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  2. THE TRANSVAAL WAR.

    Several correspondents of the English journals assert that the Boers have secured the guns which were abandoned by Colonel Long's artillery near the southern bank of the Tugela River. ...

    Article : 68 words
  3. GOULBURN PATRIOTIC SATURDAY.

    THE patriotic hand of ladies who have undertaken the work of making collections in the streets to-day in aid of the Patriotic Fund commenced operations early this morning, and are carrying out an ...

    Article : 429 words
  4. Advertising

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    Advertising : 837 words
  5. THE BRITISH LOSSES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 51 words
  6. BRITISH CAPTURED WHILE SEARCHING FOR WOUNDED.

    Colonel Bullock, three officers, and 40 men of the Devonshire Regiment were captured while searching for wounded after the battle of Tugela, despite the fact that a flag-of truce was shown. ...

    Article : 36 words
  7. MUNITIONS OF WAR THROUGH DELAGOA BAY.

    It has transpired that the Boers have received 150,000 rifles from Europe, via Delagoa Bay. To the British Government's protest to Portugal for having allowed these munitions of war to pass ...

    Article : 56 words
  8. POSITION OF LORD METHUEN.

    There are 15,000 Boers opposite the British position near the Modder River. ...

    Article : 18 words
  9. BRITISH OFFICER ARRESTED.

    A British officer of Lieutenant-General Lord Methuen's force went forward into the Boer lines protected by a flag of truce, and was arrested by the enemy. ...

    Article : 77 words
  10. SATURDAY'S POLICE COURT.

    BEFORE Messrs. S. Meyer and L. H. Fitzgerald. DRUNKENNESS AND INDECENCY. John Crawford pleaded guilty to the above charges, and was fined 5s or 24 hours and 10a or ...

    Article : 573 words
  11. SIFTINGS.

    THE war is occupying so largo a share of public attention just now that but little notice is being accorded the general doings of Parliament Proposals which at other times would be keenly ...

    Article : 1,013 words
  12. SIGNALLING KIMBERLEY.

    Lieutenant-General Lord Methuen at Modder River nightly exchanges signals by electric flashlight with Colonel Kekewich at Kimberley. ...

    Article : 20 words
  13. WEEKLY CALENDAR.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 85 words
  14. LORD ROBERTS AND LORD KITCHENER.

    Field-Marshal Lord Roberts, who has been appointed to the supreme command of the British forces in South Africa, will meet Major-General Lord Kitchener, his chief staff officer, at Madeira. ...

    Article : 94 words
  15. BOER PREPARATIONS PRIOR TO THE WAR.

    The friends of Major-General Sir William Butler, late Commander-in-Chief in South Africa, declare that he had fully advised the War Office of the Boer preparations . ...

    Article : 95 words
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    Ring out old shapes of foul disease, Ring out the narrowing last of gold; Ring out the thousand wars of old, Ring in the thousand years of peace. ...

    Article : 929 words
  17. WAR, THE ACCURSED.

    SIR—In Thursday's Post you reprint a poem by the Primate of Ireland entitled " Is War the Only Thing that has No Good In It?" Admitting the beauty of expression in the poem, one cannot but ...

    Article : 567 words
  18. BREVITIES.

    Constable Victor Kremer, Deniliquin (late Artillery), son of Mr. Kremer, Springfield, rejoins Artillery Battery for service in South Africa. Miss Ruby Bruton has won a work-box as a prize ...

    Article : 568 words
  19. PARLIAMENTARY.

    In the Legislative Council on Friday the Tonnage Rates (Amendment) Bill was passed without amendment, and sent through all its remaining stages. The Stamp Duties Bill was sent up from the ...

    Article : 578 words
  20. TRANSPORTS FOR SOUTH AFRICA.

    The Imperial Government has chartered the P. and O. steamer Assaye, the Allan line steamers Parisian, Pomeranian, and L'Aurentian, the Canard steamer Umbria, and the Donald Currie line steamer ...

    Article : 44 words
  21. MANUFACTURE OF AMMUNITION.

    Immense quantities of shrapnel shells and cartridges are being manufactured to the order of the War Office by Nobel's Explosives Company, Limited, Glasgow, and Kynoch, Limited, ...

