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  2. GREAT DISASTER ON THE BRISBANE RIVER.

    A terrible disaster occurred on the Brisbane River, a short distance below the Victoria bridge, at 5.5 p.m. to-day. All traffic having been stopped on the bridge, passengers had to ...

    Article : 1,541 words
  3. "THE AGE" AND THE RAILWAYS.

    In the Banco Court yesterday, before Justices Holroyd, A'Beckett and Hood, the further hearing of the new trial application in the railway libel action Smith v. Syme was ...

    Article : 1,308 words
  4. CABLE MESSAGES.

    A message has been received from the Siberian agent of Dr. Nansen, the Norwegian-explorer who two years ago started in the Fram to endeavor to reach the ...

    Article : 75 words
  5. CABLE MESSAGES.

    The issue of a South Australian loan for £839,500 is announced. The debentures are to bear interest at the rate of 3 per cent., and the minimum ...

    Article : 154 words
  6. THE BOER TROUBLE.

    The crisis in the Transvaal may be practically regarded as over, although the consequences will probably be deep seated and long continued. For the last fortnight the telegrams coming ...

    Article : 3,392 words
  7. CABLE MESSAGES.

    A " White Book " containing important despatches written by the Gorman Government in relation to the affairs in the Transvaal has been published. ...

    Article : 174 words
  8. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    The Burwood colliery closed down to-day owing to the wheelers going on strike. Mr. T. Croudace, the manager, asked miners to take the place of wheelers. They refused, and the ...

    Article : 63 words
  9. THE MERCADOOL LAND CASES.

    A new development occurred in the Mercadool land cases to-day. Mr. W. A. Cottee, manager of the Australian Mortgage Company, who was subpoenaed as a witness, had been ...

    Article : 312 words
  10. IRON FACTORY STRIKES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    At James Martin and Co.'s iron foundry, Gawler, to-day, a large body of the workmen, and belonging to the Engineers' Society, struck. For some time past Martin and Co. have been ...

    Article : 373 words
  11. VENEZUELA AND ENGLAND

    The Government of the Venezuelan Republic, now no longer encouraged by American Jingoism to continue defiant of Great Britain in respect to the frontier ...

    Article : 96 words
  12. IMPERIAL DEFENCE.

    At the Royal Colonial Institute meeting last evening a paper on Imperial Defence was road by Colonel Sir George Clarke, R.E., K.C.M.G., advocating among other ...

    Article : 81 words
  13. THE SYDNEY MINING CONFERENCE.

    The mining conference closed to-day. Mr. Reid, the Premier, attended and gave a short address, in which he stated it would always be the policy of his Government to take counsel on ...

    Article : 236 words
  14. PRESIDENT KRUGER'S APPEAL TO GERMANY.

    Other despatches published in the German White Book show that President Kruger had been informed as early as the 24th December of ...

    Article : 278 words
  15. THE IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

    In the House of Commons yesterday Mr. John Dillon, member for Mayo East, moved as an amendment to the Address in Reply that the refusal of the Ministry to ...

    Article : 95 words
  16. TIDAL POWER FOR ELECTRIC GENERATION.

    Mr. J. Lowmeyer, C.E., late of the engineer in chief's department, has patented a water motor designed to utilise the power developed by the rise and fall of the tide. The motor is ...

    Article : 92 words
  17. A GREAT MUSICIAN.

    The death is announced of M. Charles Louis Ambroise Thomas, a celebrated French musician, at the age of 84 years. M. Thomas was born in Metz, the son of a ...

    Article : 155 words
  18. MEETING OF CREDITORS.

    A meeting of the creditors of M'Burney, Wallls and Co., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, was held to-day. The approximate statement of affairs shows total liabilities ...

    Article : 171 words
  19. DESPERATE FIGHT IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE.

    A fight took place between two young men named Arthur Green and Thomas Edwards in the train conveying the butchers' excursionists back to Geelong from Ballarat last night, and ...

    Article : 141 words
  20. MANCHESTER MUSICAL INSTITUTE.

    Mr. Frederic Cowen, the well known musician, who conducted the orchestral performances at the Melbourne Exhibition in 1888, has been appointed Director of the ...

    Article : 47 words
  21. A STOLEN NECKLACE.

    A necklace worth £4000, presented by King Humbert of Italy to the Princess Letitia, widow of his late brother, the Duke d'Aosta, has been mysteriously ...

    Article : 39 words
  22. A SYDNEY BANK BURGLARY.

    A branch of the City of Sydney Bank was broken into last night by burglars, who forced the front door with a jemmy, but failed to force open the safe, which they tried unsuccessfully ...

    Article : 93 words
  23. PRETORIA TRIALS INDEFINITELY ADJOURNED.

