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    News from the British camp near Colenso states that the Royal Engineers were two hours constructing the pontoon bridge which was used by Major-general Lyttelton's forces ...

    Article : 77 words
  3. LATEST SHIPPING.

    January 21.--KONOOWARRA, s., 1,273 tons, Captain Hammer, for Sydney, and Melbourne. Passengers. Miss Mapleston. Mr. H. W. Baunister, Mr. J. M. Fraser, Mr. D. M'Lean, ...

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  4. Railway Alterations.

    The mail train from Gladstone on Sunday morning was the last passenger train to run down the grade between Wooloowin and Albion railway stations. This train passed ...

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  5. The Telegraph Shilling War Fund.

    The Telegraph Newspaper Company has decided, in compliance with urgent requests, to open a shilling war fund as an auxiliary to the Queensland Patriotic Fund. ...

    Article : 67 words
  6. TELEGRAMS.

    The Duke of Westminster arrived on Saturday morning. She has for this port 1,250 tons of cargo, including 500 tons of rails for the Railway Department. ...

    Article : 49 words
  7. COMMERCIAL.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 207 words
  8. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    An old man was run over by an electric tram in Harris street on Saturday afternoon, receiving serious injuries to his head, and having his left leg practically cut off at the ...

    Article : 203 words
  9. Patriotic Fund.

    A special service was held in Christ Church (Church of England) yesterday morning, the offertory being devoted to the Patriotic Fund. D Company, under the command of Captain ...

    Article : 113 words
  10. London Markets.

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  11. VICTORIA.

    The young man who was picked up a short distance from a hotel at Boolarra, South Gippsland, on New Year's night, was found to have died from heart failure accelerated by ...

    Article : 134 words
  12. Boer Trenches Shelled.

    News from the front states that Major-general Lyttelton's artillery has continuously shelled the Boer trenches, and the troops have occupied a kopje within 2,000 yards of ...

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  13. Balloon Section Under Fire.

    A company of rifles with a balloon section which were endeavouring to locate the Boer position encountered a heavy fire from the enemy's trenches, which have since been ...

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  14. Queensland's Third Contingent.

    Sergeant-instructor Gordon leaves here today to act as instructor for the third contingent in Brisbane. ...

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  15. General Warren's Further successes.

    Lieutenant-general Sir Charles Warren, who, with a strong force, is advancing towards Ladysmith, achieved several further successes to-day (Sunday), and the enemy's ...

    Article : 34 words
  16. London Wool Market.

    The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Brisbane, have received the following cable from their London office, under data January 18:--"Wool: The ...

    Article : 61 words
  17. Australian Contingents.

    The Premier has received a cable from the Hon. Joseph Chamberlain expressing appreciation of the public spirit of the New South Wales subscribers to the bushmen's fund and ...

    Article : 301 words
  18. City Police Work.

    The following is the statistical report of the City Police Court for the year ended December 31, 1899: During the year 4,165 males and 770 females were brought before the ...

    Article : 618 words
  19. TASMANIA.

    The Premier has left to attend the Premiers' conference in Sydney. ...

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  20. Jubilation at Ladysmith.

    A heliograph message states that the garrison and residents at Ladysmith were jubliant on hearing the firing of the guns of the relieving army. ...

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  21. Patents.

    The following applications have been accepted:-- 4770, Hugh Hendry, of Mount Crosby, near Ipswich, in the colony of Queensland, ...

    Article : 157 words
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  23. Officer Promoted.

    Colonel Brabant has been promoted to the rank of brigadier-general, and has been placed in command of a strong division of the colonial irregular troops. ...

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  24. Beauaraba Estate.

    Further particulars received by the Department of Public Lands from the land agent at Toowoomba show that out of 48 farms with a total area of 7,948 acres 1 ...

    Article : 89 words
  25. London Volunteers.

    Eight hundred of the London Volunteer Corps, which has been organised by the Lord Mayor of London, attended Divine service at St. Paul's Cathedral this morning, and they ...

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  26. Colonel Plumer at Gaberones.

    News comes from Pretoria that Colonel Plumer, who was last heard of at Tuli and Macloutsie, on the north of the Transvaal frontier, has arrived at Gaberones, a place on ...

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  28. American Warships.

