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  2. NAVAL SUPREMACY. PROPOSED CANADIAN NAVY.

    As a precaution in the event of invasion, the War Office has arranged to secure 2000 taxicabs, in London for the transport of 10,000 ...

    Article : 315 words
  3. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    In the absence of the Prime Minister, the Minister for Defence has made a statement concerning a question of grave public interest—namely, ...

    Article : 312 words
  4. SOUTH AFRICAN UNION.

    Both Houses of Parliament of the Orange River Colony have adopted the draft constitution for a South African Union. ...

    Article : 34 words
  5. LAND TAX.

    The State Ministers expressed surprise yesterday at the statement of the Minister for Lands (Mr. M'Kenzie) regarding the introduction of a ...

    Article : 91 words
  6. THE CHINCHILLA TRAGEDY.

    George Clements, the victim; also his Wife and Child. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. HOUSE PAINTERS AND [?]ECORATORS' WAGES BOARD.

    Standing: W. H. Hancox, J. A. Boyd (secretary), J. Dickie, J. Maxwell, and W. J. Wallace. Sitting: R. S. Exton, J. G. Macdonald (chairman), and W. K. Salton. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 36 words
  8. AMERICAN CUSTOMS.

    The Collector of Customs at New York has ordered the American Sugar Refining Company to pay 1,239,000 dollars (£320,000) in ...

    Article : 58 words
  9. H.A.C.B. SOCIETY.

    The annual Communion Breakfast of St. Patrick's Branch, No. 187, Toowoomba, was held this morning. About 400 members of the local branch, and about 100 ...

    Article : 592 words
  10. ANTI-SOCIALISM.

    The Nonconformists are forming an Anti-Socialistic Association to combat Socialism in the free churches and to discountenance politics in the ...

    Article : 46 words
  11. GERMANY AND SAMOA.

    Herr Dernburg, Minister for the Colonies, replying in the Reichstag to the critics who complained that the German Government had refused ...

    Article : 100 words
  12. MINERS' PICNIC.

    The employees of the [?]hondda and New Chum Collieries held their annual excursion to Sandgate yesterday. A large number of residents of the coal centres of ...

    Article : 286 words
  13. FIRE AT COBAR.

    A disastrous fire occurred at Cobar on Friday night. It destroyed a large store, with stock, owned by Ward, Bushell, and Co. A row of ...

    Article : 119 words
  14. ALBERT-STREET CHURCH

    The celebration of the second anniversary of the Central Methodist Mission in connection with the Albert-street Church commenced ...

    Article : 741 words
  15. QUEENSLAND IN ENGLAND.

    Major Sankey arrived by the R.M.S. Marmora yesterday morning. He was one of the commissioners at the Franco-British Exhibition. In the course of an ...

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  16. SOUTHERN SPORTING. V.R.C. APRIL MEETING.

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  17. DREADNOUGHT FUND.

    The Lord Mayor means to go on with the Dreadnought fund, and yesterday he wired to the Lord Mayor of Melbourne on the subject. He is anxious to make ...

    Article : 76 words
  18. DELAGOA BAY.

    Transvaal has signed the Mozambique agreement after, consultation with the other South African States. The Portuguese Government agrees ...

    Article : 79 words
  19. A PECULIAR INCIDENT.

    Advices from Irvinebank state that a matter which has been causing some excitement in rifle circles has reached a climax. A few days ago, fifteen members ...

    Article : 158 words
  20. MEETING AT BALLINA.

    A meeting was held on March 31 in the Ballina Council Chambers and was to consider the Australian Dreadnought proposals and particularly the Lord Mayor of ...

    Article : 278 words
  21. STATE LOANS.

    The scrip of the Queensland Government 3½ per cent, lonn of £2,000,000, which was recently issued at £97, is quoted at ½ per cent. ...

    Article : 75 words
  22. CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF.

    An explosion of petroleum, on the vessel Jules Henri, at Marseilles, destroyed the deck. The catastrophe took place during an official ...

