The Premier of South Australia is proceeding to London to represent his state at the Anglo-French Exhibition, and also to deal with the question of the provision to ...
Article : 2,905 wordsThe principal feature of the grain markets yesterday was the easier tendency of wheat, the recent active demand for which in the country markets has been succeeded ...
Article : 1,113 wordsThe Railway department have under trial three different speed-recorders, with a view to eventually adopting one form of this device on the principal passenger trains. It ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 522 wordsA copy of the amended determination of the Brushmakers' Wages Board has been forwarded to the Minister of Labour, Sir Alexander Peacock, by the chairman of the ...
Article : 119 wordsSugar.—The production of beet sugar in Europe for the four months ended December 31, according to Mr. F. O. Licht's circular, is cabled, shows a decrease of £45,000 ...
Article : 857 wordsADELAIDE, Tuesday.—The Minister controlling the Northern Territory has received a telegram from the Government resident, in which the chief warden reprots as follows:—"A month ago Hore ...
Article : 144 wordsBROKEN HILL, Tuesday.—BLOCK 14 has started the foundations of a large fire service tank on the highest point on the mine with a capacity of 15, ooo gallons water. This will be connected with ...
Article : 261 wordsThe resignation of Mr. C. F. Young as one of the representatives on the flour trade wages board has been received by the Minister of Labour (Sir Alexander Peacock). ...
Article : 66 wordsBrokers under the influence of the cool clfange, an improvement in the prices of metals, and the firmness of London quotations for lead and copper stocks, were in ...
Article : 1,645 wordsGEELONG, Tuesday. — Owing to the high price of living the Geelong town corporation labourers on Monday evening were granted an increase of 1/ per day and the ...
Article : 43 wordsMILDURA, Tuesday. — There are no developments in the local labour difficulty beyond the fact that a band of "workers" paraded the settlement to-day, visiting the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 99 wordsThe Broken Hill Junction North Company's weekly return, dated January 20, is as follows:— Treated 2,042 tons crude ore, assaying 15.2 per cent, lead, 10.3oz. silver, 10.2 per cent, zinc; producing ...
Article : 56 wordsIn the District Court on Monday, Peter Mullin, a middle-aged man, was charged with having attempted to travel on the Victorian Railways on an expired ticket. ...
Article : 72 wordsUnsupplied demand for LLANBERRIS NO. 1 existed at 9/3, while the eastern mines generally were firm although buyers and sellers kept apart. At the LAST CHANCE the faces north and south ...
Article : 370 wordsIn a report on the underground workings at Mariners' Reef. Maryborough, forwarded by Mr. A. M. Howitt, of the Geological Survey Branch, to the secreatry of mines (Mr. Dickson), the view ...
Article : 235 wordsYesterday, at the Flemington Court, before Messrs. C. J. Cook (chairman), W. Shaw, and R. Jamieson, Inspector Borsum summoned Eliza Harrison and May Jamieson for having travelled ...
Article : 98 wordsWALHALLA, Tueaday.—Mr. Albert Harris, M.L.A., who is on a visit here, has procured for the railway trust a departmental record of the goods shipped at Toongabble and Cowwarr, and ...
Article : 65 wordsSYDNEY, Tuesday.—A few of the minor pits in the Newcastle district were again idle to-day on account of trouble with the wheelers, who are becoming restless ...
Article : 71 wordsSmith's Creek. Queensland.—Ore milled, 486 tons; yield, 12 tons black tin. Previous week, 259 tons for 5 tons black tin. M'COLL and YEOMANS. ...
Article : 35 wordsAVOCA, Tuesday.—Complaints are made of petty thefts on the railways. Fruit and ice has been pilfered in transit. One fruiterer is driving to Ballarat for his fruit in preference to entrusting the ...
Article : 48 wordsThe Foots[?]ray Council has in the past been unfortunate with respect to deputations to Ministers to have local grievances removed. The councillors do not approve ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 47 wordsKORUMBURRA, Tuesday. — The down passenger train last night was delayed at the local station upwards of an hour through a cattle train being stuck on a "bank" between kardella and ...
Article : 81 wordsThe market was still sluggish. NEW MOON, after a lengthy absence, reappeared on the list of sales, trade being reported at 67/. Buyers in COLLMANN AND TACCHI bad up to 11/8, and ...
Article : 1,609 wordsKORUMBURRA, Tuesday. — In connection with the proposal to remove the trucking yards at the local station to a more convenient site, the carrying out of which is made conditional on the shire ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 181 wordsCOLAC, Monday.—The Railways Standing Committee, all the members being present, have been in the Otway Forest for the week-end, hearing evidence concerning the proposed extension of the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 48 wordsThe managers report:— Bruhn's Frederick the Great, Bendigo, 19th.—Repaired winze from 160ft. level to 580ft., total from level 77ft.; depth of same, one level to other, 137ft. ...
Article : 669 wordsNATHALIA, Saturday.—A public meeting, convened by the shire president (Councillor W. T. Maloney) to take steps to have an additional train service, was held in the Nathalla-hall, on Thursday ...
Article : 120 wordsAt the meeting of the Footscray Council held on Monday night the mayor (Councillor Caldecott). reading from the council's balance-sheet, stated that the rate for the year ending September 30 last ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 296 wordsWheat.—The market is in a dull condition, and while the quantity offering is not very large it is sufficient to exercise a depressing influence at a time when the ...
Article : 831 wordsSir,—Having witnessed the sad accident at Shepparton on Friday evening, I would like to ask the Railway Commissioners how much longer these death-traps are to remain ...
Article : 66 wordsSir,—I was an eye-witness of another terrible accident at Shepparton on Friday evening last, whereby a man was killed instantly and his daughter badly injured by a ...
Article : 241 wordsThe following auctioneers reports have been received:— Messrs. Dennys, Lascelles, Austin, and Co., of Geelong in conjunction with Strachan, Murray, ...
Article : 109 wordsTwo male patients were reported to the Kew police as having escaped from the Kew Lunatic Asylum on Monday. One (David Kerr) was captured at Port Albourne ...
Article : 183 wordsBaillieu Patterson and Sons Pty. Ltd. held a sale of Crown lands at their rooms, 375 Collins-street, yesterday afternoon, when the following lots were disposed of:—Three lots in Kerferd-road, ...
Article : 129 wordsThe half-yearly meeting of the Spring Hill and Central Leads Gold-mining Company, Creswick, was held at the Stock Exchange, Melbourne, yesterday. Mr. R. D. Thompson presided. ...
Article : 372 wordsSYDNEY, Tuesday.—Wheat was quoted at 4/7 to 4/8 in Sydney, with absolutely no business. Flour was dull at £10/10/. 220 packages of Ceylon teas sold at 8d. to 10d., 100 Indians 8d. to 8¼d. 50 ...
Article : 270 wordsWill be published on Thursday, 23rd of January, a very uncommon and important book, entitled "Apples and Tobacco," showing the advisability of substituting an apple-eating habit for the present ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wed 22 Jan 1908, Page 10
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