Consols momentarily touched £87½ on Monday, but afterwards recovered, closing at £87½, or 5/8 lower than last Thursday. The "Financial News" remarks that, ...
Article : 146 wordsThe Prime Minister, at the request of Sir William M'Millan (N.S.W.), stated the procedure to be adopted with regard to the selection of the federal capital site. It ...
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Article : 519 wordsThe scheme adopted by the Railway Commissioners for the reconstruction of the traffic branch, as outlined in yesterday's issue, has evoked great interest railway ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 211 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly to-night Mr. Waddell delivered his Budget speech. After referring to the disastrous drought, he said that, not only had the revenue ...
Article : 1,493 wordsThe open market discount rate for three months bank bills is 4 per cent., or the same as the Bank rate. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 82 wordsBar silver is quoted at 27?d. per oz. standard, being a decline of l-16d. since Saturday. ...
Article : 20 wordsCopper. — Monday's closing quotations were as follows:—Spot, £54/17/6, or a fall of 12/6 since last Friday; three months, £54/17/6, or a fall of £3/7/6. ...
Article : 59 wordsThe strike among the Chinese workmen in the furniture trade still continues, and yesterday the employes of five more factories went out, swelling the ranks of those ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 33 wordsThe federal electoral officials admit that many mistakes have been made in the compilation of the lists of federal electors. They, however, contend that the proportion of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 91 wordsNo fewer than three set speeches were made on the first question. It related to railway strikers who were not reinstated, although not guilty of aggravated acts. Mr. ...
Article : 1,446 wordsThe fact that the Government stands pledged to consolidate and amend local mining laws, especially in the way of liberalising the labour coditions, invests the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 125 wordsA well-attended meeting of the Port Melbourne branch of the Political Labour Council was held at the local Dispensaryhall last night for the purpose of balloting ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 318 wordsOn and after October 1, the train now leaving Melbourne at 3 p.m. for Geelong and Port Fairy will depart at 3.45 p.m., stopping at all stations, as at present, and ...
Article : 126 wordsAt the meeting of the Templestowe Fruitgrowers' Association last Thursday, Mr. F. Schukraft presiding, a letter was read from the Ringwood association advocating the ...
Article : 73 wordsThe official opening of the Mildura railway is to take place on Friday, November 13. The Governor (Sir G. S. Clarke) is to be asked to perform the ceremony, and ...
Article : 190 wordsA meeting of the Wycheproof branch of the Citizens' Reform League, held to-day (Councillor J. W. Redgen, chairman), considered a circular from the executive ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 145 wordsCanon Tucker, of Christ Church, South Yarra, who has taken a warm interest in the Anglican mission in the new Commonwelath territory of Papua, is making ...
Article : 440 wordsIn the Legislative Council the Licensed Victuallers Bill was read a third time, and passed. The Adelaide Sewers Bill was taken ...
Article : 279 wordsIn reply to Mr. Downward, in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, the Minister for Railways (Mr. Shiels) said that the price paid for New South Wales coal at present ...
Article : 163 wordsMr. James H. F. Waller, mayor of East Maitland, has decided to contest the Hunter electorate. He has promises of support from many electors who opposed Sir ...
Article : 37 wordsSir,—Now that the day has arrived giving women the power to work shoulder to shoulder with men in political life, and in the union of interests outside the home ...
Article : 180 wordsGEELONG Tuesday.—Recently the Geelong Chamber of Commerce wrote to the Railway Commissioners aggesting that a rebate of 6d. per ton should be alowed on cartage of wheat from the ...
Article : 136 wordsThe Legislative Council to-night is discussing the propsal to take the Income Tax Bill into committee, with a view of ending the dadelock with the other Chamber. ...
Article : 134 wordsCOLAC, Tuesday.—The Railway department has decided [?] to appeal to the Privy Council in the Birregurr fire cases. In each case damages will be assessed and paid by the department. There ...
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Article : 117 wordsCOLAC.—A fire at Mr. G. S. Farrar's grocery establishment did a great deal of damage, but the stock and prevented the glames form spreading. The stock and buildings were insured. ...
Article : 157 wordsIn ord[?] to reduce the cost of maintenance of the Glen Iris[?]ine, Councillor Dillon gave notice of his intention to move, at the next meeting of the Camberwill Council, that the consent of the ...
Article : 58 wordsThe following team has been selected to represent Queensland in the Commonwelath Test Match at the New South Wales Rifle Association meeting:—Hamley, Sowden, Andrew, Ferguson, ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wed 30 Sep 1903, Page 8
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