In the Senate to-day, A Bill to amend trading with the Enemy Act (1914-16) was read a first time. ...
Article : 72 wordsMr. G. Tedman presided over a largely attended meeting at the corner of stephens-road and Gloucester-street, South Brisbane, on Thursday night, when ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 881 wordsSir,—In your issue of to-day appears a letter from "British Born" in regard to the rule of the road. He makes poetic reference to the matter, and concludes ...
Article : 269 wordsHis Honour Mr. Justice Pring, sitting as a Royal Commission, to-day resumed the inquiry into certain transactions connected with the wheat pool of the 1916-17 harvests. His Honour ...
Article : 439 wordsBefore a large gathering of memebrs of the legal profession at the annual meeting of the Law Institute of Victoria on Friday night, Mr. A. Robinson, State ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 359 wordsIt now has been definitely arranged that the Brisbane tennis players will arrive here on Xmas Eve on the way to Emu Park, where a series of matches are to ...
Article : 100 wordsThe Lunacy Commission continued its sittings to-day, John Thompson, an ex-patient of the Claremont Asylum, appeared to give evidence, but declined to take oath, because he was ...
Article : 178 wordsThe Boy Scout movement has been established here. The Rev. Mr. Edwards is secretary, and Mr. T. Haines scout master. ...
Article : 203 wordsSir,—The recent Elphinstone cum-Nationalist cum-Country Party episode has just recalled to my memory that when the first Federal elections took place the ...
Article : 325 wordsSpeaking on the tariff schedule in the House of Representatives, the Minister for Agriculture said that the New Zealand duty on wheat from Australia had ...
Article : 67 wordsGood progress is being made with the harvesting operations in the glenallan district. Nearly the whole of the wheat is being taken off by the harvesters and ...
Article : 602 wordsA deputation from the Railway Unions to-day asked the Premier (Sir James Mitchell) to endeavour to induce the Arbitration Court to finalise before the ...
Article : 122 wordsHis Excellency the Governor, accompanied by Captain Parsons and the Home Secretary (Mr. W. M'Cormack), arrived in Goodna on Monday, and visited the ...
Article : 219 wordsThe new post and telegraph office was opened to business on Tuesday. Satisfaction is expressed on all sides, and much praise is given Mr. F. Charles, through ...
Article : 151 wordsIn regard to the Federal convention proposals, the Premier (Mr. Dooley) said to-day that so far he had not seen sufficient reasons put forth why the ...
Article : 125 wordsThe road to Coolum is nearly completed. ...
Article : 8 wordsSir,—I was much interested in the question debated in the city Press in regard to the "deflation" of a public servant who had the temerity to take part in ...
Article : 354 wordsThe rumours that Mr. Gregory had resigned from the Country Party owing to the party not pressing for a further reduction of the Estimates has been denied ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 331 wordsOwing to the severe storm the lecture which was to have been given by Colonel F. W. Annand, D.S.O., last evening was postponed until next Thursday. ...
Article : 87 wordsThe Treasurer, commenting yesterday upon Mr. Blundell's reply to his criticism of statement concerning the State public debt, said:—"Mr. Blundell reasserts that ...
Article : 358 wordsThe annual Australian Railways Ambulance competition was held at Bankstown yesterday, and the competitors included teams from Victoria, Queensland, ...
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Advertising : 238 wordsDifficulty is still being experienced by the Commonwealth Government line of steamers in obtaining freight for steamers returning in ballst from overseas, and ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 137 wordsSir,—Having heard a lot of talk about the Downs, and being in search of a dairy farm, I took train to Killarney, and being a Victorian, and coming from one ...
Article : 369 wordsA fire in Wyatt-street, Adelaide, early to-night practically destroyed the three-storied building of Heysen and Sons, used as a produce warehouse. The ground floor ...
Article : 63 wordsAs the subject of the £100 prize for the best essay on some subject connected with the Bible or history of religiion, which is now offered annually at Trinity College, the ...
Article : 161 wordsMichael Rowning was knocked down by a motor car on the Charters Towers road on Thursday night. He died later in the General Hospital from a fractured skull. ...
Article : 32 wordsSome slight excitement was caused toda by the receipt of a letter by the manager of the Warrego Shearing Co. calling his attention to Clause 20 of the ...
Article : 255 wordsThe Texas Company (Australasia), Limited, advises that the price of "Light of the Age" kerosene and Texaco power kerosene has been reduced by 1/ per case ...
Article : 36 wordsAt the monthly meeting of the Coolangatta Town Council on Friday, Alderman Gardiner in the chair, Mr. C. J. Bick, of Brisbane, was granted a lease of the kiosk near the Queensland ...
Article : 457 wordsAn interesting lecture on Japan was delivered by the Rev. Father Goggin, under the auspices of the Beenleigh School of Arts Debating Society. ...
Article : 72 wordsAt the quarterly meeting of the Sailors' and Soldiers Fathers Association on Wednesday night the president (Mr. C. Gibbon) reported that only [?] new members had been enrolled during the ...
Article : 247 wordsThe Commissioner of Prices (Mr. T. A. Ferry) announced yesterday that as the result of the wholesale flitches of bacon being reduced to 1/2 per lb., as from 1st instant, the retail prices ...
Article : 204 wordsA send-off social was tendered Mr. F. Dear on Monday night at the Grantham Hall, and a substantial sum was presented. Mr. F. Dear and his family have ...
Article : 46 wordsMr. C. G. Muchow a highly respected resident of the Waterford district, died in a private hospital at Beenleigh on Monday, after a short illness. The deceased, ...
Article : 128 wordsThe Princess Mary has placed with the Officers' Families' Industries Society the first order in respect of her trousseau. ...
Article : 25 wordsRecognising the value fo the instruction in first aid, Miss Harker recently arranged for a course of instruction at the Brisbane Righ School for Girls, to be conducted by Dr. ...
Article : 105 wordsAt the monthly meeting of the Yangan branch of the National Democratic Council, held in the Good Templars Hall, Mr. C. H. Huxley (president) in the chair, ...
Article : 67 wordsThe death occurred early this morning, in his sleep, of Mr. John Fleming, managing director of the Bundaberg Gas Co. The deceased, who was 61 years of age, succeded his father, the ...
Article : 156 wordsThe Executive Committee of the Norman Park School of Arts held a special meeting at the residence of the president (Mr. Phillips), who occupied the [?]air. Arrangements for the ...
Article : 167 wordsThe ladies committee of St. David's Society conducted a basket picnic in the Botanic Gardens on Saturday. In the evening the monthly meeting was held in the Y.M.C.A. ...
Article : 132 wordsFurther particulars of the narrow escape of Robert Dow from drowning in the Pine River last Wednesday show that when he was seen to sink Arthur Adams rushed into the water, ...
Article : 143 wordsMr. E. Martin has lost his well-known racehorse, Don't Miss, the animal breaking its back while trying to jump a fence. ...
Article : 25 wordsA euchre party and dance were held on Tuesday evening in the Picture Pavilion, in aid of the funds for the new convent. Prizes were won as follows:—Ladies: Mrs. ...
Article : 129 wordsFour men charged in connection with the recent betting raid appeared on remand before Mr. H. L. Archdull, C.P.M., in the Central Police Court yesterday ...
Article : 43 wordsAn Order in Council has been issued approving of plans, specification, and estimate relating to the construction of reticulation sewers in portion of the city of Brisbane, and ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Sat 3 Dec 1921, Page 14
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