In view of the introduction of the Budget, in the House of Commons on Tuesday, there have been very large clearances of wines, spirits, tobacco, and ten from bond in ...
Article : 62 wordsAt the auction eales of thoroughbred yearlings held to-day, eighty-one lots were gold for a total of 6055½ guineas, the average price being 76 guineas. H. Chisholm, of ...
Article : 179 wordsDetails continue to be received as to how the British troops entered Ladysmith after the defeat of the Boers at Pieters Hill. It appears that while Colonel the Earl of ...
Article : 272 wordsSir,—Because I omitted to make any remarks in detail about the preposed increase and efficiency of the land forces, you unfortunately infer that I think any such ...
Article : 1,227 wordsSir William MacConmac, President of the Royal College of Surgeons and Surgeon-inordinary to the Frince of Wales, who has been with the British forces in South Africa ...
Article : 52 wordsThe weekly meeting of the Executive Committee of the Queensland Patriotic Fund took place yesterday afternoon at the Town Hall, Queen-street, there being present—the Rev. T. Nisbet (in the ...
Article : 273 wordsThe camp of colonial troops [?]nder Colonel Price, of Victoria, and which also includes the Berkshire Regiment, is now seven [?]les north of Colesberg, and within a few miles ...
Article : 43 wordsIt is announced that His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will not attend the opening of the Paris International Exhibition, which takes place next month. ...
Article : 38 wordsThe fund which is being raised in England towards the cost of equipping the Australian Bushmen's Contingent now exceeds £13,000, Mr. W. Knox D'Arcy, a former ...
Article : 46 wordsMajor-General Clements, with a British force, now holds possession of Achterang, a few miles north-east of Colesberg, on the railway line to the Orange Free State, but ...
Article : 52 wordsThe British Cotton Wool Dyers' Association, with a capital of £3,000,000, is now being floated. It is stated that this combination includes 80 per cent of the entire ...
Article : 39 wordsThe Bishop of Brisbane arrived yesterday morning from the South in the steamer Adelaide, looking well after his trip to England, and was good enough to accord a bearing ...
Article : 754 wordsSpeaking at Hay to-night the Premier, dealing with the defences of New South Wales, said that he had had a report presented to him a few days ago, showing that there ...
Article : 92 wordsThe garrison and civilians at Ladysmith had so long and anxiously awaited the advent of the relieving column that the hope so long deferred seemed almost ...
Article : 857 wordsMajor Maxwell, of the Royal Engineers, with a mixed force of 1100 British troops, is now attacking the Boers in the rear to the north of Dordrecht. At dawn ...
Article : 181 wordsIt is announced that, owing to he pressure of public affairs, her Majesty the Queen has abandoned h[?]r intended visit to Bordighera. ...
Article : 72 wordsOur Ipswich correspondent writes:—A meeting of the Ipswich Patriotic Committee was held on Saturday last to consider a letter from the Brisbane committee re ...
Article : 258 wordsThe Atlantian, with the New South Wales and Tasmanian bushmen on board, left to-day. The city was wholly given up to the excitement of the event, fully 30,000 people ...
Article : 46 wordsIn view of the request made by the Imperial Government for 2000 more bushmen, and the undertaking by the Premier to supply 500 of them, instructions have been ...
Article : 219 wordsThe Leinster Regiment, which formed the British garrison at Halifax, Nova Scotia, having been ordered to the front in South Africa, garrison duty at Halifax has now ...
Article : 43 wordsA[?] Caulfield this morning the weather was nice and cool, but little interest was taken in the morning's work. Sport Royal and Malton were not extended over rive furlongs, run ...
Article : 283 wordsThe second contingents of West Australian and South Australian mounted troops, who recently arrived at Capetown, have now left for the front. ...
Article : 33 wordsA monster open-air thanksgiving service in connection with the relief of Ladysmith was held here yesterday, and was a great success, over 4OO persons being present. They met at the railway station, ...
Article : 716 wordsTrooper M'Le[?]an, of the New South Wales Contingent, who was shot while out patrolling at Arundel, in the north of Cape Colony, on the 2[?]th February, has since died from ...
Article : 45 wordsThe [?] of Wheelmen held a race meeting on the Cricket Ground to-night, and there was a good attendance. The following are the results: ...
Article : 169 wordsNews from South Africa states that there are indications that the pacificatory proclamation recently issued by Lord Roberts, the British Commander-in-Chief, has had a ...
