Without a driver in charge, an electric train of six cars on the Mordialloc line, about 8 o'clock to-night, dashed through the station gates at Highett, then on to ...
Article : 174 wordsResolutions for the next conference of the Queensland Teachers' Union were dealt with at the monthly meeting of the Ipswich and West Moreton Teachers' ...
Article : 121 wordsSir,—On arriving at the South Brisbane station on Sunday last for the Southport excurs[?]on, timed to leave at 9.5 a.m., I, with many others, was ...
Article : 185 wordsThe Brisbane Rugby League staged the semifinals of the premiership competition in both grades, A and B, at the Exhibition Ground on Saturday, Grammars were opposed to Western ...
Article : 890 wordsThe undermentioned persons are wanted in connection with the estates of deceased persons. Any inquiry relating to one of the notices ...
Article : 357 wordsBilly Hunefeld (9.6[?]) knocked out Harry Holmes (9.8) in the seventh round of their contest at the Stadium on Saturday night. Hunefeld was a 5 to 4 oil favourite, and he ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 128 wordsA tragic incident occurred on Saturday morning. Richard Merry, aged 56, a fisherman, walked into Davis and Son's shop, apparently to transact some ...
Article : 51 wordsAfter an uninteresting contest, Charlie Ring (10st. 9[?]lb.) defeated Tommy Uren (11st. 1lb.) on Saturday night at the Melbourne Stadium. and Victoria thus gained the third ...
Article : 46 wordsFilshie, Broadfoot, and Co., Ltd.'s, sawmill, joinery works, drying rooms, &c., situated in Bridge-street, near Ruthven-street, Toowoomba, had a narrow ...
Article : 404 wordsThe financial statement read at the monthly meeting of the Beenleigh School of Arts on Thursday night showed the satisfactory credit balance of £60/14/. ...
Article : 210 wordsThe results of the League football played on Saturday were:—West Torrens 14 goals 7 behinds, beat Norwood, 9 goals 3 behinds; West Adelaide, 8 goals 6 behinds, beat Sturt, 7 goals ...
Article : 112 wordsSir,—Your paragraph in this morning's "Courier" in [?]erence to last week-end— and every week-end, for that matter—dust nu[?]sance was very timely and opportune, ...
Article : 156 wordsThe British heavyweight boxer, Beckett.—will meet Moran in London at the end of September, and Capentier at the end of October. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe ketch Ruby, which disappeared mysteriously late on Thursday night after sending up distress flares, is reported safe at Norah Head. Her destination was ...
Article : 43 wordsThe Amateur Billiard Association of Queensland continued its snooker champiouship of Quecnsland at His Majesty's Theatre building on Saturday night with the first heat of the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 446 wordsThe Federal Treasury officials, when interviewed, stated that the taxation remissions will become operative when Parliament ratifies them. At present ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 131 wordsSir,—The improved conditions of the cable service re the working of Prohibition in U.S.A. and Canada is worthy of note. Hitherto we have learned from ...
Article : 153 wordsThe following are the principal averages of the Laidley Cricket Club for the 1921-1922 season:—Bowling: N. Francis, 6.15; K. Breuer, 6.32; C. W. Hooper, 9.8; ...
Article : 105 wordsIn a statement on the Budget Speech of the Commonwealth Treasurer (Mr. Bruce), Dr. Earle Page, the leader of the Federal Country Party, said that it was a ...
Article : 177 wordsThe weekly meeting of the Woolloongabba Debating and Literary Society was held in the Good Templars' Hall, Nilestreet, Woolloongabba, on Wednesday. ...
Article : 56 wordsCarson, William (13,[?]).—Send full particu[?]ars to Mr. Thomas J. MacGrath, 15, Kildare-street, Dublin. Gilbert, Jane Kate (13,429).—How can we ...
Article : 276 wordsSir,—In reply to the letter written by Mr. J. G. Cook, president of the B.B.M.A., 1 may state that about two years ago I sent to the Brisbane Market (just before ...
Article : 236 wordsAt a meeting of the Isis Chamber of Commerce the president (Mr. D. C. Pettigrew) in the chair, it was unanimously resolved to support the cotton industry ...
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Advertising : 1,028 wordsWalter Freise (aged 10 years), residing at Antigua, was the victim of a pea rifle accident yesterday afternoon. He was playing with another boy who ...
