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Article : 194 wordsThe "Minister for Mines stated on Saturday that Mr. Saint-Smith, one of the Government Geologists, is in the Rockhampton district making investigations about a ...
Article : 89 wordsNEWCASTLE, August 25.—Arrived: Spene from Brisbane; August 26, C[?]ronos from South Australia. FREMANTLE, August 25.—Sailed: Choron for ...
Article : 192 wordsThe undesirableness of a general strike, but the desirableness of supporting strikers, were emphasised at a mass meeting held in the Brisbane Domain ...
Article : 821 wordsThere appears to be good reason for the belief that the strike is on the verge of collapse. On every hand there are signs of weakening, and in some quarters it is ...
Article : 1,244 wordsIt is expected that the Wallarrah colliery will be ready to be worked by free labour to-morrow or Tuesday. Several thousands of strikers and ...
Article : 191 wordsThe Premier had an exceptionally busy time on Saturday. He had interviews with the Minister for Railways and the Commissioner, and also with representatives ...
Article : 189 wordsSerious as is the fact that the people of North Queensland are under siege, and the governing power of the State has been ...
Article : 1,054 wordsA paragraph, published in a recent issue of the "Courier," stated that a sum of £19,717/16/2 had been paid by the Commonwealth Government to the Queensland ...
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Advertising : 325 wordsTwo delegates of the Wharf Labourers' Union, who were sent to Sydney in a motor car to ascertain the support that is expected from Victoria by Sydney strikers, ...
Article : 423 wordsThe Minister for Railways has received a communication from the Queensland Railway Union, intimating that the union had decided to declare goods coming over ...
Article : 235 wordsNorthern mails—Fridays, 8 p.m.; parcels, 5 p.m. Manila, China. Japan—August 27. America (North and South), Honolulu—August ...
Article : 36 wordsMrs. Lucy Gee, widow of Mr. Jerram Gee, an old resident of the Murray's Creek district, was found drowned in Ba[?]le Creek on Saturday morning, Mrs. ...
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Family Notices : 1,162 words"Roma-street" writes: Sir,—Knowing your sincere desire to [?]ssist the public with the very latest information, I have been told by a gentleman of high ...
Article : 62 words"M. M. W.," writes as follows from South Brisbane: Sir,—The charge of 25/ a week (plus 10/ entrance fee) to be levied on our returned soldiers and sailors who ...
Article : 215 wordsThe Premier intimated last night that he had received a wire from Cairns announcing that the railway men there would resume work at 9 a.m. to-day. ...
Article : 399 wordsIt is stated that the Queensland railwaymen have declared goods arriving from New South Wales to be "black," and will refuse to handle them. ...
Article : 711 wordsIt is a long, long way to the £2000 objective which Miss Ada Reeve desires to capture before she leaves Queensland. The money is wanted for the London ...
Article : 235 wordsSummonses were issued against 14 sailors and 36 firemen belonging to the steamer Zealandia under the Merchants' Shipping Act. The cases will be heard ...
Article : 82 wordsIt appeals that the railway unionists of Southern Queensland have deeided to take an active part in the great interstate strike. They will ...
Article : 619 wordsOfficiais of the Railway Unions on Saturday would say no more than that the general meeting did not take a ballot, but were waiting for the return of delegates ...
Article : 101 wordsThe Returned Soldiers' Association on Saturday resolved to give their support to the Government in any reasonable action taken to terminate the Fremantle ...
Article : 97 wordsThe shortage of necessaucs, consequent on the railway strike, is very serious. The supplies received from Longreach are exhausted; potatoes, butter, cheese, and ...
Article : 82 wordsA cablegram received by the "Courier" last night from Aack[?]and announced the death of Mr. William Lane, editor of the Auckland "Herald," at the age of 5[?] ...
Article : 441 wordsThe following telegrams, some of which have been previously published in the "Courier," were made available on Saturday by the Premier: ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 560 wordsThe Prime Minister has expressed great gratification at the action of the Port Piri[?] men in defeating by a four to one majority the stirke resolution. The ...
Article : 87 wordsOwing to a shortage of coal it is considered likely that the railway services will be further curtailed if the Austialian strike continues. ...
Article : 39 wordsThe Kaiser loses not his hate. "England," he has told his armies in Flanders, "is our most spiteful adversary and the instigator of the ...
Article : 951 wordsThe strikers have apparently decided to take no notice of the communication through the A.W.U. from the Arbitration Court, but seems determined to go to ...
Article : 275 wordsNo difficulty is being experienced in obtaining free labour to discharge the steamers from Sydney and Brisbane as they arrive Large numbers of men ...
Article : 72 wordsThe Central Wool Committee has issued instruction to the wool selling houses that they should notify then clients that until further advice and ...
Article : 52 wordsThe Railway Department notifies elsewhere that a special train will leave for Rockhampton at 10.10 p.m. to-day, taking the place of the usual night mail, and will ...
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Advertising : 66 wordsA huge meeting last night expressed absolute loyally to the Government in its strike altitude, and protested against the Tenterfield proposal as published. Mr. ...
Article : 44 wordsA letter mail for the Expeditionary Forces, United Kingdom, and France will close at the G P.O. to-night, at 8 o'clock. ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Mon 27 Aug 1917, Page 6
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