The grievances and disabilities under which the employees in the Queensland Public Service are labouring were ventilaetd at a large meeting of the civil ...
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Article : 296 wordsFurther heavy rain fell generally over New South Wales to-day, and floods are reported from various parts of the State. The Macquarie and Peel Rivers are now ...
Article : 196 wordsThe Commonwealth Parliament reass[?]bled to-day. His Honour Mr. Justice Isaacs attended in the Senate as a commission[?]r, and ...
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Article : 454 wordsIn the House of Commons Major Ormsby Gore asked: "Will the enforcement of the mandatory conditions in the ex-German colonies and the mandated ...
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Article : 259 wordsThe Chamber of Deputies, by a large majority, has rejected a Socialists' motion demanding the withdrawal of troops from Albania, and conceded the Cabinet six ...
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Article : 183 wordsTelegrams from the Polish front indicate a general retreat of the Poles on the entire front from Vilna to Kaminetz Godolsk. A wireless message from Moscow claims ...
Article : 41 wordsAt a meeting of the executive of the Pastrycooks, Cafes, Restaurants, and Refres[?]ment Saloon Keepers' Association it was resolved that unless some ...
Article : 76 wordsThe Central Wool Committee met to-day and discussed the distribution of profits accruing to the Australian wool growers from the sales in London, and also the ...
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Article : 538 wordsThe Minister for Finance stated in the House of Deputies that the Government has already paid nearly 7,000,000,000 francs (about £280,000,000) towards ...
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Article : 1,094 wordsA conference to consider immigration matters, and to hear the views of Mr. T. E. Sedgwick, was held in the Wool Exchange rooms yesterday afternoon, ...
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Article : 165 wordsThe Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies has reported that the Vatican has acc[?]pted the separation of Church and State in France as fait ...
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Article : 220 wordsThe House of Commons has passed the second reading of the Overseas Trade Bill, granting credit to British traders to the amount of £26,000,000, ...
Article : 74 wordsThe remains of the Countess of Dudley, who died of heart failure while swimming at Cams Bay, are being conveyed from Ireland for interment at Witley Court. ...
Article : 38 wordsCaptain Roy King D.S.O., D.F.C., left Melbourne last Monday in a 230 h.p. Sop[?] with Gnu aeroplane on a flight to Brisbane. This machine already holds two ...
Article : 184 wordsM. Krassin, the Soviet trade delegate, who has been conferring with Ministers, is returning to Moscow to explain a hitch in the negotiations, and to seek fresh ...
Article : 53 wordsSir Arthur Goldfinch (Director of Raw Materials) states that no important sale of Government wool, outside those at auctions, has been made for some ...
Article : 270 wordsA Bill was introduced by the Government in the House of Representatives increasing the salarios of members of the House from £300 to £400[?] and those of ...
Article : 70 wordsCaptain W. H. Wrigley, D.F.C., and Warrant Officer A. M. Murphy, D.F.C., have each been awarded the Air Force Cross in recognition of the valuable ...
Article : 66 wordsMajor-General Sir William Ironside will go to Ismid, Asia Minor, to take command of the Anglo-Gre[?]k forces. ...
Article : 29 wordsFor some time past the City Council has been dissatisfied in regard to the diphtheria regulations, as it is compelled to send the swabs from the patients to ...
Article : 127 wordsThe New South Wales deficit for the past financial year is £1,559,517. With the debit balance brought forward from the preceding year the total debit ...
Article : 255 wordsAt a general meeting of the Furniture Trade Society, held at the Trades Hall, dissatisfaction was expressed at the loss of time occasioned by the numerous ...
Article : 77 wordsThe annual Sydney Sheep Show was opened to-day, and there were some excellent exhibits. In the merino classes the South Australian breeders, John ...
Article : 63 wordsEssad Pasha, of Albania, has been the victim of an Albanian vendetta. Essad Pasha, in November, 1915, ordered a brav[?] to murder an Albanian Minister, ...
Article : 57 wordsAmbassador Herbert Booth arrived by the Sydney mail train last evening, and subsequently proceeded to St. Lucia as the guest of Mr. J. R. Morgan[?] ...
Article : 200 wordsLord D'Abernon has gone to Berlin. [A cablegram appeared on Wednesday, stating that political correspondents predicted that Lord D'Abernon would accept appointment as British ...
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Article : 78 wordsThe Assistant Shipping Inspector (Captain H. G. Shaw) yesterday opened a preliminary Marine Board inquiry into the circumstances attending the collision ...
Article : 223 wordsAt the City Council meeting to-day a letter was received from Mr. T. Dowd[?]ll (secretary of the Rockhampton branch of the A W.U.) stating that at a ...
Article : 113 wordsThe Now South Wales loan, carrying interest at 6½ per cent., is quoted on the Stock Exchange at £[?]8/15/. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe Detroit correspondent of the "Times" states that Carpentier is expected to arrive in New York on July 2 i[?] order to confer with Dempsey and the ...
Article : 135 wordsMr. R. S. P[?]rdria[?], M.L.A., addressed a gathering in the Empire Theatre on Saturday, advocating the formation of the New State. Acting on his suggestion, a branch ...
Article : 88 wordsThe Empire Development Parliamentary Committee is bringing pressure to bear on the Minister for Health to permit boards of guardians to allot allowances ...
Article : 51 wordsAt the Police Court to-day C. and L. Opie (bakers, Unley) were charged with having on February 3 penalised Norman Leslie Read, a cadet in their employ, by ...
Article : 118 wordsJohn Martin (a farmer), residing at Roma Farm, seven miles from Mitchell, was found dead in a yard yesterday afternoon. The body was conveyed to the ...
Article : 106 wordsA fatal accident occurred at the Mt. Morgan mine last evening. Joseph Hubner and George Thomas were working in the stope shovelling ore into ...
Article : 82 wordsThe by-election for the Nelson and Colne seat in the House of Commons resulted:—Graham (Labour), 14,134 votes; Wa[?]nwright (Coalition Unionist), 8577; ...
Article : 51 wordsA cottage at Mount Morgan, owned by Mrs. Messer, and occupied by Mr. [?]. Craig, was totally destroyed by fire. The house was insured for £60. There was no ...
Article : 44 wordsThe monthly general meeting of the Brisbane sub-branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. will be held in the Albert Hall to-morrow, at 8 p.m. ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Fri 2 Jul 1920, Page 7
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