By passenger train this afternoon 120 volunteers arrived to work at Oakey Park Colliery, accompanied by a substantial force of police. The carriages were detached at what is known ...
Article : 143 wordsThere was another monster gathering in the Domain yesterday. The usual procession of the strikers was held throughout the city. It was as lengthy ...
Article : 621 wordsThe loyalists at Mortlake Gas Works have been doing remarkably good work since they started on Monday afternoon. Those employed totalling well over 300, came from ...
Article : 861 words"Whilst the only settlement that can be positively announced to-day relates to the employees in the railway and tramway services, there can be very little doubt that ...
Article : 341 wordsGeneral Birdwood, writing to Mr. A. Buchanan, of Mosman, in reference to his son, says:—"I am afraid there is still much in front of us before we have finally defeated ...
Article : 127 wordsMrs. S. Williams, 164 Paddington-street, Paddington, has been informed that her son, Sapper Geo. Michael Williams, has been killed in France. He served at Gallipoli, in Egypt, ...
Article : 171 wordsThe Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) announced yesterday that Brigadier-General Sir Robert Anderson retired from the Australian Imperial Forces on Thursday last. It ...
Article : 217 wordsInstead of the recruiting meeting in Margin-place to-day there will be a rally for the Sportmen's Unit in Wynyard-square. Liverpool Camp band will march from the Town ...
Article : 43 wordsShearing was started at Tolarno Station, where everything is proceeding satisfactorily. CHARLEVILLE, Saturday. The shearers' and shed hands' strike was ...
Article : 30 wordsWork at Wallarah is proceeding satisfactorily, and as the men at the coal face are becoming more experienced under the guidance of expert officials coal in ever-increasing ...
Article : 82 wordsAn essentially modern programme by French and Russian composers of the day greeted the audience at the second concert of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra on ...
Article : 491 wordsCaptain R. J. Stewart, who has been awarded the Military Cross, is the only son of Mr. Andrew Stewart, ex-Mayor of Parkes. Captain Stewart was the first Volunteer to enlist from ...
Article : 509 wordsThe Premier, Mr. Lefroy, opened his election campaign at Moora last night. In the course of his policy speech he set out the financial position. After referring to a ...
Article : 141 wordsAt the meeting this week of the executive of the Red Cross Society Miss Consett Stephen reported that all the country convalescent homes are full, except Bathurst, where there ...
Article : 315 wordsAfter appreciating the fact that a settlement of the strike of railway and tramway servants has been arrived at on the terms originally laid down, Mr.'Fraser, Chief ...
Article : 191 wordsSome of the master carriers say that at least a few of their old employees are coming back to work. No difficulty has been placed in the way of any men returning. In fact, the ...
Article : 226 wordsMr. and Mrs. F. G. Crouch, of Randwick, have received information that their son, Lieutenant H. W. Crouch, M.C., has been promoted on the field to the rank of captain. He ...
Article : 109 wordsWhile terms of settlement have been announced as affecting the railway and tram services, the trouble has yet to be overcome as far as the Coal and Shale Miners' ...
Article : 129 wordsPARKES.—Thomas Bentley, previously employed as a fettler, who was charged with shooting at Herbert Austin, an acting railway ganger, at Tichbourne, has been ...
Article : 74 wordsGunner Norman McLead, about 50 years of ago, and attached to the Royal Australian Garrison Artillery at Bare Island, died suddenly yesterday while at lunch. ...
Article : 111 wordsAn advertisement appearing in this issue invites applications for employment as workmen at the naval establishments, Sydney, viz., Cockatoo Island, Garden Island, victualling ...
Article : 38 wordsInterviewed last night, Mr. W. H. Edwards, secretary New South Wales branch of the Seamen's Union, was unable to say what the position of his union would be regarding the ...
Article : 81 wordsWith reference to the requisition which was presented to the Lord Mayor recently in connection with the calling of a public meeting, the Lord Mayor stated yesterday that such ...
Article : 150 wordsThe attitude of the maritime unions will be determined at a series of mass meetings. The wharf-labourers were among the first ...
Article : 479 wordsThe title of the new musical play by the authors and composer of "High Jinks" is also the name of the valse-refrain which so entranced Saturday night's audience at Her ...
Article : 885 wordsThe third and biggest flood this year came down the Macquarie this week. The river at Warren is running a banker. On the lower reaches of the river large areas are under ...
Article : 59 wordsSir,—In your issue of Tuesday Mr. W. C. Clegg, acting president N.S.W. Alliance, supports a motion to be moved shortly in the Legislative Assembly advocating a State poll ...
