A boating disaster, resulting in the loss of four lives, occurred in Sydney Harbor on Sunday afternoon. A party of thirteen young men set out ...
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Article : 318 wordsAs a precautionary measure the authorities at New York have proclaimed a 12-days' quarantine for vessels arriving from Glasgow, including the time occupied by ...
Article : 89 wordsIn the Assembly on Wednesday, the Sydney Harbor Trust Bill was read a third time. A Bill to authorise the construction of a railway from Gundagai to Tumut was ...
Article : 113 wordsGeneral Louis Botha, the Transvaal Commander-in-Chief, has ordered the Boers to return their Mauser rifles to the Government until ammunition is available. ...
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Article : 27 wordsThe New Zealand Government has introduced, a Bill into the House of Representatives to make provision for the men or families of the contingents who went to ...
Article : 60 wordsNews from St. Vincent, under date July 13, states that the master of the steamer Julia Park reports having spoken on July 8, at lat. 2.40 N., long. 26.38 W., the French ...
Article : 88 wordsSir,—I think the suggestion for our volunteer regiments to have an all-day parade en Eight Hour Day is a good one. I know a lot in the 8th Regiment would only be ...
Article : 80 wordsA report was received by the Singleton police that Robert Dunn, employed by Mr. R. Spinks on Mount Hope, had been found dead in his hut. A man named Martin, it ...
Article : 101 wordsGeneral Botha is making a firm stand in a strong position near Lydenburg. He holds a chain of lofty headlands, enclosing a vafley, and his guns cover the only road ...
Article : 132 wordsA Sydney lady had a remarkable experience recently. She was going home in a George-street tram, after an afternoon's shopping, carrying her purse and parcels. ...
Article : 170 wordsEx-President Kruger and Ex-President Steyn are living in railway carriages at Nelspruit. The vehicles are covered with red-cross hoods. ...
Article : 23 wordsIf you ever watched a dentist draw a nerve out of a tooth, you will remember how much is looked like a little ship or wet, white cotton thread. Flow can so ...
Article : 778 wordsA shooting affray occurred on Tuesday night at the residence of Mr. J. S. Henderson, of Rockhampton, the owner of Casuarina Island, lately of Marchant. A ...
Article : 225 wordsField-Marshal Lord Roberts has formally annexed the Transvaal to Great Britain. Kruger has protested to the Marquis of Salisbury and to the Powers against the ...
Article : 31 wordsBrigadier-General Plumer has defeated Commandant Pretorius east of Pienaar's River, about 42 miles north of Pretoria. The British captured 26 prisoners, 1000 cattle, ...
Article : 45 wordsThe Marine Court brought in the following verdict in this case:—(1) That through the collision both vessels had been seriously damaged ; (2) that ...
Article : 513 wordsLieutenant-General Baden-Powell is visiting Sir Alfred Milner, Administrator of South Africa. He received an ovation on his arrival at Capetown. ...
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Article : 40 wordsThe family of Thomas Mullavy, who are highly respected, and live at the foot of Tallarook Mountain (Victoria), have recently received many letters threatening ...
Article : 75 wordsAs a punishment for the raids by the Boers on the railway in the Orange River Colony, by Lord Roberts' orders 30 farms in the colony have been burned, and the ...
Article : 179 wordsThe New South Wales Naval Contingent which went to China in the Salamis has been ordered to Taku to garrison the north-west fort. ...
Article : 135 wordsLieutenant-Colonel H. E. J. Brake, with 1000 men and two guns, attacked the front and flanks of 3500 natives, who stockaded Ojesu, a town in the bush near Kumasi. ...
Article : 93 wordsThe Trades' Union Congress in England during the week considered a motion proposed by Mr. Ben Tillett in favor of the constitution of a judicial compulsory ...
Article : 458 wordsA case of infanticide and attempted suicide occurred at the residence of Thomas Carnie, a well-known farmer at Numurakah, Victoria. The family consists of Mr. and ...
Article : 314 wordsThe Emperor Kwang-Hsu has appointed Li Hung Chang, General Yung-Iu, the Chinese Commander-in-Chief, Prince Chins, and Hsu-tung, the Grand Secretary, ...
Article : 82 wordsThe Imperial Government has ordered the despatch of a fourth brigade of Indian troops to China forthwith. ...
Article : 26 wordsThe Allies, apparently, do not know what to follow, and are watching one another jealously. The United States has informed Russia that her troops will ...
Article : 203 wordsGeorge Towns and James Wray, the New South Wales scullers, who meet to-morrow an the Thames for £400, the "Sportsman's" Cup, and the championship of England, are ...
Article : 38 wordsThe Russian Ambassador at Washington informed Colonel Hay, the United States Secretary of State, in answer to enquiries as to the advisability of entering into ...
Article : 542 wordsThe French steamship lines are reducing She number of their steamers' voyages, and are laying up a portion of their fleets owing to the dearness of coal. ...
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Sunday Times (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1930), Sun 9 Sep 1900, Page 8
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