THERE has recently been read before the Colonial Institute in London, a paper of interest to Australians in general, and to Queenslander in particular. It ...
Article : 8,028 wordsMR. BONWICK is always writing something about the colonies, and especially about Australia, and what he writes is useful and interesting. His narrative can be depended on ...
Article : 1,744 wordsOURABI PASHA has sent a communication to Sir Garnet Wolseley, asking an armistice of eight days. The British commander refuses to grant ...
Article : 45 wordsThe losses sustained by Ourabi in the fight at Kassaroin are now estimated at 400 men. ...
Article : 24 wordsThe British forces in Egypt are saffering from the heat. It is reported that cholera has broken out in the vicinity of the Red Sea. ...
Article : 31 wordsA light siege train of thirty guns and 1400 gunners has been ordered for Egypt. ...
Article : 22 wordsA deputation waited upon the Hon. J. Lackey, Minister for Works, to-day, for the purpose of urging the construction of a line of railway from Armidale to Trial Bay, through ...
Article : 1,154 wordsIt is reported that Matthew Arnold, the well-known writer, is about to visit Australia. ...
Article : 22 wordsJohn Dunn, who was appointed by the British at the close of the late war to take command of one of the provinces of Zululand, will meet and welcome Cetewayo upon ...
Article : 39 wordsBonds to the value of £15,000 have been stolen[?] from the Stock Exchange. ...
Article : 21 wordsThe British soldiers who were killed and wounded in the recent engagement were found to have been mutilated by the Egyptians. ...
Article : 27 wordsDuring the engagement at Kassaroin, on Monday night, the Blues (Royal Horse Guards) charged the enemy's guns in the darkness, but failed to capture them. Their ...
Article : 53 wordsThe comparatively defenceless condition of Alexandria, in consequence of the greater part of the British troops having been withdrawn, is causing considerable anxiety. ...
Article : 78 wordsIsaac Ogle, the law clerk who was arrested on a charge of absconding from Melbourne with a large sum of money and valuable documents, the property of Mr. ...
Article : 42 wordsSir Garnet Wolseley has made a demand to be supplied with balloons to assist in military operations in Egypt. ...
Article : 24 wordsIt is stated that Ourabi Boy is selling the property of Europeans who have been compelled to leave Egypt. ...
Article : 28 wordsOurabi is now entrenching his forces in the vicinity of Kassaroin, the scene of his recent defeat. Sir Evelyn Wood has assumed command of ...
Article : 318 wordsAn extraordinary fire occurred on the Main Range last night, at the cottage of a railway labourer, named O'Brien. The fire was first observed at 8 o'clock, and was extinguished by ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Sat 2 Sep 1882, Page 5
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