At the Land Commissioner's Court yesterday the following applications were granted:—For lease: F. H. King, portion 14, parish Avoca; Mrs. A. O. Hayes, ...
Article : 320 wordsBy the end of the year the War Service Homes Commission will be erecting homes in this State at the rate of 200 a month. This announcement was made ...
Article : 120 wordsSir,—In recent correspondence on the proposed statue to the late T. J. Ryan the question was asked were there not other men who had figured in the public ...
Article : 247 wordsSome little time ago four cane fires occurred almost simultaneously in the Mouriliyan area, resulting in the burning of 600 tons of sugarcane, and as the ...
Article : 127 wordsMuch indignation is expressed at the report that the office of the Divisional Returning Officer, which has been established here since the inauguration of ...
Article : 71 wordsComplaints made to the "Courier" that faulty cattle had been sold at Newmarket and their flesh allowed to go into human consumption were mentioned to the Chief ...
Article : 386 wordsThe committee of the Noosa A. H. and I. Society held its fortnightly meeting on Friday, the chairman of committees (Mr. Norman Hood) presiding. It was ...
Article : 148 wordsSuffering from a severe gash across his throat, Signor Agostino Balboni (aged 47 years), the well-known Italian operatic baritone, was found lying on the ...
Article : 108 wordsMr. M'Farland (chief dairy inspector for Nestle's Co.) is at present at Toogoolawah on a business visit. Attacked by a Boar. ...
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Advertising : 332 wordsA gloomy outlook faces the landholders in the far West, for unless good rains fall soon the countryside will be in the throes of a drought even more severe ...
Article : 127 wordsCaptain Trask, of the liner Sonoma, when 35 miles out from Honolulu, received a wireless message that a newly-married couple, who had booked passages ...
Article : 86 wordsAs the result of a motor cycle smash of the Glen Innes-Grafton road. Alma Bull, a young woman, sustained serious injuries. She was in a side car ...
Article : 131 wordsAfter wrangling for a long period as to the question where a Central Queensland War Memorial should be erected it was decided in May last that the ...
Article : 312 wordsSir,—Residents in the town of Windsor apparently can expect little or no assistance from the august body, locally known as the Windsor Mutual Admiration ...
Article : 181 wordsThe annual Presbyterian bazaar was held on Friday night in the Paramount Theatre, and was very successful. Illustrated Lecture. ...
Article : 45 wordsAn important statement was made in the Legislative Assembly to-night by the Premier (Sir George Fuller), when he replied to a motion by Mr. Bruxner for ...
Article : 245 wordsThe two architects who have been appointed to investigate the City Building Surveyors and City Architects' Department are Messrs. G. H. Godsell, of the ...
Article : 259 wordsThe death occurred at Leura this morning, after a long illness, of Professor A. Newham, formerly on the professo[?]ial staff of the Melbourne University. The ...
Article : 66 wordsRobert Willams (aged 22 years), single, a farmer residing at Charlton, fell while getting into a [?]art yesterday, and fractured his right forearm. ...
Article : 377 wordsThe annual installation and investiture of officers of the Lodge Fassifern Kilwinning, was held in the Masonic Hall, Harrisville, on Friday. The installing ...
Article : 539 wordsThe third session of the 11th triennial synod was opened at St. Peter's Cathedral this afternoon, when the Bishop of Adelaide (Dr. Thomas) ...
Article : 365 wordsSir,—As a ratepayer of South Brisbane for over 30 years, and having carefully watched the progress—to be correct, the retrogress—of the city, I am grateful to ...
Article : 465 wordsThe annual music festival was declared officially opened to-night by his Excellency the Governor-General (Lord Forster). There was a record ...
Article : 70 wordsThe Nanango Shire Council is carrying out an extensive programme of tree planting in the various streets. Cotton Growing. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 225 wordsOn arrival of the mail train from Cunnamulla on Thursday, Annie Anderson, a young woman, was arrested on a warrant issued by the manager of a ...
Article : 197 wordsThe Gregory North Rabbit Board met at Beu[?]a on June 29. The clerk reported that the retiring members, Messrs. A. L. Bonning, E. V. H[?]s and B. E. [?]e had been ...
