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  2. THE NEW SOUTH WALES CONTINGENT.

    The troopship Southern Cross with the Mounted Infantry on board paused outwards through the Heads at 8 a.m. yesterday and made direct for South Africa,[?]the decision being that she would call at no ...

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  3. THE TRANSVAAL WAR.

    General Sir Redvers Buller, in reporting casualties to the War Office, incidentally mentions a reconnaissance as having been made at the Tugela from ...

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  4. SPECIAL CABLES.

    The French naval programme for the year 1900 provides for large increases in naval armament. It is proposed to build 10 torpedo boat ...

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  5. VICTORIA.

    The members of both Houses of Parliament met in the Queen's Hall this afternoon to say goodbye to Mr. Deakin, who is about to proceed to London as the Victorian delegate in reference to ...

    Article : 131 words
  6. The Sydney Morning Herald.

    Particulars which have been received of the recent British movements in the neighbourhood of the Tugela show that Sir Redvers Buller has made successful strategic movements. ...

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  7. THE WAR OFFICE AND AUSTRALIA.

    The London " Standard " has paid a pretty compliment to the colonies—indeed, that good publication has pointed out that the wonder is, or was, that the War Office had not before realised the ...

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  8. GALLANTRY OF NEW ZEALAND TROOPS.

    Field-Marshal Lord Roberts, in an official report to the War Office, states that the New Zealand Rifles held a hill at Rensburg, a detachment of the ...

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  9. THE SITUATION.

    The news from Natal to-day, following upon a period of uncertainty, is satisfactory. We know now that not only are the British in possession of Potgieter'a Drift, which is separated from ...

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  10. BUSH FIRES.

    The heat wave which is passing over Victoria this week is responsible for the renewed outbreak of bush fires. Telegrams show that in districts round about Sunbury, Coleraine, Hamilton, ...

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  11. SERIOUS DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.

    A serions explosion has occurred at a dynamite factory in Turin, in the north of Italy. Eight persons were killed and 30 injured. ...

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  12. THE ENGAGEMENT NEAR RENSBURG.

    Further particulars of the engagement near Rensburg on Monday state that when the captain of the company of the Yorkshire Regiment was wounded, Captain ...

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  13. OBITUARY.

    The death is announced of the Marquis of Lothian, aged 66. The ninth Marquis of Lothian, who was born on December 2, 1833, was President of the Society ...

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  14. A BUTCHER SUFFERS FROM ANTHRAX.

    A butcher's assistant, Wm. Waller, aged 24, was removed to the Melbourne Hospital last night suffering from anthrax in its most virulent form. An examination showed that an immediate ...

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  15. SMALLPOX IN THE CAMPS.

    The reported outbreak of smallpox in the Boer camps and l[?]agers in Natal can hardly be doubted, for the pastilence has been very bad for years in native quarters. The malady that has reached these ...

    Article : 231 words
  16. MARTIAL LAW IN DISAFFECTED DISTRICTS.

    Martial law has been proclaimed in the disaffected districts of Hopetown and Philliptown, in the northern part of Cape Colony. ...

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  17. PURCHASE OF CYANIDE PROCESS RIGHTS.

    The Minister for Mines to-day had an interview with Mr. Greenway, the representative of the holders of the Victorian patent rights for the saving of gold by the cyanide process, with a view of ...

    Article : 161 words
  18. LONDON WOOL SALES.

    The wool sales to-day were slow. Large withdrawals were made. Jan. l8. Merinos are at par. Crossbreds are ...

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  19. BOERS LEAVING STORMBERG.

    Many Boers have left Stormberg and have gone to Colosberg. ...

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  20. THE FORTUNES OF HOPETOWN.

    Martial law, so the cable informs us, has been proclaimed in Hopetown, on the Orange River, and it is not the first time there has been a scene of excitement round that remarkable little dorp. From two ...

    Article : 347 words
  21. THE SIEGE OF MAFEKING.

    The Boers shelled the women's laager in Mafeking, killing a girl and wounding two children. Colonel Baden-Powell has protested to ...

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  22. THE BANK RATE.

    The Bank of England rate of discount has been reduced to 4½ per cent. ...

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  23. BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY COMPANY.

    A condition of financial prosperity is disclosed by tho Broken Hill Proprietary Company's half-yearly report, which was issued to-day. The working account for the half-year shows a ...

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  24. SILVER.

    Bar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 3¼d per ounce standard. ...

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  25. THE BATTLE OF LADYSMITH.

    The "Standard's " correspondent at Ladysmith cables further particulars of the attack on the British position around Ladysmith on the 6th instant. ...

