Excellent progress continues to be made by the British expedition against the dervishes on the Upper Nile. Gunboats are now patrolling the river between ...
Article : 58 wordsThe Marquis of Salisbury has submitted another proposal to the Powers for a settlement of the difficulty which has arisen in connection with the ...
Article : 91 wordsLate despatches received regarding the situation on the Indian frontier indicate that the end of the trouble is approaching. The Ameer of Afghanistan ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 172 wordsBefore Messrs Hume Black and John Macnamara, J‘s.P., at the Police Court yesterday Thos. J. M‘Fadden, an elderly man, was charged with indecently assaulting ...
Article : 571 wordsThe proposal by the V.R.C. Committee incorporate in their new rules that 13st 71b shall be the maximum weight in jumping races was lost at a special meeting held ...
Article : 92 wordsAt the sitting of the Mining Commission to-day there wore present:—The Minister for Mines (Mr Wittenoom) in the chair, and Messrs Rason, Gill, George, Grant, Scarvell, ...
Article : 1,569 wordsThe excitement displayed in this game seems to be greater than ever at Mr “ Bob” Phillips’ billiard-room. Each player as he takes up his cue stems determined on ...
Article : 84 wordsIntelligence has been received of the stranding of H.M.S. Imogene (460 tons and 390 horsepower) Commander Edward Joseph’Bain, while on special ...
Article : 90 wordsNominations were received to-day for the vacancy for the Central District in the Legislative Council. Those received were : —David Morley Charleston and James ...
Article : 33 wordsThe admirals of the combined squadron off Crete propose to raise the blockade which has now been in existence since the beginning of the year. ...
Article : 132 wordsA. Mather, representative of the Dunlop and Austral Companies, wires from Tennant's Creek as follows :—“ Tuesday, September 7. Reached here at sundown. The ...
Article : 178 wordsA representive syndicate has been formed with a view to constructing an outer harbor and dock at Largs Bay. It has been felt for some lime that ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 225 wordsThe Government Geologist. Mr Gibb Maitland, starts on a trip to the northern districts on Thursday morning. Northampton will be the first stopping place, where he will ...
Article : 95 wordsAt the insolvency Court to-day, Harrold Brothers case cams up. The application of L. Harrold to be allowed to return to England was granted. Several charges were ...
Article : 134 wordsSpeedy justice has been dealt out to Barril, the anarchist, who shot at and seriously wounded Senor Portas, the chief of the special police at Barcelona. ...
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Advertising : 57 wordsA fire occurred yesterday at Northam railway station by which the ?, storeroom, guards’ barracks, and traffic inspectors’ quarters were demolished. The fire was ...
Article : 48 wordsThe steamer Corinna approaching Timaru from Lyttelton. in a thick fog struck a reef. She was got off after a little water making, but was not seriously damaged. ...
Article : 38 wordsMr O'Connor, Engineer-in Chief, is expected to reach Perth in a fortnight’s time. ...
Article : 15 wordsAdmiral Bridge to-night received a cablegram from Noumea that the French warship Eure had arrived at that port from New Guinea, and brought news that the Governor ...
Article : 64 wordsThe applications by the liquidators of the City of Melbourne Bank, the Mercantile Bank, Federal Bank, and Australian Mortgage Bank for the sanction of the court to ...
Article : 47 wordsThe Trades Union Congress of the United Kingdom assembled at Birmingham to-day. There were 300 delegates present representing 1,250,000 ...
Article : 60 wordsThe police have raided a number of premises in the King country, where the illicit sale of liquor was believed to be carried on, and secured a large quantity of spirits. ...
Article : 41 wordsJohn Kerr applied for a [?]cense for a way. side hotel at the 21-Mile Inspector M’Kenna objected to the granting of the license on the ground of immoral ...
Article : 515 wordsThe following scratchings are announced for the A.J.C. meeting : — All engagements — Vigilant, Admire, Navigant. ...
Article : 60 wordsDuring last night the St Joseph’s Boman Catholic Church, Collingwood, was broken into, and the whole of the sacramental vessels, valued at £80. six bottles of wine, ...
Article : 39 wordsArchibald Septimus Heath, aged 29, a native of Wages, and lately employed by Dalgety and Co., committed suicide in a sensational manner at his residence, Potts’ ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 150 wordsA girl named Jessie Smith, aged 13 years, whose violent temper caused her to be banded over this morning to Miss Sutherland’s Home for Girls, attempted to kill herself by ...
Article : 49 wordsThe challenge thrown out by J. H. Tyers to swim for the amateur long distance championship (fresh and salt water) of England has been taken up ...
Article : 70 wordsAt Orange, the man, Alexander M‘Farlane, who was hurt on the Bathurst road, late on Thursday night, recovered consciousness yesterday. He stated that he was assaulted by ...
Article : 64 wordsTo prevent the disaffection spreading to their territory, the authorities in Nepaul, a native kingdom of India, between Tibet and Bengal, have found it ...
Article : 46 wordsThe Yarrabee Park Estate of 46,000 acres, in the Riverina district was sold yesterday to Messrs Samuel and John M’Caughey for £142,500. The sale was effected by the ...
Article : 38 wordsFor the Melbourne Cup Wait-a-Bit remains favorite at 100’s to 8. There is very little business doing. ...
Article : 23 wordsThe Victorian Boot Manufacturers Association has drawn up a lengthy statement for presentation to the Chief Secretary setting forth reasons why be should decline to ...
Article : 50 wordsThe libel case, Joseph Kelly v. The Daily Telegraph Newspaper Company, heard before Mr Justice Stephen, in which plaintiff sued for the recovery of £1000 damages for ...
