The heavy storms which have marked the severity of the winter in Europe have been followed by great snow storms both in Great Britain and on the Continent. In ...
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Article : 65 wordsLieutenant Colquhoun, of the Victorian Navy, who, in recognition of his gallant services at the front in South Africa is a special service officer, lately received from her ...
Article : 100 wordsSir William [?]is of opinion that the happiest arrangement for the amusement of the bulk of the people in the Commonwealth festivities was the distribution of bands of ...
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Article : 174 wordsThe authorities at Capetown have discovered a plot of Boer sympathisers to destroy the waterworks on Table Mountain, which supply the capital with water. Strong ...
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Article : 83 wordsThe War Office is pushing on as rapidly as possible the work of strengthening the army. Three new batteries of Royal Field Artillery are now being formed at ...
Article : 39 wordsIt has not yet been decided whether officers will be appointed to the contingent, as the men are regarded as merely filling vacancies in the Victorian contingents ...
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Article : 193 wordsThe Commonwealth festivities have not interfered with work being done in preparing to hand over the Postal departments to the Commonwealth Government. Mr. ...
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Article : 131 wordsThe Right Rev. Dr. Alfred Earle, Suffragan Bishop of Marlborough (West and North-West London), has retired, but as his title cannot be resigned the Rev. C. J. ...
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Article : 209 wordsMajor-General French states that the men to form the next New South Wales contingent of 1000 men will require to be up to the previous standard as riders and ...
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Article : 63 wordsOver 1000 men have volunteered for the Fifth Contingent for South Africa. Mr. D. Ferguson, Victoria Coffee Palace, notifies by advertisement that the meeting ...
Article : 68 wordsThe military sports on the Agricultural ground were concluded to-day, in the presence of a large number of spectators. Sergeant Brady again led the Singleton Lancers ...
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Article : 185 wordsAn influential deputation waited on the Acting-Premier, and asked that Mr. Lewis be communicated with and requested to obtain a promise from the Federal Premier ...
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Article : 43 wordsThe 200 men of the Liverpool Regiment who were captured a fortnight ago at Helvetia, north of Nooitgedacht, on the Delagoa railway line, where the position they ...
Article : 126 wordsCount von Waldersee the German generalissimo of the allies in China, whose "mischievous activity" in punitive military operations in the provinces of Chi-li and ...
Article : 100 wordsThe Commonwealth carnival has left the people with "that tired feeling," for when a large body of returned soldiers landed from the Orient to-day the populace did ...
Article : 663 wordsSir,--I have, through a long sojourn in the land, learned to respect and admire its free institutions, to appreciate the kindness and hospitality of the Australians, and no ...
Article : 638 wordsThe Government of New South Wales entertained the press of Australia to-night at a banquet in the Town Hall. Representatives of the leading papers of the different ...
Article : 129 wordsNew York telegrams report that extraordinary speculative activity in American railroad stocks developed in Wall-street (New York Stock Exchange) on Saturday ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 70 wordsSir,--As the action of the Moderators of the Presbyterian Churches of tho various States, in standing out of the Commonwealth procession of 1st January, has been ...
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Article : 84 wordsThe crew of the South Australian gun boat Protector, were discharged from further Imperial service this morning. Before they were paid off the naval ...
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Article : 138 wordsThe conference of municipalities that has for some time past had the proposals of a private company for the establishment of electric tramways in the outlying suburbs ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Wed 9 Jan 1901, Page 5
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