The transport Aurania left Cape Town on May 6 with 4,610 returning Australian soldiers on board, including three officers, four nurses, seven men, and six ...
Article : 58 wordsThe Federal representatives arrived here at 11 o'clock this morning, after a 30 hours' train trip from Bathurst. At Homebush Junction Mr. Reid and three other ...
Article : 521 wordsUp till this evening Messrs. Howard Smith & Co. had not received an answer to a message sent to the underwriters yesterday as to whether a vessel should be ...
Article : 213 wordsThe Governor-General has just approved of an interesting ordinance passed by the Administration of British New Guinea, putting a stop to the curious trade in human ...
Article : 74 wordsThe annual meeting of the Y.M.C.A. was held in the Town Hall on Friday evening, and the floor and galleries were filled to overflowing. His Excellency the ...
Article : 4,731 wordsA movement has been initiated by the members of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Bowden, to perpetuate the memory of the late Trooper Nathaniel ...
Article : 116 wordsThe South Australian squadrons of the Eighth Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse are now practically ready for the transport vessel, and neither officers nor ...
Article : 253 wordsTrouble has arisen over the refusal of the Postal Department to carry weather telegrams to the Queensland State meteorologist (Mr. Wragge) without ...
Article : 82 wordsThe mysterious and unofficial intimation to the municipalities that they could purchase the plant and the remaining fourteen years' right of the Melbourne Tramway ...
Article : 56 wordsIt is now known that the Victorian members of the Second Australian Commonwealth Horse cannot leave for South Africa on Monday next. Of 483 horses required ...
Article : 89 wordsThe Postmaster-General is still determined, says the Melbourne "Argus," not to extend the cheap terminal cable rate to New Zealand to the Eastern [?]xtension ...
Article : 313 wordsThe agitation for Parliamentary reform is becoming so warm in the city that politicians, especially those on the Opposition side of the House, are losing no time in ...
Article : 326 wordsThe Imperial Patriotic Fund raised in Victoria to assist the families of dead and maimed Victorian soldiers now stands at £16,662. A number of cases are being ...
Article : 34 wordsThe declaration of the poll for the district of Victoria and Albert took place at the Institute Hall. Mount Gambier, to-day, in the presence of about 200 electors. ...
Article : 597 wordsMr. John Madden, father of Chief Justice Madden, and of Mr. Frank Madden, M.L.A., died this evening at his residence, Trivancore, Flemington. The deceased, ...
Article : 95 wordsAll the members of the Military Band will shortly play instruments provided by the Defence Department. At present a number of the bandsmen are using their ...
Article : 31 wordsThe simultaneous mission closed to-night, and the termination provided some remarkable scenes. Four huge meetings were held during the day at prominent centres in the ...
Article : 112 wordsA meeting of returned soldiers was held at the Norfolk Arms Hotel, Rundle-street, on Friday night, for the purpose of determining the best means of returning to ...
Article : 233 wordsThe Secretary of State for the Colonies advises that the King's birthday will be celebrated at the home naval stations on May 30, and at all foreign stations on ...
Article : 37 wordsAt a meeting of the City Council to-day it was resolved "That with the object of preventing persons from expectorating on the footpaths and endangering the public ...
Article : 269 wordsThe subscriptions raised to defray the expenses of the Bisley team in England now stand at £1,512. It is hoped that the full amount of £2,000 will be raised. ...
Article : 34 wordsMr. Thomas Durack, of East Kimberley, died from hydatids eight days ago on the steamer Tangier, bound from Wyndham to Fremantle. He was buried at sea. The ...
Article : 104 wordsIt is underwood that the members of the Factories Commission who visited New Zealand have all been greatly impressed with the successful ...
Article : 96 wordsThe railway receipts for the week ended May 3 were £200. It is unlikely that the Borroloola votes will affect the final results of the election. ...
Article : 169 wordsOn Thursday evening, at the Grange Hall, a valedictory social was given to Sergeant W. Smith. Corporal H. C. Le Lievre, and Troopers E. Williams, E. Fewings, H. ...
Article : 168 wordsThe President took the chair at 10.30 a.m. THE CUSTOMS TARIFF BILL. The debate on the second reading of the Customs Tariff Bill was resumed. ...
Article : 489 wordsA "Young People's Night" in connection with tne Presbyterian Assembly was held in Flinders-street Presbyterian Church on Friday evening. The moderator (Rev. ...
Article : 249 wordsThe action in the Supreme Coure, George Grey versus Albert Clark, for the recovery of £300, moneys lent, was concluded to-day. The jury found a verdict for the ...
Article : 141 wordsOn Wednesday evening a welcome home social and dance were tendered to Sergeant A. Partington, of the Sixth Contingent, by his friends, at St. Mary's Hall, ...
Article : 457 wordsOwing to the pressure of Supreme Court work Mr. Lewis finds that he will not be able to attend the Premiers' Conference at Sydney. He has, however, deputed Mr. ...
Article : 84 wordsAt a meeting of the St. Peters Council on Friday evening a communication was received from Messrs. Gordon, Bright, & Anderson, giving advice on the following:—"'A,' who held property ...
Article : 348 wordsFears are entertained regarding the safety, of two fishing boats, which left Geraldton 15 days ago bound for Fremantle, and have not been sighted since. They had only 10 ...
Article : 56 wordsMr. Williamson Wallace (Director of Agriculture), who recently visited Maffra, has presented a report to the Minister on the subject of beet sugar cultivation in ...
Article : 170 wordsAccording to reports from the country, light falls of rain have been recorded at several stations in Riverina and along the western slopes, and more rain is expected ...
Article : 108 wordsA sensational divorce case was heard by the Chief Justice to-day, in which Robert Thompson Robinson, a member of the firm of Haynes, Robinson, & Co., solicitors, sued ...
Article : 147 wordsAt the meeting of the St. Peters Local Board of Health on Friday evening the subject of the Hackney tip again came up for discussion. The secretary to the ...
Article : 165 wordsThe Marine Board on Friday decided to hold an enquiry into the stranding of the barque Strathgryfe, neat Shellback Island, on April 8, and to charge the master of ...
Article : 84 wordsThe Sydney Labor Council is urging the establishment of a State wire-netting factory, and has decided to co-operate with the Political Labor League with that ...
Article : 65 wordsThe work of laying out the State coal mine at Point Elizabeth is proceeding. Driving will be commenced next week. The Arbitration Court is engaged in ...
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Advertising : 709 wordsThe closing meeting of the Burra Cricket Club was held on Thursday evening. Trophies presented for batting to J. P. Richardson; for bowling to W. D. Keats; for fielding. to W. Tiver and J. ...
Article : 313 wordsThe municipal council held a special meeting last night for the purpose of dealing with the estimates and valuations for the current municipal year. The estimates ...
Article : 277 wordsThe board of directors of the Victorian A.N.A. are sending a delegation to West Australia. The delegation will consist of Mr. T. M. Burke (president) and Mr. A. ...
Article : 51 wordsA railway ganger found the remains of a gate lying across the Brighton line this morning. The obstacle had been lifted off its hinges at the entrance to St. Kilda Park, ...
Article : 88 wordsIn communications with the Federal Government, the Premier has urged that the expenditure for military and naval defence in Queensland should be cut down one-half. ...
Article : 106 wordsA committee of the English Church clergy met to-day to carry out the suggestion made by the Governor-General that a large public service should be held in the Exhibition ...
Article : 56 wordsThe progress report of the Royal Commission, which has been enquiring into the general management of the Victorian railways, has been prepared. A number of ...
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The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), Sat 10 May 1902, Page 8
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