Fears were expressed yesterday that if the drivers really caused trouble, their action would not only paralyse the shipping trade of the port, but entail hardships on ...
Article : 219 wordsWhile Cliffs, the opals field, in the back blocks of New South Wales, has for some years presented a very arid appearance, and the far reaching effects of the recent ...
Article : 95 wordsAt the Korumburra police court this morning, before Mr. Smallman, P.M., Beatrice Doherty, 40, widow; Sarah Jane Livesage, 40, married; Mary Ana Coulton, 38 ...
Article : 1,127 wordsAt the close of the local Stock Exchange on Friday, the members and other mining investors were addressed by Mr. Blackburn as to the formation of a league for ...
Article : 147 wordsA conference took place at Newcastle to-day between the proprietors of the Pacific, Stockton, Hetton, Wickham and Bullock Island ...
Article : 184 wordsThe following telegram was forwarded to-day to the Premier--"If strike by railway association, one train a day to Rochester ample. If necessary, will provide men to ...
Article : 946 wordsThe effect of the trains stopping at the first station reached after midnight would he to leave passengers on the Mildura line between Woomelang and Hattah, out in ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 469 wordsMr. Kirkwood, M.L.A., who is a leading mining manager at Eaglehawk, when asked to express his views as to the strike yesterday, said:--"Mr. Irvine has taken every ...
Article : 124 wordsAn elderly man, named Edward Jones, was charged at the police court to-day, before Mr. Johns, P.M., with abducting a girl of 14, named Elizabeth Branfield. The ...
Article : 84 wordsA public meeting has been convened for to-morrow night, for the purpose of strengthening the hands of the Government. As an illustration of the strength of public ...
Article : 108 wordsAn accident attended with fatal results happened on Wednesday evening to Mr. John Ross, a well-known Noorat dairyman. He had driven into Terang. While seated ...
Article : 84 wordsIf the whole success of the strike depended upon the rigid and superlative assumption of reticence by the executive of the Daily Paid Union, the day would already be ...
Article : 156 wordsMr, J. M. Chanter, M.P., addressed a meeting here last night. There was a good attendance, and the mayor presided. Mr. Chanter defended the tariff of the Barton ...
Article : 188 wordsThe locomotive foreman here, Mr. Guest, was busily engaged in endeavoring to enrol volunteers, but has met with little success so far. Preparations were being made ...
Article : 58 wordsA severe accident happened yesterday to Mr. O. H. Radley, railway carrier. Whilst' driving has spring dray, containing 16 cwt. of soap, through Shepparton Extended the ...
Article : 118 wordsThe Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company completed yesterday, afternoon arrangements for the strengthening and the expansion of their services throughout ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 346 wordsA man named Spiller, employed at Messrs. Cooper Bros.' slaughter yards, met with painful and serious injuries this morning whilst engaged in feeding some pigs. He ...
Article : 87 wordsIn connection with the retirement of Senator Ferguson, it is understood that he originally contemplated immediate retirement. This would necessitate the election ...
Article : 148 wordsA special general meeting of the railway casual employes will be held at the Trades Hall to-night, at 8 o'clock, to discuss the present crisis. All casuals are particularly ...
Article : 38 wordsThe Premier last night received from the shire secretary at Mildura a telegram conveying the following resolutions passed at a meeting, at which the president of the shire ...
Article : 94 wordsIf the strike continues for any length of time it will almost certainly be necessary to lock out some of the employes whose services will not be required. However, it is ...
Article : 49 wordsWork at the Waranga Basin contract is in full swing. Owing to the broken weather the last pay amounted to only five days for the fortnight. Messrs. ...
Article : 82 wordsMr. J. G. Kidgell, president of the South Melbourne Reform League, held the opinion that as discontent in the civil service Had been smouldering for so long, it was a ...
Article : 150 wordsYesterday afternoon a departmental circular was issued to all superintendents, station masters and others in responsible positions instructing thorn to ascertain from ...
Article : 79 wordsA public meeting was held in the Oxford-street Congregational schoolroom, Colling-wood, last evening. The mayor (Cr. Gahan) presided. He said the meeting was called ...
Article : 566 wordsThe Timmering Presbyterian Sabbath school has again been successful in wining scholarships. under the Allan bequest scheme. Since the inception of the scheme ...
Article : 84 wordsAmongst city men who travel daily between the city and the suburbs, the news of a railway strike was received with feelings akin to dismay. The effect on the bicycle ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 212 wordsMr. F. H. Bromley, M.L.A., the leader of the Labor party in the State Parliament, when approached yesterday, said he knew nothing of the executive business of the ...
