Yesterday afternoon a fire broke out in the workshop on the Central gold-mine. Before it was noticed it had a good hold, there being no one on the premises at ...
Article : 105 wordsThe "Times" says that the note of love and loyalty to the Sovereign and the motherland, as pronounced in Sydney on Tuesday, is a note of triumph in a ...
Article : 88 wordsHis Royal Highness the Duke of York has been gazetted a rear-admiral. ...
Article : 22 wordsTwo hundred Boers belonging to the commandos who have invaded the north-eastern districts of Cape Colony stopped a train between Rosmead ...
Article : 136 wordsThe Governor-General last evening despatched the following cable to the Secretary of State:— "On behalf of myself and the Ministers ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 653 wordsAlleged Larceny.—John Thompson was remanded for eight days on a charge of having stolen, as a bailee, the sum of £4 [?]2s. 9d., which he had collected on behalf ...
Article : 437 wordsThe man who in June last murdered Baron von Ketteler, the late German Ambassador in Peking, has been decapitated at the scene of the crime. ...
Article : 59 wordsA cricket match was played here on Thursday afternoon between teams representing Sussex and Fremantle. It resulted in an easy win for Sussex. ...
Article : 270 wordsThe "Daily Telegraph" expresses the opinion that the Commonwealth is a great step in the direction of Imperial Federation. ...
Article : 43 wordsThe holiday passed off very quietly ia Roebourne. Land and water sports were held at Cossack, and they attracted a large number of visitors from here. ...
Article : 54 wordsThe Governor received a telegram to-day from Captain Clare that the gunboat Protector is leaving Sydney, and is ex-peered to arrive in Adelaide on Sunday. ...
Article : 33 wordsSir John Madden, the Chief Justice of Victoria, was sworn in as Lientenant-Governor of the State of Victoria this afternoon. The ceremony, which was purely ...
Article : 80 wordsOwing to the capture of the train near Middelburg, the Cape Government has made an urgent appeal to the loyalists to join defence corps, with the object of ...
Article : 78 wordsThe Commonwealth celebrations were continued to-day at Boulder by a procession and sports, followed by an open-air concert in the evening. These events were ...
Article : 32 wordsIn connection with the recent trial of Commandant Cuignet on the charge of having publicly referred to secret documents held by the French War Office ...
Article : 71 wordsThe Fremantle Commonwealth celebrations were brought to a conclusion on Tuesday night by a smoke social held in the Market-buildings. Dr. Davy ...
Article : 619 wordsSydney to-day entered upon its second series of federal functions, but these did not create much interest compared with the splendid ceremonies of the opening ...
Article : 344 wordsLord Lamington was sworn in as State Governor yesterday. ...
Article : 16 wordsNumerous small commandos are operating between the Orange River and Rosmead Junction. They are acting on no definite plan, and have gained ...
Article : 87 wordsChief Justice J. S. Dodds was yesterday, sworn in as Administrator under the Commonwealth. Proceedings in connection with the Commonwealth ...
Article : 41 wordsThe creditors' petition for the compulsory winding up of the London and Globe Finance Corporation will be heard on January 16. ...
Article : 34 wordsThe announcement which was published in our columns a few days ago to the effect that it was not the intention of the Duke and Duchess of York to visit Fremantle ...
Article : 218 wordsIn the police court on Friday, James Turner, for idle and disorderly conduct, was fined 40s. or 21 days' imprisonment with hard labor. A. G. M'Intosh v. W. ...
Article : 285 wordsWm. H. Cavin appeared on remand on the double charge of having assaulted and robbed John Cable at the Governor Broome Hotel on Saturday last. The accused ...
Article : 344 wordsThe following colonials were wounded at Wetpoort:-Severely.—Lieutenant Miller and Private L. Morgan, both of the New ...
Article : 58 wordsThe quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 2,460,000 quarters, and for the continent of Europe 725,000 quarters. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 47 wordsThe convoy of 25 waggons which was captured by the Boers on Christmas Day, near Vryburg, was valued at £50,000. ...
Article : 63 wordsYesterday the Treasury received a telegram from Mr. Barton, the Prime Minister of Federated Australia, containing instructions as to what should be done in ...
Article : 230 wordsA sad boating fatality occurred yesterday afternoon in Neutral Bay. Mr. Park, the second officer of the s.s. Kalgoorlie, accompanied by the chief officer, was out in a ...
Article : 77 wordsA swimming carnival in connection with the Commonwealth festivities took place this afternoon at Cockatoo Island. The 200yds. championship was won by "Fred" ...
Article : 90 wordsGeneral Knox has captured some of General de Wet's horses, also five waggons laden with supplies, and 6,000 rounds of ammunition. ...
Article : 71 wordsA dastardly act was perpetrated in connection with Tuesday's cycling events at Kalgoorlie. Sandberg, one of the contestants in the Five-Mile Race, lost ...
Article : 70 wordsInspector Brenner, who was knocked down by a unmanageable horse upon the entry of the procession to the Centennial Park yesterday, succumbed to his injuries ...
Article : 296 wordsA fire occurred at the fire station in George-street to-night. It is supposed that the [?] in a Chinese lantern became dislodged, and set fire to the lantern. The ...
Article : 101 wordsA public meeting of the Roman Catholic priests of Sydney and suburbs has been held to protest against the foul calumnies and vile insinuations regarding ...
Article : 210 wordsSergeant-Major Norman Malcolm, of the Bashmen's Contingent, will return to West Australia in the s.s. Wollowra, which will leave Port Adelaide on Friday. ...
Article : 30 wordsInterfering with the Police.—Herbert Wright was charged with having interfered with the police. Sergeant Duncan said that the accused was one of the ...
Article : 135 wordsA gloom was cast over the town on Monday owing to the fact that Mr. F. H. V. Hester, J.P., died rather suddenly in the hospital. Death was due to an ...
Article : 49 wordsThree hundred volunteers presented themselves to-day for the formation of the fifth South Australian Contingent for South Africa. No difficulty will be ...
Article : 38 wordsA meeting was held on Wednesday afternoon for the propose of assisting the candidature of Mr. J. W. Archibald for the Coolgardie seat in the Federal Parliament. ...
Article : 207 wordsSo far the only notification of any change under the Commonwealth at the Customs Department, Fremantle, has been the receipt of a telegram from the ...
Article : 71 wordsWhile working in a pug-hole at Ridleyton, Albert Stephen White (18) was killed through a falling mass of clay. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe Commonwealth celebrations passed off very satisfactorily. The friendly societies and other institutions, headed by the volunteer band, paraded the streets to ...
Article : 85 wordsThe Minister of Defence has not yet received any definite word from Sir George Turner in regard to additional men for South Africa. Up to date, however, 5,000 ...
Article : 95 wordsMessrs. George Wills and Co. received a cablegram this morning from London to the effect that the ship Beacon Rock had arrived at Concepcion, in Chili, South ...
Article : 91 wordsThe Victorian Customs revenue last year shows an increase of £105,439 on the previous year, and a surplus of £66,145 on the departmental estimate. ...
Article : 29 wordsMr. Barton has despatched telegrams to the Customs officials in the various States in regard to the paying of the Customs and excise revenue to the credit of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 143 wordsFour hundred and fifty applications have been received for service in South Africa. ...
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Advertising : 104 wordsSurprisingly large numbers of men have offered for service in the sixth contingent. Already nearly doable the number required have handed in their names. ...
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The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, WA : 1855 - 1901), Fri 4 Jan 1901, Page 10
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