Yesterday was a busy day at the Brisbane City Council. The council had not sat for a fortnight, and the committees submitted voluminous reports. ...
Article : 1,807 wordsEisteddfod.—A meeting of the Ipswich Eisteddfod Committee was held in the Memorial Hall on Monday night, with Mr. J. G. Bishop presiding. Mr. Bishop ...
Article : 652 wordsThe skirl of the bagpipes played with a flourish by a piper with the indubitably Scotch name ef Hugh Macfarlane Reid, piped a welcome to Mr. E. J. T. ...
Article : 902 wordsThe manner in which the Australian meat business is conducted in London was oriti[?]ised before the Royal Commission appointed by the State Ministry to ...
Article : 292 wordsRepresentatives of the mining industry from all parta of the world gathered to-day for the opening of the second triennial Empire Mining and Metallurgical ...
Article : 337 wordsSohool Benefit—A dance, held in Croftby School on August 19, proved a great success. Visitors were present from the surrounding centres. Messrs. ...
Article : 225 wordsAutomobile Club's Run.—Seventeen cars took part in a run to Upper Coomera on Sunday afternoon last, the outing being arranged by the local branch of ...
Article : 171 wordsLife Saving Club.—Mr. E. G. Huxley, president, presided at a meeting of the Tweed Heads and Coolangatta Surf Life Saving Club. The treasurer reported ...
Article : 368 wordsChurch Benefit.—A grand concert, organised by Mesdames F. R. May and E. Extom, in aid of the Presbyterian Church funds, was held in the School of Arts ...
Article : 323 wordsAlderman J. A. Fihelly recently met with a painful mishap, which has necessitated treatment in the Holyrood Private Hospital, Gregory-terrace where he has ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 379 wordsA first aid class for men and women will commence in the rooms of the Queensland Ambulance Transport Brigade, Annstreet at 8 o'clock, on Wednesday next, ...
Article : 86 wordsObituary.—The death has occurred at his parents' residence, Rocklea, of Mr. Jack Hunter a resident of this district for several years. The late Mr. Hunter ...
Article : 192 wordsBenefit Entertainments.—A florin evening was held at Windsor on August 10, in aid of the Emerald Church of England bazaar. The euchre prizes were won by ...
Article : 236 wordsHARRISVILLE, August 23.—At Messrs. Hasetmann and Sifton's fortnightly pig sales on Saturday, 100 pigs were yarded. Forty baconers realised 8d. per lb. over ...
Article : 48 wordsMaize Railings.—Railway statistics show no slackening off in the amount of maize being railed from stations on the Downs to the border. Between 500 and 600 ...
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Advertising : 436 wordsShow Society.—The ladies' committee of the Pine River[?] Show Society held a meeting in the Show Hall, Lawnton, on August 17, to settle accounts in ...
Article : 103 wordsTenterfield Puh[?]lo Hospital.—The committee of the Tenterfield Public Hospital recently adopted a quota system for the area which the hospital serves, ...
Article : 82 wordsA deputation from the Electrical Trades Union of Australia, Queensland branch, consisting if Messrs. S. Wood (president) and S. J. Bryan (general secretary), waited ...
Article : 420 wordsUnited Fruit Growers.—The United Fruit Growers' Co-operative Association, Ltd., held its annual meeting on 11th instant. The committee of management ...
Article : 178 wordsAmbulance Brigade.—A special meeting of the Ambulance committee was held at the brigade centre, when Captain Pike and Mr. Grimes (of the Q.A.T.B., ...
Article : 142 wordsDance.—A dance in aid of the Purga Tennis Club was held in the school on August 13, when there was a large gathering. A novelty waltz was won by Mr ...
Article : 133 words"Shilling" Evening.—A "shilling" evening waa held at the residence of Mr. John Panzram, in aid of the Presbytery of Laidley, when about £8 was gathered. ...
Article : 141 wordsGift Afternoon.—A gift afternoon was held in the Milbong Congregational Church on Wednesday, August 17, when there was a fair attendance. A quantity ...
Article : 97 wordsSapphire industry.—At a meeting of miners, held at Ruby Vale on August is the desperate plight of those depending on the sapphire industry was ...
Article : 140 wordsSocial.—Miss Kindness has resumed duty at the Dundas School after spending a holiday in Brisbane.—Mr. and Mrs George Garden and family, of Boonah, ...
Article : 93 wordsRailway Works.—The first section of the new dewation was connected with the main line on August 14. About two more weeks should see the remaining ...
Article : 107 wordsTennis Club.—A meeting of the newlyformed tennis club was held in the school recently to discuss the matter of effecting improvements to the tennis court. It ...
Article : 80 wordsA public meeting to discuss the cancer problem will be held in the Town Hall at 8 p.m. next Friday. The Governer (Sir John Goodwin), the Minister for Health ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Wed 24 Aug 1927, Page 25
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