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  2. A.N.A. EISTEDDFOD.

    The 4th A.N.A. annual Brisbane Eisteddfod, for winch there is a record number of entiles, was officially opened by his Grace the Archbishop of Brisbane (Dr. ...

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  3. DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.

    Brisbane experienced an epidemic of destructive fires last week, and the number of calls re ceived by the various ...

    Article : 346 words
  4. ALL PRIZES TO BRITAIN.

    The Lympne gliding meeting was concluded to-day. Flight Lieut. H. Longton, on a "Wren" monoplane, and Herbert Jones, on an "Anec," ...

    Article : 305 words
  5. GEEBUNG MEMORIAL HALL.

    "We cannot always be thinking of the past Our minds are not always attuned to the contemplation of great deeds and noble lives of sacrifice. But ...

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  6. QUEENSLAND PLACE NAMES.

    The Committee appointed by the Royal Geographical Society ot Australasia (Queensland branch) and the Historial Society of Queensland to prepare ...

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  7. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

    Sir.—Queen-street at certain hours of the day is almost impassable for a motor car is it not time that the Commissioner of Police, or whoever has the authority ...

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  8. HURRICANE IN ENGLAND.

    Abnormal high tides, combined with hurricane seas, and a sixty-mile an hour gale, left, their trail of damages on the south coast of England. The scenes at ...

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  9. WATERSIDE WORKERS.

    In the Industiial Court yesterday his Honour Mr. Justice Macnaughton upheld the appeal by the Commonwealth Steamship Owners' Association against the ...

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  10. EIGHT YEARS' GAOL.

    Hector Froggat, on four charges of assault on boys, was sentenced at Christchurch, by the Supreme Court, to two years' imprisonment on each charge, the ...

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  11. GAYNDAH BLAZE.

    Lahey Bros' sawmill and plant was totally gutted by fire on Friday night[?] Owing to the willing action of a band of workers coupled with the hand brigade, a ...

    Article : 90 words
  12. WIRELESS EXPERIMENTS.

    Sir,—As an experimenter in the true sense of the word, I cannot allow "Experimenter's" remarks contained in the letter in this morning's "Courier" to ...

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  13. THE LIQUOR POLL.

    Additional liquor poll returns received at the Home Secretary's Department on Saturday increased the majority for continuance to 72,256. ...

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  14. WAR PENSIONS.

    There are now 24127 war pensions in force in Queensland, involving an annual liability of £745653. The number of claims received to date is 38623. Of this ...

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  15. HOUSES BURNED AT BEERBURRUM.

    Bush fires are much in evidence throughout the district, and the nurses' quarters at the local hospital narrowly escaped destruction on Thursday. Matron ...

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  16. Balmoral Show.

    Entries for the Balmoral Show closed on Saturday, and despite the dry weather the total was satisfactory. ...

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  17. Advertising

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  18. CATTLE DOG CLUB.

    The Cattle and Kelpie Dog Club of Queensland held its first annual championship show in Albert Park on Saturday. There was an exceptionally large ...

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  19. TRAM MEN'S MANNERS.

    Sir,—When I read "Traveller's" letter on the above subject, in your issue of this morning, I could not help feeling that, just as "all work and no play makes Jack ...

    Article : 253 words
  20. A GENEROUS GIFT.

    Reutet's Agency understands that his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has accepted the office of visitor of the British Institute of International Affiars. Shortly ...

    Article : 378 words
  21. BANANA FARMS DESTROYED.

    Bush fires are still prevalent in this district. Last week Mr. Walter Broad lost 4 acres, and Mr. Thistlewaite 15 acres of bananas through fire. ...

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  22. HOUSE DESTROYED.

    Word has been received here that a dwelling owned by John Carbery, a farmer at Wooroon, about 20 miles from Murgon, was destroyed by fire. The cause is ...

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  23. DAMAGE IN KILCOY DISTRICT.

    The dry weather has caused a number of bush fues to spread to a serious extent in the Woodford-Kilcoy district. While the sight for the traveller coming down ...

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  24. BOWEN BRIDGE ROAD.

    Sir,—The City Council has made a remarkable improvement to Bowen Bridge road by cutting off a portion of the Museum grounds. This removes a ...

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  25. MERINO SHEEP.

    At the invitation of the Springsure blanch of the Graziers' Association, Professor Ewart, who has been Legius Professor of Natural History in the ...

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  26. SAFE BREAKERS.

    That a gang—of burglars is operating in Rockhampton is very evident. Early on Saturday morning an attempt was made to blow open a large safe in the ...

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  27. THE NON-PAYING RAILWAYS.

    Sir,—I noticed in the "Courier" quite recently a very long statement from the pen of the Commissioner for Railways, commenting on the fact that the ...

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  28. A TOOWOOMBA BLAZE.

    The Fire Brigade was called carly this morning to a fire in a house in James-street East, owned by Mrs. Devonshire of Warra, and occupied by M. Stephens. ...

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  29. "FISCAL TINKERING."

    Mr. H. H. Asquith, addressing a demonstration at Perth under the auspices of the Scottish liberal Federation, taunted the Government about Imperial preference ...

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  30. MOTOR CAR FATALITY.

    A shocking motor accident, occurred near Uiverstone early this morning[?] resulting in the death of Allan Archibald Downie, a garage proprietor, 30 years of ...

    Article : 305 words
  31. A NARROW ESCAPE.

    Felled by a blow from a bottle wielded by a man who followed her last night, Jessie Brown, a school teacher, of Mitchell-street, Brunswick, a subuib of ...

    Article : 117 words
  32. INNISFAIL JUBILEE.

    On Wednesday the jubilee visitors were talen over the coastal railway route from Iunisfail beyond Elarish to Feluga, on the first occasion traffic was opened to ...

    Article : 197 words
  33. CHINA'S CONSTITUTION.

    After 12 years' discussions the Chinese Parliament has finally completed the national Constitution, which was paesed yesterday, and proclaimed to-day. ...

    Article : 90 words
  34. SEED COTTON DELIVERIES.

    The British Australian Cotton Association, Ltd., advises that the receipts of seed cotton at the various ginneries to October 9 were as follows: ...

    Article : 78 words
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