Feb. 16.—ARAWATTA, 2[?]4 tons, Capt. A. W. Newbury, from Cairns. Passengers: Messrs. Craven, Sheile, Turner, Troopers Farlow (2), Messrs. Hughes, Richardson, Gillian, Hall, ...
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Advertising : 276 wordsRegulations under the War Precautions Act were issued to-day by the Commonwealth Executive for the purpose of prohibiting the disposal of beef, mutton, ...
Article : 336 wordsThe Prime Minister visited Government House to-day, and attended a meeting. Subsequently Mr. Hughes said the resignation of the Government had not ...
Article : 184 wordsThe writ for the Maryborough election, the seat having been rendered vacant by the elevation of Mr. A. J. Jones, M.L.A., to the Upper House, was issued ...
Article : 68 wordsIt was bliggested by the Piemicr recently that an appeal would be made to the country by referendum respecting some of the measures rejected by ...
Article : 203 wordsMr. Hughes, speaking of the Imperial Conference, said he expected matters to shape themselves shortly so as to allow Australian delegates to leave Australia. ...
Article : 57 wordsThree recent incidents have direct bearing upon the relation between education and politics. They may be summarised as: (1) The request by ...
Article : 1,396 wordsThe next packet and newspaper mails for the Expeditionary Forces will close to-night at 8 o'clock, and the letter mails to-morrow at 8 p.m. The next parcel ...
Article : 39 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. W. M. Hughes) to-day received a further letter from Mr. O. G. Norton, of Burnie. The message is as follows:—"From all ...
Article : 112 wordsQuestioned yesterday morning as to whether he knew anything regarding the expected removal of the Queensland stock embargo, the Premier said that ...
Article : 50 wordsThe Postmaster-General's Department advises that English, Egyptian, and other mails are due By train to-morrow night, and will be delivered by postmen at 7[?]30 ...
Article : 39 wordsDefinite information was gleaned from Mr. Holman to-day regarding the forthcoming election. There will be a short campaign. The Governor will issue the ...
Article : 134 wordsNo responsibility can be accepted by the Editor for MS., nor can he undertake to return it. No replies to questions will be conveyed by ...
Article : 307 wordsThe issue yesterday of the writ for the Maryborough by election brought into force section 91 of the State Elections Act. This provides that "(1) On and ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 30 wordsMr. Byan said yesterday that the formation of the Federal War or "Coalition" Minisliy is "just what he anticipated." Nevertheless, he is "entirely in accord ...
Article : 88 wordsEarly this week the industrial section of the labour Farly, at a conference, decided that unless those members who supported Mr. Hughes in the referendum ...
Article : 133 wordsThe Minister for Home Affairs and the Territories (Mr. F. W. Bamford) was in terviewed to-day concerning the allegations of extravagance at the Federal ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 85 wordsMr. Fenwick White, an old and respected resident of Maryborough, died on Thursday at the age of 62 years. He leaves a widow, two sons, Leonard and ...
Article : 128 wordsThe Minister for Education will leave Brisbane to-morrow night for the North, where he will attend a series of departmental functions. On Tuesday at Walter ...
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Advertising : 317 wordsUnited Kingdom, &c.—Newspapers, March 1. 6.5 a.m.; letters, February 10, 7.5 a.m. Darwin, Dutch East Indies, Singapore—February 17, 1.45 p.m. ...
Article : 27 wordsMr. Jumes Duncan, Assistant Director of the Fields Division and Experiment Farms, Department of Agriculture, New Zealand, is visiting the Lismore district, ...
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Family Notices : 729 wordsThe private conference called at the instance of the president of the Arbitration Court between, representatives of the employers and employees in the meat ...
Article : 178 wordsThe Cable Office issued the following message late this afternoon:—"Gomen telegraphists have been all day building temporary shelter. Spoke to Bundaberg ...
Article : 170 wordsThe Minister for Works and Railways (Senator Lynch) is in receipt of a report that for the week ended February 9, 2 miles 16 chains of rails were laid in the ...
Article : 187 wordsAlbert Borland, a soldier, was accidentally knocked down by a motor car in Queen-street, near the Post Office, late last night, and sustained injuries to ...
Article : 65 wordsPatrick Toomey, a timber-getter, aged 57 years, was crushed to death at Woondum early yesterday morning. Black, an employee of Toomey's, on returning ...
Article : 116 wordsThe compulsory conference between representatives of the employers and employees in the calling of gas workers in the Brisbane division was resumed ...
Article : 135 wordsA daring bank robbert tool place at the Newtown branch of the State Savings Bank to-day, when £720 in notes was stolen. It appeals that when the teller's ...
Article : 91 wordsThe Prime Minister stated to-day that arrangements had been made with the Imperial Government for the conversion of a portion of the contract for the ...
Article : 141 wordsYesterday afternoon the Water Police recovered from the Brisbane River, near the Eagle-street wharf, the body of a man aged between 45 and 50 years. The body, ...
Article : 89 wordsA novel runway occurred at Maryborough about 11 a.m. yesterday. A pair of horses attached to a hearse, owned by Kirk and Sons, bolted in ...
Article : 103 wordsIt is understood fiom the Justice Department authorities that some confusion has arisen as to the recent decision of the Full Court in the matter of the ...
Article : 328 wordsMr. W. J. Hopper, who for the past six years has been land agent in Bundaberg, received notice yesterday of his promotion as Land Commissioner in the ...
Article : 115 wordsA writ was issued yesterday for the Maryborough election, fixing March 15 as nomination day and March 31 as polling day. ...
Article : 448 wordsMr. G. R. Steer (General Traffic Manager), Mr. F. G. Nevell (Signal and Light Engineer), and Mr. J. E. Robinson (Divisional Mechanical Engineer), who ...
Article : 69 wordsGeorgina Mitchell, described as an Egyptian fortune-teller, was charged in he Central Police Court yesterday on the complaint of an old man named ...
Article : 259 wordsA driving accident, attended with fatal results, occurred in the Maryborough district yesterday. About midday Mrs. Elizabeth Kopp, with her daughter Myrtle, ...
Article : 160 wordsApropos of the "Beef Trust Stoiy" as cabled from England, and published in the "Courier" yesterday, the Premier sayd he has no knowledge of Mr. Will ...
Article : 131 wordsInquiry last evening respecting the condition of the two police officers who were wounded in the recent affray in the city elicited that Detective-Sergent M'Naulty ...
Article : 68 wordsA sample case of peaches was sent us yesterday by Mr. George Mungall, of Fletcher, on the Southern line. The case contained two varieties, Wilkins' Cling ...
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Advertising : 57 wordsAdvices received in Charrleville yesterday stated that an outbreak of diphtheria has occurred at Adaval[?]. ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Sat 17 Feb 1917, Page 4
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