The tender of Messrs. Springall and Frost (£575) has been accepted by the Railway Department for a composite brake van for the Cooktown Railway. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe members of the Builders and Contractors' Association are holding their annual picnic at Lytton to-day. The Natone has been again chartered by the association, and the ...
Article : 65 wordsOur Special Cables. The French Constitution. M. Floquet will to-day lay before the Chamber of Deputies his proposals for the revision of ...
Article : 740 wordsThis morning an inquiry was held before Mr. James M'Gill, J.P., touching the death of William Richards, who was killed by a fall of coal in the Aberdare Colliery, Blackstone, on ...
Article : 835 wordsAccording to the official weather reports for the twenty-four hours ended at 9 a.m. to-day the following rainfalls had been chronicled:— Cambooya, 0[?]02in.; Dalby, 0.11in.: ...
Article : 237 wordsTwo young fellows, Thomas and Patrick O’Brien, were brought up at the Police Court this morning charged jointly with having assaulted Countable Gaughran near the Jubilee ...
Article : 65 wordsThe Mystery of a Hansom Cab. In the case of the drama poduced at the Theatre Royal last night the title—“The Mystery of a Hansom Cab”—was no ...
Article : 748 wordsMessrs. Burns, Philp, and Co. have been advised by their London agents, Messrs. M'Ilwraith, M'Eacharn, and Co., that the ship Highmoor, 1113 tons register, was to have ...
Article : 42 wordsFor Brisbane: Messrs. L. Goldring, M.L.A., W. Reid, J. Sulman, Patrick Maynes, and Maravilla. For Toowoomba: Mrs. M.L. Lewis. ...
Article : 106 wordsThe following is the surgeon-superintendent’s report of the state of the Woogaroo Asylum for last week:—In the house at last report, 462 males, 347 females; since ...
Article : 122 wordsA shearer named Joseph Buckley, who had camped ten miles from Isisford, left his camp at 10 p.m. on Sunday while suffering from the effects of drink, and has not been heard of ...
Article : 49 wordsSenior-sergeant Halloran, of Cairns, has telegraphed to the Commissioner of Police stating that Ernest Noble, on employé on Hambledon sugar plantation, fell off his horse ...
Article : 48 wordsMessrs. D. L. Brown and Co.'s strong-room, which has been buried in the rains of their building in Eagle-street since the fire, was opened last evening. The room itself has not ...
Article : 222 wordsAs showing the number of aborigines in the colony the following statistics as to the number of blankets distributed by the Colonial Stores Department last year may be of some ...
Article : 149 wordsThe R.M.S. Mariposa arrived to-day from San Francisco, and sailed for Sydney at midnight. Her passenger list is as follows:—For Sydney— Messrs. Wm. Adams, R. R. Undell, Wm. ...
Article : 170 wordsBefore Mr. P. Pinnook, P.M., and Messrs. J. C. Moffat, T. Riding, E. Chapman, and S. Demack, JJ.P. DRUNKENNESS AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT.— ...
Article : 165 wordsMessrs. T. Weedon and W. D. Chancellor, JJ.P., occupied the bench at the South Brisbane Police Court to-day. There were only two cases before the court. Rodo Homo, an ...
Article : 156 words“Professor” George Washington Gibson, medical herbalist, of George-street, Brisbane, who has been committed for trial on a charge of administering a drug with intent to procure ...
Article : 213 wordsIn the betting market to-day the principal feature was the introduction of Brave into the betting for the Caulfield Cup, for which he was backed freely at 100 to 12, with more to ...
Article : 348 wordsThe weather in Southern Queensland is likely to be unsettled with a tendency to isolated showers with electrical disturbance, but the Government Meteorological Observer sees nothing ...
Article : 517 wordsAn old man named Wm. Robertson was charged at the Police Court this morning with having stolen a pair of boots (valued at 10s. 6d.) from the shop of Mr. J. J. Lade. ...
Article : 170 wordsGilbert and Sullivan's operetta of “Trial by Jury,” which a few evenings ago was produced by the choir of All Saints Church at the Centennial Hall, was lust night repeated at the; ...
Article : 411 wordsThe Circuit Court opened to-day, Judge Cooper presiding. John Stone, charged with wounding with intent, was remanded to Thursday Island to have ...
Article : 286 wordsEurope has several kings who are total rex. In Russia the knout is mightier than the pen. Washington is proud of the fact that not one ...
Article : 568 wordsA deputation from the Cabmen’s Union, consisting of Messrs J. G. Smith (president), George Hill, and Alfred Cannon, waited on the Colonial Secretary this morning to protest ...
Article : 267 wordsPlans have been accepted by the medical staff of the Lady Bowen Lying-in Hospital for a new building to be erected on Wickham-terrace, Mr. J. H. Buckeridge's designs (out of ...
Article : 539 wordsThe following is a copy of the letter of condolence forwarded by the mayor to Lady Musgrave:— 12th October, 1888. ...
Article : 319 wordsThe list of applications for shares in Allt's Brewing and Wine and Spirit Company, Limited, closes on Saturday next. A tea and public meeting will be held in the ...
Article : 273 wordsAt the Gaiety Theatre last evening there was again a good attendance, the occasion being a benefit to Little Daisy Faust. The programme submitted was new in almost every respect and ...
Article : 102 wordsSir,—I am somewhat surprised to find upon perusing “Hansard” that Sir Thomas M‘Ilwraith should have made a statement in the Assembly regarding an interview that I had ...
Article : 244 wordsIt is now positively declared that the Premier will not go to England as Agent-General, but the Minister for Land will take Mr. Youl's place. ...
Article : 33 wordsIt has been pointed out in connection with the suggestions which we stated on Saturday we believed would form the basis of the recommendations of the Police Force to the Civil ...
Article : 227 wordsAt the Opera Houso the new programme introduced by the Hioks-Sawyer Minstrels on Saturday night was repeated, and was very well received. It will be given again to-night. ...
Article : 33 wordsJudging from the number of names registered for the fancy and evening dress carnival to be held at the Columbia Skating Rink on the 17th and 18th instant, and from the ...
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Advertising : 64 wordsA musical and library entertaimnent will be given in the Forester’s Hall, Fortitude Valley, on Friday evening next, under the auspices of the H.A.C.B. Society. The proceeds will be ...
Article : 40 wordsDr. Mackenzie has given notice that he wil sue for libel any English published who printl a translation of the report of the Germans physicians on the case of the late Emperor ...
Article : 34 wordsThe secretary of the Brisbane Board of Waterworks notifies to persons whose water rates for the current, half-year are unpaid that the same are recoverable by distress. ...
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Evening Observer (Brisbane, Qld. : 1887 - 1907), Tue 16 Oct 1888, Page 5
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