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  2. WORK AND WAGES. RAILWAY LABOURERS' WAGES.

    In the Legislative Assembly yesterday Mr. Prendergast said that men were employed by the Railway department doing work at 10½d. an hour, while on the wharves ...

    Article : 113 words
  3. DEFECTIVE BAIL BOND.

    When Arthur Kilmartin was called at the City Court yesterday to answer a charge of larceny, therewas to answer a charge of aecised. and applicationn was mede to have ...

    Article : 178 words
  4. THE RAILWAYS. SANDRINGHAM TO BEAUMARIS.

    The necessity for improving the access to Black Rock, Beaumaris, and other seaside resorts from Sandringham to Mentone is engaging the attention of the railway ...

    Article : 215 words
  5. UNAUTHORISED PAYMENTS.

    The special report from the Committee of Public Accounts, appointed to inquire into the expenditure of public money without the sanction of Parliament in the ...

    Article : 1,216 words
  6. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT. LABOUR PARTY AND IMMIGRATION.

    The Speaker (Sir Frederick Holder) took the chair at half-past 2 o'clock, and read the prayer. Mr. Willis (N.S.W.) gave notice that at ...

    Article : 3,945 words
  7. CHAFF ACT.

    The Chaff and Stock Flode Act, which was passed some months age, somes into operation to day. This measure provides for improtan alteration in respeet to the sale of a ...

    Article : 754 words
  8. HAIRDRESSER FINED.

    At the Brunswick Court on Wednesday, before Mr. J. Keogh, P.M., the mayor (Councillor J. R. Jewell), and a full bench of magistrates, a hairdresser and ...

    Article : 183 words
  9. IN THE POLICE COURTS. GIRL'S "BORROWED" FINERY.

    At the Richmond Court on Wednesday, before the mayor (Councillor Freeman) and Mr. Stead, J.P., a domestic servant named Florence Kendall pleaded guilty to the larceny of a gold ring, opal ...

    Article : 267 words
  10. ADELAIDE EXPRESS.

    In consequence of the addition of the new and heavier cars and the introduction of a dining-car, the length and weight of the Adelaide express has been greatly increased. ...

    Article : 273 words
  11. APPRENTICESHIP QUESTION.

    The apprentice question is again to be brought under the notice of the members of the Legislative Assembly by Mr. Lemmon, M.L.A. He has given notice that he ...

    Article : 99 words
  12. CABMAN AND YOUNG WIDOW.

    A young widow named Fanny Eldridge was, at the Brunswick Court on Wednesday, before Mr. J. Keogh, P.M., and the mayor (Councillor J. R. Jewell), proceeded against by John Medlyn, a ...

    Article : 160 words
  13. SCAFFOLDING BILL.

    Notice has been given by Mr. Elmslie, M.L.A., in the Legislative Assembly, that he intends to move to have leave to bring in a bill for the inspection of scaffolding, ...

    Article : 37 words
  14. ORGANISING BUTCHERS.

    The committee of the Butchers', Employees' Union has decided to send the secretary (Mr. C. H. Andersen) to Launceston and Hobart, to organise branches in ...

    Article : 54 words
  15. LENDING COLLECTORS' LICENSES.

    At the Richmond Court yesterday Lawrence M'Evoy and Andrew Currie, two collectors, were called upon to show cause why their licenses should not be cancelled. The proceedings arose out of ...

    Article : 132 words
  16. ULTIMA-CHILLINGOLLAH.

    There will be no official ceremony in connection with the opening of the extension of the line from Ultima to Chillingollah, which takes place to-day. The extension ...

    Article : 79 words
  17. WOOLSORTERS AND CLASSERS.

    At a meeting of the Australian Woolsorters' and Classers' Association, held on Tuesday night last, the award of Sir Thomas A'Beckett in the recent ...

    Article : 211 words
  18. POWLETT RIVER EXTENSION.

    A party of surveyors is at present engaged testing different routes from Woolamai to Powlett River coalfield. Mr. Kernot, engineer-in-chief of railway ...

    Article : 110 words
  19. DISORDERLY HOUSE.

    At the City Court yesterday Ida M'Causland and her husband, Anderson John M'Ca[?]sland, were charged with having kept a disorderly house at Richmond. On the female defendant (who not long ...

    Article : 115 words
  20. ALLEGED ASSAULT AND ROBBERY.

    At the City Court on Friday, John King, Charles Currie, and Edward Gardiner answered to a charge of having assaulted John Barclay Smith on the morning of the 6th inst., with ...

    Article : 185 words
  21. COAL-MINERS' DISPUTE.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The application by the proprietors of the Newcastle and Maitland districts for the constitution of an industrial board for the various industries ...

    Article : 140 words
  22. ATHLETICS AND HEALTH.

    For the past, 204.years the —Australian Health Society has arranged for the delivery of lectures on subjects,cognate to the aims of the society in the Assembly-hall, ...

