The powers of naval and military authorities concerning the prohibition of the sale of firearms within specified areas have been extended by an amendment of ...
Article : 95 wordsMr. Leahy resumed his speech on the second reading of the Land Tax Act Amendment Bill, remarking that the Ryan Government had not the ...
Article : 559 wordsIn the Legislative Council, The Land Tax and Income Tax Bills were rejected, it being considered that super-taxation was not warranted. ...
Article : 105 wordsOn the list of Australian recipients of the V.C., announced this week, is the name of Private P. Bugden, of the 31st (Queensland and ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 205 wordsNov. 29.—WODONGA, 2341 tons, Capt. J. Mackay, from Townsville. Passengers: Mesdames Baty, Wallace, and three children, Manson, Shand, Gjedsted, Rawson, and Candle, ...
Article : 210 wordsThere was not a trace of the fume and fireworks of the two previous days in the Legislative Assembly yesterday; in fact, the afternoon sitting was probably the ...
Article : 1,507 wordsMr. Jones, in the Legislative Council yesterday, informed Mr. Brentnall that the Legislative Council abolition referendum cost the State £7324, and ...
Article : 87 wordsMr. Swayne, in the Legislative Assembly yesterday asked the Minister for Public Instruction what was the cost of erecting the Redbank Plains State School, and what ...
Article : 67 wordsIn the Legislative Council yesterday, Mr. Jones laid on the table the report of the Select Committee on the proposed Mount Molloy Branch Railway ...
Article : 477 wordsThe Assistant Minister (Mr. L. E. Groom) has been appointed Vice-president of the Federal Executive Council in place of Senator Millen, who is now Minister ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 150 wordsMr. Jones, in the Legislative Council yesterday, informed Mr. O'Shea that in 87 cases estate and succession duties had been collected in Queensland on estates ...
Article : 68 wordsSome posts have been established by the British north-westward of Bullecourt, in the Hindenburg advance line. Bourlon Wood is said to be securely in ...
Article : 629 wordsThe Government has been informed that the Lancashire cotton industry intends to maintain 60 per cent of the spindles working, despite the delays caused by the ...
Article : 182 wordsA witness who gave evidence in the Supreme Court yesterday, in a civil case, was said to have referred to one of his brothers, in a letter he had written a ...
Article : 170 wordsNorthern Mails.—Fridays, 8 p.m. Thursday Island.—November 30, 8 p.m. Western Australia.—December 1 and 3, 7.5 a.m. ...
Article : 90 wordsNo responsibility can be accepted by the Editor for MS., nor can be undertake to return it. No replies to questions will be conveyed by ...
Article : 143 wordsAt about 5.20 p.m. on Wednesday, a man whose name is unknown informed Constable Mathers, who was on duty at the junction of Queen and William ...
Article : 135 wordsMembers of the new Ministry will meet in Cabinet for the first time tomorrow, but the business will not be of an important nature. The Premier (Mr. ...
Article : 85 wordsThe speech by the Minister for Repatriation (Senator Millen) before the members of the Millions Club to-day, took the form of a comprehensive survey of the ...
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Family Notices : 826 wordsThe Rev. Dr. Carruthers, President of the General Conference of the Methodist Church of Australasia, has sent the following memorandum to the Presidents ...
Article : 635 wordsAnother case of swine fever has been detected in the metropolitan area. It is in the Enoggera district, on the premises adjoining those on which the ...
Article : 93 wordsMr. Cecil Roberts, president of the Queensland Farmers' Union, visited Gympie on Monday, and in the afternoon addressed delegates of the various ...
Article : 171 wordsThe results of the investigations made by the Commonwealth Statistician (Mr. G. H. Knibbs) as to variations in prices of food and groceries (46 commodities) ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 136 wordsA meeting of the Groveley National branch was held last evening in the Parish Hall, Groveley, Mr. Hartshorn presiding over a large attendance Mr. ...
Article : 88 wordsTo-day no list of donations to the special appeal for the Children's Hospital appears. This is regrettable—most regrettable, for surely by this time every one ...
Article : 103 wordsThe Premier has committed himself to the statement: "I am quite certain that the public of Queensland, and of the whole of the ...
Article : 1,423 wordsThe Eumundi Branch of the Q.F.U. at its meeting last Friday resolved,—"That this branch insists upon the candidates for the Murrumba seat submitting to a ...
Article : 47 wordsBrisbane audiences have heard many descriptions of the wonderful South Sea. Islands, of their gorgeous beauty, sunlit skies, waving wealth of palms, tropical ...
Article : 346 wordsA deadlock has occurred between the Liberal Union and the National Party regarding the proposed Organic Union. It is stated in some quarters that there was a diversity of opinion ...
Article : 212 wordsWhen Christmas is here many of the men of the Royal Autralian Navy will be far from their native shores, carrying out their tiring duties with uncomplaining ...
Article : 130 wordsNow that muddy water is again being served from the taps there is the customary indignation on the part of the public, and the customary inflow of ...
Article : 234 wordsA supplementary mail for the Expeditionary Forces, England and France, will close this evening, packets at 7 o'clock and letters at 8 o'clock A mail for the ...
Article : 50 wordsThere are about fifteen applications for the Chair of Architecture in the Sydney University. A committee, including Sir Charles Nicholson, Professor Liversidge, ...
Article : 44 wordsA solid day's work was done by the Legislative Council yesterday. Principal attention was centred on two measures, designed to wring the life blood of the ...
Article : 141 wordsIn the Commonwealth Arbitration Court to-day the application of the Public Service Commissioner and another for the cancellation of the registration of ...
Article : 68 wordsThe Railway Royal Commission continued its sittings to-day. J. Chambers (Divisional Traffic Manager for the past five years) said there had been no ...
Article : 301 wordsThe New South Wales loan of £3,000,000 at 5[?] per cent. at £99/10/ has been closed. The underwriters expect to receive a fair portion of the loan. ...
Article : 35 wordsMr. Knox Moore, an orchardist, of Wallangarra, was cutting out a bull which he desired to take to Tenterfield, when the animal turned and charged him. Mr. ...
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Advertising : 212 wordsArguments in favour of the voluntary system will be heard at the General Post Office during the lunch hour to-day. Lieutenant W. J. Byrne (42nd Battalion) ...
Article : 100 wordsMr. J. W. Shepperson, of Kin Kin, Cooran, in forwarding a very fine sample of Cavendish bananas, states that they were grown eight miles from the line. He ...
Article : 103 wordsThe Treasurer, when moving the adjournment of the Legislative Assembly last night, said that the business next day would be the consideration of the ...
Article : 35 wordsMr. B. Hembrow, blacksmith, of Raby Bay, near Cleveland, has sent to the "Courier" a piece of paper, which he states he picked up in a sauce bottle while ...
Article : 96 wordsThe Home Secretary, in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, gave notice of his intention to ask leave to introduce a Bill providing for the good ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Fri 30 Nov 1917, Page 6
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