In the Commonwealth Arbitration Court to-day the hearing was resumed of the claims of the trade unions for 44 hours per week in the industry. Reasons ...
Article : 475 wordsMembers of the Public Health Association of Australia resumed their conference in Melbourne to-day. At the morning session delegates discussed the ...
Article : 195 wordsDespite the president rumours that further well-known officers of the Railway Department in Brisbane and elsewhere had been, or were to be, "retired" in ...
Article : 302 wordsAn agreement has at last been reached in the negotiations between the Federal Ministry and Messrs. Burns, philp, and Co. for the renewal of the Pacific mail ...
Article : 242 wordsThe commercial Amateur Swimming Club held its annual ball on Wednesday evening in the Masonic Hall. The function was a social success. The Mayor ...
Article : 239 words[Correspondents are urged to keep then communications as brief as possible, so that a fair distribution of space may be resolved for the opinions of different ...
Article : 38 wordsSir,—The matter of a compulsory cheese pool it will shortly be brought forward for consideration before the House, with a view of passing the necessary legislation. ...
Article : 396 wordsRoy Parmenter, 30 years of age, jumped over the rail bridge into the river this morning, in full view of a number of people. After swimming about for a few ...
Article : 101 wordsThe Acting Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Cook) has wired, the following appeal to the people of Queensland:—"Follow citizens, the loan has been left open for ...
Article : 592 wordsAt a meeting of the local Ambulance Committee, on Saturday, Superintendent Walker reported that 814 miles had been covered in attending to calls during ...
Article : 144 wordsThe fleet of Government steamers laid up and listed for sale is steadily increasing in size with the extension of the retrenchment policy. In Brisbane the ...
Article : 113 wordsIn the House of Assembly yesterday the debate was resumed on Mr. Hurst's motion, "That the regulation providing for the terms of repayment and rents on lands ...
Article : 495 wordsSir,—Your publication of my letter, "A Good Example," in your issue of August 27 has elicited further interesting information on the matter of ...
Article : 250 wordsThe branch secretary of the Toowoomba branch of the Hospital Employees' Union reports that the Toowoomba branch held a meeting at Willowburn on Wednesday ...
Article : 242 wordsCharles Griffin, who was found guilty at the Central Criminal Court of the manslaughter of Francis Edwin Rudkin, at Monkerai, was to-day sentenced by his ...
Article : 42 wordsConstable H. Scott, who has been in charge of the Duaringa police district for the last seven years, and has been transferred to Kilkivan, was entertained ...
Article : 137 wordsOn the application of the Law Institute to-day, the Full Court ordered that the name of Charles Hector Roderick Maclean should be Struck off the solicitors' roll. ...
Article : 101 wordsA movement has been initiated by the Chamber of Commerce to induce the Government to resume the Dillalah State station, with a view to closer ...
Article : 61 wordsMr. L. Ogilvic, of the Fingal Mission, in spending a few days in Brisbane. Last Tuesday evening he addressed the members of the Albert-street Church Men's ...
Article : 83 wordsSir,—I see by the "Courier" that the members of the Housewives' Association are anxious to get into direct touch with the butter producer. The best way to do ...
Article : 201 wordsLast evening Constable Tong arrested Mrs. M'Donald, who, when searched, was found to be in possession of a quantity of opium. She was charged in the ...
Article : 144 wordsThe police raided "fan tan" gambling premises on Wednesday night, and affected arrests. Yesterday Lee Sye, the keeper, was fined £50, and another ...
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Advertising : 2,195 wordsThe District Court sittings were concluded on Wednesday. Richard Conn, charged with having stolen five calves, the property of Eastfield, Muttaburra, ...
Article : 98 wordsThe monthly show of the Stephens Horticultural and Industrial Society was held inthe Walker Memorial Hall, Ipswich-road, on Mnday evening. In the absence of the president, Mr. ...
Article : 330 wordsSir,—If statistics are worth the expense involved in compiling them—and no one with a knowledge of figures will deny that such is the case—there are two ...
Article : 329 wordsThis morning Lord Northcliffe paid visits to newspaper offices in Sydney, and was the guest, of tne State Government at a luncheon. The Governor (Sir ...
Article : 197 wordsThere has been speculation as to whether the State Ministry would go on with the proposal for a State lottery as a means of raising money for the purposes ...
Article : 89 wordsA conference of delegates, from the Brisbane district W.C.T. Unions was held in the Methodist Church on Wednesday, the district president (Mrs. Clough) in the ...
Article : 208 wordsThe Minister for Trade and Customs (Mr. Massy Greene), asked to express his views on the new State proposal, said that in his opinion decentralisation of ...
Article : 163 wordsOn the recommendation of the Assistant Minister for Repatriation (Mr. Rodgers), the Federal Ministry last March appointed Major-General Sir James M'Kay, ...
Article : 176 wordsWanted Strong Men.—"Immigrant" agrees with "Public Servant" in his recent suggestions about retrenchment and adds:— The private employers when he finds his ...
Article : 259 wordsBooth's big tent was filled with a large audience last night. On the platform were the Revs. Dr. Rowe, Pope, Leitch, and Williams. The subject of the ...
Article : 166 wordsAt a meeting of the Balmoral and Coorparoo Electric light Supply Board last night the chairman (Cr. A. Harrison) and Cr. W. H. Burnes reported that they had interviewed the ...
Article : 175 wordsAt a meeting of the committee of the Brisbane Caledonian Society and Burns Club on Tuesday evening final arrangements were made for the social evening to be held in the society's ...
Article : 62 wordsCollections will be made in the city sreets to-day in aid of the Queensland Ambulauce Transport Brigade. Funds are urgently needed to cope with the ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Fri 9 Sep 1921, Page 9
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