A conference of trades desirous of an amendment of the Factories and Shops Act in the direction of having a minimum wage applied to all branches of industry was ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 246 wordsTo-day.—Settling over Aspendale-park races, at Victorian Club; acceptances and general entries due for Berrigan races; Lancefield races; Kerang races; Richmond races; entries close for Fitzroy ...
Article : 173 wordsThe Grand United Order of Oddfellows held its annual meeting at the Protestant-hall, Melbourne, yesterday. Present:—Messrs. H. Hutchinson, Grand Master; P. Maconochie, Deputy Grand Master; J. ...
Article : 974 wordsThe second concert of Madame Albani's all too short season attracted an immense audience to the Town-hall yesterday evening. His Excellency the Governor and Lady ...
Article : 734 wordsThe second sitting of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the hours of work and special rates of payment of the employers of the Melbourne Tramway and ...
Article : 1,836 wordsThe parishioners of All SAints' have decided to crect a memorial window to the late Rev. J. Garlick, for many years incumbent of the church. ...
Article : 70 wordsA party of visitors, including the wives and daughters of several of the visiting delegates to the Federal Convention, arrived in Bendigo by the noon train to-day, and spent ...
Article : 208 wordsSeveral of the Sydney horses which competed at the recent V.R.C. meeting returned home by train yesterday. J. Wilson, jun., also took Avalon, La Carabine, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 142 wordsTuesday (6 p.m.):—Warm weather, with light N.E. and northerly winds; slight sea. ...
Article : 18 wordsRainfall at Observatory previous 24 hours to 5 p.m. 8th March, nil. Since January 1, 1.38in. Average rainfall at Observatory for the first three months of the year, 5.65in. ...
Article : 374 wordsAt about 10 o'clock this evening a fourroomed unoccupied cottage was burnt down. It is surmised that a man named Wolfe, who was seen earlier in the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 48 wordsA very large meeting was held on Tuesday evening, in the town-hill, for the purpose of taking into consideration a proposal to borrow £1,000 for the purpose of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 887 wordsThe desire to obtain parts of public reserves by recretion clubs has been rather strong of late years, and political considerations generally make it convenient for ...
Article : 656 wordsThe buildings affected by the fire which broke out in Bourke-street yesterday morning are the property of Mr. James Graham, formerly a member of the Legislative ...
Article : 151 wordsMr. Clement Wragge has issued the following forecast:— Western Australia.—Cloudy and very unsettled throughout, owing to the monsoonal disturbance ...
Article : 445 wordsScores of children are suffering from measles in this district. No fewer than 24 families connected with the state school are affected, the average attendance being ...
Article : 174 wordsThe death of the six-year-old boy, Norman Bruce Pearson, who was found in an unconscious condition in the gutter in Alfred-crescent, Clifton Hill, on Monday, has ...
Article : 301 wordsThe half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Victorian Permanent Building Society was held at 235 Collins-street yesterday afternoon. Mr.J. B. Crews being in the chair. The half-yearly ...
Article : 232 wordsThe annual demonstration of the country fire brigades was commenced this evening. Three special trains arrived during the afternoon, bringing the firemen who are to ...
Article : 172 wordsThe hearing of the charge against Henry Cassellan Gray, mining engineer, of Collins-street, for obtaining £500 by false pretences from Frank Henry Wey. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 40 wordsThe dilatoriness of the Education department in regard to furnishing the Surrey Hills State School with a decent water supply has been causing much adverse comment locally. The matter was referred ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 117 wordsMr. A. Debney has been elected chairman of the Mining Board for the ensuing 12 months. CASTLEMAINE, Tuesday. At a meeting of the Castlemaine Mining ...
Article : 1,334 wordsA week ago a young girl named Clara Mabel Vincent disappeared from her home in Coburg. A warrant for her arrest was issued, and she was found in company with a number of men in a house ...
Article : 800 wordsPerey Albert M'Cord, an employe of the South Melbourne branch of the Citizens' Life Assurance Society, was brought before the City Court yesterday on a charge of embezzling 6d., 2/, and 2/ ...
Article : 186 wordsIn connection with the examination of Professor Morris for the degree of doctor of letters, the result of which was published in our columns recently, the ...
Article : 336 wordsSince the election of Councillor Lancashire as president of the Braybrook Shire Council, that body has not been a happy family, and the bad feeling has been increased by the president's action ...
Article : 250 wordsECHUCA, March 8.—The following stock crossed into Victoria to-day from New South Wales, via Echuca:—30 cattle, W. Naughton, Deniliquin, owner, consigned to J. C. Walker and Co., ...
Article : 618 wordsAt the Sydney Cricket-ground to-day W. Elliott attacked Platt-Bett's unpaced flying start quarter mile Australian record, which stood at 26 2-5sec. Elliott accomplished the feat in 26sec. ...
Article : 23 wordsA Swedish sailor, hearing the alliterative name of John Johnson, is a firm believer in taking time by the forelock, and apparently everything else he can my his hands on. On Monday he ...
Article : 295 wordsChurch of England Cricket Association (Matting). —Holy Trinity (Coburg) v. All Saints' (Northcote). —This match was commenced at Northcote on Saturday, 26th February, and concluded on ...
Article : 54 wordsThe question of a cycle track for the Brunswick Recreation-reserve seems likely to see some finality at last. The Victory Cycle Club have agitated for many months to have a track laid down, and ...
Article : 543 wordsThe match committee of the Victorian Bowling Association met on Monday night, and selected the team that is to represent Victoria at Sydney during Easter week. Over 40 nominations were received, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 116 wordsSir,—It is to be hoped your well-timed article in "The Argus" of to-day will open the eyes of the Government as to the necessity for carrying out such primary works ...
Article : 161 wordsMACORNA, March 7.—Thrashing has now been completed, and the yields in a number of instances have been very heavy. Up to 80 bushels of Algerian oats have been harvested per acre. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 115 wordsOn Saturday next Camberwell and Armadale, the winners of Section A and B respectively, will play the first of their engagements to decided the premiership. The second match will be played on the ...
Article : 50 wordsNorth Melbourne Club.—The annual meeting will be held on March 24. Nominations for the various offices will be received up till 16th inst. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wed 9 Mar 1898, Page 6
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