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  2. THE PENINSULA MINING TOWNS.

    Accidentally discovered by a shepherd in the year 1861, the history of this great copper mine is probably unique in the annals of mining—unique, inasmuch as it paid ...

    Article : 2,103 words
  3. RAILWAY ADVERTISING.

    These are days of advertising, and the beauty spots of the colony, just as much as new books, wares, and merchandise, need to be made known to the public. The ...

    Article : 231 words
  4. THE FERTILIZERS ACT.

    A considerable number of agents and dealers in fertilizers have registered their business, as required by the Fertilizers Act of last year. But we are informed that there ...

    Article : 86 words
  5. THE GATTON PUZZLE.

    The residents here are much excited at the possibility of Burgess proving an alibi. The police are continuing their investigation and are now seeking to trace ...

    Article : 300 words
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    On Monday morning the Mayor of Port Adelaide, Mr. T. Grose, formally took possession of Rosatala Ward on behalf of the corporation. By arrangement the Clerk of ...

    Article : 1,367 words
  7. THE DREYFUS CASE.

    It has transpired that Judge Loew, who has presided over the Court of Cassation's investigation of the Dreyfus case, and Judge Bard. one of his colleagues, paid no ...

    Article : 272 words
  8. THE SOUDAN.

    Lord Kitchener, the Governor-General of the Soudan, has caused estimates to be prepared of the probable revenue and expenditure in connection with his ...

    Article : 119 words
  9. THE TRANSVAAL.

    The Transvaal policeman, Barend Stephanus Jones, who fired at and killed a British subject, Thomas Jackson Edgar, at Johannesburg, on the night of December ...

    Article : 506 words
  10. CIDER-MAKING.

    The following important proposal is contained in a letter addressed to the Minister of Agriculture by the Manager of the London Wine and Produce Depot, Mr.-E. ...

    Article : 430 words
  11. THE KHALIFA.

    Acting upon instructions from his brother, the Governor-General of the Soudan, Colonel Fred. W. Kitchener has abandoned the pursuit of the Khalifa. ...

    Article : 28 words
  12. THE UNITED STATES.

    The Court-martial upon Colonel Charles P. Eagan, Chief of the Commissariat Department of the United States Army, on a charge of having called Major-General ...

    Article : 115 words
  13. THE CITY FINANCES.

    When commenting upon the Mayor's annual report at the end of November we called attention to a statement made by Mr. Tucker to the effect that when he took ...

    Article : 159 words
  14. A MELBOURNE LOAN.

    The loan of £500.000 at 3½ per cent. was floated by the Metropolitan Board of Works to-day. The Board adhered to its determination not to accept any tender ...

    Article : 298 words
  15. NATIONAL ARMAMENTS CONFERENCE.

    His Holiness the Pope, who is greatly interested in the promotion of international arbitration as a substitute for war, has se cured an invitation to be represented at the ...

    Article : 80 words
  16. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

    We are reminded in various ways that; events move quickly nowadays, and that even the most distant ports of the world may soon enjoy the advantages of new ...

    Article : 224 words
  17. GREAT BRITAIN'S FRIENDSHIP.

    Mr. Stewart L. Woodforde, the ex Minister for the United States at Madrid, in the course of a speech delivered at New York on Saturday, stated that when the ...

    Article : 127 words
  18. THE MOONTA MINE.

    In another column will be found the second number of a series of articles dealing with the municipal towns the trade, and the great copper mines of Yorke's ...

    Article : 194 words
  19. GERMANY.

    In order to cover the growing administrative requirements of Germany during 1899 the Deutsche Bank has taken German and Prussian 3 per cent. Consols to the ...

    Article : 66 words
  20. GENERAL CABLE NEWS

    The London and Australasian Debenture Corporation, Limited, reports having made a profit last year of £2,403. This, with the balance brought forward from the previous ...

    Article : 51 words
  21. STRENGTH OF THE ARMY

    The question of the future strength of the standing army is being warmly discussed by both branches of the Legislature. There is a likelihood that a compromise between ...

