Articles from page 5: Previous page Next page

  1. Please wait. Loading browse data... loading
  2. AFFAIRS IN CHINA.

    It is reported that the Americans have now evacuated Peking, with the exception of the Forbidden City, where the Legation Guard remains. ...

    Article : 57 words
  3. LYTTON CAMP.

    Arrangements for the Land Defence Force camp of continuous training at Lytton, to commence to-morrow, are now all but completed. The Headquarters Permanent ...

    Article : 644 words
  4. CABLE MESSAGES.

    The new Tariff Bill, which, besides making various important alterations in the tariff, grants to Great Britain and the British colonies the "most favoured nation" ...

    Article : 61 words
  5. THE BOER WAR.

    The combined British movement across the bush veldt from Pietersburg has resulted in the surrender or capture of 1500 armed burghers. It is obvious that the Boers ...

    Article : 98 words
  6. THE DUKE OF YORK AND THE AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH.

    This is the central day of the week-long festival, the consummating act of the drama which a whole continent is watching. All that goes before, or that comes ...

    Article : 3,044 words
  7. THE STRIKES AT BARCELONA.

    In connection with the recent strike of tramway employees and others at Barcelona, in Spain, which was followed by serious rioting, to repress which a state ...

    Article : 67 words
  8. PUNISHMENT FOR THE CHU-CHAU MASSACRE.

    In connection with the massacre of British men, women, and children which took place at Chu-chau, in the province of Cho-kiang, in the Yang-tsze Valley, in July ...

    Article : 449 words
  9. THE PORTE AND THE FOREIGN POST OFFICES.

    In connection with the action of the Turkish Government in raiding the foreign mails in Constantinople, the Porte has now accused the directors of the various foreign ...

    Article : 144 words
  10. DELAREY'S MOVEMENTS.

    The destruction of the town of Hartebe[?]stefontein, in the south-west of the Transvaal, by the British has greatly hampered the operations of Commandant ...

    Article : 80 words
  11. MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.

    The warships lying at Port Melbourne were brilliantly illuminated to-night, and there was a large concourse of visitors. Sir John Forrest, Federal Minister for Defence, ...

    Article : 60 words
  12. THE NEW RUSSIAN LOAN.

    The Russian Government loan, which the Paris "Matin" stated a few days ago was being issued by French banks, has now been formally announced. The amount of ...

    Article : 52 words
  13. OTHER BOER MOVEMENTS.

    A Boer commando, which is believed to be Commandant De Wet's, consisting of 2000 men, with two guns, is reported to have passed southward in the Transvaal to ...

    Article : 124 words
  14. A PREHISTORIC MAMMAL.

    Sir Harry Johnson, the British Special Commissioner, Commander-in-Chief, and Consul-General for the Uganda protectorate, has sent to the British Museum, ...

    Article : 98 words
  15. THE VISIT TO BALLARAT.

    To-day's programme was confined to the visit to Ballarat. The Royal party left by a special train at 10 o'clock. Great precautions had been taken to insure a ...

    Article : 1,249 words
  16. DEPARTING VISITORS.

    Owing to the very large number of people who are returning to their homes, either in the other States or in different parts of Victoria, all the departing trains ...

    Article : 123 words
  17. THE COUNTRY CONTINGENTS.

    The Central Mounted Infantry, who are to take part in the Lytton encampment, arrived here by road from Rockhampton at half-past 2 o'clock to-day. There are ...

    Article : 365 words
  18. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    There are now six cases of smallpox at the Quarantine Hospital, Mr. E. J. Page, third officer of the Chingtu, being the latest patient. The naval troops from ...

    Article : 65 words
  19. COST OF THE ROYAL VISIT.

    Inquiries show that the cost of the Royal visit will be considerably less than was estimated. The State originally proposed to spend £100,000, but the actual cost, it is ...

    Article : 71 words
  20. BOERS FIGHTING WITH BRITISH.

    A gallant fight has taken place between the British and Boer forces at Potchefstroom, on the railway line running south-west from Johannesburg to Kierksdorp. ...

    Article : 82 words
  21. RUSSIAN AGGRESSION AT PEKING.

    The "Times" correspondent at Tientsin states that the Russians are now pushing roads through the land claimed by the China Northern Railway Company (which ...

    Article : 108 words
  22. AN UNFOUNDED STATEMENT.

    An official denial has been given (says the Melbourne "Argus") to a statement which was circulated a few days ago that the Duke of Cornwall and York intended ...

    Article : 73 words
  23. A VESSEL DAMAGED.

    Shortly before 8 o'clock this morning the Hamburg barque Meridian collided with the Pyrmont Bridge when passing through the swing opening. The vessel was ...

