At a special meeting of the council of the Shi[?] of Toowong last night, Mr. R. Cribb in the chair, it was agreed to strike a general rate of 1s. in the pound for the current year on all ...
Article : 48 wordsIn the LEGIS[?]ATIVE COUNCIL, Leave of absence for the remainder of the session was granted to the Hons. G. King, W. Graham, and J. Taylor. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 47 wordsIn connection with the water-boring scheme, the Government have accepted the tenders of Messrs. Josser and Haig for 10,000ft. of boring in the Central district, and 7500ft. in the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 386 wordsThe committee of the South Brisbane Benevolent Society hold their monthly. meeting on Monday afternoon in the Mechanics’ Institute. There were nine ladies present. The receipts ...
Article : 42 wordsThe new tariff was submitted to the House in complete form, which was much more convenient to members than if they had only had the projected alterations. In these changes ...
Article : 220 wordsA notification proclaiming the Queen’s sovereignty over British Now Guinea was issued yesterday afternoon in the form of a "Government Gazette Extraordinary," ...
Article : 88 wordsTHEvery able minute of Sir Samuel •riffith to the Governor on the late constitutional crisis',which was made known to the House yesterday afternoon, will be read ...
Article : 360 wordsSome time ago we noticed in our column[?] that the regulations for facilitating the lowering of boats and the exercising of the crews, passed by the Marine Board, were being observed ...
Article : 183 wordsFor Bundaberg.—Lady Mu[?]ave at 6 p.m. to-day. ...
Article : 8 wordsAssel, barque, from Plymouth, arrived at Cape Moreton at 6.30 a.m. yesterday. [?]Barcoo, [?]., from Melbourne for Cooktown, left Sydney on Tuesday, and should reach here on ...
Article : 532 wordsThe Kitt case may now, with the relense of the prisoner, be said to be at an end, but the additional correspondence which the Premier laid before Parliament yesterday has historical ...
Article : 373 wordsSome difference of opinion was expressed as to whon the debate on the Statement and the now tariff should be taken. The PremierTreasurer wished the tariff discussion taken at ...
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Family Notices : 160 wordsIF the Treasurer’s expectations, as disclosed by the Estimates-in-chief which were laid upon the table of the Legislative Assembly yesterday, are realised, the close of the ...
Article : 1,022 wordsThe annual meeting of the Oakfield Cricket Club was held at the Imperial Hotel last evening; Mr. F. Bennett in the chair. The minutes of the last annual meeting wore read ...
Article : 178 wordsAll Contributions to the Observer, whether in the shape of Letters to the Editor or inforn [?]tion to the "On Dit Man," runst be authenticated with the name and address of the writer. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 41 wordsThe debate on the Railways Bill in Committee was a decidedly discursive one, a number of second reading speeches being delivered, instead of members confining ...
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Advertising : 9 wordsFor Brisbane: Mr. Zallhausen, Mrs. Sydney Dowers, Mrs. J. Gardiner, Rev. John Gardiner, Messrs. L. A. Zallhausen, W. Davidson, and W. G. Adams. ...
Article : 53 wordsThere was a very animated disoussion at the Y.M.C.A. Debating Class last night on the question, “Should Queensland pass the Naval Defence Bill." Mr. W. K. Salton opened the ...
Article : 198 wordsTHE large attendance in the galleri[?]es of the Legislative Assembly yesterday was only what was to be expected, as it was commonly known that the Treasurer ...
Article : 942 wordsThis did not, however, close the discussion so far as the Assembly was concerned, and some interesting details were added by the Premier and the leader of the Opposition ...
Article : 307 wordsA meeting of the Civil Service Commission was held yesterday for the purpose of making preliminary arrangements for a full inquiry into the Police Department. After ...
Article : 309 wordsMells will be made up and closed at the General Post Office as under:— BUNDA[?]ERG AND MARYDO[?]OU[?]N.—Per Lady Musgrave, [?]., at 4 p.m. to-day. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe Colonial Secretary, Mr. Morehead, informed Mr. Palmer in the Assembly yesterday regarding the necessity for theestablishment of a laboratory for the oul[?]vation of virus for ...
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Advertising : 396 wordsThe anti-gubornatorial proclivities of the member for Toombul, Mr. Gannon, would not allow him even to pormit the salary of the Governor’s aide-do-camp (small as it is) ...
Article : 55 wordsThe public examinations in connection with the Sydney University commenced in the large ball of the Boys' Grammar School on Monday, and will be continued daily, till next Friday ...
Article : 384 wordsMr. R. H. Smith presented apotition to the Assembly yesterday from reaidents of Bowen, praying that the junction of the Bowen Railway with the Northern Railway should be ...
Article : 187 wordsThere was even another case, bearing on that of Mr. Kitt, which was mentioned by Mr. Sayers, one of the members for Charters Towers. In this, it appeared, a man who ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 151 wordsThe race for a silver oup, betvoen Jock Mutch and M. Martiens, was run off again last night at the Columbia Rink owing to a protest having been entered by the former, who was ...
Article : 147 wordsThe principal business, however, of the afternoon was the exposition by the Treasurer of the financial proposals of the Government, The galleries were crowded, and when about 4 ...
Article : 202 wordsIt is expected that a considerable number of miners will leave Cooktown for Sudest Island. Au alluvial rush has set in between Crovdon and Georgetown ...
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Evening Observer (Brisbane, Qld. : 1887 - 1907), Wed 12 Sep 1888, Page 4
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