The first Shires Conference, proposed to be held annually, was officially opened by the Ministor for Works, Mr. Lee, yesterday afternoon. In the forenoon preiminary business ...
Article : 1,064 wordsThe attempt is being made more thoroughly to [?] nise the various building trades, to gather information in regard to the number of men employed, the number of union members, the conditions under which they ...
Article : 281 wordsAt the recent annual meeting of the Po[?] tical Labour League the standing orders were suspended "to discuss the action of certain Labour members, at the last election." Mr. ...
Article : 477 wordsA deputation of local business men to-day interviewed Mr. T. Miller, Acting Superintendent of Railways, concerning a more efficient day train service between Newcastle and ...
Article : 157 wordsWill the coming of the taxicab have a detrimental effect upon the horsebrceding industry? is the sum and substance of a correspondent's query. He appoars to fear it will, and ...
Article : 1,092 wordsA drover named Hourigan was proceeded against in the police court by the pastures protection board for a breach of the Pastures Protection Act, by falling to produce on ...
Article : 93 wordsThe Appeal Court just, held with regard to the municipal assessments has reduced the council's revenue by £176. ...
Article : 21 wordsA little time ago the secretary, of the Electrical Trades Union, one of those aff[?]ated to the Building Trades Federation, communicated with the City Council with regard to the rates of pay allowed ...
Article : 141 wordsBRISBANE.—The third annunl conference of the Queensland Fruitgrowers' Industrial Traing Society was held on Tuesday. The chairman, in moving the adoption of the report ...
Article : 66 wordsThe harvest festival in the Methodist Church was successful, and concluded by an auction sale of goods. QUIRINDI, Tuesday. ...
Article : 92 wordsThe Ipswich district is within a couple of hours' journey of Brisbane. Ipswich is a large manufacturing and producing centre, and bears exactly the same relation to ...
Article : 1,288 wordsKANGAROO VALLEY.—The annual general meeting of shareholders of the Barrengarry Dairy Company was held on Tuesday. The balance-sheet showed the buttor ...
Article : 129 wordsAt a meeting of the ironworkers' assistants and other trades at the Trades Hall it was decided to write to the proprietors protesting against their employing young men and working them until they ...
Article : 44 wordsUnder the presidency of Mr. G.C. Addison, the board appointed to deal with the claims put forward by the Hotel, Club, and Caterers' Employees' Union met at the Registrar's Office yesterday, and disposed of ...
Article : 223 wordsAt the Quarter Sessions to-day John Douglas Williams was charged with that on January 26, 1909, at Wallerawang, he did fraudulently steal a mail packet of letters, the ...
Article : 633 wordsJAMBEROO.—A meeting of the Jamberoo branch of the South Coast and West Camden Milk Suppliers' Association was held at Jamberoo on Monday ...
Article : 182 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher) returned to Melbourne from Western Australia to-day, and went straight from the Spencer-street Station to the Cabinet rooms at the ...
Article : 314 wordsAt a meeting of the Progressive Society of Carpenters and Joiners the proposals of the Building Trades' Tederation were referred to the executive for report. The union is in a flourishing state, ...
Article : 46 wordsCANOWINDRA.—At a meeting of the Canowindra branch of the Farmers and Settiers' Association it was decided that steps be taken to have a new shire proclaimed, with ...
Article : 252 wordsAt a meeting of the Bricklayers' Union, held in the Trades Hall, consideration was given to a proposal by Mr. F. W. Hill, that a notification be issued that after May 20 next the union's working week ...
Article : 95 wordsAt a meeting of the Brewery Employees' Union, held at the Trades Hall, about 40 new members were admitted to the aerated water department of the union. It is intended to draw up a log, and ...
Article : 215 wordsKIAMA.—A public meeting was held at the School of Arts on Tuesday afternoon, for the purpose of discussing the Government proposuls re the establishment of a dalry school ...
Article : 239 wordsMessrs. W. H. Paling and Co. publish a number of new compositions. John Lemmone's "Valse de Concert" for flute (dedicated to his friend and pupil, C. B. Bradford) provides ...
Article : 240 wordsThe Premier has received information from Mr. Gilbert, Government Agent in Melbourne, that 25 experienced farmers would arrive in Western Australia from the eastern States ...
Article : 46 wordsHAY.—The secretary's report of the stock returns showed that at the end of last year there were 5232 horses, 12,276 cattle, and 1,049,900 ...
