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  2. WORK AND WAGES.

    The special board appointed to determine the wages and conditions of the employes in the coopering trade has arrived at a determination, which will come into ...

    Article : 292 words
  3. GAS WORKERS' WAGES.

    The hearing of tho claim by the Federated Gas Employes' Union for an award fixing tho rates of pay and hours and conditions of work was continued before Mr. Justice Higgins ...

    Article : 1,086 words
  4. INDETERMINATE SENTENCES.

    The conference of probation officers under the Indeterminate Sentences Act was resumed yesterday. The moving was devoted to visits to the Newsboys' ...

    Article : 432 words
  5. THE UNEMPLOYED.

    There is hardly a department in either the Federal or State arena which has not been approached by the unemployed during the past few weeks with a request for ...

    Article : 228 words
  6. THE PRINTERS' COMBINE.

    A large deputation of master printers waited on the Minister of Customs at the public offices yesterday to protest against the combine in connection with the ...

    Article : 954 words
  7. EFFICIENT EDUCATION.

    A meeting of the Council of Public Education was held yesterday; Mr. F. Tate. Director of Education, presiding. The chairman, with the authority of the ...

    Article : 1,584 words
  8. DEFRAUDING THE RAILWAYS.

    Travelling without tickets and on out of date tickets is becoming of so frequent occurrence on the suburban railways that the Commissioners have decided to take ...

    Article : 243 words
  9. MIMIC WARFARE.

    The thunder of big guns in action was heard intermittently for some hours this morning and afternoon. The place of the firing was about three miles and a half out ...

    Article : 1,174 words
  10. CASES BEFORE THE COURTS.

    On a charge of travelling, between Melbourne and Newmarket on a ticket that did not entitle him to do so, a middle aged man named Frederick Hodgson was before the justices at ...

    Article : 282 words
  11. SYDNEY WHARF LABORERS.

    The Sydney Wharf Laborers' Union is to consider to-morrow night the proposal of a requisition that wages be increased to 2 per hour. In order that as many as possible ...

    Article : 141 words
  12. APPEAL FOR MUNICIPAL WORK.

    Having canvassed the principal Government departments in their search for work, the unemployed of Melbourne are turning to the municipal councils for practical ...

    Article : 294 words
  13. BREACHES OF AN AWARD.

    The ground of prosecution in some cases before the chief industrial magistrate today was the subject of some plain speaking from the bench. P. G. Halliday, of the ...

    Article : 264 words
  14. CRITICISM OF PENTRIDGE.

    Mr. G. A Maxwell said that with all his experience of criminals he had not lost one whit of his faith in human nature. Often had he been astonished by the ...

    Article : 651 words
  15. TRADE RECIPROCITY.

    Towards the end of the week the Commonwealth Minister of Customs (Mr. Tudor) will confer with the New Zealand and Canadian Ministers of Customs ...

    Article : 224 words
  16. WORK AT WILLIAMSTOWN.

    It was reported to Williamstown council last night that the Minister of Public Works had agreed to find work for the unemployed by improving the back beach at ...

    Article : 107 words
  17. ASPHALTERS' BOARD.

    The new determination of the Asphalters Wages Board came into force yesterday. The determination sets out the following rates of wages:—Men on mastic machine ...

    Article : 233 words
  18. THE MOONAH REFLOATED.

    The steamer Moonah, which went aground at Snake Island a few days ago. and appeared likely to become a total week, has been saved. ...

    Article : 170 words
  19. THE DAHLIA SHOW.

    The twelfth annual Dahlia show of the Carnation, Dahlia and Sweet Pea Society of Victoria was held in the Athenteum Hall yesterday afternoon and evening. ...

    Article : 604 words
  20. THE RAILWAYS.

    At last night's meeting of Williamstown council it was decided to ask the Railway department to change the name of one of the local railway stations from "Beach" to ...

    Article : 59 words
  21. WORK OF THE WAGES BOARD.

    The wages board for builders' laborers is on the point of finishing its labors, and it is expected that the determination, which is the first of its kind, will be gazetted ...

    Article : 134 words
  22. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir,—Your special article of last week, and also Mr. Webber's letter on the above subject in to-day's issue, furnish interesting reading, but the examples given of ...

