Commandant De Wet, with his force of Boers, is now located to the weat of Kroonstad, in the north of the Orange River Colony. ...
Article : 98 wordsA dreadful explosion, attended by heavy loss of life, has occurred at a fireworks factory in Paterson, a city in the State of New Jersey, seventeen miles north of New York. ...
Article : 62 wordsA return has been furnished to Sir John Forrest (Commonwealth Minister for Defence) of the Defence Forces of the Commonwealth, inclusive of rifle clubs. The ...
Article : 126 wordsAn interesting report on the Australian Commonwealth by the Austro-Hungarian Consul in Sydney, Dr. August Schoidel, has been published in Vienna. ...
Article : 42 wordsMr. Barton, the Federal Premier, stated this morning with reference to the inquiries that are being instituted relative to the acquisition of the Northern ...
Article : 572 wordsThe presentation of Ambroise Thomas's opera, "Mignon," by Mr. Musgrove's Grand Opera Company, last night, was in every sense a treat. The opera is one of the ...
Article : 979 wordsBefore the opening of the conference which is to be held in London next month to consider the proposed amalgamation of the Judicial Committee of the Privy ...
Article : 1,881 wordsThe New Zealand bowlers played a match against a Dundee team yesterday, and were defeated. The following were the scores: —Dundee 51, New Zealand 35. ...
Article : 32 wordsIn connection with the case of Earl Russell, who has been committed for trial at the Old Bailey on a charge of bigamy, Judge Curlew, who celebrated the marriage ...
Article : 80 wordsThe Commandant, Colonel Finn, returned to Brisbane last night from Melbourne, where he has been attending the Conference of Commandants. The Defence Bill has ...
Article : 458 wordsNews has been received of another terrible disaster in the United States. The scene of the catastrophe was a place called Pocohanks, in the State of Virginia, ...
Article : 91 wordsNews received from South Africa states that since Friday last six fresh cases of bubonic plague have been reported at Capetown, and two at Port Elizabeth. ...
Article : 34 wordsThe "drive" recently undertaken by General Bruce Hamilton in the east of the Orange River Colony has resulted in the capture of 350 Boers, while many others ...
Article : 43 wordsDr. Morrison, the Peking correspondent of the "Times," has telegraphed that the Russian Government have intimated that they will require a resumption of ...
Article : 113 wordsInformation is to hand of the death of Mr. Adalbert Hay, son of the Hon. John Hay, United States Secretary of State, and lately American Consul at Pretoria, where ...
Article : 125 wordsGeorge Henry Frostick was placed on his trial at the Criminal Court to-day on the charge of larceny as bailee of certain jewellery belonging to Mrs. Sarah Payne, and ...
Article : 161 wordsSome further details have now been received of the engagement with De Wet's force at Reitz, in the north-east of the Orange River Colony, on the 6th instant, ...
Article : 134 wordsAdditional reports have been received in connection with the recent defeat of the Somali Mad Mullah's force at Somala. From these it appears that, failing in an attempt ...
Article : 205 wordsThe Associations Bill, which was introduced by the French Government some months ago, and has been passed by the Chamber of Deputies, has now been passed ...
Article : 83 wordsNews is to hand of a disaster having overtaken a detachment of the Midland Mounted Rifles (a Cape Colony force) at Waterkloof on Thursday last. Eight men ...
Article : 76 wordsA special meeting of the Brisbane Municipal Council was held yesterday afternoon for the purpose of appointing a new city engineer. There were present: His ...
Article : 562 wordsMr. Lewis, the Premier, has replied as follows to the Federal Prime Minister regarding clause 54 in the Federal Post Office Bill:—"I submit that the Post Office ...
Article : 183 wordsA great automobile race from Paris to Berlin is now in progress. Fifty-seven automobiles, constituting the tourist division of the race, reached ...
Article : 106 wordsReports are to hand that fifty-five Boer families have crossed the north-western boundary of the Transvaal into Khama's country, in the Bechuanaland Protectorate, ...
Article : 61 wordsThe following acceptances were declared to-day for the two principal events in connection with the Grand National Meeting of the Victoria Racing Club: ...
Article : 491 wordsGeneral Chaffee, who commanded the United States troops in China during the late campaign against the Boxers, has been appointed Military Governor of the ...
Article : 60 wordsPrivate John M'Cann, of the Fifth Contingent Victorian Mounted Infantry, has died of enteric fever at Pretoria. Private S. Depscombe, of the Sixth New ...
Article : 72 wordsSignor Zanardelli, who formed a new Cabinet in Italy on the resignation of the Saracco Ministry in February last, has obtained a vote of confidence in the Italian ...
Article : 65 wordsMessrs. A. J. Carter (President of the Brisbane Chamber of Commerce, T. Morrow (President of the Chamber of Manufactures), A. M. Hertzberg, E. D. Day, R. ...
Article : 548 wordsThough Mr. Percy St. John's Royal Burlesque and Speciality Company are now entering on their second year before the Brisbane public at the Theatre Royal, that ...
Article : 246 wordsThe action for alleged slander, in which Clarence M'Ivor sued Major Z. C. Rennie for £500 damages, was continued in the Supreme Court to-day. The plaintiff gave ...
Article : 229 wordsMajor Vialls, who is in command of the West Australian Bushmen's Contingent, has received the local rank of Lieutenant-Colonel whilst in command of a column. ...
Article : 34 wordsThe amateur golf championship of New South Wales was won by Mr. E. C. Simpson, with Mr. MacNeil second. ...
Article : 29 wordsIt is announced that the Distinguished Service Order has been conferred upon Lieutenant Langley, of the South Australian Mounted Infantry, for the gallantry ...
Article : 41 wordsThe ship Wiscombe Park, which arrived yesterday from Hamburg, had an unenviable experience during the voyage. The vessel originally left Hamburg for ...
Article : 139 wordsThe two Afrikander Bond delegates, Messrs. Merriman and Sauer, who have been on a mission to Great Britain in connection with the terms of peace to be ...
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Advertising : 199 wordsNews has been received in Brisbane of the death of Mr. Geo. Morrison, manager of the Bank of New South Wales at Tamworth. The deceased gentleman is well ...
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Advertising : 187 wordsThe steamer Titus arrived here from the South Sea Islands at 1.30 o'clock this morning. The captain reports that, with the exception of the news of the murder of J. ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Tue 25 Jun 1901, Page 5
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