Two prospectors, Messrs. Doherty and Garland, arrived here yesterday and reported a rich discovery of gold at Eastern Creek, 15 miles N.E. of Mosquito ...
Article : 260 wordsIn the House of Lords yesterday, Lord Ampthill (Conservative) asked in the Government intended to invite the Governments of the colonies to ...
Article : 210 wordsThe scrutiny in the Senate election is now drawing to a close, and only six country centres remain to be cleared up. The absent votes, ...
Article : 175 wordsColonel Roos-Keppel's column from Landikotal has junctioned with Brigadier-General Willcocks, without meeting with opposition from the Zakka Khels. ...
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Article : 149 wordsIn the House of Commons yesterday Lord Percy (Conservative) moved that, while welcoming the principle of the Anglo-Russian Convention, the House ...
Article : 259 wordsIn October last, after the Wheel Ellen mine had been closed down, the shareholders were indignant, and they very adversely criticised Mr. J. S. Read, ...
Article : 256 wordsMr. James Darling, of the Glenarona Estate, Kilmore, has suspected for some, time that there have been robberies from his barn, and early ...
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Article : 288 wordsGeneral Delarey, unveiling at Burghersdorp, in the Transvaal, yesterday, a monument to the burghers who were killed in the war, declared that the ...
Article : 76 wordsThe American wooden schooner Emily Reed (1,565 tons), bound from Newcastle to Portland, was wrecked at Oregon City (16 miles from her ...
Article : 45 wordsThe Minister for Mines (Mr. Gregory) returned to Perth by this evening's express train. During the day the Minister successively received deputation. ...
Article : 402 wordsGermany officially denies that she is inciting the Austrian railway projects in the Balkans. She declares that she regards all railways as civilisers. ...
Article : 60 wordsMr. Keir Hardie, M.P., made an attempt to address a meeting of the Labour Party at Johannesburg yesterday, but the attempt proved a complete ...
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Article : 210 wordsProfessor Sultan has contributed to a medical journal at Berlin a description of an operation performed on a human heart that had been pierced with a ...
Article : 53 wordsAt the inquest on the body of Mrs. Kirk, held at Broken Hill to-day, a verdict of wilful murder was returned against Kirk, who was committed for ...
Article : 122 wordsThe Coinage Committee of the United States House of Representatives has unanimously voted for the restoration of the motto on American coins, "In ...
Article : 153 wordsThe New Zealand team of professional Rugby footballers will play a St. Helen's team on Saturday next. It is understood that each player will ...
Article : 122 wordsThe suffragettes have started a week of self-denial for the purpose of raising funds to carry on their fight for the franchise. Their programme will ...
Article : 54 wordsMr. Justice O'Connor, of the Federal High Court, accompanied by his wife and family, was a passenger in transit by the R.M.S. China, which ...
Article : 258 wordsThe strike of timber yard employees has ended. The president of the Timber Merchants' Association states that the ...
Article : 162 wordsA business man at Lisbon has given £200 and the use of a house for life to the mother and children of Manuel Buica, one of the murderers of King ...
Article : 55 wordsThe Senate met to-day. Arbitration Awards. Mr. Keating, in reply to Mr. De Largie (W.A.), said that he would ...
Article : 419 wordsIn the Police Court to-day, Julius Grant, theatrical manager for Mr. William Anderson, was prosecuted by a City Corporation inspector on a ...
Article : 412 wordsTwo severe shocks of earthquake were felt at Johannesburg yesterday. ...
Article : 18 wordsIt is stated at St. Petersburg that owing to the movement of Turkish troops Russian forces are concentrating near the western frontier of ...
Article : 32 wordsWhen the R.M.S. China arrived in port from her trip across the Indian Ocean at 10 a.m. yesterday, she flew the yellow flag at her yard-arm. The ...
Article : 439 wordsMetals.—Latest quotations are as follow:—Copper, spot £57 12s. 6d. to £57 17s. 6d.; do., forward £58 to £58 5s.; electrolytic copper, £58 to £58 ...
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Article : 225 wordsBar silver is quoted at 2s. 1 15-16d. per ounce. ...
Article : 17 wordsThe hon. seretary of the Waifs' Home, Parkerville, desires to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following sums:—Per Mrs. Everingham, collection box. ...
Article : 478 wordsThe following are the latest quotations for Broken Hill mining stocks:—Broken Hill Proprietary, 56s. 3d. b; 58s. 9d. s; British Broken Hill, 14s. 6d. ...
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Article : 265 wordsOn Sunday an unknown man was found dead at North Sydney. The body was removed to the Morgue, where the customary steps for identification ...
Article : 130 wordsMr. A. McLeod, the general president of the Australian Natives' Association, arrived at Coolgardie this morning, and was accorded a civic reception ...
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Article : 85 wordsBush-fires continue to rage in various parts of New Zealand, principally in the North Island Drought prevails in most parts of the Dominion, and ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Wed 19 Feb 1908, Page 7
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