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Article : 165 wordsTHE sailing boat Lottie, owned by Messrs. George Campbell and Munro, left Brisbane on Saturday last, on a pleasure trip to Bribie. She was in charge of Captain Ericksson, of the ...
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Article : 401 wordsIt is understood that Mr. W. D. Nisbet, Chief Engineer for Harbours and Rivers, will shortly leave the colony on a visit to Europe. ...
Article : 26 wordsThe following are the entries for the Sydney Cup, to be run for at the Autumn meeting of the Australian Jockey Club on the 28th April:-- ...
Article : 143 wordsThe second picnic of the Post and Telegraph Department will take place next week-- probably Wednesday. Those officers unable to attend the first picnic will go to the second. ...
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Article : 333 wordsFive of the single women who arrived in the [?] New Guinea wont to the Girls' Friendly Society's Lodge, but none went to the Lady Musgrave Lodge. ...
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Article : 33 wordsThe usual session of the Defence Lodge was held in the Temperance Hall last evening, a large number of members and visitors being present. One candidate was initiated. ...
Article : 160 wordsThe traffic board have placarded notices at the intersection of Queen and Albert streets and Queen and George streets requesting riders and drivers of vehicles to walk over ...
Article : 53 wordsPROFESSOR SEALS's Young Australian Band will perform the following high class programme in the gardens tomorrow at 4 p.m., weather permitting:--Overture, "Fra Diavolo'' ...
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Article : 81 wordsThe World Mutual Accident society has opened a branch in Eagle-street. THE Lady Musgrave will start on her usual Saturday afternoon excursion at 2.30 tomorrow. ...
Article : 235 wordsAN annular eclipse of the sun will take place this morning, and, weather permitting, an excellent view of the phenomenon may be obtained in Brisbane from those willing ...
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Daily Observer (Ipswich, Qld. : 1883 - 1887), Fri 5 Mar 1886, Page 5
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