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  2. THE BOER WAR.

    LATER information concerning the recent reverse sustained by General Clements at Nooitgedacht, about 15 miles northeast of Krugeradorp, states that the Boers, ...

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  3. CROWN LAND SALE.

    A SALE of Crown lands was conducted at the local Land Office on Tuesday by Mr. J. W. D. Graham, land agent, but attracted very little interest. The following lots were sold at the ...

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  4. ACCOMMODATION FOR VISITORS TO SYDNEY.

    MR. JOHN D. HENNESSY, general secretary to the Citizens' Committee in Sydney, telegraphs as follows:—The Citizens' Committee, finding that a wrong impression exists in the ...

    Article : 104 words
  5. THE VERY LATEST.

    FURTHER news concerning the wreck of the German training frigate Gneisenan, which was driven ashore by a storm at Malaga, in Spain, when 100 of those on ...

    Article : 76 words
  6. THE FORESTERS' SPORTS.

    As previously stated, some handsome trophies have been presented for competition at the Foresters' sports gathering, to be held at Riverview, on Boxing Day. Among these is a ...

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  7. THE ENGAGEMENT NEAR KRUGERSDORP.

    Information has now been received that the Boer dead and wounded, in the engagement near Krugersdorp, when General Clements's troops met with a reveree, were so numerous ...

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  8. THE SCHOLARSHIP QUESTION.

    A PUBLIC meeting was held at Nundah on Saturday last to protest against the action of the Government in giving effect to Mr. M'Donnall's motion with regard to granting ...

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  9. THE CAPE COLONY INVADERS.

    Further news regarding the 700 Boers who crossed the Orange River colony frontier into Cape Colony at A[?]iwal North, states that one column of the invaders has advanced upon ...

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  10. DEEBING CREEK ABORIGINALS.

    WITH respect to the celebrations which are to take place in Brisbane on the 1st proximo in connection with the inauguration of the Australian Commonwealth, it is intended that a ...

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  11. A SENSATIONAL DISCOVERY.

    An analyst at Manchester has discovered arsenic in several samples of ma[?]t, which he has examined. He has warned brewers of the necessity of analysing all the malt ...

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  12. THE WATER HYACINTH.

    THE lively water-lily is still accumulating (writes "Old Sport"), and if it multiplies in the manner in which it has done since I last wrote you on the subject, the placid waters of ...

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  13. MORE FIGHTING AT KRUGERSDORP.

    It is reported that Commandant Herisog's commando and a British force had a sharp engagement near Burghersdorp. Both sides are stated to be retreating. ...

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  14. LONDON, December 19. SPEECH BY LORD SALISBURY.

    Lord Salisbury, the British Premier, speaking at the Conservative Union Conference luncheon today, said that the most pressing social question was the over-crowding scandal. ...

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  15. MR. BRYN ROBERTS'S CHARGES.

    Referring to the charges against Australians made by Mr. J. Bryn Roberts in the House of Commons, the "Standard" says that Mr. Roberts should be compelled to withdraw and ...

    Article : 74 words
  16. PARLIAMENT.

    IN reply to Mr. Turley, the Home Secretary stated that the inquiry into complaints made by the inmates of the lazaret had been completed, and a copy of the evidence and report ...

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  17. LORD ROBERTS'S ARRIVAL IN ENGLAND.

    Lord Roberts, it is reported, will arrive at the Solent on the 2nd of January. He will visit Her Majesty the Queen at Osborne, in the Isle of Wight, will land at Southampton on ...

    Article : 88 words
  18. INTERSTATE CRICKET.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 604 words
  19. THE WEATHER.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 110 words
  20. WAR IN CHINA.

    CHING SING, a Manohu, who was guilty of inciting some of the recent Chinese outrages against foreigners, has been appointed Governor of the Hupsh province, in ...

    Article : 59 words
  21. PRAISE FOR DONALD MACDONALD.

    The "London Standard," commenting upon the book published by Donald Macdonald (who acted as special war correspondent in South Africa for the Melbourne ...

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  22. WESTERN STAR LODGE SPORTS.

    A MEETING of the committee of the above lodge was held, on Tuesday evening last, in the lodge-room. There were good attendance, and Bro. O. Perry presided. The secretary ...

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  23. BOERS IN MADAGASCAR.

    In connection with the negotiations for the settlement in Madagascar of Boer refugees from the late South African Republics it is reported that they are not ...

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  24. LONDON, December 19. THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

    Sir E. M. Satow, the British Minister at Pekin, has been instructed by the British Government to demand certain conditions from the Chinese authorities by means of a ...

