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  2. FEDERAL FINANCE.

    The Federal Treasurer delivered his Budget Speech in the House of Representatives to-day. CUSTOMS AND EXCISE REVENUE. ...

    Article : 4,691 words
  3. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    When the Senators assembled at 10.30 his Honour Mr. Justice Barton took the chair and read his commission. The Clerk (Mr. Duffy) read the warrant, and ...

    Article : 583 words
  4. WITH OUR BOYS.

    Alex. Neil writes from hospital at Cairo to his mother, Mrs. J. Neil, sen., Kate-street, Sandgate: "I am still in hospital, but am getting on splendidly. ...

    Article : 524 words
  5. Advertising

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    Advertising : 738 words
  6. SHIPBUILDING IN AUSTRALIA,

    At the conclusion of the shipbuilding conference between representatives of the employees and Messrs. Hughes and Cook, cheers were given for the Ministers, ...

    Article : 136 words
  7. ASSISTANCE FROM TASMANIA.

    A conflerence, called by the Premier (Mr. Lee), was held lu Hobart to-day with regard to shipbuilding. Representatives of all allied Industries were ...

    Article : 115 words
  8. GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER.

    In the Central Criminal Court to-day Margaret Ethel Andrews (26) peleaded no guilty to a charge of having murdered Cecil Lambert at West Maitland on May 3. In defence the accused ...

    Article : 149 words
  9. THE VALLEY OF THE ANCRE.

    An artillery officer, writing from the Somme to a friend in Brisbane, before Bapaume was taken, says:—"The snow has gone and the ice on the water in the ...

    Article : 1,384 words
  10. LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

    At the monthly meeting of the Taringa Shire Council last evening, Councillor J. Tiernan (chairman) presiding, it was decided to erect a lamp opposite the Church of England at ...

    Article : 225 words
  11. "LAVENDER DAY."

    A meeting of the Laymen's Committee was held in the Anzac Club on Wednesday evening in connection with organising the appeal on "Lavender Day" in aid of the Church of ...

    Article : 483 words
  12. QUEENSLAND PATRIOTIC FUND.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 80 words
  13. BUTTER TRADE.

    An interstate deputation consisting of Messrs. H. Sinclair. G. H. Mackay, S. Sampson, G. H. Wise, J. Thomson, Austin Chapman, Massy Green, Lynch, Rodgers, and Bamford, Ms.H.R., ...

    Article : 186 words
  14. P.L.L. CONFERENCE.

    When the annual P.L.L. Conference was returned to-night Mr. Zimman moved,—"That the industrial section is an exeresence upon the labour movement." He asked what necessity ...

    Article : 334 words
  15. HOUSE OF REPRFSENTATIVES.

    When the House of Representatives assembled at 10.30 the Clerk read the Governor-General's proclamation dissolving Parliament and authorising the ...

    Article : 1,173 words
  16. DEFENCE OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

    Under the War Precautions Act an order has been issued empowering the Federal Attorney General, the Solicitor-General, and Commonwealth officers to ...

    Article : 106 words
  17. WATERFORD SHIRE COUNCIL.

    At the monthly meeting of the Waterford Shire Council, Councillor S. Curtis in the chair, it was decided not to send delegates to the Local Authorities Conference this year. Thursday, in ...

    Article : 179 words
  18. DISPUTES IN THE TERRITORY.

    Events which have occurred at Darwin in connection with the industrial disputes existing there [?]ecessitated another conference, which was held to-day before the Deputy President ...

    Article : 231 words
  19. RED CROSS SOCIETY.

    Tho hon. treasurer acknowledges the following additional donations:—Previously acknowledged, £132,913/18/6; East Brisbane branch, £28/17/; Central Technical ...

    Article : 232 words
  20. GYMPIE CITY COUNCIL.

    The Gympie City Council met on Wednesday. The major was appointed delegate to the conference in Brisbane, on June 23, to discuss the new municipal log. The financial position was ...

    Article : 61 words
  21. FRENCH RED CROSS.

