The Labour caucus to-day considered the Defence Bill and also the Navigation Bill. A committee was appointed to consider the first matter. With regard to the ...
Article : 246 wordsMr. Hesketh, Chief Commonwealth Electrician, gave further evidence to-day before the Postal Commission. He said he thought the telephones paid ...
Article : 570 wordsDuring the discussion this evening on the Federal Capital Site Bill a strong protest against Dalgety came from Mr. Sinclair, who declared that amongst other ...
Article : 273 wordsThe announcement in yesterday's "Courier" that the larger steamers now trading to Cooktown may discontinue that service caused great ...
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Article : 576 wordsOpinion differs as to whether it is better to argue a case before a silent Bench, a talkative Bench, or a Bench which will now and then take part in the argument. ...
Article : 1,456 wordsIn the course of a criticism of the Budget in the Legislative Assembly to day. Mr. M'Gowen referred on several occasions to the Auditor-General's report. He said he ...
Article : 331 wordsIn the Senate to-day amongst the notices of motion lodged was one by Senator Pearce, who will move that the Senate affirms the desirableness of so amending ...
Article : 398 wordsDisastrous floods have occurred in the native State of Hyderabad, in the Deccan, India, causing heavy loss of life. Fifteen inches of rain were ...
Article : 131 wordsThe fifth series of colonial wool auctions for the present year opened to-day. Competition was brisk, and prices ruled firm for good wools, but ...
Article : 162 wordsM. Isvolsky, the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, has had a cordial interview with Signor Tittoni, the Italian Foreign Minister, and a ...
Article : 100 wordsThe tourist steam yacht Argonaut (a vessel of 3274 tons, owned by the Co-operative Cruising Company, Limited), while proceeding on a ...
Article : 172 wordsIt is announced that the Canadian Government is issuing a loan of £5,000,000. having 3[?] per cent interest. The loan will be issued at ...
Article : 33 wordsArchbishop Donaldson, of Brisbane, will sail on his return, by the R.M.S. Ophir, which leaves London on October 2. ...
Article : 542 wordsThe Home Secretary's Department has now dealt with the greater part of the applications for old age pensions, and, as a result. 3552 pensions will be paid ...
Article : 326 wordsIn the House of Representatives Mr. Glynn asked the. Porstmaster-General to look into the question of the carriage of newspapers by other than the regular mail ...
Article : 332 wordsOne special representative in Melbourne wad instructed yesterday to interview Mr. Scott, Secretary to the Postal Department. Last night a reply was received ...
Article : 45 wordsYestereday a large deputation representing the grocery trade waited upon the Minister for Public Works (Hon. G. Kerr) to ask for the creation of a special board ...
Article : 973 wordsA shocking motor accident happened to-day, by which Fred J. Harris, a solicitor, of G[?]er, lost his life. A party was travelling to attend Kidman's horse sale at ...
Article : 128 wordsMr. D. J. Shackleton, Labour M.P. for the Clitheroe division of Lancashire, speaking at Colne, said the unemployed numbered 1,250,000, ...
Article : 146 wordsMr. Justice Cohen, in Chambers to-day, granted, in respect of Dr. Richard Wallace, one of the defendants in the recent action, R. Grimson v. Howard Freeman ...
Article : 398 wordsIt is understood that Turkey is willing to submit the question of Bulgaria's occupation of the Bulgarian section of the Orient railway ...
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Article : 208 wordsConsiderable interest has been aroused regarding the proposal to test the coal deposits in the Cooktown district. Good coal is known to exist about thirty miles ...
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Article : 189 wordsMr. Mark Hambourg, the distinguished Russian pianist, accompanied by Mrs. Hambourg, arrived in Brisbane last evening by the mail trim from Sydney Mr. ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Thu 1 Oct 1908, Page 5
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