The Mayor of Brisbane (Alderman W. A. Jolly, C.M.G.) announced yesterday that the provision of the Traffic Act had been applied to the whole city area. ...
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Article : 424 wordsAt the Sydney Metropolitan Provincial Conference of the Australian Labour Party last night a motion that adult franchise at 18 years of age should be ...
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Family Notices : 211 wordsMembers of the Commonwealth Markets and Migration Development Commission now visiting Brisbane are not disposed to regard the conventions in respect of ...
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Advertising : 499 wordsMajor Segrave's 1000 h.p. Leviathan double-engined automobile, which at present holds the world's speed record of 203.79 m.p.h., will be on view at the All ...
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Advertising : 290 wordsStanding on the Warwick to Brisbane road, at the foot of the Main Range, on the eastern side of Spicer's Gap, is a little hut that is an object of interest to ...
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Article : 266 wordsAn old identity of the Pratten district, Mr. J. Ahern, passed away in the Warwick Hospital. The deceased had been ailing for some time. The funeral took ...
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Family Notices : 892 wordsAll letters news items, and other contributions intended for publication should be addressed to the Editor. Every letter must be accompanied by the ...
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Article : 134 wordsThose who discard blades from safety razors should be careful in their method of disposal. An instance in Warwick gives that impression. While peeling and ...
Article : 125 wordsWar is being made on London pigeons, but in accordance with the spirit of the times the campaign is being carried out with as little pain to the feathered tribe ...
Article : 166 wordsIn 1924 an amendment of the Local Authority Acts was passed in Queensland, making it compulsory for shire councils to erect sign posts showing the ...
Article : 117 wordsLast week-end some one struck upon the idea of dog-racing as a revenue producer for the Longreach Rugby League coach fund. Arrangements were made to ...
Article : 200 wordsPopular preferences in radio music have been made public by Mr. Arthur Williams, vice-president of commercial relations of the New York Edison Company. The ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Sat 18 Feb 1928, Page 14
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