Article : 62 wordsAt the midday reading of the card for the Australian Cup at the Victorian Club to-day. Wait-a-bit was backed to win £900 at 100 to 7. Wagers amounting to £1800 were ...
Article : 282 wordsNews from Pretoria states that President Kruger has announced that the surrender of General Cronje at Koodo[?]aad was owing to his supplies of ammunition running short, ...
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Advertising : 116 wordsGeneral Sil George Whits subsequently addressed the residents of the town in the s[?]i-darkness of the evening. In his remarks he lauded the inhabitants for the ...
Article : 95 wordsIt has tranapired that the Free State troops who were in General Cronje's laager at Koodoosrand were almost in a state of mutiny, as they were desirous of ...
Article : 39 wordsReports from Natal state that many of the Boers who formed part of the force investing Ladysmith are now retreating northward into the Biggarsberg. Range, near ...
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Advertising : 45 wordsIt is reported that the residents of Durban and Capetown were almost delirious with joy when the news of the relief of Ladysmith was received. ...
Article : 35 wordsOur Sydney correspondent telegraphed under yesterday's date:—The patient Madden, who has been suffering from plague, died suddenly at midday to-day. ...
Article : 274 wordsIt is stated that General Joubert, who was in command of the Boer troops around Ladysmith, is now collecting his forces at Abraham's Kraal. ...
Article : 35 wordsIt is stated that when the British relieving force entered Ladysmith there were only four days' rations still remaining. Lord Roberts, on receiving the news that ...
Article : 129 wordsOur Sydney correspondent telegraphs:— Mr. Stephen Freeman has resigned his position as a member of the Land Appeal Court, and Mr. William Houston, late under ...
Article : 47 wordsThe P. and O. Company's R.M.S. India, with three smallpox patients on board, arrived in the bay this morning. She will pre[?]ed to the quarant ne station ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 49 wordsDr. Leyds, the Transvaal representative in Europe, declares that although President Kruger is desirous of peace, he will never sacrifice the independence of the South ...
Article : 49 wordsOur Auckland correspondent wires, under yesterday's date:—A fire occurred to-day near Balclutha, and four children of a farmer named J. Christie were burned to ...
Article : 349 wordsMajor Thompson, who has been buying remounts for use in South Africa, has arranged for a shipment of 900 horses in the Langton Grange. Within the next five weeks ...
Article : 62 wordsThe following is a list of amounts received to date on account of the fund inaugurated by a letter of Mr. F. C. Dames, in a recent issue, to recoup the shipwrights who were fined and expelled from their ...
Article : 77 wordsThese words in large letters should occupy a conspicuous place in every house hold; for the mere fact of getting goods on credit offers a premium to the average ...
Article : 89 wordsNews is to hand that during some contusion which took place in the quarters where the British prisoners of war were confined at Pretoria, owing to a temporary ...
Article : 50 wordsMrs. G. H. Jorres, £5; A. E. Joncs, £1 1s.; proceeds of dance organised by N. Jones, C. Seheinpflug. and W. Wood, £4; social arranged by Jones, Wood, and Scheinpflug, £5 12s.; M. Tansey, ...
Article : 51 wordsIt is stated that after the battle at Pieters Hill several children were found in the trenches that had been occupied by the Boers, one being a baby, which was wrapped ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 82 wordsGeneral Cronje, who is now himself a prisoner of war, and Mr. Wolmerans, one of the members of the Transvaal Executive, have sent letters to Lord Roberts ...
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Advertising : 137 wordsTwo of the Queensland troopors who came overland to join the Maplemore overstayed their leave in the city, and lost their transport. They presented themselves at ...
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Advertising : 110 wordsHer Majesty the Queen has sent a message of congratulation to the bluejackets who formed part of General Buller's force, on the splendid services rendered by them in the ...
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Advertising : 115 wordsThe leading London newspapere are insisting that the cost of the present war shall be made a first charge on the revenues of the South African Republics after they have ...
Article : 46 wordsThe (Minister for Defence has stated that the Government have practically taken no steps to secure the New South Wales portion of the 2000 bushmen asked for by the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 55 wordsA body of 200 Victorian and Tasmanian troops, with two guns, were sent out from Colesberg, which was recently occupied by a British force, to reconnoitre in the ...
Article : 100 wordsIt has transpired that on the eve of the issue of the ultimatum to Great Britain in October last, the Transvaal Volksraad, at a secret-session, passed a vote securing ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Tue 6 Mar 1900, Page 5
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