Articles from page 5: Previous page Next page

  1. Please wait. Loading browse data... loading
  2. THE SWAN SHIPPING COMPANY AND THE RAILWAY DEPARTMENT.

    The remarks made at the meeting of the Swan River Shipping Company on Monday by the chairman, Mr. W. T. Loton, M.L.C., were brought under the notice of the ...

    Article : 461 words
  3. THE YARRA HORROR.

    Another large audience to-day awaited the coroner, Mr. Morrison, on resuming the inquest touching the death of Mabel Ambrose, Tickets are apparently issued to ...

    Article : 946 words
  4. MINING NEWS.

    The lode has been cut in the western crosscut at the 400ft. level of Chaffer's, but it is understood to be of very poor grade, only assaying a few pennyweights. ...

    Article : 1,748 words
  5. INTERCOLONIAL.

    Sir Julian Salomons and Sir[?] Philip Fysh will be passengers for England by the P. and O. steamer Himalaya, leaving here on Thursday. Mr. L. C. MacKinnon, ...

    Article : 226 words
  6. COUNTRY.

    The annual general meeting of the Bunbury Mechanics' Institute decided not to accept the balance-sheet for the previous half-year, owing to the vouchers for the ...

    Article : 516 words
  7. BRITISH POLITICS.

    Mr. A. J. Balfour, First Lord of the Treasury, delivered a political address at Manchester yesterday. In the course of his speech Mr. ...

    Article : 167 words
  8. THE PHILIPPINES.

    Terrible accounts are being published in the Madrid newspapers of outrages by the Filipinos, who are accused of dishonouring Spanish girl ...

    Article : 75 words
  9. THE DREYFUS CASE.

    In the French Chamber of Deputies yesterday M. Lebret, Minister for Justice, introduced a Bill, to provide for the Dreyfus case being referred to ...

    Article : 301 words
  10. GREAT BRITAIN'S FOOD SUPPLIES.

    Mr. W. H. Long, President of the Board of Agriculture, speaking at Newcastle yesterday, declared that the establishment of national granaries ...

    Article : 56 words
  11. LEEDERVILLE WATER SCHEME.

    A well-attended meeting of ratepayers of the South Ward, Leederville, was held last evening at the Congregational Hall, Saunders-street, in connection with the local ...

    Article : 1,028 words
  12. INEBRIATES' ACT.

    The Treasury has undertaken to contribute towards the compulsory detention of patients in all Inebriate Institutions that are registered under ...

    Article : 264 words
  13. FINLAND.

    The Czar has decreed that all the higher officials in Finland shall speak Russian. ...

    Article : 20 words
  14. THE FAR EAST.

    The British and German Ambassadors at Pekin have agreed to act in concert in securing a full inquiry into the recent dismissal of the Director of ...

    Article : 39 words
  15. VICTORIAN FATALITIES.

    A youth, named Alfred Ernest Woods was killed at Ballarat to-day He jumped from a loaded waggon[?] while in motion, in order to examine the brake, and one of the ...

    Article : 222 words
  16. NORTH FREMANTLE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

    A special meeting of the North Fremantle Municipal Council was held last evening, when there were present—the Mayor (Mr. Jas. Pearse), Crs. Saw, Hevron, ...

    Article : 715 words
  17. SHIPBUILDING.

    The new steamer which has been built for the Australian trade to the order of the Eastern and Australian Steamship Company, Limited, was ...

    Article : 43 words
  18. FRANCE.

    A remarkable demonstration occurred last night in the Nouveau Theatre in Paris. The play which was being ...

    Article : 94 words
  19. EGYPT.

    The Khedive of Egypt has, it is announced, dismissed two Anglophobe native judges of the Mixed Tribunals. ...

    Article : 28 words
  20. PERSONAL.

    Sir William Harcourt, who lately resigned the leadership of the Liberal Party in the House of Commons, is going abroad. ...

    Article : 101 words
  21. FEDERATION.

    A proclamation was issued to-day by the Governor, proroguing the Federal Council. CONFERENCE OF PREMIERS. ...

    Article : 175 words
  22. ADELAIDE STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

    At a meeting of the Adelaide Steamship Company to-day, the chairman stated that business had gone steadily ahead, with the exception of the Western ...

    Article : 104 words
  23. TERRIBLE SKATING ACCIDENT.

    A terrible catastrophe is reported from Warpulmer, in Prussia. It appears that whilst a number of children were skating the ice broke, ...

    Article : 41 words
  24. PEACE CONFERENCE.

