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  2. A "Black Saturday"

    SATURDAY last (says yesterday's "Observer") will be marked as a "black Saturday," if ever there was such a day, in all the interior, northern, and far western stations and ...

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  3. OBITUARY.

    The death is announced of Captain Machell, a well-known sportsman. ...

    Article : 14 words
  4. An Awful Disaster.

    FURTHER information has how been received regarding the terrible volcanic eruption in the French Island of Martinique, and the destruction of the town of St. Pierre and its ...

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  5. IPSWICH DISTRICT COURT.

    YESTERDAY was the day appointed for holding the May civil sittings of the Ipswich District Court before his Honour Judge Paul. The only case set down for hearing was that ...

    Article : 384 words
  6. HELD OVER.

    OWING to pressure on our space a report of the Laidley Divisional Board meeting held yesterday, and a number of other items, are unavoidably crowded out. ...

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  7. THE FRENCH ELECTIONS.

    In connection with the general elections which have taken place in France, it is announced that all the Ministers have been returned. ...

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  8. WEST MORETON TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION.

    A MEETING of the above (writes a correspondent) was held in the Girls' Cent[?]l State School on Saturday morning last, and was very poorly attended. The secretary read ...

    Article : 154 words
  9. A NEW VESSEL.

    The Orentes, a new vessel which has been built to the order of the Orient Steam Shipping Company, has been successfully launched at Govan, on the west coast of Ireland. ...

    Article : 36 words
  10. Queensland News.

    THE Hon. D. H. Dalrymple, Minister for Agriculture, will act for the Premier (the Hon. R. Philp) during the latter's absence at the Premiers' Conference. ...

    Article : 144 words
  11. THE ESK LINE.

    THE report of the resident engineer on the Esk extension, new under construction by day labour, states that the clearing has been advanced five and a-half miles, and that in ...

    Article : 88 words
  12. Our Boonah Letter.

    A VERY pleasant and successful smoke concert was held on Friday evening to bid farewell to Colour-Sergeant Hemmy (who is starting for South Africa with the seventh ...

    Article : 903 words
  13. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 115 words
  14. Inter-State News.

    A DEATH occurred from plague to-day. The patient from Bowral has also been found to be suffering from true plague. MELBOURNE, May 12. ...

    Article : 195 words
  15. INTER-STATE EIGHT-OAR RACE.

    THE Inter-state Eight-oar Race was rowed at Adelaide on Saturday, and was won by Victoria by three-quarters of a length, South Australia defeating Queensland by a similar ...

    Article : 40 words
  16. SERVICE AT SANDY GALLOP.

    THE Rev. B. C. A. Eva, curate of St. Paul's Church, conducted divine service at the Asylum for the Insane, Sandy Gallop, on Sunday morning last. His discourse was ...

    Article : 94 words
  17. RETRENCHMENT IN THE RAILWAY DEPARTMENT.

    IT is understood that the Railway Department is being brought into line with other departments in the public service so far as retrenchment is concerned. That is, inquiries ...

    Article : 80 words
  18. THE SEVENTH BATTALION COMMONWEALTH HORSE.

    THE Wilston camp was again crowded with friends and relatives of the men last Sunday afternoon (writes "Old Sport"), and no doubt the fact of so many hundreds of people ...

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  19. THE QUESTION OF REBATES.

    A DEPUTATION from the Brisbane Chamber of Commerce waited upon the Premier on Saturday in connection with securing rebate of duty from the Federal Customs. Mr. Philp ...

    Article : 47 words
  20. THE BOER WAR.

    A REPORT has been received that a party of natives, whose kra[?]ls were recently burnt by the Boers, discovered and attacked a Boer laager at Shiepersney and killed 30, being the ...

    Article : 69 words
  21. SUSPICION OF INSANITY.

    A the Ipswich Police Court on Saturday last a men named Charles Joseph Pitman, on remand from the previous Wednesday, was brought before the Police Magistrate on ...