Article : 975 wordsA remarkable case was heard at the Juvenile Court, Auckland, when three boys were charged with theft and with wilfully damaging furniture. They deliberately smashed ...
Article : 108 wordsThe executive of the Defence Committee met at the Trades Hall on Saturday morning, and in the afternoon reported to the full conference the latest developments in ...
Article : 231 wordsPleystowe Central mill announces that owing to shortage of sacks no cane will be received after the 14th instant. The manager of the Farleigh mill anticipates a similar ...
Article : 47 wordsThe firemen of a steamer now at Bunbury, who gave 24 hours notice, have been paid off. When approached and asked to work the ship the local lumpers did not ...
Article : 72 wordsLieutenant W. H. Clowes, an inspector of the Agricultural Department, and Lieutenant F. E. Hall, quartermaster of the Black Boy Camp (Western Australia) have been ...
Article : 58 wordsAs the result of a dastardly outrage at Dalebank, near Mr. Barker, Mr. Leslie Cowan, who owns one of the best Jersey studs in the State, lost two pedigree cows valued at ...
Article : 181 wordsThe wharf-labourers decided on ballot by a two to one majority on Saturday to resume work. Vessels which have been lying idle since the trouble began will be unloaded ...
Article : 36 wordsAs a result of the settlement of the raliway and tramway strike in New South Wales the strike leaders in Victoria are disposed to seek an immediate settlement of the whole trouble ...
Article : 205 wordsThe postponed fete in aid of the 1st and 53rd Battalions' Fund was opened in St. James's Hall by Lady Cullen, and was successful. Lady Cullen, who was ...
Article : 172 wordsAt a public meeting last night Mr. Dooley, M.L.A., said he would admit that under certain circumstances a strike against the Government was wrong, but where there was in ...
Article : 174 wordsWhen seen by a representative of the "Herald" on Saturday morning in connection with the settlement of the strike Professor Macintyre said that he did not wish to discuss ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 213 wordsNinety points of rain fell last night. It was much needed, and will quench the bushfires that have been raging during the late dry spell. ...
Article : 34 wordsAs the outcome of the "demonstration" by members of the Industrial Workers of the World while a recruiting meeting was being held in Bathurst-street, near George-street, on ...
Article : 282 wordsMr. Swayne, M.L.A., has received a telegram from Mr. Beatty, secretary of the Traders' Association at Mackay, asking Mr. Swayne to co-operate in getting a steamer ...
Article : 91 wordsA special "Commonwealth Gazette was issued yesterday announcing that the preference clauses in the waterside workers' agreement had been cancelled for the ports of Melbourne, ...
Article : 37 wordsA weatherboard cottage, at Houston-road, South Kensington, owned and occupied by Laurence Ahern, was destroyed by fire early on Saturday morning. The cottages on each ...
Article : 81 wordsMost of the unions whose members are directly affected by the strike are holding meetings to consider the position to-day. Those include the following:— ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 194 wordsStrike matters were in a see-saw state yesterday, unionists waiting for news from Sydney, An early rumour that the strike had been declared off spread like wildfire, only ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 216 wordsA meeting of unionists were held in the Domain this afternoon, when an urgent appeal for funds to assist the strikers in New South Wales was made, and the response from the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 103 wordsDuring the strike there has been no lack of beer on the South Coast. Motor lorries with ample supplies are on the road daily from Sydney. Since the introduction of voluntary ...
Article : 153 wordsA double tragedy occurred at Yabetla siding on the Ingham line yesterday. It is stated that a fight occurred between two men, and that after they separated A. S. Austin, a ...
Article : 105 wordsADELAIDE.—Arr: Sept. 9, Wallsend, from Maryborough. NEWCASTLE (62m).—Arr: Sept. 8, Lone Pine, ...
Article : 95 wordsThe Bureau to-day is enrolling 120 coal shovellers and friction winch-drivers to discharge coal in Sydney Harbour, additional coke shovellers for the South Coast, additional ...
Article : 67 wordsA very successful fete in aid of the War Chest was held at Shirley, Edgecliff-road, on Saturday. The principal (Miss E. F. Saunders), the staff, and pupils of Ailanthus-Shirley, who ...
Article : 72 wordsUp to Friday evening last 6232 strikers had been re-employed in the railway and tramway service, and 3050 new hands had been engaged. This shows, as compared with Thursday's ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 10 Sep 1917, Page 8
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