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  2. AMBULANCE WORK.

    The Superintendent of the Ambulance Brigade acknowledges with thanks the receipt of £1 Is. from Mr. George Lisklater. This morning the Ambulance removed a serious ...

    Article : 35 words
  3. MAJOR TOLL.

    Mr. B. Toll is in receipt of a letter from his son Major Toll in South Africa stating that he is well and busily engaged " gathering them in " from all quarters. ...

    Article : 35 words
  4. NEW GUINEA SETTLEMENT.

    It is rumonred that fresh applications have been received by Governor Le Hunt[?] for large tracts of country in Now Guinea by wealthy British syndicates for the purpose of ...

    Article : 132 words
  5. Kirks Diggings.

    A party of well-known Charters Towers mining men paid a visit to the Kirk Diggings on Saturday last. When they arrived the place was in more or less confusion, owing to the ...

    Article : 770 words
  6. Advertising

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    Advertising : 315 words
  7. MINING.

    The manager of the Ellen Boss reports for fortnight ended August 2: -- Since my last report your north drive has been extended 17ft, total distance 50. The roof in the ...

    Article : 483 words
  8. Fatal Tram Accident.

    A fatal train accident occurred this morning, the victim being a little girl named Isabella Burgess, aged about five years, who, in company with ...

    Article : 65 words
  9. LICENSING COURT.

    At the Licensing Court this morning before Mr. Egllnton, P.M. and Messrs. E. D. Miles, E. H. T. Plant, B. Toll and R. Russell, J.J.P., Henry Rycroft applied for a license for a house ...

    Article : 86 words
  10. SUICIDE OF A JOCKEY.

    A man named William Howell, a western jockey, commonly known as "Pinky," who was found some time ago on Casillis run with his throat cut, and who was admitted to the ...

    Article : 59 words
  11. Tin Discovery.

    An important discovery of tin at Glen Innes promises to gives a considerable impetus to tin mining in that district. ...

    Article : 26 words
  12. LONDONER'S CLUB CONCERT.

    On Thursday August 16th the Londoner's Club hold a public smoke concert on the lines of the popular musical evenings hold periodically at the Club promises. The Reading local ...

    Article : 55 words
  13. M. DE BLOCK ON WAR.

    The great Russian export in the art of war, who is popularly supposed to have Influenced the Czar to summon the Hague Conference, lectured at the United Service Institution ...

    Article : 158 words
  14. SYSTEM OF ELECTORAL REGISTRARS.

    Hitherto Clerks of Petty Sessions, by virtue of their positions, have been Electoral Registrars under the Elections Act. where Registrar were required. In many instances the Police ...

    Article : 179 words
  15. Union of Churches.

    The Provincial Anglican Synod opened yesterday, after three years recess, and carried a resolution for the Bench of Bishop to invite the leaders ...

    Article : 46 words
  16. Cablegrams.

    It has transpired that British ships intercepted a wireless message during the French manoeuvres. ...

    Article : 21 words
  17. Threatened Reduction of Wages.

    A movement is on foot among the Broken Hill Mining Companies to mutually arrange for the general reduction of Minors' wages. ...

    Article : 29 words
  18. Empress Frederick's Death.

    The Empress Frederick recognised all those round her at the time of her death. Prince Henry, Crown Prince of Germany, was aboard a warship in ...

    Article : 63 words
  19. MR. BOWMAN'S OPIUM STORIES.

    Mr. Bowman told the House on Wednesday night a very serious story of the spread of the opium habit in the West, not only amongst the aboriginals, but the whites also. There were ...

    Article : 227 words
  20. A STRANGE CASE.

    A strange case is quoted by Dr. Renell Atkinson, of Ch[?]dwell Heath, in the " British Medical Journal," of a market gardoner suffering from a condition called "acromegaly." He ...

    Article : 199 words
  21. A Barrier to Progress.

    At the annual dinner of the Chamber of Commerce held yesterday, it was stated that a representative of a large English company, after travelling through ...

    Article : 61 words
  22. MORE TROUBLE IN CHINA.

    The demeanour of the populace at Poking is unfriendly. The Chinese are cursing and jostling foreigners. There is groat activity in several of the ...

    Article : 46 words
  23. CHANTERS TOWERS STOCK EXCHANGE.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 345 words
  24. Proposed Useful Amendment.

    An amendment to the Shops' and Factories' Act will be introduced this session, and will probably contain provisions for dealing with the question of ...

    Article : 46 words
  25. THE ELECTION FOR ROCKHAMPTON NORTH.

    The petition by Mr. John Linnett, the Ministerial candidate, against the election of Mr. Henry Tumor, the Labour candidate for the Rockhampton North electorate in the ...

