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  2. GIRLS' GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

    At the Rockhampton Girls' Grammar School yesterday the opening of the Commonwealth Parliament was signalised by the heisting of the Union Jack which was ...

    Article : 615 words
  3. ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AT MOUNT USHER.

    The foundation block of the new Roman Catholic Church Mount Usher will be laid on Sunday next by the Right Rev. Richon Higgins. Dr. Higgins will hold ...

    Article : 49 words
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  5. CABLE MESSAGES.

    The Right Hon. Sir Henry Fewler, the Liberal member for Wolverhampton East. will, in the debate on the second reading of the Finance Bill in the House of Commons, ...

    Article : 99 words
  6. MEETING OF CREDITORS.

    A meeting of the creditors in the estate of David Henry Wakenshaw, of Springsure, contractor, insolvent, was held at the Supreme Court yesterday. Three creditors ...

    Article : 56 words
  7. MAN CARRIED 150 MILES TO HOSPITAL.

    An instance of the quick transport on foot of an accident, case has been supplied to us, says the Charters Towers "Mining Standard" of the 26th of April. A young fellow ...

    Article : 125 words
  8. THE GLADSTONE INFANTRY CORPS.

    Captain P. W. G. Pinnock left here for Gladstone on Wednesday morning, and returned yesterday. While in Gladstone he inspected the infantry corps there and found ...

    Article : 77 words
  9. SMALL DEBTS COURT.

    At the Small Debts Court yesterday, before, the Police Magistrate and Mr. A. Thozet, J.P., verdicts for the plaintiffs for the sums claimed were given in the ...

    Article : 258 words
  10. WAXWORKS AND VARIETY SHOW.

    There was again a large attendance at Clay's Waxworks and Variety entertainment last evening. The wax figures, stereoscopic views, and other interesting ...

    Article : 87 words
  11. NATIONALISING COAL MINES.

    "The Times" this morning states that the Government of Prussia has purchased the famous collieries in the Ruhr district of Westphalia, with the object of rendering ...

    Article : 97 words
  12. OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE WAR.

    A board of Queensland officers, consisting of Lieutenant-Colonel P. R. Ricardo (president). Lieutenant-Colonel K. Hutchison, and Major R. S. Browne (members), says ...

    Article : 167 words
  13. THE NEW GUINEA MASSACRE.

    The remains of the wreck found on the island of Anawnida by the Chalmers expedition are probably those of a brig which left Sydney thirty years ago with ninety ...

    Article : 225 words
  14. POLICE CONTINGENT FOR BRISBANE.

    A police contingent under the command of Sub-inspector Toohey will leave by train at ten o'clock to-night for Brisbane, where it will remain on duty during the time ...

    Article : 96 words
  15. STEAMER AGROUND OFF CAPE COLONY.

    The steamer Tantallon Castle ran ground on Robin Wand, off Cape Colony, fifteen miles to the north-west of Capetown. The vessel is in a critical position; ...

    Article : 59 words
  16. AN ENGLISH MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

    Mr. A. B. Marknam, the Liberal member for the Mansfield Division of Nottingham, speaking in the House of Commons last night with the object of ...

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  17. SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE.

    The annual meeting of the Rockhampton branch of the Society of St. George was held last night. The chair was occupied by the President (Mr. H. W. Johnson), and there ...

    Article : 217 words
  18. THE EARL'S COURT MILITARY EXHIBITION.

    The Earl's Court Exhibition, of which the Duke of Cambridge is president and Lord Roberts vice-president, says "The Times," will open on the 4th of May, and as the ...

    Article : 390 words
  19. PROPOSED NEW CENTRAL POLITICAL ASSOCIATION.

    An endeavour is being made to form a new political organisation in the Central Division. The movement has its origin in Rockhampton. The aims of the ...

    Article : 294 words
  20. TRAMWAY RIOTS IN SPAIN.

