The Strahan Marine Board met to-day, all members present except Warden Driffield, who was unwell. Before ordinary business commenced, ...
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Advertising : 2,515 wordsA letter, written by President Kruger, under date January 17, has been found in a commandant's bag at Tugela. ...
Article : 139 wordsOver 3,000 applications have been received for service with the new contingent now being raised for South Africa. The total amount raised by public ...
Article : 128 wordsIn connection with the application made by Mr. Peter Barrett for a recount of the votes at the Parliamentary election on Friday it is understood that the Mayor has ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 463 wordsTwo further cases of bubonic plague have been reported. Elsle Dovey, sister of the child who died in the Sydney Hospital, has developed symptoms of the disease at ...
Article : 253 wordsMr. Erskine Parker has been commissioned to procure horses in the North for the Tasmanian draft of the Imperial Bushmen Contingent. ...
Article : 105 wordsThe Tasmanian, ia a skirmishing engagement on February 9, killed a Boer cornet and five of his men, and wounded seven more. ...
Article : 26 wordsNominations for the Butchers' Racing Club's meeting, on the 21st inst., in aid of the Bushmen Contingent Fund, close to-day with the secretary, Mr. J. J. ...
Article : 57 wordsThe Queenslanders were conspicuous in their excellent scouting work at Osfontein and Poplar Grove. ...
Article : 16 wordsThe rebel settlers in and around Ladygrey, East Cape Colony, are surrendering in thousands. Lord Kitchener is now at ...
Article : 35 wordsMessrs. Yuille and Co. conducted a sale of racehorses at their Newmarket yards to-day. There was a good attendance of buyers, and some fair prices were ...
Article : 356 wordsThe Premier has telegraphed to Messrs. Lyne and McLean that the Queensland Government intends to make up the pay of the Imperial Contingent to 4/6 per day. ...
Article : 114 wordsGeneral Whitey who is feeble with fever, has been invalided, and had a touching leave-taking with his garrison. Replying to the Maritzburg ...
Article : 92 wordsGeneral Broadwood, on discovering that the enemy was in strength among the Driefontein kopjes, posted his mounted infantry on a kopje facing ...
Article : 294 wordsThe Union Co. intend to withdraw their larger boats from the intercolonial trade till the quarantine restrictions in connection with the outbreak of bubonic plague ...
Article : 222 wordsMajor-General Sir Henry Macleod Rundle, R.A., late Adjutant-General of the Egyptian Army, and since Commander of the South-Eastern Military ...
Article : 43 wordsAt 4.30 in the afternoon a large number of ladies, the principal workers of the "Bushmon's Send-off," met at the Town-hall; the Mayoress (Mrs. J. G. ...
Article : 210 wordsBroadwood's cavalry, of Genera Kelly-Kenny's division, fought a severe but successful engagement at Driefontein, south of Abraham's Kraal, on ...
Article : 44 wordsThe half-yearly meeting of the Hercules G. and S.M. Company will be held at Launceston on the 29th inst. Business: Election of directors and auditors, and ...
Article : 72 wordsLieut Dowling, of the New South Wales Lancers, who was wounded and taken prisoner during a reconnaissance to the north-east of Colesberg in ...
Article : 46 wordsMr. Alexander Thompson, manager of the local branch of the Bank of Australasia, has communicated to us the following telegram relative to the National ...
Article : 756 wordsThe Boers are again actively aggressive in Natal territory. Bethune's Mounteds, the Umvoti Rifles and Natal Mounted Police, with three ...
Article : 81 wordsA bazaar in aid of the Patriotic Fund, and originated and conducted by the pupils of Mrs.Orchard's Derwent School, Harrington-street, was opened ...
Article : 218 wordsGold.— Moonlight-cum-Wonder, b. 6d. New Golden Gate, a. £10. New Monarch, b. 2/1, Amalgamated West Tasmania, b. 2/, s. 3/. Monarch, b. 3/. Garibaldi, b. 6d. ...
Article : 445 wordsThe "Daily News" correspondent has cabled that preliminary steps are being taken at Johannesburg for removal of all women and children. ...
Article : 72 wordsThe Royal Irish and South Australians, who form the van-guard of the British force at Norval's Pont, report the absence of any big guns on the ...
Article : 62 wordsBoer prisoners have affirmed previously doubtful reports that the siege of Mafeking has been raised, the investing force having been withdrawn ...
Article : 44 wordsA third instalment, amounting to £16 18s., has been forwarded to the hon. treasurer, Hobart, which, including £4 6s. 3d., proceeds of St. Michael's Church ...
Article : 185 wordsRebel settlers at Barkly East and Aliwal North are submitting. Loyalists at Aliwal North have attacked the Boers at Landdrost, and a ...
Article : 48 wordsPresident Kruger's overtures for peace have met with a chilling reception on the European Continent as admittedly inadmissible. ...
Article : 52 wordsLord Roberts, telegraphing from Driesfontein on Sunday evening, 11th inst., says:- The enemy opposed us throughout ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tue 13 Mar 1900, Page 3
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