A fatality resulting in the loss of three lives occurred at Orbost to-day. Blasting operations were in progress by Carroll's gang on the Bairnsdale to Orbost railway ...
Article : 176 wordsThe hearing of the waterside workers claims for increased rates of pay and improved working conditions was resumed by Mr. Justice Higgins in the Arbitration ...
Article : 1,699 wordsBENDIGO.--After a downpour of rain during the previous night, cool weather prevailed on Friday, when the country fire brigades' annual demonstration in the show grounds was brought ...
Article : 1,159 wordsThe subject of water supply is one which is engaging serious attention throughout the State at present, the unprecedented spell of hot weather having depleted ...
Article : 1,168 wordsNews was received at Bombala last night of a burning fatality at Bungarby, in which a boy aged two years, youngest son of Mr. Thomas Murdoch, a solicitor, lost his life. ...
Article : 139 wordsIn the Full Court to-day, Mr. Stumm, K.C., appearing for the Barristers' Board, moved for an order nisi calling upon a barrister to show cause why he should ...
Article : 220 wordsA few weeks ago private contractors carrying out work at the Kalgoorlie and of the trains-Australian railway agreed to a schedule of wages considerably in excess of ...
Article : 366 wordsSomething in the nature of a sensation was caused in trades union circles yesterday when it became known that the Trades Hall Council had by a two to one majority ...
Article : 377 wordsAs the night train from Bendigo on Thursday was approaching Echuca a sensational accident occurred. The train at the time was travelling at between 40 and 50 ...
Article : 288 wordsThe Minister of Defence in view of the statements which had reached him concerning the failure of the rifles which had been made at the Commonwealth small ...
Article : 406 wordsWhile the morning passenger train from Boort to Korong Vale was leaving the yards at Boort yesterday to take up a position at the platform some of the cars ...
Article : 78 wordsSir Alexander Peacock, as Minister of Education, met members of the committee of South Eisternwick school and of the North Brighton Progress Association on Thursday afternoon on the ...
Article : 396 wordsThe balance of the consignment of mixed cattle from Armidale, N.S.W., to the Metropolitan Board of Works, Melbourne, arrived here on Wednesday. This lot was in low ...
Article : 190 wordsA deputation, representing the residents of Moora, a small township on the new railway line to Colbinabbin, waited on the Railway Commissioners yesterday to ...
Article : 124 wordsA fashionable-dressed woman, named Alice Maud Wise, was presented at South Melbourne court yesterday on the charge of performing an illegal operation. Sub-Inspector Westoott ...
Article : 480 wordsCharges of grave neglect, resulting in some instance in stock being subjected to shocking cruelty, continue to be made against the Railway department. At the ...
Article : 125 wordsThe announcement that the Railways Standing Committee will take evidence towards the end of the month at three points on the proposed cross-country line ...
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Advertising : 4,006 wordsEarly yesterday morning Detectives Bannon and Mercer arrested John Bender, 23 clerk, on a charge of having broken into the residence of Percival Pint, at Park[?]e, on Thursday, 5th ...
Article : 80 wordsFor delivering firewood after 1.30 p.m. on. Saturday, 31st January, Kenny Horne was yesterday fined 26, with 106 Costs, by the Caulfield bench. ...
Article : 33 wordsThe directors of the Goulburn Valley Freezing Works are still handicapped by the laxity of the Railway department. The directors have had the earthwork of a ...
Article : 179 wordsThere charges were preferred against W. H. Nicholson, grocer, Glen Huntly-road, Eisternwick, at the Caulfield court yesterday, viz., that he employment Francis Gleeson for a greater number ...
Article : 87 wordsAs Joseph Robert Vaughan, a laborer, from Mildura, stepped out of an hotel in Exhibition-street, near Little Bourke-street, at 11 p.m. on Thursday, he was knocked down and punched by a man. The assailant snatched Vaughan's watch ...
Article : 55 wordsA fire occurred at the drapery establishment of Hugh Nicholls, Bourke-street, on 16th February, resulting in considerable less to the firm. An inventory of the property not damaged by the ...
Article : 75 wordsDaniel Bowerfield and Arthur Jordan were arrested at Brunswick yesterday morning by Plain Clothes Constable Dugriule, and locked up on a charge of stolen a quantity of harness, ...
Article : 56 wordsIn the opinion of the secretary to the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works the rainfall of Thursday night will not have any ...
Article : 137 wordsA public meeting was held in St. Barabas's schoolroom, Balwyn, on Thursday to protest against the granting of a licences to use Myrtle Park, Doncaster-road, for a consumptive ...
Article : 420 wordsThe hearing of charges against several persona for having sold liquor without a licence was resumed in the City Court on Thursday. Helen Schwetach, 114 Bourke-street, was sentenced to ...
Article : 90 wordsSir,--After perusing the many complaints against the Railway department in your issue of to-day, I am encouraged to ask you to give publicity to the ...
Article : 288 wordsThe fourteenth annual show of the Doueaster and Box Hill Horticultural Association was opened yesterday, in the pavilion. White Horse-road, Box Hill, by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, ...
Article : 437 wordsAt West Wyalong court to-day, Robert Douglas was charged with shooting at Andrew Christie with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. According to the ...
Article : 90 wordsOwing to the extreme beat of the past few weeks the water supply at the Government Sanitorium for Consumptives at Green Vale has run very low, and the ...
Article : 161 wordsTyphoid fever is again rife in the city and is causing concern to the health authorities. A number of serious cases has been reported. ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Sat 14 Mar 1914, Page 17
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