The Boers having accepted the terms of peace submitted by the British Government, it has been decided that the services of General Roberts, who recently sailed for Cape ...
Article : 79 wordsThe Legislative Assembly has certainly done an important week's work, and given its sanction to as much railway policy as will occupy the country for several years. The ...
Article : 3,441 wordsA caretaker of a tank on the Cobar Road is reported to have been seriously assaulted by a drover with travelling sheep, while in the discharge of his duty. The drover threatened to shoot the caretaker, and shot ...
Article : 79 wordsBagley, Pennington, and party had a trial washing. The first lot went 3 oz. to the load, and the second lot 2½ oz. The Hidden Treasure claim on Thursday got a 4 oz. piece. They have at present got an inch of ...
Article : 230 wordsIt is generally understood that the terms have now been finally agreed upon between the representatives of the Great Powers and the Turkish Government as to the settlement ...
Article : 198 wordsA fourth share of the ground at Chapel Flat. Major's Creek, for sluicing purposes, has been sold for £110. A large return is anticipated when the heavy rains come. Very large deposits are known to exist there, ...
Article : 68 wordsThe debate on the policy of the Government in evacuating Candahar, which was of a very animated nature throughout, was resumed and brought to a conclusion in the House of ...
Article : 130 wordsThe first stone of the Montague Island lighthouse was laid on St. Patrick's Day. There was no ceremony. The work is being proceeded with energetically. The census papers are out. It is expected that the ...
Article : 59 wordsThe following passed through:- For Sydney: Mr. and Mrs. R. Kerr, Mrs. Cranna, Miss N. Cranna, Mr. R. Smythe, two Misses Wells, Mr. G. M'Evoy, miss Beltington, alias Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Pearse and child, ...
Article : 237 wordsGas was lit this evening in Wagga for the first time. Mrs. H. B. Fitzhardinge, in the absence of the Mayor (Mr. Fitzhardinge), performed the duty, A lamp was placed in front ot Phillips's Commercial Hotel. The ...
Article : 105 wordsMr. Parnell has now returned after a prolonged visit to Ireland, and has commenced the organization of a land league in England. ...
Article : 29 wordsA case of great importance was tried here on Friday, before Mr. Bayliss, P.M., of Wagga. Mr. Halliday, of Brookong, sued Messrs. Johnson and Thomas, selectors, for improvements on a prelease consisting of ...
Article : 186 wordsThe Legislative, Chambers of the principality of Roumania to-day proclaimed, the principality a kingdom. ...
Article : 19 wordsSir,—The Melbourne Argus of the 16th instant contains a list of awards made by the jurors in the Fine Arts Department, which is worthy of more than passing notice, as it furnishes an illustration of a remarkable difference of ...
Article : 446 wordsThe British-India Company's steamer Roma resumed her voyage for Queensland ports yesterday. ...
Article : 20 wordsThe Australian mails by the John Elder, via Naples, were delivered to-day. ...
Article : 21 wordsThe Orient Company's steamship Potosi sailed from Plymouth to-day for Australia. ...
Article : 18 wordsA horrible murder was committed on Saturday morning in Stanley-street, South Brisbane. Mrs. O'Donnell had her throat cut by her sister-in-law, Annie O'Donnell, who afterwards cut her own ...
Article : 76 wordsThe export of coal for the past week is 28,3[?]1 tons, and the Customs revenue received for the same period [?]1011 2s 8d. There has been a good deal of comment in shipping ...
Article : 91 wordsArrangements are to be made by the Governments of Victoria and New South Wales for the joint lighting of the Murray Bridge. The air compressor attached to the rock borer at the ...
Article : 424 wordsLand with river frontage in Grafton which would have readily brought fully £8 per foot twelve months back has been sold for 86s, per foot. Everything has been unsettled by the unfortunate ...
Article : 98 wordsThe negotiations of the Powers in regard to the Turco-GrEek frontier dispute have proved 60 far successful that there is reason to believe Turkey has been induced to modify her previous proposals in such a ...
Article : 4,161 wordsA large and influential public meeting was held at Fernmount to-day, when resolutions were passed to urge upon the Minister for Lands the necessity of establishing a lands office on the Bellinger River. A ...
Article : 56 wordsSir,—Would you kindly allow me, on behalf of ten thousand daily travellers, to ask what has become of the Crownstreet tramway, or what interest are our four South Sydney representatives taking in its construction, seeing that the ...
Article : 475 wordsThe monthly escort took 660 oz. of gold from here, Rawsthorne's tribute crushing of fifty tone yielded ninety-two oz. of gold. A public meeting, convened by the Mayor, has been ...
Article : 106 wordsThe escort yesterday took 444 oz. 2 dwts. 15 grs. of gold. The residents of the district are quite jubilant at the House having sanctioned the vote for the loop line via ...
Article : 76 wordsMr. W. J. Arnold, an old and well—known Mudgee resident, died to-day. The weather is very close, and like rain. ...
Article : 22 wordsOver 2000 persons were present on the Oval to-day, to witness a match between the Hindmarsh and Norwood clubs, in which Jarvis took part. He only arrived shout 1 o'clock. Hindmarsh scored 118. Norwood ...
Article : 194 wordsThe Mayor has summoned a meeting, on the requisition of several inhabitants. for Thursday next to express detestation at the recent supposed act of incendiarism by which Mr. J. Dalton's hay-shed and ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 28 Mar 1881, Page 5
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