The Hon. B. R. Wise, who is at present in England, has recommended the appointment of an Australian miners' representative on the proposed Royal Commission to ...
Article : 54 wordsThe Hon. B. R. Wise, Attorney-General of New South Wales, and Mrs. Wise are returning to Sydney by the steamer Dumbea. ...
Article : 40 wordsHis Majesty King Edward held his first court of the present year yesterday, when 1000 guests attended. Among those present were the Hon. H. Copeland, ...
Article : 53 wordsArrangements are being made to accord the Right Hon. J. Chamberlain a magnificent reception at Waterloo Station to-morrow, on his return from his South ...
Article : 328 wordsIt han become a serious question as regards the reinstatement of the hospital which will cost from £6000 to £8000 at the lowest estimate. ...
Article : 356 wordsThe Government steamer Lucinda was comfortably filled with well-known Brisbane commercial men on Saturday afternoon, when the Brisbane Traders' ...
Article : 4,328 wordsThe Portmaster also received the following wire from the pilot at Townsville, bearing Friday's date:—"Steamer Electric Light foundered this morning near ...
Article : 76 wordsThe Postmaster-General's Department advises:—Ingham reports no damage done there, and cyclone not felt. Wind a little stronger than usual, but have had between ...
Article : 33 wordsA Reuter's telegram states that Mr. Alexander Watt, of the Military School in Sydney, met with a tramcar accident at Marseilles. One of his legs was so badly ...
Article : 43 wordsThe Unionist newspapers, in their comments on the result of the Woolwich election, when Mr. Crooks, the labour candidate, defeated Mr. Geoffrey Drage, Liberal ...
Article : 80 wordsThe Barcoo arrived here at 9 o'clock this morning Captain Eaton reports that he entered Townsville with gloomy rainy weather and a falling glass at 3 o'clock on ...
Article : 473 wordsA batch of 493 Asiatic immigrants who have arrived from Bombay and Mauritius have been excluded at Capetown. ...
Article : 26 wordsLast night a stock train from Yass to Bourke pulled up at Woodstock siding, near Cowra, and was about to restart when the coupling broke, detaching eighteen trucks ...
Article : 95 wordsThe estate of the late Sir Charles Gavan Duffy in the United Kingdom has been sworn under £2874. His Australian estate is held in trust for three of his sons and his ...
Article : 55 wordsThe port of East London and the town of King Williamstown, in the south-east of Cape Colony, have been gazetted as inlected with bubonic plague. ...
Article : 35 wordsThe conference of the Miners Federation of Great Britain, now sitting, have decided not to endorse the three years agreement regarding the wages of miners recently ...
Article : 52 wordsIt is announced that the Kaiser and Kaiserin will visit the King and Queen of Italy at Rome in August next. King Victor Emanuel of Italy and Queen ...
Article : 47 wordsThe Special Court established in Natal to try charges of treason has now been dissolved, and the Governor has issued a proclamation announcing that the King's ...
Article : 103 wordsThe surf bathers at Manly had another sensation provided this morcung but on this occasion the bather was rescued by a boat. A young min named George ...
Article : 136 wordsThe date for the annual boat race between Oxford and Camhridge Universities has now been fixed for the 1st April, instead of Thursday, 2nd April, as previously ...
Article : 50 wordsThe Russian Government has protected against the exclusive employment of German officers in the reorganisation of the Turkish gendarmerie. Russia recommends ...
Article : 52 wordsA sum of nearly £1000 was to-day added to the Drought Relief Fund, including £400 as a first contribution from the Public Service Association and £337 the amount ...
Article : 65 wordsThe shares of the Rhodesia Cold Storage and Trading Company have been alloced (It was announced a week ago that the Rhodesia Cold Storage aud Trading ...
Article : 95 wordsThe Church "Discipline Bill recently introduced by Mr. David Maclyer was read a Second-time in the House of Commons last night by 190 votes to 139. The bill ...
Article : 425 wordsA meeting of Church people took place in the Jubilee, Hall to-night to consider the serious damage done to Church property during the late cyclone. Bishop ...
Article : 207 wordsTHE THEATRES. The last nights of "The Wreng Mr. Wright" are announced at the Palace Theatre. ...
Article : 71 wordsThe "Standard" publishes the information that General Paprikoff, the Bulgarian Minister for War, has resigned. It appears that while in office he allowed, at various ...
Article : 72 wordsThe "Sydney Thousand" Cycling Carnival was advanced another stage yesterday afternoon at the Sydney Cricket Ground before a very large number of spectators. ...
Article : 734 wordsHis Excellency the Covcrnor, who leaves with the Ministerial party for Rockhampton next Thursday, will return with them, leaving on Sunday, and reaching Brisbane ...
