If any doubt had been felt as to the ability of the State to secure recruits for a fifth contingent for service in South Africa, it would by this time have been ...
Article : 1,392 wordsOwing to several letters appearing in the "West Australian" recently questioning the conduct of the ballot taken recently among ...
Article : 287 wordsAt the adjourned meeting of the shareholders of the London and Globe Finance Corporation, on Monday night, it was stated that all the creditors of the ...
Article : 119 wordsA squadron of Johannesburg Mounted Rifles ambushed a party of Boers at Holfontein on Sunday last. Five of the Boers were killed, ...
Article : 921 wordsIn connection with the recent fight near Zourfontein, between Johannesburg and Pretoria, it is stated that a treacherous Kaffir led the enemy to the only ...
Article : 55 wordsThe feeling noted in yesterday's "West Australian" as existing among many of the ratepayers, that in the interests of the city some steps ought to be taken to ...
Article : 2,190 wordsNine hundred Dutch settlers, at Vryburg, who are suspected of disloyalty, have been arrested and removed to Kimberley. ...
Article : 33 wordsTo-day's Issue.—With to-day's issue is published a two-page supplement. Eastern Mail.—A mail for the Eastern States is notified to close at the G.P.O. ...
Article : 1,705 wordsDr. Bupin, of the Colombia University, claims to have solved the problem of ocean telephony, so completely as to enable San Francisco to communicate ...
Article : 47 wordsGeneral De Lisle, with a strong column, including a detachment of New South Wales Mounteds, has arrived at Piquetberg, in the south-west of Cape ...
Article : 240 wordsThe British War Office is enlisting 5,000 Imperial Yeomanry for South Africa. The men are being enlisted for one ...
Article : 37 wordsThe surviving passengers of the trains recently snowed up at Razylenaia, in the south of Russia, have been rescued. ...
Article : 32 wordsAn extraordinary case has been brought under the notice of the Victorian police, and on it to-day the Attorney-General (Mr. Isaacs) took ...
Article : 248 wordsA Russian Nihilist, Prince Nackachine, has been arrested at Nice, in the south of France Documents found in the Prince's ...
Article : 66 wordsThe Ismaila, which collided with the Ormuz recently, was floated into the Alfred Graving Dock to-day. The total cost of repairing the two vessels is nearly ...
Article : 283 wordsThe debate on M. Waldeck-Rousseau's Religious Associations Bill was opened in the French Chamber of Deputies yesterday. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 153 wordsMr. Milholland, an American millionaire, has invited Mr. Kruger to visit America and to deliver a series of lectures on South African affairs. ...
Article : 35 wordsAn important decision was given by the city Council to-day realtive to the Early Closing Act. Shopkeepers in the vicinity of the Central Markets had ...
Article : 77 wordsFurther particulars have been received regarding the British reverse near Lindley, on the 3rd inst. It appears that Colonel White sent ...
Article : 183 wordsLord Hopetoun will visit Hobart about the end of February. It is quite probable that, for his health's sake, the Governor-General will make the visit an ...
Article : 76 wordsThe officers of the West Australian Contingent were entertained this evening at the South Australian Hotel by the members of the Naval and Military ...
Article : 84 wordsThe colonial wool sales opened in London yesterday. Competition was brisk. Merinos advanced from 5 to 7½ per cent. ...
Article : 142 wordsA lady's gold watch, which has been corroded into a solid block like a round pebble, has been found at the mouth of Lochard Gorge. It is considered ...
Article : 62 wordsMany destitute foreigners from the Transvaal are appealing to the Durban police for food and shelter. Their respective Consuls have, it is ...
Article : 38 wordsA violent hurricane was experienced to-day at Girilambone, which caused considerable damage to the copper mine bulidings. A large chimney was blown ...
Article : 67 wordsA serious affray occurred on Thursday Island this afternoon. A body of South Sea Islanders, to the number of a hundred attacked half that number of ...
Article : 132 wordsThe following colonial casualties are reported:—Severely Wounded: Sergt-Major M. Weir, of New South Wales. ...
Article : 121 wordsThe steamer Coolgardie, on arrival last night, came into collision with the ship Erin's Isle, which is lying at the town jetty, discharging ballast ...
Article : 95 wordsA painful accident happened this morning at the No 1 Sawmill, Jarrahdale, to the head benchman, Benjamin Buckland, a married man, of advanced ...
Article : 97 wordsRegarding the telegram from Mr. Seddon, that the Imperial troops will visit New Zealand, the question has been raised whether they should visit ...
Article : 157 wordsThe strike of wheelers at the Wickham and Bullock Island colliery, Newcastle, terminated to-day. The wheelers returned to work, on the understanding that ...
Article : 62 wordsOnly two candidates were nominated for the Central Province seat, viz., Mr. B. C. O'Brien, of Cue, and Mr. Joseph Dreyer, of Northampton. ...
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Advertising : 218 wordsOne thousand Boer refugees, who are detained in camps at Pretoria, Kroonstad, and Rhenoster Spruit, declare that they had been given to understand that ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Thu 17 Jan 1901, Page 5
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