A member of Parliament complained feebly a few days ago that his job was not a bed of roses. The peevish pout attracted the attention of an ex-Minister ...
Article : 705 wordsBy the Hon. J. D. Fiezgerald, M.L.C., Minister for Local Government and for Public Health, accompanied by Mr. Percy Allan (Engincer-in-Chief for Local ...
Article : 724 wordsL.M. is a mother who has three sons at the war. The reasons which led her to put £1000 into the Sixth ...
Article : 313 wordsAfter a fine spell extending over a few days, a heavy shower fell early yesterday morning, resulting in 52 points being recorded. The day was ...
Article : 64 wordsDepressing tales were told of the losses in railway and tramway revenue caused by the recent strike. At last we hear the other side. A return just compiled ...
Article : 101 wordsThe conference of the Associated Chambers of Commerce approved of Mr. Hughes' scheme for the organisation of industry. ...
Article : 34 wordsPulganbar crossed in from Sydney at 5.40 a.m. yesterday. Coombar crossed in from Byron Bay at 6 p.m. yesterday. ...
Article : 20 wordsAt the Police Court William Stokes, or Berger Damm, 21, was charged with knowingly misleading Captain Hammond, of the Commonwealth military forces, by ...
Article : 80 wordsThe hon. organiser of the Fruit and Vegetable Fund, 16 Carrington street, Sydney, begs to acknowledge from the pupils of Iluka Public School the help ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 57 wordsM. Simonoff, the unacknowledged Consul-General for Russia, appointed by the Bolshevik Government, addressing the Victorian Socialist party, said the best ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 58 wordsAt the Inverell Land Court last week consideration was given to a proposal by Mr. C. F. Tindal, of Arimidale, that the Government resume or purchase the ...
Article : 147 wordsUnder a war precautions regulation just gazetted it will be an offence for any person to print, except for submission to the censor, or to publish, sell, or distribute ...
Article : 50 wordsIt is expected the Governor's assent to the Arbitration Bill will be given early next week. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 43 wordsThe Minister for Lands reports since January 142 original holdings, embracing 72,210 acres of Crown lands, have been applied for, also 11 applications by ...
Article : 47 wordsPostal arrangements for the Easter holidays have been issued, and are as follows:—Good Friday, same as Sunday; Saturday after Good Friday, all offices open ...
Article : 74 wordsA number of postal and absent votes were counted to-day, and had the effect of bringing about alterations in the state of parties, which now stand—Labor 49 ...
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Advertising : 80 wordsA meeting of the Local Land Board (chairman's sitting), will be held in the Court-house at Grafton, on March 26, 1918 at 10 a.m., when the following cases will ...
Article : 143 wordsA further endeavor is to be made to settle the doctors' strike by fresh compromise between the British Medical Association and the Friendly Societies. ...
Article : 42 wordsThe new committee of the Coff's Harbor and district hospital is fully alive to the responsibility of keeping the institution financially sound, and already a special ...
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Advertising : 50 wordsAmong those present at the old folks' at home in the Melbourne Exhibition Building, were two men aged 106 and 102 respectively, and two women, each [?]6 ...
Article : 59 wordsIn the vicinity of Coramba, where good lodes of copper have recently been struck, mining matters appear to be particularly busy. Mount Browne is being worked ...
Article : 72 wordsSome remarkable irregularities are being revealed in connection with, the system of proxy voting on behalf of soldiers. Two forms for the nomination of ...
Article : 231 wordsWar or no war the Royal Agricultural Society booms along boldly, and its approaching annual festival promises to be as big as ever, and as popular. For ...
Article : 140 wordsAn inquest was opened concerning the death of the boy Kingsley Dyson at Cooma. Dr. Sheldon expressed the opinion that ...
Article : 72 wordsAt the above sessions on Tuesday, before Judge Docker, James Hurrell was charged with indecently assaulting Gwennie Johnston a girl under the age of 16 ...
Article : 108 wordsAfter what appeared to be an interminable delay there is now a reasonable prospect that shipbuilding is actually to begin at Walsh Island—not by the Federal ...
Article : 895 wordsSince the first baby clinic was opened in Sydney in 1914 there has been a remarkable decrease in mortality among children. In 1913 the deathrate per ...
Article : 56 wordsA visitor to Lismore just now is Mr. H. Mofatt, who comes from the Blackall district, Queensland. Mr. Mofatt has been over a stretch of the North Coast, and ...
Article : 171 wordsA pretty garden fete organised for the purpose of raising funds to renovate the interior of the Presbyterian Church, Maclean, took place on the manse grounds ...
Article : 93 wordsFollowing upon the resignations of Ald. W. Williams D. Cameron and N. McLeod at last meeting of Maclean Municipal Council, an election is necessary within ...
Article : 549 wordsDr. Arthur, M.L.A., giving evidence in the industrial Court, in the application of the Australian Workers' Union for an award under the Government Railways ...
Article : 164 wordsMr. C. W. Lattimer, who has been on the staff of the Maclean butter factory, has resigned and is leaving the district, owing to Mrs. Lattimer's health ...
Article : 119 wordsThere was an acute shortage of wax matches in the wholesale markets this morning, when it was impossible to buy wax vestas for either prompt or future ...
Article : 62 wordsThe new State Governor seems to have mastered pretty well the art of talking and saying nothing. In his public capacity it is what a State Governor is wanted for ...
Article : 104 wordsA vicious gang of blackmailers has operated in Sydney for months past, intimidating women, and endeavoring to extort money under threat to expose some ...
Article : 43 wordsA meeting of ladies was held in Fitzgerald's Chambers yesterday afternoon in connection with the running of the C.P. and A. Society's tea tent at the ...
Article : 179 wordsAt a largely-attended meeting of graziers and others at the Victoria Theatre Kempsey, on Saturday last the following motion, moved by Dr. Lancaster, was ...
Article : 173 wordsMr. John Thomson, M.P., has received the following letter:—Sir,—Referring to your communication of November 3 last, enclosing a letter from Mr. Frank L. ...
Article : 98 wordsCaptain Donaldson, of the steamer Matunga, which was sunk by the Gorman raider Wolfe, has cabled that the crew and passengers are in Germany. ...
Article : 35 wordsA peculiar strike happened at Townsville. It appears that a girl was asked by the landlord of a hotel to polish some brasswork. She refused, and ultimately ...
Article : 56 wordsThe Victorian Grand Lodge of Freemasons has announced that the letting of the Masonic Hall in Melbourne for the celebration in connection with the Russian. ...
Article : 53 wordsFifteen hundred and ninety-four sick and wounded soldiers returned to Melbourne to-day, being one of the largest disembarkations on record. Six hundred ...
Article : 43 wordsCasino "Courier":—It has come at last. A body of employers has protested against the cadets drilling in their (the employers') time. To Grafton Chamber ...
Article : 232 wordsMr. Oakes: For some time I have been a question on the business-paper relating to the reduction of pay for fish-cleaners, and I should like to know from ...
Article : 186 wordsA deputation from Newcastle asked the Chief Railway Commissioner to-day for an improved service between Newcastle and Sydney. The Chief Commissioner, in ...
Article : 126 wordsLady Chelmsford presided over a meeting of the executive committee of "Our Day" Fund to-day. The total collections in India amounted to £815,000. The ...
Article : 128 wordsThere were 12 tables in use at the patriotic euchre tournament on Wednesday night. Mrs. Kempshall won the lady's prize (a silver and cut glass butter dish ...
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Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 - 1954), Fri 22 Mar 1918, Page 2
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