Article : 552 wordsThe chairman of the Maryborough Eisteddfod Committee (Mr. A. E. Kemp) has received an interesting letter from Mr. Roy Mellish, musical adjudicator at ...
Article : 166 wordsSir,—All lovers of art will be glad to hear that the Authors' and Artists[?] Society propose to arrange a loan collection of Australian artists' pictures for ...
Article : 159 wordsMr. W. J. Marks, who recently announced that he had discovered a cure for the "bunchy top" disease in bananas, will meet the Council of the Fruit ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 52 wordsSeveral farmers are sustaining heavy losses of stock through the drought. The Wheat is dying off. Repairs to Bore. ...
Article : 126 wordsThe important settlement of Beechmont is now connected with the Canungra telephone exchange. The department is bringing the Logan Village-Canungra ...
Article : 76 wordsIt is reported on good authority that negotiations have been finalised for the construction of a tramline from the Maroochy River bridge to a spot near ...
Article : 58 wordsFurther applications for cotton seed show that this season 18,376 acres will be planted in the Rockhampton district, and 16,000 in the Dawson Valley. ...
Article : 29 wordsSir,—While giving all credit to Mr. Stable for his whole-hearted zeal for art and letters, never to be separated with-out harm to both—I would like to express ...
Article : 375 wordsThe correspondence dealt with at the monthly meeting of the Laidley Shire Council held on Monday included a letter from the Queensland Main Roads Board. requesting the council to ...
Article : 482 wordsAt a meeting of the Esk branch of the New Settlers' League, Mr. Alex. Smith presiding, Mr. D. Buchanan was elected a member of the committee. In ...
Article : 305 wordsThe Acting Deputy Postmaster-General (Mr. J. M'Conachie) furnishes the following, information:—The Pacific Cable Board advises that the ordinary TWT ...
Article : 133 wordsThe annual meeting of Gatton Tennis Club was held on Friday evening. The balance-sheet showed a credit of £1/16/6. The election of officers ...
Article : 68 wordsMrs. Long, an elderly lady, fell from a landing leading from the kitchen to her house, and sustained an injury to the knee. Although of mature age Mrs. ...
Article : 192 wordsAt 6.20 p.m. yesterday the South Brisbane Fire Brigade received a call to a cottage in John-street, Kangaroo Point, owned by Mr. Robert Peters, and used ...
Article : 63 wordsA dance inaugurated by the Allora branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. in support of their nominee in the "Princess" competition in aid of the funds of the ...
Article : 117 wordsThis year marks the 50th anniversary of the Chamberlain Medicine Co., of Des[?] Monies, Iowa, U.S.A. The company, which was established in 1872, ...
Article : 90 wordsIn the awards in the dog section at the recent, Zillmere Show the word "champion" was used inadvertently instead of "challenge." ...
Article : 25 wordsDuring the war Miss Dorothy Harding, a telephone girl at Chilwell, England, met and subsequently married. Mr. Walton Thorpe, a member of the A.I.F. The ...
Article : 144 wordsThe monthly meeting of the Brighton Farmers' and Fruit Growers' Association was held in the Brighton State School on Saturday, the president (Mr. J. T. ...
Article : 110 wordsMeetings of primary producers have been held at Eagleby, Stapylton, Alberton, Pimpama Island, and Norwell, in the Beenleigh district, during the past two ...
Article : 74 wordsNew buildings have been completed in several places along the main beach, and two parties have plans out for kiosks and tea rooms, the building of which, it is ...
Article : 96 wordsSir,—I am not in the slightest degree interested in the proposed memorial, but I take exception to a statement made by Mr. Louis Lowther with regard to ...
Article : 122 wordsThe following movements of stock have been reported:—2800 sheep, Toobrac to Longreach, on trucks, W. Read owner, A. Stewart in charge; 2000 wethers, ...
Article : 144 wordsSixty-four rats and 78 mice were bacteriologically examined by the H[?]alth authorities yesterday. All give negative results. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe monthly meeting of the Children's Welfare Association Council and delegates will be held in St. Luke's Hall to-morrow, at 3 p.m. ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Wed 6 Sep 1922, Page 8
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