    Article : 58 words
  22. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT APPROACHED.

    The position in regard to the stoppage of mail services by Messrs. Cobb and Co. was made the subject of representation by Mr. R. Edwards, M.P., to-day to the Federal ...

    Article : 77 words
  23. DRUNKENNESS AND OBSCENE LANGUAGE.

    YESTERDAY morning, at the Ipswich Police Court, before Mr. A. Hasenkamp, a first offender was called upon to answer to a charge of drunkenness in Brisbane-street on the ...

    Article : 51 words
  24. DEATH FROM ENTERIC.

    Sergeant William Russ, a member of the fifth contingent of the South Australian Bushmen, has died of enteric fever at Kroo[?]stad. ...

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  25. LONDON, May 12. THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

    Reuter's correspondent at Pretoria, writing on the 19th of April, stated that ex-President Steyn was seriously affected by creeping paralysis and a malady of the eyes. This ...

    Article : 442 words
  26. STILL NEGOTIATING.

    In connection with the stoppage of the mail services by Cobb and Co., it may be added that the local department is still negotiating between the head office and the contractors, ...

    Article : 43 words
  27. CONDITION OF THE WEST.

    The following may be taken as an illustration of the condition of affairs in the West:—The owners of 14,000 young, well-bred ewes (Corinda breed), now at Avington, near ...

    Article : 56 words
  28. MEAT SUPPLIES FOR THE ARMY.

    ON the 19th April it was announced that the Chief, Secretary had received, a cable in age from the Agent-General, stating that the War Office was making inquiries as to ...

    Article : 161 words
  29. (By Telegraph from Our Correspondent.)

    Mr. Story, M.L.A., general manager for Cobb and Co., in the course of an interview, stated that the company had no alternative but to stop. They had done everything in ...

    Article : 726 words
  30. BRISBANE-STREET CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.

    IN connection with the anniversary of the Brisbane-street Congregational Church, the Rev. Hugh Jones, M.A., of Brisbane, officiated at the services on Sunday last. There were ...

    Article : 143 words
  31. THREE GREAT COMMUNITIES DESTROYED.

    Information published by the Paris "Temps" states that the whole of the north-eastern side of the island of Martinique is covered with waves of lava, and that three ...

    Article : 45 words
  32. TO GET RID OF A TROUBLESOME CORN.

    FIRST soak it in warm water to soften it, then pare it down as closely as possible without drawing the blood and apply Chamberlain's Pain Balm twice daily, rubbing ...

    Article : 90 words
  33. THE VERY LATEST.

    MR. CHARLES ARNOLD, the famousactor, who has just arrived from Australia has signalised his return to his native town (Derby) by the presentation of 500 guineas to the funds of ...

    Article : 48 words
  34. Weather Forecast.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 164 words
  35. CONFERENCE OF PREMIERS.

    THE Premier and the Attorney-General are to leave by the mail train this morning to attend the conference of Premiers, which starts in Sydney on Thursday next. Mr. ...

    Article : 75 words
  36. BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION.

    Sir Clements Markham, K.C.B., President of the Royal Geographical Society, a written an urgent appeal to the "Times," asking that £6000 be raised by subscription or donation ...

    Article : 87 words
  37. FINDING WATER.

    Ma. WILLIAM BAILE[?], of Helidon, paid a visit to Boonah on Monday last (says the "Fassifern Advocates" of the 10th instant) for the purpose of finding water at Dugandan ...

    Article : 123 words
  38. The Australian Eleven.

    IT is raining here to-day. The wicket for the match against Surrey is very soft, and the commencement of the game has been delayed for an indefinite period. ...

    Article : 42 words
  39. FATAL ACCIDENT IN AN AIR-SHIP.

    M. Sebert, who is the greatest rival of M. D[?]mont, the famous air-ship experimenter, has been killed by an explosion in an air-ship over Paris. N. Sebert's assistant was also ...

    Article : 43 words
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