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  1. MUD BUILDINGS. Architecture in Peru.
    The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) Thursday 30 October 1930 p 67 Article
    ... attained the utmost in building economy, for what could be mo: a economical than to build one's home ... or shanty, but in many portions of the world, mud, or adobe, is the principal building material ... particularly in Spanish America, buildings of adobe construction are the rule rather than the exception. ... 1426 words
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  2. SCIENCE AND NATURE STUDY. A REMARKABLE OCEAN RAILWAY. THE OVERSEA LINE TO KEY WEST. (See Illustration.)
    The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) Saturday 6 April 1912 p 37 Article
    ... waddle, too-all In all, forty-nine miles were dredge work. The rest of the construction, if not unusual in ... labourers' camps have been floating camps ; fresh water had all to be brought In tanks^ from the ... Meredith, was found over in Tampico, where he was building a pier for the Mexican Govern ment. Meredith was ... 1824 words
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  3. THE EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE.
    The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) Thursday 1 September 1932 p 2 Article
    ... Operations could only be carried on at low water, and when tne weather was bad the labourers could not be ... exhibited on Novem ber 14, 1698. During the ensuing winter the building was severely battered by the ... left to indicate the site of the building. For owo and a half years the rock remained desolate and ... 1335 words
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  4. MONSTER DAM. Reclaiming the Zuider Zee.
    The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) Thursday 17 December 1931 p 47 Article
    ... labourers have been making good wages getting the land in shape for production. People are already eating ... proves how great is the need for arable land in the Netherlands. The building of farm houses and ... in 1926 a law was passed enaoling the speeding up of the worn. The construction of a aam across tne ... 1602 words
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  5. THE BUILDINGS.
    The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) Saturday 28 November 1903 p 22 Article Illustrated
    ... qucdrangle which contain^ on :he nga. a building, in which, on the ground flo-r, are the magistrate's ... building ihe first room is a receivmg-room, «nere the prisoners are iiiuue to uisrooe, and inenue ... building. Two large double-handled refuse bins are provided, and substantial wooden tables. The ... 1822 words
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  6. SIXTY YEARS AGO (A Review of The Queenslander of July 18, 1874.) APPOINTMENTS.
    The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) Thursday 19 July 1934 p 50 Article Illustrated
    ... Magistrate at Cooktown, Endeavour River. The tender of Mr. Edward McQuade, for the construction- of an ... 363 im migrants for this port, inclr.d ng 47 fe male domestic servants, 156 farm labourers, 3 shoemakers, and 1 butcher. HOSPITAL REORGANISATION. At the monthly meeting of the Bris bane Hospital ... 1323 words
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  7. The Broken Hill Strike. [BY TELEGRAPH FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.] BROKEN HILL, September 9.
    The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) Saturday 17 September 1892 p 572 Article
    ... Saddler, has been in Broken Hill. The firm at present has contract* in band for the construction of the ... Silverton line, to await the arrival of the train conveying the police and free labourers, who for ... foundation for the state ment. When the train containing the police reached Cookburn the free labourers ... 1894 words
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  8. Agrarian Politics.
    The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) Saturday 18 January 1908 p 3 Article
    ... great country famous for its agrarian and industrial occupation. Of course, a writer with even a ... in the building up of the State; the miner has done his work with great courage, and often with ... Conciliation Court in Canterbury, N.Z., by the organisers who have started the farm labourers on a ... 1299 words
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  9. STATE ELECTIONS. HON. R. PHILP'S MANIFESTO. LAND SETTLEMENT AND ROADS. IRRIGATION AND FOREST CONSERVATION. INTRODUCTION OF SETTLERS AND LABOURERS. REVISION OF RAILWAY RATES. PUBLIC...
    The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) Saturday 2 February 1907 p 33 Article
    ... CONSERVATION. INTRODUCTION OF SETTLERS AND LABOURERS. REVISION OF RAILWAY RATES. PUBLIC SERVICE ... forests. (5.) The introduction, of agricultural ■ettlers and labourers, the latter in such numbers as will ... of Europe, via Torres Straits. (13.) The building by private enterprise of railways to mining ... 1060 words
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  10. GLEANINGS FROM THE WORLD'S PRESS. FORCED LABOUR. Russian Timber Camps.
    The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) Thursday 16 July 1931 p 47 Article
    ... land there. The "Ordinary" Labourers. WHERE remains, finally, the class ot ordinary workers in the ... Union had more working hands than jobs, and the only kind of pres sure exerted in recruiting labour was ... labour," "self-attach ment of the workers to production," and "self-obligation of the timber workers." ... 1486 words
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  11. Current News.