    Article : 628 words
  23. RAILWAY PROPOSALS.

    A comprehensive document was the 18th general report of the Railways Standing Committee, presented yesterday to the Legislative Assembly by Mr. E. H. ...

    Article : 568 words
  24. TENDERS ACCEPTED.

    The following tenders have been accepted by the Railway department:—Supply of grey box and red ironbark piles, James Callinan. 2/11 per lineal foot; discharging and ...

    Article : 61 words
  25. YARRAVILLE LOOP LINE.

    The matter of the Yarraville loop line was referred to at the Williamstown Council meeting on Tuesday night. Mr. J. Lemmon, M.L.A., intimated that the Footscray Council was moving for ...

    Article : 227 words
  26. STRUCK WITH A BOTTLE.

    David Isles appeared before the City Court on Tuesday charged with unlawful assault. Richard O'Meara, a shearer, stated that on the night of the 24th inst. he went to a house in ...

    Article : 355 words
  27. BELLICOSE QUAKER.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—During the hearing of a case in the Industrial Court this morning a colliery manager was giving evidence that his company had always got on ...

    Article : 128 words
  28. GRAVEL PITS SIDING.

    KORUMBURRA, Wednesday.—The terms of the Railways department with regard to the construction of a railway siding to the gravel pits at Ruby were submitted to the local shire council ...

    Article : 85 words
  29. UNITED MISSIONARY CONFERENCE.

    The suggestion placed before the recent United Mlssionary Conference for co-operation between the various churches and socicties engaged in foreigh mission work, whith a ...

    Article : 312 words
  30. GOLD-STEALING.

    OMEO, Thursday,—At the Cassilis Petiy Sessions, before Mr. C.G. Holmes, P.M., and Mr. C.H. Hullow, J.P., the first gold-stealing case in the Oneo distriet since ...

    Article : 296 words
  31. PASSENGER COMPENSATED.

    CRESWICK, Wednesday.—Several months ago Miss Mary Romeo, while journeying to Ballarat by train, fell on to the line through the door of the compartment suddenly swinging open. She ...

    Article : 65 words
  32. EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE.

    On Monday, at the Footscray Court, before Messrs. William Mitchell (chairman), David Mitchell, and J. M'Phee J.P.'s, a youth named Charles Pearce appeared charged with the embezzlement of 2/6 ...

    Article : 158 words
  33. TRADES UNION CONFERENCE. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION.

    The Trades Union Conference appointed to deal with questions of sweating, compensation to injured workers, and amendments of the Factories and Shops Act, resumed its ...

    Article : 279 words
  34. THIEF AND WIFE-BEATER.

    Before the mayor (Councillor Evans) and Messrs. Brown, Collins, and Tait, J.P.'s, William Bellingham, alias Ball, aged 40, with two prior convictions, pleaded guilty to having stolen a pick and ...

    Article : 154 words
  35. GRAZING AREA LICENSES.

    Sir,—The oletter in "The Argus" of Wednesday from A. Kennedy, Longford; deserves more than passing comment. This granting of fresh roads is a most rerious ...

    Article : 284 words
  36. FUEL ECONOMISING COMPANY.

    The first annual meeting of the Victorian Fuel Economising Co. Ltd. since its reconstruction was held at 325 Flinders-lane yesterday. The chairman (Mr. J. Grice) said ...

    Article : 210 words
  37. MELBOURNE'S FIRST METEOROLOGIST.

    Herr George von Neumayer, the eminent meteorologist, has died at Neustadt, in his 83rd year says "The Times" of May 28). Herr von Neumayer was born in 1826 in ...

    Article : 257 words
  38. THE SENATE.

    When the Senate met yesterday Senator Pearce (W.A.) directed attention to a circular, headed Joseph Palmer and Sons (Sydney) monthly share list. After ...

    Article : 1,027 words
  39. ROYAL, VICTORIAN TRAINED NURSES' ASSOCIATION.

    The following candidates ware snceessful at the examinations held on the Sth and 9th June:— Nurses Jean Currie, Irne Evans, Isable Fincham, Mabel Ham, Mable Robertson, Ada Rickards ...

    Article : 202 words
  40. LICENSING ACT.

    SHEPPARTON, Wednesday.—Mr. Andrews (chairman) and Mr. Gumming, of the Liecnss Reduction Board, made an inspection to-day of the winole of the hotels in the Shepparton licensing ...

    Article : 99 words
  41. PARLIAMENTARY PROPOSALS.

    Notice of motion has been given by Mr. M'Grath, M.L.A., for leave to introduce a bill into the Legislative Assembly providing for compensation to workers for injuries ...

    Article : 68 words
  42. FIRES IN THE COUNTRY.

    TOOItA, Wednesday.—The total destruction by fire of Mr. Herbert Roddick's house and furniture at Woorarra is reported. The occurrence is attributed to the upsetting of a keroscne Iamp.The ...

    Article : 54 words
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