The break-up of the long drought a little more than a fortnight ago,when heavy rain fell in and around Coolgardie, was the signal for a remarkable influx of miners and others who had been awaiting ...
Article : 2,767 wordsAt half-past 1 o'clock yesterday two armed men rode up on horseback to the Barraba branch of the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, entered the banking-room, shot the manager dead, and, being ...
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Article : 1,521 wordsAT 1.30 p.m.yesterday two armed men entered the Barraba branch of the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, and shot the manager, Mr. W.C.M'Kay, dead.The report of the firearms ...
Article : 10,566 wordsThe murder took place during tho dinner hour. No one other than the manager and his wife was about the bank. The manager was at dinner with his wife in a room adjoining the bank office. When ...
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Article : 95 wordsA dinner was given last night to Sir Thomas M'Ilwraith, prior to his departure from London on his return to Queensland. The company included the Marquis of ...
Article : 353 wordsIt appears that when the men entered the bank the manager, Mr.M'Kay, was at dinner with his wife in a room adjoining the banking-room. The manager went into the banking-room to attend to ...
Article : 331 wordsAt 1.30 p.m. to-day two men entered the local bank and fired immediately after having entered at Mr. M'Kay, who was shot in the head. He expired in a few minutes. Several shots were fired. ...
Article : 229 wordsThe Queensland Investment and Land Mortgage Company Bill and the English, Scottish, and Australian Bank Bill have been read the third time in the House of ...
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Article : 85 wordsThe perpetrators of the outrage having for the time being escaped, attention was turned to the interior of the bank, where the manager was found lying dead. Several shots had been fired, two bullets ...
Article : 128 wordsThe news of the outrage at Barraba was received here by wire this afternoon, and created a great sensation. The bank manager, Mr. M'Kay, is sou of Mr. George M'Kay, J.P., of Orange, an old and ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 790 wordsOwing to the absence of the police officers from Barraba and to the fact that there was no official of the bank to take the place of the manager, the news despatched to Sydney was not of a complete ...
Article : 516 wordsThe Budget proposals have been well received in the provinces. ...
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Article : 51 wordsThere has been further heavy rain in the Cooktown district. The Normanby River rose over the rails of the bridge on Saturday night, and is now 8ft. above them. A Barcaldine telegram states that ...
Article : 73 wordsMr. W. C. M'Kay, the victim of the outrage, was 38 years of age. He was a married man, and leaves a widow and four children, the youngest an infant. He resided with his family at the bank. He was the ...
Article : 186 wordsMr. Wragge's forecast for N.S.W.is:—Unsettled weather with some rain throughout the whole colony, although intervening intervals of clear sky will be noted. The prevailing winds ...
Article : 178 wordsThe Very Rev. C. J. Vaughan, D.D., has resigned his position as Master of the Temple (Inns of Court). ...
Article : 32 wordsAn international exhibition is to be held at Bordeaux, France, in 1895. It is hoped that the colonies will send exhibits of wine. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe bank building at Barraba is a brick structure and stands at the corner of the main street of the township and the road leading to Campo Santa. It stands back from the road, and is surrounded ...
Article : 177 wordsThe arrivals of wool for the next series of wool sales amount to 404,000 bales. The list has closed. 86,000 bales have been forwarded direct. The quantity ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 181 wordsExperts consider that the shipment of pork by the R.M.S. Parramatta is excellent. It is well fed and bred. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe Marine Board landed and inspected Montague Island lighthouse at 8.30 a.m. The weather was fine. The board effected a landing at Green Cape at 4.30 p m., and found all satisfactory. The Bega is ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 46 wordsMr. Dawson, who was formerly manager at Jerilderie, left Sydney last night to take charge of the bank's affairs at Barraba. Immediately on receipt of the news of the tragedy ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 19 Apr 1894, Page 5
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