A case which created a good deal of public attention, especialy in the district of Wallsend, where the parties reside, was heard at the Newcastle Court of Quarter Sessions this afternoon. Arthur ...
Article : 581 wordsLangberg, where the Boers have now taken up their position in the Orange Free State, after being pressed by the British at Modder River, must not be confounded with the Langberg where ...
Article : 1,431 wordsA movement is on foot and, it is understood, is being pushed forward with considerable energy, with the assistance of the Federated Seamen's Union, to obtain an increase in the wages of firemen and ...
Article : 503 wordsThe weather has been hot and sultry for the past week, the glass registering 106[?] in the shade ALBURY, Thursday. To-day the temperature registered 106[?], being a ...
Article : 1,368 wordsCustom-house,—Entered outwards: December 7, Hilston, ship, 1998 tons, Captain E. Joslin, for Honolulu, via Newcastle; Cintra, s., 1979 tons, Captain W. C. Thomson, for Cairns, via ports; Adelaide, s., 1711 tons, Captain ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 114 wordsThe Ladysmith correspondent of the "Daily News" sends further interesting particulars concerning the battle of Glencoe. All narratives agree (says the correspondent) as to to the terrific effect of our ...
Article : 474 wordsThe Orient Company's Ortona, which left London on her maiden voyage to Australia on the 24th ultimo, had booked passengers as under up to the closing of the English mail on November 3:—Misss Adamson, Mr. and Mrs. ...
Article : 419 wordsAn extraordinary military parade took place in the Long Valley, Aldershot, on October 30, when 15 traction engines and about 40 trucks wire tested and inspected previous to their embarkation for ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 636 wordsThe Pietermaritzburg correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" cabled on October 28:- After a fourteen days' invasion of Natal the Boers occupy virtually one-fourth of the colony, including ...
Article : 151 wordsThe Orient line steamer Cuzco, which left London on the 10th ultimo. had booked passengers as under up to the closing of the English mail on the 3rd ultimo:—Mr. C. Marton Anderson, Rev. Brown, Mrs. Brown, the Misses ...
Article : 246 wordsMr. Lyne's first budget speech has not disturbed commercial circles to any appreciable extent. This, it would seem from impressions gained by a "Herald" reporter yesterday, is probably due to two ...
Article : 939 wordsThe following important statement (says the Washington correspondent of the London "Daily Chronicle") is intended to be considered as official, and was made with that purpose:—"Some of the ...
Article : 223 wordsExclusive of the non-commissioned officers and men captured at Ladysmith and then supposed killed and wounded (says the London "Daily Telegraph"), the casualties to all arms of the British ...
Article : 507 wordsThe barque Sophocles sailed to-day for Tal Tal with 1533 tons of Wallsend coal: the ship Glenesslin sailed for Honolulu with 2630 tons of Duckenfield coal; and the barque Sevenole sailed for Honolulu ...
Article : 119 wordsAn advance list of passages engaged by the Arcadia, which left London on November 16, is to hand by mail as fellows:—Mrs. Ashton, Mr. G. S. Anderson, the Misses Abid, Mr. and Mrs. A. Aldam, Mr. and Mrs. A. Abid, Mr. ...
Article : 569 wordsA collision between the North Coast Steamship Company's steamer Coraki and Messrs J. and A. Brown's steam tug Gamecock occurred in the harbour at about 6 o'clock this evening, resulting in ...
Article : 130 wordsA private measage having been received by the Sultan, from London, stating that General Joubert's forces had inflicted a defeat on the English, and had captured a hundred British cavalry, his Majesty ...
Article : 192 wordsTwo tons of ore forwarded to Petersburg from a claim on the Wilgena gold discovery have yielded on treatment 4oz. 1dwt. 6grs. gold per ton. The ore was not picked. It is reported that the reef is ...
