A While Book has been issued which refers to the last stages of the negotiations. The Government states: We worked shoulder to shoulder with England in ...
Article : 239 wordsAs soon as Parliament met to-day the Premier rose in his place to make a statement of the situation "I desire," he said, "to inform members that I have ...
Article : 413 wordsAn offer has been made by the Federated Musicians' Union of Australia for the supply of from 500 to 1000 musicians from each State for active service if required ...
Article : 95 wordsWord was received at the head offices of the Railway Department yesterday that the railway passenger service between Townsville and Charters Towers ...
Article : 342 wordsMr. Edward Platt-Ruskin, manager for the Cherniavsky Brothers, waited upon the Mayor of Brisbane (Alderman C. M. Jenkinson) yesterday, and stated that the ...
Article : 163 wordsHis Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor received a telegram yesterday from the Military Secretary to the Governor-Gneral announcing that his Excellency ...
Article : 33 wordsA meeting of over 90 Greek residents of Brisbane was held last evening in connection with the war. A motion was unanimously carried expressing ...
Article : 56 wordsMr. W. M. Hughes is strongly of opinion that a Commonwealth Parlianment should be constituted as speedily as possible. He considers that the best way of ...
Article : 182 wordsThe Deputy Postmaster-General advises that the postal officials at Adelaide have received a notification from Berne to the effect that the Netherlands ...
Article : 263 wordsRepresentatives of the whole of the mining industry of the Commonwealth, other than gold and coal, met this after-noon to consider what steps should be ...
Article : 280 wordsAt a special meeting of the Ambulance Brigade Committee yesterday, Mr. W. D. Grimes in the chair, it was decided to place the whole of the Ambulance plant ...
Article : 180 wordsThe examinations of the Associated Board of the Royal Academy and Royal College of Music were conducted in Toowoomba yesterday by Dr. Alderson and ...
Article : 758 wordsThis afternoon a special meeting, of the Federal Executive Council was held. His Excellency the Governor-General presided. The principal business done was the ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 1,713 wordsA special meeting of the Automobile Club of Queensland will be held in the club rooms, Inns of Court, Adelaide-street, tomorrow, at 1.30 p.m., to consider in ...
Article : 57 wordsThe sapphire field has already been hard hit by the European war scare. All the local gem buyers have received cables or telegrams instructing them to stop ...
Article : 47 wordsThe armoured cruiser Tennessee will sail immediately with one million sterling in gold to enable Americans in Europe to meet then engagements and return home. ...
Article : 58 wordsSpeaking at a meeting in England on October 23 last Lord Roberts referred to the possibility of war. "Arm and prepare to quit yourselves like men," he ...
Article : 41 wordsReferences to the European crisis brought forth a spontaneous outburst of loyalty at the Local Authorities' Conference which was opened at South ...
Article : 746 wordsIt has been ascertained that during the past few days there have been numerous applications for naturalisation by both German and French residents. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe Minister for Defence received to-day information from Mr. Brookes (president of the Associated Chambers of Manufactures in Australia) that sections ...
Article : 78 wordsThe Hon. D. F. Denham (Premier) has received advice that his family are in Brussels, Belgium. The Misses Denham have been in Europe for some time. Mrs. ...
Article : 53 wordsThe international crisis was responsible for a scene of unprecedented enthusiasm in the Legislative Assembly yesterday. Before any business was called on the Leader ...
Article : 1,624 wordsFrance claims to have the finest artillery in the world, and reference to the attached table shows that, apart altogether from the skill and spirit of the ...
Article : 314 wordsIt has been persistently rumoured since the middle of the afternoon that the Norddentscher Lloyd Co.'s mail steamer Seydlitz, which hurriedly left Sydney ...
Article : 72 wordsThe Hampden Company's proposal to their employees states there is no metal market, and all copper-buying contracts have been cancelled. They offer half wages ...
Article : 83 wordsIt was announced this evening by the State Premier (the Hon. W. A. Holman) that the Government will probably suspend the operation of parts of the ...
Article : 186 wordsThe steamer Scharnfelts, from New York, running in the interest of the United Kaiser line, but flying the German flag, arrived at the Semaphore about noon. She ...
Article : 126 wordsAir-craft are expected to play an important part in the war, owing to the great advances made in their construction and control during the past year. One has ...
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Advertising : 223 wordsMr. Gordon Wesche (superintendent in Australia for the P. and O. Company) states that the company will make every endeavour to keep up its mail service. ...
Article : 68 wordsThe secretary to the Commissioner for Railways received a cable message from Mr. C. Evans (Commissioner for Railways) yesterday stating that war troubles were ...
Article : 44 wordsShortly before midnight a mob of about 300 larrikins, who were out committing vandalism, rushed the German Turnverein Club in Victoria-parade, East ...
Article : 202 wordsA number of inquiries having been made regarding the steamer Persie, which left Brisbane on June 3, and was due at London, Dalgety and Co., agents for the ...
Article : 57 wordsCaptain T. Cloherty (Harbour-master at Brisbane) has been appointed principal examining officer for the port of Brisbane. The two vessels employed in this service ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Thu 6 Aug 1914, Page 9
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