The citizens of Newcastle cutetained Alderman and Mrs. Timbury, ex-Mayor and Mayoress of the city, at a highly successful musical conversazione at the Masonic Hall to-night, in recognition of their ...
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Advertising : 368 wordsThese present at the sports on the Brisbane Cricket Ground to-day were asked to attend a mass meeting announced for the purpose of carrying a resolution expressing gratification at the approaching visit of ...
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Article : 1,246 wordsSir,—A few days before each of our contingents has sailed a fuss has been made and a chaplain selected at the last moment to go with the troops. Would it not be wise, and in keeping with the ...
Article : 131 wordsThe City Council yesterday started to bring into operation the towage of the garbage to sea instead of depositing it at the tip as beretofore. Arrangements had been made with the Government, through the ...
Article : 226 wordsThe Premier has advised the Cabinet to inform the Imperial Cabinet of the colony's hearty approval of the British Government's policy respecting the future of the Transvaal and Orange Free State ...
Article : 135 wordsMrs. Whittington, of Paddington, yesterday received a letter from her son, Trooper George Whittington, of the New South Wales Lancers, who was one of the party that were taken prisoners with ...
Article : 189 wordsThe following is the text of the treaty arranged between Great Britain and the United States for the control of the proposed ship canal ac[?]cess the Isthmus of Darien, better known as the Niceragua Canal. ...
Article : 948 wordsSuperintendent O'Callaghan banded over to the Mayor to-day £2085, as the result of the Police Carnival held in the Exhibition Building on Saturday, the third instalment in aid of the Patriotic Fund. ...
Article : 90 wordsMafeking, January 26.—Since my last despatch the strategical position has remained practically unchanged. The enemy's siege gun still occupies the position ...
Article : 768 wordsAt the Paddington Council last evening the Mayor (Alderman Pointing), who presided, submitted the following minute:—"During the past three weeks there has been an unusual strain on the energies of the ...
Article : 317 wordsThe following letter has been received from Mr. Walter Wood, of the Natal Mounted Police, son of Mr.J.H.Wood, formerly district surveyor at Albury:—"Eshowe, Zululand, February 9. As I ...
Article : 539 wordsLast evening at the Watson's Bay Mission Hall a representative gathering of the residents of Vaucluse was held for the purpose of considering what steps should be taken to give public expression to the ...
Article : 276 wordsThe question of the disposal of garbage at Burwood has engaged the attention of the local council for some time. With a view to obtaining a better knowledge of the methods of up-to-date disposal of ...
Article : 146 wordsThe Premier has received an official cable to the effect that Troopers S.Parry (150) and Taylor (811) were wounded at Driefontein on the 10th instant; Private L.Palmer (1074) was severely wounded at ...
Article : 61 wordsA correspondent signing himself "Woolloomooloo" complains that yesterday, from an early hour in the morning throughout the day, till well after 8 o'clock, the whole of Lincoln-crescent from ...
Article : 89 wordsAt a meeting of citizens in the Town Hall to-night, the Mayor (Alderman Gilmour) being in the chair, consideration was given to the question of entertaining the Governor on the occasion of his visit here on ...
Article : 253 wordsThe San Francisco " Chronicle" of February 15, a copy of which came to hand yesterday, contains a statement by Mr.Charles E.Macrum, United States Consul at Pretoria, setting forth the reasons why he ...
Article : 158 wordsA meeting of the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board was held at the offices, Newcastle, this morning. The president (Mr. H.D. Walsh) occupied the chair, and Messrs. J. W. ...
Article : 431 wordsAt the Burwood Council meeting last night the Mayor (Alderman A. G. Ralston) stated that he had ordered an inspection of local lanes and the garbage tip in connection with the reported capture of many ...
Article : 69 wordsThe special war correspondent of the "Cape Times," who is locked up in Mafeking, has succeeded in getting the following messages through to that journal. In each instance they were carried by ...
Article : 187 wordsDisquicting rumours are again being circulated regarding the presence in Adelaide of the dreaded bubonic plague, but no official information can be gained on the subject. This evening Dr. Ramsay ...
Article : 426 wordsThe Premier has received the subjoined letter from Captain Perkins, of the Army Medical Corps:— " Orange River, South Africa, February 12, 1900. Hon. W.J.Lyne, Premier, N.S.W.—My dear Mr. ...
