The Local Authorities' Conference opened at Brisbane to-day. The Governor, who occupied the chair, said that he hoped during the next session the Local Government Amending Bill ...
Article : 334 wordsIn the course of his annual report the clerk in charge of the Department of Labour and Industry emphasises the necessity for legislation to fix a minimum rate of pay for ...
Article : 2,133 wordsJust six years ago the then Minister for Works (Mr. E. W. O'sullivan), after an inspection of the Port Kembla harbour works, expressed the opinion that the construction of ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 85 wordsPrinz Waldemar, s, 3227 tons, Captain W. von Senden, from Kobe, Hongkong, Manila, Friedrich Wilhelmshafen (German New Guinea), and Simpsonshafen, New Britain. Passengers—From Hongkong[?]and ...
Article : 326 wordsSarpedon, s, for, Brisbane. Nardoo, s, for Port Pirie, via Newcastle. ...
Article : 15 wordsWaipara, s, for South Africa and London, via ports; Westfalen, s, for Bremen, via Brisbane and Java ports; Germania, s, for Marshall and Caroline Islands; Wollowra, s, for Melbourne; Namoi, s, for Newcastle; ...
Article : 78 wordsAt the Adelaide Local Court to-day judgment was given by Mr. James Gordon, S.M., on three appeals instituted by the resident secretary of the Australian Mutual ...
Article : 180 wordsYarra, s, 2200 tons, Captain South, for Adelaide, via Newcastle. Inga, s, [?]42 tons, Captain Spinnanger, for Auckland, via Newcastle. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 837 wordsReferences were made in Parliament last night to acts of interference by men who took part in the tramway strike with drivers and conductors who assisted the department to ...
Article : 143 wordsKaitangata, s, for Newcastle; Zealandia, s, for Hobart, via Newcastle; Aldenham, s, for Manila, China, and Japan, via ports. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe R.M.S. ORUBA, from landon, signalled "Wilson's Promontory at 7 a.m. yesterday, and is due at Sydney early this morning. The R.M.S. Mooltan, from Sydney, via ports, bound ...
Article : 56 wordsThe Federal Houlder Shire liner Waipara will be despatched from Sydney to-day for London, via South Africa. Her saloon passengers are:— Mr. and.Mrs. L. P. Brooks, Misses Brooks (2), ...
Article : 50 wordsThe master of the steamer Maheno, which arrived at Wellington from Sydney to-day, reported that all the way from Sydney his vessel was beset by head winds. A couple of ventilators were smashed, but ...
Article : 56 wordsThe night and broken shifts of the Tramway Employees' Union met at the Trades Hall yesterday morning for the purpose of considering the amount of strike pay to be ...
Article : 114 wordsJohn Ernest Kemp, who deserted from H.M.S. Psyche at Sydney, in February last, was arrested in Perth yesterday afternoon. He was working here as a plasterer's labourer. ...
Article : 39 wordsRumours are again revived to the effect that the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, the biggest of the Japanese steamship companies has it in mind to establish a Transatlantic service. The company is credited with the ...
Article : 100 wordsThe city police made a raid yesterday on premises occupied by a Chinese, and surprised a number of Asiatics playing pye que. Two men were arrested on a charge of assisting ...
Article : 61 wordsThe trustees of the Loyalty Reward Fund yesterday acknowledged receipt of the following donations:— Amount already acknowledged, £1042, 14s 6d; North ...
Article : 199 wordsA private cable message received last night stated that the German mail steamer yorck, of the fleet of the Nord-de[?]tscher Lloyd, left Colombo on Tuesday last for Sydney, via Fremantle, in continuation of ...
Article : 44 wordsThe position of the baking trade is still unaltered. Operatives held a meeting to-day, and at the instigation of Mr. Veryard, M.L.A., who is endeavouring to settle the dispute, appointed ...
Article : 87 wordsThe cargo steamer Cevic, belonging to the White Star line, arrived at Melbourne yesterday on her way to Sydney and New Zealand ports, with a full cargo of general merchandise from Liverpool. She ...
Article : 51 wordsJohn Porter, 33, of Crown-road, Ultimo, a carter, employed by T. Hamilton Bad Co., carriers, was driving a two-horse lorry across George-street into Hay-street at 7.25 last ...
Article : 85 wordsThe White Star liner Persic, which sailed from Liverpool on July 2, and from Capetown on July 22 for Sydney, arrived at Albany yesterday. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe steamer Jeanara, of the American and Australian line, which sailed from New York on June 10 with a cargo of general merchandise for Sydney and New Zealand ports, arrived at Melbourne yesterday after ...
Article : 49 wordsIn the Supreme Court to-day the hearing was concluded of the action in which Edwin S. King sought to recover from the Ivanhoe Gold Corporation, Ltd., of Kalgoorlie, £5000, for ...
Article : 218 wordsThe German mail steamer Roon, which was originally timed to leave Sydney to-morrow, for Southampton and Bremen, will not be despatched until Wednesday next. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe steamer Germania, of the fleet of Jaluit Gesellschaft, will leave Sydney at 4 o'clock this morning, for Hongkong, via the Caroline and Marshall Islands. ...
