A workshop and dwelling constructed of wood and iron was completely destroyed by fire at half-past [?] o'clock this morning. The house had not been occupied for a fortnight. A quantity of tools in the shop ...
Article : 2,752 wordsFor a long time past Mr. John Murray, the representative of the district of Normanby in the Queensland Parliament, has been advocating in his place in the Legislative Assembly of that colony the ...
Article : 1,667 wordsOn Saturday the Orlando returned to her moorings off Farm Cove, with Admiral Bridge on board, after a round cruise, The Orlando left here on the 18th of last December and steamed direct to Hobart at an ...
Article : 573 wordsA young bank clerk named Trader cut his throat on Friday night at Maryborough. He is in a very critical condition. It is supposed that he became insane through the excessive strain of ...
Article : 107 wordsThe delay which is taking place in the proclaiming of autonomy in Crete, as agreed upon by the Powers, is impeding the work of restoring order in the island. ...
Article : 128 wordsIn replying to a question in the House of Commons last night Mr. G. J. Gos[?]hen, First Lord of the Admiralty, stated that the Government was watching the balance ...
Article : 121 wordsIt has been arranged that the representatives of New South Wales, Tasmania, and Victoria at the Federal Convention shall leave Melbourne on Saturday next for Adelaide. ...
Article : 8,573 wordsA shocking burning accident occurred at Laen, near Donald, on Friday evening. The wife and family of Gustav Shriever were burning off sticks in a paddock when the clothes of a child, aged 4, ...
Article : 64 wordsMr. M. Dwyer, who was recently found in the Warrigul district, after eight days exposure in the bush, is slowly recovering. On the morning of the day that [?]e was found he gave up hopes of ...
Article : 98 wordsReferring to the situation in Crete, Mr. Gladstone, in a telegram sent by him, says:—"God help the effort to stop coercion, and avert English disgrace." ...
Article : 38 wordsThe Budget Committee of the German Reichstag has rejected the proposals of Vice-Admiral Hollman, Secretary of State for the Navy, for a credit for the ...
Article : 71 wordsMr. Duffy, Postmaster-General, and Mr. James Smibert, the retiring Deputy PostmasterGeneral, left for Washington, via London, on Saturday. They are to represent the Australian ...
Article : 40 wordsThe Powers have under consideration the Greek note embodying the revised demands of the Government with respect to Crete. ...
Article : 32 wordsAt the Wesleyan Conference on Saturday Mr. F. J. [?]ate reported that a meeting convened by the Rev. Dr. Watkin had been held in the morning, and a committee consisting of the Revs. Dr. ...
Article : 89 wordsThe Rev. Arthur Garnsey, son of the late Rev. C. F. Garnsey, incumbent of Christ Church Sydney, was ordained as a deacon at the pro-Cathedral this morning, by the Bishop of Newcastle, Dr. ...
Article : 62 wordsThe Cape Times states that the Transvaal is making determined efforts to republicanise the Cape Parliament, and that it is inducing the burghers to pledge ...
Article : 55 wordsThe Foreign Relations Committe of the United States Senate, to whom the arbitration treaty between Great Britain and America was referred for consideration, ...
Article : 109 wordsWhen a Herald reporter saw the Admiral last night, the first question asked was in regard to the condition of the defences of New Zealand. "I can only say," he replied, "that the ...
Article : 1,453 wordsProbate has been granted in the estate of the late William Douglas Grimes. The value of the estate is £16,386. ...
Article : 23 wordsEfforts to raise the sunken lighter belonging to Mr. Callen, of Stockton, were renewed on Saturday, but up to the present no progress has been made. The lighter, which at the time of the mishap was ...
Article : 55 wordsPresident Kruger, who with Dr. L[?]yds, the Transvaal Secretary of State, is on a visit to President Steyn, of the Orange Free State, was entertained at a banquet ...
Article : 110 wordsThe Synod of the Diocese of Newcastle will meet in the pro-Cathedral on the 30th instant. The sittings have been fixed for an earlier date than usual, owing to the approaching visit of the Bishop ...
Article : 48 wordsSub-Lieutenant Tomkinson, of the Karakatta, has been promoted from the rank of lieutenant to that of navigator on the Boomerang. ...
Article : 24 wordsThe inaugural meeting for the purpose of opening the courts of the Waratah Tennis Club took place yesterday afternoon. The locality is most pleasantly situated, being within a short distance of the ...
Article : 391 wordsParliament was prorogued on Friday till the 12th April, both Houses having agreed to the request of the Government as stated in the Speech. Before proroguing both Houses passed ...
Article : 274 wordsThe Committee of Ways and Means of the United States House of Representatives recommends Congress to restore the M'Kinley wool tariff immediately, without ...
Article : 38 wordsThe committee of the House of Commons, appointed to inquire into the origin and circumstances of the incursion into the South African Republic of an armed ...
Article : 96 wordsThe Federated Employers of Engineers have notified their intention to declare a lockout unless the men on strike agree to a conference. ...
Article : 33 wordsMadame Melba and Miss Frances Saville have been engaged for the next opera season in London. ...
Article : 23 wordsSir J. H. de Villiers, K. [?]. M. G., Chief Justice of Cape Colony, has been asked to adjust the difficulty between the Transvaal Volksraad and the High Court of ...
Article : 42 wordsThe Apollinaris Company, Limited, and Johannis, Limited, the two great mineralwater importing companies, have arranged to amalgamate. The capital of the new ...
Article : 36 wordsArrangements in connection with the erection and unveiling of the statue of the late Mr. James Fletcher have now been completed. The statue is being placed in position on a site selected by the ...
Article : 79 wordsTaipari, a well-known Thames chief, died yesterday at Lyttelton. News from Tahiti by the Upolu states that order has been established on Raistea without further ...
Article : 64 wordsAt the wool sales 54,217 bales have been catalogued, of which 48,996 were sold. The following prices were realised:— Bullamon, 6¾d; Cubbic, 7½d; Moorak ...
Article : 98 wordsAt the forthcoming meeting of the delegate board of the Coal Employees' Federation (formerly known as the Amalgamated Miners' Association), the following notice of motion will be submit[?]ed and ...
Article : 411 wordsReports from East Africa state that a waggon road has been completed from the coast through Uganda to Lake Victoria Nyanza. ...
Article : 40 wordsJames Isdell has telegraphed from Nullagine, W. A., to Mr. Magarey as follows:—"Rudall and myself have had a long conversation with one of a party of six men who had 20 horses. ...
Article : 218 wordsThe members of the Irish party in the House of Commons are unable to agree as to the attitude to be adopted with regard to the question of the financial relations ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 272 wordsThe New South Wales Goldfields Company has been formed with a capital of £200,000, of which shares to the extent of £75,000 are to be issued. ...
Article : 33 wordsA sad boating fatality, resulting in the loss of three lives, occurred on the Derwent River this afternoon. Four married men—named Hall, a prominent footballer, formerly of Victoria, and ...
Article : 177 wordsA deputation of Irish landowners, which waited upon Lord Salisbury yesterday, complained that the reduction in the rents was running the smaller ...
Article : 145 wordsWhat appears to have been a series of assaults by larrikins took place in the city and suburbs during saturday night and the early hours of Sunday morning. About midnight on Saturday, Mr. Nathaniel ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 180 wordsIn connection with the Mountain murders it is stated here that Sergeant Thorndike is now in possession of some fresh evidence with regard to Butler's movements and actions from the time he ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 15 Mar 1897, Page 5
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