Members of the Legislative Council this afternoon presented the Address in Reply to the Lieutenant-Governor. Mr. Trickett was appointed chairman of committees, and ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 218 wordsAt the invitation of Sir Samuel Gillott, M.L.A, the Mayor of Melbourne, a number of gentlemen met yesterday in the Mayor's room at the Town-hall for the ...
Article : 569 wordsA force of 400 Boers attacked a small British column in the Nqutu district of Zululand on Sunday last. The enemy was repulsed with loss.The British had four ...
Article : 2,331 wordsSenator Neild last evening withdrew his notice of motion dealing with the petition of Mr. H. J. Saunders, of Perth, against the return of Senator Matheson, and ...
Article : 507 wordsThe House of Lords has held, on an appeal brought by Earl Cowley, that Countess Cowley, who obtained a divorce from him in 1897, and subsequently ...
Article : 303 wordsThe mayor of Wentworth telegraphed to Mr. Chanter, M.H.R., to ascertain if any progress had been made respecting the Jelta-Wentworth railway. Mr. Chanter ...
Article : 836 wordsWhen the House of Representatives was on the point of adjourning last evening, Mr.BARTON said that, on the previous night, he had promised to obtain some ...
Article : 2,746 wordsWednesday (6 p.m.).—Generally fine, with light variable winds, chiefly south-easterly; some occasional mists, especially in districts near coast; frosts inland; fresh to strong southerly winds in ...
Article : 375 wordsThe harvest in Canada is unprecedentedly large. The Manitoba wheat yield exceeds 60,000,000 bushels, against 31,775,000 bushels in 1895, the largest previous record. Twenty ...
Article : 52 wordsIn the Legislative Council, after surprise had been expressed that the amount asked for was not less than usual, because of the transference of departments to the ...
Article : 708 wordsIn Committee of Ways and Means last night a resolution sanctioning an expenditure of £2,000 for the construction of the Pacific cable was adopted by a ...
Article : 60 wordsVictoria.—Becoming finer, but still bleak. Fogs, frosts, and occasionally showers near the Straits: areas of rough sea and westerly to southerly squalls. Shipping advised. ...
Article : 228 wordsA general strike of dock labourers has occurred at San Francisco. Fifty-five thousand men have ceased work, and the shipping business is paralysed. ...
Article : 34 wordsTo some extent we are indebted to Alfred the Great for this second visit of Mr. Wilson Barrett. It may strike people as curious that this should be so, ...
Article : 981 wordsThe Home Secretary is now busily engaged drafting a Federal Electoral Bill, and he hopes to have it out of hand in a fortnight. Pressure is being brought to bear ...
Article : 187 wordsMr. Henry Copeland, the Agent-General for New South Wales, has forwarded to his Government elaborate reports on the housing of the working classes in England. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 27 wordsWhen introducing the Defence Bill Sir John Forrest, Minister of Defence, promised to lay upon the table of the House of Representatives copies of the report of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 224 wordsMessrs. Hill, Clark, and Co. held an important sale of pastoral properties, portion of the estate of the late John Ryrie, pastoralist, of Weemabah, at Dubbo, ...
Article : 283 wordsThe joint Federal Library Committee recently took exception to the proposal of the Prime Minister to convene a conference to make suggestions concerning the formation ...
Article : 206 wordsTuesday's closing quotation for Consols was 93¼ or an advance of ½ since July 25. ...
Article : 20 wordsThe following sales are reported on the London Stock Exchange:— Chillagoe, 11/3 North Lyell, £2/5/. Mount Lyell, £4/5/ ...
Article : 24 wordsWheat and Flour—The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 3,160,000 quarters, as against 3,080,000 quarters last week and ...
Article : 61 wordsLISMORE, July 29.—On Sunday morning, as far as the eye could see from Mount Elephant to the Cape Otway ranges and Mount Buninyong, everything was covered with snow, the plains were ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 46 wordsA long judgment was delivered in the Full Court to-day by the Chief Justice in the appeal in a will case, which excited considerable attention when previously ...
Article : 479 wordsThe shortage of railway trucks is having a serious effect on shipping at Fremantle. A meeting of ship-masters was held this morning. The meeting was chiefly ...
Article : 258 wordsAt the request of a number of residents, the mayor of Brunswick (Councillor J. W. Fleming) called a public meeting in the town-hall for the purpose of taking steps to start a working men's ...
Article : 128 wordsThe show of the Balranald Pastoral and Agricultural Association took place to-day, in fine weather. There was a large attendance. Yanga Station took the champion ...
Article : 74 wordsThe Government supporters in the Upper House adversely criticise the Referendum Bill passed by the Assembly. It seems certain that the measure will be lost. ...
Article : 156 wordsIt was suggested to the Ministry during a recent discussion in the Senate that steps should be taken to enable trustees in the United Kingdom to invesbin Commonwealth ...
Article : 59 wordsFredcrick Eastgate, who, in company with James Collard, is alleged to have "stuck-up" three woodcarters near Greenshorough, on July 4, and was arrested in the vicinity of the City Court ...
Article : 375 wordsThe Cremation Society of South Australia, having secured a suitable piece of ground adjoining the north side of the West Terrace Ccmetery, Mr.R.Barr-Smith ...
Article : 256 wordsThe "Library of Famous Literature," which had such a large sale in England last year through the London "Standard," is now available to residents of Victoria and ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 82 wordsCHARLTON, July 31.—The crops are everywhare in a very backward condition, while recent heavy frosts have killed what little growth in feed had resulted from the late rains. Stock are consequenty ...
Article : 52 wordsIn the Assembly to-day, Mr. Macdonald Paterson handed his resignation to the Speaker. The Premier, in reply to a question, ...
Article : 136 wordsFor health to be maintained it is absolutely essential that urie acid, urea, and other poisonous waste products of the body should be removed regularly and naturaly, and it is impossible for ...
Article : 284 wordsBRISBANE, Wednesday, —A rich gold discovery is reported from Cooktown. A few weeks ago four miners took up an old shaft on the king of the Range reef, and 15ft. from the surface struck gold, ...
Article : 221 wordsThe annual meeting of the Queensland Turf Club was held in Brisbane yesterday. Mr. W. Hood, in moving the adoption of the report and balance-sheet, said the club ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 1 Aug 1901, Page 6
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