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  2. Advertising

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    Advertising : 102 words
  3. FROM THE SEAT OF WAR. A TRIP TO THE ORANGE RIVER.

    Since writing my last letter I have made a tour round to find out where our various contingents are. You would hardly believe how impossible it is to find out anything about troops' ...

    Article : 7,314 words
  4. THE TROOPSHIP FOR THE CONTINGENT.

    Messrs. Dalgety and Co. advise us as follows under date of yesterday:—" We have been informed by cablegram from London that the steamer Atlantian, of 6168 not tons register, which left Liverpool ...

    Article : 83 words
  5. LETTER FROM PRIVATE NORRIS.

    The following letter has been received from a member of the first contingent—Private T. H. Norris—now in South Africa:— Capetown, Sunday, December 10. 1399. Dear ...

    Article : 677 words
  6. NEW ZEALAND ROUGHRIDERS.

    The New Zealand rough-riders will proceed (to the Cape in the Knight Templar. Major Jowsey will have command. The Premier exprosses the opinion that it would ...

    Article : 81 words
  7. MOVEMENTS IN NEWCASTLE.

    At to-night's meeting of the Newcastle City Council a proposal to despatch a cablegram of sympathy to Lieutenant Dowling, who embarked at this port, and who is now a prisoner of war at Pretoria, was ...

    Article : 875 words
  8. ENTERIAINMENTS FOR THE FUND.

    Mr. Charles Holloway has written to the hon. secretary of the Bushmen's Contingent Fund offering to devote the proceeds of a special matince performance of " The Power and the Glory," at the Lyceum ...

    Article : 215 words
  9. THE BUSHMEN'S CONTINGENT.

    There was yesterday as opinion prevalent in military circles that the date of arrival in Port Jackson of the transports for the Bush Contingent had been too sauguiuely estimated by the Governer of Cupe ...

    Article : 2,136 words
  10. CABLEGRAM TO AUCKLAND.

    The Agent-General cables that General Warren has retired south of the Tugela without loss, Spion Kop being difficult to hold as its extent was too great and water deficient. ...

    Article : 62 words
  11. QUEENSLAND'S THIRD CONTINGENT.

    News has been indirectly received that the third Queensland contingent will be accepted, and it has aroused great enthusiasm at the camp Fifty bushmen are expected to-morrow from the northern ...

    Article : 139 words
  12. OPENING OF THE REDFERN FIRE STATION.

    The official opening of the Redfern Fire Station took place yesterday afternoon. The building. which is situated at the corner of Pitt and turner streets, was formerly used as a courthouse and police ...

    Article : 949 words
  13. THE PATRIOTIC FUND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,303 words
  14. THE RANDWICK CAMP.

    Randwick camp is fast becoming a show place. A large number of the passengers on the Coogee trams slight there, and many of these are ladies Bicyclists, pedestrian[?], horsemen, and people in all kinds of ...

    Article : 1,691 words
  15. THE MAORI KING AT ALBANY.

    The transport Maori King arrived this morning..They had bad weather for a day and a half before reaching here. Three men are in the hospital owing to slight accidents with the ...

    Article : 123 words
  16. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BUSHMEN'S CONTINGENT.

    The cost of equipping the bushmen's corps will be defrayed by private contributions, and officially Government will have little control over the contingent. The executive committee which is charged ...

    Article : 99 words
  17. WAR POSTAGE STAMPS.

    Sir,—Anent Mr. J. G. Gri[?]fin's su[?]gestion for the raisingeuirgMiUon for the raining Of £1000 for the Patriotio Fund, permit me to modify his proposal. Let us have stamp that will be of permanent use, via., one of the value of 5[?]d. Fivepence half-penny is ...

    Article : 128 words
  18. SYDNEY MECHANICS' SCHOOL OF ARTS.

    The annual distribution of certificates to students of the evening classes held in connection with the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts was made last night. There was a large attendance of students. ...

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  19. NURSES FOR SOUTH AFRICA.

    A meeting of the committee recently appointed to collect funds to defray the cost of sending nurses to nurse the British wounded was held this afternoon. It is estimated that the cost of ecuding one nurse to ...

    Article : 70 words
  20. DEATH OF TROOPER MEEHAN.

    Mrs. J. Mechan, of this town, has received a telegram stating that her son William, a trooper in the Aastralian Horse second contingent, who was left at Port Adelaide dangerously ill, died to-day. ...

    Article : 40 words
  21. LADY'S LETTER FROM MARITZBURG.

    The following interesting letter, dated December 9, has been received by Mr. Walter Murdoch, Melbourne, from his sister in Marizburg:— " General Buller went off last night in the quietest ...

    Article : 931 words
  22. COUNTRY VOLUNTEERS.

    Troopers Haig, J. N. Alcook, Tivey, W. W. Campbell, and C. Junor, of the Casino Lancers, have left for Sydney. ...

    Article : 26 words
  23. LOCAL DEFENCE SUPPLIES.

    The 4000 rifles ordered by Mr. Lyne will be supplied by the English manufacturers, but owing to the heavy demand on the, ordnance factories the orders for ammunition cannot be placed for some time. The ...

    Article : 102 words
  24. THE VICTORIAN CONTINGENTS.

    At a meeting of the Cabinet to-day the Minister for Defence strongly urged that Victoria should send a bushmeu's corps which in numbers should be worthy of the colony. ...

    Article : 514 words
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