    Article : 62 words
  22. FIRE IN KALGOORLIE.

    At 7 o'clock this morning a disastrous fire occurred at the east end of Hannan-street, resulting in the demolition of a block of buildings on the south side of ...

    Article : 102 words
  23. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    An assertion is made locally that owing! to a rise in the price of steel no tender has been let for the pipeplates required in connection with Coolgardie water-supply ...

    Article : 205 words
  24. BULGARIA.

    The "Standard," commenting upon the resignation of the Stoiloff Ministry, states that the political crisis in Bulgaria is partly due to the agitation in favour of assisting ...

    Article : 69 words
  25. TERRIFIC BOILER EXPLOSION.

    A terrible boiler explosion occurred at a quarter to 9 to-day at Hayes's flourmill at Albury. The shock was felt in houses over a mile away, the general impression ...

    Article : 274 words
  26. UTILIZING PRISON LABOUR.

    At the meeting of the Hindmarsh Corporation on Monday evening it was stated by the Mayor that a reply regarding the supply by the Government of road metal ...

    Article : 141 words
  27. RAIN IN THE EASTERN COLONIES.

    The north-eastern half of New South Wales has been covered by thunder rains, which fell on Saturday and yesterday, a line from beyond Bourke in the extreme ...

    Article : 302 words
  28. THE DRUMMOND-KING TRAGEDY.

    A petition is now being, prepared praying for the remission of a portion of the sentence passed on Andrew Drummond, who early in 1897 was ordered to be ...

    Article : 320 words
  29. THE PREMIERS' CONFERENCE.

    The Conference of Premiers convened at the instance of Mr. Reid to consider amendments to the Commonwealth Draft Constitution met again to-day. All the ...

    Article : 262 words
  30. THE CITY COUNCIL

    It takes a little time for the City Fathers to fall into the regular routine of the work when the new year begins, but as there are some of them who have been long in ...

    Article : 391 words
  31. THE RICHMOND SCHOOL.

    Sir— I am pleased to find that the Chairman of the School Board, Mr. Gurr, has brought the matter of increased accommodation at Richmond School before the ...

    Article : 408 words
  32. FIRE AT THE BARRIER

    A six-roomed stone house in William-street, Mulga Hill, occupied by Mr. Justin McCarthy, solicitor, and owned by Mr. R. Fraser, of Adelaide, was completely gutted ...

    Article : 128 words
  33. GREATER BRITAIN EXHIBITION.

    The first consignment of Queensland exhibits to the Greater Britain Exhibition will leave by the steamer Duke of Argyle tomorrow. It comprises a selection of ...

    Article : 64 words
  34. INTERCOLONIAL SAILING CONTESTS.

    The programme of intercolonial sailing events was concluded to-day, when the 22-ft. championship wan competed for by Stanley, Caneebie, and Victoria ...

    Article : 96 words
  35. FATAL BOATING ACCIDENT IN QUEENSLAND.

    A sad boating accident occurred in Gladstone Harbour yesterday. The Harbourmaster, Mr. E. Curtis, and Messrs. John Braddock and Brooke Smith were ...

    Article : 128 words
  36. THE HEALTH ACT.

    In to-day's issue will be found the third of Dr. Borthwick's valuable series of explanatory articles on the Health Act. On this occasion, the doctor deals with what ...

    Article : 305 words
  37. SUNDAY POST AND TELEGRAPH SERVICE.

    Mr. Varney Parkes, the Postmaster-General, is seriously considering the question of keeping the telegraph and post-offices of the colony open on Sundays as on week ...

    Article : 115 words
  38. THE "DROP" IN COPPER

    In the Adelaide office of the Wallaroo and Moonta Mining and Smelting Company, in Grenfell-street, there is an interesting chart showing the annual ...

    Article : 205 words
  39. TO-DAY'S ENGAGEMENTS.

    Frome-road.— Zoological Gardens. Morning. 11.— Currie-street— Meeting Adelaide Steamship Co. ...

    Article : 104 words
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