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  2. Advertising

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    Advertising : 393 words
  3. THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY.

    The Courier says one of the most promising industries for the future of Queensland is that of tobacco growing. There are of course difficulties, but the extent to which the cultivation ...

    Article : 521 words
  4. Star of the Downs' Auniversary Ball.

    The anniversary ball of the Star of the Downs Lodge, M.U., was celebrated in the Oddfellows' Hall on Thursday evening. The committee who had the affair in hand worked ...

    Article : 131 words
  5. THE REV. E. M[?]ERES.

    The Ipswich Advocate speaks of the Rev. T. W. Ramm's successor as follows:—The rev. gentleman and Mrs Meeres have both been ardent workers for the local church, and many ...

    Article : 64 words
  6. THE TWEED SPORTS.

    A day's sports were held at Tumulgum, on the Tweed, yesterday. J. Boyd, erstwhile of the Downs Hotel, Warwick, gave a £30 footrace. We heard the result of the event by wire ...

    Article : 56 words
  7. Anti-toxin for Diphtheria.

    Anti-toxin, the new cure for diphtheria, is rapidly making a name for itself throughout the world. It is claimed for it that in nine cases out of ten the patients are speedily cured, even ...

    Article : 397 words
  8. ANNIVERSARY SERVICES.

    An attractive feature in to-morrow's (Sunday) services will be found in the special anniversary services to be held in the Wesleyan church, conducted by the Rev. W. Jeffries, from ...

    Article : 72 words
  9. CONFIRMATION SERVICES.

    The Lord Bishop of the Diocese will hold Confirmation at Christ Church, Killarney, at 11 a.m. on Friday next, and on Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Mark's, and not on Thursday at ...

    Article : 68 words
  10. The Health of the Queen.

    The health of our Sovereign lady the Queen has been causing some anxioty for monts past, although everthing has been kept quiet. The first public mention of it was made in America ...

    Article : 204 words
  11. The New South Wales Political Situation.

    The debate on Sir Henry Parkes' censure motion was continued last night. The solidarity labour party held a caucus meeting yesterday at Parliament House, and ...

    Article : 369 words
  12. DESPERATE ENCOUNTER WITH BURGLARS.

    Two men named Thomas Cullis and Thomas Ballard were arrested at Elternwick, Melbourne, on Tuesday morning, their movements having excited the suspicions of the police. They ...

    Article : 69 words
  13. THE ENGLISH COMEDY COMPANY.

    Charles Arnold's English Comedy Company, which opened a season of two nights in the Town Hall on Tuesday, staged "Captain Fritz" on Wednesday night to a large and ...

    Article : 80 words
  14. THE MARYBOROUGH BRIDGE.

    There have been a good many reports lately (says the News) about the new Maryborough bridge in course of construction. The contractor, Mr. Rees, has left Maryborough, family ...

    Article : 82 words
  15. THE WEATHER.

    After threatening for some days steady rain set in in this district yesterday morning, but look up again after an hour. At mid-day it commenced again, and with intermissions ...

    Article : 99 words
  16. MESTON AS A PUGILIST.

    One of Bundaberg's fighting men has (according to the Wide Bay News) become acquainted under somewhat unsatisfactory auspices with another bent in the versatile Archie Meston. ...

    Article : 113 words
  17. A NEW STARTING MACHINE.

    J. T. Andrews, Montgomery, Ala. (Am.) has invented a new and unique starting machine. The apparatus consists of a series of movable stalls, arranged in a line across the track. The ...

    Article : 134 words
  18. Sugar as a Diet.

    An English journal of repute says that there are certain medical authorities who have for a long time been arguing in favour of a more general use of sugar as an article of diet. They ...

    Article : 290 words
  19. LOCAL OPTION AT IPSWICH.

    On Friday last (according to the Queensland Times) a conjoint poll of the ratepayers in the East and North wards was taken, in accordance with section 115 of the Licensing Act, on ...

    Article : 160 words
  20. Local and General News.

