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  2. STATE EDUCATION.

    The Minister for Public Instruction has arranged to attend the following schools in connection with their breaking-up, ceremonies: Saturday, December 3, at 8 o'clock, ...

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  3. CENTRAL MILLS.

    For some time post the Government has been receiving applications for advances for the erection of central mills. The last application came from the Babinda ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 400 words
  4. BRITISH POLITICS.

    Mr. E. G. Hemmerde, Liberal, M.P. for East Denbighshire, announces that he will oppose the candidature of Lord Charles Beresford for Portsmouth. ...

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  5. KING'S COUNSEL.

    At a meeting of the Governor in Council yesterday Mr. Charles Stumm, barristerat-law, was appointed, "by commission in his Majesty's name, to be one of his ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 452 words
  6. FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES.

    Supplementary Estimates to the amount of £529,125 were brought down to-day. In these the Northern Territory expenditure represents £418,750. Miscellaneous ...

    Article : 157 words
  7. MORE RAILWAYS FORECAST.

    It has been already stated that in addition to the two great railway schemes submitted to Parliament, and referred to at length elsewhere, the Government ...

    Article : 769 words
  8. COMMONWEALTH MATTERS.

    An interesting amendment in Parliamentary procedure, so far as concerns the Senate, and one which may have far-reaching results, is the outcome of the ...

    Article : 257 words
  9. STATIONS ON THE MARYVALE LINE.

    The stations on the Warwick to Maryvale line have now been named, and as usual several aboriginal names have been selected. For the station at 1 mile 40 ...

    Article : 142 words
  10. THE GREAT WESTERN LINE.

    Ihe two Bills authorising the construction of the proposed great western and the east coast railways were read a first time in the Legislative assembly ...

    Article : 925 words
  11. GREAT TRUNK LINE PROPOSALS.

    On the Legislative Assembly resolving itself into Committee yesterday, Mr. Paget moved that the Committee affirm the desirableness of introducing a ...

    Article : 1,445 words
  12. THE FEDERAL REFERENDA.

    No Commonwealth electoral canvass will be made prior to the date upon which the proposed laws for the amendment of the Constitution (Constitution Alteration ...

    Article : 229 words
  13. ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.

    Lieutenant Gran, of the Terra Nova, has received a Nonwegian newspaper giving some particulars of Captain Amunsden's plans Leavnng Made[?] aboard the ...

    Article : 148 words
  14. PUBLIC SERVICE ASSOCIATION.

    The sixth annual dinner of the Public Service Association of Queensland was held in the Cafe Eschenhngen last evening, when there was a good attendance of the ...

    Article : 817 words
  15. MOTOR CAR TRADE.

    A number of motor car impo[?]ters in Sydney have declared their intention of issuing writs against the Federal Government for the detention or [?] of ...

    Article : 176 words
  16. ALLEGED MURDER.

    The hearing of the case in which George Vernon is charged with the murder of John Neil at Doondi station on September 23 last was concluded at the local ...

    Article : 154 words
  17. OUTBREAK IN BBAZIL.

    German advices state that serious disturbances have occurred at Rio de Janeiro, the capital of Brazil, and a Brazilian warship in the harbour has shown sympathy ...

    Article : 119 words
  18. THE CONTRACT SYSTEM.

    It will be remembered that during last session it was mentioned that the Government intended to call for tendere for the construction of a railway line, in order ...

    Article : 173 words
  19. BILLIARDS.

    The billiard match of 4500 up between George Gray and Raynor, in which the latter receives 1500, has resulted in an easy victory for Gray, who had made 4500 ...

    Article : 59 words
  20. THE VANCOUVER SERVICE.

    On receiving an assurance from the Dominion Government that the Union Steamship Company will be given a renewal of the contract for the carriage of ...

    Article : 65 words
  21. FORESTRY IN THE NORTH.

    Mr. P. MacMahon, Director of Forests, has been in the Atherton district for the past week. He states that he examined on two occasions the forest cedar reserve ...

    Article : 284 words
  22. LISMORE NATIONAL SHOW

    Fine weather again prevailed for the third day of the National Show. Tne attendance numbered about 6000 persons. The grand parade of prize-winning stock ...

    Article : 440 words
  23. MEAT IN GERMANY.

    Herr Delbrueck, German Minister for the Interior, replying in the Reichstag to an interpellation with regard to the dearness of meat, declared that the present ...

    Article : 151 words
  24. THE SUFFRAGETTES.

    Mr. Birrell (Chief Secretary for Ireland) is confined to his bed as a result of the assault to which he was subjected by the suffragettes. ...

    Article : 150 words
  25. STARTING NEW LINES.

    Men are now being engaged for the construction of the line from Rosewood to Marburg, authorised last session. The quarters for the resident engineer have ...

    Article : 92 words
  26. CONSTRUCTION OF NEW LINES

    The Minister for Railways has authorised the following further appropriations in the construction of lines in progress:— Komnangur to Blackbutt, £21,000; ...

    Article : 40 words
  27. THE COASTAL EXTENSION.

    The Minister for Railways also introduced in the Legislative Assembly yesterday a Bill to authorise the construction of a railway along the coast of ...

    Article : 749 words
  28. CRICKET.

    The South African cricketers arrived in Brisbane by mail train last night, and were received at the Central Station by a large crowd of cricket enthusiasts. The Q.C.A. officials present ...

    Article : 348 words
  29. WELSH COLLIERY STRIKE.

    The fight with the strikers are Penycraig and Tonypandy was of a desperate character. The police in the main street subjected the ...

    Article : 175 words
  30. EXECUTION OF CRIPPEN.

    Crippen, who was executed this morning for the murder of his wife, had painful parting with Miss Le Neve, and was afterwards despondent. ...

    Article : 63 words
  31. DINING-ROOM FOR WORKMEN.

    It is intended to erect a dining-room at the railway workshops at Ipswich for the convenience of the workmen. The tender of Perry and Betts at £2050/3/3 has ...

    Article : 82 words
  32. Stock for Queensland.

    In connection with the purchases of stock made by Mr. John Ma[?] the following extracts from the "Galloway Advertiser" are of interest (writes our ...

    Article : 206 words
  33. Stewart Dawson and Co.'s Catalogue.

    Messrs. Stewart Dawson and Co., Ltd., watch manufacturers, jewellers and diamond merchants, corner of Queen and Edward streets, Brisbane, have issued a dainty ...

    Article : 186 words
  34. STATE TOWNS AND HOTELS.

    Speaking at the Public Service Association dinner last evening, Mr. J. Allan, M.L.A., explained an interesting aspect of the Government railway policy—a ...

    Article : 224 words
  35. The Mount Mee Road.

    Action has been taken under the Public Works Land Resumption Act of [?] for the resumption for roads purposes of certain areas of land in the parishes of Pine, ...

    Article : 80 words
  36. Salving the Pumba.

    Mr. E. A. Cullen (Engineer for Harbours and Rivers) stated yesterday that a diver had located several holes in the steam hopper barge Pumba, and if all ...

    Article : 45 words
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