An important resolution was come to at a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, in reference to the [?]upply of an enemy with provisions or [?]oal. A leter was read at the council, ...
Article : 464 wordsH.M.S. Nelson, Sydney, May 4, 1885. My dear Mr. Dalley,—The great centres of wealth, of trade and commerce—Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide—are 1460 miles apart. They all are more or ...
Article : 907 wordsThe present scare has been serviceable to the colony, in that it has caused steps to be taken for a complete arrangement of the whole torpedo defence to be prepared, and plans of the mine fields in the ...
Article : 219 wordsA notice from Admiral Tryon appears in Tuesday's GOVERNMENT GAZETTE that all naval pensioners, and all officers and men of the Royal Naval Reserve are to hold themselves in readiness to be called out at ...
Article : 49 wordsIn response to invitations, a large majority of the police in the colony have volunteered for defensive service at Sydney or other exposed points, if required. ...
Article : 100 wordsFollowing are the circular and letters on the subject of supplying provisions and coal to an enemy, already mentioned:— Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, May 6, 1885. ...
Article : 895 wordsThe notification calling a meeting of yachtssmen, amatetur rowers, and sailing men, to consider the best means of giving their services to the defence force of the colony, drew a very large attendance to the long ...
Article : 1,341 wordsThe Marine Benefit Society of New South wales forwarded to Captain Hixson, as chairman of the Marine Board, an offer of the services of a number of the members and honorary members as a distinct ...
Article : 154 wordsMr. W. Allison, of Ca[?]onbar station, near Nyngan, has offered to the Government the servicers of a cavalry corps of 50 men. Of these, he will furnish twenty-five men from one station in the west on ...
Article : 179 wordsIn answer to his telegram of Wednesday, Mr. Dalley has received the following: reply from Mr. Service, Premier of Victoria:—I thoroughly agree with the suggestions made by the Admiral, which ...
Article : 137 wordsA meeting was held on Friday week in the Exchange Hotel, for the purpose of taking stops to form a volunteer infantry corps to be on the self-supporting principle. There were about twenty persons present, ...
Article : 124 wordsAs some statements have been made as to the neglect of the military authorities in accepting offers of volunteer corps, it may be as well to point out that in all cases of offers from the interior, where means ...
Article : 297 wordsThe acting-Colonial Secretary has received the following telegram from the Agent-General, dated London, Tuesday: " Peace appears to be assured. Lord Granville, in the Lords, and ...
Article : 146 wordsThe acting-Colonial Secretary had a protracted interview with Admiral Tryon, Tuesday, as to the means of keeping a watch over the coast line from Wollongong toward Newcastle. The Government sometime ...
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Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1919), Sat 9 May 1885, Page 10
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