Petitions opposing the Apprenticeship Bill are being forwarded to the Legislative Assembly in considerable numbers by employers' organisations. Six of these ...
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Article : 7 wordsWord was received here to-day that the levees on the Wyuna side of the river had broken above M'Coy's-bridge, and the water was fast spreading over the country. ...
Article : 494 wordsSir,--The executive and members of the Australian Women's National League have been subject to so much criticism and misunderstanding regarding the ...
Article : 1,742 wordsAn inquest was held at the Morgue yesterday by the City Coroner Dr. R. H. Cole) on the body of Frank Faulkner, which was found in the sea at St. Kilda on the ...
Article : 105 wordsAt the city court on Tuesday 87 cadets were charged with neglecting to attend the necessary number of parades during the year ended 30th June. Several of the ...
Article : 495 wordsCommissioner James Millar has been elected chairman of the Echuea Borough Water Trust for the ensuing term. The engineer to the borough council has ...
Article : 242 wordsAt the meeting of the Storemen and Packers' Union on Monday evening, Mr. T. Walker, presiding, complaints were made by members as to the lack, of ...
Article : 127 wordsMr. S. Mauger addressed a well attended meeting in the town hall to-night in connection with his candidature for the Senate. He dealt principally with the ...
Article : 242 wordsLouisa Gunn, 13, was admitted to the Alfred Hospital yesterday from her home in aberdeen-road, Prahran. The girl had swallowed some eucalyptus, and was ...
Article : 35 wordsAt the works in South Melbourne of the Millar Jarrah Co. yesterday a heavy piece of timber fell on to the left leg of Robert Rodda (23), a resident of ...
Article : 55 wordsThe Chief Secretary gave notice in the Legislative Assembly yesterday of his intention to move that a wages board be appointed for persons engaged in preserving ...
Article : 57 wordsA miner named Thompson, a resident of Basalt Hill, met with an accident this afternoon. He wa sengaged in breaning down dirt for sluicing purposes when a ...
Article : 80 wordsOn Thursday the Commonwealth destroyers Parramatta, Yarra and Warrego will arrive in Port Fairy Bay. The officers will be welcomed by the mayor and ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 306 wordsThe disturbed weather conditions indicated on Monday's chart have since become more pronounced, and the chart for Tuesday shows a marked change in the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 374 wordsMr. P. M. Geraghty, a well-known grazier at Glenaroua, whilst assisting with others to lift a piano to the stage of the Glenaroua Hall yesterday afternoon, met ...
Article : 115 wordsDuring the last four weeks Messrs. Maclean, Macalister and Co. have held seven or eight clearing sales in this district. The local representative of the firm states ...
Article : 87 wordsOn account of the Government's slowness to move in the direction of carrying out the plank in the Labor platform which declares for the abolition of the Upper House, ...
Article : 218 wordsA very painful accident occurred to a young farmer, Gib. Pavitt, of Thorpdale, on Sunday [?]orning. Pavitt was trying an axe on a woodheap, when it slipped, ...
Article : 58 wordsThe Executive Council yesterday approved of an amendment and extension of the Order in Council granted in the year 1902 authorising Sebastopol borough council to construct, and run a tramway ...
Article : 34 wordsAt the general sessions on Tuesday, George Whittle, aged 33, laborer, pleaded guilty to a charge of obtaining money by means of a valueless cheque at Lake Boga. ...
Article : 581 wordsMansfield shire council has been authorised by the Executive Council to install an electric lighting service within the township. ...
Article : 24 wordsA serious accident happened yesterday to Geo. Pavitt, a champion axeman, of Childers, while cutting wood. The axe slipped, and cutting through a heavy boot he wore ...
Article : 85 wordsThe recent rise in the Murray has done considerable harm to the reclaimed lands at Tailem Bend. H. W. Morphett and Co. are the greatest sufferers. They recently ...
Article : 90 wordsThe Melbourne Town Hall was crowded last night on the occasion of the twenty- first Diocesan Festival. The proceedings commenced with a public tea, at which ...
Article : 552 wordsNumerous complaints of grocers trading after hours have recently been made to the grocers' association, which has decided to take stops to put a stop to a practice that ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 14 wordsA sad drowning fatality occurred at Whitfield last night. At 8 o'clock Mrs. W. Izard put her son, Stanley, aged about 2 years, to bed in a cot, and left the house ...
Article : 125 wordsVICTORIA.--Cloudy and unsettled; more rain generally; squally, some thunder. Northerly winds, tending N.W. and westerly, and becoming rough along the coast. ...
Article : 174 wordsIn the Legislative Council to-day the Industrial Peace Bill was read a first time. The District Courts Bill was read a third time. ...
Article : 205 wordsThe match of 16,000 up between Fred, Lindrum, jun., and Cecil Harverson drew good houses yesterday. Lindrum obtained the [?] in the afternoon, scorling [?] points to his ...
Article : 222 wordsRichard Smith, farmer, was charged with having committed an assault on John Albion by shooing him with a revolver, and a son of accused was charged with ...
Article : 259 wordsThe deaths occurred on Monday night of two little girls, Elizabeth Mabel Farrow, of Gardens-road, Mascot, and Margaret Proberts, 30 Victoria-street, Balmain, who ...