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  26. AFFAIRS IN SWAZILAND.

    The Swnzi Queen-mother, the report of whose death has been contradicted, has ordered all the chiefs who visited England and the Cape to be killed. She is said to ...

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  27. QUEENSLAND.

    At the Childers Police Court to-day an aboriginal named Willie Broome was brought up charged with the murder of the girl Mary Le Blowitz, at Stanton Harcourt. The prisoner ...

    Article : 341 words
  28. LIGHT CAVALRY AND MOUNTED INFANTRY.

    'The " Standard " says it is strange that the War Office has for years disregarded the potentialities of Australia as a recruiting ground for light cavalry ...

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  29. A MINING COMPANY'S BALANCESHEET.

    In view of the winding-up of Chalk's No. 1 Company, which was effected yesterday, a perusal of the balance-sheet of the company shows that it disbursed to date £17.250 in dividends, as against ...

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  30. NOT A MERCENARY NATION.

    To those who kuow the town of Lorenzo Marques, and the officiousness of the Portuguese, their great "side" of the moment can only be looked upon with considerable amusement. The submarine ...

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  31. THE IDENTITY OF A TROOPER.

    As there is still some doubt whether it is Private Jones, of the Victorian Mounted Rifles, who was killed at the recent fight with the Boers at Sunnyside, or Private Jones, of the Queensland ...

    Article : 331 words
  32. THE BUSHMEN'S CONTINGENT.

    Now that the second contingent from New South Wales has been safely embarked on the troopships, the project for the despatch of 500 trained bushmen to the seat of war will absorb the attention of those ...

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  33. INTERCESSION FOR THE TROOPS

    The Bishops of the Anglican Church recommend that Septuagesima Sunday (February 11) be set apart as a day for special intercession by the nation for the ...

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  34. THE PORTUGUESE COLONIES.

    The Portuguese Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senor do Veigh Beirao, has declared that Portugal will neither seil, cede, nor lease any portion of her ...

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  35. DISLOYALTY IN THE CIVIL SERVICE.

    The attention of Ministers of the Crown has been called from time to time to the alleged disloyal utterances and behaviour of officers who are engaged in the Civil Service. It is only fair to state that ...

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  36. NEW ZEALAND.

    At a meeting of the council of the Federation League in Auckland it was decided to ask Mr. G. H. Reid to give an address should he pass through the city. It was also resolved to ask ...

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  37. THE QUEENSLAND TROOPS.

    Lord Lamington, Governor of Queensland, has sent out to the Queensland troops serving in South Africa, 2[?]wt. of tobacco. ...

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  38. SIEGE TRAIN FOR THE CAPE.

    A siege train is being organised at Sheerness for concentration at Capetown. ...

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  39. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    American agricultural machinery of late years has been much favoured by South Australian farmers, and recently large consignments have been arriving. Notwithstanding this, an active ...

    Article : 114 words
  40. TASMANIA.

    Mr. King O'Malloy announces his candidature for federal honours as a Progressive Liberal. ...

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  41. BRITISH OFFICERS IN EGYPT.

    The order summoning British officers in Egypt to take up duty in South Africa has been rescinded. ...

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  42. TRAGIC AFFAIR AT STEPNEY.

    A tragedy occurred at Henry-street, Stepney, shortly before 8 o'clock this evening, when a married woman named Elizabeth Fisher died from the effects of a revolver bullet. At the time ...

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  43. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BRITISH ARTILLERY.

    A great controversy is at present being carried on in the newspapers regarding the effectiveness of the British artillery. ...

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  44. SMALLPOX IN THE BOERS' CAMPS.

    It is reported that smallpox has broken out in the Boers' camps iu Natal. ...

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  45. LITERATURE FOR THE TROOPS.

    The New South Wales committee of the British and Foreign Bible Society having made a grant of 650 copias of the New Testament for distribution among the members of the Contingent, the senior ...

    Article : 232 words
  46. TO-DAY.

    Provincial Grand Black Chapter of New South Wales: Annual Meeting. Protestant Hall, 7.30 p.m. "The Coming of the Christ:" Final Illustrated Lecture by Rev. Dr. Rutledge, Y. M. C. A. Hall, 8 p.m. ...

    Article : 142 words
  47. GALLANTRY OF A COLONIAL OFFICER.

    The letters of Mr. Bennett Burleigh, the correspondent for the London "Daily Telegraph," show that Captain A. Fitzpatrick, a New South Wales military ...

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  48. THE SEIZURE OF THE STEAMER BUNDESRATH.

    The cargo of the German steamer, Bundesrath, which was recently seized by the British authorities, has been found to be correct, and will shortly be released. ...

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