The adjourned inquest in connection with the iniality to Ben, Law at the Central Well, concluded on Saturday, before the acting Coroner, Mr. J. McNamara, J.P., ...
Article : 69 wordsThe London Daily Telegraph is responsible for the statement that the Czar of Russia has indignantly rejected a plan prepared by his War ...
Article : 126 wordsThe death is announced of Private John Oram, of the New South Wales Army Medical Corps. Private Oram died at Orange River Station from ...
Article : 33 wordsThe dreadful battle of Koodoos Rand is still raging. On receiving a second message from the Boer General, Cronje, which ...
Article : 192 wordsThe Naval Estimates, which were laid on the table of the House of Commons yesterday, amount to £27,500,000. ...
Article : 138 wordsGeneral Buller's advance to the relief of Ladysmith is still in progress. He is fighting cautiously and has ...
Article : 96 wordsLieutenant George Wall, of Sydney, has obtained a lieutenancy in the Imperial Yeomanry. ...
Article : 19 wordsAmongst the passengers per the s.s. Kalgoorlie was Mr. Frank Rowen, who is coming on behalf of Messrs. Jones and Lawrence from the Rickards Tivoli ...
Article : 71 wordsLord Methuen, who had command of the 1st Division of the Army Corps in South Africa, has been appointed Administrator of the ...
Article : 36 wordsThe South-Western Brewery Company opened their premises yesterday afternoon. There were over 200 people present. The Warden presided, and a number of toasts ...
Article : 29 wordsA British exploring party, escorted by 75 Ghurkas, has been attacked by 500 Chinese. The affair took place in northern ...
Article : 817 wordsMajor-General Hector MacDonald, who was reported to have been severely wounded during the fighting at Klip Kraal Drift on the 16th inst., ...
Article : 40 wordsA Reuter's despatch from Calcutta, states that owing to the transport of so many Russian troops to Kushk on the Afghan frontier, the ...
Article : 64 wordsReports have been received to the effect that the Murray is so low that all navigation has been suspended. At the border brush fences have been erected ever the ...
Article : 185 wordsDespite the fact that waggons are trekking along the road northwards of Ladysmith to Dundee, there is no general retirement of the Boers from ...
Article : 83 wordsPrivate W. E. Smith, of the South Australian Infantry, was killed in an engagement near Arundel on the 21st. ...
Article : 26 wordsRussian gold to the value of £500,000 has been received in London to enable Persia to discharge her indebtodness to British creditors, thus ...
Article : 81 wordsOwing to the frequent violation of the white flag by the Boers, Lord Roberts has notified all regimental officers that the British troops are not ...
Article : 44 wordsA despatch from Capetown states that the Australian Mounted Infantry have frustrated an attempt on the part of the enemy to cut the railway ...
Article : 107 wordsGeneral French is reported to be scouring the country in the direction of Bloemfontein and destroying the enemy's reinforcements piece-meal. ...
Article : 65 wordsA coroner's inquest upon the body of the late Mr. William Ross, who was accidentally shot on Thursday, was held to-day. Evidence was given by Mrs. Ross, her son ...
Article : 72 wordsThe Australian troopship, Maori King, with the second Queensland contingent on board, has arrived at Table Bay. ...
Article : 27 wordsIn the deciding course of the Waterloo Cup on Saturday Fearless Footsteps beat Lavishly Clothed and won the Cup. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe steamer Moresby, from the Islands brings news of a successful raid on the Solomon Islands head hunters by the Resident Commissioner, Mr. Woodford, ...
Article : 75 wordsThe casualties sustained by the British rank and file in the Paardeberg district on Sunday last, include 146 killed. Of this number 35 were ...
Article : 58 wordsThe following are the latest quotations for the under-mentioned Australasian mining stocks:— Associated (W.A.), £7 5s.; Broken ...
Article : 63 wordsIt is stated that Boer reinforcements to the number of 2,000 are hovering northwards of General French, who, elsewhere, has captured ...
Article : 48 wordsWm. Thos. Clifford, a cabman, who was recently tried on a charge of shooting at Miss Gladys Docker, the daughter of Judge Docker, and was remanded as the jury ...
Article : 49 wordsAn awful artillery fire continues to be directed on the Boer position near Koodoos Rand. The thundering and deadly British ...
Article : 227 wordsDuring the fighting at Klip Kraal, on the 16th, the British had 76 wounded, including Privates Clive and Flint, of the New South Wales ...
Article : 42 wordsSheep.—New Zealand, River Plate, and heavy Australian sheep have advanced 1-10d., and light Australian 1/8d. per lb ...
Article : 101 wordsEx-constable Hugh Bracken, who took a prominent part in the capture of the Kelly gang of bushrangers at Glenrowan, committed suicide at Wallan on Friday. The ...
Article : 62 wordsOwing to a deficiency of silver at Mafeking for the ordinary purposes of exchange, notes, having a denomination of two shillings and three ...
Article : 43 wordsThe shelling of Cronje's position was continued on Thursday. The cordon is hourly becoming tighter. The Shropshires are 200 yards nearer ...
Article : 38 wordsThe steamer Surrey, with the New South Wales, South Australian, and West Australian second contingents on board, has reached ...
Article : 4,264 wordsThe hotel at Ashurst was destroyed by are yesterday. Miss O'Callaghan, the landlord's sister-in-law, was burned to death. ...
Article : 25 wordsTwo thousand Afridis, hill men from the north-west frontiers of India, have volunteered to help Lord Roberts in South Africa. ...
Article : 31 wordsChas. Pengelly, aged 34, a tailor, plunged from the balcony of his house at North Sydney last night, and died this morning from his injuries. The deceased had been ...
Article : 42 wordsAdvices from Pretoria state that fighting is proceeding aroung Petrusville and also near Kimberley, and that the results are still doubtful. ...
Article : 56 wordsBar silver is quoted at 2s. 3 7-16d. per ounce. ...
Article : 18 wordsAn accident at McEvey's mine on Friday night resulted in the death by drowning of the shift boss, James Trainer. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 103 wordsA man named J. Hill was arrested last night on a charge of having caused the death of Edward Bone. It is stated that during a quarrel in a boarding-house at Spring ...
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Advertising : 274 wordsThe bubonic plague has made its appearance at Aden. ...
Article : 17 wordsDr. Leyds affirms that General Cronje has broken through the British cordon. At the War Office last night ...
Article : 73 wordsThe statisticians of the colonies have furnished a report to Mr. Lyne upon the population of the various States entering the Commonwealth. Mr. Lyne is now in ...
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Family Notices : 55 wordsIt is stated by war correspondents at the front that Lord Roberts' recognition of the necessity for rapid movements has altered the whole campaign. ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Mon 26 Feb 1900, Page 5
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