Article : 42 wordsA warm discussion took place at the meeting of Footscray council last night, when four tenders for printing were under consideration. Two of the tenderers' ...
Article : 401 wordsMr. T. G. Sweet, manager of the South Extended mine, was found dead about 5 p.m. to-day at his house on the mine. He had apparently been dead for some time. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 38 wordsMr. G. D. Cook, a brother of Mr. W. M. Cook, a well known sporting journalist of Melbourne, died in the hospital to-day as the result of a bicycle accident a week ago. ...
Article : 61 wordsBROKEN HILL.-- The official report of [?] British Mine for the past week is as follow:-- Development: Thompson shaft, No.6 level (secti[?] 412), upraise to connect with No. 5 level ...
Article : 265 wordsIn the House of Assembly to-day the Attorney-General said the bill to amend the Early Closing Act, which was passed by the Labor Government last session, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 640 wordsIn sentencing John Hope (35) in the District Court to-day to five years in gaol for entering a dwelling with intent to commit a crime, Judge M'Naughton expressed ...
Article : 68 wordsThe Legislative Assembly to-day rejected, without division, the Council's amendment to the Coolgardie-Merridin Railway Bill that the bill be not operative ...
Article : 107 wordsThe proposal to form a trades union political party has been considered important enough by the Sydney Coal Lumpers' Union to become the subject of ...
Article : 146 wordsIn view of the allegation made by Rev. S. D. Yarrington, the Inspector-General of police ordered strict investigation to be made into those districts where the ...
Article : 136 wordsAt the central politic court on Tuesday, Hugh M'Lean, Archibald M'Lean and Geo. Strong, were each fined £2, and ordered to pay costs and triple taxes for having ...
Article : 113 wordsFREMANTLE.--The following passengers arrived on Tuesday by R.M.S. Morea, from Loo[?] For Fremantle: Messrs. Moore, Smith, K[?] For Adelaide: Messrs. Rennie, Brosthw[?]te, C[?] ...
Article : 163 wordsIn the Supreme Court two Indians were charged with the murder of a countryman. Accused obtained from the victim, the Indian overseer, a file to sharpen a knife, ...
Article : 77 wordsA most satisfactory position in regard to the collection of rates was disclosed in the financial report read at the Camberwell council on Monday night. The amount estimated to be received from ...
Article : 82 wordsAt the Victorian Seed Merchants' meeting held this evening, on the motion of Thos. Purves, managing director for F. H. Brunning Pty. Ltd., the following motion ...
Article : 124 wordsMembers of the City Council generally at a special meeting of the committee of the whole yesterday expressed disapproval of the new Harbor Trust ...
Article : 193 wordsOver 500 summonses have been issued against defaulting ratepayers for the recovery of rates, the total amount being over £800. This accounts for about ...
Article : 124 wordsThe following tenders have been accepted by the Camberwell council:--Carinda-road construction, J. Graham and son, [?]363 198; Wandsworth-road and Benson -street construction, H. Holland, ...
Article : 61 wordsMr. Henry Zeplin was responsible for a pianoforte recital given last night at the Athenaeum Hall, at which he was assisted by Madame Agnes Janson and Mr. Claude ...
Article : 275 wordsLord Chelmsford to-day formally opened the dispensaray recently established by the National Association for the Prevention and Cure of Consumption. ...
Article : 256 wordsAUCKLAND.--The mail steamer Makura arrived here on Tuesday from Vancouver. She has the following passengers aboard for Sydney:--First [?]loon: Mesdames M'Guinness, [?]artpence, [?] ...
Article : 135 wordsAt the meeting of the Northcote council on Monday night, Cr. Johnson referred to an unsightly tip situated in St. George's-road. He moved that the sanitary surveyor be asked to ...
Article : 47 wordsHons Sang, of Elliminyt, Colac, laborer. Causes of insolvency: Want of remunerative employment and pressure of creditors. Liabilities, £104 22; assets, 5. Filed at Colac. ...
Article : 26 wordsThe Chief Commissioner of Police has allowed Constables Plozza and Fowles to accept a reward of £2 offered by Mr. J. Livingstone for information which would ...
Article : 161 wordsAt the meeting of the Northcote council on Monday night, Cr. M'Donnell moved--"That this council is of the opinion that it is in the best interests of the people that it should erect ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 145 wordsAt last night's meeting of Footscray council Cr. Jenkins (mayor) moved-- That this council requests the Government to insert a clause in the Harbor Trust bill for the ...
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Advertising : 142 wordsThe following tenders were accented at a meeting of the Fitzroy council on Monday:--Machine metal, Watters and Wales, at 56 and 6 per cuble yard, north and south of Reilly drain ...
Article : 98 wordsSYDNEY.--The wool sales were continued on Tuesday, when 2849 bales were offered. The market ruled very firm at the opening for all descriptions, crossbreds being in especially strong ...
Article : 63 wordsThe Church of England congregation at Dennington, whose church was blown down by the recent gale, has decided to build a memorial church to the late Archdeacon ...
Article : 50 wordsThe United States war ship Princeton is expected to arrive here to-morrow. She comes from Samoa for docking. ...
Article : 24 wordsThe Fitzroy police desire the owner of a purse containing three sovereigns and some silver, which was picked up in Gertrude-street, near the corner of Smith-street, on Tuesday, 17th inst. ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Wed 25 Sep 1912, Page 10
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