The price of bar silver has advanced from 2s 2?d per ounce standard to 2s 8 7-16d. ...
Article : 25 wordsA special meeting of the Burtwood Miners' Lodge was held last evening for the purpose of considering the dispute which has arisen between the miners and the management of the colliery in regard to the ...
Article : 206 wordsThe forty-ninth half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Queensland National Bank was held to-day. The chairman, in moving the adoption of the report and balance-sheet, said that ...
Article : 298 wordsLord Brassey sailed to-day in the Sunbeam for Sydney and Newcastle. At a meeting of the Board of Public Health to-day the president reported having ...
Article : 332 wordsReports from Fort Salisbury, the capital of Mashonaland, state that the column under the command of Captain De Moleyns, operating against the rebel ...
Article : 68 wordsSir Hugh Nelson, Premier of Queensland, was yesterday presented with the freedom of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, his native place. ...
Article : 87 wordsAs there was very little preliminary business on the paper of the Legislative Council last night, Sir Julian Salomons resumed his speech on the Constitution of the Commonwealth Bill shortly after the ...
Article : 1,245 wordsOur South Head correspondent early this morning wired:—"A large steamer, bound out, has gone ashore on Laing's Point, Watson's Bay. The Captain Cook has gone to her assistance." ...
Article : 61 wordsGermany demands that the Powers should exercise a direct international control over the revenues of Greece, and that the revenues should be assigned for ...
Article : 60 wordsAfter our report on page 6 closed the Assembly continued to debate the Federal Constitution Bill Several additional amendments were made and progress was reported. ...
Article : 79 wordsThe Mayoress has called in the subscription lists in aid of the proposed Consumptives' Homes and the Queen's Jubilee Fund. It will be remembered that the ladies of Newcastle, at a public meeting held at ...
Article : 102 wordsBal Gangadhar Tilak, a member of the Council of the Governor of Bombay, and editor of the "Kesari," a native newspaper, has been arrested on a charge of ...
Article : 137 wordsA small outbreak of fire occurred in a bedroom at the residence of Mr. T. Crowe, baker, at Melville-street junction yesterday. In endeavouring to extinguish the flames Mrs. Crowe was severely burnt ...
Article : 76 wordsMr. G. H. Reid, Premier of New South Wales, has arrived in New York. The steamer by which he travelled made a splendid run from Liverpool. ...
Article : 40 wordsWalker-street, Redfern, was the scene of some commotion early this morning. The screams of a woman were heard calling for aid, alleging that she was being murdered. The ...
Article : 262 wordsThe half-yearly meeting of the Bank of North Queensland was held to-day. The balance-sheet showed that the net profits for the half-year were £2003, which, with the balance from the previous ...
Article : 838 wordsAt a meeting of the Wallsend Jockey Club held at the Queen's Head Hotel, Wallsend, last evening, it was resolved, on the motion of Mr. Fletcher, to make arrangements for a race meeting an Saturday, ...
Article : 114 wordsMr. Ben. Tillett left Wellington for Sydney to-day. The customs revenue for 1896 was £1,765,073. The excise duties amounted to £70,066. Excluding ...
Article : 49 wordsIn the course of an interview the Marquis Ito, [?]emier of Japan, stated that the differences between Japan and the United States over the annexation of ...
Article : 62 wordsThe eleventh annual meeting of shareholders in the Newcastle and County Mutual Building, Land and Investment Company, Limited, was held in the hall of the Chamber of Commerce, Scott-strect, ...
Article : 229 wordsThe fire on the Gulf of Martabau has now been completely extinguished. The vessel is aground, with 25ft of water in the hold, and the engineroom is filled. The cargo is being moved to allow ...
Article : 56 wordsLater reports from India state that Colonel Meiklejohn, commanding the Malakand Brigade, which was attacked by a force of Chitralese, will be able to ...
Article : 67 wordsMr. Collins, M.L.A., has received a communication from the Portal Department, stating that the petition from the residents of Boolcarrol and Yerranbah for a telephone from those places to Wee Waa would be ...
Article : 90 wordsThe Canadian Government has decided to reserve every alternate placer goldmining claim in the Yukon River district, British Columbia, in the interests of the ...
Article : 40 wordsIn the Assembly to-day the House resumed the consideration of the Commonwealth Bill in committee. Mr. Carter proposed to omit from clause 9 the provision that the senators shall be directly ...
