The ex-Premier, Sir A. J. Peaccck, has been severely blamed by both morning newspapers in Melbourne for the unfortunate position into which the finances ...
Article : 944 wordsAt the request of the council of the Waterside Workers' Federation, a conference of representatives of the various bodies interested in shipping took place ...
Article : 648 wordsIt was stated in political circles to-day that the Minister for Customs had decided that for the future merchants would not be prosecuted where it was ...
Article : 354 wordsGeneral Botha has, it is stated, broken off all communication with Mr. Kruger, Dr. Leyds, and Mr. Reitz. He is said to attribute the failure of ...
Article : 66 wordsThe Dublin Corporation has carried a resolution, condemning the Government for having proclaimed. under "The Crimes Act," the City of Dublin. "the ...
Article : 38 wordsIt is officially stated at Johannesburg that the £3,000,000 allotted for compensation to the burghers, and the grant of £2,000,000. which it has been decided to ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 2,130 wordsR.M.S. Himalaya.—The R.M.S. Himalaya, which left Large Bay for Fremantle last Thursday afternoon, will be due at the latter port to-day. Up to half-past ...
Article : 5,442 wordsA large crowd of citizens assembled to bid farewell to Sir Edmund Barton yesterday when he left Ottawa for Vancouver, en route for Australia. ...
Article : 98 wordsThe United States battleship Wisconsin and protected cruiser Cincinnati have been ordered to Panama and Colon respectively to prevent the Colombian ...
Article : 50 wordsMadame Isacescu has accomplished the task of swimming from Melk to Vienna, a distance of nearly fifty miles. The feat was accomplished in 12 hours 20 ...
Article : 97 wordsAn important Army Order was issued yesterday. All "roll calls," except that which is held immediately after the sounding of ...
Article : 118 wordsThe German Army manoeuvres concluded with a sham fight in the open. The engagement was a brilliant one, in which 70,000 troops participated. ...
Article : 82 wordsThe German Kaiser has issued an order for the establishment of a special sea transport department. The new department will be organised ...
Article : 51 wordsSerious disturbances occurred yesterday at the slate quarries near Bethseda, in Carnarvonshire. The trouble arose in consequence of ...
Article : 47 wordsThe Duke of Westminster has purchased a filly by Persimmon from Phantassie at the handsome figure of 5,000 guineas, [Phantassie dropped a filly foal to ...
Article : 50 wordsM. Rouvier, the French Minister of Finance, has informed the Porte that he will abandon the Ottoman Debt Conversion settlement arrived at last year ...
Article : 44 wordsA divorce suit of a rather unusual character was decided by Mr. Justice Simpson to-day. William Henry Chard, a Sydney wool broker, asked for a ...
Article : 174 wordsBar silver is quoted at 1s. 11 3-16d. per ounce. ...
Article : 15 wordsChina is urging Russia to restore the province of Manchuria, and to evacuate the port of Neu Chwang, also to return the Manchurian section of the ...
Article : 58 wordsDuring the French naval manoeuvres off Chenbourg, the submarine torpedo boats exhibited extraordinary skill in out-manoeuvring battleships. ...
Article : 30 wordsFollowing are the latest quotations for the undermentioned Australian mining stocks:—Broken Hill Proprietary (N.S.W.), 31s. 6d.; Chillagoe (Q.), 3s. ...
Article : 55 wordsThe new Orient liner Orontes, which was launched at Govan, in May last, made a successful trial trip on the Clyde yesterday. ...
Article : 46 wordsA decision has been given in the Circuit Court of Chicago, which, if upheld will prevent "corners" in grain being established. ...
Article : 32 wordsA sensational shooting affair took place at the Eagle Point Village Settlement yesterday evening. Wm. Shearing (36) had been keeping company with a young ...
Article : 217 wordsH.M. gunboat Lapwing has captured three piratical dhows in the Persian Gulf. [It was reported a few days ago that ...
Article : 57 wordsThe late Very Rev. Dr. Backhaus, pioneer Roman Catholic priest of Bendigo, who died in September, 1882, left a large amount of property to the Roman ...
Article : 141 wordsMr. A. H. Russell, who has held the position of head teacher of the Newcastle State School for the past four and a half years, has been transferred to the ...
Article : 168 wordsThe Rev. Henry Lowther Clarke, Vicar of St. Peter's Huddersfield, in Yorkshire, will, it is announced, succeed the Right Rev. Dr. Field Flowers Goe as ...
Article : 131 wordsThe British tobacconists declare that the American Tobacco Trust lost £1,500,000 in its futile attempt to capture the British market. ...
Article : 36 wordsAn action, in which the Federal Postmaster-General was the defendant, came before the Supreme Court to-day. Robert Hannah, a cabdriver, sought to ...
Article : 136 wordsThe Welsh miners have it is announced, contributed £1,000 to the Pennsylvanian colliers' strike fund. ...
Article : 26 wordsMr. Christmas has completed his collection of works of art for the forthcoming Commonwealth Art Exhibition in Melbourne. ...
Article : 101 wordsLast Saturday afternoon Detective Dalton in company with Detective Moyes, arrested a young man named John Brown on a charge of having ...
Article : 73 wordsThe action of John Martell against the Victorian Coal 'Miners' Association and the president and secretary of the Outtrim branch of that body for the ...
Article : 130 wordsThe cable ship Colonia has commenced the laying of the Vancouver to Fanning Island section of the Canadian-Pacific cable. ...
Article : 31 wordsA fresh that occurred in the River Yarra, at Alphington, brought to the surface to-day the dead body of Miss Irene Walsh a young lady whose ...
Article : 85 wordsThe Legislative Assembly in dealing with the Licensing Bill, has introduced clauses to abolish "tied" houses to the extent of preventing brewers or wine ...
Article : 47 wordsThe cold weather that has set in during the last few days has caused the death of 1,500 sheep that were penned in the yards at Newmarket. The sheep formed ...
Article : 107 wordsA petition has been prepared for signature throughout the Commonwealth, praying the Imperial Government to release from prison Lieutenant Witton, ...
Article : 88 wordsAt the annual meeting of the Melbourne Cricket Club, held to-night, it was stated that in order to promote the interests of many young playing ...
Article : 72 wordsThe Electoral Bill was passed by the House of Representatives on Saturday. Sir Joseph Ward's clauses, to permit electors' rights being granted to ...
Article : 39 wordsIt is feared that thousands of cattle perished in the bush fires that recently raged between Caboolture and Gympie, as they were too weak to travel. The ...
Article : 81 wordsThree pearling luggers left here early last week for Western Australian grounds. ...
Article : 14 wordsAt a meeting of Boulder ratepayers which was held last Friday night it was decided to urge the local Municipal Council to open negotiations with the ...
Article : 45 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly last night, Mr. Hall, member for Waratah, gave notice of his intention to move a resolution favouring co-operation with ...
Article : 53 wordsAt the Roma Police Court to-day Bryce and Mulholland were committed for trial on a charge of having been accessories after the fact ein connection with ...
Article : 46 wordsThe body of Jessie Blythman, a single woman, aged 32, was recovered last evening from the water at the end of the St. Kilda pier. ...
Article : 31 wordsThe condition of Detective Egglestone and Fred Hughes, who were injured in the Boulder Shooting affray, remains unaltered. No dangerous symptoms have ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Mon 15 Sep 1902, Page 5
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