    Mr A. A Giraud (hon. secretary of the French Red Cross) has received an in[?]imation from the hon. secretary of the Australian Red Cross Society, Queensland division, that the ...

    Article : 148 words
  22. RABBIT SKIN TRADE.

    A Federal "Gazette" has been issued authorising the appointment of local committees in the different States to deal with the rabbit skin trade. The committees will be composed of rabbit skin ...

    Article : 88 words
  23. Advertising

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    Advertising : 309 words
  24. GYMPIE MINING FIELD.

    Amalgamated Monkland and Glanmire.—At the 1450ft. level the crosscut west has been advanced 21ft., total 159ft., from the shaft. The country is very fine grained sedimentary rock, lying in ...

    Article : 315 words
  25. ANOTHER DISSATISFIED UNION.

    Still another union is likely to withdraw from the P.L.L. Many members of the Federated Flour Millers' Union resent the action of the P.L.L. Conference in excluding the union's ...

    Article : 92 words
  26. Popular Lectures.

    The first of the public lectures arranged by the Workers' Educational Assocation will be given to-night, at 8 o'clock, in the School of Arts. Dr. Richards, of the ...

    Article : 88 words
  27. PROHIBITED POSTAL MATTER.

    Orders have been issued by the Postmaster-General, Melbourne, prohibiting the transmission of postal articles addressed to W. H. Gough, Orient Hotel, Wellington-street, Launceston, and ...

    Article : 41 words
  28. WHY NO REPLY?

    A great deal of interest is attached to the probable action of the Government during the next few days in connection with the Porf Maryborough Pier, owing to the expected arrival of ...

    Article : 247 words
  29. SOUTH BRISBANE PATRIOTIC COMMITTEE.

    The Mayor of South Brisbane (Alderman Long) presided over the meeting of the South Brisbane Patriotic Committee on Tuesday night in the Town Hall, when ...

    Article : 121 words
  30. SUGGESTED TENTERFIELD MEMORIAL.

    A suggestion has been made that a war memorial town hall should be erected here as the district's commemorative effort, the £10,000 required to be ...

    Article : 135 words
  31. Mr. Adamson in the North.

    Mr. John Adamson arrived by the Morialta from Cairns to-day (our Townsville correspondent wired yesterday), and met members of the Repatriation Committee. He left for the South ...

    Article : 36 words
  32. CONCERT AT ENOGGERA.

    A concert was held in the School of Arts, Enoggera, on Wednesday evening in aid of the sweets stall at the Enoggera Red Cross branch garden fete to take ...

    Article : 144 words
  33. The Northern Territory.

    An interesting lecture on the Northern Territery was delivered last evening by Dr. H. I. Jensen in the Public library, urder the auspices of the Royal Geographical Society. Mr. ...

    Article : 356 words
  34. WHY SOLDIERS?

    Sir,—Why don't you like MacCaw and MacJaw, or whatever their names are, saying unionists must get the pick of the jobs? You seem to think the soldiers ...

    Article : 265 words
  35. Ithaca Liberals.

    The Ithaca Branch of the Liberal Association held its regular meeting in the Foresters' Hall on Tuesday night. Officers were elected for the ensuing ...

    Article : 92 words
  36. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 493 words
  37. SALE OF WHEAT SCRIP.

    Wheat scrip was officially listed at the Stock Exchange this morning, when, for the first time, quotations were made for the certificate issued by the Victorian Wheat Commission. The rate ...

    Article : 79 words
  38. COMFORTS FUNDS.

    The 9th Field Artillery Brigade Comforts Fund met in the room above Messrs. Charlton & Elliott's, Queen-street, on Thursday morning. The ...

    Article : 160 words
  39. Brisbane Caledonian Society.

    The committee of the Brisbane Caledonian Society and Burns Club met in the Centenniul Hall on Tuesday evening. Mr. R. W. Gordon presiding. The hon. secretary (Mr. G. ...

    Article : 149 words
  40. Queensland Protestant League.

    A meeting of the women's branch of the Queensland Protestant League was held in the Albert Hall on Tuesday afternoon, and a large and enthusiastic audience listened to addresses by ...

    Article : 95 words
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