The Acting Controller-General of Customs (Mr. Hudson) has prepared for the Minister (Mr. Chapman) a report on the disputed aspects of the recent action ...
Article : 80 wordsAn effort to start a taxi service at Singapore was an inglorious failure, said Mr. Greenham (factory representative for Australasia of "Fiat" motors) in a ...
Article : 317 wordsThe Bank of England returns at February 14 showed a strengthening of the proportion mainly on account of a drop of £1,334,000 in deposits and a drop in ...
Article : 284 wordsTwo original members of the Empire Gold Mining Syndicate were examined, chiefly as to their share in the transactions, before the Empire Syndicate Royal ...
Article : 424 wordsThe price of gold in London on February 12 was £4/16/1 per oz. fine, an increase of 7d. since February 8. ...
Article : 27 wordsFor the year to December 31 a profit is shown of £8117, compared with £8463 for 1922. A dividend of 10 per cent. is payable, and £540, the balance of profit, ...
Article : 87 wordsRalton Sims, a well known New South Wales athlete, started from Brisbane on Saturday on what was announced as the commencement of a bicycle trip round ...
Article : 82 wordsIt is freely reported, says the Sydney "Daily Telegraph," that John Cook and Sons, meat exporters, do not intend to reopen their freezing works at Sandown. ...
Article : 123 wordsLONDON, February 16.—The following are the present market quotations, the figures in brackets being the prices quoted February 9: ...
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Advertising : 598 wordsThe directors of Castlemaine Brewery and Quinlan Gray and Co., Ltd., announce [?] interim dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, payable February 26. ...
Article : 30 wordsA prospectus has been issued in Sydney for the formation of the Graziers' Meat Service of Australasia, Ltd. The prospectus mentions that "it is common ...
Article : 165 wordsLight supplies of farm produce were available at the produce markets on Saturday. / Lucerne chaff was represented by 689 bags, as compared with ...
Article : 478 wordsAt the 46th annual meeting of the Maryborough Gas and Coke Co., Ltd., the chairman, Mr. J. S. Bartholomew, in moving the adoption of the report and ...
Article : 158 wordsFor the convenience of "Courier" readers we will, by arrangement, submit specimen samples of ores, fuels, &c., to Mr. E. A. Derrick, assayer and analyst ...
Article : 360 wordsDiscussing the world's sugar position at the close of 1923, the "Statist" of December 29 says:—"Great interest of late han been shown in sugar, and ...
Article : 228 wordsA Marine Court of Inquiry into the cause of the fire on the Moldavia, in Fremantle Harbour on December 26, delivered its finding to-day. The Court ...
Article : 246 wordsSir James Connolly, the retiring Agent-General for West Australia has made some very interesting observations on Australian borrowing. Further new ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 155 wordsTh[?] following companies have been registered:—Toowong Pictures Ltd., capital £5000, in 1000 10 per cent. cum. preference shares of £1, and 4000 ordinary ...
Article : 96 wordsMetters Ltd., ordinary, 5/, April 5. New Guinea Copper Mines, pref., No. 3, of 5/ per share, March 12. ...
Article : 24 wordsA foolish prank, following a bet that they could not swim from Circular Quay to Watson's Bay, resulted in the death of a fireman on the R.M.S. Osterley last ...
Article : 123 wordsIntercolonial Boring, annual, of 6 per cent., March 15. Queensland National Bank, quarterly, 10 per cent. per annum, February 14. ...
Article : 150 wordsThe capital of Mamara Plantations Ltd. is to be reduced from £120,000 to £80,000 in 80,000 ordinary shares of 10/ and 40,000 preference shares of £1. ...
Article : 31 wordsOn the subject of local borrowing, Sir James Connolly said:—"It is, of course, possible that the price obtainable may alter in favour of Australian borrowing, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 583 wordsIt is announced that the issue of 80,000 shares in the Mt. sa Proprietary Silver Lead, Ltd., in Sydney on Thursday were over-subscribed in a few hours. When ...
Article : 72 wordsUpwards of 250 cases of Victorian pears on being opened up proved to be worthless. The fruit was in a much decomposed condition, and had to be dumped. Prime ...
Article : 291 wordsFor the month of January the Kyogle Dairy Co. will distribute about £16,000, on the basis of 1/4 per lb. for choice butter. Last month the amount was ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 98 wordsLONDON, February 17.—Australian wheat cargoes are nominally unchanged, the demand generally being stagnant owing to the dock strike. Parcels are in poor ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 162 wordsCHARLEVILLE, February 17.—The sale is reported of Noraville, the property of Mr. A. Clarke, with about 5000 sheep, to Mr. A. Atkins, of Ty[?]. The price ...
Article : 55 wordsBetts and Bartholomew, of Boonah, conducted a successful cattle sale on behalf of Mr. John Titmarsh, Kent's Lagoon. Mr. Titmarsh's milking strain is well ...
Article : 70 wordsLately the Sydney City Council secured in Melbourne £500,000 of loan money at £5/15/ per cent. The issue was at par[?] subject to 1 per cent. brokerage. More ...
Article : 259 wordsLONDON, February 16.—The following is a list of weekly quotations for the undermentioned classes of frozen meats, based on actual sales of wholesale ...
Article : 319 wordsFriday's prices and conditions remained unchanged in the vegetable market on Saturday. Only prime and firm carrying tomatoes were negotiable. ...
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Advertising : 211 wordsLONDON, February 16.—Quotations on the Stock Exchange include.—B. H. Pty., 20/6; North B.H., 74/4-75/7; Hampden, 5/9-5/11; Briseis, 6/7-6/; Mount Lyell[?] 22/-22/9; ...
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Advertising : 134 wordsQuotations:—Hens, white, 4/9 to 5/9 per pair, coloured [?]/[?] to 8/; roosters, medium 6/9 to 8/6, prime 10/ to 11/4; ducklings, 1/7 to 2/; ducks. Muscovy 6/6 to 7/3; drakes, ...
Article : 641 wordsThe clearings of the Sydney, [?]nks for the week ended February 11 amounted to £16,871[?]10[?], compared with £21,351[?]093 during the preceding week, and ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Mon 18 Feb 1924, Page 3
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