Article : 31 wordsA verdict of suicide was recorded at the inquest held yesterday afternoon concerning the death of Leon leard, 55, lately living in New South Head-road, Double Bay. Deceased ...
Article : 79 wordsSir,—Now when so much is heard of the loyalty of the police during the late tramway strike, and so many generous citizens are raising funds to reward them, I would like to ...
Article : 499 wordsThere was launched at Belfast on June 26 a screw steamer named Perseus, which has been built to the order of the Ocean Steamship Company, Ltd., of Liverpool (Messrs. Alfred Holt and Co., Ltd.) The ...
Article : 144 wordsPaul Ashton, 15, residing in Hutchison-street, Surry Hills, and employed at the Bagasse Metal Works, Circular Quay, felt down the lift well at the firm's premises yesterday ...
Article : 69 wordsThe following telegrams were received last night as to the conditions of the bar harbours:—Manning Heads, no possibility of soundings being taken to-day; Ballina, too much sea on bar to take soundings ...
Article : 49 wordsWilliam Samuels, 53, a railway guard, lately living in Kensington-street, city, died at St. George Cottage Hospital at midday yesterday. Deceased was guard on the, 11 p.m. tra[?] ...
Article : 62 wordsA conference of representatives of the different public bodies of the district, called by the Mayor of Lismore in response to a request by the Ballina Municipal Council, was held at ...
Article : 393 wordsThe Ghangsha left Sydney for Hongkong, via. ports, on the 5th, and is due in Hongkong on Aug. 30. The Tsinan left Sydney on July 27, being due at Port Darwin on the 7th, and Hongkong on the 20th ...
Article : 97 wordsPatrick Aiken, aged 28 years, a single man, living at 82 Crown-street, Sydney, a fireman on the steamer Buninyong, fell down the hold and fractured his skull. He died before ...
Article : 43 wordsThe Altona (United Tyser) left New york July 25, and is due at Fremantle Sept. 9.The Apolda (from Scandinavia) left the Tyne July 15, and is due at Melbourne about Sept. 10. The Augsburg arrived at ...
Article : 257 wordsMiss Bella Perry, who was badly burned at Alstonville a fortnight ago through her clothes catching fire, died in Ballina Hospital early this morning. ...
Article : 31 wordsAUCKLAND (1281m).—Dep: Aug. 6, Daniel, [?] for Sydney. NAPIER (1428m).—Dep: Aug. 6, Star of Australia, s, for London. ...
Article : 24 wordsIn Bathurst Gaol this morning George Field, aged 72 years, died. Deceased was received from Cowra on Monday. He had been sentenced to a months' imprisonment for ...
Article : 211 wordsSUVA (1743m).—Dep: Aug. 6, To[?]ua, a, for Sydney, en route from Auckland, Samoa, and Tonga; Glacier U.S.A. transport Ajax. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 174 wordsThe protracted patent litigation between the Iron, Steel, and Metals Manufacturing Company, Ltd., and Edwin Phillips, in connection with the applications of the latter for ...
Article : 145 wordsA further endeavour is to be made by the Eight-hours Anniversary committee to get legal authority to hold an art union in connection with their annual celebration. A ...
Article : 75 wordsMr. Reakes, assistant chief of the Government Veterinary Staff, who has arrived from a visit to England, said that tne quality of New Zealand lamb was pretty well maintained. ...
Article : 63 wordsTHURSDAY ISLAND (2000m).—Dep: Aug. 5, Tsinan, s, for Hongkong. COOKTOWN (1550m).—Arr: Aug. [?] Makambo, s, from Port Moresby. ...
Article : 854 wordsThe coroner concluded the inquiry to-day into the circumstances surrounding the death of a newly-born male child found near the Bloomfield railway platform on July 16. Mary ...
Article : 269 wordsThe annual report of the Government Resident in the Northern Territory for 1907 has just been made available. The population numbered 3156, exclusive of aborigines, ...
Article : 134 wordsStriking evidence of the prosperity of Victorian industries is afforded by the statistics of manufactures for 1907. The total value of articles produced during the year ...
Article : 118 wordsLast evening the ship's companies of H.M.S. Pegasus and the naval establishment held a ball at the New Masonic Hall, Castlereagh-street. The walls were tastefully decorated, ...
Article : 99 wordsEarly this morning some fettlers proceeding to work discovered portions of human remains on the railway line between Singleton and Rix's Creek, in the vicinity of M'Dougall's Hill. ...
Article : 85 wordsThe Government Statist estimates that 2,061,087 gallons of wine were made at the last vintage, as against 2,495,434 gallons in 1907. The decrease of 17.37 per cent, is owing to ...
Article : 89 wordsA complete skeleton was found at Floyd's Point this morning. It is supposed to be that of a female aboriginal. This is the third skeleton found within two years at the spot, which ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 7 Aug 1908, Page 8
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