With a dainty golden key, banded him by the Mayor, on behalf of the ladies' committee, his Excellency the Governor on Saturday night unlocked the gates of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 75 wordsMr. Jensen, in referring to the prohibition of 10 classes of goods, as announced in the House of Representatives yesterday, said it was only a start. The Government had to consider ...
Article : 286 wordsThat the Queensland Farmers' Union is a force to be reckoned with in politics and in the stimulation of primary production was evidenced at the quarterly ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 516 wordsThe death occurred here to-day of Mrs. Edmund Boland, widow of Mr. E. Boland, an ex-mayor of this city. She was 74 years of age. ...
Article : 39 wordsThe Hamilton branch of the former Liberal Association held a meeting in Hamilton on Saturday evening, Mr. E. J. Caine presiding. It was unanimously agreed that the branch should ...
Article : 416 wordsA social entertainment organised by the ladies of the R.C. Parish of Warwick as a benefit for the Christian Brothers realised £120. Father Potter presented ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 92 wordsHenry, George, and Herbert Manthey had just returned to their home last Sunday afternoon, after being out shooting all day, when George Manthey, while carrying a saddle through the ...
Article : 163 wordsA correspondent writes from Babinda complaining that something is seriously wrong with the drainage at the State hotel. The stench arising from the pits at the hotel is nothing short of a ...
Article : 113 wordsTOOWOOMBA, August 12.- The Toowoomba Pony and Galloway Race Club held a race meeting yesterday. Results:- NOVELTY PONY RACE, about 4 furlongs. ...
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Article : 75 wordsThere is still no sign of abatement of the railway strike. The district is much upset in consequence. Both sawmills at Mareeba have closed ...
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Article : 46 wordsClark's gold mines crushed 402 tons 11 cwt. for a total yield of £7793. ...
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Article : 72 wordsA motor lorry which was conveying 12 constables from the Central Police Station to their homes in the western suburbs collided with a motor car in Pitt-street on Saturday night. ...
Article : 87 wordsThat old established firm, Pike Bros., Ltd., continues to uphold its motto that "the best is the cheapest." This house, through the keen foresight of its London buyers and the ...
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Advertising : 126 wordsArrangements for the Toombul Patriotic Show, to be held on the recreation reserve, Nundah, on Friday and Saturday, August 31 and September 1, are reported to be well in hand. ...
Article : 113 wordsMr. T. C. Witherby gave his third lecture at the School of Arts on Friday. The subject was "The Evolution of Modern Capitalism." There was a large attendance, and a good discussion ...
Article : 70 wordsMr. D. Donovan was the victim of a painful accident while driving between Laidley and Forest Hill on Thursday (writes our Forest Hill correspondent). He was driving a horse and ...
Article : 85 wordsRothwell's Ltd. has just completed extensive alterations to the shop fronts, and also a re-organisation of the fixture space on the first and second floors. The window, as now ...
Article : 204 wordsA meeting of Catholic laymen will be held at the Catholic Club, 344 Queen-street, city, to-night, to decide what action shall be taken to fittingly mark the occasion of the conferring of the Sacred ...
Article : 52 wordsThe Stadium doorw were thrown open to the public free of charge last night. A large crowd responded, including many ladies. The programme was of a varied nature, consisting ...
Article : 117 wordsThe annual shooting competition for the championship of Clayfield College took place at Enoggera, on Saturday morning. The 200 yards and 300 yards ranges were used. The principal (Mr. ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Mon 13 Aug 1917, Page 8
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