A wireless message has been received from the Dutch liner Tubantia (13,911 tons) stating that she is sinking in the North-Sea. ...
Article : 33 wordsUnder happy circumstances, and in the presence of a representative gathering of citizens, the annual St. Patrick's dinner of the Queensland Irish Association was ...
Article : 1,398 wordsThe following appointments of changes of electoral registr[?] have been approved:— Frederick George Harris (electoral registrar for South Brisbane) to be senior clerk in the office ...
Article : 165 wordsContrary to expeditions, Mr. Hobler (Chief Assistant Engineer) did not arrive this mroning, and as far as can be ascertained there is no material change ...
Article : 366 wordsAt the Adelaide-street Drill Shed yesterday 58 men offered their services and 26 were accepted. Country centre figures were:—Cairns 24, Charters Towers 23, ...
Article : 46 wordsThe Rev. W. Dinning, Methodist minister, Rockhampton, has received a cable message from his son Hector announcing his promotion to the rank of lieutenant, ...
Article : 40 wordsThe following official proclamations were approved yesterday by the Executive Council:— Alderman Bannatyne Bentinck de Burgh Persse, a member of the Beaudesert Town Council, to ...
Article : 85 wordsCorporal H. B. Murray, who left Sydney with the 6th Reinforcements, 13th Battalion, and was invalided to London, has been given a commission in the King's Own ...
Article : 99 wordsThe Sydney recruting figures to-day were: Offered 98, accepted 70. MELBOURNE, March 16. In this State to-day 302 men offered ...
Article : 49 wordsSince the war broke out 1883 officers of the Postal Department have enlisted in the Expeditionary Forces. This number is made up as follows:—Victoria, 447; ...
Article : 53 wordsThe monthly meeting of the Sherwood Shire Council was held at Corinda last night. In the absence of Councillor [?]ostling, Councillor A. Raymond Jones presided, and there were also ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 50 wordsThe Commonwealth Treasurer (Hon. W. G. Higgs) issued to-day particulars received by him in connection with applications to issue capital, register companies, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 140 wordsAt a special meeting of the Wynnum Town Council the mayorla allowance was fixed at £60, the same amount as last year. The Health Officer's allowance was fixed at £10, ...
Article : 73 wordsA sensational shooting affair took place at Ararat this afternoon as the result of which three persons were wounded. A man named Wm. Joy entered the London ...
Article : 428 wordsThe result of the postal ballot for three members for No. 2 Division of the new Shire of Jericho, were declared at Jericho laht night, as follows:—John Maxwell Hutton, 93; Eugene ...
Article : 71 wordsA well-attended meeting of the Metropolitan Central Sandbag League was held in the Town Hall Chambers yesterday, Mr. Jno. P. Wilson presiding. The ...
Article : 448 wordsExecutive approval yesterday was given to the following official notifications:— LANDS DEPARTMENT. Cyril Staunton John Conroy, to be a clerk, on ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 84 wordsA meeting of the Kelvin Grove branch was held in the Kelvin Grove School on Tuesday evening to form a Men's Auxiliary. The Mayor' of Ithaca (Alderman ...
Article : 135 wordsThe Club Hut movement is, briefly, to provide for the erection of huts whereever Australian soldiers are located in which to rest after the fatigue of actual ...
Article : 158 wordsIn the City Police Court yesterday, before Mr. E. Eglinton, P.M., Margaret Evans, for having been drunk and having used obscene language, was fined 10/, or seven days, on ...
Article : 530 wordsFrom guarded statements made by the millers and officials of the bodies governing the wheat pool it is apparent that difficulties have arisen over the export of the ...
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Advertising : 536 wordsAt the Darlinghurst Court House to-day the General Court martial continued the hearing of charges preferred against 15 privates in the Expeditionary Forces, it ...
Article : 297 wordsMr. Richard Curtis, P.M., gave his decision to-day in a worker's compensation case, which had occupied two days. The cause of action was, briefly, that John Jackson, who was ...
Article : 243 wordsLeslie Taylor, aged 27, dealer, and John Williamson, 42, mechanic, were at the City Court to[?]day charged with having murdered william Patrick [?]aines, a chauffeur, on Bulleen-road on ...
Article : 85 wordsA sale of land in the new township of Quillpill, on the Bulloo River, the proposed terminus at present of the great Western railway extension, took place to-day, under the ...
Article : 73 wordsIn the Criminal Court to-day Harold Edwards, aged 24, was sentenced to four years' hard labour by his Honour Chief Justice Murray for having committed a criminal assault in Botanic ...
Article : 130 wordsA meeting of the Committee of Management of the Brisbane Hospital took place on Wednesday, in the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce, Mr. James Stodart, M.L.A., presiding. There ...
Article : 394 wordsThe residence of Mr. G. Lee at the Old Pilot Station, Lower South Baffle Creek, is reported to have been burnt on Monay night during the absence of the ...
Article : 42 wordsParticulars of the forthcoming sale of the Valley block surrounded by Wickham, Gipps, Little, and Short streets are advertised. Messrs. Charlton, Elliott, ...
Article : 197 wordsIn addition to the procession this morning St. Patrick's Day will be celebrated by a sports gathering at the Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba. ...
Article : 114 wordsThe Civil Sittings of the District Court were continued to-day, when the hearing was resumed of the case of E. M. M'Lennan v. S. A. Taylor, claim for £97/5/6, alleged to be due on a ...
Article : 55 wordsThe Great Boulder ore reserves at December 31 were estimated at 49,45[?] long tons, of the assay value of 355,243 fine ounces. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe Premier (Sir Alexander Peacock) considers that it would be too drastic a step to take to close the 11 German Lutheran schools in the State, but says ...
Article : 83 wordsAlfred Aleray Barnett, aged 30 years, who has lately been selling medicine on a vacant allotment in Pit[?]street, kept a tiger snake in a box for the purpose of attracting a corwd (our ...
Article : 212 wordsExecutive approval has been given for the acceptance of the following Public Works tenders:—Goodna, Hospital for [?]nsane, high-speed engines and electrical ...
Article : 128 wordsThe delegates to the mining conference to be held here are expected to arrive by Friday's train (our Chillagoe correspondent telegraphed last night). The conference will probably be ...
Article : 49 wordsThe Minister for Education (Hon. H. F. Hardacre), in company with Mr. W. Bertrain, M.L.A., and the Mayor of Brisbane (Alderman J. W. Hetherington), ...
Article : 200 wordsIn conversation with the chairman of the General Railway Patriotic Fund with regard to how matters were progreesing in connection with the farm which this ...
Article : 156 wordsWilliam Charles Water[?] who was found guilty at the Central Criminal Court yesterday of the manslaughter of his father during a domestic quarrel (our Sydney correspondent wired last ...
Article : 104 wordsCharged with having shot at Patrick M. [?] of Illabarook, with intent to commit [?] (our Melbourne correspondent wired last night), William Cole Halstead was remanded ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Fri 17 Mar 1916, Page 8
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