    The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) Saturday 28 January 1899 Supplement: Unknown p 188 Article
    ... for a build ing which it is proposed shortly to erect. The plane show a single-story building, ... Cathedrel grounds and the Go vernment Printing Office show a four- Btory Atone build-ing having a ... conference in Brisbane on the Ist May, to endeavour to extend the Labour Federation movement. At a ... 2444 words
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  12. Sketcher. NORTH-SOUTH LINE. THE PARLIAMENTARY TOUR. AN INTERESTING JOURNEY. (From a Contributor.) No. I.
    The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) Saturday 2 July 1921 p 11 Article
    ... During the early oighties construction was actually begun, ■ot as might be supposed during a time of ... nn unemployed relief- work, paying the labourers 6/ a day. The.work carried •nt^jrasi for .the most ... should "Construct x cause 40 be oonstmcted a railway line from Port Utrwin southward*. to « point ... 1893 words
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  13. The Election for North Brisbane.
    The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) Saturday 7 January 1882 p 17 Article
    ... The Election for North Brisbane. THE first public election meeting was held in the Albert Hall, Brisbane, on Tuesday. It was well attended and orderly, and on the whole a good meeting. 'Yet it was ... was hjs radical opposition to coolie labgpr, and he was, as a querist in the meeting put it, rather ... 1680 words
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  14. THE BURNETT LANDS. III. METHODS FOR CLOSER SETTLEMENT. RAILWAYS CONSTRUCTED ON BUSINESS PRINCIPLES.
    The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) Saturday 29 August 1903 p 42 Article
    ... done we will endeavour to show. HOW TO MAKE RAILWAYS PAY FOR THEIR CONSTRUCTION. The obstacle that ... develop these arable tracts of well watered country is in obtaining the neces sary capital to construct ... realised at the outsit that the land would be of little value in its isolation ; but the construction of ... 1557 words
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  15. SIXTY YEARS AGO. Gleanings from "The Queenslander" Files. (From "The Queenslander" of January 17. 1874.) Palmer River Diggings
    The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) Thursday 18 January 1934 p 12 Article
    ... Hurford, tyler. Demand For Labour. rpHE immense demand existing for "*• all descriptions of labour has ... at the present time. Over half the single men found employment principally as farm labourers, the ... Postmaster-General said the matter would be considered. - New Church A MEETING of the Church of Eng« land ... 1150 words
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  16. The Cream of the Cable.
    The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) Saturday 19 September 1896 p 574 Article
    ... Customs union, Judge Steyn, the President of the Orange Free State, expressed a hope that the various ... of discount has been raised to 2% per cent. The Trades /Union Congress at Edin burgh, has passed ... public control of education. Mr. J.jiurier f the CatiaHU..n Premier. states that an Alton Labour Bill ... 1096 words
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  17. Stock, Station, and Produce Reports. IPSWICH, November 20.
    The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) Saturday 23 November 1889 p 8 Article
    ... September, arrived at Ply mouth on Monday last. At a meeting of the Cabinet held on Tuesday the tender ... stating that six farm labourers were wanted for Gatton. This telegram was sent to the Acting Under ... labourers oould be obtained, as the men say they prefer to wait for a day or two to see whether they oan got ... 1876 words
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  18. From the Other States General
    The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) Thursday 20 May 1937 p 46 Article Illustrated
    ... operations. # # « Waterfront Battle..- About 150 members of the Wharf Labourers' Union attacked about 50 ... Earlwood Motors in Homer Street, Earlwood, Sydney. The whole of the front of the building caught fire, and they had to work over tanks stored with petrol. Most of the building was destroyed and the ... 1579 words
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  19. INTERSTATE. THURSDAY, June 25.
    The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) Saturday 4 July 1925 p 30 Article
    ... Frederick Phillips proceeded against the Waterside Workers' Federation, and: the Wharf Labourers' Union, ... the relationship existing between the Wharf Labourers' Union and its -members, and relating to the ... Labourers' Union, in which Phillip", . dlaimed £1000 damages, Mr. Justice Mann found that plaintiffs case ... 2597 words
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  20. CLONCURRY RAILWAY.
    The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) Saturday 18 August 1900 p 419 Article
    ... Polynesian labour in construction of the work 6 is for bl'uei;. lv th> Issuing of certificates by the Com- ... certain mines, stores, warehouses, labour ers' dwellings, freezing, • smelting, crush ing, and other ... authorised to construct, maintain, and work such Hues of railways and tramways and other works, and ... 1547 words
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