A case disclosing a somewhat exceptional degree of resourcefulness and audacity was concluded yesterday at the Balmain Court. The accused, Alfred Benson, or Brice, or Ryan, aged ...
Article : 696 wordsThe bountiful rains over an enormous expanse of wheatgrowing and general agricultural districts of N.S.W. and sister States haying facilitated ploughing operations and sowing, where ...
Article : 595 wordsThe water in the Prospect Reservoir, which, as stated in the "Evening News" on Thursday, had been continuously falling for more than four months, had risen 3in yesterday, as the result ...
Article : 431 wordsRecords for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. yesterday were:—Albury 2 points, Adelong 29, Adaminaby 7, Armidale 12, Boggabri 127, Bateman's Bay 1, Blackheath 3, Bingara 54, Bundarra 20, Byron ...
Article : 1,274 wordsMELBOURNE, Friday Afternoon.—The following is the full text of the letter which the Engine-drivers and Firemen's Association has addressed to the Acting-Commissioner for Railways, ...
Article : 687 wordsMELBOURNE, Friday, 4.30 p.m.—The train for Sydney leaves Spencer-street at 7.45 a.m. and the up train from Albury for Melbourne at 7.35 a.m. ...
Article : 180 wordsAn "Evening News" reporter called at the Railway Department yesterday, and ascertained that the N.S.W. Railway Commissioners had been officially apprised of the intention of the ...
Article : 210 wordsMELBOURNE, Friday.—A number of city men waited to-day on the Lord Mayor, asking him to convene a public meeting at an early date in the Town Hall to support the action of the ...
Article : 85 wordsA telegram received yesterday afternoon by the Royal Exchange from Newcastle states that a serious collision had occurred there. The contents of the message are as follow:—A ...
Article : 110 wordsMELBOURNE, 7 p.m.—The Cabinet sat till this evening considering the railway crisis, but at its conclusion the Premier said he had no statement to make. He says he does not think ...
Article : 210 wordsNEWCASTLE, Friday Afternoon.—A conference was held to-day, in the Chamber of Commerce, between the colliery proprietors and representatives of the men, in reference to the ...
Article : 1,071 wordsA rumour has been current in political circles that the Public Service Board intends to institute an inquiry into the day labour system. An "Evening News" reporter accordingly waited ...
Article : 193 wordsFor some years past the Randwick Municipal Council has been endeavouring, with the help of the local Parliamentary representative, to obtain a local fire station, and at present there is every ...
Article : 206 wordsA sensational story has been told by a shipmaster, who has not long been in port here with his vessel. On the voyage from England to Australia with ...
Article : 306 wordsIn the event of a strike on the Victorian railways, nearly the whole business of the southern capital will be disorganised or suspended, and, coming at such a time, the beginning of winter, ...
Article : 167 wordsMr. G. Maiden presided over a meeting of the executive of the Lord Mayor's Drought Relief Fund at Town Hall yesterday. It was announced that the committee had decided to abandon the ...
Article : 133 wordsLater.—A signalman who has been in the department for many years says that in the event of a strike every signalman will come out, and [?] boxes will be closed up. He added that ...
Article : 127 wordsAt the Central Police Court yesterday, Garnet Gray, 21, and William Gray, 26, dealers, were charged with, being suspected persons frequenting Hay-street, with intent to commit a felony. ...
Article : 155 wordsWherever opportunity occurs, the City Council states that it intends to improve the City of Sydney. Accordingly it called upon the Government to demolish certain buildings at the ...
Article : 626 wordsThe wages fund will be affected, and few have an adequate conception of this. In the first place, the wages of all railway men on strike will be immediately stopped. That would mean ...
Article : 216 wordsMELBOURNE, Friday (4 p.m.)—The Commissioner, after consultation with the Cabinet, has issued a notification to the drivers, firemen, and all pensioners that if they remain loyal they will ...
Article : 204 wordsAnother meeting will be held at Belmore to-day, being the filth one of the season. Proceedings will, begin at 2 p.m. There will be no special train, but ordinary trains go out ...
Article : 118 wordsThe hearing of the case, taken at the Darlinghurst Quarter Sessions, in which a young man named Denis Treacy pleaded not guilty to an Indictment charging him with perjury, was ...
Article : 144 wordsThe magnitude of the loss which the State of Victoria would suffer by a railway strike can be faintly gauged by a study of the figures dealing with the revenue and expenditure of the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 41 wordsIt was mentioned in the Full Court yesterday that the appeal in the case of the Pacific Co-operative Coal Co. against the Railway Commissioners would not be proceeded with. The action ...
Article : 66 wordsTUMUT, Friday.—The triangular rifle match between Gundagai, Brungle, and Tumut was shot off at Brungle Range on Wednesday afternoon. The 500yd and 600yd resulted in a win for ...
Article : 70 wordsMELBOURNE, Friday Afternoon.—A deputation of the National Citizens'. Reform League waited this afternoon on the Premier, and presented a motion adopted by the central ...
Article : 77 wordsThe Victorian Railway Department has prepared for tSe worst by arranging for a reduced train service in the event of strike. The basis worked upon has been that 60 drivers and ...
Article : 66 wordsGRAFTON, Friday Afternoon.—The Governor held a levee at the courthouse to-day, a large number of ladies and gentlemen being introduced to His Excellency. He afterwards visited the ...
Article : 189 wordsMr. Justice Simpson sat in Divorce Jurisdiction yesterday, and disposed of a number of miscellaneous motions. He pronounced absolute the decrees nisi granted in the suits of Matilda Maud ...
Article : 131 wordsMELBOURNE, Friday Afternoon.—Mr. W. A. Menzies, the judge of the Victoria Amateur Turf Club, has been appointed handicapper to the Victoria Racing Club. ...
Article : 89 wordsYesterday there was but one topic for discussion, namely, the impending strike in Victoria Opinions or the city front were divided, some people—particulary business men—were very ...
Article : 216 wordsIt is believed that the great body of the engine-drivers will stand by their executive, notwithstanding the temptation of double pay. A strike time-table has been arranged. It will ...
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Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931), Sat 9 May 1903, Page 6
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