At the executive committee meeting held yesterday afternoon the programme of sports to be held on the 21st instant was finally adopted. The military section has been placed in the hands of Major Savage ...
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Advertising : 211 wordsThere was no prospect yesterday of an early termination of the carpenters strike. At the Trades Hall the work of organising "pickets" was being briskly carried on. It was reported by the strike ...
Article : 369 wordsThe New South Wales Patriotic Fund will shortly be increased by the proceeds of a new patriotic song, entitled "A Family Matter," in the presentation of which to the public on the customary "pay, ...
Article : 907 wordsColonel Fox has withdrawn his offer to command the third contingent. The Minister for Railways has premised that all railway employees volunteering for contingents ...
Article : 85 wordsA correspondent of the London "Times" writes—In reference to a letter which appeared in the "Times" of December 25 by Professor Biles, in which it was suggested that infantry should be ...
Article : 492 wordsAppended will be found brief biographical sketches of officers appointed for active service with the Bushmen's Coutingent:— LIEUTENANT-COLONEL AIREY. ...
Article : 2,021 wordsThe London "Times," in a leading article on the war in South Africa, says:—"Our leaders cannot fail to note the extraordinary ful[?]ees of the information passed by the censorship concering the ...
Article : 477 wordsLieutenant W. T. Griffin, 1st Australian Horse, received the following letter yesterday from his brother, the late Sergeant-major Griffin:—"Camp 1st Cavalry Brigade, Rensburg, January 2.—Just a ...
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Article : 341 wordsThe January number of the "Windsor Magazine" publishes a topical interview with the only man who won a V.C. at Majuba Hill in the former Boer War of 1881. Corporal Farmer, in describing ...
Article : 510 wordsThe annual general meeting of members of the New South Wales Postal and Flectric Telegraph Society was held on Monday evening last. Mr. E. C. Kraegen presided, and the attendance was a ...
Article : 420 wordsArrival: Undaunted, at Bluff, from Newcastle. Departures: Brisbane, [?]., at Ka[?]para, for Sydney; Lutterworth, barque, from Napier, for London; Claverdon, barque, from Lyttelton, for Durban. ...
Article : 337 wordsIt is well known that the members of the Schreiner family do not see eve to eye on the question of the hour in South Africa. Mr. W. P. Schreiner, the Cape Premier, and his more famous sister Olive ...
Article : 844 wordsThe Ladysmith correspondent of the London "Morning Post" writing on December 28. throws an interesting light on life in the besieged town. The Boers' fire, he says, has ...
Article : 608 wordsThe Colonial Secrstary (Mr. See) yesterday agreed to the nominations of the Rev. Francis Timoney (Roman Catholic), the Rev. J. A. Goodlet Auld, B. A. (Presbyterian), and the Rev. J. Green (other ...
Article : 49 wordsThe R.M.S. Britannia, from London January 11, left Colombo last Monday afternoon. The French mail steamer Pacifique, with the mails dated Sydney the 3rd instant, arrived at Noumea from Sydney ...
Article : 35 wordsHis Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor (Sir F. Darley) has received the following cable from Lord Roberts, Capetown:—"I had the great pleasure of personally welcoming here the New ...
Article : 163 wordsWe have never caused to protest against the folly of treason-mangering (says the "Spectator"). By all means let the Imperial authorities be vigilant in dealing with evert acts of treason, but let them ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 936 wordsMessrs. Dalgety and Co. have been advised that the steamer Peraic, after completing repairs, left Capetown on the 1st instant, in continuation of her voyage from Liverpool to Sydney, via ports. The Persic put into ...
Article : 74 wordsMessrs. Cowlishaw Brothers have received a cable from Calcutta advising the departure of the Darius for Australia, via Singapore, on the 2nd instant. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe steamer Kurrara, from the islands, is due at any moment to Mr. G. J. Waterhouse. ...
Article : 19 wordsTo-day Messrs. J. S. Mailler and Co. will clear the [?] ship Loch Broom for London, in command of Captain Redford. The ship is in admirable order, and has had good despatch. Under batches are, besides large lines of general ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 102 wordsAt the Town Hall left evening Mr. William Grantham, F.R.G.S., delivered an illustrated lecture on the subject of the Boer war. The lecturer traced the causes which led up to the present state of ...
Article : 194 wordsA Melbourne exchange says:—The transport Langton Orange, one of the Houlder line of steamers, which conveyed a portion of the first New South Wales contingent to South Africa, arrived in the bay from Capetown. She ...
Article : 201 wordsThe Marscilles correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" telegraphed to that journal on December 26:—"I had an interview with General Gourke before his departure for South Africa on the ...
Article : 344 wordsResidents of Mount Morgan have offered to provide 13 fully equipped well selected men for the third contingent. The offer is fully appreciated. Several offers have also been received from various ...
Article : 44 wordsExactly what happened in connection with the burying of the British flag at Pretoria after Majuba, and what has since become of the flag, is (says the London "Daily Mail") explained in the following ...
Article : 321 wordsAt a meeting of the subscribers to the fund for the despatch of Cameron's Scouts, held to-day, Mr. Cameron said the cost of the despatch of 25 men would be about £1500. He had obtained ...
Article : 83 wordsMajor-General French is in recent of a letter from Colonol Williams, Principal Medical Officer for New South Wales, who went in command of the first half unit of the Army Medical Corps. Some ...
Article : 1,166 wordsMessrs. Huddart, Parker, and Co. Proprietary, Limited contemplate making additions to their already fine fleet of intercolonial steamers. The superintendent engineer of the company and one of the directors have left for ...
Article : 101 wordsComplaints are being made by shipmasters [?] lights on the western coast of the continent are entirely too few and far between for safetly. On the subject the Fremantle harbourmaster says that be a long time back ...
Article : 154 wordsThe selection committee for the Bushmen's Corps had an exceedingly busy time to-day, when in addition to the selection of the men they watched the riding tests. Out of a large number of men who ...
Article : 116 wordsA consideral amount of misunderstanding has (says the London "Daily Mail"), according to a military correspondent, arison with regard to the Boer artillery. The ordinary field gun used by our ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 8 Feb 1900, Page 8
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