    It has been definitely decided that the Peace Conference, promoted by the Czar shall meet at Brussels. GERMANY'S SUPPORT ...

    Article : 292 words
  25. FLOODS IN NEW ZEALAND.

    Severe floods have been experienced in the Nelson district. Bridges have been carried away, and towns are under water. ...

    Article : 36 words
  26. BOXING.

    In a boxing contest at Gateshead "Bill" Heffernan, the Australian, defeated "Jim" Richardson in seven rounds. The stake won by Heffernan ...

    Article : 38 words
  27. STORMS IN QUEENSLAND.

    Cyclones, accompanied by a terrific downpour of rain, are reported from different parts of the colony. Bowen, in particular, was severely visited by the wind and ...

    Article : 46 words
  28. OBITUARY.

    The death is announced of Montague Peregrine Bertie, 11th Earl of Lindsey, at the age of 84 years. [The deceased Earl was formerly a ...

    Article : 81 words
  29. IRRIGATION FROM THE MURRUMBIDGEE.

    The Minister for Works is reviving the scheme of weirs for using the waters of the Murrumbidgee River for irrigation purposes. The project was originally drafted ...

    Article : 178 words
  30. RUGBY FOOTBALL.

    Mr. Mullineux has arranged for a powerful Rugby football team to visit Australia during the present year. The team will include such good ...

    Article : 67 words
  31. A STATION-MASTER IN TROUBLE.

    At the Police Court to-day, George Lascombe was committed for trial on a charge of the embezzlement of the sum of 2s. 9d. The accused has been station-master at ...

    Article : 90 words
  32. DEATH OF AN OLD COLONIST.

    An old and respected resident named Winifred Harding, the wife of Mr. Jesse Harding, was found dead in her bed this morning. She retired last night in ...

    Article : 77 words
  33. COMMERCIAL.

    At to-day's colonial wool sales in London prices were barely maintained. American operators are buying less ...

    Article : 136 words
  34. ENTERTAINMENTS.

    There was a large and appreciative audience in Cremorne Gardens last night. A shower of rain, which fell shortly after 10 o'clock, only had the effect of driving ...

    Article : 130 words
  35. PERTH AND SUBURBAN LAND COMPANY.

    At a meeting of the Perth and Suburban Land Company to-day the report and balance-sheet were adopted. The report stated that for the half-year 54[?] acres of ...

    Article : 81 words
  36. FINANCIAL.

    At the half-yearly meeting of the Union Bank of Australia, Limited, which was held yesterday, the director's report and balance-sheet were ...

    Article : 67 words
  37. THE TYSON ESTATE.

    An application was made to-day in the Supreme Court for letters of administration in regard to the estate of the late Mr. Tyson on behalf of the Queensland ...

    Article : 71 words
  38. SOUTH AFRICAN AFFAIRS.

    Mr. Cecil Rhodes, in the course of an interview with a press representative yesterday, stated that many Africanders desired to establish a ...

    Article : 41 words
  39. AN EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT.

    A extraordinary accident, accompanied by loss of life, occurred to the mail coach between Taree and Port McQuarrie early to-day. The coach was being driven along ...

    Article : 164 words
  40. COMMERCIAL NEWS.

    Buyers yesterday morning were in a competitive mood, and the sales were really good. Vegetables and fruit are still coming in in fair quantities ...

    Article : 132 words
  41. THE HORSHAM MYSTERY.

    The inquest on the human remains found in a hut at Horsham on Sunday night was held to-day. They were identified as those of a missing Chinaman ...

    Article : 90 words
  42. CHIEF JUSTICE WAY.

    The temperature of Chief Justice Way increased to-day, and the outlook is not so promising as it was on Sunday night. Dr. Lindon is staying at Marble Hill. ...

    Article : 34 words
  43. ABYSSINIA.

    The Emperor Menelik of Abyssinia is said to be indignant at the great influx to his dominion of Russians and Pan-Slavist emissaries. ...

    Article : 30 words
  44. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

    Edward Knapp, a prominent temperance agitator, and formerly secretary of the Local Option League, attempted to commit suicide by cutting his throat with a ...

    Article : 47 words
  45. Classified Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 80 words
×

Buy

Download

Please choose from the following download options:

Share

Share this item on:

Print

Print page as...

The National Library of Australia's Copies Direct service lets you purchase higher quality, larger sized photocopies or electronic copies of newspapers pages.

Scope
Format of download
as... PDF PDF

You need to login before you can save preferences.

$