A meeting of the Central Committee of the Floods Relief Fund was held in the Council Chamber this morning, there being present Hon. F. T. Brentnall (in the chair), the Revs. ...
Article : 1,196 wordsTheatre Royal, “ Little Lord Fauntleroy," tonight. Breakfast Creek Grounds, Centennial Handicap, Saturday afternoon. ...
Article : 106 wordsThe colliery owners in the Bristol district, and in parts of Warwickshire, Nottinghamshire, Lancashire, and Yorkshire, have conceded the demands of the men, and this ...
Article : 111 wordsOur Special Cables. Mr. A. M'Arthur. LONDON, March 15. Mr. Alexander M’Arthur does not intend to ...
Article : 627 wordsThe following telegram was received to-day by the B.I. and Q.A. Company relative to the position of the Quetta:— "Divers report as follows:—“Vessel lying ...
Article : 215 wordsA deputation, consisting of Messrs. W. M. Bonnor, J. Newell, and E. G. Goertz, prominent residents of Herberton, waited on Mr. Nelson, the Minister for Works and Railways, this ...
Article : 379 wordsMr. S. Grimes, M.L.A., member for Oxley, with Mr. John Moffatt, member of the Yeerongpilly Divisional Board, and Mr. Kinghorn, of Rocklen, have been round the districts of ...
Article : 246 wordsMr. Thos. W[?]lsby, secretary of the Doran p.c., Glastonbury, has received the following telegram, dated 17th instant:—“One hundred and eighty tons stone yielded 90oz," ...
Article : 26 wordsThe coal owners have appointed a committee to meet delegates from the strikers on Thursday. It is hoped that a settlement will result from this meeting. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 26 wordsThe man who fell from the train at Limestone yesterday is Henry G. Bailes, a surveyor, residing at Esk. When he was brought to the hospital here his injuries were found to be ...
Article : 66 wordsSenior-constable Hanlon, of Caboolture, has forwarded to the Commissioner of Police the following document, which was picked up by a man, named Charles Godwin, living on the ...
Article : 230 wordsNumerous complaints have reached [?]s as to the condition of the Queen’s Park sins the flood. The water is lying stagnant in n[?]y places, and it is said that no attempts are be[?] ...
Article : 61 wordsThe Chief Engineer advised the Railway Commissioners that the assistant engineer, Mr. Bernays, temporarily in charge of the Brisbane Valley branch, reports that the siding at 18 ...
Article : 271 wordsTo-day a report was received in the Railway Commissioners’ office to the effect that railway communication on the lines of the colony is unbroken with the exception of a break on the ...
Article : 86 wordsA man named Michael Connors was severely beaten last night during the course of a drunken brawl at the Railway Hotel, Romastreet, Constable Joyco conveyed him to the ...
Article : 58 wordsSir,—In reply to R. Viner’s letter, which appeared in your yesterday’s issue, I beg to contradict the statements made by that gentleman. On Thursday morning last another gentleman ...
Article : 125 wordsMrs. Print, living in Crown-street, off the Boggo-road, while getting off a Woolloongabba tramear while it was in motion in Stanleystreet last night, missed her footing and fell to ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 78 wordsIn the Supreme Court, this morning, before his Honour Mr. Justice Mein, an application was made to vary the injunction granted on the 7th instant, restraining the Brisbane Municipal. ...
Article : 252 wordsA highly successful plain and fancy dress skating carnival was held at the Sandgate Rink last night, when there was a large attendance, including numerous visitors from Brisbane, ...
Article : 62 wordsBefore Mr. P. Pinnock, P.M. MINOR OFFENCES.—Six persons charged with drunkenness on pleading guilty were treated as first offenders and discharged. Michael ...
Article : 278 wordsA representative of Southern syndicates is now in town treating for the purchase of various tin mines in the Lesweel district. He made offers for two, which remain open till ...
Article : 76 wordsThe [?]O[?]O. by the Under telegrams have been received graph Departm[?]etary of the Post and TeleKilkivan, Mar[?]— ...
