Further details have been received of the damage caused yesterday by the storm. Wallsend is in part covered to a depth of 5ft. of water. A large pitfall between Brook-street and Park occurred, ...
Article : 1,268 wordsA Convention of Parnellite members and sympathisers has been held in Dublin, when it was determined to insist upon the unconditional amnesty of political ...
Article : 76 wordsThe Right Hon. Robert William Duff, P.C., M.P., the Governor designate of New South Wales, is to be banqueted by the members of the House of Commons on ...
Article : 82 wordsALL road communication with Maitland has been cut off by the floods, and much anxiety is felt regarding the desperate condition of affairs at that town. ...
Article : 8,001 wordsSir George Dibbs and party, who arrived at Muswellbrook on Thursday evening, are still flood-bound, and the present chances of getting away are not hopeful. There is no communication with the ...
Article : 555 wordsThe Evicted Tenants Commission has presented its report to Parliament. It recommends that the commission be empowered to settle disputes between ...
Article : 66 wordsThe German Government has received another robuff in connection with its scheme for the strengthening of the army and navy. The committee of the ...
Article : 51 wordsYesterday afternoon the Postmaster-General received a telegram stating that Sir George Dibbs had arrived at Muswellbrook at half-past 5 on Thursday evening, and was still detained there. ...
Article : 34 wordsThe reports received yesterday by the Railway Commissioners from the flooded districts in the North were not at all reassuring, and it is not now expected that traffic can be resumed much ...
Article : 278 wordsIn the House of Commons last night, Sir Edward Grey, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated that he had grounds for believing that Sir George ...
Article : 86 wordsPresident Cleveland, by a message to the Senate of the United States Congress, has withdrawn the draft-treaty for the annexation of Hawaii submitted by his ...
Article : 109 wordsDuring the period of the Playford Administration Mr. Holder moved "That, in the opinion of this House, the proposals of Messrs. Davies and Wyllie for boring water between Port Augusta and ...
Article : 610 wordsThe Payment of Members Bill to be introduced in the House of Commons by Mr. Henry Labouchere, M.P. for Northampton, allows members £280 per ...
Article : 44 wordsMenangle.—River 30ft. high this morning; fell 9ft. since yesterday; still falling. Penrith.—River fell about 3ft. during night; still receding slowly: weather inclined to clear. ...
Article : 70 wordsThe Government steamer Ceres, in charge of Mr. H. B. Charles, has just left with two relief boats for Miller's Forest, 11 miles up the river, opposite Raymond Terrace. The Mayor has wired again ...
Article : 78 wordsM. Baihaut, who was Minister of Public Works in the French Cabinet of 1886, and ss such introduced the unsuccessful Panama Lottery Loan Bill of that year, ...
Article : 122 wordsThrough our advertising columns an appeal is made to the public of New South Walees for contributions towards relieving the distress caused by the recent heavy floods on the Clarence River. Mr. ...
Article : 111 wordsThe Privy Council has reserved its judgment in the matter of the appeal from the finding of the Tasmanian Supreme Court in the case of the Commercial Bank ...
Article : 39 wordsThe brig Hebe has completely gone to pieces. It is behaved that she was insured in the South British Company. ...
Article : 29 wordsA terrific thunderstorm paased over this district early on Wednesday, accompanied with heavy rain, which continued almost without break until yesterday, and it has been showery since; 4.95 points ...
Article : 141 wordsThe Bank of Australasia will carry forward £9000. ...
Article : 15 wordsIt is evident that New South Wales is getting the reversion of the great Queensland cyclone which caused so much damage in and around Brisbane and which also touched the northern portions of this ...
Article : 1,241 wordsThe Premier, in replying to a deputation to-day which asked for railway extension into the mallce district, inquired if the deputation knew of any syndicate or company which could be ...
Article : 93 wordsYesterday the Government received a telegram from Mr Gillies, M.L.A., stating that his constituents had never experienced any calamity like the present one. His house was 12ft. under water. The ...
Article : 193 wordsThe council of the Royal Colonial Institute, at the request of certain of the fellows, is convening a special meeting for the purpose of considering the question of ...
Article : 50 wordsThe picumatic tubes which connect the General Post Office with the Stock Exchange were opened this afternoon and proved a success beyond expectations. The distance between the two ...
Article : 102 wordsSir Francis Dillon Bell, formerly AgentGeneral for New Zealand in London, will leave Great Britain for New Zealand in the P. and O. Company's R.M.S. ...
Article : 38 wordsThe following reports were received by the Postmaster-General, Mr Kidd, yesterday:— West Maitland, 7 a.m.—Water now awash in Belmore Bridge Winter's large iron store turned ...
Article : 597 wordsIn connection with the Shepparton tragedy, a telegram was received from Mooroopna this morning, stating that an operation was performed on Maigaret Pattison, who at the time her ...
Article : 85 wordsMr. James Anderson, lately general manager in London of the Bank of South Australia, Limited, the business of which was acquired by the Union ...
Article : 50 wordsIt has been ascertained that the steamer stranded on the Stockton sandbank is the Federal, Captain M'Donald, but last night the tug Bungaree could not get near her. The captain and crew would not ...
Article : 524 wordsThe exhibition of the Royal Anglo-Australian Society of Artists was opened this afternoon by the Acting Governor in the presence of a great crush of ladies and gentlemen. The collection got ...
Article : 45 wordsMr. Henry Spicer, of Brighton, has bequeathed the sum of £120,000 to be divided among six of the London hospitals. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe action which is being brought by Thomas Amory Sullivan against George Coppin to recover £2000 as damages for alleged slander was advanced a stage to-day, a Supreme Court order being ...
Article : 108 wordsFrederick Henderson, a member of the London County Council for Clapham, who was committed for trial on February 27 upon a charge of having robbed a woman ...
Article : 57 wordsThe inquest concerning the death of Clara Amelia Manton, who was drowned in the Albert Park Lagoon on Monday evening last, was opened by the City Coroner, Mr. Yonill, at the ...
Article : 196 wordsThe messenger formerly in the employment of the Union Bank of Australia, Limited, who was committed for trial on a charge of having, after his dismissal, ...
Article : 58 wordsThe flood is 4ft. higher than was ever known. Every farmer for miles around is flooded out. All business places in town are flooded. The water is 6ft. in the office of the Gloucester Gazette. The ...
Article : 165 words"Jem" Hall, who was defeated by Fitzsimmons at New Orleans, has intimated that he is willing to fight Fitzsimmons in three weeks' time. ...
Article : 32 wordsThere was no train either to or from Newcastle last night, and consequently no mail. The mails that should have left here last night were scut by the 9 o'clock train this morning. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Sat 11 Mar 1893, Page 9
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