ARCHIBALD WILSON, who shot himself in the Graziers' Butchering Company's shop, Edward-street, on Tuesday morning, was last evening still in a very precarious condition. ...
Article : 39 wordsIT has transpired that thirty hogshends of Victorian wine at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition is in a state of fermentation. THE QUEEN'S JUBILEE MEMORIAL. ...
Article : 655 words{No abstract available}
Detailed lists, results, guides : 406 wordsTHE Chief Secretary has received a telegram from Mr. Hugh Milman, acting Government Resident, Thursday Island, stating that he re-turned to Thursday Island on 28th September, ...
Article : 62 wordsAT a committee meeting of the Sick Chil-dren's Hospital, held yesterday afternoon, there were seven ladies present. It was reported that during the week 3 cases had ...
Article : 65 wordsOWNERS of dogs who have not yot registered their animals for the present year, would do well to do so at once, as all unregistered dogs found on the streets are liable to be destroyed. ...
Article : 72 wordsMr. Cribb, the polico-magistrate, has been engaged for the last two days in examining the electoral claims, and has not yet concluded his labours. For Rockhampton, 321 claims have ...
Article : 242 wordsTHE first meetings of creditors in the follow-ing insolvent estates were held in the Suprome Court registrar's office this morning, and trustees appointed :--Alfred Stelfox, grocer, of ...
Article : 61 wordsSOME months ago the Government appointed Mr. A. W. Clarke as a mineralogical lecturor. That gentleman has done such excellent work and rendered really good service to the miners ...
Article : 83 wordsA SERIOUS accident happened this morning at the buildings now in course of erection for the Brisbane Newspaper Company. James Tickle, a bricklayer at work on the top of one ...
Article : 126 wordsSIR,--Is it a proper or an improper proceeding to stick bills on Victoria Bridge? In the absenco of a notice thereon not to post bills, I saw a lot thoro yesterday morning, but on ...
Article : 114 wordsA VERY interesting ceremony took place in the United Brothers Lodge, Potrio-terrace, last evening, when Pro. G.M. Gee, on behalf of the Brisbane District, presented P.P.G. M. Turner, ...
Article : 129 wordsA WELL-ATTENDED meeting of the members of the Birmingham Club was held in Sloss's rooms last night. In the absence of the presi-dent Mr. T. Allen occupied the chair. ...
Article : 75 wordsSir,--my committee desire me to ask if any ladies or gentlemen will volunteer to preside over the collecting boxes to be placed in public thoroughfares on Saturday next. There will ...
Article : 91 wordsTHe usual levée was held by the Immigration Agent this morning. He announced to a num ber of the unemployed that Mr. J. F. Boon, a farmer on the Upper Coomera, was present. ...
Article : 413 wordsTHE Grand Pioneer Temperanco Association held its weekly meeting in the Valley Hall, Wickham-street, on Wednesday evening, Bro. T. Reeves, G.M., presiding. Communications were ...
Article : 196 wordsTHERE was a good muster of the Queens-land Scottish Rifles on parade last night. They were put through a course of battalion drill by Major Stevenson, Captain Wilson in ...
Article : 88 wordsSIR,-- A leading deputation ought at once to interview the Government to put a stop to the closure of the Post Office-lane. Admitting fully the necessity for increased ...
Article : 137 wordsThis was a claim for £32 for damages alleged to have been done to goods of the plaintiffs owing to defendants' negligence, Mr. Virgil Power (instructed by Macpherson ...
Article : 583 wordsThe Premier of Queensland has informed Mr. Gillies that his Government will bo prepared to contribute towards the cost of the proposed Colonial and Indian Instltuto, but ...
Article : 225 wordsABOUT half-past 6 o'clock this morning an accident occurred at the corner of Glenolg and! Stanley streets. It appears that a milkman named William Williams was driving in the ...
Article : 103 wordsSIR,--I am perfectly aware that it would be beneath the dignity of the aristocratio mem-bers of the Woolloongabba Divisional Board to read a newspaper, but I have no doubt some ...
Article : 279 wordsA MEETING of the Brickmakers Union was held last night in the Good Templars Hall, Lutwyche. The president of the union occu-pied the chair, and there was a large attendance ...
Article : 329 wordsTHE season of Mr. Georgo Darrell at tho Theatre Royal will be brought to a close this evening, when he will receive a complimentary benefit. The performance will be under the ...
Article : 132 wordsAT the Petty Debts Court this morning, before Mr. W. H. Day, verdicts for the plain. tiffs were entered in the following undefended cases:--B. Sparks v. George Lawrence, goods. ...
Article : 145 wordsThe annual report of the Forest Department shows that the receipts for the year were over £8000, or £1600 more than the largest amount in any previous year, and about £3000 boyond ...
Article : 119 wordsIn the Legislativo Council to-day the Land Tax Bill met with very strong opposition, and was ultimately rejected on an amendment that the bill be read a second timo six months hence, ...
Article : 509 words{No abstract available}
Advertising : 439 wordsA PARTY of about twenty gentlemen left Brisbane on Friday evening last per s.s. Kato on a schnapper excursion. After rounding Γ Cape Moreton they proceeded south a little ...
Article : 115 wordsAt the Circuit (Court to-day, Wright Woodward Heath, manager of the Daly River Company's plantation, charged with the murder of Donald M'Kinnon on 31st August, was found ...
Article : 94 wordsBEFORE Dir. Pinnock, P.al., and mr. v. Potrie, J.P. EMBEZZLEMENT. -- Henry Diplock was brought up on romand charged with embezzling ...
Article : 631 words"TOBACCO injurious to the system" formed the subject of debate at the usual weekly meeting of the Freethought Literary and Debating Olass held last evening in the ...
Article : 152 wordsThe British Government is favourable to the idea of an international conforonco to sottle the status of the Balkan Provinces. MAILS AND SHIPPING. ...
Article : 273 wordsTHE following unique instructions were givon in writing by a Brisbane lady to her man servant (a c[?]le):--"The Lord's prayer, in largo and small text. Routine of the work of the ...
Article : 194 wordsIt was stated in the Legislative Assembly yesterday that the Agent-General had tele-graphed that a suggested arrangement for the purchase of the Main Line Railway had been ...
Article : 58 wordsTHE usual fortnightly meeting of the Bris-bane branch was held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Charlotto-street, last evening, Mr. W. Pearse (vice-president) in the chair, Thero was a very INSPECTOR DOUGLAS wired to the Commis-sioner for Police on the 6th instant, as follows: --"A man named Louis Lock, who has been lost inthe bush since 28th September, and after ...
Article : 266 wordsHis worship the Mayor, Mrs. Hipwood, Alderman Southall, and Mr. W. H. G. Mar-shall, town clerk, leave Brisbano for Sydnoy by the overland route early to-morrow ...
Article : 44 wordsTHE Bulimba Ferry Company's now steam-punt Advance will commence ranuing on Saturday morning. A GENERAL meeting to initiate the ...
Article : 131 wordsTHE District Court cases of J. H. Jones v. F. Simonson, work and labour, £70 14s. 6d.; Brisbane Nowspaper Company, Limited, v. Α. Monahan. work and labour. £27 78. 10d.: P. B. ...
Article : 70 wordsTHE official reports for the twenty-four hours ended at 9 a.m. to-day showed that the weather was for the most part fine throughout the colony. A number of stations reported ...
Article : 39 wordsPlease choose from the following download options:
Share this item on:
Print page as...
Testing
Daily Observer (Ipswich, Qld. : 1883 - 1887), Thu 7 Oct 1886, Page 5
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
With your Trove account you can: