Articles from page 5: Previous page Next page

  1. Please wait. Loading browse data... loading
  2. FEDERATION.

    Mr. Reid states that he does not propose that the decision of the people shall be asked on the Constitution Bill on the same date ns the noil for the general election is taken. He explains ...

    Article : 277 words
  3. GREAT BRITAIN AND THE TRANSVAAL.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--"The Times" today publishes a sensational statement to the effect that a full meeting of the Transvaal Volksraad has been held at President ...

    Article : 122 words
  4. NOTES OF THE DAY.

    "I must have liberty Withal, as large a charter as the wind, To blow on whom I please." AS YOU LIKE IT. ...

    Article : 1,744 words
  5. THE POWERS AND CHINA.

    LONDON, Tuesday Night.--It was recently reported that Sir Claude Macdonald. the British Minister at Pekin, had strongly protested to the Chinese Government against ...

    Article : 92 words
  6. THE ROCKWOOD TRAGEDY.

    The minds of the police and the public were made easy yesterday morning when the discovery of the body of Martin Cusack, the murderer of William King, was made known. The body was ...

    Article : 728 words
  7. NEWCASTLE NEWS.

    At its regular meeting yesterday, the local Marine Board further considered the explanation offered by Captain Neate, of the steamer Tangier, as to the conduct of his vessel on the occasion ...

    Article : 793 words
  8. SECOND EDITION.

    LONDON. Wednesday.--The Hon. T. A. Brassey speaking at Tunbridge Wells, said that Great Britain was well able to successfully combat any two Powers, and could, if ...

    Article : 51 words
  9. PERSONAL.

    The death of Mr. Mauritz Baar yesterday has removed from local commercial circles an old identity, and one who was generally respected for his sterling integrity. Mr. Baar's connection ...

    Article : 168 words
  10. ENGLAND AND AMERICA.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--Remarkable demonstrations of good feeling towards Great Britain are general throughout America, and "God Save the Queen" has been sung in ...

    Article : 38 words
  11. THE BURMAH RAILWAY EXTENSION.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The conference of Chambers of Commerce has passed resolutions in favor of urging the Government to press the Chinese authorities to grant a ...

    Article : 58 words
  12. RUSSIA AND COREA.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--From Corea it is reported that following upon the dismissal of the Russian Financial Adviser and military instructors, a body of marines has been ...

    Article : 80 words
  13. ENGLISH CRICKET.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The secretary of the County Cricket Association has with the concurrence of several of his colleagues, suggested that, in order to secure a truly ...

    Article : 65 words
  14. THE THIRLMERE HOME.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 61 words
  15. THE TRANSVAAL TRAGEDY.

    LONDON, Tuesday Night.--Additional particulars have come to hand with regard to the murder of Mr. Woolf Joel, a partner in Barnato Brothers, at Johannesburg. ...

    Article : 163 words
  16. MR. REID'S PROMISE. WHAT "HANSARD" SAYS.

    During the discussion on the second reading the Federation Enabling Act Amendment Bill, which provided for a minimum affirmative vote of 100,000, ...

    Article : 465 words
  17. RETURN OF MR. THOMAS PLAYFORD.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--Mr. Thomas Playford, the Agent-General for South Australia, will return to Australia shortly. He will leave Vancouver about the end of May, and, ...

    Article : 41 words
  18. THE ATMOSPHERIC GAS COMPANY.

    A telegram was received in Sydney yesterday, stating that Leo and Elliott, the Atmospheric Gas Company promoters, were arrested in San Francisco. They were brought before the authorities ...

    Article : 294 words
  19. THE SOUDAN.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--Reports which have been received from Berber state that the forces under Mahmudi the dervish general and Osman Digna, the Khalifa's ...

    Article : 49 words
  20. SALES OF TALLOW.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 45 words
  21. ENCOUNTER WITH DERVISHES

    LONDON, Wednesday.--A body of Askaris from Kassala has captured the Dervish position beyond the British Port on the Atbara River. The Dervishes lost 20 of their ...

    Article : 53 words
  22. AMERICA AND SPAIN.

    LONDON, Tuesday Night.--The United States Government have decided to fortify the Tortugus, a group, of islets at the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico, as a naval ...

