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  2. CABLE MESSAGES.

    Italy has declared all Australian ports are infected with plague, owing to the outbreaks reported at Adelaide and Sydney. Among the rat catchers engaged by the ...

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  3. ENCOURAGEMENT OF RIFLE SHOOTING.

    Mr. Melville, the Minister of Defence, has been much impressed by the views put forward in "The Age" with regard to giving every encouragement to the able bodied ...

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  4. HOW CRONJE WAS CAUGHT.

    Owing to the rapidity with which Lord Roberts moved, some of his regiments could not be fully supplied by the transport, which was unable to keep pace, owing to the ...

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  5. CABLE MESSAGES.

    The Afrikander Bond, whose object recent events have revealed to be nothing less than the foundation of a great Dutch Republic, to extend over all South Africa, had fixed 8th ...

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  6. LADYSMITH RELIEVED.

    The War Office has just published a despatch from General Buller announcing the successful result of the past week of severe and sanguinary fighting by his troops in the words :-- "LADYSMITH RELIEVED." ...

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  7. DEARTH OF SADDLERY REQUISITES.

    The unexpected demands that have recently been made upon materials for the manufacture of saddles and other articles of equipment have practically exhausted the ...

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  8. PATRIOTIC CATTLE SALE.

    A large assemblage was present at the Newmarket cattle yards on Wednesday, when Mr. J. M. Peck and Co. submitted a truck loud of cattle, ...

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  9. ADVANCE ON BLOEMFONTEIN.

    Lieutenant-General French, with his cavalry division and mounted infantry, is rapidly advancing eastward upon Bloemfontein, which is under 70 miles from ...

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  10. INSULTING THE NAVY.

    Mr. Robert Harris, a son of Rear-Admiral Sir R. H. Harris, K.C.M.G., Commander-in-Chief on the Cape station, and Flag Lieutenant M. A. Kennard, R.N., of ...

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  11. THE POSITION AT SYDNEY.

    The health authorities report that the persons who were quarantined owing to the plague are all well, and that several will be released early next week if no ...

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  12. GENERAL CRONJE'S SURRENDER.

    General Cronje's demeanor was quiet and dignified. He was dressed in civilian clothes. He rode into the British camp on a pony, and on coming to Lord Roberts ...

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  13. THE PRESENT POSITION.

    At last Ladysmith is relieved. The fighting which led to the relief was extremely severe, because the position held by the enemy was of extraordinary strength. ...

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  14. A CONFIDENTIAL DESPATCH.

    Rumors of an alarming character were afloat to-day with regard to a mysterious cable received by the Premier (Mr. Lyne) from the Imperial authorities yesterday; ...

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  15. A SERIES OF BATTLES.

    General Sir Redvers Buller reports that he attacked the Boer position from the direction of Langverwachte Spruit, but was baffled, after suffering heavy losses, which ...

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  16. WHY THE CAPITULATION WAS MADE.

    It has now come out that a council of war was held, when the question of surrender or of continuing the light was discussed. General Cronje wished to go on fighting, but ...

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  17. PRECAUTIONS IN QUEENSLAND.

    A proclamation was issued to-day declaring Sydney an infected port. All vessels arriving from there will be detained in quarantine pending the granting of pratique, and ...

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  18. NEW ZEALAND MORTGAGE AND INVESTMENT CO.

    The New Zealand Mortgage and Investment Association Limited has decided to wind up its affairs voluntarily. [The association was registered in ...

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  19. TERRIBLY HARD FIGHTING.

    General Sir Redvers Buller reports that after six days' hard fighting his forces succeeded in establishing themselves on the lower spurs of Pieter's Hill, near Pieter's ...

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  20. THE BOER PRISONERS.

    The Boer prisoners taken at Paardeberg have started for Capetown under a strong escort. The women and children who were with the force are being sent home. ...

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  21. WAR CORRESPONDENTS' OPINIONS.

    Mr. Winston Churchill, of the "Morning Post," estimates the force of Boers engaged at 10,000, with 7 guns in carefully masked positions. ...

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  22. IN THE OTHER COLONIES.

    The transports with the Bushmen's Contingent on board remained in the harbor all day, and the ferrymen had a rich harvest in taking sightseers alongside the ...

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  23. THE BUSHMEN'S CORPS.

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  24. EIGHT HOURS IN MINES.

    In the House of Commons last night, the bill introduced by Mr. J. H. Lewis, Liberal, M.P. for Flint Boroughs, to make eight hours a statutory day's work in mines, was ...

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  25. THE MAYOR'S LIST.

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  26. HECTOR MACDONALD'S WOUND.

