Owing to the strike there are now 21,615 people in Victoria either idle or partially idle. Of these 6976 are involuntarily out of work, and 4073 are working; part time. The army ...
Article : 49 wordsMr. Spencer Woodham, the secretary of the Gas Emergency Board, announced last night that the restrictions on the use of gas to-day are as follows ...
Article : 153 wordsDorothy Brunton having resigned the throne, Maude Fane occupies it—by popular election. The gallery girl must worship an idol, and Miss Fane made good her claim to the pedestal on ...
Article : 788 wordsA fire occurred at the residence of W. Colbert, better known as Maher, at Springdale, 12 miles from Temora, yesterday afternoon, when a three-roomed cottage, with its contents, was ...
Article : 95 wordsThe public will welcome the news that a settlement of the strike was reached last evening so far as the railway and tramway men are concerned. As a result of negotiations between Mr. J. B. Holme, Industrial ...
Article : 504 wordsThe Government has not yet published its intentions with regard to the post of fourth Commissioner of Railways, rendered vacant by the death of Mr. Milne ...
Article : 163 wordsWithin the last two years the industrial troubles of the builders' laborers of Australia have occupied local tribunals ranging from the lower courts of Tasmania to the Privy Council ...
Article : 240 wordsAnother rise has occurred in the Murray River at Barooga. The height is 21ft above Summer level, and as the Hood water from Albury has not yet reached Barooga a further ...
Article : 113 wordsThe latest number of the The J.P., the official organ of the New South Wales Justices' Association, contains an interesting article on the position of justices of the peace in relation to ...
Article : 238 wordsApproval has been given by the Prime Minister to the appointment of the following members of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Advisory Council of Science and ...
Article : 100 wordsAlderman Sir Allen Taylor has the following motion standing in his name on the business sheet for the City Council meeting to-morrow: "That whilst heartily in accord with the ...
Article : 116 wordsMany railway men returned to work during the week, and only about 140 old hands are now unemployed. Many men are bitter at seeing their jobs filled so easily ...
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Advertising : 872 wordsAt the Central Police Court yesterday morning four members of the I.W.W. arrested on Friday night pleaded guilty to charges of being members of the Association. John Kerr ...
Article : 134 wordsThe ferry services, of all lines except Manly will be the same to-day as last Sunday. The Manly run will be hourly from 8.30 a.m. to 9.30 p.m., when the last boat will leave the ...
Article : 38 wordsThe conference between the Strike Committee and Mr. Holme agreed to the following terms of settlement. which practically embodied those submitted by ...
Article : 325 wordsFollowing on the conference between the Strike Committee and Mr. Holme, the Commissioner under the Arbitration Act consulted members of the Cabinet. The Acting-Premier ...
Article : 454 wordsThere are no strike developments in Tasmania. It is not known here what action the waterside workers vill take. Owing to the scarcity of coal the use of gas is to be ...
Article : 49 wordsActing under regulation No. 31 of the War Precautions Supplementary Insulations, the Federal Executive has decided to "cancel the provisions of any agreement made between the ...
Article : 138 wordsThe United States is considering a gigantic shipbuilding programme. It is proposed to build a fleet of 150 merchantmen, mostly 10,000-tonners of from 16 to 18 knots, fitted with ...
Article : 89 wordsOne of the first measures to be introduced as soon as the Estimates are dealt with during the coming week in the State Parliament will be one to increase the tax on betting ...
Article : 64 wordsAt the Tivoli the Favorite Follies were in great form on Saturday. George Welch and Billy Rego revived their absurd sketch of the theatrical agent and his little boy, who are ...
Article : 386 wordsMeetings of all the Unions will be held tomorrow to discuss the situation. The Amalgamated Railway and Tramway will hold a mass meeting at the Protestant ...
Article : 61 wordsUp to yesterday considerably over 9000 hands have been engaged to fill the vacancies crested in the railway and tramway services by the strike. Two-thirds of the men ...
Article : 448 wordsYesterday morning, George Hanley, who until about three days ago lived in Philip-street, Enmore, and had removed to Baulkham Hills, was knocked down by a motor car, owned and ...
Article : 44 wordsIt is reported that up to noon to-day 131 men were engaged at the National Volunteer Labor Bureau. These included 40 for work on the wharfs, 22 drivers, and 25 painters for ...
Article : 105 wordsIn a paragraph published last Sunday, referring to the excellent war record of the family of Mrs. C. Barnett, of Bay-street, Glebe, it was stated that a son-in-law (H. P. Lock),a Rugby ...
Article : 73 wordsFrom October, 1912, when the baby bonus system was introduced, to December last. N.S. Wales mothers numbering 214,878 have claimed the £5 allowance, and have thus drawn over ...
Article : 52 wordsBrigadier-General Sir Robert Anderson has retired from the Australian Imperial forces. Senator Pearce, referring to that fact to-day, said that Sir Robert had rendered the ...
Article : 69 wordsOne of the Victorian State Ministers, Mr. Hagelthorn, was in Sydney yesterday as the result of the proposal to set aside the product of a coal mine in New South Wales ...
Article : 110 wordsAndy Greaves (10.8½) put up a splendid fight against Herb McCoy (l0.1½) and nearly had the Victorian out in the third round. Herb hung on and saved himself. Greaves then weakened ...
Article : 62 wordsThe strike has confirmed the Government in its intention to have the Arbitration Act amended so as to provide that in the case of Unions not wishing to come under the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 84 wordsA letter from the front, addressed to Miss Chaffey, bo:: 1634, G.P.O., Sydney, has been sent to this office, and is now awaiting a claimant. The lessee of the box mentioned ...
Article : 48 wordsMr. Leask, works manager of the Co-operative Box Factory. Balmain, stated yesterday that the secretary of the Timber Workers' Union had addressed the employees in the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 108 wordsWirths' Hippodrome at the Haymarket will be opened on Saturday, September 29, by William Anderson's Dramatic Company, in the popular Australian drama. Robbery Under ...
Article : 90 wordsMessrs. M'Beath, of Melbourne, James Chalmers, of Sydney, and F. A. Verco, of Adelaide, all well-known business men of the Commonwealth, compose the Royal Commission on ...
Article : 103 wordsSince the police cleaned up the I.W.W: last Saturday, strike matters here have been comparatively quiet. The I.W.W. during the week made several attempts to hold meetings; but ...
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Sunday Times (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1930), Sun 9 Sep 1917, Page 2
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