The third annual sports meeting of the Maitland District Public Schools' Amateur Athletic Association was held to-day on the Albion gronnd in the presence of, say, 6000 spectators. About 1200 ...
Article : 128 wordsThis afternoon the Ministerial train left Byrock for Brewarrina, having on board the Minister for Works (Mr. O'Sullivan), the Postmaster-General (Mr. Crick), Messrs. M'Masters, Willis, M. L. A., Spence, ...
Article : 1,915 wordsThe " Times " has published a splendid poem by Mr. Rudyard Kipling on the birth of the Australian Commonwealth. ...
Article : 30 wordsIn the polling for the Brightside (Sheffield) election Mr. Frederick Maddison (Liberall, the previously sitting member, was defeated by the ...
Article : 91 wordsPrince Ching has informed the Allies that Yung-lu, the Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese forces, Liu Kun-yi, Viceroy of the Liang-kiang (Nankin), and ...
Article : 152 wordsThere is great rosentment against the Boers responsible for the terrible wounds sustained by the Coldstream Guards at Pan Station, and the Army is demanding ...
Article : 54 wordsThe Legislative Assembly held a quiet and a short sitting yesterday. There was not a large attendance of members daring any portion of the proceedings. There was just a quorum ...
Article : 986 wordsA marauding band of Boers near Ladybrand treacherously killed two, and wounded two others of a police patrol of five, which was surprised on duty. Another band derailed a train at Pan station, over ...
Article : 6,658 wordsMr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick asked the Premier in the Legislative Assembly yesterday whether a scheme had been submitted to him by a gentleman in Sydney with reference to the celebrations in connection ...
Article : 342 wordsAt an early hour this morning the safe at Douglas Park Railway Station was broken into, and the contents were abstracted. The station building was burned down. ...
Article : 2,734 wordsGreat Britain's total purchases in America in connection with the war in South Africa were 16,000 horses, 42,000 mules, and 10,000,000dol. worth of forage. ...
Article : 30 wordsLord Portsmouth has rejoined the Liberal party. ...
Article : 12 wordsThe polling for the undermentioned constituencies resulted as under:- ENGLAND AND WALES. Beth[?]al Green, North East.—Mr. M. M. ...
Article : 650 wordsEighty of the returned Australian soldiers, who formed the guard at the banquet to Lord Hopetoun, visited Windsor Castle. The Queen gave special ...
Article : 38 wordsThe Boers shelled General Buller at long range at Kruger's Post, and removed their guns before a mounted force could reach them. ...
Article : 58 wordsRenewed preparations are being made for the expedition to Paoting-fu. ...
Article : 16 wordsThe Administrator has received the following cablegram from Mr. Chamberlain:—" Lord Hopetoun will proceed overland to Albany. I presume your Ministers will make arrangements for ...
Article : 112 wordsMessrs. Houlder Brothers and Company, Limited, report that the first shipment of horses for China on account of the British Government was made yesterday by the fine steamer Perthshire, in command of ...
Article : 124 wordsMr. Cecil Manners has replaced his brother, Lord Edward William Manners (Conservative), for the constituency of Melton. ...
Article : 24 wordsThe Premier on the 19th instant will move,— " That in the opinion of the House it is desirable that a Royal Commission shall be appointed for the purpose of inquiring into and reporting upon—(a) the ...
Article : 269 wordsThe Monkseaton is expected to arrive in Brisbane next week for the purpose of couveying about 550 head of cattle for the use of the German troops in China. There are indications that if the trouble in ...
Article : 77 wordsThe police have been informed of two cases where suburban housebreakers have adopted the novel expedient of sending forged telegrams in order to ensure the house being empty when they began ...
Article : 86 wordsThe casualties among the Coldstream Guards—5 killed and 19 wounded—in the train which the Boers wrecked at Pan Station, on the Delagoa Bay line, were ...
Article : 53 wordsThe dead body of a young man named James Fullarton, aged 24, was found to-night on the Brunswickroad alongside a furniture van, which he had been instructed to take to Ballarat. It is supposed that in ...
Article : 313 wordsMr. E. B. Young, manager of the South Australian Government Wine Depot in London, reports that the sales of wine from the depot for the last half-year have ...
Article : 48 wordsThe Boers ambushed a police patrol of five men near Ladybrand. They ordered the police to put their hands up, and then treacherously shot two dead and wounded ...
Article : 38 wordsSixty cavalry men, escorting 22 waggons to Vryheid, were attacked by 140 Boers. Twelve of the cavalrymen escaped, and the Natal Volunteers are ...
Article : 36 wordsThe Germen mail steamer Willehad left for Europe yesterday with 10,000 sovereigus aud 51 tons base bullion valued at £5689. At the Criminal Court yesterday a man named ...
Article : 258 wordsField-Marshal Lord Roberts, replying to Mr. Seddon's congratulations on his appointment as Commander-in-Cnief of the British Army, says:— "I heartily reciprocate your hope that the office ...
Article : 46 wordsThe steamer Sussex left Bowen this morning for Geelong with about 1500 tons of frozen meat and produce. Mr. W. A. M'Leod, who has been appointed ...
Article : 275 wordsNo definite action is to be taken on the advance question until the quarterly meeting of the council on Saturday next. A deputation is again to interview the manager of the Bulli Colliery to endeavour to ...
Article : 306 wordsThe Lieutenant-Governor received a cablegram from Lord Roberts stating that he had promoted Lieutenant E. Wanliss to the rank of lieutenant in the place of Lieutenant A. G. Gilpin, of the ...
Article : 48 wordsThe Premior, Sir William Lyne, has informed Dr. Ross, M.L.A, that the application of Mrs. William Daly, of Molong, for compensation for the death of her son, Corporal-bugler Verdi Daly, of the Molong ...
Article : 121 wordsMrs. Fogo, charged with the murder of her husband on Saturday last at Dunedin, his been committed for trial. ...
Article : 29 wordsIn the Summons Division of the Lambton Police Court, before Mr. Love, S. M., to-day, Inspector Bates, one of the Government colliery inspectors, proceeded against Mr. Thomas Croudace, ...
Article : 394 wordsThe Court-house and offices at East Devonport were destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning, and valuable records and books, which it will be impossible to replace, were consumed. ...
Article : 42 wordsThe Budget speech of the Premier was, on the whole, well received in the city yesterday. Some merchants who [?] imported and held large stocks of goods in anticipation of the possible imposition of ...
Article : 414 wordsTown Hall: Organ Recital and Concert, 8 p.m. Sydney Cricket Ground: N.S.W. League or Wheelmen Bicycle Races, 2.30 p.m. Championship Tennis Tournament, Union Recreation ...
Article : 370 wordsA house is Felton-street, West Devonport, occupied by Mr. Peter Hansen, was destroyed by fire late last night, and a child 5 years of age was burned to death. The neighbours endeavoured to rescue the ...
Article : 208 wordsThe following members of the last Parliament were re-elected unopposed:- ENGLAND AND WALES. Arfon (Carnarvon).—Mr. William Jones, Liberal. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 51 wordsThe Rev. R. Bavin, organising secretary of the Wesloyan Centurty Commemoratron Fund, has received information of a bequest under the will of the late Mr. Taylor, of Inverell, of £4000 to the fund, to be ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Sat 6 Oct 1900, Page 9
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