There was a great gathering of bowlers at the Cetral Station last night to meet the members of the New South Wales interstate team, who arrived by the mail ...
Article : 693 wordsFollowing a successful inaugural meeting held a little over a week ago the second meeting of the Brisbane Restricted Yacht Club was held at Mr. G. ...
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Advertising : 623 wordsThe visiting team of New South Wales football players was accorded a welcome at the Hotel Daniell at noon yesterday, the Minister for Railways (Mr. J. Larcombe), ...
Article : 702 wordsCHESTNUT HELL (Massachusetts), August 22. In the mixed doubles section of the national doubles tourney, Tilden—Mrs ...
Article : 49 words—Keen resentment at the action of the Wide Bay district agricultural societies in seeking to secure the show dates held by the West Moreton societies was ...
Article : 215 wordsConfirmation Service.—His Grace Archbishop Sharp held a confirmation service at St. Alban's Anglican Church on Wednesday afternoon, when 25 candidates were ...
Article : 35 wordsShearing Season.—Shearing has been completed at Burenda station, about 40,000 sheep being shorn. The station conducted its own operations. Warm to ...
Article : 74 wordsAnzac-avenue.—A meeting of the local committee of the Anzac Memorial Avenue was held in the Council Chambers, at which Alderman J. B. Duna presided. ...
Article : 212 wordsM'Innes, a member of the Australian team gives the following account of the semi-final matches in the national doubles tournament: ...
Article : 443 wordsBasket Ball.—A basket ball match between teams representing Boonah and Roadvale resulted in a win for Roadvale boys by 17 to 15 and for Boonah girls ...
Article : 171 wordsVote of Condolence.—At the meeting of the Queensland Polo Association to-night Mr. Alex. M'Phie, the president, said that before commencing the ...
Article : 180 wordsAmbulance Brigade.—At the monthly meeting of the Gympie Ambulance Brigade, Mr. P. J. Coombe in the chair, it was decided to purchase a third car, of ...
Article : 131 wordsArtesian Bore.—Mrs. E. Smith's bore on the Navarre selection[?] Brixton, has struck water at a depth of 2465ft. The boring will be continued. ...
Article : 66 wordsThe tragic disappearance of Miss Ada Mary Hudson, of Cremorne, while on a vojago back to Sydney from America, was recalled by the granting of probate of ...
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Article : 22 wordsCharlie Stone, the Welsh lightweight, who makes his debut in the Brisbane ring in opposition to Harry Holmes to-night, arrived from the South during the ...
Article : 188 wordsThe estate of Joseph Slade, merchant, of Armidale, who died on July 5, has been sworn for probate at £25,566. Testator appointed Clive Stuart Slade, his son[?] ...
Article : 60 wordsThe Rockhampton Tennis Association for some time past has been conducting a tournament. The greater part of the eliminating games have been played, and ...
Article : 79 wordsA meeting of the council of the Amateur Boxing and Wrestling Union was held last night. An application was received from the Brisbane Gymnasium for ...
Article : 122 wordsThe Commissioner of Prices (Mr. Ferry) announced yesterday that the following maximum retail prices had been fixed at Gatton:—Flour, ordinary, ...
Article : 194 wordsDeath of a Nurse.—The death occurred at the Dalby Hospital last night of one of the nursing staff, Nurse Catherine Conaghan (aged 27), as the result of illness ...
Article : 85 wordsFruit Culture.—Mr. W. S. Leslie, instructor in fruit culture, has been in the Warwick district for the past few days inspecting orchards and giving ...
Article : 117 wordsAccident.—Norman Haack, aged 18 years, while adsisting to kill calves at Mr. O. Fredrick's slaughter yards on Friday afternoon cut his elbow severely. ...
Article : 45 wordsThe South-western district championship tennis tournament was continued to-day. Results:- Queensland South-western ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 267 wordsBy to-day's midday train Mr. J. Newton (instructor), with Messrs. Frank Mansfield and M. Wintour, will leave for Kilcoy[?] to take part in the Oddfellow's ...
