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  2. THE TRANSVAAL WAR.

    A TELEGRAPHIC despatch has been received from Capetown stating that a heavy artillery duel has been going on since Sunday last at Magersfontein, east of Spytfontein, between Lieutenant-General ...

    Article : 253 words
  3. THE BOROUGH FINANCES.

    IN our columns of Saturday last a letter signed J. W. Grovenor appeared commenting, upon the abstract of municipal receipts and disbursements shown in our issue of 18th ultimo. This letter led ...

    Article : 2,410 words
  4. TELEGRAMS.

    THE picnic sports at Golspie yesterday were very successful, 500 people being present. A sulky was won by Mr. James Byrnes, of Taralga, with ticket 1541. The total receipts ...

    Article : 55 words
  5. RECEIPT OF WAR NEWS AT PARLIAMENT HOUSE.

    The receipt in Sydney of the cable to the effect that the Times regarded the repulse suffered by General Lord Methuen as the most serious event of the war occasioned a considerable amount of ...

    Article : 1,179 words
  6. [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.]

    A large fire has occurred at Kiama, five shops being burned. The damage to buildings and stock is over £8000. The Castlereagh-street Tragedy. ...

    Article : 83 words
  7. THE WAR.

    Later details regarding the battle of Magersfontein state that on Tuesday morning the Highland Brigade was guided in the intense darkness and rain almost upon the ...

    Article : 377 words
  8. LORD METHUEN'S OFFICIAL DESPATCHES.

    The following official despatches have been published by the War Office:— Lieutenant-General Lord Methuen wires:—"We shelled a strong position of the enemy, a long high ...

    Article : 195 words
  9. Lecture by Rev. G. D. Buchanan.

    Rev, G. D. Buchanan will give another of his popular lectures on Monday evening next He will deal with the scenic beauties of New Zealand, a subject which is sure to receive capable treatment. ...

    Article : 70 words
  10. BOER LOSSES TERRIBLE.

    The War Office has published another official despatch from Lord Methuen as follows:—"Modder River, Tuesday evening. The Boers are occupying their trenches in strong force. I ...

    Article : 75 words
  11. Strange Accident to a Horse.

    AN accident resulting in the death of a fine mare belonging to Mr. Syd. Meyer occurred on Thursday afternoon about six o'clock. Mr. Meyer was riding the animal in front of Mr. Line's shop, Auburn st., ...

    Article : 104 words
  12. ATTEMPT TO TURN THE ENEMY'S FLANK.

    The Daily Telegraph states that the British forces on Monday vainly tried to traverse the left flank of the enemy between the kopje and the river. Major the Marquis of Winchester of the ...

    Article : 44 words
  13. THE WOUNDED ARRIVED AT ORANGE RIVER.

    Trains carrying 293 wounded, including 27 officers, arrived at the Orange River station on Tuesday. The Boers were in force at the foot of the eastern ...

    Article : 106 words
  14. "Old Ireland."

    THE above was the title of a lecture given by the Rev F. Bevan, organising secretary of the Church Society, in the Church Hall on Thursday evening. There was only a moderate gathering, but as Canon ...

    Article : 594 words
  15. Railway Ambulance.

    THE members of Inspector Milne's class of instruction at Yass Junction were examined by Dr. Woodward, the railway medical officer, last week. Nineteen presented themselves and eighteen passed ...

    Article : 574 words
  16. COMMENTS BY THE TIMES.

    The Times says that the repulse of Lord Methuen's division is the most serious event of the war. The Highland Brigade, under Major-General Wauchope, fell into a trap, and were exposed in ...

    Article : 121 words
  17. GENERAL GATACRE'S REVERSE.

    Lieutenant-General Sir William Gatacre, who was reported to have fallen back upon Bushman's Hook after his recent reverse at the Stormberg, has retired to Sterkstroom, midway between Molteno ...

    Article : 88 words
  18. THE CAMPAIGN IN NATAL.

    The general advance on Colenso, under General Sir Redvers Buller, the Commander-in-Chief, has begun. ...

    Article : 18 words
  19. Advertising

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    Advertising : 1,951 words
  20. LIEUT.-COLONEL UMPHELBY.

    Lieutenant-Colonel C. E. Umphelby, of the Victorian Contingent, who, on his arrival at Capetown, was attached to Major-General Sir W. Forestier-Walker's staff, joined the division of ...

    Article : 48 words
  21. LADY SARAH WILSON.

    The Boers report that Lady Sarah Wilson, the special war correspondent of the Daily Mail, who was taken prisoner and sent to Pretoria, has been exchanged for a Boer lady held prisoner at ...

    Article : 38 words
  22. A TRANSPORT ASHORE.

    The Denton Grange, 5472 tone, sister vessel of the Langton Grange, is ashore at Las Palmas, one of the Canary Islands. She has on board 13 traction engines, a quantity ...

    Article : 47 words
  23. Highland Society and Burns Club.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 244 words
  24. Goulburn-Crookwell Railway.—An Early Start.

    THE Minister for Works states that now that the Goulburn to Crookwell and Dubbo to Coonamble Railway Bills have been passed by both Houses, he will at once take notion to place the earthworks ...

    Article : 60 words
  25. The Season's Crops.

    THE area of land under all crops this year is 2,348,004 acres, being an increase of 144,000 acres, or 6.5 per cent. as compared with the area cultivated last year. Though not so great an increase as in ...

    Article : 131 words
  26. Tragedy at Broken Hill.

    BROKERS HILL, Thursday.—A miner named Samuel Hensel ran amok this afternoon with a revolver and a razor, with the result that a woman named Jensen was killed and a man named Whetstone was ...

    Article : 56 words
  27. The Land.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 40 words
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