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  25. SUB-INSPECTOR NETHERCOTE.

    SUB-INSPECTOR NETHERCOTE, who succeeds Inspector Galbraith, as the officer in charge of the police in the Ipswich and West Moreton district, will commence his duties to-day. We ...

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  26. SURRENDER OF BRABANT'S HORSE.

    It is now reported that only 48 men of the second company of Brabant's Horse (a South African force) surrendered to the Boers on Friday. ...

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  27. THE ABIGAIL CASE.

    THE hearing of the charge of subornation of a witness preferred against Ernest A. Abigall, arising out of the Coningham divorce case was continued to-day. J. Prenderville, S. Williams, C. ...

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  28. THE COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS.

    THROUGH the medium of an advertisement appearing elsewhere, and signed by Mr. H. S. Dutlon, Under-Secretary in the Chief Secretary's Department, it is announced that the ...

    Article : 155 words
  29. GENEROSITY OF THE FRENCH AUTHORITIES.

    It is stated that the French authorities at Pekin have returned everything that has been seized by the French soldiers belonging to the Chinese Government or to individual ...

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  30. THE COMMONWEALTH CELEBRATIONS.

    THE invitation card which has been received by members of Parliament members of local governing bodies, and others in connection with the approaching inaugural Commonwealth ...

    Article : 52 words
  31. FEDERAL PREMIERSHIP.

    INFORMATION which was considered to be of a reliable character reached Ipswich last night to the effect that Lord Hopetoun, the Governor-General of the Australian ...

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  32. LONDON, December 19. A MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN.

    Her Majesty the Queen, in an open message delivered through Sir Evelyn Wood, pays a grateful tribute to the signal service rendered to the empire, and the admirable spirit, zeal, and ...

    Article : 312 words
  33. THE MURPHY MEMORIAL.

    THE attention of our [?] is called to an advertisement appearing in our columns, to-day, requesting all subscribers to the above-named fund to meet at the Board's Hall, Gatton, on ...

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  34. Advertising

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  35. PRIDE OF THE NORTH LODGE.

    THE quarterly meeting of the Pride of the North Lodge, P.A.F.S.O.A., was held in the Olympic Hall, North Ipswich, on Thursday evening last. There was a very good ...

    Article : 222 words
  36. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

    The Hon. J. B. Dickson, when interviewed to-night, said that he had anticipated that Mr. Barton would have been selected as the leader of the Federal Government, and have been ...

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  37. STATE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS.

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  38. REPORTED SHOOTING OF LUCAS MEYER.

    Private letters which have been received in England assert that the Beers have shot Commandant Lucas Meyer, on account of alleged treachery. ...

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  39. SITE FOR PROPOSED UNIVERSITY.

    A DEPUTATION from the Brisbane Municipal Council had an interview with the Minister for Lands this morning (says yesterday's "Observer"), on the question of the proposal of the ...

    Article : 251 words
  40. NEW SOUTH WALES v. VICTORIA.

    The following team has been selected to represent Victoria in the cricket match with New South Wales, which commences next Monday, on the Melbourne Cricket Ground:—W. ...

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  41. THE IMMIGRANT SHIP ARTEMISIA.

    THURSDAY last, the 13th instant, was (writes "Red Gum"), the 52nd anniversary of the arrival, in Moreton Bay, of the first immigrant vessel—namely the Artemis[?]—direct from ...

    Article : 234 words
  42. SENTENCES FOR TREASON.

    The sentences which have been passed upon colonists in the Colesberg district for treasonable acts in connection with the Boar war have given great satisfaction to the loyalist ...

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  43. WEATHER FORECASTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 36 words
  44. QUEENSLAND NEWS.

    THE police here received news that a man named George Bay had been lost between Senbania and Corfield. The police at the latter place were notified and started in search of the ...

    Article : 70 words
  45. THE RAND RIFLES.

    The new military regiment, known as the Rand Rifles, which was inaugurated at Johannesburg a few weeks ago, is being largely recruited from among the workmen at the mines ...

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  46. WEDNESDAY.

    Queensland: North, Central, and South.—Generally fine the same as before—namely, cloudy, hot, and sultry, with thunderstorms, strong winds, and partial rain [?] ...

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  47. BOER LOSSES AT VRYFEID.

    It is now stated that the Boer losses at Vryheld, in connection with the attack of Commandant Ferriera's force upon the British outposts there totalled 150. [A previous message ...

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