ST. ARNAUD.—George Dickens, [?] died from tetanus in the local hospital. He was seriously injured about a fortnight ago as the result of a fall from a tree at Birchip. He struck a [?] ...
Article : 218 wordsSYDNEY.—Owing to the strike of meat industry employes, Sydney was practically in the grip of a [?] famine on Wednesday. Action is being taken, however, ...
Article : 300 wordsThe Board of Trade on 18th inst. issued a lengthy statement regarding, the crisis which arose owing to the threat of the Associated Society of Locomotive ...
Article : 303 wordsProminent members of the Master Bakers' Association gave evidence regarding the price of bread before the Inter[?]State Commission yesterday. One of them, ...
Article : 885 wordsAs illustrating in concrete form what the miners of the Barrier have willfully denied themselves by going "on strike," it is of value to note from the report of the ...
Article : 185 wordsThe statement of Mr. Hyett that the Victorian railways would probably be involved unless the strike in Sydney was settled throws a good deal of light on what ...
Article : 363 wordsBRISBANE.—In the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday Mr. To[?]ie asked the Minister of Railways if the northern railways were in charge of a strike committee, ...
Article : 341 wordsMr. James W. Gerard, formerly American ambassador in Berlin, is to receive the Grand Cross of the Bath (G.C.B.) in recognition of his services on behalf of British ...
Article : 269 wordsThe situation was discussed at a meeting of the executive of the Victorian branch of the Federated C[?] and Drivers' Union last evening, and it is understood ...
Article : 188 wordsIt was rumored in the city last night that the [?] of the Victorian railway unionists were going out on strike on a certain day next week. When asked ...
Article : 60 wordsPractically a meat famine prevailed on Wednesday. The strike of the slaughter[?]men at the abattoirs had the effect of drawing in the butchers' assistants ...
Article : 2,047 wordsPractically every branch of industry, either directly or indirectly affected by the present upheaval, was represented at a meeting of union representatives in the ...
Article : 360 wordsThe Attorney-General of New South Wales (Mr. Hall), who was present at yesterday's discussion between the Prime Minister and a deputation from the Trades ...
Article : 397 wordsThe correspondence between Sir Robert Borden, the Prime Minister, and Mr. Rogers, Minister of Works, regarding the resignation of the latter Minister from the ...
Article : 101 wordsADELAIDE.—The Coal Board, which has charge of the South Australian coal supply, met on Wednesday. Commander O. Burford, chairman, said the board would ...
Article : 121 wordsThe Admiralty reports that light naval forces, operating on the Jutland coast this morning, destroyed a Zeppelin. There were no survivors. ...
Article : 29 wordsWhen the official return showing the quantities of food now in cold storage was presented to the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday the fact was revealed that ...
Article : 156 wordsPERTH.—There are prospects of a settlement of the Fremantle lumpers' strike. On Tuesday night the Cabinet issued a final appeal, setting out that if by 8 a.m. ...
Article : 313 wordsJudge Winneke on Wednesday gave his reserved decision in the case in which the Ballarat Water Commission sought the recovery of £33 4/9 from Isabella[?] Stewart ...
Article : 142 wordsFollowing upon the regulations issued by the Federal Government prohibiting the use of coal, coke and electricity for industrial purposes, except with the permission ...
Article : 313 wordsGEELONG.—The strike at the wharfs is being gradually lifted. The men who were engaged on Tuesday to load a lighter with wool continued that work on Wednesday. ...
Article : 93 wordsYesterday the attention of Senator Russell, Minister in charge of foodstuffs, was drawn to the fact that as the result of the threatened shortage of coal and the ...
Article : 101 wordsIn published remarks attributed to the New South Wales Attorney-General Mr. Hall is represented as having warned Victorian unionists of the disastrous effects ...
Article : 233 wordsIn the Court of GeneraL Sessions on Wednesday William Stanley Wood, 22, miner, appealed against a sentence of three months imprisonment passed on him by ...
Article : 276 wordsBROKEN HILL.—At a special meeting of the Barrier Workers' Association held in the Protestant Hall the following motion to unanimously carried:— ...
Article : 414 wordsApparently acting in sympathy with the unionist wharf laborers on strike, members of the Ship Painters and Dockers' Union yesterday refused to continue work on ...
Article : 206 wordsThe immediate establishment of [?] clinics at suitable places within the more populous portions of the community is strongly urged in the report of the ...
Article : 131 wordsPrompt action has been taken by the Federal Government with a view to maintaining communication between Melbourne and Tasmania, which was interrupted as ...
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Advertising : 10 wordsFurther progress was made yesterday in connection with the employment of volunteer labor on the wharfs. The men who commenced work on Tuesday arrived ...
Article : 1,183 wordsA further batch of [?] applications were received at the head quarters of the National Service Bureau, C[?]-streeet, by yesterday morning's mail. In addition, the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 117 wordsFor a considerable time the training ship Dart (auxiliary schooner) has been irregularly engaged carrying cargo between Victoria and Tasmania. Endeavors have been ...
Article : 75 wordsBound for Tasmanian ports with passengers, cargo and mails, the steamer Marrawah, for which J. B. Ellerker Pty. Ltd. is Melbourne agent, left Melbourne last ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Thu 23 Aug 1917, Page 8
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