PARLIAMENT was prorogued on Friday last, when a session which commenced on 10th June, and had therefore lasted for over six months, was brought to a close. The first Sp[?]h ...
Article : 1,839 wordsON the first night of a pantomime it is unwise to expect too much, or disappointment will surely ensue. Last night was the first of the Brisbane pantomime of 1884, and by force ...
Article : 1,051 wordsBEFORE the police-magistrate, and Mr. F. Vaughan, J.P. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—Threeinebriates were discharged, and two were fined 5s. ...
Article : 1,620 wordsTHE Sydney Daily Telegraph of 20th instant publishes the following telegram (via Cooktown) from its New Britain correspondent:— New Britain, 14th December.—It will be ...
Article : 1,728 wordsBRISBANE as seen on Christmas Eve may not greatly impress a stranger from the old country, or even from the larger cities of the South, the latter especially being apt to ...
Article : 1,739 wordsTHE portion of New Guinea annexed by Germany comprises the territory from Huon Gulf northwards. THE BRITISH PROTECTORATE. ...
Article : 180 wordsTHE magisterial inquiry into the circumstances connected with the death of James Loewe, who was found drowned in the Brisbane River, near Littleboy's jetty, at Newstead, on ...
Article : 1,711 wordsSIR,—With respect to a paragraph in your issue of this morning I think it is only fair to Mr. Power, the Hon. A. J. Thynne, and myself that I should put the facts respceting ...
Article : 1,194 wordsFurther intelligence received from the Transvaal states that tho Government have despatched an officer to the frontier of Bech[?]naland with orders to prevent the threatened ...
Article : 43 wordsA large amount of business is being done in town this evening. The Caledonian sports to be held on Boxing Day promise to be a great success. ...
Article : 576 wordsTHE weather is very warm and dry, and the want of rain is beginning to be felt here. STANTHORPE, December 24. The weather here during the week has been ...
Article : 507 wordsSIR,—There has been frequent cause for complaint lately about the disgraceful way in which the boxes belonging to the tennis clubs in the gardens have been tampered with and ...
Article : 292 wordsA case of smallpox has been discovered at Waterloo, Sydney. The disease was in the ninth day of eruption. The premises occupied by the American ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Thu 25 Dec 1884, Page 5
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