Yesterday Sir Alfred Stephen had a lengthened interview with three of the employers—Metsrs. W. C. Willis (Tasmanian Steamship Company, and president of the Steamship Owners' Association), L. B[?]aton ...
Article : 936 wordsIn the Legislative Council to-day the Melbourne Hydraulic Power Company's Act Amending Bill was read the second time and committed. The Suburban Company Bill was read the second time. ...
Article : 621 wordsProbate duty was paid to-day on the estate of Andrew Chirnelde amounting to £15,129. Leave of absence for 12 months has been granted to Judge Casey from February 1 next. Additional ...
Article : 350 wordsConsols have fallen ?, the closing price being 94?. The market is nervous and unsettled, " Bears " are operating strongly. Strange rumours are afloat to the effect ...
Article : 71 wordsA procession of 5000 officers of the Salvation Army, including a number of representatives of the Australian forces belonging to that organisation, attended the ...
Article : 51 wordsTHE Agents-General, after examination, consider the Manser rifle to be superior to the English standard rifle. THE English labour Federation is expected to ...
Article : 9,907 wordsMr. J. B. Suttor, assistant engineer, has been promoted to be engineer in charge of deviations on the Western and Mudgee railway lines Mr. Suttor's headquarters will be Bathurst, as heretofore. ...
Article : 1,005 wordsIf is announced that a team of lady cricketers who have been playing in England will this season visit Australia, for the purpose of playing a series of matches. ...
Article : 37 wordsThe Ironmasters' Association has decided not only to assert the principal of freedom of contract, but to secure a reduction in the rate of pay for overtime, which they feel has been unjustly wrung ...
Article : 409 wordsM. de Freycinet proposes a maximum tariff against those countries having a hostile tariff towards French products, and a minimum tariff applicable to those ...
Article : 36 wordsA letter is published in the Times to-day appealing for contributions towards the equipment of the proposed Antarctic Expedition. ...
Article : 27 wordsMessrs. J. and A. Allan, shipowners, have agreed to pay the dock labourers a shilling a ton for discharging general cargoes from their vessels. The rates for ...
Article : 54 wordsThe Merkara, which went ashore coming up the river yesterday, was got off on last night's tide uninjured. The steamer Taiyuan, which has called ...
Article : 156 wordsThe Dockers' Union has cabled a further remittance of £500 to Australia in aid of the men on strike there. The executive of the Trades Council has ...
Article : 80 wordsThe Labdur Federation is expected to comprise in a close organisation no fewer than three millions of workmen of the maritime class, such as dockers, sailors, colliers, ...
Article : 98 wordsThe formal opening of the Prison Gate Brigade Home, which has been established by the Salvation Army for the purpose of providing a place for discharged prisoners, took place ...
Article : 190 wordsThe annual exhibition of wines and spirits, beers, &c., is being held. Mr. H. M. Gooch, a Melbourne expert, is entrusted with the judging. Mr. Gooch will report in full on the varieties and ...
Article : 225 wordsIn the Legislative Council yesterday a bill to prevent the unauthorised disclosure of information relating to the Queensland defences was read the first time, The Patents Bill was read the third ...
Article : 608 wordsThe Sailors' Union has resolved to make a levy of 10s per member of that union; to provide a fighting fund of £30,000. An equal amount is already in ...
Article : 49 wordsThe inquiry into the death of Charles Duncker, who was murdered on the Peak Hill road, waa concluded at the courthouse, before the district coroner, Mr. Caswell, yesterday. The man who was arrested at ...
Article : 953 wordsSome good-sized nuggets of gold have been found at Middlesex. There are about 150 men on the field. ...
Article : 22 wordsThe winding machinery for Crawford's Special Gold-mining Company, whose head office is in Sydney, was formally started at the Thames yesterday in the presence of a large number of gentlemen ...
Article : 64 wordsA comparison has been made at the office of Sir Saul Samuel, Agent-General for New South Wales (on behalf of the Agents-General), of the new Manser rifle ...
Article : 59 wordsThe larrikins of the district again amused themselves last night by wandering about Mount Kembla yelling, hooting, singing, blowing horns, and lighting fires; but those engaged about the mine are now ...
Article : 977 wordsA meeting of the Tallygaroopna branch of the Victorian Farmers' Protection Association yesterday unanimously carried a resolution to the effect that this branch of the association is of opinion that the ...
Article : 156 wordsWhile S. P. Jones, the Australian cricketer, was about to embark aboard the ship Sobraon at Plymouth, on his return to Australia, his boatman lost his ...
Article : 64 wordsBetween 3 and 4 o'clock this morning a man was picked up near the railway station, Honey[?]uckle Point, having evidently been run over by a train. He was taken to the hospital, and died within half an ...
Article : 89 wordsThe Circuit Court was concluded to-day, when the ejectment suit, John Kelaher v. James Kelaher and others, was brought to a conclusion, after three days hearing. The jury decided in 14 minutes ...
Article : 281 wordsEleanor O'Neill, aged 9, was brought up on remand at the City Police Court to-day charged with the murder of her sister, aged 6, on the 4th September last. The accused admitted having a fight ...
Article : 100 wordsThe Legislative Council yesterday, by 15 to 5, rejected the clause in the Municipal Corporation Bill giving optional power to councils to base rating on the unimproved value of land. ...
Article : 374 wordsOne of the severest thunderstorms that has been experienced here for many years is now (8 p.m.) raging, accompanied by vivid light[?]ng and a hallstorm. Hhailstense three-quarters of an inon in size fell ...
Article : 81 wordsThe federation of pasterslist unions is one of the principal subjects which will occupy the attention of the conference of reoresentatives from the pastoralists' unions of Australia on November 8. ...
Article : 118 wordsYesterday afternoon a fire was discovered in a stable at the rear of premises [?]ituste in Foster-street, Leichhardt, and tenanted by Joseph Scutts, florist, The Leichhardt Volunt[?]r Fire Company, assisted by ...
Article : 163 wordsThe Cooma sheep and horse show was held to-day to the Agricultural Society's ground and pavilion. The weather was splendid. Recent rains made the atmosphere fresh and kept the ground free from dust, which ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 16 Oct 1890, Page 5
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