The castle butler, Mr. Leacock, was quite a personage in his way. An inna[?] pomposity, combined with the appearance of an early Victorian alderman, ...
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Article : 167 wordsThe President (Rev. B. Frederick) opened the representative session of the Methodist Conference at 11.30 a.m. yesterday. ...
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Article : 176 wordsA largely attended meeting of the General Council of King George's Fund for Sailors was held at Trinity House[?] on Friday, December 20. In the ...
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Article : 30 wordsThe Spartacusites at Munich seized the central police station, and arrested the chief of police. Government troops re-captured the building after a fight, in ...
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Article : 152 wordsThe Albert-street Church was not large enough last evening to contain the gathering which attended the popular Home Mission meeting, which took the ...
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Article : 65 wordsThe Queensland Soldiers' Comforts Fund and Library have removed to the basement (Colonial Sugar Co.), Parbury Buildings, 121 Eagle-street. The rooms will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. ...
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Article : 299 wordsShaw and sons, Ltd., Granite Buildings, Queen-street, have installed a new department—the repair department—and although only in operation for about two ...
Article : 237 wordsThe military authorities desire the next of kin of No. 6386, Driver Montey Campbell, 17th Company, A.A.S.C., to communicate with the A.A.C., Victoria Barracks, Brisbane. ...
Article : 36 wordsSir,—My wife and two friends being stranded in Sydney, and being in ill-health, I wrote to a friend in Sydney to endeavour to get them a permit to travel ...
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Advertising : 545 wordsADELAIDE, February 27.—Offal stocks were to low demand at the market to-day. Good oats were steady at from 4/5 to 4/6 f.o.b. For good Algerian f[?]d there was a better inquiry, and for ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Fri 28 Feb 1919, Page 8
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