No time was lost in the Legislative Council yesterday in getting to the message from the Legislative Assembly relating to the Council's amendments to the Factories Bill. ...
Article : 3,600 wordsOf the publications for the elections in the interests of all the contending parties no work will be more interesting or more informative than one entitled "Free Trade ...
Article : 1,005 wordsAn action with some rather unusual features, and reviving a project started 21 years ago with respect to the navigation of the River Darling, came on for hearing before ...
Article : 772 wordsA sensational encounter between the police and a man supposed to have been concerned in a sticking-up case took place near the Homebush sale-yards to-night. P. ...
Article : 355 wordsA settlement has been arrived at in the Darling Harbour works resumption case, in which Howard Smith and Sons Proprietary sought to recover £250,000 from the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 199 wordsAfter the Factories Bill had been got temporarily out of the way, Mr. Davies moved the second reading of a short bill giving authority to "fix a time and place" for the ...
Article : 377 wordsThe Minister for Defence was informed by cable message yesterday that another 1,700 Lee-Enfield 303 rifles have been shipped from London. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 318 wordsSir John Forrest has called for a report regarding the disability placed upon country electors by the reduction which has been made in the number of polling places. ...
Article : 78 wordsThe timely article, "Unsettling Settlement," in "The Argus" of Tuesday was very much appreciated in this district, especially as there is a typical case near here. The ...
Article : 467 wordsA meeting of the friends of Sir Malcolm M'Eacharn in Latrobe Ward will be held this afternoon, at half-past 4 o'clock, at 195 Collins-street. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe complete returns for the Glen Innes election show that the poll was the largest ever recorded in the electorate, and that at 14 out of the 18 polling-places Mr. Thomas, ...
Article : 44 wordsA largely-attended meeting of the electors of Albert-park and Middle-park was held at Honeybone's-hall, Middle-park, last night. The meeting, which was convened ...
Article : 149 wordsThe usual questions and preliminary motions were absent from yesterday's noticepaper, and the only incident before the second-reading speeches on the Mines Bill ...
Article : 1,053 wordsWAGGA, Thursday.—The Methodist synod continued its sittings yesterday and to-day. Touching reference was made to the death of the Rev. J. Clifton. The Rev. F. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 93 wordsJohn Cooke, described as an agent, of Waymouth-street, was drowned in the Torrens to-day. The police were informed that a man's wearing apparel was on the bank of ...
Article : 136 wordsSir John Quick, M.H.R., practically began his election campaign at Strathfieldsaye on Wednesday night, when he addressed a public meeting convened by the Sedgwick ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 92 wordsRecentlty the branches of the Free-trade Association in the Echuca electorate sent a strong requisition to Mr. Henry Williams. M.L.A., to contest the seat against ...
Article : 58 wordsKORUMBURRA, Thursday.—Mr. A. A. Wilson, the labour candidate for Flinders, addressed in the Mechanics'-hall last evening a large number of electors, most of ...
Article : 292 wordsThe Legislative Assembly sat all night and the greater part of the day discussing the estimates of the Agricultural department. About noon the closure, which was ...
Article : 162 wordsThe leader of the Opposition, on a motion to go into Committee of Supply, moved an amendment calling on the Government early next session to introduce a bill to ...
Article : 188 wordsYesterday afternoon, at about 5 o'clock, two men standing in a right-of-way near Mac's Hotel, in Franklin-street, were knocked down by a jinker which was driven ...
Article : 132 wordsWINCHELSEA, Oct. 29.—The shearing season is now approaching termination in this district. Murdeduke, Mount Hesse, Turkeith, and Ellengerria stations have cut out, while Barwon-Leigh will ...
Article : 114 wordsSir,—I reply seriatim to the various paragraphs in Mr. Taverner's statement. 1. The two offers made to the Mallee Agricultural and Pastoral Company. prior ...
Article : 688 wordsThe following tenders were accepted yesterday:— Purchase and removal of wooden residence. State school 1,633, Jackson's Cr[?]ek, J. Irwin, £86; purchase and removal of old Court-house, Kalkallo, ...
Article : 43 wordsBALLARAT, Thursday.—A drowning case occurred at Black Hill this afternoon. Eric Keirl, nine years of age, a son of Sydney Keirl, of Morres-street, was ...
Article : 106 wordsSir,—When are these pettifogging Customs pin-pricks going to cease? It appears as though the officials devote the whole of their time in studying the best methods of ...
Article : 114 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly last night, in committee, Mr. Daglish proposed an amendment to the Factories Bill to provide that factory owners be compelled to pay special ...
Article : 118 wordsSir,—"Ithuriel," in your issue of 24th October, 1903, attributes to Byron the following lines:— "Like the fly in amber, we but stare ...
Article : 220 wordsThe Legislative Assembly, in dealing with the Estimates early this morning, rejected the proposal to reduce the item. Crown solicitor, £1,640, by £440, but the Minister ...
Article : 447 wordsDespite the fact that he is not in the best of health lately, Mr. Robert Harper has decided to again offer himself as a candidate for Mernda. In accordance with a ...
Article : 59 wordsHEATHCOTE, Thursday.—A young man named John Campbell, 29 years of age, a resident of Heathcote, met with a serious accident a few days ago. He was driving ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 272 wordsThe federal labour party issued a manifesto to-day dealing with the party's achievements in the first Federal Parliament. It is a long document, but in it little ...
Article : 422 wordsThe Attorney-General proposes the division of the state into five electoral districts, each returning six members to the House of Assembly, and three to the Legislative ...
Article : 111 wordsWAGGA, Thursday.—Sheathwood, a well-known local cyclist, who went to South Africa with one of the contingents, met with a serious accident while training for the ...
Article : 70 wordsThe Bairnsdale show was a great success, the attendance being the largest for years. The exhibits were very good, draught horse stock and sheep having large entries. The flowers were ...
Article : 292 wordsSir,—I was, indeed, very pleased to see by "The Argus" of the 26th inst. that there is some chance of men being compelled to provide for their widows. I am quite sure it is ...
Article : 440 wordsBROKEN HILL, Thursday.—A sad fatality occurred this morning at Block 13 Proprictary, resulting in the death of Harry Clydesdale. The deceased and two mates ...
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Advertising : 432 wordsHOBART, Thursday.—This afternoon a youth named Robert Crawford was drowned. While swimming a horse near the Castray Esplanade the horse reared and threw him. ...
Article : 36 wordsLAUNCESTON, Thursday.—A young man named Arthur Burgess was killed at Stanley to-day through a tree falling and splitting his head open. ...
Article : 28 wordsMargaret Agnes Hawkins, late of Woolamaiwidow, who died on August 8, under a will dated July 21 left real estate valued at £1,600, and personal property valued at £1,200, to her children. ...
Article : 215 wordsMr. H. C. Elliott, cordial manufacturer, Rathdown-street, Carlton, announces that be is a candidate for the vacancy in the Smith Ward, in the City Council, which ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 186 wordsThe Legislative Council to-day dealt with a large number of bills, which have to be finally disposed of or dropped before the adjournment to-morrow. The Assembly ...
Article : 129 wordsThe remains of the late Dr. Shand, of Middleton, were incinerated at the Adelaide Crematorium, in accordance with a request made by the deceased shortly before his ...
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