The F.H.S. liner Banffshire, 9550 tons, after loading general and refrigerated cargo at Birt and Co.'s wharf, had just left for London and Liverpool yesterday ...
Article : 173 wordsTo-day Mr. C. Evans (Commissioner for Railways), accompanied by Messrs. N. G. Bell (chief engineer), J. G. Brown (general traffic manager), W. J. ...
Article : 1,163 wordsThe labour troubles at Lithgow ironworks culminated to-night in a serious disturbance, when the crowd took possession of the blast furnaces. All the available ...
Article : 175 wordsShortly after the Legislative Assembly met this afternoon Mr. Wade asked a question about the recorded "Votes and Proceedings" of August 23, which did not ...
Article : 637 wordsAs outlined in the "Courier" recently, the Government has prepared an important scheme for developing the port of Brisbane and providing accommodation for the ...
Article : 999 wordsSergeant M'Hugh returned last night from Shamrock Wells, bringing the body of James Brennan, who was the victim of a tragedy there on Sunday. The police ...
Article : 132 wordsMr. Barnes, in delivering the Financial Statement in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, said it afforded him pleasure to state that the anticipations of his ...
Article : 5,213 wordsThe return lacrosse match, Queensland v. New South Wales, was played on the Manly Oval to-day, and resulted in a win for Queensland by 7 goals to 3. As an exhibition of lacrosse the ...
Article : 49 wordsThe report of the Labour Department of the Board of Trade for 1910 shows that wages had increased by £13,500 a week as compared with a decrease in the ...
Article : 81 wordsThere has been found on the beach at Cronulla, near Sydney, a ship's lifeboat, which was washed ashore during the recent heavy weather. The boat is ...
Article : 278 wordsWork was resumed on all the ships at the jetty to-day. The Kuranda got away for Cairns this afternoon. Mr. E. B. Wareham, speaking to-day of ...
Article : 298 wordsThe Chinese firemen on the steamer Changsha, lying at Dalgety's wharf, mutinied late last night, and made a savage attack on the second officer. That ...
Article : 189 wordsThe captain of the steamer Warwickshire states that the message received from him at Perim stating that the passengers and crew of the Fifeshire were ...
Article : 77 wordsAt about a quarter-past 8 last evening a young man committed suicide in the Botanie Gardens. At that hour a youthful couple were sitting on a seat about 150 yards ...
Article : 367 wordsIn connection with the cessation of work by the butchers at Marian, Mirani, and Pinnacle, consequent on the dismissal of a man, delegates from the men met Mr. ...
Article : 49 wordsThe committee appointed by the Anglican Synod at Bathurst to proceed with the election to fill the vacant Bishopric of Bathurst has unanimously selected the ...
Article : 72 wordsTwo further cases in connection with the disturbances on Saturday night, August 12, were heard at the Police Court to-day, and the accused were committed ...
Article : 38 wordsFurther evidence for the defence was heard on the Central Criminal Court to-day, before Acting Justice Ferguson and a jury, in the case in which the Newcastle ...
Article : 184 wordsShortly after midnight an outbreak of fire was discovered at the Military College, Duntroon, in the building occupied by the officers of the college. The alarm ...
Article : 59 wordsThe Trades Council's sports in Dublin were abandoned because, resisting the Sports Committee's decision, the mob insisted that a clerk who did railway duty ...
Article : 389 wordsLate last night a number of sailors belonging to vessels lying at adjacent wharves became involved in a free fight at Miller's Point. Knives were drawn, ...
Article : 93 wordsA special meeting of the Sandgate Town Council was held this evening in the School of Arts. There were present: the Mayor (Ald. F. Gowen), Aldermen ...
Article : 356 wordsMen connected with the giam trade report that the damage done by the recent frost to the grain crops in North-west Canada is not so serious as was indicated ...
Article : 413 wordsThe future of Yeronga Park formed the subject of a deputation to the Premier (Hon. D. F. Denham) in Parliament House last night. It was from members ...
Article : 284 wordsA great storm is raging in the Southern States of the Union. The water is higher on the Charleston sea front than for 20 years past. The street car ...
Article : 161 wordsSir Fairfax L. Cartwright, British Ambassador at Vienna, replying to a correspondent, declines to accept "the responsibility of anonymous articles which ...
Article : 235 wordsThe strike at the Edinburgh Ropeworks at Leith, which was taken up by the men to secure better terms for the women workers, has ended. ...
Article : 30 wordsSpeaking at the opening of the Industrial Exhibition here Earl Grey, Governor-General of Canada, advised the Canadians to keep slums out of their cities, ...
Article : 71 wordsMr. H. D. M'Intosh, who is a passenger by the Malwa, states he has arranged for Jack Johnson, Sam M'Vea, Sara Langford, Jimmy Clabby, and one or two others to visit Australia at a total ...
Article : 67 wordsAt the resumption, to-day of the hearing of the shearers' case in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court, before his Honour Mr. Justice Higgins, James Yates, Queensland ...
Article : 170 wordsMr. A. H. Anderson writes: Sir,—In 1866, when I was gold mining on the Lachlan, in N.S.W., the Thompson Lead then being in full swing, the lead ...
Article : 220 wordsLindrum showed remarkably poor play at to-day's continuation of his match on 18,000 up against Stevenson. The latter, however, was in fine form. The concluding scores to-night were: ...
Article : 46 wordsThe football match, Rockhampton v. Toowoomba, was played on the Union Grounds this afternoon. The weather was fine, and the attendance fair. After a ...
Article : 45 wordsThe scratchings recorded at the office of the A.J.C. to-day were:—Dunroo and Clonony out of the A.J.C. Derby; Hasty Merv. out of the Epsom and Metropolitan: the Silver Hair filly ...
Article : 61 wordsare new, double sided, 10in. discs, which will play on any gramophone or other disc machine. Sole agents, Heindorff Bros., Queen-street.[?] ...
Article : 36 wordsThe Commissioner of Public Health (Dr. Elkington) is investigating what is claimed to be a cure for consumption which has been put before the Home Secretary. ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Wed 30 Aug 1911, Page 5
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