"The grocers' shops at Liverpool were besieged by people anxious to purchase immense quantities of the goods mentioned in the order regarding prohibi[?]ed ...
Article : 58 wordsThe Lord Mayor of London has adopted [?] meatless day per week. LONDON, Saturday. A Smithfield salesman, who has been ...
Article : 176 wordsMr. Arthur Lee (Director-General of Food Production) stated in the course of an interview that agriculture was the most vital and most important of our ...
Article : 73 words"Without hesitation I commend this loan to every Australian who can put hi[?] hand on his [?]pent earnings." said Mr. Rodgers, M.H.R., when referring ...
Article : 330 wordsIt is reported from Melbourne that some of the speakers at the Post Office recruiting meetings in Queen-street have used offensive language, such as calling ...
Article : 225 wordsYesterday afternoon the Stanthorpe Billyeaa Fund workers went to Glen Nevin to provide refreshments for a trainload of departing soldiers, ...
Article : 244 wordsThe Soldiers' Church of England Help Society will give a social for returned soldiers to-morrow evening in the Anzac Club. Returned soldiers and ...
Article : 53 wordsA meeting in connection with the reduction of licenses campaign was held in the Shire Hall on Saturday. Mr. F. Shaw presided. The chief business ...
Article : 197 wordsThe collier Yambacoona, 184 tons, was wrecked near Terrigal on Saturday while on a trip from Newcastle to Sydney, carrying a cargo of coal. The vessel ...
Article : 52 wordsWhat was intended to be a mock duel between a woman and a man resulted fatally this afternoon. Mrs. Stella Hines, a married woman, 26 years of age, living ...
Article : 241 wordsThe report of the senior Methodist chaplain, presented at the Home Mission committee meeting last Friday, states:- The work in the camps amongst the ...
Article : 1,108 wordsSpeaking at the opening of the Clifton Convent and School yesterday his Grace Archbishop Duhig prefaced his remarks by thanking all who had subscribed so ...
Article : 1,351 wordsAt a meeting of the Fairymead Cane Suppliers Association to-day, presided over by he president (Mr. R. S. Aiken), it was decided to send the secretary (Mr. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,423 wordsBy a motor car accident near Elwick racecourse on Saturday a young man named Walter Taylor, butcher, of 244 Murray-street, Hobart, was killed. The car was seen to suddenly swerve ...
Article : 105 wordsCattle are maintaining good prices here, and the demand in extremely keen. At the last sale 10[?]6 head were sold, averaging slightly over £8 per head. Fat bullocks realised from ...
Article : 55 wordsLlew. Edwards more than upheld his reputation at the Brisbane Stadium on Saturday night, when he met Fernand Quendreux, the French bo[?]er, for the lightweight ...
Article : 476 wordsSome rearrangement has become necessary as regards to-night's heavyweight contest, and instead of Jim Slattery and Jack King, Slattery and Bob Jones will make their appearance. They ...
Article : 134 wordsA bout between Tommy Uren (10.6[?]) and Jack Coyne (16.7¼), at the Stadium oa Saturday, was stopped by the police in the eighth round after Coyne had been badly punished. ...
Article : 38 wordsAt the Weat Melbourne Stadium on Saturday evening Bert Spargo (Victoria) heat Tommy Ryan (New South Wales) on points in 20 rounds. Each boxer weighed 8.12¼. ...
Article : 33 wordsA complicated situation has arisen in connection with Les Darcy's match on March 5. It is stated in boxing circles that both Dillon and M'Coy claim the right to meet Darcy, but it is ...
Article : 53 wordsThe finals of the railway inter-city boxing tournament will be held to-morrow night. The Committee annou[?]s that members of the club may bring lady friends. ...
Article : 32 wordsB.G.S. A v University.—Concluded on the Grammar School wicket, and won by the school by 30 runs. Scores: B.G.S. A, 144 and 103 (Grenning 37, Anderson 33, Lawton 17); ...
Article : 161 wordsCannon Hill v. Fernbrae (4).—Played at Cannon Hill, and won by the home team by [?]23 runs Scores:—Cannon Hill, 71 and 90; Fernbrae, 12 and 25. Bowling for Cannon Hill, G. Gleeson ...
Article : 198 wordsSir,—Allow me to thank you for your many editorials calling attention to the deplorable bungling of the civic finances. I see by Alderman Crase's report the ...
Article : 487 wordsThree complete changes of programme will be submitted by [?]nora Spencer at the Strand Theatre this week. To-day and to-morrow will see a f[?]n version of ...
Article : 1,199 wordsAfter an interval of several weeks, due to rain and the course recovering from the soaking from the recent flood, racing was resumed at Callaghan Park yesterday. The attendance ...
Article : 291 wordsOn Friday last, at the Thompson Point works of the Rockhampton Harbour Board, a new [?]lam dredge which has been under construction for the last six ...
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Advertising : 168 wordsThe statutory meeting of the Sandgate Town Council was held on Thursday evening. The town clerk (Mr. A. S. Parry) presided. Alderman Allen proposed Alderman Bowser as mayor, ...
Article : 265 wordsA correspondent writes stating that the candidates nominated for No. 3 Division of the Laidley shire included Mr. A. M'Allister, not Mr. J. M'Allister, as published. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe Shire Council elections held to-day resulted:—No. 2 Division: Crosby, 170; Lomax, 1[?]6; informal, 30. No. 3 Division: White, [?]1; Mitchell, 33: informal, 2. Messrs. Crosby and ...
Article : 50 wordsThe monthly meeting of the Farmers' Union was held in the Salvation Army Hall on Wednesday night. Mr. F. M. Blanch (president) in the chair. Mr. Palethorpe was the delegate ...
Article : 58 wordsFive charges of false protonces were made against Alfred Afflick, alies Alfrod Johnson, on remand, before Mr. H. L. Archdall, P.M., in the Central Police Court on Saturday. He was ...
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Advertising : 150 wordsThe ceremony of opening and blessing the new convent and school at Clifton was performed this afternoon by his Grace Archbishop Duhig. A special train ...
Article : 335 wordsWhile on the usual journey from Lyttleton to Wellington on Saturday the Union steamer Mararoa, 2598 tons, went ashore at Cape Turakarae during a dense fo[?]. ...
Article : 68 wordsIn the Police Court on Friday Fred. Bamberger pleaded guilty to having stolen a tin of dripping, valued at 15/5, the property of the State Butchery. He was ...
Article : 63 wordsAbout 100 members and friends attended the annual meeting of the Queensland Ladies' Kennel Club, which was held on Saturday night, (Major J. P. Fry presiding. The annual report ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Mon 26 Feb 1917, Page 4
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