Article : 173 wordsMr. C. S. Fison, Inspector of Fisheries, received news yesterday to the effect that the water at Currajee and Turin was briny. The oysters in the Broadwater are all right. The ...
Article : 118 wordsTo-day was kept as a holiday. Among the amusements provided were the Amateur Turf Club races, a rifle match, and a cricket match. The day was considerably marred by heavy ...
Article : 91 wordsMr. J. B. Hickie, who has been visiting the Southern coloniest for the past three weeks on the look-out for attractions for Her Majesty’s Opera House in this city, has just returned, ...
Article : 148 wordsMr. Ernest Muller, who has been in the employ of Messrs. Foster and Kelk for the past six years, was the recipient of a handsome present from his follow-employees on Saturday ...
Article : 74 wordsAt the Police Court this morning a young man named Frank Baldwin (19) was brought up before Mr. Pinnock, P.M., in answer to charges of disorderly conduct, and assault on ...
Article : 459 wordsSt. Patrick’s Day celebrations were carried on with much enthusiasm to-day in the city as well as in the country districts. Sports under the auspices of the united Irish societies were ...
Article : 108 wordsWith the tea per acre, as they ar[?] of China yielding £200 year, it seems as thorted to have done this fortably enough at ho[?]ohn might live ...
Article : 447 wordsA deputation from the National Association waited on the Railway Commissioners this morning to request that passes to judges attending shows in Queensland and New South ...
Article : 185 wordsWe understand that Mr. J. B. Hickie has arranged with the Macmabon Bros., agents for the Misses Van Tassel, for three parachute descents. ...
Article : 26 wordsThe second hearing of the action for libel brought by John M’Laughlin, solicitor, and formerly one of the members for Paddington in the Assembly, against the proprietors of the ...
Article : 118 wordsThere was a crowded audience at the Theatre Royal last evening, when "Little Lord Fountleroy" was again produced, and again was thoroughly appreciated by every one present. ...
Article : 83 wordsMr. Harry Rickards's Company closed their season at the Gaiety Theatre last evening, when Mr. Rickards took a benefit. The programme was in many respects an improvement on any ...
Article : 57 wordsA fire, the circumstances attending which are to a certain extent at present rather mysterious, occurred at East Brisbane last night. About half-past 11 o’clock two young ...
Article : 190 wordsThe [?]r ins between Brisbane and Toowoomba and between Brisbane and Ipswich will be run to-day the same as yesterday—namely, one up and one down in the former case, and two each ...
Article : 84 wordsThe following is a report of the state of the Dunwich Asylum for the week ending 8th instant:—In the house at last report, 544 males, 66 females; since admitted, 6 males, 1 female; ...
Article : 129 wordsThe meteorological observer reports for the past twenty-four hours:— North.—In coast parts heavy rain has fallen, and is still being experienced. Inland electric ...
Article : 124 wordsMesdames Spooner, Scarr, Dyason, Lency, Bruce, and Chapman, Misses Bilbury, Longland, and M’Arthur, members of the Ladies' Committee, Booroodabin, were in attendance at ...
Article : 74 wordsThere was an extra sale of stock yesterday at Enoggera to keep up the butchers’ supplies, which were in many cases exhausted. Messrs. Fenwick and Co. filled ...
Article : 156 wordsA London paper speaks of the work of a London artist, Charles Sainton, in “ silver point" sketching. A silver point is simply a sketch made on prepared paper with a bit of silver ...
Article : 104 wordsMr. C. W. Midson reports a curious experience in connection with the flood which might be held in remembrance by builders and other persons who are in the habit of keeping ...
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Advertising : 59 wordsOne hundred and nine thousand orphans have been supported and educated at George Muller’s famous orphanage at Bristol, England. Five large houses, capable of affording homes ...
Article : 37 wordsThe postage stamp will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary next year. The invention is due to Printer James Chalmers, of Dundee, who [?]ed in 1853. ...
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Evening Observer (Brisbane, Qld. : 1887 - 1907), Tue 18 Mar 1890, Page 5
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