Article : 48 wordsFor the Caulfield Cup Foliage is in good request. He was backed for £3000 at 100’s to 5, and at the close no better price than 100’s to 6 was forthcoming. Devon was ...
Article : 54 wordsA pension scheme has been formulated in the interests of manual laborers in the service of the British Government. For some time past ...
Article : 154 wordsThe Very Rev. Win. T. T. Webber, Bishop of Brisbane, who visited England for the Lambeth conference, will sail for Sydney next Friday in the ...
Article : 34 wordsTwo young miners, named Gamel and G?pard, report having had a terri?le experience in the Bright district. Whilst crossing the mountain range they were ...
Article : 51 wordsAt Newcastle fear is expressed that the lock-out of miners at the Dudley Colliery will result in a general strike in the district, as the men believe the action of the ...
Article : 52 wordsEdgar Wilson, son of Mr G. P. Wilson, of Big Springs Station, who was seriously hurt, through Moonlight falling upon him in the Amateur Hurdle Race of the Murrumbidgee ...
Article : 69 wordsThe Railway Commissioner is taking steps to prevent traffic in the unused half of railway tickets. The police to-day raided the premises of two persons, and seized all tickets ...
Article : 122 wordsThe following movements in England of vessels engaged in the Australian trade are reported :— Arrivals.—Duke of Westminster and ...
Article : 43 wordsSalmon and trout fishing has been opened auspiciously. Plenty of fish are reported in the Derwent. ...
Article : 23 wordsSufferers from Blood and Nervous Affections, Liver and Kidney Complaints, Rheumatism, Piles, and other complaints will be pleased to hear that this great herbalist has ...
Article : 131 wordsThe hurdleracer Clearlight was schooled over the hurdles at Caulfield this morning by Swan, and jumped fairly well. Tangiers and Exchange were also sent over the little ...
Article : 39 wordsThe half-yearly meeting of the Hobart Savings Bank was held to-day. The accounts showed the receipts to be £85,188 and the ?payments £79,930. ...
Article : 27 wordsPatriot, who is engaged in the A.J.C Derby, was taken in company with Syd by their trainer, W. A. Filgate, to Sydney today. Ahearn, the Flemington light-weight ...
Article : 60 wordsThe steamer Lattah, trading between Hobart and Channel ports, struck a snag between North Egg and South Egg islands on Monday night and is now full of water. The ...
Article : 42 wordsThe betting on the St Leger Stakes, the last of the English classical events for three-year-olds, is completely robbed of interest by the pronounced favoritism ...
Article : 75 wordsMr Edwards, senior partner in the firm of Edwards and Lamb, died of pneumonia at 2o’clock this morning. ...
Article : 20 wordsA strange fatality occurred near Hobart yesterday. A young man was driving a cow along the road when the animal became frightened by an approaching train, and the ...
Article : 53 wordsKing Humbert of Italy, who is at present on a visit to Germany, was yesterday entertained at a banquet in Hamburg by the Emperor William. In ...
Article : 58 wordsMr W. R. Wilson’s colt Aurum, continues to harden for the V.B.C. Derby. If he keeps well be will probably start one of the hottest favorites on record for the race. ...
Article : 70 wordsThe Governor and Lady Lamington leave Friday on a visit to the Governor of New South Wales. ...
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Advertising : 226 wordsOut of 300 cattle inoculated foe tick at Bowen, three died. Shearing is general in that district. ...
Article : 19 wordsA very strong shock of earthquake was felt on Barren Island. It lasted 30 seconds. ...
Article : 17 wordsThere is an improving demand in the Mark Lane grain market, The price of wheat has advanced 6d per quarter during the past week. ...
Article : 33 wordsThe Rabbit Board has received reports from the south-west part of the colony that phospborised pollard is ineffective for the destruction of rabbits, but that the mortality ...
Article : 77 wordsOn Furneaux, Barren, and Flinders Islands whole families are prostrate with influenza and low fever. Some of the sufferers had a narrow recovery. ...
Article : 26 wordsAt a meeting of the Ascot and Fitzroy Racing Club stewards to-day, the mare, Saucy, trainer and rider were disqualified for six months for suspicious practices in the ...
Article : 41 wordsHeartrending stories are in circulation of the distress already existing in consequence of the engineers’ strike. At Bolton particularly the poorer trade ...
Article : 43 wordsTwo boys, William and John Maynard, were seriously injured yesterday by the explosion of a dynamics cap, but are now out of danger. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe well-known jumpers Cedric, Pickwick, and Timoni, were offered' for sale by Messrs Campbell and Sons, but were all passed in. For Cedric, an offer of 100 guineas was ...
Article : 70 wordsAs a consequence of the shortage recently announced in the silver reserve in the United States Treasury the silver market has hardened. Those Interested ...
Article : 48 wordsThe Ivanhoe and Merrie England left Oooktown. for New Guinea with only 30 passengers. SYDNEY, September 7. ...
Article : 64 wordsThe rouseabouts having continued to refuse to start work at Maxwelton Station, between 20 and 30 men were sent up from Townsville. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe Winton-Hughenden road is practically closed owing to want of water, and White Wood tank will give out in a few days, when there will be a 70 mile dry stage to be ...
Article : 42 wordsgathered around the first display of Frossard’s Cavour Cigars, which were quickly sold, but supplies are now received regularly. The tobacco in these ...
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Advertising : 20 wordsThe gold yield of the colony of Queensland for August was 68,11[?] from 68,867 tons. ...
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The Goldfields Morning Chronicle (Coolgardie, WA : 1896 - 1898), Wed 8 Sep 1897, Page 3
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