The incident at Windsor on Saturday, when the eight artillary horses attached to the gun-carriage refused to move, was of a sensational nature. ...
Article : 144 wordsAbout a month ago a deputation interviewed Mr. B. C. Wood, Commissioner for Railways, and asked for a concession to enable those engaged in the firewood industry ...
Article : 314 wordsIt will be remembered that, on his relinquishing the position of Mayor of Perth, an "at home" was given by the citizens to Mr. A. Forrest, M.L.A. After all ...
Article : 3,696 wordsThe Duke of York is progressing favorably, and was out of bed for a few hours yesterday. ...
Article : 27 wordsColonel Campbell's column has defeated 400 Boers to the south of Middleburg. The British sustained nineteen casualties. General French, has expelled the Boers ...
Article : 59 wordsHe Right Hon. C. C. Kingston, the Federal Minister of Trades and Customs, visited Fremantle on Tuesday. He left Perth by &e 10 a.m, express, and on ...
Article : 163 wordsFrederick Stanley Hill, a law clerk, was brought up at the police court this morning on a charge of the forgery and uttering of a transfer for 50 shares of the Great ...
Article : 83 wordsKing Edward has addressed three messages, one to Berlin, one to Greater Britain, and the third to the princes and people of India. ...
Article : 139 wordsThe "Times" correspondent at Shanghai states that the Belgians have acquired two-thirds of the shares on the Hankow-Canton railway ...
Article : 45 wordsGeneral French captured a fifteen pounder in bis engagement near Bethel. He also collected parts of guns which his fire had disabled. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe Premier has received an official message through the Governor stating that the Imperial troops will arrive in Adelaide on February 17. ...
Article : 26 wordsGeneral de Wet is to the south of Dewetsdorp, in the Orange River Colony. The raiders who are encamped in Cape Colony at Catania, Knysna, and Lady ...
Article : 85 wordsMr. F. D. North, undersecretary to the Premier, sent a letter to the Mayor of Perth yesterday the following terms:—"I am informed that it was your intention ...
Article : 116 wordsA young woman named Violet Rawlinson was charged at the Adelaide Police Court to-day with having maliciously stabbed Arthur Viant in the back with, a ...
Article : 56 wordsMiss Frances Adler, of Melbourne, who left for Europe in August last to fulfil an engagement at the Winter-Gardens, Berlin, has made a successful debut. She was ...
Article : 60 wordsThe Kaiser has extended the period of full mourning for the German Court till March 8, and for half-mourning till April 22. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe Metropolitan Board of Works to-day formally authorised tie floating of a £300,000 3 1/2 per cent. loan. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe Duke of Orleans, one of the French Pretenders, arrived at Brusels with the intention of attending the funeral of the Queen. King Edward and the Kaiser ...
Article : 94 wordsThe Premier intends to invite the members of Parliament, and a number of prominent citizens to accompany him to Mu[?]daring on Thursday, when Mr. Kingston ...
Article : 72 wordsAlthough there has not been any official proclamation in South Australia, of the accession of Bang Edward, and despite the discouragement by the Government of any ...
Article : 152 wordsCalcagano, a well-known anarchist, has started from New York ( Europe. The detectives in Italy are on the alert. ...
Article : 27 wordsIn connection with the capture of the British garrison at Modderfontein, to the south-west of Krugersdorp, it appears that 1,400 Boers, with a pom-pom, rushed the ...
Article : 52 wordsThe quantity of Victorian gold actually received at the Melbourne Mint daring January was 55,135oz. ; ...
Article : 17 wordsSir,—I have very carefully examined several of the new electoral rolls, and if they may be taken as samples, the conclusion at which I have arrived (and with ...
Article : 846 wordsMr. Casey, Mr. G. H. Neighbour, and Mr. Frank Gavan Duffy were to-day appointed King's Counsel. ...