    Telegrams from Pretoria report that the trial of the leaders of the National Onion of the Johannesburg Uitlandere, arrested by President Kruger on charges of treason ...

    Article : 61 words
  24. CHURCH ASSEMBLIES.

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  25. TURKISH REFORM IN MACEDONIA.

    A small instalment of the promised reform in Turkish administration in respect to Christian subjects has been granted by the Sultan in European ...

    Article : 85 words
  26. RUSSIA AND CHINA.

    It is announced as a further evidence of the close friendly relations which Russia has established with China since the close of the war with Japan that Li Hung ...

    Article : 319 words
  27. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    At Carrathool a number of unaccountable deaths amongst horses have taken place. The animals suddenly lose use of their hind parts, fall and are unable to rise, death taking ...

    Article : 93 words
  28. DR. JAMESON'S INTENTIONS.

    It has transpired that Dr. Jameson, before the engagement with the Boers, who fired the first shot, near Krugersdorp, had written to Sir Jacob de Wet, British agent ...

    Article : 115 words
  29. QUEENSLAND.

    It is understood that the directors of the Queensland National Bank have decided not to appoint a permanent general manager in the room of Colonel Drury, deceased, but that Mr. ...

    Article : 47 words
  30. FRAUDS ON THE VIENNA PICTURE GALLERY.

    A great sensation has been caused in Buda-Pesth, the capital of Hungary, by the arrest of Herr Palszky, director of the National Art Gallery of that city, on a ...

    Article : 59 words
  31. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Two runaway reformatory boys, Ernest Starr and Bertram Young, were captured by the police the Salisbury to-day. They had two stolen bicycles in their possession. ...

    Article : 28 words
  32. PRIMITIVE METHODIST ASSEMBLY.

    In connection with the Primitive Methodist Church Assembly now being held at Eaglehawk, three candidates far the ministry Messrs. Leslie T. Copeland, H. H. Hunt and ...

    Article : 189 words
  33. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    The Coolgardie Miner declares that the Mines department is not managed with even average activity, and that commence is drifting to ruin under a quarrelling schoolboy Cabinet, and a set ...

    Article : 121 words
  34. NATIONAL MORTGAGE CO. OF NEW ZEALAND.

    At the annual meeting of the National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand yesterday the report and balance sheet were adopted. Mr. Grenfell, who ...

    Article : 82 words
  35. KRUGER AND THE GERMAN EMPEROR.

    Despatches from the Transvaal show that President Kruger, directly Dr. Jameson's force started from Mafeking (29th December last), appealed by telegram, not ...

    Article : 96 words
  36. TASMANIA.

    The congregation of Chalmers Church, Launceston, has decided to call the Rev. M. G. Hart, of Footscray, Melbourne, to the vacant pulpit. ...

    Article : 112 words
  37. BOARD OF HEALTH.

    Among the number of maters dealt with by the Board of Health on Wednesday, Dr. Gresswell presiding, was the report by Dr. Macarthy, of Footscray, already published, ...

    Article : 198 words
  38. THE AMERICA CUP DISPUTE.

    Though the rumor that the Earl of Dunraven had apologised for the charges of unfair measurement of the yacht Defender in the America Cup contest last ...

    Article : 189 words
  39. FIRE INSURANCE IN NEW ZEALAND.

    A deputation waited on the Premier to-day to urge the Government to undertake fire insurance business as on offset to a combination among the insurance companies. The Premier ...

    Article : 190 words
  40. NEW MINING COMPANIES.

    Hannan's Consolidated G.M. Co., Coolgardie, has been registered with a capital of £150,000, shares to the amount of £50,000 to be issued. ...

    Article : 29 words
  41. STRENGTHENING TRANSVAAL DEFENCES.

    The Transvaal Government is making arrangements for further strengthening its military establishment, and with that view has ordered two batteries of heavy ...

    Article : 43 words
  42. TILE MAIL STEAMERS.

    The Queensland R.M.S. Duke of Devonshire arrived at Plymouth on the 11th inst. ...

    Article : 16 words
  43. NEW INSOLVENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 116 words
  44. THE RIVER COAL SITES.

    SIR, I see by The Age to-day that the coal importers are urging the Harbor Trust to relieve them from the conditions of the leases they hold for storage of cargoes of Newcastle coal on south ...

    Article : 127 words
  45. MR. CHAMBERLAIN ON DR. JAMESON.

    Among the official despatches in connection with the Transvaal invasion which have been published is a cable message from Mr. Chamberlain sent on 1st January to ...

    Article : 81 words
  46. Advertising

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  47. LAW LIST. THIS DAY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 137 words
  48. Advertising

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