Steel Greer, an old resident of this district, was thrown off his horse at Cundiah, and died yesterday from his injuries. A Merry Christmas. ...
Article : 58 wordsThat to the St Helena prisoner who tried to kill himself the prospect of liberty cannot be so sweet as it generally is to most people. That a man who preferred to commit suicide ...
Article : 900 wordsFollowing our usual custom, there will be no issue of the Evening Obrerver to-morrow (Christmas Day), but the paper will be published as usual on Boxing Day. On the latter ...
Article : 47 wordsAt the City Police Court this morning, before Mr. P. Pinnock, P.M., and N. Knowles, jun., J.P., George Parrant, licensee of the Empire Hotel, Brunswick-street, Fortitude Valley, was ...
Article : 109 wordsThe Colonial Botanist (Mr. F. M. Bailey), accompanied by his son and Mr. J. F. Shirley, will leave Brisbane on Saturday for Morven, to examine and make a collection of the flora at ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 99 wordsGeorge Markwell, an old man, was brought up on remand at the City Police Court yesterday as a vagrant. The police said that they were given to understand that his children ...
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Advertising : 1,895 wordsMessrs. Burrell and Durant, working jowel. lers, Edward-street, have just turned out a number of medals to the order of the Maryborough Regatta Committee. They are of ...
Article : 96 wordsThe present season is likely to be a favourable one for wool. Shippers and slation-owners are already in a state of activity in the matter of despatching this staple produce for placement ...
Article : 61 wordsIt has been notified in the "Government Gazette" that the tender of Messrs. Prosser, Taylor, and Co., has been accepted for the supply of drugs, medicines, &c., required for ...
Article : 228 wordsFive cases of cruelty to animals, being charges preferred by the inspector for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty, were heard before Messrs. Bulcock and Billington, ...
Article : 66 wordsA boy named Arthur Le Sage, 8 years of age, son of Mr. Le Sage, residing at Mowbraytown, was drowned in the Brisbane River, near the Norman Creek, on Monday morning last. It ...
Article : 74 wordsA meeting of licensed surveyors, convened by circular and advertisement, to discuss matters of interest to the profession, was held at 66 Queen-street last evening, and was well ...
Article : 167 wordsA man named Patrick Feeney, in the employ of Andrews and Co., was driving a cart laden with wood along Roma-street at about 9 o’clock this morning, when the wood on which he was ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 98 wordsR. Johnston, captain of the punt Lily, was summoned to the City Police Court this morning for not having sufficient tarpaulin while loading coal at the Mary-street wharf to ...
Article : 206 wordsThis morning at the South Brisbane Police Court, before Mr. G. P. M. Murray, P.M., John Duffy was ordered to pay a fine of 10s. or fortyeight hours for using obscene language in ...
Article : 88 wordsThe carnestness and zeal with which the City Mission has been conducted by Rev. J. Stewart has for a long time been a redeeming point in the neglect shown by so many of the ...
Article : 283 wordsSir,—In his narrative of "Lost Leichhardt" Mr. Meston mentions the discovery of five skeletons and the barrels of five Tower-marked police carbines supplied by the Sydney Government. ...
Article : 112 wordsSome time ago a South Sea Island school was started in the Valley Wesleyan School Hall, to which a good many boys have attended. A very pleasant social was given last night. ...
Article : 151 wordsSir,—In "Labour Notes" on Saturday last. "Atlas" made a suggestion to the effect that the Government Printer should endeavour to extend the half-time principle right throughout ...
Article : 314 wordsThe half-yearly general meeting of shareholders of the Mount Morgan Company was hold to-day, Mr. Stewart, chairman of the board of directors, presiding. There was a ...
Article : 281 wordsAttention is directed to the advertisement of the Shop Assistants’ Association giving the names of houses in various branches of business who will close their establishments from ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 230 wordsThe Rev. J. Macpherson, of the Dunwich and St. Helena Mission. visited St. Helena on Thursday last. On Sunday, divine service was held with the prisoners both forenoon and ...
Article : 164 wordsBefore Messrs, P. Pinnock, P.M., and N. Knowles, jun., J.P. OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Joseph Sheckleton, for using obscene language, was fined £5, in ...
Article : 248 wordsAn inquiry was held at the City Police Court yesterday afternoon, before Mr. P. W. Pears, J.P., into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. Robert Jaoschke, whose body was ...
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Advertising : 57 wordsQueen Victoria’s Royal train would be the finest train in the world if it would only go a little faster. But while ordinary people are in these days carried ...
Article : 366 wordsMary-Gibson, a young girl, was arrested some weeks ago as a vagrant. The bench decided to communicate with her friends, who, she said, resided in Armidale, and ...
Article : 116 wordsThe committee appointed to form a basis for the carrying out of the work of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, established. on the 16th instant, mot yesterday ...
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Advertising : 161 wordsArthur R. Stone and John Hughes appeared, on remand, at the City Police Court this morning, charged with assaulting and robbing Constable Clancy in George-street one ...
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Evening Observer (Brisbane, Qld. : 1887 - 1907), Wed 24 Dec 1890, Page 5
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