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  2. PEOPLE.

    COLONEL SIR HOWARD VINCENT, M.P., who was to have commanded the City of London Volunteers, was rejected on medical grounds. General Joubert's nephew is fighting with ...

    Article : 1,432 words
  3. THE PRICE OF WHEAT.

    Wheat is still steadily advancing in price, and has improved 6d. per bushel on the week. The present quotation is 30s. ...

    Article : 29 words
  4. Advertising

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    Advertising : 140 words
  5. THE BOER WAR. LORD ROBERTS PREPARING.

    Field-Marshal Lord Roberts, reviewing the Highland Brigade at Modder River, stated that the men would soon be given a chance of avenging ...

    Article : 166 words
  6. THE AGENT-GENERALSHIP.

    Mr. Lyne, interviewed, said that through the resignation of the New South Wales Agent-General, it was very likely that a commercial agent would be appointed to represent ...

    Article : 134 words
  7. [BY TELEGRAPH.] THE BUSHMEN'S CONTINGENT.

    The horse Bugler was sold at Petersburg yesterday for £103. Requests are still being received from all paris of the colony for a visit from the horse. ...

    Article : 155 words
  8. METEOROLOGICAL.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 65 words
  9. THE TOOWOOMBA MYSTERY.

    Mrs. Walkes, one of the poisoned family near Toowoomba, died in the hospital last night. Earlier in the day another boy died. The remaining four children are very bad, and ...

    Article : 146 words
  10. A TROOPER GORED TO DEATH.

    Word has been received in Sydney that Trooper Cunningham, of the New South Wales Lancers, was gored to death by a bull in camp near Stellenbosch on January 22. ...

    Article : 46 words
  11. THE WAR FUNDS.

    The Bushmen's Contingent Fund has reached £26,957 and the Patriotic Fund £19,478. ...

    Article : 17 words
  12. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH.] New South Wales.

    Willie Kee Poo, who had been residing in New South Wales for 25 years, visited Melbourne the other day to repair his cork leg. When he returned into New South Wales he ...

    Article : 110 words
  13. A MAORI OFFER.

    The Maoris at Hawkes Bay are disappointed at not being allowed to raise a native contingent for South Africa. They could place 500 men and horses in the field ...

    Article : 38 words
  14. CALLS AND DIVIDENDS.

    BLOCK 10.—Dividend of 3s., and Bonus of 1s. 6d., payable February 28. ...

    Article : 19 words
  15. Advertising

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    Advertising : 93 words
  16. THE LATE MR. W. J. LAMBIE.

    In the Assembly yesterday afternoon the Premier (Mr. M'Lean) referred regretfully to the death of Mr. W. J. Lambie, the Age correspondent, who, he said, was known to ...

    Article : 49 words
  17. THE DEFENCE OF AUSTRALIA.

    Speaking at a commercial gathering in Sydney yesterday afternoon, Mr. G. H. Reid said that all classes had joined, irrespective of politics, in the sending of soldiers from New ...

    Article : 361 words
  18. THE GRAFTON MURDER.

    The boy Joseph Murphy, who was with Cyrus M'Farlane in the lad's melon-raiding expedition at Grafton, has now confessed that he murdered M'Farlane. ...

    Article : 37 words
  19. AUSTRALIAN LOSSES IN ACTION.

    The following is the War Office list of casualties among the Australian mounted troops in the fighting at Slingersfontein on Friday:— ...

    Article : 103 words
  20. Victoria.

    Dr. Lalor, for shooting at Mr. Coghlan, auctioneer, at Ballarat, has been acquitted on the grounds of temporary insanity, but is to be detained during the Governor's ...

    Article : 33 words
  21. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 41 words
  22. South Australia.

    The ship Dumferline, which has cleared at Port Germein, takes away the largest cargo or wheat ever shipped in a sailing vessel from the colony, viz., 36,997 bags. ...

    Article : 124 words
  23. REFORMING THE POSTAGE SYSTEM.

    Speaking at the opening of additions to Messrs. Robert Reid and Company's Sydney warehouse yesterday afternoon. Mr. Crick, Postmaster-General, said he trusted next ...

