There was a great crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday to witness the final of the Austral Wheel Race. This was some compensation to the ...
Article : 1,759 wordsThe capture and burning by marines from the British cruiser Mohawk of Fort Durbo, on the coast of Italian Somaliland, whose garrison had fired upon an Italian ...
Article : 223 wordsThe test match was advanced another stage on Saturday at the Sydney Cricket Ground, and at the start of the play there was a gathering of nearly ten thousand ...
Article : 1,946 wordsSir John Forest, referring to reports that he is likely to be appointed High Commissioner, said it was difficult to understand what object his opponents had ...
Article : 138 wordsNominations for all events and entries for the Trial Stakes, in connection with the Port Adelaide Racing Club's Boxing Day meeting are due to-day at the Imperial ...
Article : 648 wordsThe conference of Slate Commandants was concluded on Saturday morning, after lasting over a week. A parade was held in Albert Park, where the instructional staff ...
Article : 135 wordsIt is understood that the Government have approached one of the judges of the Supreme Court with a view to getting him to act as a Royal Commission to investigate ...
Article : 71 wordsWhen in Sydney last week Mr. Chapman (Minister for Defence) had an interview with Admiral Fanshawe, with respect to the future of the Australian naval forces. Mr. ...
Article : 234 wordsJohn Anderson, aged 16 years, living at Cunningham-road, Toorak, who was seriously injured on St. Kilda-road, now occupies a bed in the Homœopathic Hospital. ...
Article : 81 wordsIt is considered unlikely that Colonel Younghusband's military expedition, which is now proceeding to Lhassa, the Thibetan capital, to enforce compliance with the ...
Article : 62 wordsSir—From your report in this morning's issue of the meeting of members of the Adelaide Racing Club, I notice that Mr. C. H. T. Hart attempted to delude the meeting ...
Article : 191 wordsA shocking accident occurred at Picola, near Mooroopna, on Thursday, when C. J. Evans was caught in a thrashing machine. One leg was torn off above the knee, and ...
Article : 90 wordsIntelligence from Pretoria states that General Botha and Mr Grove, the Australian land speculator, who between them founded the Transvaal Land Syndicate, ...
Article : 80 wordsThe much-discussed military cloth tenders for the Western Australian and Tasmanian forces were accepted on Friday. A Queensland firm, the Ipswich Cloth Company, ...
Article : 127 wordsYesterday afternoon. J. Bailey, who was working at the Bailey's Reward Company's mine, near Forbes, met with a painful accident. He was working at the side of the ...
Article : 99 wordsThe following have been selected to represent Queensland in the match against New South Wales at Sydney on Boxing Day and following days:—Atkins, Evans, ...
Article : 49 wordsPatrick Power was found drowned in the Swan River this morning. He recently arrived from the goldfields, and early last week he was found unconscious near the ...
Article : 116 wordsInspector Denis Sullivan, whose long connection with the police force in this State has brought him prominently before the public, is confined to his bed through ...
Article : 713 wordsThe introduction into the Reichstag of the new Military Bill, imposing heavy burdens on the taxpayers, has been postponed for a year. This is owing to the ...
Article : 68 wordsThe naval boat race for the championship of the Australian fleet between crews of the flagship Royal Arthur and H.M.S. Torch, took place on Saturday, and resulted in an ...
Article : 40 wordsThe Prime Minister returned to Melbourne to-day from Tasmania, after a most successful tour. If well enough to-morrow night he will speak at Seymour. ...
Article : 31 wordsThe black gelding Bob was a starter for the Kororoit Handicap at Williamstown on Saturday, and when the betting commenced he was backed at 3 to 1, but he failed to ...
Article : 110 wordsSome startling disclosures were made at a coronal enquiry held at Molong concerning the death of John Harerson, who was picked up in a dying condition on the ...
Article : 106 wordsIt has always been the contention of those responsible for the management of the P. & O. and Orient companies that coastal traders in Australian waters have ...
