The construction of the new iron jetty in Port Darwin Harbor is proceeding, but progress is necessarily slow in consequence of the unforeseen difficulties encountered in ...
Article : 93 wordsThe Department of Agriculture supplies some interesting figures relating to the export of poultry and eggs from Victoria last year. Poultry shows an increase over the ...
Article : 149 wordsThe government have decided to resume 32,000 acres of land in the Northampton district in order to declare agricultural areas. ...
Article : 29 wordsIt was reported to the police on Saturday that a decomposed body had been found in the bush near Wanneroo-road. The remains, which are believed to be those of a ...
Article : 253 wordsA dispatch has been received from the authorities at Cape Town stating that Lieutenant Kenneth Beattie, of the Fifth Victorian Contingent, was slightly wounded at ...
Article : 36 wordsThe Government Entomologist has discovered the San Jose scale in the Valley Field orchard, New Norfolk, belonging to Mr. R. W. G. Shoobridge. The pest ...
Article : 83 wordsAn enquiry was made to-day into the cause of the death of Mr. Charles Hayter, chemist, of Tasmania, who was found dying on April 19 at his lodgings in West ...
Article : 146 wordsJohn Penrose, who was arrested in Melbourne and brought back to Broken Hill, appeared at the Police Court to-day to answer a charge of wife desertion. He ...
Article : 286 wordsTwo workmen employed at the Government House, Harry Rice, laborer, and W. Morris, plumber, were arrested last evening on driving out from the ground. Their ...
Article : 75 wordsA young man, Joseph Doyle, jumped into the Yaraa this afternoon. He was picked up by two men, who happened to be passing in a boat, and when taken ashore he ...
Article : 74 wordsThe Hatuma estate, about which there has been considerable litigation, has been disposed of by ballot by the Government, under the Lands Settlement Act, in 57 ...
Article : 95 wordsMiss Nellie Stewart's matinee, in aid of the poor children of Sydney, was a great success, notwithstanding inclement weather. Over £200 was realised. Miss Stewart and ...
Article : 120 wordsMr. Fenton, the Victorian Statist, is not yet in a position to give all the census returns for this State, but from those received by him he feels justified in estimating the ...
Article : 51 wordsThe following additional complete election return has been received. Burgess—Mr. Fergie Reid, 586; Mr. C. McDowell, 261. Mr. J. Thomson ...
Article : 86 wordsMiss Heaysman, only daughter of the late Mr. John Heaysman, of North Croydon, left South Australia in 1897, after having been specially trained for the work by ...
Article : 796 wordsThe latest reports from the districts inundated with flood waters last week show that absolutely all immediate danger of a recurrence is past. With the reopening of ...
Article : 135 wordsA heavy rain storm has been affecting the coastal area during the past couple of days. On Saturday and to-day rain fell in torrents, and the streets were quickly ...
Article : 196 wordsThe Government Astronomer, Mr. W. E. Cooke, states that the comet, the discovery of which, has caused much interest, was first noticed in West Australian on ...
Article : 180 wordsThere is trouble brewing as regards the preliminary ballot for labor candidates in candidates on with the State elections, taken recently under the auspices of the ...
Article : 320 wordsA murderous assault was perpetrated at Western Creek, near Pitfield, on Saturday night. Stephen Newton quarrelled win several men in an hotel and left to go ...
Article : 178 wordsThe inquest touching the death of Samuel Daws, engine-driver, from injuries received in the recent accident on the Serpentine line of the Jarrahdale railway was ...
Article : 89 wordsA daring burglary has been committed at the premises of Messrs. Hantes & Co., grocers and wine and spirit merchants, of George-street. It is believed that the ...
Article : 70 wordsThe sum appropriated by the Victorian Parliament for the payment of old-age pensions, £75,000, has been more than exhausted; in fact, up to date £15,000 in excess ...
Article : 72 wordsThe State Minister for Works had a conference to-day with representatives of the Blythe River Iron Mines Company in reference to a steel rail contract. It was ...
Article : 188 wordsThe sailing vessel Highland Forest struck on Hurray Reef, about 10 miles from the Murray entrance, near Mandurah, about 2 p.m. yesterday. She was bound from New ...
Article : 71 wordsA laborer, George Doran, aged 40, walked on to the balcony at the place where he was lodging in Little. Bourke-street this evening, and fell over the railing to the ...
Article : 50 wordsConcerning the trouble over the alleged canvassing during the Political Labor League's preliminary ballot for State election, Mr. Wright, the candidate charged ...
Article : 39 wordsThe importation of stock from the eastern States during the first three months of the present year has been larger, as far as horses and cattle are concerned, than ...
Article : 58 wordsAt a meeting of 300 unemployed to-day the Government were urged to initiate reproductive works. Mr. Billson, M.L.A., contended that the village settlement ...
Article : 73 wordsAs showing the ravages of the drought in the south-western districts of Queensland, a gentleman who has arrived in Brisbane from the vicinity of Cooper's Creek says ...
Article : 188 wordsIn connection with the Coolgardie water scheme the work at the weir is progressing satisfactorily. It is believed that the became will be completed at the end of the year. ...
Article : 84 wordsCabinet to-day decided to commute the death sentence passed on Guiseppi on April 2 at Maitland to one of penal servitude for 15 years. Guiseppi was convicted ...
Article : 76 wordsOn Sunday, February 10, Edward Rigby, licensee of the Lakes Entrance Hotel, Cunningham, found it necessary to shoot at an aboriginal, named Barrett, who ...
Article : 160 wordsLate last night or early this morning a robbery occurred, the Supreme Court Buildings being broken into and a safe carried away. The safe contained cheques ...
Article : 54 wordsA mass meeting of unemployed to-day passed a resolution threatening a demonstration to greet the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall, and ask their intercession to save ...
Article : 67 wordsThe coasting steamer Tomas Andrea, from Wyndham, arrived on Wednesday, the passengers being Messrs. Sibley, Robertson, Littleton, Martin, and McLeod. The ...
Article : 81 wordsThe union of Methodists in this State was formally ratified this afternoon, when the plan of union binding the three uniting churches was signed by the respective ...
Article : 267 wordsMrs. James, widow of the late Dr. E. M. James, late honorary surgeon of the Melbourne Hospital, has donated £2,000 worth of Board of Works debentures, with four ...
Article : 50 wordsH.M.S. Phoebe, which has just arrived from England, has been ordered by Admiral Beaumont to proceed to New Guinea in connection with the massacre of ...
Article : 39 wordsThe adverse decision of the Minister for the Northern Territory in regard to the erection of smelting works at Port Darwin has caused a good deal of disappointment. ...
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Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954), Sat 4 May 1901, Page 13
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