About 6:30 p.m. yesterday a fire broke out. in a nine-roomed wooden house, with shingle roof, situated in Norfolk road, South Brisbane, the accident being ...
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Article : 1,010 wordsThe Legislative Council last night passed a motion on the voices m favour of sending the contingent to the Transvaal. The Assembly, after an all-night sitting, ...
Article : 255 wordsThe papers in connection with the Public Service Board Inquiry into charges made by Mr. W. T. Jack, inspector of works against Mr. R. Robertson, the Under Secretary for ...
Article : 1,228 wordsIt is reported from Capetown that the customs authorities thoro have impounded £180,000 on hoard, the steamer Kinfauns Castle, which was consumed to the Transvaal. ...
Article : 210 wordsInformation is to hand that the Boers admit that in the attack on Mafeking their loss in killed and wounded was 70 men. British cavalry patrols in North, Natal ...
Article : 194 wordsThe farewell demonstration to the contingent leaving for South Africa promises to be the grandest military spectacle, ever seen here. ...
Article : 84 wordsThe revenue from July 1 to October 18 shows an increase of about £40,000 over the corresponding period of last year. The increase so far for this month alone is £20,000. ...
Article : 163 wordsThe Pacific Cable Authorisation Bill has passed its final stages in Parliament. Lawyer's Daughter: " This sonnet you have written to me is simply delicious, ...
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Advertising : 592 wordsAt Jumbunna yesterday Dr. Morton dived down a flooded shaft in a most plucky manner and rescued a drowning child. ...
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Article : 37 wordsThe Mansion House fund in aid of the fugitives from the Transvaal in South Africa has now reached £117,000. This sum includes £20,000 contributed by members of ...
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Article : 257 wordsThe following headquarters general orders were issued in a supplement to the "Government Gazette" last evening:-- All officers, non-commissioned officers, and ...
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Article : 617 wordsThe International Commercial Congress, at Philadelphia, far the extension of international commerce by accredited representatives of the leading Governments and ...
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Article : 135 wordsTwenty-two men volunteered for service in South Africa to-day, but only seven were. accepted. It is expected that eight more will be obtained to-morrow. The men ...
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Article : 221 wordsThe National Agricultural Union of Great Britain have decided to ask the British dependencies to send representatives to an Imperial agricultural congress, to be held in ...
Article : 42 wordsThe girls attending the High School have requested to be allowed to present a set of colours to the New South Wales contingent for active. service in South Africa. ...
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The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Fri 20 Oct 1899, Page 5
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