The Commonwealth Year Book enables a ready comparison to be made of the number and value of the live stock in each of the states. Victoria has the best stock-carrying ...
Article : 659 wordsFor many months the Closer Settlement Board has made no purchase of private property, having confined its attention principally to the administration of estates ...
Article : 171 wordsUnited action by the Chinese residents of Melbourne has been taken at connection with the death of Yen Ah Gnee, the Chinese sailor, who disappeared from the ...
Article : 430 wordsLONDON, April 3.—The meeting of the large committee appointed to deal with the question of vegetable fibre in wool has been held this week in London, and has attracted ...
Article : 778 wordsMr. Justice Isaacs delivered judgment yesterday in the Third Civil Court in the actions brought by the National Phonograph Company of Australia Ltd. against ...
Article : 668 wordsThe inquiry board, which is considering the running of the Brighton electric cars under Mr. Bradford's control, is this week cross-examining Mr. Bradford on his ...
Article : 710 wordsSecrecy most profound characterised the proceedings at the Premiers' Conference yesterday. Usually, in addition to the officers of conference each Minister has ...
Article : 721 wordsIn the Commonwealth Year-book some interesting details are given in respect to the systems of old-age pensions in operation in New South Wales and Victoria, and ...
Article : 713 wordsROCHESTER, Saturday.—Captain Jenkins, secretary of the Closer Settlement Board, arrived in Rochester on Thursday night for the purpose of inquiring into the ...
Article : 104 wordsAnother subject that came up for consideration of the conference was the visit of members of the Chambers of Commerce of the empire to Australia next year. These ...
Article : 206 wordsSir,—In face of the popular demand for high-test kerosene for lamps, we are surprised at the special pleading of the C.O. Company for low-test kerosene, which can ...
Article : 639 wordsThe fortnightly sitting of the Licensing Court was held yesterday, before Judge Moule (chairman), Mr. Dwyer, P.M., and Mr. Cresswell, P.M. The following licenses were transferred:— ...
Article : 450 wordsThe following letter from Mr. R. M'Kenna, one of the largest purchasers of racehorses for India, was received by the president (Mr. Bent) yesterday:— ...
Article : 538 wordsSir,—It is now a week since I have challenged Sir William Lyne to publicly withdraw his statement that I can purchase in Victoria all the paraffin ...
Article : 790 wordsThe Chief Commissioner of Police (Mr. O'Callaghan) has decided that Constable John Doyle must retire from the police force. ...
Article : 334 wordsSome months ago (says the "Church Family News," London, of April 3) reference was made in these columns to a movement in Australia for the union of ...
Article : 496 wordsGeorge Kolling, aged 46, of Bourke-street, cigar-maker, petitioned for a dissolution of his marriage with Mary Kolling, aged 38, on the ground of desertion for three years and upwards, from October, ...
Article : 1,022 wordsThe following tenders have been accepted by the Railway department:— Supply of copper plates, Hubert Johnson, £73 19/6 per ton; supply of copper tubes, Noyes Bros. ...
Article : 34 wordsOn February 27 a goods train was derailed between Pyalong and High Camp, on the Wallan-Bendigo line. Sixteen trucks left the rails, but no one was injured. A ...
Article : 75 wordsAn informal discussion took place as to the procedure to be adopted in connection with the discussion of the federal debts. The federal scheme will be laid upon the table ...
Article : 261 wordsBALLARAT, Monday. — The Licenses Reduction Board to-day entered upon the last wetk of its present inquiries at Ballarat. Black Hill Hotel, Smythesdale[?] Owner and ...
Article : 164 wordsIn connection with the question of rates and conditions asked by colonial stock exchanges, the conference last week decided— "That joint action is desirable in order to ...
Article : 109 wordsRAINBOW, Saturday.—Dissatisfaction exists in regard to the running of the train between Dimboola and Rainbow. In response to representations to the commissioners for a daily train, a slight ...
Article : 102 wordsSir,—Having had over 25 years[?] experience as an adviser and consultant in the kerosene oil industry in most parts of the world, I may be permitted to record my ...
