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  2. YEAR 1888.

    Everything of interest to man concerns Australians. They look with vigilant eye upon, they incline an attentive car to, developments of thought, ...

    Article : 426 words
  3. RETIREMENT OF SIR THOMAS M'ILWRAITH.

    During even the preparation of the tariff the Premier-Treasurer was evidently suffering a reaction from the excitement of the electoral campaign. He had to resort ...

    Article : 425 words
  4. Water Boring.

    That not only the prosperity of the pastoral industry but the very existence of the agricultural industry depends on whether some reliable supply of water ...

    Article : 538 words
  5. Commercial.

    In commercial circles, taking the year throughout, there is little room for complaint so far as business is concerned. In Brisbane the extension of business has ...

    Article : 605 words
  6. Department of Agriculture.

    In Queensland, as in all the other Australian colonies, the work of the farmer vas for many years neglected for the more profitable employments of stock ...

    Article : 763 words
  7. Australasian.

    It was a matter of Australian interest that Carnarvon paid us a visit early in the year. He saw a few persons and place, heard a few bush yarns, and he ...

    Article : 514 words
  8. COMMISSIONS.

    The dissatisfaction which had long been fill in regard to the alleged overgrowth and partial incapacity of the civil service induced the late Government to appoint a ...

    Article : 304 words
  9. Naval and Military.

    In both brandies of the Defence Force there have been various exciting events. The first was a dispute between the Queensland Scottish and the brigade ...

    Article : 468 words
  10. Railways.

    The construction of railways has not been pushed forward with quite so much vigour as in two or three preceding years. This may be owing to the ...

    Article : 652 words
  11. Fires and Fire Brigades.

    Never during the history of the colony has so much destruction been cruised by fire as during the past year, and the number of fires which has taken ...

    Article : 513 words
  12. Shipping.

    The shipping trade has been fairly brisk. The number of sailing vessels arriving from the United Kingdom and America was considerable, and in each ...

    Article : 1,558 words
  13. Political.

    The first session of the new Parliament was short and uneventful. A Chinese measure was passed, but reserved for the Queen's assent. The tariff was revised, ...

    Article : 1,166 words
  14. Local Government.

    The history of the various bodies incorporated under our local government system during the past year is a distinctive, and, in most instances, a progressive one. ...

    Article : 954 words
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