Horrible Histories: events for january 1884

DIARY OF EVENTS FOR JANUARY 1884.

IN the following diary the dates given are those on which the items of news were published in the Courier:-

1st

• Very extensive bush fires in the Goulburn and Lake Rowan districts, Victoria.
• Excessive heat and drought reported from Warwick.
• A cricket match between the new Australian Eleven and a combined team began in Melbourne.

2nd

• Borslem, the kanaka leader of a riot between blacks and whites on the Mackay racecourse, sentenced to six months' imprisonment; and George Guman, a white man, to two months'.
• Canon Barry, the new Bishop of Sydney, was consecrated in England.
• Great riot between Orangemen and Nationalists at Dromore; three of the former killed by the troops.
• Failure of Messrs. A and H. Brogden, railway contractors, announced; liabilities, £750,000.

3rd

• G Bashford and Co.'s tender for Maytown Railway accepted.
• Peter Halpin, presiding-officer, and Michael Hynes, scrutineer, for Cooper and Hamilton, at Hervey Creek, in the Cook electorate, charged at the police court with roll stuffing.
• Maiquis De Rays sentenced in France to four years' imprisonment and a fine of 3000fr.
• Great railway accident at Toronto, Canada; 20 killed, 30 injured.

4th

• Great complaints scarcity water, Winton. Threatened waterfamine, Toowoomba.
• Fifty-two typhoid patients, Brisbane Hospital.
• Steamer Tomki, bound Sydney to Richmond River, returned port badly damaged by fire, one man killed.

5th

• Ship Berwick released quarantine.
• Khedive voluntarily relinquishes one-tenth of civil list, consequence impoverished state of exchequer.
• Arthur Melbourne (son of Hon. C. S. D. Melbourne) killed yesterday by fall from horse at Yeppoon.

7th

• Baron Mackay's letter to Earl Derby 're: protection New Guinea natives' published.
• Destructive fire Adelaide Academy of Music yesterday.
• Pandora Sugar Company's machinery started.

8th

• Hon. J. R. Dickson re-elected for Enoggera without opposition.
• Telegraph communication greatly interrupted by bush fires Southern and Central districts.
• Inaugural meeting Queensland Royal Society.
• Duke of Westminster, s., from Brisbane, stranded near Isle of Wight.
• Egypt demands British assistance to quell Soudan rebellion.
• Malagasy Government accepted French ultimatum.
• Czar's late accident caused by Nihilist attempt on life.

9th

• Specifications proposed tramways Brisbane published.
• Panama Canal ceded to Lesseps.
• Extensive bush fires interior New South Wales.
• Typhoid Melbourne Hospital increasing.

10th

• Queensland Parliament resumed.
• Nubar Pasha appointed Egyptian Premier.

11.

• Mr. Griffith's Ministerial statement published.
• Moruya, N.S.W., threatened destruction by bush fires.
• N. McDougall, manager Commercial Bank, Ballina, shot himself, partially insane.
• Several deaths from sunstroke different parts New South Wales.
• Fighting Anamites and French renewed.
• Commission appointed to devise means for Egyptian troops to evacuate the Soudan.
• Disastrous explosion of gunpowder at Hanoi.

12.

• T. Archer, Agent-General, receives three months' leave of absence; W. Hemmant to act in his place.
• "General" Booth arrived at Adelaide.
• Rich seam of copper struck at Kadina.
• First steamer of new line between London and Fremantle arrived.
• Auckland municipal loan, £100,000, floated at an average of £102

13th

• Thermometer, Adelaide, 162°F in the sun and 111°F in the shade. 3 dead from sunstroke.

14.

• Premier banqueted at Cleveland on Saturday.
• Export of arms to Pacific Islands prohibited.
• William Dart, Redland Bay, fined £20, neglecting to provide proper medicine and attendance for island girl injured by burns.
• Viceroy of Canton blocking river with torpedoes.
• For New Zealand 4 per cent loan, 1,000,000 tenders, about 5,000,000 received; averaged 8s. above par.
• Steps taken evacuation of the Soudan; civilians ordered to leave Khartoum.

