Mr. Hutchinson asked the Premier yesterday in the Legislative Assembly when he would give the House an opportunity of discussing the proposed connection of the ...
Article : 57 wordsA meeting for the purpose of inaugurating the Seripture instruction election campaign was held in the Chapterhouse, Cathedral-buildings, yesterday afternoon. The Bishop ...
Article : 794 wordsThe secretary of Defence has received the following description of the new rifle which has been adopted for the British army, and which the Cummonwealth Government ...
Article : 645 wordsThe Full Court, consisting of the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Real, gave its reserved judgment to-day in an appeal by the Colonial Sugar Refining Company for leave ...
Article : 146 wordsThe Customs and excise receipts for the last five months were really about £270,000 less than for the corresponding period last year. This is due to the fact that it has not ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 106 wordsAt present persons interested in property at Gembrook, who desire to visit that locality at the week-end, and return to business on Monday morning, are unable to do ...
Article : 159 wordsYesterday evening Mr. H. Williams, exM.L.C., addressed the electors of this district at the Mechanics' Institute. There was a crowded and enthusiastic audience, ...
Article : 626 wordsSome peculiar circumstances surrounding the alleged theft of a considerable sum of money were disclosed in an affidavit read to Mr. Justice Hodges yesterday on an ...
Article : 454 wordsIt is expected that in five of the seven districts of the House of Representatives the sitting members will be returned unopposed. In the metropolitan districts of ...
Article : 65 wordsAlthough the Federal Public Service Commissioner hopes to issue a scheme reclassifying the public service, it is unlikely that it will come into force before July 1 next year. ...
Article : 47 wordsThe Minister of Customs his directed that transires for the transfer of goods by inland carriage from one state to another—form 26 Customs regulations—are no longer ...
Article : 38 wordsSpeaking to the electors at Perth recently, Sir John Forrest said that on the question of the "common rule," he admitted that it was a fair proposition that the coastal trade ...
Article : 362 wordsAVOCA.—A case of what seems like railway mismanagement has been brought under notice by Mr. J. Kean, of Elmhurst. He recently consigned by early train on a Friday morning, 2½ tons of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 305 wordsIn districts remote from the capitals of the states it is often found that the preliminary steps necessary before an inquiry can be held into a charge against an officer ...
Article : 155 wordsSir,—The railway station to which I deliver my produce is in charge of a woman who is unacquainted with freights. All goods sent from this station have to be ...
Article : 420 wordsThe Federal Electoral Act provides that the six returing officers for the Senate shall not vote for that Chamber unless two candidates secure an equal number of votes, ...
Article : 193 wordsA letter was received by the Prime Minister on the 16th November from the general officer commanding the forces in South Africa to the effect the tenders were being ...
Article : 453 wordsThe 18 Chinamen who were arrested some few weeks ago in connection with the Chinese strike were brought before Mr. Panton, P.M., at the City Court yesterday ...
Article : 633 wordsThe Education authorities are loth to lend the Electoral department country state schools, so that they may be used as pollingbooths on election day. They have ...
Article : 95 wordsMr. G. B. Edwards, addressing the electors of South Sydney last week, let the light in upon dark places when he described how Sir William Lyne and Mr. Austin Chapman ...
Article : 380 wordsSir,—May I draw your attention to the fact that in the editorial note which you append to my letter in this morning's issue you carefully avoid the question that forms ...
Article : 325 wordsST. ARNAUD.—Much dissatisfaction is expressed here that the Government are not giving any information to the public as to where the booths will be. It ...
Article : 46 wordsMr. William Knox addressed a meeting of about 400 electors, many of whom were ladies, in the Recreating-hall, Kew, last evening. The mayor of Kew (Councillor ...
Article : 177 wordsAn inquest was held at the Morgue yesterday by Mr. R. H. Cole, coroner for Bourke district, into the cause of the dreadful accident which took place at Menzies' ...
Article : 270 wordsA meeting of the council of the National Citizens' Reform League will be held at 2 p.m. to-morrow to take into consideration the attitude of the league in regard to the ...
Article : 38 wordsImmediately the nominations are received by the electoral authorities to-day, the names of the candidates for the different electorates will be sent to the Government ...
Article : 74 wordsReports to hand from the principal fruitgrowing districts indicate that there is only a moderate crop ot plums and peaches, a good crop of apricots, and a very light crop ...
Article : 439 wordsIt is understood that Ministers will shortly unite applications for the position of Commissioner of Patents under the Commonwealth Patents Act, and that a salary ...
