A fire broke out shortly before 4 o'clock this morning in a four-roomed wooden house at the corner of Merton-road and Merton-street. The house was occupied by a man named ...
Article : 140 wordsThe barque Annie Millicent, from Maryport, Wales, has arrived at Normanton with 1160 tons of rails and other material for the Normanton-Cloncurry railway. This is the ...
Article : 39 words"The Strategist" was repented at the Gaiety Theatre last night. Mr. Foster's pianoforte solos were vociferously applauded. Tonight the " Colleen Bawn" will be ...
Article : 204 wordsThe many friends in Brisbane of the Rev. James Voller heard some time ago with great regret that this gentleman, who is now near Sydney. had met with an accident, which ...
Article : 147 wordsThe usual monthly meeting of committee took place yesterday afternoon, when long interesting reports were read from Mr. Stewart and Miss Lee. From these it appears that ...
Article : 106 wordsSpencer, of Christchurch College "New Zealand, has been awarded the Gilchrist exhibition. Prince Fritz Recovered. ...
Article : 119 wordsFrance has more schools than any other great European country. " It's a snoutrageous performance," said the hog when a ring was put through his nose. ...
Article : 1,478 wordsIn Chambers, before Mr. Justice Harding, this morning, the following were adjudicated insolvents:--Henry John Pearce, grocer, of Petrie-terrace on the application of Mr. Brown ...
Article : 75 wordsA youth named Daniel Smith, aged 17, was brought up this morning, charged with suspicion of the larceny of a fishing not. It appeared from the evidence of Detective ...
Article : 265 wordsEight fine rams arrived by the Barrabool yesterday, having, been purchased for this colony at the Sydney sheep sales. Four of these are Tasmanians, two having been ...
Article : 142 wordsThe coroner's inquest in connection with the Hawkesbury railway accident was resumed today. The time was principally occupied in the reexamination of John Pye, fireman of the ...
Article : 256 wordsBefore Mr. Justice Harding this morning the following applications were dealt with':--In the matter of Wm. Irwin, tobacconist, an insolvent, Mr. Unmack applied for a certificate ...
Article : 133 wordsThe Shaw, Seville, and Albion Company's steamer Ionic, from Lyttelton 28th May, arrived at Plymouth this morning with her cargo of 36,000 carcasses of frozen mutton in ...
Article : 185 wordsA case of considerable interest to suburban landowners was heard in the Petty Debts Court yesterday. A person had erected a dividing fence between his property and that of a ...
Article : 137 wordsA lad named James Cotter, alias " Chotty" Cotter, was summoned by John Capper, a Salvation Army man, at the Police Court this morning for having made use of obscene ...
Article : 138 wordsSpecial reports taken at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon showed that it was then threatening for rain at Brisbane, Cape Moreton, and Roma, and there were passing showers ...
Article : 222 wordsA handicap tournament amongst the members of the above club, which has been going on during the last two months, was brought to a conclusion last week. The tournament created ...
Article : 297 wordsThe report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Bulli Colliery disaster, which was laid on the table of the Legislative Assam blv today. is a lengthy one. It contains a ...
Article : 365 wordsThe Trades and Labour Council delegates at the meeting of the Board of Conciliation, hold on Monday night, produced the names of some 140 members of the Bricklayers' Society (which ...
Article : 279 wordsEdward Wilson, aged 26, was charged this morning at the Police Court with being disorderly. The arresting police officer stated that at about 11 o'clock on the previous night. ...
Article : 272 wordsLast May William Sykes, a farmer of Dandenong, cashed two cheques in the Colonial Bank, Melbourne, for £961, but lost the money immediately after leaving the bank, and nothing ...
Article : 153 wordsAn interesting discussion on the law of libel, as it affects public men, took place in the Melbourne Supreme Court last week during the hearing of the appeal in the case of Mr. C. E. ...
Article : 367 wordsMeteorological synopsis for week ending Monday, 11th July, at 9 a.m.:-- Atmospheric Pressure (barometer corrected to 32deg. Fahr. and mean sea level).-- Highest. ...
Article : 279 wordsIn reference to the recent fracas at the Clermont Club, the Peak Downs Telegram says that when the two revenue officers, Schultze and Benson, went to Mr. Morey, the ...
Article : 345 wordsMr. S. M' Burney, the late president of the Victorian Tonic Sol-fa Association, who is at present paying Queensland a visit, commences a series of lectures and musical evenings this week. ...
Article : 397 wordsA grand reception was given to Miss Amy Sherwin on her arrival from Launceston last night. The Governor's Annual Dinner. ...
Article : 92 wordsThe Immigration Depot at Kangaroo Point, which for the past eighteen months or so his been in course of erection, is now so far completed that it is possible to form some idea ...
Article : 600 wordsThe weather is fine and cold. The second mob of 1500 mixed cattle has left Buckingham Downs Station for Thylungra; Mr. J. Coghlan in charge. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 292 wordsSir,-- Permit me heartily to endorse your subleader in today's issue headed, ''The Brutal Sports," and to express a hope that at the coming exhibition in Bowen Park the low ...
Article : 163 wordsThe Circuit Court was opened and closed here this morning. The Chief Justice was on the bench, and the Attorney General prosecuted on behalf of the Crown. There were two cases for ...
Article : 216 wordsSneaking of the assault upon the Mayoress of Hobart, the Tasmanian News of 2nd July says:--It appears that about 4 o'clock yesterday evening a woman named Mrs. Mullen, ...
Article : 313 wordsBefore Mr. Pinnock, P.M., nnd Messrs. W. Widdop and J. M. Black, JJ.P. DRUNKENNESS AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT.-- Six persons who pleaded guilty to being drunk ...
Article : 199 wordsThe following is the report of the state of the Dunwich Benevolent Asylum for the week ending 8th July:--In the house at last report 403 males, 66 females; since ...
Article : 78 wordsDr. Thomson, of Brisbane, arrived here early this morning to attend Mr.T. Thornton, an old resident of twenty years' standing and brother of the late Hon. W. Thornton, who is dangorously ...
Article : 119 wordsThe usual monthly meeting of the Kent street Congregational Band of Hope was held in the schoolroom last evening. There was a good attendance, and an interesting programme ...
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Daily Observer (Ipswich, Qld. : 1883 - 1887), Wed 13 Jul 1887, Page 5
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