will be available in a few days. ...
Article : 257 wordsTown Hall Invitation Smoke Concert tendered by the Citizens' Commonwealth Committee to the Imperial Troops and Naval Forces, 8 p.m. Commonwealth Rifle Matches, Randwick range. ...
Article : 230 wordsAn excellent programme is advertised for the above concert, which takes in the Town Hall tonight. The hall will be decorated, and light refreshments will be served in the gallories as well as ...
Article : 91 wordsHis Excellency Lord Lamington has received a messsge from his Excellency the Earl of Hopetoun, Governor-General, asking that one of Lord Lamington's staff he allowed to represent him at the funeral ...
Article : 151 wordsDuring the week the colliers Herga, Palmerston, Kurrara, Mount Kembla, and Wallsend loaded coal for Sydney. At Kembla the Koonya loaded 970 tons of coke for Devonport, the Undaunted 1500 tons of ...
Article : 207 wordsAt the headquarters of the No. 4 Electric Company of the New South Wales Engineers, Dawes Point, a regimental smoke concert was given last evening, with the twofold object of bidding ...
Article : 217 wordsAlthough Mr. Philp (the Premier) has been spoken of as a likely successor to the late Sir James Dickson in the Federal Cabinet, private information suggests that be is not likely to [?] from his ...
Article : 70 wordsThe Railway Department has received a telegram from the railway officials at Mackay, announcing that it has been raining at intervals for the past week Up to 9 o'cleck to-day there had been a heavy fall ...
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Advertising : 35 wordsA preliminaty meeting of some of Mr. J. G. Griffin's friends and supporters was held at St. David's Schoolroom, Surry Hills, on Thursday evening, for the purpose of organising committees in ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Sat 12 Jan 1901, Page 9
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