Article : 78 wordsA difficulty has arisen here in connection with the Senate elections. Hitherto expert poll clerks have been rewarded with a fee of £1/1/ for confining themselves to a booth ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 147 wordsSir,—With reference to the above I should like to know if any linen ever manufactured would stand spreading out and photographing after two thousand years. And if it is ...
Article : 158 wordsMr. J. F. Boultbee, managing partner of the firm of Messrs. H. Jones and Co., Darlington, who attended the meeting, stated yesterday that he had read the account ...
Article : 354 wordsDuring Mr. Ritchie's tour of the electorate he charged Mr. Skene with endeavouring to wipe out the duty on grain. In a letter to the press of the electorate. Mr. Skene ...
Article : 98 wordsThe Commonwealth Government has admitted the light of Victorian transferred officers to receive the hightest rate of salary paid to ofhceis holding corresponding ...
Article : 169 wordsAt a meeting in the Southern Melbourne electorate, held in the Temperance-hall, South Melbourne, on Monday evening, it was agreed that the support of the temperance party at the ...
Article : 163 wordsJames Gough, the man who was arrested by Plain-clothes Constable Tucker on Tuesday on a charge of having abducted a girl 17 years of age, named Lena Regan, from ...
Article : 226 wordsYesterday ofternoon the mayor of Footscray (Councillor W. H. Toohey) held a magisterial inquiry at the Footscray Courthouse on the body of Thomas Henry Brodie, ...
Article : 181 wordsSir,—I fear Dr. Marshall has done his order an ill-turn—unintentionally, no doubt —in his desire to smite "the mythical school (dead long ago) hip and thigh" by ...
Article : 277 wordsMr. Reid, who presided at a meeting at the Protestant-hall to-night, at which Mr. J. C. Neild opened his campaign for the Senate, made a short speech. He said, ...
Article : 784 wordsSenator Barrett addressed a crowded meeting at the Port Melbourne Town-hall last night, the mayor (Councillor Hester) being in the chair. ...
Article : 290 wordsA question has arisen as to the power of West Australia to impose duties on foreign goods at Australian values, when such goods are transferred to West Australia ...
Article : 90 wordsSir,—All anti-faddists and anti-socialists in the Bourke constituency ought to adopt as their fighting motto—"Grundy for Bourke." Personally, I should have ...
Article : 314 wordsUnder the power delegated to him by the Minister of Customs, Mr. Smart, the Victorian collector, will hold a court of inquiry at 10 a.m. to-day into disputes which have ...
Article : 178 wordsThe Harbour Trust commissioners met at their offices yesterday afternoon. The chairman (Mr. W. Pitt, M.L.C.) presided. The recommendation of the works, dredging, ...
Article : 243 wordsSir,—I was delighted to read in "The Argus" to-day that the Chamber of Commorce had directed attention to the wretched handwriting and mint of thorough ...
Article : 252 wordsBefore Messrs. Edwards and Clyne, J.P.'s, at the Carlton Court on Wednesday, Henry. W. Abrahams was prosecuted under the Streets Betting Suppression Act, the charge being that he ...
Article : 396 wordsThe nominations of candidates for the Senate and for the House of Representatives must be placed in the hands of the returning officers before noon to-day. ...
Article : 343 wordsSir,—Perhaps you will permit me to quote the words of one of America's greatest historians, who writes on a subject connected with the above question as follows:— ...
Article : 438 wordsMiss Vida Goldstein held a meeting last night in the shire-hall, at which nearly 1,000 Sectors were present. At the conclusion of her address she answered several ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 44 wordsAnother wire will shortly be at work in connection with telegraphic communication with Western Australia. Linesmen are now engaged putting up a new copper wire from ...
Article : 96 words"Sir John M'Intyre, Colonel Templeton, and Messrs. F. T. Derham and E. E. Smith are in the field as declared—and pro[?]dly, too—opponents of Trades-hall ...
Article : 292 wordsSir,—Your article and the circular of the Chamber of Commerce merit the approval of the whole community, but one matter is overlooked. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 170 wordsWilliam Henry Johnston, late of the Royal Saxon Hotel, Elizabeth-street, who died on November 8, under a will dated two days earlier left personal estate amounting to £2,626, and, after providing ...
Article : 186 wordsThe traffic on the Brunswick tram line was suspended for some time yesterday afternoon owing to a break in the cable. The stoppage which occurred from 3 o'clock until a quarter to 5 p.m., ...
Article : 136 wordsThe Tasmanian Postal officials have informed the central authorities that the motor car required to carry mails from Launceston to Hobart will have to comply ...
Article : 91 wordsNow that the campaign is fairly started, the chief electoral officer has issued the following notice, which affects candidates, their supporters, and the electors ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 3 Dec 1903, Page 7
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