    Article : 37 words
  22. VOLUNTEERING IN GREAT BRITAIN.

    The Lord Mayor of London (Alderman A. J Newton) is inundated with applications for enrolment in the regiment of 1000 volunteer marksmen which he has undertaken to raise. ...

    Article : 134 words
  23. Christmas Eve.

    AUBURN STREET bears the usual festive appearance, and all the shops are doing a brisk trade. It is quite refreshing to hear the good reports from business people concerning the operations of the week. From ...

    Article : 67 words
  24. ARTILLERY FOR SOUTH AFRICA.

    A company of the Gibraltar garrison artillery has been ordered to South Africa. ...

    Article : 17 words
  25. MESSAGE TO THE COLONIES FROM LORD ROBERTS.

    Field-Marshal Lord Roberts, the Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in South Africa, has sent a message to the Australians and Canadians. He expresses his warmest admiration of the spirit of the ...

    Article : 76 words
  26. Death of Mrs. T. H. Martyn.

    Many of our readers will hear with deep regret of the death of Mrs. T, H. Martyn, daughter of Mr. Owen Furner, of Goulburn. Death took place on Friday evening at Katoomba, after a painful ...

    Article : 132 words
  27. COLLECTIONS FOR SICK AND WOUNDED.

    Her Majesty the Queen has authorised collections to be made in the churches throughout England and Wales on January 7 in aid of the sick and wounded. ...

    Article : 31 words
  28. PROPOSED YEOMANRY FORCE.

    Nearly every Yeomanry officer volunteered for service within two days. Mr. A. J. Balfour (leader of the House of Commons) has made a suggestion that subscriptions ...

    Article : 45 words
  29. Successful Students.

    MR. L W. BOND, son of Mr. John Bond, of this city, has passed with credit his second year examination in the faculty of medicine at the Sydney University. Mr. G. A. Buchanan has passed his ...

    Article : 70 words
  30. WIDOWS AND ORPHANS OF COLONIAL SOLDIERS.

    The Queen gave her patronage to a concert held in the Albert Hall last night, under the auspices of the United Empire League, iL aid of a relief fund for the widows and orphans of colonial soldiers ...

    Article : 49 words
  31. Holiday Attractions.

    ON Boxing Night the Adelphi Dramatic Company will appear in a dramatisation of Charles Reade's celebrated work, "Never Too Late to Mend" This place is a great favourite with playgoers, and the ...

    Article : 85 words
  32. Mining.

    AT a meeting of the Lambing Flat Gold-dredging and Sluicing Syndicate, held at the Oddfellow[?]' Hall on Wednesday evening, Dr. Handocck in the chair, it was resolved to adopt the amalgamation ...

    Article : 69 words
  33. Christmas Dinners for the Poor.

    THE ladies of the City Mission were busy on Friday morning and this (Saturday) morning distributing Christmas supplies to the poor of the city. The mission was very liberally supported by ...

    Article : 232 words
  34. THE CONTINGENT.

    The Government has not decided definitely on the question as to whether the New South Wales section of the Australian contingent is to consist entirely of mounted infantry or not. A Cabinet meeting is to ...

    Article : 1,113 words
  35. Rifle-shooting.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 168 words
  36. Yass Bicycle Races.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 127 words
  37. S. Saviour's Cathedral.

    THE Christmas festival will begin with full choral evensong to-morrow night. Christmas carols will be sung and the anthem will be "Mercy and Truth are Mot Together" (Stainer). On Christmas Day ...

    Article : 81 words
  38. Goulburn Volunteers for the Transvaal.

    THE following members of G Company left by this morning's mail train to present themselves for examination in Sydney:—Sergeant Rice, Corporal Grant, Privates J. G Nelson, T Nelson, Norman ...

    Article : 151 words
  39. Fatal Case of Snakebite.

    Captain's Flat, Friday.—A girl, about 13 years of age, the only daughter of Mr. Michael Wall, of this district, was bitten on the leg by a black snake yesterday afternoon, and died about 4 o'clock this ...

    Article : 63 words
  40. Cricket.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 39 words
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