At the Mayor's quarterly luncheon today, the visitors included Mr. Wise and Mr. Barton. Mr. Barton in responding to the toast of his health said that a few days ...
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Article : 150 wordsA party of 100 Boers has re-occupied Ficksburg, a border town of the Orange River Colony, to the north-east of Bloemfontein. They chased six ...
Article : 608 wordsThe proposed Hopetoun Avenue came in for adverse criticism at a meeting of the City Council to-day and a motion passed expressing the opinion that a public ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 722 wordsOwing to the unprecedented drought in Assam, the present season's tea crop in said to be seriously imperilled. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe American troops in China have not joined in the Paoting-fn expedition, owing to their Government regarding such an enterprise as a useless display. ...
Article : 849 wordsThe President took the Chair at [?] past 4 p.m. ...
Article : 2,169 wordsThe Nord Deutscher Lloyd Steamship Company is largely extending its operations. It has decided to run a line of steamers ...
Article : 65 wordsThe Surveyor-general was recently requested by the Lieutenant-governor of New Guinea to select several surveyors for service in that possession. All but one of ...
Article : 110 wordsAt Golden Gate on the Boulder line last night, Archie Whitchurch, an agent for the Singer machine Company at Coolgardie, sustained serious injuries to one of his ...
Article : 226 wordsDr. Koch, the eminent German bacteriologist, reports that he has discovered a cure for malaria. ...
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Family Notices : 28 wordsThe body of a newly born female child was found this morning in a right-of-way off Johnston-street Fitzroy. Atan inquest held this afternoon the verdict was one of ...
Article : 45 wordsThe last of the 1900 series of colonial wool sales in London opened to-day. Competition was brisk. Merinos declined from 10 to 15 per cent, as ...
Article : 284 wordsInformation was received to-day that the barque Royal Sovereign, which left Streaky Bay on May 21 for the United Kingdom, wheat laden, had put into ...
Article : 35 wordsAn unsuccessful attempt was made to wreck a passenger train at Christchurch to-day. ...
Article : 22 wordsAt a meeting of the Fremantle Chamber of Commerce, held in the local Town Hall buildings yesterday afternoon. the failure of the R.M.S. Oroya to obtain a ...
Article : 909 wordsThe Northam Agricultural Show to be held on the 17th and 18th inst. promises to be a great success. Nearly £300 will be distributed in prizes. Up to the ...
Article : 298 wordsAnother case of bubonic plague was reported at Brisbane to-day. ...
Article : 22 wordsThe Parliamentary Select Committee inquiring into the despatch of the New South Wales contingents to South Africa continued its sittings to-day. ...
Article : 154 wordsA deputation, including several members of the Single Tax League, waited on the Mayor to-day to discuss the tramways question. It turned out a lively ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 129 wordsThe decision of the Gippsland coal miners to appeal to the Government, to compel the colliery owners to grant the men's claims is stated to be due to the ...
Article : 150 wordsThe Legislative Council met this afternoon. Sir Richard Baker returned after his accident, but he is still suffering a good deal of pain. The afternoon was spent ...
Article : 123 wordsIn addition to the search by the Government tug for signs of wreckage consequent upon a cutter belonging to H.M.S. Mildura being found near Wellington, ...
Article : 49 wordsThe Licensing Bill which the Premier is introducing provides for nine provincial districts. Committees are to be elected for the districts, and with a ...
Article : 266 wordsThe Church of England Assembly concluded to-night. A large amount of business was transacted. A committee was appointed to inquire into the ...
Article : 157 wordsThe trial of John Sleigh on a charge of the murder of F. Curran, near Bombala, began to-day at the Goulburn Circuit Court. Sergeant Smith, who gave ...
Article : 122 wordsIn the Assembly, to-day, the Minister of Mines announced that he had instructed the Secretary for Mines to carry out the recommendations of the Mines ...
Article : 227 wordsSergeant Ghas. Ed. Gjedsted. of the New South Wales Imperial Bushmen, now in South Africa, writes to his father, Mr. E. Gjedsted, assistant city engineer, ...
Article : 962 wordsThe regulations, which recently came into force between the Wharf Labourers' Union and the intercolonial shipping companies have given rise to considerable ...
Article : 115 wordsThe Secretary of State has advised the Deputy-Governor that the Duke and Duchess of York will visit both islands, but the length of their stay has not been ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Thu 11 Oct 1900, Page 5
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