    The tramway strike at Barcelona, Spain, has culminated in a general strike. Serious riots have taken place, and the town is in a state of siege. The cavalry were ...

    Article : 46 words
  21. THE TAX ON COAL.

    The conference of miners' representatives to consider the export tax of 1s. per ton on coal met yesterday. It decided not to recommend the miners to go on strike. ...

    Article : 36 words
  22. CHINA.

    The Foreign Ministers at Pekin have informed the Chinese Government that the indemnity has been fixed at £65,000,000. ...

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  23. THE AZORES AS A COALING STATION.

    Germany and the United States are anxious to secure the right to establish coaling stations in the Azores, a group of Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean about 800 miles ...

    Article : 48 words
  24. LOCAL NEWS.

    The Meat and Dairy Board, says the Brisbane "Telegraph" of Tuesday, yesterday approved of the payment of £1000, being the amount of advance approved from ...

    Article : 56 words
  25. THE THEATRE ROYAL

    For the first time during the present seaton Pollard's Opera Company staged in the Theatre Royal last night a true opera —Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Gondoliers." ...

    Article : 229 words
  26. INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN W. G. THOMPSON.

    Captains W. G. Thompson and Hubert J. Harris, says the Brisbane "Telegraph" of Saturday, in a short conversation with a "Telegraph" representative gave a few ...

    Article : 308 words
  27. LONDON WOOL SALES.

    The following clips were sold at yesterday's wool sales:—Ulongga, 7?d.; Tupra, 6?d.; Noorindoo, 9d.; Thurulgoona, 17[?]d.; Goonoo, 8½d.; Randwick, 15?d.; Euston, ...

    Article : 34 words
  28. THE INDIAN CENSUS.

    A correspondent of "The Times" writes: —"In connection with the preliminary figures of the census of British and feudatory India taken at the beginning of the ...

    Article : 222 words
  29. Mr. CHALMERS'S LAST LETTER.

    A melancholy interest, says the Sydney "Daily Telegraph," attaches to the following letter, which is said to have been the last written by the Rev. James Chalmers, ...

    Article : 143 words
  30. "THE POOR AND NEEDY."

    The difficulties inseparable from a judicious administration of relief to the poor and needy are only well known to those who are entrusted with the duty. It is ...

    Article : 568 words
  31. THE CHESTER CUP.

    The race for the Chester Cup of £2530, 2¼ miles, was run to-day, with the following result:— David Garrick, 4 years, 8 st. 10 lb..... 1 ...

    Article : 50 words
  32. ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.

    The race for the One Thousand Guineas States was run at the Newmarket First Spring Meeting to-day and resulted as follows:— ...

    Article : 66 words
  33. KNOWN AS ADAM AND EVE.

    A lately returned visitor to Ceylon narrated the following strange and pathetic story of two old people known in the island as Adam and Eve. "They lived," he said, ...

    Article : 215 words
  34. GAMBLING ON THE WALL-STREET STOCK EXCHANGE.

    Gambling on the Wall-street Stock Exchange has been revived. The operations are chiefly in railway stock. This has caused a phenomenal rise on the London ...

    Article : 113 words
  35. POLICE COURT.

    At the Police Court yesterday, before the Police Magistrate and Mr. A. Thozet, J.p., Alexander Harvey was charged, on remand from Gladstone, with the larceny of a watch ...

    Article : 322 words
  36. QUEENSLAND NEWS.

    Another case of plague was reported to-day. The patient is a barman named Honbet, employed at the Royal Hotel, Queen-street. The premises have been ...

    Article : 430 words
  37. CARLYLE AND THE BOOK OF JOB.

    Carlyle was always a great lover of the Bible. This is proved by many incidents in his life, especially one that occurred when he was on a visit to the Provost of ...

    Article : 192 words
  38. HELDON SPA WATER.

    Helidon Spa has obtained a National Reputation by its own intrinsic merits. ...

    Article : 16 words
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