The police were astir at daybreak this morning at Linden making preparations for the romoval of the body found in Numantia Gully yesterday afternoon. Dr. Paton, Government medical officer, and Dr. ...
Article : 1,747 wordsIn the whole history of mining casualties in this district there has been nothing so tragic as to equal the catastrophe which has just overtaken Stockton. This thriving township had not yet recovered ...
Article : 665 wordsA deputation representing the residents of Korumburra waited on the premier this afternoon, with a request that he would extend the benefits of protection to the coal-mining industry ...
Article : 410 wordsA meeting was held last night in order that the Church people of Brisbane might have an opportunity of hearing some of the details of the arrangements which have been made by the ...
Article : 181 wordsAt a meeting of the British Empire League this evening the Duke of Devonshire, Lord President of the Council, said that the Government attached the highest ...
Article : 271 wordsA terrible fatality occurred in the Stockton mine, Newcastle district, on Thursday night. A party of men under the leadership of Mr. J. P. Cockburn went down the mine to ascertain the ...
Article : 6,052 wordsThe District Coronor, Mr. Martin, commenced an inquiry this afternoon into the cause of the death of persons found dead in the stockton colliery last night. The bodies were identified, and the inquest ...
Article : 62 wordsThe Minister for Mines received the following report from Newcastle, by wire, from Chief Inspector Dixon at half-past 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon:— "An exploring party went into No. 3 old workings ...
Article : 143 wordsMr. Henniker heaton, M.P., arrived in Brisbane by the mail train on Wednesday night, and left again for Sydney by the mail train this morning. During his stay Mr. Heaton had an ...
Article : 108 wordsThe Hon. R. Reid, M.L.C. of Victoria, who recently returned from a 12 months' business trip to England, arrived in Sydney by the Southern express yesterday. Mr. Reid was the Victorian delegate ...
Article : 1,280 wordsThe general election and local option vote took place to-day. The weather was fine throughout the colony. Up to the time of the closing of the cable at 9.30 few returns came to hand. Dr. ...
Article : 70 wordsMr. Wells, the leader of the Calvert exploring expedition, has returned to camp from Fitzroy. Telegraphing to the Premier, he said he had not found any traces of the missing men. He ...
Article : 101 wordsAt the resumption of the Criminal Court to-day the Chief Justice, after conferring with counsel for the Crown and the defence in the alleged murder case, said there were public ...
Article : 64 wordsLord Cromer, the British Minister in Egypt, has informed the Khedive that Great Britain will advance the £500,000 ordered by the Court at ...
Article : 44 wordsThe Legislative Council had a short sitting to-day. The Alieus Bill, reducing the fee for naturalisation from £1 to 2s 6d was passed. The Municipal Overdrafts Indemnity Bill was passed. ...
Article : 103 wordsThe Italian expedition which was attacked by the Somali natives made a heroic defence. Fourteen of the Italians were killed. The Somalis lost l8. ...
Article : 73 wordsThe Australian Eleven arrived this evening by the Mararoa from New Zealand, and were heartily received. The Mayor will welcome the team officially to-morrow. The steamer leaves ...
Article : 66 wordsThe work of the rescue party is now completed. A few men remain in the mine to continue the ventilation, but all the bodies have been recovered. The mouth of the pit is almost deserted, but round ...
Article : 1,323 wordsIn the Assembly to-day Monday was fixed as an extra sitting day for Government business. The bill to amend the Goldmines Drainage Act was read the second time. The Companies Act ...
Article : 229 wordsThe R.M.S. Monowai arrived to-day from San Francisco with the following passengers for Sydney:—Mesdames M. J. Pierce, M. F. Moss, W. Stitt, Lucifer and child, Peabody, J. S. ...
Article : 98 wordsThe dock and wharf labourers on strike in Hamburg have asked the central committee to proclaim a general strike. The Times says that the strike ...
Article : 49 wordsThe death is announced of the Right Rev. Edward Wyndham Tufnell, D.D., formerly Bishop of Brisbane, at the age of 82. ...
Article : 107 wordsThe new Courthouse was opened yesterday by the Minister for Justice (Hon. A. J. Gould), who was accompanied by the Minister for Mines (Hon. Sydney Smith). The Mayor (Alderman Thomas ...
Article : 381 wordsA fire broke out in Climie and Eastwood's chaff and corn store this afternoon. The flames extended to Harding and Fuller's butchery establishment and Pinn's dining rooms, which were burnt ...
Article : 60 wordsDisastrous floods have occurred at Montserrat, one of the islands of the Leeward Group in the West Indies. Seventy-five persons were drowned. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe following stock passings are reported:—129 cattle from Bulloo Downs to Sydney, Jones, Greene, and Sullivan, owners; 70 cattle from Dynevor Downs to Sydney, same owners; 127 fat cattle from ...
Article : 51 wordsThe United States Government has notified that on and after the 1st January vessels arriving at American ports from Germany will not be admitted under the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 327 wordsAt the London wool sales this evening business was slower, Yorkshire buyers being inactive. Dec. 4. ...
Article : 63 wordsYesterday was the busiest day of the week so far as the shipping of coal is concerned. Since the beginning of the week trade had been rather dull and very few vessels visited the port. Yesterday, ...
Article : 213 wordsA sale of work in connection with Holy Trinity Church, Dulwich Hill, was opened in the local Athenæum Hall yesterday afternoon in the presence of a large gathering. The opening ceremony was ...
Article : 196 wordsThe inquest was held at the courthouse to-day before Mr. J. K Lethbridge, J.P., coroner, and a jury of 12. Mr. Pollock, instructed by Mr. Wilshire, Crown prosecutor, Matched the case on behalf ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Sat 5 Dec 1896, Page 9
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