Article : 379 wordsA meeting of the council was held on Friday. The members present were:—The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Bragg, Rev. Dr. Jefferis, Dr. Hayward, Professor Stirling, Mr. J. Henderson, Mr. Talbot ...
Article : 648 wordsThe Turkish Minister at Belgrade has lodged a formal remonstrance with the Servian Government, against the secret preparations which Servia is alleged to be ...
Article : 54 wordsThe race meeting at Williamstown on Saturday was favored with fine weather, but the attendance suffered owing to the strong counter attraction on the Melbourne Cricket Ground, where ...
Article : 682 wordsThe Premier has received a dispatch from the Agent-General, stating that the first shipment of Tasmanian rabbits by the Rakaia (14,061) sold at Liverpool at 15/ to 17/ ...
Article : 90 wordsThe Kaiser had sufficiently recovered yessterday from his recent illness to pay an expected visit to Berlin, where he viewed the art exhibition in the afternoon, and ...
Article : 58 wordsA Norfolk Island telegram states that the Ysabel arrived there at noon to-day from the New Hebrides. Captain Rason, R.N. (the British Resident Commissioner of the ...
Article : 64 wordsFather Drosd and Herr Kohout, president and manager respectively of the St. Wenzel Loan Bank, a Roman Catholic institution at Prague, capital of Bohemia, ...
Article : 77 wordsFurther particulars concerning the cyclone at Thargomindah on Friday show that it lifted portion of the roof off the post-office. Mr. Blakeney's- house was ...
Article : 62 wordsSir—Referring to the correspondence published this morning in reference to the mail steamers and the Australian coastal trade, we beg to state that the German and ...
Article : 108 wordsMr. Parnell, who is now attached to the teaching staff of St. John's College, Cambridge, has been appointed tutor in physics at Trinity College, Melbourne, an Anglican ...
Article : 97 wordsAt the Dee rush Seishman and party have found two nuggets, one weighing 86 oz. (the largest yet found), and the other 3 oz. Davidson, Crowe, and party found a ...
Article : 51 wordsH.M.S Mutine arrived yesterday on route for Syndey to replace the Karakatta. The Mutine has served two years on the Chinese station. She is a single screw sloop ...
Article : 92 wordsOn Friday afternoon the annual speech day and distribution of prizes was held in connection with King's School, St. Peters. There was a large attendance of scholars ...
Article : 467 wordsA meeting of the council of the Royal Geographical Society was held on Friday afternoon, when there were present Sir Langdon Bonython (president), Messrs. R. Kyffin Thomas, S. Newland, ...
Article : 297 wordsSilver is quoted at 2/1¼ per oz. LONDON, December 13. Silver is quoted at 2/l?d. per oz. ...
Article : 24 wordsAbout 5 p.m. on Saturday a boy named Reginald Bruce Day was riding a bicycle along Halifax-street, when he came into collision with another cyclist, with the ...
Article : 99 wordsConstables Donnelly, and Blackmore. whilst on plain-clothes duty in Georgestreet at midnight, accosted a man whom they mistook for a well-known burglar. ...
Article : 63 wordsThe following are the latest quotations on the London Stock Exchange:- Associated Mines. £2 18/9. Broken Hill Proprietary, £1 9/. ...
Article : 39 wordsThe sanatorium for the treatment of tuberculosis, erected by the Government at Cambridge at a cost of £8,000, was opened on Friday. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 529 wordsThe Field Artillery, Scottish Corps, and Infantry were at work on Saturday afternoon. For the Infantry the programme was the examination of Captains Weir, ...
Article : 55 wordsLead.—Lead is quoted at £11 2/6. The imports amount to 18,147 tons (Australia contributing 4,625), and the exports 4,697. Copper.—Copper, forward delivery, is ...
Article : 128 wordsAn extraordinary election to fill the vacancy in the municipal council for Wills ward was held on Saturday. Calvin Chester, the Labor representative, topped the ...
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