Article : 320 wordsMr. W. P. Reeves, Agent-General for New Zealand, has written a letter to the "Times" in reference to the complaint made in the House of Commons by Sir ...
Article : 104 wordsMr. R. A. Cameron, the New Zealand Government produce export, gave evidence yesterday before the Select Committee appointed by the House of Commons to ...
Article : 267 wordsThe Tamworth Stock Protection Board paid £1957 11s 5d for the destruction of noxious animals during the half-year ended 30th June. The animals destroyed were:—Hares, 2217; wallabies, 187,599; ...
Article : 53 wordsThe twenty-first annual meeting of shareholders in the Northumberland Permanent Building, Investment. Land, and Loan Society was held at the rooms of the company, 61 Hunter-street West, this ...
Article : 214 wordsMr. J. L. Thompson, travelling agricultural instructor from the Department of Mines and Agriculture, lectured last night to a fairly large and very representative audience. He dealt at considerable ...
Article : 131 wordsThe Australian baseball team, which recently arrived from the United States, defeated a London team yesterday by 21 runs to 8. ...
Article : 109 wordsA scheme is being laid before the orchardists and landowners generally with the object of placing the fruitgrowing industry upon a sound basis. It is proposed to form a company with shares at £6 each, ...
Article : 131 wordsA meeting of the general committee appointed by the citizens to make arrangements for celebrating the centenary of Newcastle, was held at the Town Hall to-night, under the presidency of the Mayor of ...
Article : 256 wordsIn the Assembly to day Sir H. Tozer, replying to a question, said it was not the intention of the Government to introduce this session a bill granting a pension to Sir Arthur Palmer. Mr. ...
Article : 484 wordsA boy named Chambers between 15 and 16 years of age was nursing a baby in front of the fire at his parents' residence. Tia, on Sunday last, when he fell from the seat. His head struck on the knob of the ...
Article : 83 wordsThe ploughiug match in connection with the Agricultural Societies of Berry, Shoalhaven and Milton, took place at Berry to-day. There were 22 competitors in the various events, and about 400 people ...
Article : 2,276 wordsAt St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church to-night Mr. Arthur J. Mills gave an excellent organ recital in the presence of a crowded audience. The programme, which was a high class one, contained ...
Article : 87 wordsMiss Ida Steward, of Melbourne, a young lady of 13, has passed the examination of the Royal College of Music. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe captain of a Dutch vessel reports having sighted something like a balloon floating in the White Sea on the 17th instant. ...
Article : 61 wordsFraser's Victorian Fuse Igniter Company has been formed with a capital of £50,000, of which £15,500 will be issued in shares for public subscription. ...
Article : 33 wordsUnder the auspices of the Newcastle Mutual Help Society, an organisation formed to assist the distressed of the district, a very successful Cinderella dance was held at the Lyceum Hall to-night for ...
Article : 82 wordsLady Gormanston's son is recovering from the illness which prostrated him. In the "Government Gazette" this week is published the annual report of the Colonial ...
Article : 365 wordsFalling Eastern Exchanges and heavy speculative sales are depressing the silver market. Broken Hill Proprietary shares are ...
Article : 33 wordsThe Attorney-General has given notice of amendments in the Commonwealth Bill to deal with deadlocks. ...
Article : 20 wordsThe half-yearly balance-sheet in connection with the Newcastle Shop Employees' Association, which was presented and adopted at the meeting of members held last night, showed receipts £16, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 291 wordsThe "New York Herald" states that Great Britain has occupied the island of Palmyra, in the Pacific, which Hawaii claims as a dependency. ...
Article : 93 wordsThe ore is improving in the quality of the west lode in the South Kalgurli as they drive south. The stone, which is now worth several ounce, of gold per ton, is 6ft. or 7ft. wide. This ...
Article : 369 wordsWith reference to our cablegram stating that the House of Commons had accepted the new Australian until contracts it may be of interest to state that a letter from the English Treasury under date of ...
Article : 294 wordsThe prizes given by the Cyclorama to the readers of "Young Australia" comprised two biscuit barrels and two butter dishes for the four longest lists of English words continued in the words "Jerusalem ...
Article : 165 wordsThe Legislative Council spent three hours discussing the clauses of the Commonwealth Bill It was decided by 14 votes to 3 that the payment of members should be £300 per annum instead of ...
Article : 143 wordsJ. H. Board, of Gloucestershire, has joined the English Eleven which is being organised by Mr. A. E. Stoddart for the Australian tour. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 30 Jul 1897, Page 5
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