Article : 256 wordsKaipara,—Departure: Brisbane, s., for Melbourne Napier.—Arrival: Sir John Franklyn, borquentine, from Port Stephens Wellington.—Arrivals Silver Cloud, [?]arqnentine, from ...
Article : 342 wordsThe special war correspondent of the "Cape Times " forwarded the following telegram to that journal from Kimberley on February 19:—"Although Kimberley was in serious straits at the ...
Article : 368 wordsTo-day was observed generally as a holiday in Brisbane. A number of excursions were well patronised. The usual St, Patrick's Day procession took place, the sports held at Woolloongab[?]a Cricket ...
Article : 297 wordsMafeking, February 10.—We conclude from the Boers' spitefulness at the end of January that they most have been defeated elsewhere. We hope it means that Ladysmith has been relieved. We have ...
Article : 356 wordsAt midnight a case of suspected plague was discovered in a house in Kent-street, the victim being a married woman named Emma Moore. The police were immediately instructed to quarantine the ...
Article : 81 wordsLieutenant Harris, writing to his mother (Lady Harris) from Arundol, under date February 15 1900, says:—"We have been a retreating force the last few days from Slingersfontien, about 15 miles from ...
Article : 914 wordsAt the City Court to-day a young man named George Lion L.Robinson alias G. Uhr alias Sims, 19, a labourer, was charged with having stolen an American wooden rim Alcazar bicycle, valued at ...
Article : 220 wordsShortly before midnight last night a case of illness under investigation at Randwick was pronounced to be one of plague. The patient will be sent to the Quarantine Station this morning. ...
Article : 38 wordsThe Warrnambool, from London to Adelaide, duchers in a few days, left London on January 28, passed Do[?]re at 5.50 p.m. the same day. Down the English Channel had strong N:E. wind with [?]now, and from Ushant to Ls ...
Article : 248 wordsThe Premier has not yet received any answer to the cable addressed by him on the 12th instant to the Viceroy of India inquiring whether the services of one or two medical experts on the bubonic plague ...
Article : 66 wordsSeveral steerage passengers of the Mararoa have refused to pay the quarantine charges of 3s a day, and their luggage has been detained until payment is made. ...
Article : 211 wordsAs reported in yesterday morning'a issue of the " Herald," action had been taken on Friday and Saturday by the Mayor of Balmain (Alderman Henry Mills) in the matter of drawing the attention of the ...
Article : 590 wordsA Reuter's special message to the " Cape Times " from Arundel on February 21 says;—The Australian Regiment was nearly all in action yesterday. The force under Captain Legge, M'Leish, and Howland, ...
Article : 389 wordsThe death is announced at Adamstown of Mr. George Flint, a Crimean veteran, at the age of 67 years. The deceased soldier commenced his military experience as a gunner in the 5th Battery of Royal ...
Article : 77 wordsThe monthly meeting of the above was held in the board-room of the institution on the 16th instant. There were present—Mr. Justice Stephen (president) in the chair, Professor T. P. ...
Article : 368 wordsThe wooden ship Ellen A. Read which left Newcastle on January 4 for Manila, armed at her destination on the 23rd ultimo, after a passage of 50 days. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe Mararoa leaves Auckland for Sydney on April 2. The Tarawera arrived at Melbourne at 10 a.m. yesterday, and leaves for Bluff, via Hobart, at 5p.m. morrow. ...
Article : 54 wordsMafeking, January 20.—Saturday was the hundredth day of the siege, during which the Boers have fired 800 rounds of 941b. shells into the town. Long ago we have lost account of the rounds fired by the ...
Article : 676 wordsThe quantity of coal shipped at the Government hydraulic cranes at the dyke for internal, intercolonial, and foreign consumption during the departmental week ended this morning was 54,687 tons, as ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 170 wordsThe union parliament met in the School of Arts, Pitt-street, on Friday evening last, Mr. S.E.Lees, M.L.A., in the chair. There was a large attendance, and the proceedings were watched with interest ...
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Advertising : 78 wordsMessrs. W. Scott, Fell, and Co. have fixed the barque Jeanette Franc[?]ise to load at Newcastle for on Eastern port. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tue 20 Mar 1900, Page 6
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