THE strong interest shown in the Loan proposals of the Government was demonstrated yesterday by the appearance of the Legislative Chamber. The benches ...
Article : 7,133 wordsThere have been no further developments in connection with the agitation raised by the schoolboys in Scotland and England, and the so-called strike appears to be "fizzling out." ...
Article : 404 wordsThis morning at half-past 7 the body of another of the young women who were drowned from the sailing boat Irene on Monday week was discovered by Captain M'Donald ...
Article : 546 wordsA number of racehorses have arrived here, and there is every prospect of a successful meeting on Thursday. Much dissatisfaction is expressed at the excursion fares not being made known, no ...
Article : 860 wordsThe Police Court was occupied till a late hour this evening in hearing the charges against the sailors who were arrested on board the steamer Balmoral Castle. Their names are Edward ...
Article : 1,239 wordsA public meeting, convened by advertisement, for the purpose of initiating a Sailors' Home in Brisbane, was held at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon. There were between ...
Article : 1,498 wordsMessrs. Williamson, Garner, and Musgrove inaugurated their season of comic opera at Her Majesty's Opera House last night under conditions which promised well for its financial ...
Article : 1,437 wordsThe following are the final acceptances for the Caulfield Cup:—Manton, Bravo, Pakeha, Lonsdale, Chicago, Oakleigh, Stanley, Wycombe, Chaldean, Teuton, Bothwell, Ernani, ...
Article : 316 wordsThe race between Neil Matterson, the New South Wales oarsman, and G. Bubear, of England, for £200 aside, was rowed over the Thames course to-day, and won easily by ...
Article : 76 wordsA fatal accident of a terrible character is reported from Wentworth. A man named Alfred Richard Gurney, being about to leave home tomorrow for some time, took his wife and seven ...
Article : 184 wordsLater news from Samoa was received to-day by the Union Company's steamer Wainui. On the 2nd instant a great native meeting was held for the purpose of discussing the future ...
Article : 258 wordsA hot wind was blowing this morning, and the tracks were very fast. Carbine, with Walker up, did a rattling gallop once round in 2min. 31½sec., covering the last mile and a ...
Article : 229 wordsSir J. B. Thurston, her Majesty's High Commissioner for the Western Pacific, has forwarded to Lord Carrington a oopy of the communication addressed by him to M. Chevillard, ...
Article : 213 wordsThe Premier does not intend at present to make public the report of Major-General Edwards on the defences of this colony, but on the question of united military defence Sir ...
Article : 125 wordsThe barque Otago, which left Sydney on 13th August for London, has put into Lyttelton disabled. She met with a fearful gale, and was thrown on her beam ends, while terrific ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Wed 16 Oct 1889, Page 5
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