    Article : 66 words
  23. THE PRICE OF SILVER.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 17 words
  24. THE R.M.S. AUSTRALIA AT ALBANY.

    ALBANY, Wednesday.--The R.M.S. Australia, Captain Reeves commander, arrived from Colombo at 10 a.m. to-day, and sailed for Adelaide at 1 p.m: Saloon passengers:-- ...

    Article : 173 words
  25. THE INQUEST.

    An inquest on the body was held at the Parramatta courthouse on Wednesday afternoon before the Parramatta District. Coroner, Mr. T. E. MacNevin P.M. ...

    Article : 363 words
  26. FIRE AT RANDWICK.

    A disastrous fire broke out at the Randwick tram sheds early this morning. At about 12.30 a.m. Constable Maher, attached to the Waverley Police Station, heard a bell ringing, and, ...

    Article : 334 words
  27. MINERS' DELEGATE BOARD MEETING.

    A special meeting of delegates to the Colliery Employees' Federation was held yesterday at the Newcastle Trades-hall, under the presidency of Mr. John Estill. The situation at the ...

    Article : 207 words
  28. THE CONVENTION.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The President took the chair at 11.15 a.m., but the House soon after adjourned, to give time for the consideration of the amendments of the Drafting ...

    Article : 1,106 words
  29. REASSURING NEWS.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--Mr. G. W. Smalley, the New York correspondent of "The Times," sends a reassuring message respecting the feeling in official circles with ...

    Article : 82 words
  30. THE MINISTER FOR WORKS AT CONDOBOLIN.

    CONDOBOLIN, Wednesday.--About 500 people congregated at the railway station to-day to greet Mr. J. H. Young, the Minister for Works, and the Parliamentary party. They were met on the ...

    Article : 795 words
  31. AMUSEMENTS.

    After a residence in Sydney for 12 years, Mr. Edgar Straus, the well-known "cellist, has, acting upon the advice of his medical advisers, decided to relinquish for a time the practice of his ...

    Article : 229 words
  32. HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS.

    The first stone of the new breakwater about to be constructed on the northern side of Newcastle Harbor was tipped yesterday, and work will now he gone on with vigorously under the ...

    Article : 232 words
  33. THE PLAGUE IN BOMBAY.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--From India it is reported that the Bombay sanitary authorities have, by way of experiment, abolished the plague search parties, leaving it to the ...

    Article : 59 words
  34. CONDITION OF MRS. KING.

    Last night it was reported that the condition of Mrs. King, the wife of the murdered man, remained unaltered. ...

    Article : 25 words
  35. QUEENSLAND.

    ROCKHAMPTON, Wednesday:--At the Separation-Hotel a child 3½ years old, the daughter of the licensee, Ryan who was playing about the bar, was told to gather up some papers lying ...

    Article : 91 words
  36. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    NORSEMAN, Wednesday.--A public meeting has been called to consider certain propositions with regard to the construction of a railway from Esperance by an English firm through Mr. ...

    Article : 50 words
  37. LORD SALISBURY.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--Sir William H. Broadbent, the eminent physician; who has advised the Marquis of Salisbury to take a complete rest from his official duties, states ...

    Article : 52 words
  38. NEWCASTLE SCHOOL OF ARTS.

    The committee of the Newcastle School of Arts held a meeting last night tinder the chairmanship of Mr. H. V. Harris, Eight tenders were received for the erection of a ...

    Article : 136 words
  39. THE TIVOLI.

    To-night the present company at the Tivoli will appear for the last time in Sydney,, prior to beginning a short season in Melbourne. The Tivoli is to be closed until Tuesday night, when ...

    Article : 52 words
  40. LORD BRASSEY'S VISIT.

    PERTH, Wednesday.--A special meeting of the City Council was held this morning to consider the proposals put forward by the Governor for the reception of Lord Brassey. The Mayor ...

    Article : 78 words
  41. GRIER ACQUITTED.

    ROCKHAMPTON. Wednesday.--Hugh Grier, charged with the murder of David Ruddle, has been acquitted. ...

