Articles from page 5: Previous page Next page

  1. Please wait. Loading browse data... loading
  2. THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS BAND.

    Though the R.M.S. Mooltan, conveying the world-famed Besses o' th' Barn Band, was expected to reach Fremantle between 1 and 2 o'clock yesterday ...

    Article : 3,195 words
  3. DISASTROUS FIRE.

    The fine residence of Mr. James H. Aldridge at Bichmond Park was almost totally destroyed by fire early this morning. The outbreak was noticed ...

    Article : 525 words
  4. MARITIME MISHAP.

    A strong gale in Newcastle harbour this morning was responsible for a sensational event, the barquentine Kate Tatham being capsized. No lives were ...

    Article : 821 words
  5. ENGLISH MAIL CONTRACT.

    At to-day's meeting of Cabinet the terms of the proposed contract with the Orient Steam Navigation Company for the English mail service were ...

    Article : 568 words
  6. THE BRITISH RAILWAY TROUBLE.

    Mr. J. E. Ellis, Liberal, M.P. for Rushcliffe, presiding at an overflowing meeting of railway men in the Albert Hall last night, said that the omens ...

    Article : 985 words
  7. THE AMERICAN FINANCIAL PANIC.

    The financial deadlock in the United States is seriously affecting the industries of the country. Owing to the temporary ...

    Article : 176 words
  8. BRITISH MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

    The Conservatives have won upwards of 135 seats in the English and Welsh municipal elections, a great majority of their victories being gained in boroughs ...

    Article : 201 words
  9. A DESPERATE BURGLAR

    Last night two members of the committee of a co-operative store at Gateshead, near Newcastle, were shot by a burglar, one of them being fatally ...

    Article : 95 words
  10. THE VICTORIAN BUDGET

    The "Economist,' commenting upon the Victorian budget, remarks:—"The revenue was deliberately under-estimated, in order to show a large surplus, ...

    Article : 60 words
  11. THE RAND CHINESE.

    The steamer Court field left Durban yesterday with 2,000 repatriated Chinese from the Rand mines on board. ...

    Article : 27 words
  12. ALLEGED BLACKMAIL.

    Carl L. Von Veltheim, who shot Wolf Joel at Johannesburg in 1898, has, at the instance of the British Government, been re-arrested at Paris in ...

    Article : 46 words
  13. SLEEPING SICKNESS.

    Dr. Koch, who has spent 18 months in the waters and islands of Lake Victoria Nyanza, in Cenral Africa, declares that the tsetse-fly (Glossina ...

    Article : 72 words
  14. COUNTRY.

    The crops are looking fairly well, especially the early-sown, and grass is plentiful. The weather lately has been fairly cold, with occasional ...

    Article : 806 words
  15. THE GRASS PROBLEM.

    Sir,—Although it is creating considerable interest at the present time, the above is not a new thing (even in this State) by any means. The fact that it ...

    Article : 918 words
  16. EXPLOSION IN AN ARSENAL.

    The bursting of melinite shells in the arsenal at Bourges, 144 miles south of Paris, yesterday, resulted in the death of seven artillerymen. Two other ...

    Article : 45 words
  17. INTER-STATE.

    Reports for the 48 hours ended at 9 o'clock this morning show that rain had fallen almost to the centre of the continent. The north-western pastoral ...

    Article : 429 words
  18. FEDERAL AFFAIRS.

    Representations were recently made to the Commonwealth Government regarding the seizure of certain Australian butter by the authorities of the ...

    Article : 186 words
  19. THE BOKHARA EARTHQUAKE.

    Advices from Kokand, in Bokhara, state that the landslip caused by the recent earthquake at Karatagh killed two-thirds of the town's population of ...

    Article : 33 words
  20. SCOTTISH CHURCHES.

    The committee of the National Council of the Scottish Free Churches has resolved that no settlement of the church property dispute will be ...

    Article : 60 words
  21. RUSSIA.

    Many members of the Right in the Russian Duma favour a representative Government thereby assuring a majority for the Constitution. ...

    Article : 28 words
  22. CHINESE AT VARIANCE.

    The trouble which has arisen between sections of the Chinese in Little Bourke-street over their representation at the Bar of the Legislative Assembly ...

    Article : 346 words
  23. EXTIRPATION OF RABBITS.

    The report of Dr. Tidswell, the Acting-President of the Board of Health, regarding Dr. Danyz's experiments in the way of rabibt extermination is not ...

    Article : 111 words
  24. FINANCIAL.

    The bank rate, which was raised to 5½ per cent. last Thursday, against 4½ per cent. on August 15 last and 4 per cent, in August, 1906, was to-day raised ...

    Article : 42 words
  25. MISCELLANEOUS.

    Three majors and two captains of the Fifth (Royal Irish) Lancers, stationed at Aldershot have been placed on half-pay on the ground that the ...

    Article : 171 words
  26. PROSPECTOR'S LONELY DEATH.

    The body of a prospector, named Charles Ross, was found dead in his camp, three miles from Coolgardie, to-day. It was evident that Ross had ...

    Article : 101 words
  27. NEW ZEALAND.

    The export of gold from New Zealand last month was 26,167oz., compared with 57,281oz. for October last year. Since the beginning of the year the ...

    Article : 47 words
  28. BILLIARDS.

    Roberts and Weiss, the well-known billiard players, met at Leeds last night in a billiard match on an oval table. The match was 7,000 up, and Roberts ...

    Article : 43 words
  29. EAST MURCHISON TRAGEDY.

    A police party fully equipped, left Nannine on Saturday to track the native murderers of Stephen Grace. Sub-Inspector Mitchell proceeded to ...

    Article : 48 words
  30. SUPPOSED SUICIDE.

    Corporal Slattery found the body of a man floating in the railway dam close to the town. On being dragged out, the body was found to be that of ...

    Article : 118 words
  31. THE LAW LIST.

    In Chambers.—At 10.30 a.m., before the Chief Justice: In the matter of the estate of Henry Gray, deceased. Criminal Court.—At 10 a.m., before ...

    Article : 40 words
  32. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 326 words
×

Buy

Download

Please choose from the following download options:

Share

Share this item on:

Print

Print page as...

The National Library of Australia's Copies Direct service lets you purchase higher quality, larger sized photocopies or electronic copies of newspapers pages.

Scope
Format of download
as... PDF PDF

You need to login before you can save preferences.

$