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re QUEENSLAND. Cooktown, August 4 The sale of two booths for the Cooktown races on Friday realised 2290, the highest he ever given in Cooktown. The brand ed booth brought £ 12, and the secret booth 2100. At the Divisional Board meeting of Fun ds, twenty-eight applications were received for the position of foreman of works, Otto Liedel, of Marybrough, being the successful candidate. Amongst the applicanta were several civil scioneers, Ween Board cla med attate surveyors in Queensland, and rejected in ballot those that so qualified, ‘The selection was thus re duced to four out of the twenty-eight, W_thwen, a acketor on the Kudensour River, has been assesing from home for over ao week. The pilice have gone in gourd of him. It is likely smother tim rash will take place on this aid of Mustt Thom, at a plane called Mount Hartley. There it was belirct to a depth of 7ft, yieldling three pounds of tin per flinh. The sciwner Kenilworth arrived today from Brisbane with 14050t of decking for the Bodaroor River bridge and 1400 for the Annan Enver, beade grmeral cargo, HMIRBANE, August 4. An abnormally low mprature was reque steed inay parts of southern Qarenland in Saturday AU Cambooya the olliaal tered was Hdegs., or 21 below freesing point out Warwick the lowest temperature was 121,at Stamthorp, 22, and at Ropa . Th ' ve been geezer throughout the safe countey south of the tropa. The secretary to the Anti-Chimene League rommnicated with the following leagues respecting the propped Comferemce —'*ook tern, Cairns, erberton, Watsourville, ‘Turnsville, Chetters Towers, Buckhampton, Mackay, Clermont, Alpha, Maryboroagh, Barcaldine, Bundaberg, and Gympie. Tt is expected that the Conference mettings will be commenced about the With August. The object of the Contanence fe Wl into recange itess od mature plane for future artion, and t construct the evistimg organisations cum wore perannent and browser basis and strengthes the bende of unity betwee the voriodenes viations. A large open-air Anti- Chines meeting war held at Ipwich on Saturday afternoon. July 9, The Hon. Jas. Dickson, the Colonial Trea surer, has resigned. During the atting of the House this even ing the Premier announce! Mr. Dickson's resignation from the Cabinet. The Hon. W. Miles returned to towm yer to the Parliamentary refreshment rooms, on carr ret to celebrate the 25t' yar of membership in the Assembly, ering the whole of which time he has Toowoomba, ‘A swall rush for miners’ rights occurred at the Mines alice yesterday, 23 being iasvet, B1 in one batch. It is said that one of the miners have found a good ies, at Mant Zsk, but the majority are z ingly cethcent as to the locality and opera tions. The annual matches of the Queensland Rifle Asewintia commenced yraturday, Allerwoot t lngram stated that a petition signed by a fair plumber of E resi dents, for the Chiarse to be all to remain on the extended goldfield, had been sent to the Premier. The signatures comprised storekeepers, butchers, bakers, and dhir tn dealing with the Chase in dealing wi Ate of the Miners Association on Saturday there was a large attendance, who condemmed the , and decided to write to the Minister of Aggghacheegan hel oeees en orderly to carry out law. It tea alee Aasidied the porgareeseye sition petition to the Chief Secretary, and to petition Parliament to increase the poll tax to £ 30, and inflict an annual tax of £ 10. In the Asem this aMertess the Pre mier announced. owing to a difference of aes which had arisen in the Cabinet, Mr. Dickson had thought it unsc easey to emd in his resignation. Me (Sir Griffith) would make a financial statement on Thurs day, and would then state the rason which had led to the rupture in the Cabinet. Mr. Dickson briefly confirmed the [Premier's state out, and said that, though not wishing @ eubo-as re Goverment at the present jentor, the differences were of ad 4 Bate that he felt bound to tains the step he has. Mer. Morehead expressed the regret of the Opposition at Mr. Dickson's action. Mr. =o to the Home. is stated operations on the Wentworth cay wer u unsuc cessful, and that another leat has been dis covered in the main hold, and divers are en gaged packing it. A meeting of the members of the Anti- Chinese Committee was led to come for a monetary time by a formed Anti-Chinese League. Mr. Potta, the secretary to the League, exclaimed that he had been lod emasted with the Anti-Chinese merrouett, and after paying travelling and other ef Penses was about £ 4 pounds out of pret, and there were no funda te carry on thie worement in the futors. It was decided to grant Mr. Potts the eum of £ 50 and £ 14 month for three months to go to suni= bu ys en ded the agitation .* The Government have received a cable stating that two steamers have left —e with one emigrant, oat i Maryboroagh with a aoe heel retidents of the central the exnses which have led to the acts of the resiteols of the Saher per in candaia fo petitioning for =paration. A measure of decratralisation in tormaf had anacamoed the Tressies ‘om the
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Cairns, Queensland, AU
Wed, Aug 10, 1887
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