Article : 62 wordsWAUCHOPE.—The local land board has just concluded a three days' sitting. A large number of cases were dealt with. Settlement is rapidly increasing in this district, and every ...
Article : 37 wordsThe inquest on a single woman, Emily Gerred[?] was concluded. The Coroner referred to the manner unscrupulous scamps acted towards girls with whom they had kept ...
Article : 91 wordsMOLONG.—The rainfall came at a most opportune time, and has eased the minds of the farming and grazing community. The dry and warm stretch that followed the rain in ...
Article : 384 wordsPARKES.—Mr. W. Wright, dairyman, of Wrightesvale, lost several milking cow[?] through them eating green amber cane. They were only a few minutes in the paddock. A ...
Article : 42 wordsThe board appointed to consider the claims of the Newcastle and District Lorrymen and Drivers' Union concerning the wages and conditions of men employed as carters in the ...
Article : 102 wordsMOREE.—Mr. H. A. Flood, district stock inspector, who has just returned from a tour of the district, reports that a [?] season is assured for the next four months ...
Article : 189 wordsThe gold yleld for February totalled 123,116.57oz, valued at £510,654 5s 9d. ...
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Advertising : 580 wordsA public meeting in the Bellingen School of Arts on Saturday protested against the alleged unfair apportionment by the Bellinger Shire of the revenue for public works. Mr. Andrew ...
Article : 236 wordsSome days ago a voluminous am[?]nt of evldence was considered by the Fremantle Police Court arising out of a case wherein E. A. Allnutt, on behalf of D. and J. Fowler, Ltd., ...
Article : 98 wordsAt 1 o'clock this morning a fire occurred at an oyster saloon in Watt-street, occupied by E. A. Cofteros. A passer-by noticed the fiames through the window, and gave the alarm ...
Article : 95 wordsThe award of the Arbitration Court applying to coalmining expired last Monday, and a strike yesterday occurred at the Collie Proprietary mine, which is at present let on ...
Article : 207 wordsPreparations for the commencement of work at Ebbwmain colliery are being rapidly pushed forward, and it is expected that the railway connection from the screens to the ...
Article : 76 wordsThe Fruitgrowers' Union at Young promises to be a live body. At the last meeting several growers gave instructive details regarding practical experience with spraying. ...
Article : 164 wordsBANGALOW.—The thirteenth annual show was opened on Tuesday by Mr. J. Perry. There was a large attendance. The weather has been threatening for the past two days, ...
Article : 360 wordsThe following vessels cleared at the Customs-house to-day:—Strathdon, a, for Stettin, with 720 tons coal and through cargo; Monare, s, for Geraldton, via Sydney, with 750 tons ...
Article : 103 wordsThe Minister for Works (Mr. Lee), who returned to Sydney on Saturday evening from a visit to the Manning River, speaks in the highest terms of the beauties, from the ...
Article : 258 wordsALBURY.—For the week ending February 24, 12 cattle, Chiltern to Flemington, J. T. Martin; 669 sheep, Keetong to Albury, E. Smith; 35 rams, Deniliquin to Yass, Deniliquin Stud Co.; 415 sheep, ...
Article : 55 words"E. J. Du V.—At different times several methods have been given in these columns for destroying the blackberry. By cutting when the fruit has almost reacked maturity the whole season's growth is ...
Article : 184 wordsThe Weat Wallsend Council has rcceived a communication from the Publlc Works Department, stating that the Minister cannot see his way to begin the construction of the Wallsend ...
Article : 101 wordsThe North Coast Company's steamer Burrawong is still aground, but it is expected that she will float off to-morrow morning. The passongers and malls were transferred ...
Article : 98 wordsTAMWORTH.—The sittings of the Arbitration Court in connection with thee resumed land of the Peel Itiver Estate were continued on Tuesday. ...
Article : 446 wordsThe railway revenue for the past eight months was £2,7[?],290, and exceeds the figures for the corresponding previous poriod by over £180,000. ...
Article : 55 wordsMITTAGONG.—The cabbage crop ia good, and has greatly benefited by the rains. Large teams may be dally seen wending their way towards Mittagong railway station ...
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Advertising : 83 wordsThe thirty-second annual show was opened on Monday morning, The weather was dull, with rain threatening. The ontries totalled over 3000: In the pavilion a ...
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Advertising : 30 wordsA telegram was a [?]lved in Sydney yesterday stating that the steamer Hastings, of the fleet of N. Cain's Coastal Co-operative S.S. Company, was aground at Port Macquarie. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wed 3 Mar 1909, Page 11
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