The [?]app[?]nings of yesterday will make the date a memorable one in the history of the big strike in Brisbane. Locally the feature which claimed first attention ...
Article : 978 wordsLady Newton Moore, wife of the AgentGeneral for Western Australia, pre paring a reception to introduce the Jeffreys boys to those who will ...
Article : 1,054 wordsMr. Ramsay Macdonald moved, [?] amendment to the Address-in-Reply [?] the House of Commons to-day, expressing regret that no mention was made in ...
Article : 433 wordsIn the Central Police Court yesterday, before Lieut-Colonel R. A. Moore, P.M., Patrick Burke appeared on remand charged that he and another man, whose ...
Article : 141 wordsIt is understood that the Sugarloaf Colliery at Kingsthorpe, in which the men ceased work about a week ago, was reopened to-day with non-union men. A ...
Article : 115 wordsMr. J. Harry Coyne, M.L.A. (president of the Strike Committee), was seen in the Trades Hall last night by a "Courier" reporter. Mr. Coyne smiled cheerfully as ...
Article : 197 wordsBefore Mr. R. A. Ranking, P.M., in the Central Ploice Court yesterday. John Lax (butcher) appeared on remand on a charge that on February 2 he and ...
Article : 376 wordsThe British India Steam Navigation Company's steamer Berbera, of 4352 tons gross, arrived from London, via Durban, yesterday morning, and berthed ...
Article : 584 wordsThe executive of the Darling Downs Farmers' Union, at a meeting here to-day, decided to offer the Queensland Government the assistance of as many farmers ...
Article : 61 wordsAdvices from Mungana state that the workmen there went on strike, throughly convinced they were being wrongly led, under the circumstances, and had no ...
Article : 150 wordsThe usual meeting of strikers in the Centennial Hall last night was presided over by Mr. Martin. Among the speakers was Mr. Collings, who stated that each union ...
Article : 379 wordsMr. Joseph Coghill, who is employed by the Brisbane Tramways Company, as a conductor, called at the "Courier" office yesterday in reference to the attempts ...
Article : 206 wordsThe Premier (Mr. Verran) called on the Governor at 4.30 this afternoon and handed in the resignation of the Ministry, and recommended that Mr. ...
Article : 215 wordsThe Federal Arbitration Court to-day dealt with the reference to it of the question of wearing union badges by tramway workers. Mr. J. S. Badger represented ...
Article : 1,177 wordsAn agreement was made at the end of last year between the Brisbane Water side Employers on one side and the Waterside Workers' Federation. Brisbane ...
Article : 852 words"Bin round, yet?" "No." "There's a—of a crush there." Thus two big wharf labourers conversed near the Seamen's Union in Edward-street yesterday. ...
Article : 283 wordsFollowing were the closing scores last night in the match between H. W. Stevenson and George Gray:— Stevenson 14,901. ...
Article : 383 wordsThe Home Secretary (Hon. J. G. Appel) was approached yesterday on the question of the division of the new Shire of Caboolture. The deputation consisted of ...
Article : 366 wordsOn Thursday representatives of the compositors and machinists on strike from the Government Printing Office protested that they would sign no paper to get ...
Article : 67 wordsSir,—An officer of the Public Service who acted as special constable during the late strike has given authority for any money due to him to be paid into the ...
Article : 73 wordsA meeting of the Queensland Employers' Federation was held yesterday to consider the request from the Strike Committee to hold a conference of an equal ...
Article : 525 wordsBefore Lieut[?]Colonel R. A. Moore, P.M., in the Central Police Court yesterday, Max. Gronwald (wharf labourer) appeared on remand on a charge that he ...
Article : 432 wordsAn epidemic of train wrecks has occurred in North America. Two freight trains collided at North Yarmouth, and the wreckage caught fire, ...
Article : 226 wordsA special summons meeting of the City Council was held to-day, in connection with the election of Mayor. Only five aldermen attended, but there was a large ...
Article : 111 wordsThe merchants and employers in the metropolitan district are organising a general defence scheme, and forming a fighting fund, to which ...
Article : 76 wordsA report has been received from Mr. Balsillie, Federal wireless expert, to the effect that the manager of the Pennant Hills Station, N.S.W., ...
Article : 166 wordsThe Rev. G. E. Rowe will be the preacher at the Albert-street Church to-morrow. In the morning he will take for his topic, "God's Peace." The church ...
Article : 111 wordsThe Municipal Concert Band will render the following programme in the Botanic Gardens on Sunday evening:—March, "The Clubman" (Laurendean); piecolo ...
Article : 78 wordsThe very best drink in hot weather is O.T. With plain cold water or aerated drinks, iced if required, it makes a blend that is really thirst quenching and ...
Article : 122 wordsSigns are not wanting that the coal miners of Bundamba, who have an excellent reputation as untiring and skilled workers in their particularly arduous and ...
Article : 95 wordsThe rent of safes and deed boxes at Trustees' Safe Deposit. 41 Queen-street. ranges from 10/6 per annum; a mere insurance premium. Inspection invited. ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Sat 17 Feb 1912, Page 5
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