The modern stage is more nearly a mirror of contemporary life than has ever been the case before, because the whole fabric of the actor's art has gone through ...
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Advertising : 304 wordsCatholic Fair.—There was a large attendance at the opening of the fair in aid of the building fund of St. Augustine's R C. Church, the ceremony being ...
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Article : 970 wordsThe Holidays.—So far the holidays have passed off without untoward incident. The seaside resorts are thronged with holidaymakers. At the hospital on Christmas ...
Article : 509 wordsChristmas Tree.—On Friday evening. (Christmas Eve) a pleasant evening was spent in the Roseva[?] Methodist Church, when a Christmas tree was held, there ...
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Article : 105 wordsPersonal.—Mr. and Mrs. Bond, with their small son, left by Thursday's tram on holidays.— Miss Alice Hundtoft, who is spending the Christmas holidays at ...
Article : 84 wordsSandgate-Woody Point Ferry Service— Great dissatisfaction and complaint were expressed by residents and visitors on Christmas Eve who had journeyed to ...
Article : 184 wordsPersonal.—Mr. Backwood (National Bank) has spent the Xmas holidays with his parents in Warwick. The Misses Evelyn and Audrey Wekley, Ipswich, are ...
Article : 88 wordsAn important change in the milk distribution system of Ipswich is reported to be under consideration. It is believed that Ipswich is the first centre in which ...
Article : 366 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 : 79 wordsWeather,—The paddocks, which a few weeks ago were cropped bare, the grass which was showing being brown, now present an entirely different appearance. ...
Article : 49 wordsPersonal.—At the Christmas week-end there was a good number of visitors to Thorneside, and excellent weather prevailed. The following visitors are here ...
Article : 332 wordsPolice Court.—At the Police Court on Thursday morning, before Mr. Jas. Bracewell, P.M., W. C. Hurst was charged with stealing a quantity of articles from ...
Article : 64 wordsAt the very beginning of "radio" activity people began to think of its obvious possibilities as an aid to the schoolmaster but the man in the street," hearing little ...
Article : 584 wordsZinc Corporation, half-yearly, ordinary 3/, and preference 5/ per share (less 2/3 in £ English income tax), January 3 (books closed November 15). ...
Article : 185 wordsGood Business.—The business people of Cooroy report a record volume of business on Christmas. Eve, the late shopping day. On December 28 about half an inch ...
Article : 141 wordsAs a result of a collision between a motor cycle and side car, which he was riding, and a letter box, on Missendenroad, Camperdown (Sydney), on Christmas ...
Article : 87 wordsCar Accident.—Nurse Bremner, of St. Margaret's Private Hospital, Wondai, accompanied by Miss G. Morris, was driving along the Wondai-Proston main road ...
Article : 56 wordsCommonwealth Loans: 4½ per cent. (1927), 5 per cent. (1927), June 15; 6 per cent. (1028), 5 per cent. (1048), March 15; 6 per cent. (1927), 6 per cent. (1929), 6 per cent, ...
Article : 90 wordsMemorial Hall.—At the annual meeting of the Memorial Hall, the following statement of finances was presented:— Receipts: Rent, £81/4/6; donations, £3/ ...
Article : 263 wordsThe Spanish Government is sending aeroplanes to drop food and comforts for passengers on snow-bound trains on the Madrid-Albacete railway, where the snow ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 193 wordsLife Savers' Contest.—The contest between the Maroochydore, Alexandra Headland, and Mooloolaba life saving and surf clubs for the Stretton Shield took ...
Article : 115 wordsDamage running into several thousands of pounds was caused by a fire which broke out late this afternoon on the top floor of Foster House, Foster-street, off ...
Article : 177 wordsTo represent Baldwins Ltd., the wellknown British steel manufacturers, Sir Hugh Poynter is travelling to Sydney on the mail steamer Ormuz, which ...
Article : 168 wordsGreat progress has been made in the Wynnum-Manly-Lota districts during the past year, and, although the new road has been officially opened, the week-end ...
Article : 261 wordsVisitors.—There was a large influx of visitors to Maroochydore on Boxing Day. Care, 'buses, motor trucks, and other vehicular means and horses were in ...
Article : 69 wordsLondon, December 29.—The following were included among the quotations on the Stock Exchange to-day:—Broken Hill Proprietary 26/6; Broken Hill North, 127/3; Broken Hill ...
Article : 88 wordsADELAIDE, December 30.—Wheat growers' lots, January, 5/3; sales, January February, 5/4. Flour. bakers' lots, £14/10/; bran, £6/5/ to £6/10/; pollard, ...
Article : 103 wordsThe Government Statistician (Mr. T. Waites) to-day stated that, based upon the return already received, the wheat harvest would amount to about 50,000,000 ...
Article : 102 wordsThe number of unemployed receiving relief has reached 1,464,000. ...
Article : 24 wordsM.U.I.O.O.F.—The half-yearly meeting of the Royal Dalby Lodge, M.U.I.O.O.F., was held on December 27. Four members were reported sick, and £3/10/ sick pay ...
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Advertising : 64 wordsPersonal.—Mr. F. Hickey (C.P.S. staff, Toowoomba) is spending the holidays with his father, Mr. J. M. Hickey, sen. —Deaconess D. Logan (Presbyterian ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Fri 31 Dec 1926, Page 8
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