15th

• Mayor Brisbane authorised apply Treasurer for loan £30,000, wharfage purposes and retirement loan.
• Colonel French gazetted Commandant Volunteer force.
• Thermometer, Adavale, ranging 112° to 120° in the shade.
• Shepherd William Kennedy burned death Nudgee, endeavouring extinguish bush fire.
• 12,000 acres of grass and over eight miles fencing destroyed by bush fires Wagga district.
• Colonel Gordon urges Anglo-Indian and Turkish force be sent to re-conquer Soudan.
• French missionaries China maltreated and imprisoned by order of the authorities.

16th

• Four supposed escapees from New Caledonia arrived Keppel Bay.
• Scotch Rifle Club established.
• Destructive bush fires all parts Victoria.

17th

• Comet visible Brisbane.
• Bills repealing Railway Companies Preliminary Act and Indian Immigration Act passed second readings.
• Two men killed by foul air in well at Toowoomba.
• Rival meetings of Orangemen and Nationalists county Cavan prohibited.
• Duke of Westminster floated and towed into port.

18th

• Elections Act Amendment Bill passed second reading.
• Estimates laid on the table.
• Silver and Co.'s premises, Cornhill, burned down.

19th

• Daughter of Mr. B. Hains drowned at Nudgee, bathing.
• Steamer Lismore wrecked Richmond River Bar. 
• Dr. Moran, Bishop of Ossory, succeeds late Dr. Vaughan.
• Mahdi resumed active operations Soudan.

21th

• Colonel French's first official inspection Torpedo blockade of Canton suspended.
• Large withdrawals of gold from Bank of England for Australia.

22th

• Q. T. C. annual meeting.
• George Forster murdered by blacks near junction Georgetown and Cloncurry roads.
• Typhoid prevalent Newcastle and other places New South Wales.
• Second comet reported Victoria, supposed Darietta's.
• 150,000 unemployed in Paris.
• Colonel Gordon left Cairo for Khartoum.
• Ship 'City of Columbus' lost between Boston and Savannah, 120 drowned.
• M. De Giers, Russian Foreign Minister, visits Vienna.

23th

• Bank of England insist on selling all Queensland stock inscribed by them.
• Boiler of Fitzroy saw-mills, near Rockhampton, exploded; one killed, two injured.

24th

• Treasurer's financial statement published.
• Schooner Pride of Logan wrecked.
• Hood's Point, New Guinea
• Rev. J. H. Fletcher elected president of Wesleyan Conference.
• Destructive hurricane Raratonga.
• New Victorian loan of four millions floated at an average of 3s. above par.

25th

• Steam ferry to Kangaroo Point established.
• Sir A. Musgrave visits Toowoomba.
• Constable shot in railway carriage by prisoner near Sydney.
• Serious bush fires around Newcastle.
• Messrs. Young and Lark, London, failed for £280,000.

26th

• Important alteration proposed in tariff and taxation New South Wales.
• Hon. J. G. Francis, Victoria, died.
• Violent storms Great Britain.

28th

• Beach beat Trickett all-comers sculling match.
• Serious anti-foreign outbreak Hoihow.
• Ilbert Bill finally passed.
• Explosion of fire-damp at Devon, Norfolk; 57 killed.

29th

• Important deputation to Colonial Secretary re: Polynesian Bill.
• Competitive designs for Town Hall, Brisbane, adjudicated upon.
• Collision, with loss of life, British Channel, between ships Simla and City of Lucknow.

30th

• Debate on Financial Statement.
• New law courts, Melbourne, first used.
• 400 Indian coolie servants imported Victoria.
• Bubear beat Elliott, £200 a-side, Thames course.
• Steamer Juno wrecked mouth of Mersey, 25 drowned.

31th

• Scene Legislative Assembly; motion carried to omit speech by Mr. Perkins from Hansard.
• Mr. T. Archer appointed C.M.G.
• Question separation Riverina districts mooted.
• Cetywayo escaped from Ekowe, re-captured.
• Reported plot discovered poison Czar and family, strychnine.