    Major-General H. A. Macdonald, who was at first reported to be severely wounded in the lighting round Paardeberg and Koodoosrand, then only slightly wounded in the ...

    Article : 53 words
  27. ATTACK ON FORT WYLIE.

    Reports as to the previous fighting state that on Sunday night the Boers made a determined attack on the British position at Fort Wylie, a quarter of a mile north from ...

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  28. THE NEW SOUTH WALES AMBULANCE.

    The Lieutenant-Governor to-day received a cable despatch from Lord Roberts, intimating that he had just inspected the Now South Wales Ambulance that was engaged ...

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  29. GERMAN BATTLE SHIP ASHORE.

    The German battle ship Sachsen, 7441 tons, 14 guns, 14 knots, which has only been recently constructed and reboilered with water tubed boilers, has gone ashore near ...

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  30. REMOUNTS WANTED.

    Many of the war correspondents at the front write urging in the strongest terms that immediate measures should be taken to keep up the supply of remounts for the ...

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  31. PATRIOTIC SYDNEY WESLEYANS.

    The Wesleyan Conference has passed a resolution expressing loyalty to the throne, approving of the steps taken by the Government of New South Wales to give practical ...

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  32. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The well-known picture, the Holy Mother, by F. Goodall, R.A., has been purchased by the Brisbane Gallery. LONDON, 1st March. ...

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  33. ONDERBROEK CARRIED.

    Major-General Barton, commanding the Sixth (Fusilier) Brigade, was directed to take two of his battalions, together with the 1st Royal Dublin Fusiliers. The attack ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  34. MR. M'LEAN'S STATEMENT.

    The fact that a confidential despatch from the Secretary of State for the Colonies had been received by the Premiers of the Australian colonies having gained publicity, an ...

    Article : 259 words
  35. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CORPS.

    It was originally intended that the corps should consist of 250 men--13 officers and 237 rank and file. The Minister of Defence has, however, now decided to include the ...

    Article : 178 words
  36. THE SIEGE OF LADYSMITH.

    Many people wondered why Sir George White allowed himself to be shut up by the Boers in Ladysmith, while others wondered--and with reason--how it was that he ...

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  37. QUEEN'S SYMPATHY FOR THE IRISH.

    The Queen has telegraphed to General Sir Redvers Buller, informing him of her deepest concern for the heavy losses which have befallen her brave Irish soldiers in ...

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  38. THE LONDON MARKETS.

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  39. CONGRATULATIONS OF THE KAISER.

    The German Emperor has sent telegraphic messages to the Queen congratulating her on the success of the British arms at Koodoosrand. He has also sent a similar ...

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  40. DEATH OF PRIVATE T. SMITHIE

    Private T. Smithie, New South Wales Medical Corps, is reported dead from enteric fever at Orange River Camp. ...

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  41. THE QUEENSLAND BUSHMEN.

    The third contingent embarked aboard the transport Duke of Portland at Pink[?]oa shortly after 4 p.m. Thousands of people assembled in the vicinity of the wharf to ...

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  42. ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE DEPARTURE.

    The date of the departure of the Bushmen's Corps has been definitely fixed for Saturday, the 10th inst. It was originally intended that the Bushmen should leave on ...

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  43. ROYAL CONGRATULATIONS TO CANADA.

    The Queen has despatched a spirited message congratulating Canada, as a mark of her appreciation of and admiration for the marked gallantry of the Canadian troops at ...

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  44. THE MAIL STEAMERS.

    The R.M.S. Himalaya arrived at Colombo, from Australia, yesterday morning. ...

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  45. THE LAMBIE MEMORIAL FUND.

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  46. RUMORS ON CHANGE.

    Notwithstanding an occurrence of recent date, when bogus information concerning military matters in South Africa was forwarded from Adelaide to Melbourne, and ...

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  47. IN CAPE COLONY.

    Colonel Price, of the Victorian Mounted Rifles, who is in command of a force composed of a troop of the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, some artillery and a strong ...

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  48. SIR JOHN MADDEN'S SYMPATHY.

    Sir,--I learn that it is proposed to provide some memorial of the late Mr. Lambie. I would like to join in thus honoring an able and dutiful man and in perpetuating ...

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  49. A WESLEYAN CHAPLAIN.

    At yesterday's sitting of the Wesleyan Conference, the Rev. Dr. Fitchett introduced the subject of a Wesleyan chaplain for the Bushmen's Corps. There was, he ...

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  50. REJOICING AT ADELAIDE.

    The cablegram announcing the surrender of Cronje and his army was received on Tuesday night shortly before 12 o'clock. The news was ...

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  51. CHARITABLE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

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  52. BAY EXCURSIONS.

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