In the Legislative Council to-day, the second reading of the Government Coal Mine Bill was defeated by 9 votes to 5. The Council resented the action of the ...
Article : 384 wordsIn the Legislative Council yesterday Mr. BARLOW gave notice of intention to move at the next sitting the formal motion to enable members of the ...
Article : 784 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly yesterday morning as soon as the formal business was over, the Premier came down with his motion for the application of the ...
Article : 1,511 wordsReferring to the Commonwealth Labour Ministry, the "Westminister Gazette" says that the selection of the Hon. A. Fisher's colleagues by party caucus is ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 630 wordsSome little time ago the lessees of the South Brisbane Municipal Wharves, Messrs. Birt and Co., found that increased wharf accommodation was ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 1,021 wordsAfter three months' service in the French Foreign Legion, fifty Germans at Colobbeohar, in Algeria, deserted with their arms. They held up a passenger train ...
Article : 87 wordsThe delegates to the South African National Convention on Closer Union, which is now sitting at Capetown, have visited the naval docks at Simon's Town ...
Article : 81 wordsThe annual report just issued shows that there are 189 Rhodes scholars now resident at Oxford University, including eleven exscholars, who are remaining for further ...
Article : 84 wordsSir George Sydenham Clarke recently furnished the Defence Department with a report relating to the value of submarines for Australian defence. This report was ...
Article : 253 wordsNews has been received of rioting and pillaging at Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, and this has compelled the Government to proclaim martial law. ...
Article : 55 wordsRussia has accepted the proposal made by Austria that there should be a preliminary exchange of views between the Powers regarding the proposed conference ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 331 wordsThe United States Senate has directed the Appropriations Committee to recommend a suitable course of action with regard to the passage in President ...
Article : 91 wordsThe Coal Mines Eight Hours Bill now before the House of Lords excludes the time taken up in ingress and egress from the eight hours principle for five years, ...
Article : 864 wordsA sequel to the racial not on the R.M.S. Mongolia yesterday was the appearance of 77 lasears in the Water Police Court to-day. Seventy of them were charged with ...
Article : 170 wordsA disastrous collision occurred on the Orleans Railway, in France, yesterday, and resulted in thirteen passengers being killed and thirty injured ...
Article : 102 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly yesterday, Mr. KIDSTON informed Mr. Hardacre that he would not ask his Excellency if he would be pleased to inform the House as to whether ...
Article : 210 wordsA measure introduced by the Government, allotting 1,000,000 roubles (£100,000) as compensation to employees in prisons who have been the victims of outrages ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 119 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly to-day, as a result of a conference with the Council, it was agreed to fix the standard weight of a bag of chaff at 40lb., limiting the ...
Article : 196 wordsReference was lately made to the offer made by Pathe Bros., of Paris, the wellknown manufacturers of cinematograph films, to advertise the resources of ...
Article : 174 wordsAs was fully anticipated the moving of a motion in the Legislative Assembly by Mr. Kidston, to give him power to apply the guillotine, led to some. ...
Article : 4,269 wordsMonobel and Hela have been scratched for the Tattersall's Club Cup. ...
Article : 16 wordsInformation to hand states that in November 227 points of rain fell at Waroreccan, while on December 1 45 points fell there. The country is very heavy, ...
Article : 101 wordsAt a special meeting of the A.J.C. to-day, resolutions were adopted authorising the committee of the club to enter into an agreement ...
Article : 77 wordsDivisional Meteorological Office, Dec. 17. The following rainfalls were registered during the twenty-four hours ended 9 a.m. to-day:— Northern Division.—Camooweal 4. Geraldton ...
Article : 41 wordsMrs. Wilson, accompanied by her brother, left by the steamer Wollowra to-night on the way to Haroldston, New South Wales, where ...
Article : 117 wordsThe Boko will leave the Tug Company's wharf next Thursday (Christmas Eve) for Woody Point and Redcliffe, and also on Friday at 10 a.m., Saturday ...
Article : 136 wordsIn accordance with the arrangement recently arrived at that proprietary clubs racing in the metropolitan district should provide a lump sum for each year, ...
Article : 153 wordsThe Humpybong Steamship Company have arranged a comprehensive timetable for the saloon steamer Emerald during the approaching holiday season, and, as will ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Fri 18 Dec 1908, Page 5
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