Further trouble over the 44-hour week has occurred at the Austral Bronze Company's works at Alexandria, where members of the ...
Article : 442 wordsGreat satisfaction was expressed by union officials to-day at the decision of the New South Wales Government to provide a floating dock at Walsh Island. "It will make Walsh Island a paying proposition and a ...
Article : 725 words"While I was searching in the pond for my brother I trod on his hand. I dragged the body to the bank, but it slipped back ...
Article : 115 wordsWinning the toss, Newcastle's opening batsmen, Barbour and Wells, made an excellent start in the match against New Zealand on the sports ground to-day. Baiting very cautiously at first, they took the score to 94 for no ...
Article : 780 wordsDespite the vigorous protestations that the Government had no immediate intention of abolishing the Upper House, Cabinet has ...
Article : 354 wordsHearing groans a few minutes after one o'clock this morning. Mr. C. H. Barnett, who lives in Church-street, Newcastle, went to ...
Article : 438 words"Take thou a pound of charcoal" does not sound like a good prescription for illness, but it is alleged to have been made in Latin by Roland ...
Article : 300 wordsThe following special forecast for Newcastle and the northern district was issued to the "Newcastle Sun" at noon to-day by Mr. ...
Article : 198 wordsTwo thousand applicants for six jobs formed a queue at 7 a.m. outside the works of the Texilose Company, and threatened to rush the ...
Article : 116 wordsAcknowledging the civic welcome at Newcastle Council Chambers to-day, Mr. Patrick, captain of the New Zealand cricket team, said that during ...
Article : 204 wordsThe anti-Communistic pledge is likely to cause a big break in the Labor movement in Queensland. Objectors to the pledge last night issued an ...
Article : 168 wordsThe sub-committee of Cabinet which was appointed yesterday to consider plans for the construction of a floating dock at ...
Article : 78 wordsBy a sudden fall of shale. Thomas McKean, aged 40, a workman, living in Mascot, was killed in the pit of the Central Brick and Tile Co., Ltd., in ...
Article : 69 wordsWhen Henry De Camera, 48, tailor, was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having, on December 13, 1924, received a suit-case and ...
Article : 179 wordsHenry Tacke, aged 65, an importer, who was arrested in the Sorrento scrub and charged with having murdered Mrs. Rachael Currell at her ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 95 wordsMembers of Ayrfield No. 1 Miners' Lodge met at West Maitland Park this morning to consider the report and recommendation of its delegates who ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 519 wordsWallsend Council last night referred to the Finance and Health Committee the question of arranging for the working of the 44 hours week. The ...
Article : 110 wordsFurther heavy rains last night soaked the already sodden playing area at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to-day. ...
Article : 82 wordsThe Mayor of Newcastle (Alderman Cornish) regrets exceedingly that he should have been accused of discourtesy by the Mayor of Hamilton ...
Article : 158 wordsThomas Davis, who figured in "the poking faces" case, was again charged at Newcastle Court to-day with having behaved in an offensive manner. ...
Article : 73 wordsStokers at the Parkes gas works are dissatisfied with the effect of the 44 hours' week upon their earnings. They complain that they are losing ...
Article : 93 wordsA plea for the building of a loading bank at Broadmeadow, for the handling of stock for Newcastle show-ground, also for [?]horses was made ...
Article : 109 wordsA Pung[?] has been chosen for the New South Wales team against South Australia in place of P. Asher, who was not available. A: Scanes has been ...
Article : 37 wordsA published statement that there was possibility of a stopwork meeting again holding up South Maitland railways caused alarm in Maitland and on ...
Article : 109 wordsIn view of the urgent nature of the street requirements in the district, Boolaroo Urban Area Committee, at its meeting last night, decided to ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 79 wordsThe 44 hours week system seems to [?]the working smoothly at Kurri. [?]Most of the business people have [?]dopted a scheme whereby employees ...
Article : 76 wordsMr. James Davidson, who is well-known in the mercantile marine and commercial circles of Newcastle, is dangerously ill at his home at ...
Article : 155 words"It will be interesting to know what the latest Government pronouncement, as set forth in this morning's papers, exactly means," said the ...
Article : 72 wordsThe general president of the Australian Seamen's Union (Mr. T. Walsh) was in Newcastle to-day. It is understood that he is inquiring ...
Article : 39 wordsThe State Premier, Mr. Lang, was asked to-day whether the Government proposed to take over the Sydney ferries. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 101 wordsArthur Cecil Wilson, captain of the steamer Portfield, was proceeded against by three members of the crew of the Portfield Robert Boland, ...
Article : 127 wordsMr. John Lowis, who acted as manager for the English Soccer team, is seriously ill, following a sudden seizure. ...
Article : 30 wordsAfter weeks of hazardous work in the malarial swamps and blazing heat of the Dutch New Guinea jungles. Captain Frank H[?]tey has returned to ...
Article : 115 wordsSanction has been received by Kurri District Hospital from the Works Department to spend £17,300 on additions and alterations. The ...
Article : 75 words"I saw them with a mob of boys, who appeared to be playing 'two-up' on the footpath in Albert-street, Wickham. People had to step off ...
Article : 76 wordsduring the gale last night the Finnish barquentine, Favell, was driven ashore on a sand [?]nk in Port Phillip, about three and a half miles from ...
Article : 55 wordsThe changing of the shifts at the Steel Works, owing to the operation of the 44 hours week has necessitated additions to the Port Waratah tram ...
Article : 61 wordsThe death occurred on Thursday evening at the Newcastle Hospital of Mrs. Briscoe, wife of Mr. Percy Briscoe, inspector of the Southern Cross ...
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The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Fri 8 Jan 1926, Page 5
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