The Brisbane Chamber of Commerce met yesterday to consider the report of its council for the period from July 1 to December 31, 1920. There was a large ...
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Article : 509 wordsTrades Hall officials said to-day that the stewards' strike was drawing to a close. A meeting of the Sydney branch of the Marine Stewards' Union will be ...
Article : 475 wordsIn extremely hot weather the third test match was continued on the Adelaide Oval to-day. It was the sixth day's play, and since the tests began no match has ...
Article : 1,388 wordsA stop-work meeting of miners of the Ipswich and Bundamba districts was held in the National Hall, Booval, this morning. ...
Article : 650 wordsThe Parliamentary Under Secretary for foreign Affairs (Mr. F. G. Kellaway) has stated that despite the present industrial depression there were grounds for restrained ...
Article : 510 wordsSerious loss of life has occurred in the mining centre of Pachuca in consequence of flooding caused by the bursting of two dams. A hundred persons ...
Article : 78 wordsWhen interviewed at the conclusion o[?] the game, Mr. W. W. Armstrong (the captain of the Australian team) naturally was highly delighted at the result of the ...
Article : 293 wordsIt is understood that President Wilson is somewhat surprised at the apparent lessened interest which is being taken by the Allies in the Armenian question, ...
Article : 132 wordsOwing to the protracted play in the test match the Board of Control has decided to cut out the games arranged for Stawell and Maryborough, in Victoria. ...
Article : 84 wordsThe compulsoer conference under the Industrial Peace Act summoned by the Chairman (Mr. Charles Hibble) to consider the log claims recently presented by ...
Article : 551 wordsIn making reprisals for the ambushing of auxiliary troops at Headford, Ireland, military lorries entered the village last night, and burned eight houses, including ...
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Article : 45 wordsHis Excellency the Governor (Sir Matthew Nathan) about to enter the Courier Building yesterday morning to attend a meeting of the Brisbane Chamber of Commerce. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 65 wordsThe Edinburgh Town Council has refused to grant the use of Usher Hall for the welcome gathering which has been arranged by the Roman Catholics of the ...
Article : 41 wordsIn the absence of any further official communications or important local developments in connection with the strike, shipping circles are now "marking time," ...
Article : 138 wordsThe creditors of the Bristol Dominions Producers' Association have decided on voluntary liquidation. The report read at the meeting stated that heavy losses ...
Article : 132 wordsThe Scottish linen trade is experiencing a slump, and many firms have not booked an order for two months. Buyers are [?]fusing [?] enter the market. ...
Article : 156 wordsIt transpires that the devastation wrought by the earthquake in the vicinity of Elbasan, in Albania, which occurred at the beginning of January, is more ...
Article : 88 wordsMr. Glynn, K.C., Minister for Home and Territories and Minister for External Affairs in 1914, who prepared the outlines of the policy for the Northern ...
Article : 389 wordsWhen the representatives of the Waterside Workers' Federation waited upon the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) to-day and asked that he should appoint a special ...
Article : 366 wordsThe Civic Reform Association was formed at a meeting attended by about 70 ratepayers at the Sydney Town Hall to-day. One of the principal objects of ...
Article : 90 wordsThe conference of the workers' section of the industrial councils for the Government departments has decided to withdraw their representatives from all the Whitley ...
Article : 57 wordsFreights are dull, and steamers have been fixed for Australian wheat for February at 82/6. Sailing vessels have been fixed at 60/. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe Agents-General of the Commonwealth States have visited the Minister for Food (Mr. C. A. M'Cardy), and the Minister for Shipping (Sir Joseph Maclay), ...
Article : 102 wordsThe Postmaster-General (Mr. A. H. Illingworth), in the course of a statement in reply to a deputation representative of the newspaper interests of Britain and the ...
Article : 191 wordsAloysius O'Toole (aged 30 years) went into Reid's wine saloon in George-street shortly before 6 o'clock this evening. He talked for a while with Mary Marshall ...
Article : 106 wordsRef[?]rring to the mass meeting held yesterday, a correspondent writes: "The object of the meeting was the desire of the executive of the union to explain to ...
Article : 860 wordsThe "Morning Post" says that the revolt on the part of buyers against the high [?]rice of English coal has been completely [?]uccessful. Thanks to the Spa agreement ...
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Article : 430 wordsA story of an unrequited love, followed by a tragedy, was related at the City Coroner's inquiry to-day into the circumstances of the death of Harold Rowland ...
Article : 250 wordsAbout 200 men stampeded to-day into the Sydney Town Hall. They told the astonished officials that they we[?]e unemployed, and that the Chief Secretary ...
Article : 137 wordsA message which has been received from Russia states that a bomb was thrown at the motor car in which M. Lenin, the Bolshe[?]k leader, was proceeding to a ...
Article : 106 wordsScenes of extraordinary emotion were witnessed on the occasion of Signor D'Annunzio's departure from Fi[?]me. The people kneeled in homage along the ...
Article : 51 wordsThe Royal Commission has issued an award in connection with the claim put forward by the British South Africa Co. to £7,866,600, under the decision of the Privy ...
Article : 216 wordsThe Commonwealth Government intends to appoint a Director of the Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry. The institute, which is constituted under ...
Article : 76 wordsH.R.H. the Duke of Connaught left Madras last night for the Central provinces, where a tiger shoot has been arranged. When reviewing a parade of ...
Article : 89 wordsThe appeal by the Prince of Wales on behalf of the Boy Scouts has resulted in £20,276 being subscribed to date. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe heats of the 220 Yards Swimming Championship of New South Wales were decided to-night at the Domain Baths. The Hawaiian swimmers, Ludy Langer and ...
Article : 92 wordsA discussion took place at the Chamber of Commerce meeting this afternoon regarding the sittings of the Federal Taxation Commission in Brisbane, and a ...
Article : 80 wordsMr. O. T. G. Es[?]nonde, who has been refused admittance into Australia, is still on board the steamer Makura, which is lying in Sydney Harbour. He has asked ...
Article : 79 wordsThe English Northern Union football team has defeated a team representing Wales by 35 points to 9. ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Fri 21 Jan 1921, Page 7
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