Article : 848 wordsTwo fires broke out within 20 minutes of each other on Saturday evening. The first outbreak was in a recently erected war service home occupied by a returned ...
Article : 186 wordsMr. A. J. Mills, who will take over the head mastership of the State school at Indooroopilly on August 21, [?]eft Chinchilla on Wednesday, accompanied by his ...
Article : 204 wordsRugby League competition matches this afternoon resulted:—Senior Grade: Valleys defeated Newtown, 25 to 2. Junior; First Grade: Rangers defeated Valleys 8 to [?] Second Grade: Eastern ...
Article : 243 wordsThe Men's Metropolitan Assciation's siugles cl[?]plonship, played at Farleigh court resulted:—Trev[?] v. Ward. 6-2, 3-6, 6-3; Stirling v. Briggs, 6-3, 6-2; Stirling v. Trevennen, 6-4, ...
Article : 48 wordsSir,—How is it that some barrowmen are allowed to delude the public, by selling Seville or such oranges as are used in jam making? Certainly one buys from ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 81 wordsThe turmoil in the ranke of the Parliamentary Socialistic Party continues, and the division in the party is greater than ever. Daring the week charges were ...
Article : 110 wordsSir,—As a frequent traveher by our local ra[?]ways, I often wonder why there is nothing done to try and separate cinders from the exhaust of the engine. ...
Article : 69 wordsAt the monthly meeting of the Progress Association a letter was read from the Railway Department stating that the amount of goods despatched from this ...
Article : 41 wordsA seven-roomed cottage was totally destroyed by fire about daylight this morning. The building, which was an old one and was owned by the Toowoomba Benefit ...
Article : 66 wordsThe first Soccer mathch at the Brisbane Crieket Ground on Saturday was a rep[?] for Second [?]race [?] pre[?] [?] [?] Rovers and [?] Rangers. When the teams last ...
Article : 634 wordsIn the B Grade interstate lacrosse match at the Sydney Crlcket Ground on Saturday New South Wales beat Queensland by 10 goals to nil. The play was not so one-sided as the score would ...
Article : 96 wordsSir,—In your issue of the 12th instant your correspondent R. L. Lawrence, while endeavouring to give the Government, and those responsible for the sercening ...
Article : 302 wordsMessrs. Thornton and Mann offered for sale £1000 worth of general merchandise at Nambour on Saturday. Between 200 and 300 persons were present and ...
Article : 61 wordsAn interesting function took place at Salisbury on Friday night, when a court of the Ancient Oreder of Foresters was opened. The ecremony waa performed by ...
Article : 186 wordsStrong opposition is being manifested towards the proposal of the Premier and the Ministers to co-operate with the Prime Minister in the unification of the railway ...
Article : 217 wordsA new game was introduced to the sporting publk of Queensland on Saturday in the form of pus[?]ball. an [?]erican tavourite. which may be ptayed wh[?]e [?]ing in a motor car, on ...
Article : 387 wordsThe New South Wales Ra[?]way Comm[?] sioners, who have made an inspection of the North Coast line, arrived at South Grafton on Monday. To a deputation the ...
Article : 241 wordsMr. E. Kerr presided over a meeting of the Ulster and Loyal Irishmen's Association on Friday evening. The fallowing officers were elected:—President, Mr. E. ...
Article : 117 wordsA special meeting of the Town Council was held to deal with the question of [?]rtioning the cost of the stone [?]hing plant. The total expenditure to the date of the meeting was ...
Article : 278 wordsThe State Wheat Board is about to call tenders for the erection of one grain storage shed at each of the following railway stations:—Hodgson, Roma, Dalby, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 199 wordsMr. A. S. Meek, a Sydney fisherman, has just finished five weeks at Caloundra, during which he landed 1370 fish, all of good size and including a large quantity ...
Article : 153 wordsA successful concert was held in the Northgate-Virginia School of Arts on Saturday, in aid of the widow and childron of a returned soldier, who died ...
Article : 128 wordsThe usual monthly meeting of the Queensland Auctioneers, Land and Estate A[?]ts' Association was held in the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce, the ...
Article : 114 wordsWindsor v. Valley (Schools' L[?]ue).—Won by Windsor by [?] [?] 3 [?] (15 points). to 2 goals 2 behinds (14 points) Taringa v. Yeronga (Schools' League).—Won ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Mon 21 Aug 1922, Page 9
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