    Article : 18 words
  42. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Tuesday Night.--The team of English footballers which is to visit Australia, under the management of Mr. Mullineaux, of St. John's College, Cambridge, will sail in April, 1899. ...

    Article : 52 words
  43. NEW ZEALAND.

    WELLINGTON, Wednesday.--The barquentine St. Kilda, 189. tons, went ashore outside Wanganui Heads, and is in a dangerous position. The vessel is valued at £1500, and is insured ...

    Article : 44 words
  44. CITY ORGANIST'S RECITAL.

    M. Wiegand's recital yesterday afternoon had special interest, inasmuch as it was opened with a "first performance" of Gullmant's Fifth Sonata, a recent work of the renowned. French ...

    Article : 135 words
  45. THE MINING DIFFICULTY.

    KALGOORLIE, Wednesday.--To-day more than a dozen applications were listed for hearing for injunctions to restrain diggers from working on the Ivanhoe Venture lease. When the cases ...

    Article : 104 words
  46. SHIPPING ITEMS.

    The Empire and C.J.S., barques, from Melbourne; the Acamas, ship, from Fremantle; and the Celtic Race, ship, from Table Bay, were among yesterday's arrivals at Newcastle. The ...

    Article : 136 words
  47. INCREASE OF CANCER.

    WELLINGTON, Wednesday.--At the annual congress of the Medical Association, D.r. William Fell, of Wellington, president, delivered an address, concerning the increase of cancer in the ...

    Article : 131 words
  48. THE PARIS EXHIBITION.

    LONDON, Tuesday Night.--The authorities of the forthcoming Paris International Exhibition have allotted 58,880 square feet of space to India and the British colonies, which are expected to ...

    Article : 65 words
  49. ST. PATRICK'S DAY CONCERT.

    A "national" concert, in connection with St. Patrick's Day celebration will take place at the Town-hall this evening. Popular Irish melodies will be sung by Mrs. Tierney, Miss Marie ...

    Article : 80 words
  50. EMPLOYMENT WANTED.

    PERTH, Wednesday.--Reports from Mundaring, the scene of operation in connection with the construction of the reservoir for the Coolgardie water scheme show that a number of ...

    Article : 261 words
  51. ANNIVERSARY OF THE HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The fiftieth anniversary of the revolution against the Hapsburg dynasty, led by Louis Kossuth, in 1848, has been celebrated throughout Hungary with great rejoicing. ...

    Article : 36 words
  52. THE BIG FIRE IN MELBOURNE.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Pierre Chamboissier gave evidence before the Fire Board to-day that shortly before 10 o'clock on the night of the big fire, he heard a door shut in a lane behind ...

    Article : 159 words
  53. WEST AUSTRALIAN GOLDFIELDS

    NORSEMAN, Wednesday.--The Break of Day crushed at the Little Wonder battery 44 tons for 46oz. of gold. The Midas Company, John Bull's Root, crushed 100 tons for 55oz. 9dwt. The ...

    Article : 134 words
  54. MISS CONNIE USHER'S BENEFIT.

    A preliminary meeting will be held at the Hotel Australia at 8 o'clock this evening, to make arrangements for the benefit concert projected for Miss Connie Usher, who shortly leaves for ...

    Article : 70 words
  55. DEATH OF SIR HENRY BESSEMER.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The death is announced to-day of Sir Henry Bessemer, the celebrated civil engineer and inventor, aged 85. ...

    Article : 26 words
  56. A NEW BREWERY COMPANY.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The United Breweries Company, of West Australia, has been formed, with a capital of £150,000. Six per cent, preference shares to the value of £65,000, and ordinary ...

    Article : 54 words
  57. TASMANIA.

    HOBART, Wednesday.--The yearly meeting of the Commercial Bank was held to-day. The managing director, Mr. b. J. Barclay, said the business of the bank during the year had been ...

    Article : 55 words
  58. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 26 words
  59. LATE SHIPPING.

    ADELAIDE.--Sailed, March 16: Age, str., for Melbourne. ...

    Article : 12 words
  60. SNOW ON THE MOUNTAINS.

    HOBART, Wednesday.--The weather is cold and showery. Mount Wellington is snow-clad. ...

    Article : 17 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.

$