THE twelfth annual general meeting of the Brisbane Permanent Benefit Building and Investment Society was held in the boardroom, Adelaide-street, on Friday evening last. ...
Article : 899 wordsTHE ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Brisbane Municipal Council was held yesterday afternoon, when there were present—his worship the Mayor (in the chair), and ...
Article : 1,852 wordsHugh Campbell, father of Mr. James Campbell, member for Aubigny, died early this morning, aged 83 years. He came to Australia fifty years ago, and was a fellow-passenger ...
Article : 934 wordsSIR,—I have lately been taking notice of the great longevity amongst the inhabitants of the Western counties of England, and can only account for it from their frugal and sober ...
Article : 158 wordsHIS EXCELLENCY SIR GEORGE STRAHAN was very unwell for several days prior to his departure from the colony, and was unable to attend the banquet at which he was to have ...
Article : 465 wordsThe annual matches of the New South Wales Rifle Association opened to-day at the ranges, Paddington. The first match was a Tyro Match, for which there were twenty-two ...
Article : 1,198 wordsSIR,—The discussion going on in the columns of your contemporary for the last week, re the examination of pupil teachers, urges me to ask you by what right, law, and logic is a pupil ...
Article : 233 wordsBEFORE His Honour Mr. Justice Mein. In the matter of Sly and others v. Campbell, an order was made that all issues in dispute between the defendants should be tried at the ...
Article : 496 wordsWE quoted yesterday morning from the Observer a "Labour note" about trouble browing with the Bundanba Miners' Union. Last night the secretary handed us the following for ...
Article : 139 wordsTHE first out yesterday at an early hour were Tramp, St. Patrick, Fiction, and Phœnix, who went three times round, the last mile and a half strong. Miss Newbold did fair work ...
Article : 422 wordsSIR,—Will you kindly allow me to reply to Mr. Hill, clerk to the Woolloongabba Divisional Board in your issue of the 29th October re the above matter, which, if allowed to ...
Article : 402 wordsADELAIDE, October 22. THE excitement of the hour is with regard to the Teetulpa gold diggings. Wo have had nothing like it since the rush to Victoria in the ...
Article : 922 wordsNOW that the Mungarr and Gayndah line is definitely a thing of the near future, and that many kind friends who do not belong to the Wide Bay electorate are discovering that the ...
Article : 1,089 wordsBEFORE Mr. Pinnock, P. M., and Mr. S. Kaye, J. P. DRUNKENNESS.—Nino inebriates were discharged.—John Walsh and Robert Rhind were ...
Article : 628 wordsSIR,—Can you tell me what anyone—be he university bred, scientific analyst, or a common Tom cat, with a nose on him—could make of the Government-supplied "water" that came ...
Article : 564 wordsA YOUNG man named Denis Martin, who, while riding home from the Gatton races to Laidley on Friday last, ran into a tree, was brought to the Ipswich Hospital on Saturday ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Tue 2 Nov 1886, Page 6
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