A MEETING of resident ratepayers of this district was held in the school-house on Saturday evening last to hear the reply from the Caboolture Divisional Board to a protest against the ...
Article : 450 wordsON Thursday, the 26th January, at noon, Mr. P. O'Sullivan, the returning-officer, appeared at the State school, Rosewood Gate, to declare the names of those persons who were nominated the ...
Article : 549 wordsTHE matter will, of course, be explained in Parliament; but pending the discussion, we do not quite understand the motives which have induced Lord ...
Article : 2,325 wordsI AM sorry to say that we have had a good deal of sickness amongst the children, mainly owing to the intense heat of the weather. An effort is being made to induce a medical man to reside ...
Article : 444 wordsSHORTLY after dusk, on the 16th November, a most daring robbery was committed at the branch post office in Hatton-garden, the mail bag containing the registered letters and packets, ...
Article : 1,335 wordsMANY of the older settlers of this district having sold their selections are leaving us for pastures new. Some have, however, reselected, and remain. The average price for land seems ...
Article : 154 wordsTHE timber-getters of the Tiaro district have declared war against the Railway Department. They were called upon to meet together on Saturday evening to discuss their grievances, and ...
Article : 1,030 wordsTHIS Divisional Board, that has in its care those works for the good and well-being of all living within the boundaries of its district, had, on 26th January, £1152 6s. 1d. to its credit at the bank, ...
Article : 657 wordsTHE anxiously looked for rain has come at last. Yesterday evening we were visited by a very welcome downpour, which lasted some hours and filled all the waterholes. To-day the ...
Article : 513 wordsSINCE my last, now about a month ago, there has been no rain. Once or twice cloudy skies have raised hopes which were blasted by the next day's hot wind. For the last fortnight the ...
Article : 1,098 wordsTHE ratepayers are just now up to their eyes in excitement over the approaching municipal elections. We are in the thick of two contests —the one for the seat vacated by Alderman ...
Article : 625 wordsTHE retirement of Mr. M'Phail will enable the Coomera Divisional Board to readjust its directory without the delay and expense of a contested election. Messrs. W. Heathwood and ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Thu 2 Feb 1882, Page 5
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