Six hundred and thirty-one Australasian soldiers yesterday felt the deep joy of coming home, that is good to feel but hard to express, after over 12 months spent on the ...
Article : 2,008 wordsThe Boers admit that they had 56 killed in the engagement at Vlakfontein on May 29. It is believed that they had as many wounded as the British, whose casualties ...
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Article : 595 wordsDr. Garran, M.L.C., who for some time past had been suffering from a severe attack of bronchitis, died at Elizabeth Bay yesterday morning, at the age of 75 years. ...
Article : 696 wordsHis Excellency the Governor-General (Lord Hopetoun) has received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies the following despatch ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 138 wordsFurther details are published of the capture, on the 2nd inst., of Jamestown, which is about midway between Molteno and Aliwal North, by Commandant Kruitzinger ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 197 wordsThe surveyors appointed by the Victorian Government to make a flying survey of a railway to the border from Portland have completed their work. It is stated ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 47 wordsA meeting of the Board of Health was held to-day, at which the question of the release of those members of the Ormuz passenger-list and crew who were ...
Article : 144 wordsThe Prime Minister placed before the House of Representatives yesterday the following despatch, which he received from General Caselee, commanding officer of the ...
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Article : 359 wordsMr. Leake (the Premier) for West Perth, and Mr. Sommer. (the Minister of Lands) for the North-East Province, have each been elected unopposed. Parliament ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 91 wordsMr. J. Wright, the hon. secretary of the Sydney Homing Pigeon Society, placed two valuable birds on board the Ophir, to be liberated 20 miles outside the Heads. ...
Article : 95 wordsAt the inquest held at Derby touching the death of Samuel Cantwell, a verdict of suicide by drinking carbolic acid was returned. ...
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Article : 252 wordsThe directors of the Bank of England to-day reduced the rate of discount for three months bills from 4 to 3½ per cent. ...
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Article : 23 wordsIt is proposed to erect the eastern portion of the new cathedral at Cape Town as a memorial to the Cape Colonists who have fallen in the war, and a thank-offering for ...
Article : 102 wordsThe Government have accepted the tender of Messrs. Noyes Brothers, of Sydney, for illuminating public places on the occasion of the Royal visit. The price to be ...
Article : 47 wordsThe Workmen's Compensation Act. by which all employers of labour are liable for any accident, fatal or otherwise, unless caused by wilful misconduct, comes into ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 165 wordsThe work of erecting the frames for the arches and of placing the illuminations gear in position for the beautifying of the city during the Royal visit is going on ...
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Article : 25 wordsThe competitions in connection. with the Austral Literary Society were continued to-day. Results:For the open scene there were'three entries, ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 7 Jun 1901, Page 5
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