Article : 357 wordsMr. A. M'Lean, M.P., when seen last night at his residence on Beaconsfield-parade, Albert Park, said the drastic action taken by the men came to him like a ...
Article : 318 wordsIn connection with the granting, of a slaughtering licence to Messrs Pegler Bros., of Bayswater, by the local council on Saturday last, as the result of which action the ...
Article : 113 wordsThe following report has been received from the Melbourne Observatory:-- Weather Chart, Friday 8th May, at 9 a.m.--High atmospheric pressure (above 30.2 inches) ...
Article : 318 wordsThe Bishop, of Melbourne has issued a special prayer of intercession for industrial pence, to be used in all the Anglican churches in the diocese to-day. Bishop ...
Article : 45 wordsThe posting of newspaper telegrams at the Beehive this morning intimating that the Engine Drivers and Firemen's Association had notified the Premier of their ...
Article : 410 wordsAt the Benalla Supreme Court on Wednesday, before Mr. Justice Williams, Frank Robinson, aged 21, pleaded guilty to a charge of publishing a defamatory libel of and ...
Article : 163 wordsFrom 8 o'clock until nearly midnight members of the executive of the Amalgamated Railway Employes' Association sat in St. James's-buildings, William-street ...
Article : 196 wordsMessrs. J. B. Tucker and T. Smith, two of the State members of the South Melbourne district, when seen were disinclined to say anything about ...
Article : 157 wordsThe condition of the State school at Yarragon has given rise to serious coin- plaint against the Educution department. The staircase leading to some raised seats ...
Article : 195 wordsThe non-union men are practically besieged. They are watched all day long, and not one of them could get off the mine premises without being seen. A raid on the ...
Article : 213 wordsThe following are to-day's forecasts:-- VICTORIA (Friday), 6 p.m.--By Mr. Baracchi[?] Moderately fine, but becoming unsettled from the westward, with scattered showers; light S. and ...
Article : 214 wordsA slight advance in the price, of butter has taken place, owing to the Victorian railway crisis. There have been many inquiries from Sydney for eggs, and this ...
Article : 44 wordsA miner named William Mahoney was killed in peculiar circumstances at Wiluna, in the East Murchison gold field, yesterday. He had been on the night shift in the ...
Article : 205 wordsAt the council meeting to-day, Cr. Farmers moved that the sympathy and support of the ratepayers of Lowan shire he extended to the Premier in his present ...
Article : 95 wordsDuring the afternoon the Premier was waited on by Mr. Gillespie, president of the National Citizens' Reform League, who was accompanied by Messrs. James Hall ...
Article : 147 wordsLittle apprehension is expressed regarding the effect of the strike, is a great quantity of goods arrive by steamer. YEA, Friday. ...
Article : 79 wordsAt the Colac police court to-day, before Mr. Patterson, P.M., Emily M'Namara was proceeded against for alleged sly grog selling at Beech Forest, at the instance of ...
Article : 153 wordsThe arrest of the women at Korumburra was referred to at last night's meeting of the Trades Hall Council, the standing orders being suspended to enable a motion ...
Article : 295 wordsBy request, the president of the shire convened a public meeting, and about fifty representative residents assembled in the mechanics' hall to discuss the situation. ...
Article : 59 wordsThe Albury station will be seriously affected by any stoppage of goods or mail trams, as large quantities of produce supplies for southern Rivernia, come by rail ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 146 wordsMr. M. Foy, president of the Lancefield shire, forwarded the following message:-- At a public meeting of residents of Lancefield, the president of the shire in the chair, it was ...
Article : 48 wordsAt the afternoon call of the Stock Exchange, Mr. A. B. Harrison referred to the acute stage now reached in the railway crisis, stating that as loyal citizens ...
Article : 209 wordsA report that the employes of the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company were likely to strike in sympathy with the railway men gained currency last evening. ...
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Advertising : 58 wordsCommunication poured in upon the Premier yesterday urging that the Government should not give way to the demand made by the engine men. These were addresssed ...
Article : 600 wordsThe local hospital surgeon reported at the meeting of the hospital committee on Wednesday that of 50 cases of typhoid fever admitted to the Warracknabeal ...
Article : 79 wordsThe wills of the following have been lodged for probate:-- Ely Bedford Lamb, late of Mitiamo, farmer. Death occurred on 13th April, and the will bears ...
Article : 89 wordsSir,--In the last 11 years Victoria paid in pensions and gratuities to retired railway servants £951,303. In the last nine years New South Wales paid £50,737. Last year ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Sat 9 May 1903, Page 13
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