A preliminary meeting to inaugurate a relief fund in connection with the Stockton collteiy disaster was held at the Town Hall yesterday evening. The meeting was adjourned from Thursday, 10th ...
Article : 735 wordsA lad named Tucker, whilst riding to Port Adelaide to-night, met with a terrible death. A pony he was riding bolted towards the Grand Junction railway crossing on the Port ...
Article : 94 wordsThe Orient liner Orotava has met with a disaster in the Thames similar to that which befel the Austral in Sydney Harbour on the 11th November, 1882. ...
Article : 801 wordsA report which has been prepared at the instance of the Italian Government has been submitted to the Chamber of Deputies, stating that the navy is deficient of ...
Article : 55 wordsThe British newspapers, in commenting on the speech, delivered in the French Chamber of Deputies by M. Delcassé, ex-Minister for the Colonies, are unanimously ...
Article : 61 wordsA great meeting of citizens of all shades of religion and polities was held in Cork on Monday to protest against the present taxation of Ireland. A resolution was carried unanimously declaring ...
Article : 7,379 wordsThe steamier Tangier ran aground on the south side of the Success bank near the Owen anchorage, during a sovere gale last night. The captain hopes to get her afloat at high tide ...
Article : 47 wordsThe Toronto Navy League has forwarded a petition to the British Government in favour of the protection of the trade routes, and asking for the partial ...
Article : 44 wordsBy the terms of the arbitration treaty concluded between Great Britain and the United States, all matters in dispute within a period of five years including the ...
Article : 57 wordsA man who said his name was Patrick White gave a man into the custody of the Pyrmont police last night upon a charge of assaulting him in a house in Murray-street, Pyrmont, where ...
Article : 113 wordsEdward Bell alias Ivory, a New York hotelkeeper, appeared on remand before Mr. Vaughan at Bow-street Police Court to-day, charged with being concerned ...
Article : 56 wordsThe Canadian Government is making representations to the United States authorities at Washington in favour of the United States and Canada mutually ...
Article : 40 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly to-day the Premier, replying to a question, said he had no details of the money available for railway construction, but the House could rest assured that ...
Article : 299 wordsMr. Seddon has made a suggestion to the Premiers of the other colonies that a conference of Australasian Premiers should be hold in New Zealand to deal with questions of intercolonial ...
Article : 160 wordsA great meeting attended by citizens of all shades of religion and politics was held in Cork to-day to protest against the present taxation of Ireland. A resolution ...
Article : 124 wordsSubscription lists in aid of the widows and orphans of those who perished by the Stockton Colliery catastrophe have been received at all the municipal towns in the district. Much public sympathy is expressed, ...
Article : 52 wordsThe Berlin Post confirms the report recently published to the effect that King Menelik of Abyssinia had ceded to Russia a coaling station between Obok, a French ...
Article : 83 wordsThe members of the Australian Eleven returned to Melbourne this morning. They arrived by the Pateena from Launceston, and the welcome they received must have made clear to them that whatever ...
Article : 1,340 wordsAt the inquest on the bodies of the unfortunates colliers, G. P. Curran and Charles Smith, who perished in the Stockton Colliery accident, the jury in a rider to their verdict of accidental death from ...
Article : 285 wordsSpeaking yesterday in regard to the cablegram announcing that two cases of bubonic plague had occurred in Londou, Dr. Ashburton Thompson, president of the Board of Health, said there was no ...
Article : 372 wordsAt the sitting of the United States Senate at Washington yesterday, motions couched in strong terma were proposed by "jingo" senators denouncing ...
Article : 32 wordsMr. W. P. Reeves, Agent-General for New Zealand, will shortly deliver a lecture at the Imperial Institute on New Zealnad. ...
Article : 28 wordsIn the Legislative Council to-day the joint committee's report on the meat export was laid on the table. The Loan Bill, the Railway Bill, the Defence Bill, the Navigation Bill, and the ...
Article : 297 wordsDr. Zertucha, the physician in attendance on General Antonio Maceo, the insurgent leader, contradicts the statement that General Maceo was murdered while ...
Article : 64 wordsAt Mark-lane the price of wheat shows a fall of 1s per quarter for the week. ...
Article : 22 wordsAn inventor and three workmen in Borlin, who were experimenting with acetylene, were blown to pieces. They were trying to devise some means for ...
Article : 40 wordsThe adjourned inquiry into the cause of the death of John Cockburn, S. S. M'Alpine, T. L. M'Alpine, B. Bailey, J. Charlesworth, J. Sweeney, D. Fitzpatrick, and William Gascoigne, at the Stockton ...
Article : 1,601 wordsA Cairns telegram states that work at the Mulgrave Central mill is progressing satisfactorily, and that 180 acres of cane have been crushed for a return of 470 tons of sugar. Crushing was ...
Article : 135 wordsThe Moscow police authorities have arrested 40 students. A number of political letters were seized, showing that the students were implicated in a movement ...
Article : 42 wordsAt to-day's wool sales two selling firms offered 6218 bales, of which they sold 5661 bales. Competition was active from all sections of the trade, and prices were steady at late rates as compared ...
Article : 61 wordsWe understand the Government, on the recommendation of the Minister for Mines and Agriculture, has approved of the appointment of Mr. M. A. O'Callaghan as dairy expert. Public applications ...
Article : 436 wordsIn the Legislative Council this afternoon the Early-Closing Bill was rejected by a majority of 1 on the second reading. The Council decided to recommend the Assembly to leave the exemption ...
Article : 131 wordsThe Athens correspondent of the Times telegraphs that a rebellion in Macedonia on a large scale has boen planned, to be carried out during 1897. The rising is to ...
Article : 46 wordsThe Conference of Military Commandants opened to-day at the Government offices. Sir Chas. Holled Smith, General French, and Colonels Ganter, Gordon, and Wilson were present. Sir ...
Article : 196 wordsThe Legislative Council committee on the Hospital affairs took evidence again last night, sitting till 1 o'clock this morning. As Parliament prorogues in a few days, it is probable that ...
Article : 58 wordsIn the course of a speech which he deliverod last night, Mr. John Dillon, M.P., the Irish leader, expressed the opinion that the Irish party should return ...
Article : 70 wordsTo-day the first of a series of land cases in which dummyism is alleged came before the land board, consisting of Messrs. W. Frecman (chairman) and C. A. Ross and J. Riddle (members). A selector ...
Article : 489 wordsA Port Pirie telegram states that a terrible accident happened this evening, resulting in the death of a labourer named Josoph Gartner, who was engaged with a horse shunting timber at the ...
Article : 198 wordsTwo æronauts, named Godard and Surcouf, will, under the auspices of the French press, attempt to reach the North Pole in a balloon. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 232 wordsThe wheat yield this year will be smaller than that of last season owing to the drought, especially in the midland districts. The area under wheat has decreased by 1000 acres. The ...
Article : 199 wordsThe Austral Cycle Company is issuing shares to the extent of £110,000 for public subscription. ...
Article : 20 wordsA number of the competitors in the six days' cycling race in New York, which was won by the English rider, E. Hales, are now suffering remarkable delusions. ...
Article : 57 wordsMr. Robert Landale, the proprietor of Deniliquin station, has decided to alter the name of the run; it will in future be called " Mundiwa. " The grass on common is becoming so scarce that ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wed 16 Dec 1896, Page 7
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