The Belgium antarctic exploring steamer Belgica, Commander de Gerlach, which left Antwerp in August, 1897, has arrived at Punta Arenas, on the Straits of Magellan. ...
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Article : 94 wordsLord Salisbury has accepted the principle of the joint high commission proposed by Germany to settle the Samoan difficulty. The three protecting powers, Great ...
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Article : 50 wordsIt has been decided to hold a great peace jubilee at Washington. By way of emphasising the friendly relations existing between the United States ...
Article : 74 wordsIn well-informed circles the delay of the Imperial Government in replying to the offer of New Zealand forces for service at Samoa is taken as an indication that there ...
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Article : 165 wordsA fire broke out in a bedroom at Hatton's Hill, Grafton, last evening. Three children were sleeping in the room, and the bed-curtains became ignited. Two ...
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Article : 76 wordsSpeeches on federation were delivered at a banquest to the delegates to the Australian Natives' Association conference last night. Mr. Throssell, the Minister for Lands, ...
Article : 218 wordsLord Kitchener, the Governor-General of the Soudan, who has been visiting some of the outlying posts in the newly conquered territory, is proceeding to the port of ...
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Article : 111 wordsEarly this morning a fire broke out on the premises at the corner of Redfern and Boronia streets, Redfern, resulting in the total destruction of a large factory for the ...
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Article : 138 wordsA conference of members of the various sections of the Irish Nationalist party was held in Dublin yesterday, the object being to bring about a reunion of the sections. ...
Article : 189 wordsThe cutter Seagull, with three men and a boy on board, went on a fishing cruise at about 8 o'clock on Tuesday night. When about five miles from the Semaphore one ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 145 wordsThe report and balance-sheet of the British Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited, for the half-year ending December 31, has been issued. The profits for the ...
Article : 71 wordsA stockman named William Mountford committed suicide at stony Creek, near Woodford, by hanging himself. A man named Charles Barnes, who is ...
Article : 271 wordsA "Gazette" extraordinary was issued this afternoon, containing a proclamation dissolving the House of Assembly, and publishing regulations under the ...
Article : 248 wordsStuart Wilson Christopher Briggs, convicted of the murder of Miss Maggie Dutt and her grandmother, Mrs. Miller, at Petersham, on December 14 last, was ...
Article : 216 wordsThe barque Regent Murray, wrecked on the Oyster Bank entrance to Newcastle, is rapidly breaking up. All hopes of floating her off have been abandoned. Captain ...
Article : 133 wordsR.M.S. Areadia left Colombo for Australia on the 3rd inst. F.M S. Australien left Suez outwards on March 31. ...
Article : 38 wordsSir,—I venture to suggest that confirmation be awaited of the cabled extract from Canon Armitage Robinson's sermon. know him slightly by correspondence, and ...
Article : 352 wordsMaria M'Watt, of South Melbourne, but lately carrying on business at Sandringham, married woman. Causes of insolvency —Unprofitable business and pressure of ...
Article : 113 wordsThe Treasury returns for the month of March show that the total revenue was £416,413, being an increase of £115,863. Compared with the corresponding month of ...
Article : 137 wordsMr. Young, the stock inspector at Barcaldine, yesterday received a telegram from Mr. E. R. Edkins, of Mount Cornish, as follows:— "Red water appeared here; made ...
Article : 239 wordsSouvenirs of the Australian Eleven, 1899, are being packed with Le Roy Cigarettes.— [Advt.] ...
Article : 22 wordsAt a special meeting of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce today a resolution was carried that in the interests of the colony it is desirable that Auckland shall ...
Article : 148 wordsThe man E.L.C. Wilson was charged at the police court to-day with the wilful murder of the boy Hill at Oxley in November. ...
Article : 222 wordsAt the General Sessions to-day, before Judge Casey, Alfred Ford, who was recently acquitted of the murder of the Chinese known as Dan Young, whose ...
Article : 112 wordsThe proprietors of Wallach's Cash Furnishing Warehouses are the successful tenderers for the above estate. The whole of the stock, which consists of CHINAWARE, GLSSSWARE, Crockery, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 142 wordsAt the meeting of the St. Kilda Council last evening, the mayor (Councillor A. V. Kemp) stated that it was the intention of the St. Kilda Cenetary trustees to publicly ...
Article : 80 wordsThe remainder of the present edition of GREATER MELBOURNE, containing 2000 interesting facts, showing the city to be the greatest and most central capital of populated Australia, will ...
Article : 81 wordsThe proprietors of Wallach's Cash Furnishing Warehouses are the successful tenderers for the above estate. The whole of the stock, which consists of CHINAWARE, GLASSWARE, Crockery, ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 6 Apr 1899, Page 5
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