Article : 19 wordsMr. Kingston purposes to leave the State in the R.M.S. Oruba. on Thursday afternoon. Owing to the shortness of his stay he has not been able to accept the ...
Article : 75 wordsArrivals.—Bielefeld, Afric, Australasian. Departures.—For Sydney-Afghanistan, Pleione, Collessie, Prinz Regent Luitpold. For Brisbane-Duke of Sutherland. For ...
Article : 270 wordsA fire at Rupanyup this morning destroyed some large buildings, containing several shops. The damage is estimated at £3,000. ...
Article : 22 wordsGeneral Brabant and his staff are in the eastern provinces of Cape Colony, organising a defence force. ...
Article : 24 wordsThe weather was fine to-day, with sunshine, and the mourners were enabled to walk from Windsor to Frogmore, by way of the Sovereigns' Drive and the Long ...
Article : 157 wordsThe Metropolitan Gas Company has been successful in its appeal against the rating of the City Corporation for the last year. The value of its properties had been put ...
Article : 56 wordsBy the R.M.S. Miowera news has been received from Vancouver of terrific gales which swept the Pacific coast, playing havoc with the shipping and causing loss of ...
Article : 118 wordsPrivate A. T. Bailey, of the Queensland Mounteds, has died at Pretoria of enteric fever. Sergeant S. J. Henderson, of Tasmania, has died from his wounds. ...
Article : 35 wordsAt a late hour last evening His Excellency the Administrator received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, through Lord Hopetoun, the ...
Article : 258 wordsSir George Turner handed in his resignation as State Premier to-day, and recommended that Mr. Peacock be sent for to reconstruct the Ministry. The ...
Article : 60 wordsThe "Times" correspondent at Pretoria says that more troops are required to cope with the 19,000 Boers who are still on commando, if any immediate success is to ...
Article : 41 wordsThe New South Wales gold yield for January was 22,869oz., compared with 42,066oz. for the previous January. ...
Article : 26 wordsThe arrangements for despatching the Victoria Contingent of 1,000 men and , 1,100 horses are now almost complete. A part of the horses will go by the City of ...
Article : 96 wordsAn encounter of an exciting nature occurred in a railway train when between Moora and Moocha on Monday evening. The train left Moora, on the Midland ...
Article : 409 wordsThe Life Guards and Grenadiers watched the coffin at Windsor from Saturday to Monday. The members of the Royal Family and the foreign royalties attended an early ...
Article : 330 wordsThe Britannic, with the Imperial troops, arrived at the Bluff to-day. The men disembarked at Invercargill, where an enthusiastic welcome awaited them. They ...
Article : 43 wordsMr. Sec, the Minister of Defence, considers that the phraseology of the cablegram stating that a transport is coming to Sydney for 2,000 men and horses is ambiguous. ...
Article : 61 wordsMr. Drake, the Federal Postmaster General, has intimated that he does not consider a conference of State Postmasters-General necessary to the taking over ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 218 wordsEverything at the camp is proceeding smoothly and well, and all of the men are delighted that at last they have received definite information as to the date of their ...
Article : 183 wordsFederal Attorney-General, Mr. Deakin, in addition to the Judiciary, Public Service, and High Court bills, is busy preparing a discipline bill and three ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 112 wordsMr. W. Knox, M.L.C., chairman of the Chamber of Mines, has announced himself as a candidate for Kookong in the Federal House of Representatives. Mr. ...
Article : 43 wordsIt has been definitely decided that Mr. Barton is to address a meeting in the Adelaide Town-hall on Tuesday, the 12th inst. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 48 wordsMr. Drake attended Government-house this afternoon and took the usual oaths as an Executive Councillor. The other Federal Ministers will be re-swor[?] at a meeting ...
Article : 52 wordsIn the Catholic Churches in Cape Colony and Canada, requiem masses were celebrated in connection with the death of the Queen. ...
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The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, WA : 1855 - 1901), Fri 8 Feb 1901, Page 11
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