Article : 37 wordsSerious Accident.—On August 14, John Theodore, a member of the telephone repair gang, fell from the top of a telephone pole, a distance of 40ft. and in ...
Article : 83 wordsL.P.A.—The local L.P.A. met on Wednesday night, Mr. A. W. Johnston presiding. The district councillors were requested to ask for immediate relief, as ...
Article : 80 wordsCourt Cases.—William Lawson Dick, charged with having pretended to Frederick Charles Regan, of Mackay, that a cheque for £100, drawn on the ...
Article : 221 wordsPancho Villa, the world's flyweight champion, knocked out Jack Feldman in the third round of a scheduled 10-round bout. ...
Article : 27 wordsAppointments to several vacancies and consequential rearrangements in the Marine Department were announced at the Treasury yesterday. The ...
Article : 267 wordsEuchre Tournament.—A euchre tournament and dance, in aid of Gymnasium "Queen," was held on Tuesday. The tournament was conducted by Mrs. A. L. ...
Article : 199 wordsTravelling Sheep.—Before Mr. A. B. Hansen, Acting Police Magistrate, yesterday, J. C. K. Lethbridge proceeded against J. Hegarty for failing to have ...
Article : 119 wordsThe match between Georges Carpentier (heavyweight champion of Europe) and Joe Beckett (heavyweight champion of England) has been fixed to take place ...
Article : 33 wordsThe weather is more settled for to-morrow's test. All the seating is booked. New Zealand team: Full back[?] Sinclair (Otago); three-quarters, Steel (West ...
Article : 130 wordsSir,—As in old Rugby player one can only express a keen regret on reading tho final selection of the team to do battle for Queensland on Saturday. Without ...
Article : 184 wordsThe Pony Owners' aud Trainers' Association, which is boycotting the Associated Racing Clubs, to-day held a race raceting at Kembla Grange. There waa an ...
Article : 334 wordsClaim for £176.—Before Mr. A. B. Gibson, P.M., at Kingaroy, C. A. Rogash, sanitary contractor, sued the Kingaroy Shire Council for alleged breach of ...
Article : 55 wordsTeachers' Association.—At the monthly meeting of the Lockyer Teachers' Association, Miss M. Fitzpatrick presiding, lettors were received from the Minister ...
Article : 133 wordsThe "Profits" of Dairy Farming.—As a result of his own work and that of two members of his family a North Coast dairyman recently received a cheque for ...
Article : 104 wordsThe days of proprietary racing have ended as far as Brisbane is concerned by the taking over of Kedron Park by the newly ...
Article : 181 wordsThe amateur, [?]olf championship was concluded at Seat[?] to-day. The weather was fine but the g[?] was somewhat interfered with by a s[?]ng north-easterly wind, ...
Article : 250 wordsThe Chinese Soccer team will not visit New Zealand. The Association Council has decided that the terms offered are unacceptable. New Zealand was to provide ...
Article : 43 wordsThe Toowoomba Rugby League secretary (Mr. R. Brown) stated last night that E. S. ("Nigger") Brown will not play against New South Wales on ...
Article : 101 wordsOfficial approval was given yesterday to the reservation of about 1 rood 12 p[?]r[?]hes at Rannes, in the Rockhampton land agent's district, for School of Arts ...
Article : 243 wordsThe grand jury at Christchurch, dealing with the charge of manslaughter arising out of a fatal motor car smash, made a recommendation that where a person ...
Article : 155 wordsLantern Lecture.—An interesting and instructive lecture was given in the School of Arts by Mr. J. Ward (Queensland Government Fruit Expert) on Tuesday. ...
Article : 196 wordsThe inter-University match commenced yesterday on the Long Bay range and ended to-day. Sydney University yesterday was 20 down, but to-day made a good ...
Article : 99 wordsAt the Brisbane Cricket Ground this afternoon two B senior fixtures will be played. The first game, to start at 1.45 p.m., will be between the two leading ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Sat 25 Aug 1923, Page 17
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