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Article : 32 wordsMr &.. E. Sykes, harbourmaster at Rockhampton, telegraphed to the Portmaster (Captain Heath) on Friday, as follows: "Roport in this morning's papers that steamer Derwent ...
Article : 52 wordsOn Friday night last a social meeting of members and adherents of St. Paul's Preshyterian Church was held in the school hall, Mr. Wm. M'Callum Park chairman. During the ...
Article : 308 wordsIn consequence of an alteration in mail arrangements with German New Guinea, the rate of postage on letters for that place will in future be 6d. instead of 2d. per half ounce. ...
Article : 35 wordsThe tallow market in firm, without any change in price. Best Australian mutton tallow ia quoted at 28s. to 28s. 6d. Beef tallow, 27s. to 27s. 6d. per cwt. The present ...
Article : 145 wordsThe A.U.S.N. Company's steamer Bulimba arrived here yesterday morning before daylight, with the English mails per R.M.S. Merkara. She made the passage from Keppel Bay ...
Article : 52 wordsTO THE EDITOR.—Sir,—A letter appeared your open column on Saturday, headed "Detective Grievances," and promi[?]ing a "few suggestions." The only grievance complained ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 201 wordsThe New Zealand Parliament was opened yesterday by the Governor with the usual ceremonies. Lord Onslow, in his speech, referred to the reduced expenditure and the improved ...
Article : 91 wordsA groom named Charles Butler was found sitting on the kerbstone in George street late on Saturday sight, and when told to "move on" by the police he complained that be had hurt ...
Article : 75 wordsThe debate, on the want of confidence motion was concluded last night, and the House divided, the result being the defeat of the Government by 20 votes to 23. The House ...
Article : 47 wordsThe hon. treasurer of the Johnstown relief fund (Mr. J. Chapman) has received the following additional contributions to the and : Sir Charles Lilley, £5 ; D. L. Brown and Co., ...
Article : 67 wordsA magistrate named Bridge having refused to summons H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge, for assaulting a journalist on the occasion of the disturbance which occurred during the ...
Article : 74 wordsThe return football match—New Zealand v. New South Wales—came off on the Association Ground on Saturday, in the presence of about 10,000 spectators. The game proved to be ...
Article : 99 wordsThe prisoner Carl, who was sentenced by Judge M'Farlane, to a term of eight years' imprisonment and two floggings of 25 lashes, in Match last, for garrotting, received his ...
Article : 66 wordsWe have received from Messrs. M'Ghie, Luya, and Co., South Brisbane, a copy of an illustrated catalogue of mouldings, joinery, turnery, and fretwork. The catalogue is well ...
Article : 76 wordsThe oarsman O'Connor, who is to compete shortly with searle the champion, will leave this city for London on Wednesday next. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe Dalby Herald waxes wroth over an outrage which occurred in the generally peaceful town of Dalby. Larrikinism has assumed such proportions in Dalby that it is now an ...
Article : 282 wordsNews received from Crete reports that affairs in that island are becoming more tranquil, and that there have been no more disturbances. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe Panama correspondent of the European Mail writes under date April 6, as follows :— It is unfortunate that the comparative infrequency of mail communication between here ...
Article : 911 wordsFor Sydney—Messrs. E. S. Doubleday, E. E. Shaw, J. Potts, T. K. Steanes, F. W. Marshall, J. Darcy, T. Lawrence, W. Jeaught, F "W. "Walker, R. Cottell, G. Baker, W. ...
Article : 60 wordsMr. Kyran John O'Dea, a book keeper at M'Donaldtown, has commenced an action for libel against Major-General Richardson. At a special meeting of the miners' delegates ...
Article : 209 wordsThe San Francisco mail steamer Mariposa, which arrived on Saturday, brings later news from Samoa. Her British Majesty's war vessel Rapid had arrived from Fiji with Sir ...
Article : 106 wordsA man, named E. P. H. Wells, 60 years of ago, died suddenly yesterday. The deceased was in the employ of Mr. Frank Melton, of the Provincial Frees Agency, and slept in Mr. ...