    Article : 479 words
  26. DISCOVERS A NEW STAR.

    Dr. Thomas D. Anderson, Edinburgh, when a child of five, was led to the door by his father and pointed out Donati's Comet with the remark "However long you may live,it will be ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 318 words
  27. Belgian Old Age Pensions.

    The Belgian Old Age Pensions Act embraces 175,000 persons over 65 years of ago who have applied for the annual pension of 65 francs. ...

    Article : 30 words
  28. FEDERAL POLITICS.

    It is expected that Mr. Barton will make an important statement relative to the Northern Territory next Friday when the debate Mr. V. L. Solomon's ...

    Article : 143 words
  29. BOER WAR.

    Commandants Wessels and Pypers' commandoes from Barkley East made a night march and surprised a la[?]ger north of Keruboogtes siding, killing ton ...

    Article : 52 words
  30. Meteorological.

    The temperatures recorded for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. to-day were as follows: Maximum, 72-8 degrees; minimum, 58-5 degrees., The rainfall for the 24 hours ending 9 a.m. ...

    Article : 34 words
  31. Coming Events.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 59 words
  32. SHIPPING.

    BEANS, PHILP AND Co's. LINE. Arawatta, s. left Brisbane on Saturday for the North, and arrived in Townsville yesterday. Palmar. s. is due from the North on ...

    Article : 294 words
  33. NO TEMPTATION.

    Consternation has been caused at Buda Pesth by the action at the Minister for the Interior in not permitting on the the grounds of morality, barmaids to be ...

    Article : 43 words
  34. Advertising

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    Advertising : 17 words
  35. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

    The South African returned soldiers who are not yet in receipt of their war medals will receive them this evening at 8 o'clock at the Town Hall. ...

    Article : 33 words
  36. SPORTING.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 439 words
  37. A Bad Explosion.

    An explosion of a barrel of gasoline at Philadelphia set fire to and wrecked five buildings, killing 12 and injuring 40. ...

    Article : 26 words
  38. Nurses' Hours.

    MR. HEWITT'S motion providing for a decrease in the hours of the nursing staff at the General Hospital, although not born to blush unseen, yet seems to ...

    Article : 942 words
  39. THE BRITISH BIOGRAPH.

    The second exhibition of views by the British Biograph was witnessed at the theatre last night by a very large audience, in spite of the threatening weather. The development of ...

    Article : 422 words
  40. SALE OF CATTLE.

    Messrs. Aplin, Drown and Crawshay, Ltd., have sold at a satisfactory price, the Trafalgar station herd, near Charters Towers, on account of Mr. M. Moran, to Messrs. Darley Bros., of ...

    Article : 36 words
  41. MR. JOSEPH HODEL.

    Weregret to learn that Mr. Joseph Hodel chairman of the Townsville Harbour Hoard and Ayr Tramway Board, who has been suffering from a severe cold for some little time past, has been ...

    Article : 53 words
  42. Telegrams.

    The Board of Health has not yet expressed the opinion whether the two suspected oases of plague are really plague. ...

    Article : 27 words
  43. WARDEN'S COURT.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 71 words
  44. THE DEADLIEST GUN.

    This is the age of peace conferences and -- deadly weapons of war. The latest among the latter is the Gathman gun, invented by Louis Gathman, of Chicago, and now adopted by the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 205 words
  45. BOXING MATCH.

    The boxing match between Jack Bryant and Sid Bowator, 20 rounds for £20 a side takes place at the Theatre Royal on August 10th. The fight will not take place until nine o'clock ...

    Article : 51 words
  46. A Colossal Salary.

    In the Assembly yesternight the question of reduction of Members was discussed. Hon. John See stated that Sir Frederick Darley received £8500 a ...

    Article : 44 words
  47. THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY'S BALL.

    The Benevolent Society having fixed a date for their annual ball for to-morrow night some time ago, approached Mr. Donald MacDonald who lectures in the Hibernian Hall to-morrow ...

    Article : 114 words
  48. Advertising

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    Advertising : 74 words
  49. A Drastic Movement.

    The Premier has announced that if he found dipping not effective, he would prohibit stock entering New South Wales from Queensland. ...

    Article : 27 words
  50. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 62 words
  51. WIRTH BROS. CIRCUS.

    Mr. G. L. Peterson, the advance agent for Wirth's Mammoth Circus, is at present in town making all arrangements for the opening of the circus on Tuesday, August 18. It is nine ...

    Article : 121 words
  52. The Aftermath.

    The State Treasurer gives the total costs of the Commonwealth demonstrations to June 80, as £118,782, and has estimated that £8,500 are still ...

    Article : 31 words
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