Mr. Cooke, the Government Astronomer, has decided to take readings, at S in the morning instead of 9. This will enable reports to be transmitted earlier to eastern ...
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Article : 311 wordsThe, insurance companies losses in New Zealand by fires, since January 1 of this year, haTe totalled £70,000. ...
Article : 23 wordsThe Bundaberg on the 17th reported that the flood waters had somewhat subsided Overland mail communication had been restored, and mailmen were resuming their ...
Article : 266 wordsThe Minister for Mines, the Hon. S. Smith, tots decided to offer a reward of £l,000 for the discovery of payable gold at a depth of 2,000feet. ...
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Article : 48 wordsTwo Chinese youth one only 13, charged at the Albury court with entering the colony without paying the poll tax, were to-day each fined £150, or in default two years ...
Article : 67 wordsMidshipman Bathe, of the Orlando, has died in the General Hospital from diphtheria Lieutenant Parker, of the Pylades, is also in the hospital suffering from diphtheria, which ...
Article : 55 wordsThe Premier is endeavouring to arrange that the proposed conference of Australasian Ministers on the Japanese treaty, the defences of the colonies, and the recommendations of ...
Article : 98 wordsNews from [?], one of the society group of islands is that the satires there hoisted the British red ensign recently on two island settlements, Opoa and Teratoa. The French ...
Article : 75 wordsThe inquest into the circumstances attending the death of William M'Kay, labourer, who was stabbed at Carlton on Sunday night last, was concluded to-day. The evidence ...
Article : 74 wordsA deputation of citizens waited upon the Premier yesterday, and urged that, the Government should undertake the business of fire insurance. The Premier said the ...
Article : 154 wordsThe new bylaw issued by the Railway Department in connection with the sale of railway tickets, is to the following effect—namely: Any person not duly authorised by ...
Article : 84 wordsGreat excitement has been caused at Esperance by the reported discovery of opal fields in the Norseman district. The whole surface is said to consist of the most beautifully ...
Article : 90 wordsMr Walter. Toy,a well known engine driver and specnlator, was coming off from work at the waratah mine last night, when he dropped dead from heart disease. Toy ...
Article : 49 wordsNews from the western districts to-day. showstbat it is not likely that there will be continuous communication by rail for several days. At many places the watery still is ...
Article : 512 wordsA sad drowning accident occarred at Oberon yesterday. Frederick and Herbert Whiteley and John Hayes, aged respectively eleven, eight, and eleven years went, with others, to ...
Article : 77 wordsMr. Tames, W. Robertson, manager at Mourilyan, has been re-elected chairman of the Johnatono Divisional Board. ...
Article : 20 wordsThe Hem.-J. H. Gordon, Chief Secretary, handed in his resignation of his portfolio to-, day. It is believed that he took this coarse in consequence of a difference of opinion ...
Article : 117 wordsThe estimated population of Victoria on December 31 was 1,181,769. Allowing for the recorded departures by sea, the total loss by emigration is believed to be 15,422,making ...
Article : 42 wordsThe ballot for the selection of a candidate to contest the Carnarvon election was concladed on Saturday. resulting in Mr. Cough obtaining the aggregate majority of 148 ...
Article : 112 wordsA dreadful accident occurred to a man named Ryan, at Belubla station, yesterday. Some tins ox phosphorus became ignited, and Ryan volunteered to go in and ...
Article : 75 wordsA man named Thomas Bingham was overcomeby foul air, while excavating a well at Hindmarsh, yesterday. Another man went to his rescue, hat he was haded up in an ...
Article : 51 wordsA allocking domestic tragedy baa occurred at Windsor. A man named William. Alfred Dales, a painter and paperhanger, on Saturday night cut the throats of two of his ...
Article : 155 wordsAt the Gympic Municipal Council on Wednesday (says Saturday's Maryborough Chronicle) Ald. Mellor moved,—" That a letter be written to the Hydraulic Engineer ...
Article : 211 wordsA shocking drowning accident occurred 18 miles from Boston yesterday Three sister, named Esleys, while bathing with some older companions off a sandbank in the Murray ...
Article : 62 wordsTwo girls named Olive Vera, aged 11 years, and Lyla Clarence, aged 8 years, daughters of Mr. Dwyer, at present at Coolgardie, were drowned in a creek near Granville yesterday. ...
Article : 102 wordsThe Britannia Hotel, Wellington, owned by Mr. Doff, was totally destroyed by fire list night. The licensee, Mr. Beid, and his wife jumped from a bedroom window to save ...
Article : 72 wordsAn important judgment as to a broker's liability, was deli Tared yesterday in the action of Wilcox v. Clarke, in which Mr. H. A. Wilcox, an accountant, sought to recover£60 ...
Article : 172 wordsDr. M'Donagh, on Saturday night, met with an unfortunate accident at the Boyal Hotel through the premature starting of the lift. He was called in to see ...
Article : 213 wordsMr. William Proctor, a well known resident of Paramatta and a large mining speculator, committed suicide, in Paramatta Park last evening by firing a bullet ...
Article : 158 wordsAt the municipal elections yesterday, Mr. W. G. Hodges was returned for the West At the annual meeting of the School of ward a large majority. ...
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The Week (Brisbane, Qld. : 1876 - 1934), Fri 21 Feb 1896, Page 10
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