Article : 126 wordsTO THE EDITOR.—Sir,—In looking over your report of the proceedings of this council last night (Thursday, June 20) I see that the clerk complained of a dastardly not in someone ...
Article : 219 wordsThe tender of Meagre. J. Williams & Sons for the erection of additions to the Post and Telegraph offices at Surat, for the Sum of £146 17s. 6d, time 10 weeks, has been accepted by ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 89 wordsThe following tenders were opened by the Railway Department on Friday: Timber for the Maryborough Railway line ; Mary River Investment Company, Edward Armitage, ...
Article : 134 wordsThe registrar of patents notifies in a supplement to Saturday's "Gazette" the acceptance of applications for patents for inventions as follows: From Thomas A. Edison, ...
Article : 123 wordsThe Daily News Boulogne correspondent, writing May 8, given some interesting details of the extraordinary thunderstorm which visited that town on Monday evening. He says it was ...
Article : 213 wordsAt a monthly meeting of the Royal Humane Society of Australasia, which was held on Wednesday, the Clarke medal was accorded to Penis Thomas Carniffe, of Bundaberg, ...
Article : 284 wordsTO THE EDITOR.—Sir,—Inyour issue of Saturday a letter signed by "Suburban Resident" took me by surprise. an such twaddle written in this 19th century by a so-called working man ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 99 wordsThe blue ribbon meeting of the above district was held as usual in the Oddfellows' Hall, Caxton street, on Saturday evening last. The president of the society occupied the chair, ...
Article : 91 wordsMr. Gerald Dunne, secretary of the H.A.B. Society, St. Stephen's Branch, and Mr. John Brosnan, secretary of the same society, St. Patrick's Branch, have seat in to Mr. M'Donnell ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 93 wordsThe steamer Flinders, one of the beats of the Tasmanian Steam Navigation Company, which left the wharf for Launceston on Monday (says the Melbourne Age of the 18th instant) came ...
Article : 1,103 wordsThe usual meeting under the auspices of the Queensland Blue Ribbon Association was held on Saturday evening. Mr. F. Watts prodded, and in his opening remarks alluded to the ...
Article : 134 wordsA special meeting of the Diocesan Council was held at the Registry on Friday. The following members of the council were present: The Bishop of Brisbane, in the chair, the ...
Article : 153 wordsA crowded house welcomed Brough and Bouciosult's comedy company at the Gaiety Theatre on Saturday night, when the "Private Secretary" was staged. The piece is already ...
Article : 348 wordsThe office of the South Australian Advertiser has been successfully lighted with electricity. Inside there are over 200 incandescent lamps of 16 candle power each, and outside an are ...
Article : 131 wordsThe usual Gospel temperance meeting was again held on Sunday evening by the Valley Blue Ribbon Union, at the corner of Brunswick and Wickham streets, when the secretary ...
Article : 163 wordsIt has now been definitely decided to deposit the nightsoil from the city of Brisbane outside Cape Moreton. Tenders will be invited next Monday week for the work, and the contractor ...
Article : 160 wordsThe police at Kimberley have discovered a white man living with the natives. It is believed that the man is a survivor from a wrecked ship, and that he has been living with the ...
Article : 47 wordsThe customary weekly meetings under the auspices of the Valley Blue Ribbon Union were attended on Saturday night with quite the average amount of success. At the open-air ...
Article : 287 wordsSpeaking in the Assembly last night Sir Henry Parkes said that the wild declamations that had been made about the Sydney merchants inflencing particular measures, had not ...
Article : 244 wordsMINOR OFFENCES.—Two persons were discharged and one fined 5s. or six hours in the cells. Susan Mitchell was fined 10s. or twelve hours for drunkenness, and Thomas Mathers, ...
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Advertising : 190 wordsThe pantomime season came to a conclusion on Saturday night at the Opera House, when there wan a very good attendance, and the final appearance of ...
Article : 162 wordsThe no confidence deba[?]o was resumed in the House of Assembly yesterday. After Mr. Stock had spoken against the Government, the Premier replied. His main [?]gement was that ...
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The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Mon 24 Jun 1889, Page 2
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