    The other day on the road to Bourke we (Cobar Herald) came across a woman tramp, who told us she was making her way to Bourke, there to get a pass to Sydney. She left Forbes ...

    Article : 80 words
  21. Yesterday's Messages.

    An immense quantity of blasting powder, which had been stored at the Monegabela mine, in West Virginia, U.S.A., exploded on Wednesday, completely wrecking the mine, and ...

    Article : 44 words
  22. QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY.

    Yesterday the seventy-sixth birthday of Her Majesty the Queen was celebrated. The holiday was closely observed, but owing to the state of the weather all kinds of amusements ...

    Article : 300 words
  23. Warwick Examiner AND TIMES.

    It is not to be wondered at that the continual agitation of the agriculturists of the Southern portion of the colony, and the press which watches closely its ...

    Article : 688 words
  24. GUNPOWDER EXPLOSION AT SAN FRANCISCO.

    An explosion has occurred in a gunpowder factory at San Francisco with disastrous results, fourteen persons being killed. ...

    Article : 23 words
  25. MARKET REPORTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 792 words
  26. MORE SEATS WANTED.

    Whenever there is an entertainment in the Town Hall of more than usual attraction there is never sufficient seating accommodation for those who attend. Provision certainly is made ...

    Article : 147 words
  27. A BIG ESTATE.

    The Hon. G. C. Hawker, the Speaker of the South Australian Assembly, died on Tuesday. It was expected he would have been knighted on the 24th inst. He has left an ...

    Article : 39 words
  28. SEVERE FLOODS IN NEW ZEALAND.

    Severe floods have occurred in the Wairoa and Gisborne districts of New Zealand. The rivers were in high flood on the WairoaGisborne road, the Opoiti River rising 40ft. in ...

    Article : 132 words
  29. QUEENSLAND LIVE CATTLE TRADE.

    The Chief Inspector of Stock, Brisbane, has received a cablegram from the Chief Inspector of Stock, Wellington, N.Z., stating that an Order-in-Council has been issued prohibiting ...

    Article : 69 words
  30. WHEEL-BARROW TRAVELLING.

    On Saturday morning last (says the Queensland Times) a man, who claims to have travelled 2000 miles behind a wheelbarrow, was camped in the eastern suburbs of the town, ...

    Article : 214 words
  31. THE OPPOSITION POLICY.

    Mr. C. Powers, M.L.A., will address the electors of Maryborough next week, and announce the policy of the Opposition. ...

    Article : 22 words
  32. Victoria as an Exporter.

    Victoria has shown the way to the other colonies in the matter of securing a portion of the markets of the United Kingdom, but there is still room for the others to come in and do ...

    Article : 437 words
  33. P.Y.M. GUILD.

    This society is now approaching the end of its first quarter, and the syllabus for the next three months, which has been carefully prepared by the committee, was read and adopted ...

    Article : 143 words
  34. ARRESTED FOR LARCENY.

    Will Robertson, secretary of the Civil Service Board, was arrested yesterday (Friday) morning for the larceny of public monies. He was remanded, bail being allowed. ...

    Article : 29 words
  35. MILITARY DISPLAY IN BRISBANE.

    The usual military display held in the Government Domain yesterday (Friday) was a great success. There was a large attendance both of the military and the public. A ...

    Article : 46 words
  36. The Brisbane Races.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 443 words
  37. The Fruitgrowers' Best Friend.

    Many of the leading orchardists of Southern Germany and Northern Italy (says the Borticultural Times) hold the black ant in high esteem, and take measures to promote their ...

    Article : 506 words
  38. THE CHINESE AND MARRIAGE.

    The Chinese of Australia, when they take a notion to marry, write to a matrimonial agent in Hongkong something as follows:— I want a wife. She must be a maiden under twenty ...

    Article : 178 words
  39. WARWICK DEBATING SOCIETY.

    An interesting debate took place at the weekly meeting of the Warwick Debating Society on Thursday night at the School of Arts, when the subject of discussion was, "Is it ...

    Article : 429 words
  40. SALE OF BLOOD STOCK.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 205 words
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