    A Washington telegram, dated November 10, says: Admiral Hichborn, chief constructor of the navy, issues a statement of the work on naval vessels now building, from ...

    Article : 290 words
  29. Comforts for N.S.W. Troops.

    It is announced that Lady Duff (widow off the late Sir Robert W. Duff, formerly Governor of New South Wales), with a number of Anglo-Australian ladies, is ...

    Article : 51 words
  30. Transvaal's Food Imports.

    It is announced that since March of last year the quantify of American food stuffs imported into the Transvaal has doubled. ...

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  31. Demonstration in Melbourne.

    The New South Wales, Queensland, and Tasmanian contingents were entertained by the Victorian Government on Saturday night at the Melbourne Exhibition Building. ...

    Article : 42 words
  32. Chief Engineer's Return.

    Mr. H. C. Stanley, engineer-in-chief to the Queensland railways, returned to Brisbane from the south on Saturday. The principal object of Mr.Stanley's visit was to acquire ...

    Article : 119 words
  33. Steamer Tickets.

    Fresh regulations of a very stringent character have been issued at Hamburg relative to the sale of tickets for steamers trading to Delagoa Bay. ...

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  34. French's New Camp.

    Major-general French has formed a new camp about 8 miles east of Mager sfontein. ...

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  35. Queensland Transport.

    The steamer Maori King, with the second Queensland contingent on board, has been delayed at Melbourne on account of the large quantify of frozen meat which is being ...

    Article : 98 words
  36. Supply of Waggons.

    A cablegram has been received from the Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain in reply to the West Australian Government's inquiry as to whether orders for waggons would be ...

    Article : 49 words
  37. Cricket Reports.

    Owing to pressure on our space, reports of several local cricket matches are held over from this edition. ...

    Article : 21 words
  38. New Zealand Embarkation.

    The second draft of troops, consisting of two companies of Mounted Infantry and the horses and men for the battery of four Hotchkiss guns, embarked ...

    Article : 76 words
  39. Cabinet Meeting.

    Notwithstanding the absence from Brisbane of the Premier (Hon. R. Philp) and the Minister for Public Lands (the Hon. W. B. H. O'Connell), the usual weekly Cabinet ...

    Article : 60 words
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  41. Shortage of Horses.

    The shortage of horses in South Africa has received the attention of the Chief Secretary (the Hon. J. R. Dickson), who has received a cablegram from Major Ricardo, commanding ...

    Article : 136 words
  42. Name Wrongly Omitted from J.P. List.

    In the list of deaths among magistrates appears the name James Grimes, Brisbane. This was inserted in the list by a clerical error, and Mr. Grimes's name will be ...

    Article : 44 words
  43. Boycotting Boerites.

    A placard, reading as follows, has been posted at Mount Gambier: "To all loyal citizens,--As there exists in some parts of our town a feeling of disloyalty to ...

    Article : 88 words
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  45. Biffly on the Buffet.

    Durbin and Wikey were talking together. "You know how close Biffly is?" asked Durbin. "Got a joke to tell you about him. He went to Manchester last week. Put up ...

    Article : 300 words
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  47. Plague Inoculation.

    Lord Lister has presented Professor Haffkine with an authoritative testimonial on the efficacy of his system of preventive inoculation. Up to date this new safeguard has ...

    Article : 231 words
  48. From the Boer Standpoint.

    A Manchester chemist, Mr. Walter Herald, who served with the ambulance force of the Boers, narrates the following experiences of the Elandslaagte engagement: ...

    Article : 232 words
  49. Madame Melba.

    The Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria has conferred a decoration upon Madame Melba for her impersonation of the "mad scene" in the opera "Lucia di ...

    Article : 41 words
  50. Lalla Rookh.

    The superintendent at Bustard Head has wired to the portmaster as follows: "Steamer Llewellyn arrived at Pancake Island, reports having examined Bunker's group, but found ...

    Article : 38 words
  51. Southern Aquatics.

    The Sydney Sailing Club's champion 22-footers' race was won by Keriki, with Plover second. At the Bondi swimming carnival the ...

    Article : 74 words
  52. Britain Benefits the World.

    England is the only nation capable of carrying the torch of civilisation into Darkest Africa. Her traditional love of personal liberty, her dislike of functionaryism and red ...

    Article : 100 words
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