Article : 488 wordsThe steamer Tsinan, which arrived yesterday, was ordered into strict quarantine, as the second engineer, who was landed at Townsville, had developed smallpox. The ...
Article : 70 wordsA meeting of the Townsville Disaster Committee was held at the Town Hall on Saturday morning, when there were present—the Mayor (Alderman L. G. Corrie) ...
Article : 473 wordsInformation regarding the British exprdition in Somaliland states that Brigadier-General Manning's force has sustained serious losses of camels since the ...
Article : 40 wordsA street collection on the lines of the hospital Saturday collections was taken up yesterday in the city and suburbs on behair of the Drought Relief Fund. A large ...
Article : 287 wordsThe town has been again struck my a cyclone, which commenced from the southwest on Sunday night, the wind gradually gaining strength, and veering round by the ...
Article : 620 wordsNews from Caracas states that the blockade of the Orinoco River and other pails of the Venezuelan coast, which was recently established by President Castro ...
Article : 79 wordsA terrible domestic tragedy is reported to have occurred at Bellefontaine, in the State of Missouri, U.S.A. A farmer named Krauss, who is stated to be demented, ...
Article : 48 wordsIn first-grade cricket yesterday, Burwood, who were opposed by Glebe, made 266 for the loss of five wickets. Paddington, opposed by University, were all out ...
Article : 58 wordsNews from Peking states that Yung Lu, the Chinese Grand Secretary, and special favourite of the Empress Dowager, is in a critical condition. ...
Article : 32 wordsMessrs. Barker Bros. conducted an auction sale of a shipment of pure-bred Hereford cattle, recently imported by Mr. J. Carwardlne. Every lot was sold, but the ...
Article : 74 wordsHis Majesty King Edward has approved of the selection made by the Royal Geographical Society of the Caucasus and the Himalaya Mountains as fresh fields for ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 124 wordsThe Mayor of Townsville (Alderman W. A. Ackers) sent the following message on Saturday to Alderman L. G. Corrie (Mayor of Brisbane):—"Many thanks for your ...
Article : 78 wordsThe name of J. C. M'Manus, Cytheria, St. George, which was inadvertently omitted from the commission of the peace, has been included therein. J. C. Hutton has been appointed a member of ...
Article : 298 wordsThe eight-oar championship of the State was contested yesterday by crews representing Adelaide, Port Adelaide, and the Mercantile Club. Adelaide won by two ...
Article : 43 wordsLord Pennyn, the power of the state quarries at Bethesda, in Wales, where a strike occurred some two years ago, and still continues has been awareded £500 ...
Article : 134 wordsPrivate information has been received from London stating that Mr. Cadman has floated the Ironsand Company, with a capital of £250,000, provisionally upon a slight ...
Article : 81 wordsSix of the prisoners connectod with the Smith's Mill tragedy were found guilty and sentenced to death yesterday. Their names are Frederick Maillot, Raoul ...
Article : 77 wordsThe Premier has received another cable from Mr. Seddon, Premier of New Zealand: —"The disaster that has overtaken Townsville has evoked widespread regret ...
Article : 43 wordsThe Hon Lewis Thomas, M.L.C., has forwarded a donation of £5 5s. to the Premier towards the fund. ...
Article : 26 wordsThe General Traffic Manager has received a telegram from the Traffic Manager at Townsville, Stating that the train ran through to Ayr on Friday, and that the ...
Article : 49 wordsAt a special meeting of the League of Wheelmen the appeal lodged by W. M'Donald against his disqualification in one of the semi-final heats of the Kent Plate was ...
Article : 39 wordsSYDNEY.—Arrived, March 14: Sierra, s., from San Francisco; Oroya, R.M.S., from London; Sellisia, from New York. March 15 Barrabool, s., from Brisbane. Sailed, ...
Article : 95 wordsWhen on his visit to the old country Mr. Gilbert placed a large spot cash onter for these goods with the manufacturers on a falling market, a shipment of which is just ...
Article : 105 wordsOfficial news was received at 2.30 o'clock on Wednesday morning (says the "Northern Miner") that the water in the Burdekin was within 10ft. of the decking of the bridge. ...
Article : 208 wordsBy Fegan and Ruddle, Valley, with their reflection photos, of children. See them.* We have pleasure in adding our testimony to the excellent spectacles and ...
Article : 82 wordsThe following telegram has been received from the president of the Townsville Chamber of Commerce, in reply to a telegram from the Brisbane chamber:—"Very many ...
Article : 50 wordsIs to please every customer by supplying goods of undoubted quality at moderate prices. Our cutters are experts, and we guarantee satisfaction in every department. ...
Article : 57 wordsThe Portmaster (Captain Mackay) has received the following wire, dated Friday, from the police at Proserpine:— "Osprey wrecked at Whitsunday Island, ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Mon 16 Mar 1903, Page 5
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