After the fierce bombardment of November 9 we had three comparatively quiet days—days chiefly of hail, and cold, and wet, very unlike our previous experiences of the South African ...
Article : 6,141 wordsMr. James If. Teo, who is now upon a visit to Australia, sends [?] the following extract from a letter received from has son at the front:—Paardoberg, March 2.—This is first chance I Have had ...
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Advertising : 360 wordsThe Right Hon. G. H. Reid made the following statement last night in regard to the appointment of the Public Accounts Commission and the instructions given to that body ...
Article : 1,820 wordsOn Saturday afternoon Major-General French inspected the Imperial Bushmen's Contingent and also the Third (Infantry) Contingent at the camp at Rookwood. The General was accompanied by Colonel ...
Article : 632 wordsMrs. Eagar. daitjtpr pf Mr. M'Culloch, M.L.C., and widow of Colonel Eagar, who died from wounds received in action at Stromberg, has received two letters from her Majesty the Queen, expressing ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 281 wordsThree little girls of Mosman, Claudia Henwood, Lena Wilshire, and Ethel Davey, being anxious to augment " The Bushmen's Contingent Fund," formed themselves into a committee, and held a ...
Article : 164 wordsDuring the past week the camp of the Fourth Contingent at Lytton has had time and opportunity to settle down into the ordinary routine of work which so beneficially affects the training and ...
Article : 330 wordsA wire posted outside the General Post Office yesterday ran as follows:—"The steaner E[?]gamite arrived here at 7.40 a.m. with the steamer Karaweera in tow. The latter vessel had broken her shaft." ...
Article : 209 wordsOn Saturday afternoon Mr. David Storey M.L.A., entertained the members of Lodge John Williams, Randwick, and also several friends, with a harbour ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 139 wordsBRISBANE.—Arrivals: April 7, Airlie, s., from Sydney, April 8, Eurimbla, s., from Rockhampton; Julia Percy, s., from Rockhampton; Lady Lamington, s., from Bundaberg. Departures: April 7. Arawatta. s., for ...
Article : 2,038 wordsThe Imperial transport Armenian from South Africa, bound to Sydney, is due here to-day. She passed Moruya yesterday afternoon. Another trooper, probably the Manchester Port, ...
Article : 34 wordsBy cables received on Saturday, Messrs. Houlder Brothers are advised of the arrival at Capetown of the Folmina on the 5th instant, and the Langton Grange on the 6th instaut. ...
Article : 126 wordsThe town is now lighted from the Gara works, and everything is working so satisfactorily that by way of a demonstration of success tho proprietors are now burning in the most central portion of the ...
Article : 266 wordsOn the news of the relief of Kimberley and Ladysmith and the surrender of General Cro[?]ge reaching Raratonga the schools were given a holiday and flags were hoisted on the Government buildings and ...
Article : 43 wordsMr E. W. O'sullivan, Minister for Public Works, accompanied by Mr. D. Davis, M.L.A., paid a visit to Nowra on Friday night, and was entertained at dinner at the Albion Hotel. Yesterday he received ...
Article : 174 wordsA memorial tablet, erected on the tower of the Leichhardt Superior Public School, facing Marienstreet, to the memory of the late Corporal Kilpatrick, who died from wounds received at Rensburg, South ...
Article : 956 wordsMessrs. James and Alexander Brown note:— The Changsha arrived from Hongkong on April 5, and left on 6th fof Melbourne and Adelaide, and will leave Sydney for Manila, Hongkong, and Japan, via Queensland ...
Article : 99 wordsA memorial service for Trooper H. Budd, who [?] Manly in the steamship Aberdeen with the first contingent for the war, and died recentlv of fever, was held in St. Matthew's Church, Manly, yesterday ...
Article : 173 wordsThe big carrying steamer Tropea, from New York, yesterday united in Woolloomooloo bay, after a voyage of 80 days, via Melbourne. She brings a large quantity of general merchandise, and comes to the care of Messrs. ...
Article : 66 wordsThe barque Northern Chief, which on Saturday arrived from New Zealand, reports that when making: Sydney Heads a large waterspout came swirling along directly in the track [?] the vessel. It was seen in time for Captain ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 9 Apr 1900, Page 8
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