    Article : 63 words
  24. Barrier Miner

    AMID much that is sordid and unpleasant and mainly unsatisfactory, we in Broken Hill have in our primary school system at least one institution to ...

    Article : 1,191 words
  25. A CRISIS THAT COLLAPSED.

    In the Assembly last night Mr. Higgins made a lengthy speech, in which he admitted that he had practically attempted to drive the Government out of office without any ...

    Article : 87 words
  26. THE NEW MINING INSPECTOR.

    IN future Broken Hill is to have two mining inspectors. The duties of the office have for a long time past been discharged solely by Mr. James Hebbard; but within the past six ...

    Article : 92 words
  27. Queensland.

    The warden has wired suggesting that the name of the new goldfields near Coen should be Hamilton. The steamer Duke of Fortland has arrived ...

    Article : 34 words
  28. A BRAVE PICKET.

    A small party of Victorians on duty near Rendsburg has earned fame by an extraordinarily brave bit of defence work. ...

    Article : 126 words
  29. New Zealand.

    The Agent-General has been instructed to watch the passsge of the Australian Commonwealth through the House of Commons on behalf of New Zealand. ...

    Article : 28 words
  30. A BLACKFELLOWS CRIME.

    A half-caste child at Croydon started crying yesterday. Because it would not stop when told to, a blackfellow struck it a terrible blow on the chest with a nullah, ...

    Article : 54 words
  31. THE PROPOSED SCOTTISH RIFLES.

    AT the general meeting of the Caledonian Society last night the secretary, Mr. J. P. Megaw, read a letter from Lieutenant-Colonel G. R. Campbell in reply to his request for ...

    Article : 181 words
  32. PATHETIC STORY OF A SOLDIER OF THE QUEEN.

    The following pathetic story of the war is told by the Cape Times:—In our issue of November 15, in describing the landing of the Grenadier Guards, there occurred the ...

    Article : 381 words
  33. THE TURF.

    THE A. J. C. Derby winner, Rob Ray, was among the performers at a race meeting held at Albion Park (Q), and defeated four opponents in the Flying Handicap. ...

    Article : 481 words
  34. ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

    A bush worker named John Stevens has been found dead near Cunnamulla of thirst and exposure. PERTH, Wednesday. ...

    Article : 438 words
  35. PREPARING BRITISH ARMAMENTS.

    Twenty thousand men are at the present time working day and night at the Woolwich Arsenal, turning out arms for Great Britain. ...

    Article : 65 words
  36. THE STOCK MARKET.

    MESSRS. Elder, Smith, and Co., Limited, report:—On Thursday last we yarded 33 head of prime bullocks (station bred) from Netley station. There was a full attendance ...

    Article : 319 words
  37. DEATH RATE IN KIMBERLEY.

    The death rate amongst the whites in the beleagured town of Kimberley is 60 per 1000, while among the natives it is 138 per 1000. The loss of infant life is ...

    Article : 41 words
  38. MINTING AT PRETORIA.

    The Transvaal Government is minting British gold and silver coins at Pretoria, as considerable difficulty has been experienced in passing what are known us ...

    Article : 32 words
  39. THE BRITISH ARMY.

    The Marquis of Lansdowne, Secretary of War, and Mr. G. Wyndham, Undersecretary, of War, explained in the House of Lords and House of Commons ...

    Article : 623 words
  40. THE BUSHMEN'S CONTINGENT.

    The Australian Bushmen's Contingent Fund in England now amounts to over £11,000. Some of the latest donations to the fund are:—Mr. James Dick, of ...

    Article : 92 words
  41. RISKS RUN BY WAR CORRESPONDENTS.

    Cable advices just to hand announce the death of Mr. W. J. Lambie, representing one important section of the Australian Press, and the capture of Mr. Alfred Hales, also on ...

    Article : 786 words
  42. THE LATEST.

    General Buller reports to the War Office that he found it impossible to entrench his troops at Vaal Krantz, north of the Tugela, owing to the ...

    Article : 133 words
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