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Advertising : 154 wordsMessrs. Finney Isles and Co., Ltd., and Messrs. T. C. Beirne and Co. announce that arrangements are now complete for the drawing of the prizes in connection ...
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Article : 289 wordsAs a result of the suggestion of his Honour Judge Edmunds at the sitting of the Coal Board in Brisbane yesterday, a conference between representatives of the ...
Article : 128 wordsThe passage of another 24 hours has not altered the position of affairs at the Queensland Soldiers' Educational and Industrial Institute, where, yesterday ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 135 wordsAccording to the cable messages published during the last three or four days, including to-day, there appears to be tremendous activity in the tin market in ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 79 wordsThe sub-committee of the Commonwealth Advisory Council of Science and Industry, who are dealing with the blowily peat in sheep, left yesterday to ...
Article : 83 wordsThe British captured a few prisoners and three machine guns in a successful raid in the neighbourhood of Nenville Vitasse. ...
Article : 402 wordsAt the half-yearly meeting of the General Council of the Australasian Corporation of Public Accountants, held recently in Melbourne, the following ...
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Article : 520 wordsThe Home Secretary, (Mr. Haxham), who returned yesterday from a visit to the Central District stated that it was hoped to make Rewan the main ...
Article : 154 wordsGeneral Maurise's startling statements raise some very serious questions, and it is satisfactory to find that the Imperial Government has ...
Article : 803 wordsThe "Government Gazette" of Saturday last contains a revised list of the charges made by the railway authorities for the cold storage of goods, including ...
Article : 92 wordsThe interstate Commission, under the presidency of Mr Piddington, continued its inquiry to-day into the price of clothing. ...
Article : 414 wordsPlans are now being prepared for the State Canning Factory, which is to be established at Bulimba, principally in connection with the Soldiers' Settlement ...
Article : 93 wordsMr. J. E Earwaker, manager in Brisbane of Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. has drawn the attention of the "Courier" to the field that exists in ...
Article : 143 wordsThe recent motor car accident on the Toll Bar road, on the Main Range, has brought to light another sensational incident that happened several years ago. ...
Article : 361 wordsAfter telling his hearers at the Exhibition Hall last night that the Australian troops were the best paid, the best kept, the best clothed, and the best ...
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Family Notices : 674 words"It is the duty of the Government to govern, and we must not shrink from our duty under pressure of any kind." This unfortunately is not a ...
Article : 941 wordsAn inquiry was held yesterday, before Mr. J Macalister, J.P., into the circumstances attending a fire which occurred on April 1, at Arthur John Murray's ...
Article : 224 wordsAbout 50 men were re-engaged at the small arms factory at Lithgow on Monday and Tuesday, and the process of recalling former employees is being ...
Article : 118 wordsA general meeting of the members of the Federal Institute of Accountants was held on Tuesday night to discuss the question of amalgamation of the ...
Article : 482 wordsA fatal shooting affray took place in Liverpool-street, Darlinghurst, early this morning. Three women were observed to be engaged in a violent quarrel at ...
Article : 139 wordsIn the Federal Parliament this afternoon Mr. Groom (Acting Minister for Works) informed Mr. Sinclair (N.) that he would ascertain the facts respecting ...
Article : 58 wordsAt the last National Show the winning pen of freezers consisted of three Hereford bullocks from Mr. G. A. Atthow's [?] perty, Highwood, near Kilcoy, this team ...
Article : 279 wordsThe Water Police, yesterday morn ing recovered the body of a respectable looking man from the river, near the Botanic Gardens. He had ...
Article : 278 wordsIt is announced that a mass meeting of returned soldiers, under the auspices of the Returned Sailors' and Soldiers' Imperial League, will be held in the Social ...
Article : 65 wordsArising out of a recent meeting of the Second Division men at Christchurch, John Flood, Ernest Langley, and Hiram Hunter, prominent Labourites, were ...
Article : 75 wordsAt about 11 p.m. on Tuesday the Toombul Fire Brigade received a call to a fire in Alma-street, Eagle Junction. The brigade, under Assistant ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 94 wordsA newspaper mail for the Expeditionary Forces iu England and France will close to-morrow at 7 p.m. Another mail will close next Monday—newspapers ...
Article : 44 wordsA certain amount of unrest exists among the back-country miners in North Queensland. This is caused by disputes over awards, and already has ...
Article : 52 wordsInformation has been received in Sydney to the effect that the United States National War Trade Board has taken steps to reorganise the available wooden ...
Article : 127 wordsMr. J. Lee, Murrumba, had the misfortune to have his hayshed completely destroyed by fire. The shed contained about 80 bags of corn in cob, 20 tons of ...
Article : 62 wordsMr. Orchard (the Minister for Recruiting) admits that the pensions paid to discharged soldiers are not sufficient. He said last night, however, that he ...
Article : 71 wordsReferring yesterday to Mr. Theodore's statements in regard to complaints as to the State Fish Market, Mr. J. N. Gardner, a returned soldier, said he was ...
Article : 180 wordsA message received from Goombungee this morning stated that the Wahooa Hotel at Haden (licensce. Mr. S. Rowe) was destroyed by fire last night. The ...
Article : 53 wordsA few days ago the body of a man was found floating in the river near Glen-road, Toowong. Up to a late hour last evening it had not been identified. ...
Article : 33 wordsThe mayor (Alderman J. M'Master) made an announcement last night which should prove an additional incentive to recruiting. He said he had been asked to ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Thu 9 May 1918, Page 6
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