The Legislative Assembly sat till 3.34 a.m. yesterday. At 3.12 a.m. the amendment to the Registration of Firms Bill, which was under discussion when the ...
Article : 1,488 wordsIt has been arranged for a poll in connection with the Port Curtis election to close at 6 o'clock, instead of 4 o'clock. As previously stated, the polling day is ...
Article : 146 wordsA deputation, introduced by Mr. T. Bridges, M.L.A., and representing the shire of Kedron and residents of the Lutwyche district, waited on the Minister for ...
Article : 242 wordsA message from Podgoritza states that the Montenegrin troops silenced a Turkish position in the mountains at Detchitch. ...
Article : 1,283 wordsA fire broke out in that portion of Messrs. Walter Reid and Co.'s warehouse, at the corner of Quay and Derby streets, containing the offices and a quantity of ...
Article : 349 wordsThe report of the Commissioner of Police (Major W. G. Cahill, C.M.G.) for the year ended December 31, 1911, was tabled in Parliament House yesterday. ...
Article : 1,568 wordsThe report by Mr. H. T. Macfarlane, J.P., into complaints of certain passengers on board the immigrant ship. Roscommon, was made available by the ...
Article : 623 wordsWhen the ferry steamer Karoola was leaving Milson's Point for Circular Quay this morning a young man, named Frank Cook, slipped as he tried to spring aboard, ...
Article : 126 wordsThe Court of Marine inquiry to-day gave its decision regarding the stranding of the br[?] Edward, near Point Nepean, on September 29. The court was of opinion ...
Article : 130 wordsThe Legislative Council, having decided that the President of the Arbitration Court shall be a Judge of the Supreme Court, rejected successively proposals that ...
Article : 115 wordsIn the Central Summons Court yesterday Colonel Moore, P.M., delivered judgment in the case in which the Federated House and Ship ...
Article : 153 wordsAt the conclusion of the night meeting of the tramway employees regarding wages the votes recorded at the ballot were counted, and subsequently Mr. ...
Article : 140 wordsAt the Islington Dairy Show the judge awarded Taylor's unsalted butter (from Adelaide) 100 points—the maximum number. ...
Article : 737 wordsArnott's oil works at the Cardiff docks have been gutted by fire, and the burning oil flowed into the canal. The fire is still raging, endangering shipping. ...
Article : 36 wordsIn a speech to-day at the convention of representatives of the Women's Branches of the Political Labour Council the Prime Minister said the Commonwealth was now ...
Article : 102 wordsA sensation was caused at the Homeopathic Hospital to-day by an explosion in the aterilising room, which is alongside some of the women's wards. Nurse Pitty ...
Article : 109 wordsThe Prime Minister, in moving in the House of Commons to-day the allocation of time for the Home Rule Bill said the Government proposed ...
Article : 171 wordsThe question of the desirableness of appealing to the Privy Council against the decision of the High Court upsetting judgment of his Honour Mr. Justice Isaacs on ...
Article : 67 wordsMr. E. Eglinton, P.M., yesterday afternoon continued an inquiry into the fire at Mrs. Pickard's house at Torwood on September 19. Sub-Inspector King ...
Article : 589 wordsThe officials of the Dunlop Gold Cup Road Race inquired into the protest by E. Barrie against E. S. Perritt, the first man in, for receiving outside pace, After ...
Article : 62 wordsWilliam Veale was to-day sentenced to 5 years imprisonment on a charge of manslaughter. He and Albert Victor Seaborn Coulter, the deceased were employed on ...
Article : 159 wordsAt the meeting of the Warwick Town Council last night the Mayor (Alderman W. G. Johnson) presided, and there were also present: Aldermen J. Healy, J. Allman, J. Anderson, H. T. ...
Article : 221 wordsIn connection with the submarine disaster a funeral service was held to-day on board the cruiser Forth, over the spot where submarine B2 ...
Article : 59 wordsReports received from Nicaragua state that the Government forces have secured complete control, and the insurrection has been suppressed. ...
Article : 37 wordsA further increase of from 6d. to 1/ per pair in the price of boots and shoes has been made by the Sydney manufacturers. This is said to be in consequence of the ...
Article : 62 wordsThe fourth series of Colonial wool auctions for the present year closed to-day with a firm market for all descriptions at the highest rates of the series. ...
Article : 208 wordsIn the Supreme Court to-day, before the Chief Justice, Roland Currie, charged with criminal assault, was acquitted. John Anderson, charged with the larceny ...
Article : 82 wordsThe Canadian cadets were entertained at a civic reception by the Mayor of Adelaide this morning. Representatives of the Government and many prominent ...
Article : 356 wordsNews from Tripoli states that the Italian troops, armed with bombs, advanced in three columns over difficult country, and were stubbornly opposed, ...
Article : 135 wordsThe New South Wales Government has floated a loan of £3,000,000 to meet current loan expenditure. The rate of interest has not been disclosed, but it is ...
Article : 154 words"A Sufferer" writes: Sir,—"And I will remark that that most hideous of all sounds, the mingled shri[?]k and bowl of the steam whistle, from th annoyance of ...
Article : 292 wordsA verdict of suicide was returned to-day in the case of the American business man, Sherman M. Barnes, who was found dead in a room at the Australian Hotel on ...
Article : 180 wordsIn reply to a question by Mr. W. A. S. H[?]wins, in the House of Commons last night, Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, stated that after ...
Article : 96 wordsThe Tasmanian Government recently imported two high speed engines of the Garratt type for the main line express service, and two more tor goods traffic ...
Article : 232 wordsIn the Sandgate Police Court to-day, before Messrs. N. W. Brown, R. Hamilton, and C. H. Hoffman, JJ.P. (our Sandgate correspondent advised last ...
Article : 311 wordsThe Inaugural Show of the Johnstone River disrrict was commenced this afternoon on the Sports Ground. Owing to the heavy entries in the horse section ...
Article : 232 wordsThe fortnightly meeting of the Queensland Government Professional Officers' Association was held in the Temperance Hall, Edward street, on Thursday evening. The president (Mr. L. V. ...
Article : 208 wordsThe Imperial Trade Commission will occupy a fortnight investigating the emigration question in relation to overseas development. Mr. Hunter Sydney, the ...
Article : 134 wordsLatest scratching for the A.J.C. Spring meeting:- All engagements.—Tingle, Waltz, Embrace, Lochano, Cisco, and Eric. ...
Article : 128 wordsCaptain thomson, of the steamer Wyandra, is in receipt of a letter from Professor Meyer, of Washington, informing him that an expedition which intends to ...
Article : 128 wordsThe oil launch G[?]. 33ft. in length, arrived at Townsville to-day from Sydney in charge of Captain Reid (our Townsville correspondent wired last night). The ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Sat 12 Oct 1912, Page 5
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