    Article : 42 words
  24. THE JAPANESE STRIKE IN NOUMEA.

    Information has been received from Noumea that all the Japanese who recently struck work at the nickel mines at Thio returned to their labour on the 6th instant. ...

    Article : 35 words
  25. ANOTHER LITTLE ENGAGEMENT.

    Reports are to hand that the Boers belonging to Swanecgoel's commando were off-saddling near Gwagershoek, when a number of the Midland (Cape Colony) ...

    Article : 44 words
  26. MILITARY REPRESENTATIVES RETURNING FROM MELBOURNE.

    Queensland's military representatives at the Melbourne celebrations are on their way home. They come in three special trains, the first of which brings fifteen ...

    Article : 123 words
  27. A CIVILIAN HONOURED.

    Mr. James Watts, a civilian, who was the bearer of despatches from Tientsin to Taku on the 19th June last, during the siege of the foreign Legations at Peking, ...

    Article : 57 words
  28. THE ROYAL VISIT.

    At a meeting of citizens forming the Royal Reception Committee to-day, it was stated that a sum, of £2365 had been subscribed or promised to the funds, and that the ...

    Article : 44 words
  29. OTHER ITEMS.

    The Pretoria correspondent of the "Standard" states that the country in the Transvaal has now been so denuded of supplies that there is every season to hope ...

    Article : 88 words
  30. THE RECENT FIRE.

    The damage caused by the fire in the premises of Tilloch and Co., wholesale merchants, in Sydney, which occurred yesterday morning, is estimated at £10,000. ...

    Article : 32 words
  31. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 153 words
  32. FIRE ON A TROOPSHIP.

    A correspondent who went to South Africa with the Imperial draft contingent on the steamer Maplemore writes that a fire was discovered on board on the evening of the ...

    Article : 134 words
  33. LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS.

    The following are, the instructions which are to be strictly adhered to with regard to the presentation of addresses to H.R.H. the Duke of Cornwall and York: ...

    Article : 316 words
  34. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 239 words
  35. A VICTORIAN WOUNDED.

    The War Office advises that Private W. B. Burke, of the Victorian Bushmen's.Contingent, was only slightly wounded in the fight at Bavaanno, and not dangerously, as ...

    Article : 40 words
  36. PRECAUTIONS AGAINST PLAGUE.

    The Board of Health, at a special meeting held to-day, decided that the steamer Ventura, having loaded at a wharf at San Francisco, where bubonic plague was known ...

    Article : 41 words
  37. AUSTRALIAN BUSHMEN RELEASED.

    Privates Egan and Hodgkinston, two Australian, Bushmen, who were recently captured by the Boers, have been released near Winburg, in the Orange River Colony. ...

    Article : 33 words
  38. THE VENTURA CASE.

    The action of the authorities with regard to the Ventura is considered to be incomprehensible in commercial circles, seeing that vessels from Brisbane, Fremantle, ...

    Article : 48 words
  39. NEW GUINEA MASSACRES.

    In the Wharf-street Congregational Church last evening a memorial service was held in connection with the recent murder of the Revs. J. Chalmers and C. Tomkins ...

    Article : 73 words
  40. BOERS SETTLING IN CANADA.

    Reports received from Canada state that a Boer emissary is now engaged in selecting land in the Dominion, and he announces that 700 Boers intend to settle in Canada. ...

    Article : 41 words
  41. ARTESIAN WATER.

    Artesian water has been struck at W. G. Taylor's Bimble station, in the Coonamble district. The daily flow is estimated at three million gallons. ...

    Article : 27 words
  42. THE DRINK BILL.

    The drink bill of New South Wales for the year 1900 is estimated at £4,744,224, showing an increase of £340,311 compared with the previous year, and bringing the ...

    Article : 49 words
  43. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 133 words
  44. THE DEPUTY RAILWAY COMMISSIONER.

    Mr. J. F. Thallon, the Deputy Commissioner for Railways, returned to Brisbane by mail train on Saturday night, after having attended an interstate conference ...

    Article : 96 words
  45. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 55 words
  46. DECORATIONS OF THE POST AND TELEGRAPH BUILDINGS.

    The lower edge of the cornice of the Post and Telegraph Offices is to be draped with the colours of H.R.H. the Duke of Cornwall and York. The columns are to be covered ...

    Article : 298 words
  47. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 34 words
×

Buy

Download

Please choose from the following download options:

Share

Share this item on:

Print

Print page as...

The National Library of Australia's Copies Direct service lets you purchase higher quality, larger sized photocopies or electronic copies of newspapers pages.

Scope
Format of download
as... PDF PDF

You need to login before you can save preferences.

$