Article : 526 wordsThe sittings of the New castle Court of Quarter Sessions were resumed before his Honor Judge Docker at the City Courthouse this morning. Mr. H. H. Lang, deputy-sheriff, occupied a seat on the ...
Article : 312 wordsA storm of comment has been aroused here (says the Berlin correspondent of the "Daily News") by the publication of an official notice by the German postal authorities for the benefit of those desiring to ...
Article : 271 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly last night Mr. Neild asked the Premier the following question:—"In view of the fact that instructions were received from the Imperial Government that no officer higher in ...
Article : 229 wordsA public meeting to pretest against the action of Parliament in regard to federation was held in the Town Hall to-night, and was largely attended. The proceedings were marked with considerable ...
Article : 286 wordsThe P. and O. Company's Australia, due to-morrow at Adelaide, left London with the following passengers:— Mr. G. Ashly, Miss Allbutt, Second-Lieutenant W. Atkins, Mr. W. Alexander, Mr. D. G. Anderson, Mrs. Anderson, ...
Article : 874 wordsThe London "Daily Telegraph's" war correspondent describes the march of General Yule's column from Dundee. He says many troopers were in the saddle nearly 36 hours. "It is supposed ...
Article : 428 wordsThe monthly meeting of the general committee of management of the Newcastle Jockey Club was held at the clubrooms, Cenetennial Hotel, to-night. The president, Mr. ...
Article : 376 wordsThe mails by the Austral were delivered in Sydney yesterday. She brings files of English papers to November 3. We extract from the London "Daily Telegraph" and the "St. James's Gazette" the ...
Article : 124 wordsThe trial trips which were made with the cars on the George and Harris streets electric tramway yesterday were, on the whole, of a satisfactory character. All the cars were marked "special," and they ...
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Advertising : 459 wordsThe committee appointed to inquire into the working of the Government docking establishment at Cockatoo Island has sent in its report, which was laid upon the table of the Legislative Assembly last ...
Article : 296 wordsThe War Office has issued the following statement:—"The General Officer Commanding in Natal reports that the Boers' loss at Talana on October 20 was 500 killed and wounded; that three ...
Article : 187 wordsThe stewards of the Austral Meeting of the M.B.C met to-night to inquire into the ruuning of Walue in the five-mile event last Saturday. In defence Walne stated that Martin "jumped" past him in ...
Article : 135 wordsThe following arrive by the Austral:—For Sydney: Mrs. Kingston. Mr. A. T. Stephens, Miss Stephens, Hon. J. and Mrs. Young, Mis Littlejohn, Mr. H. Bull, Mr. R. W. Hill, Miss Barker, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Westmacott, Mr. ...
Article : 360 wordsThe war correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" with the force at Glencoe, having now reach Ladysmith, sends some interesting details of the incidents following the battle. ...
Article : 215 wordsThe Sydney District Council sat till a late hour last night discussing the rules recommended by the trades societies' conference for the government of the proposed Sydney Labour Council and the altered ...
Article : 168 wordsThe correspondent of the "Central News" in Natal in a message from Greytown says:—After sending off my despatches by mounted messenger when our troops commenced falling back upon Ladysmith, I ...
Article : 105 wordsThe detectives engaged in tracing the perpetrators of the highway robbery at Rutherglen are of opinion that the robbers made their way to Melbourne, and had arranged three relays of horses to assist them in ...
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Advertising : 117 words"The Boer leader Botha was killed by a shot in the left breast from a Lee-Metford rifle at 1000 yards range. The death wound is so small that it is scarcely perceptible. Despatch riders who reached ...
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Advertising : 31 wordsAt Dundee, when the Boers were entering the town, about 30 men, members of the Dundee Town Guard, were in Rowan's farmhouse, nearly three miles north-east of the town. A shell ...
Article : 157 wordsThe Cuzco left Colombo on the 5th instant, outwards. The R.M.S. Britannia arrived at Colombo, from Australia on Wednesday morning, the 6th instant. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 8 Dec 1899, Page 6
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