    Article : 622 words
  23. SUBURBAN BUILDING TICKETS.

    In view of the probability of a dull winter, and of large numbers of men being unemployed, the Ivanhoe and Alphington Progress Society last night resolved to ...

    Article : 80 words
  24. UNITED LABORERS' UNION.

    Some of the members of the United Laborers' Union employed on the construction of the new tramway line for tho Malvern Tramway Trust between Kew and ...

    Article : 118 words
  25. MUTINOUS CADET COMPANY.

    To-day a mutinous spirit pervaded the ranks of the Bathurst L Company, senior cadets, on the ordinance ground at Bathurst. it is alleged that the cadets, after ...

    Article : 131 words
  26. WORKSHOPS AT BALLARAT.

    A commencement has at last been made with the preliminary work in connection with the locomotive engineering shops to be erected at Ballarat North. A large ...

    Article : 87 words
  27. ACCIDENT ON EXCURSION BOAT

    In the County Court to-day, before Judge Wasley, a case of interest to characters of steamers was heard. The plaintiffs were Mrs. Florence Addie Green and her ...

    Article : 262 words
  28. FLOODS IN NEW ZEALAND.

    Much destitution exists at Gore owing to the recent flood losses, and a public subscription has been opened. Reports from the back country show that great ...

    Article : 83 words
  29. EIGHTEEN NAVVIES STRIKE.

    Eighteen men employed excavating a conduit at Darling Island cased work today because they considered that more wages should be paid to come of their ...

    Article : 37 words
  30. GEELONG LINE DUPLICATION.

    The council of the Geelong Chamber of Commerce to-day decided to urge upon the Railway Commissioners the necessity for duplicating the railway between Geelong ...

    Article : 64 words
  31. SIXTH-CLASS LADY TEACHERS.

    It was decided at last night's meeting of the Sixth Class Lady Teachers' Association to request that the salaries of female teachers of all classes be not less ...

    Article : 211 words
  32. DESERTING HUSBAND BROUGHT BACK.

    At the last sittings of the Preston court, before Dr. Cole, P. M., and Mr. Barrow, J. P., Agnes Fahmell proceeded against her husband, August Fahmell, for desertion. Evidence was given that ...

    Article : 241 words
  33. THE PENAL SYSTEM.

    Sir,—It seems that Mr. Murray is possessed of an incurable optimism. In his speech at the conference of probation officers, he said "no country in the world ...

    Article : 146 words
  34. EXPRESS TRAINS LATE.

    On Friday morning the Albury express was an hour and a half late in leaving Wodonga. The New South Wales train was very much behind time, and the first ...

    Article : 203 words
  35. FLEMINGTON FLAT.

    Williamstown council, at its meeting last night, received from Footscray council a request for support in a proposed deputation to the Chief Secretary to object to the V. R. C. proposal to charge ...

    Article : 113 words
  36. ANOTHER BOOT ROBBERY.

    Following closely upon tho robbery at Mr. C. H. Morris's factory in Perry- street, Collingwood, when £18 5 worth of boots was stolen, another robbery from the factory of Herbert Griffiths, boot ...

    Article : 109 words
  37. APPEALS FOR AID.

    In response to the appeal far aid made by the mayor of prabran (Cr. Scout) in yesterday's issue on behalf of a destitute family, we have received the following:—Retort house, West Melbourne Gas ...

    Article : 46 words
  38. HUMAN BONES FOUND.

    Human bones have been found on the Yaloak Vale Estate by a party of men engaged in digging out rabbits. Constable Stephen brought the remains to the police ...

    Article : 45 words
  39. Advertising

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    Advertising : 92 words
  40. BRISBANE COMMERCIAL NEWS.

    BRISBANE,—The following were the ruling prices ill tho produce market auction shed on Tuesday morning:—Maize, 310 to:4; inferior, 3 to 38. Chaff, lucerne, 3 to 61; mixed, 49; ...

    Article : 43 words
  41. THE CABLE FUND.

    Received by Rev. J. R. Sharp:—D.O., 4; P. H. Nihill, £1 1; "Sympathy," £1; S. H., 20. ...

    Article : 21 words
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