    Article : 330 words
  23. COMMONWEALTH MATTERS.

    The Minister for Defence (Senator Foarce) will reply to Mr. Cook's Bendigo speech in the same city next Tuesday, and he will also then more fully detail the ...

    Article : 624 words
  24. UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.

    The 66th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race, which was rowed over the historic course on the Thames on Saturday, was won by the ...

    Article : 364 words
  25. FRANCO-CANADIAN TREATY.

    The Paris correspondent of the London "Mail" states that the Franco-Canadian Treaty enables Canadian manufacturers of agricultural ...

    Article : 53 words
  26. RAILWAY EMPLOYEES.

    Earl Cromer, acting as arbitrator between the Midland Railway Company and its employees, has decided that eleven hours shall constitute a ...

    Article : 84 words
  27. METROPOLITAN DISTRICTS.

    On the arrival of the Sandgate express at about 2 o'clock at the Sandgate Central Station, to-day, an accident occurred to the engine. It appears that whilst ...

    Article : 63 words
  28. RIOTS IN CAIRO.

    Five thousand persons, chiefly students, formed processions in Cairo demonstrating against the new Press law. In Opera-square a number of ...

    Article : 79 words
  29. DARLING DOWNS RABBIT BOARD.

    A meeting of the Darling Downs Rabbit Board was held on Friday. There were present: Messrs. G. G. Cory (in the chair), F. West, J. W. Wright, C. ...

    Article : 554 words
  30. TARIFF REFORM.

    Mr. Keir Hardie, speaking at Reading, said the Labour Party's alternative to tariff reform is a 10 per cent, tax on incomes exceeding ...

    Article : 34 words
  31. HAWKESBURY RACES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 186 words
  32. PASTORAL MATTERS.

    The following wool was despatched during the week:—55 bales RRA Lochnagar, 45 Clover Hills, 26 F. L. Langdale, 6. Crossmere; total, 132 bales. ...

    Article : 269 words
  33. TOWNSVILLE ITEMS.

    Mr. H. B. L. Hubert, a very old resident of Townsville and North Queensland was found dead in a chair yesterday morning at his residence. The ...

    Article : 243 words
  34. FEVER-STRICKEN SHIP.

    Excitement was occasioned in shipping circles yesterday by the receipt of a wireless telegram from H.M.S. Prometheus, stating that the steamer Echunga had ...

    Article : 238 words
  35. DALBY NEWS.

    The result of the post-mortem on the body of Mr. James Martin showed death to be due to a fracture of the skull, coupled with fatty degeneration of the ...

    Article : 158 words
  36. WAGES BOARDS.

    The formation of a full wages board of ten members has been approved for the coal mining industry in the south-eastern division of Queensland, and also ...

    Article : 41 words
  37. ALLEGED ABORIGINAL MURDER.

    Mick Tanna, a Kanaka, was charged at Atherton Police Court yesterday with the wilful murder of Paddy Kelly, an aboriginal, at Carrington, on the night of ...

    Article : 58 words
  38. BUTTER FACTORY FOR ROMA

    A meeting of farmers and dairymen held yesterday appointed a committee and canvassers to secure further support towards the establishment of a butter factory here. ...

    Article : 107 words
  39. Public Holidays.

    The following public holidays have been proclaimed:—Tuesday, April 13, in the Petty Sessions District, of Eidsvold, for races; Tuesday, Wednesday, ...

    Article : 99 words
  40. Philp Testimonial Fund.

    A donation of £2 2s. has been received by the "Courier" from Mr. Ch. Wyndham Bundock for the Philp Testimonial Fund. ...

    Article : 27 words
  41. Engine-drivers' Examinations.

    Examinations for the issue of certificates of competency as engine-drivers will be head in Brisbane on April 22 and 23, and also at Charters Towers on the same day, ...

    Article : 41 words
  42. A.J C. AUTUMN MEETING.

    Unexpectedly the work at Randwick this morning proved the most interesting (so far) of the season. The principal actors were Irishman, Maltine, Golden ...

    Article : 975 words
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