Article : 529 wordsSir,—General Sir Edward Hutton's excellent work in the cause of military defence of Australia is still fresh in our recollection, and, accordingly, ...
Article : 572 wordsAt the Maldon Police Court on Monday, before Mr. Goldsmith, P.M., Mrs. Beatrice Boyd was proceeded against for tra[?]cking in liquor on Sunday, April 19, and was fined £4, with 3/ costs. ...
Article : 81 wordsST. ARNAUD, Saturday.—A public meeting of the residents of Marnoo East and district has been held to consider the advisability of asking for a continuation of the survey of the ...
Article : 124 wordsSir,—Refering to the leeter of "British Justice" in your issue of 1st inst., the fact that courts and judges differ in their views of legal points has no application to the case ...
Article : 169 wordsSTAWELL, Monday.—On April 9 last a drover named John Kennedy was seen by Superintendent Steel to fall helplessly drunk in the doorway of the Railway Hotel. Kennedy was arrested by the ...
Article : 100 wordsLILYDALE, Monday.—A meeting of the Lilydale and Warburton Railway Construction Trust was held at the shire-hall on Saturday, Commissioner James Rouget presiding. A statement compiled ...
Article : 105 wordsLONDON, April 3.—The Australian apple season opened this week with the arrival of the Britannia with about 7,000 cases from Victoria and South Australia. The fruit was landed in very ...
Article : 467 wordsThe official statement of the day's proceedings was brief. It was that order of the day No. 1, "Honours—Review by the Governor-General," was called on and ...
Article : 107 wordsSir,—Why should Holden be treated in a different manner from any other man found guilty of a similar offence? Had the young lady's protector struck the constable ...
Article : 95 wordsSir,—Some months ago the Victorian Railway Commissioners saw fit to run the Sydney express in two divisions between Albury and Melbourne, probably for the convenience of a few federal ...
Article : 118 wordsSYDNEY, Monday.—There were three cases brought before the Full Court this mornig in which respondents had been called upon to show cause why a fine of £25 ...
Article : 338 wordsThe long agenda paper has been considerably reduced, and it is anticipated that by next Thursday the proceedings will be brought to a close. The list of subjects ...
Article : 470 wordsSir,—Will you kindly grant me a little of your valuable space relating to fires in railway carriages and the necessity for having some equipment with which to cope with same? That which ...
Article : 358 wordsSir,—It is small wonder that the community is shocked at the perversion of judgment in the above case, also the inequality with which justice is meted out to ...
Article : 194 wordsSir,—In your issue of to-day Mr. Plummer writes that carbonate of lime is "equivalent" to bone meal. This is not so, as bone meal conveys nitrogen, phosphoric ...
Article : 178 wordsSir,—In your issue of to-day Mr. A. M'Donald questions a statement made by me in your columns, viz., that the action of the Senate in fixing a flash point for ...
Article : 304 wordsMary Rouse Cold the City Court yesterday, in answer to a charge of vagrancy, that she was a married woman, residing at 46 Leicester-street, Carlton, and that her house was claborately ...
Article : 308 wordsA married woman, named Lilian Brennan, was proceeded against on two summonses at the South Melbourne Court on Monday for throwing missiles, to the danger of persons. Mrs. Brennan did not ...
Article : 242 wordsSir,—I wish to direct attention to the cruel way in which starving stock are left to die. They are turned out on the roads to live or die, and no one will own them. ...
Article : 116 wordsThe course of lectures on physical geography and geology will be given during the second terms on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings, from 5 to 6 p.m., commencing Wednesday, June 3. ...
Article : 115 wordsBefore Messrs. Ho[?]nes and Jackson, J.P.'s, at the Malvery Court on Monday, James Law, of Waverley-road, Mulgrave, was charged with cruelly using a horse on April 14, at Malvern. Mr. Mellor ...
Article : 180 wordsTwo cases arising from the proceedings which Mr. Marshall-Hall recently characterised as "Rum-ti-tum" came before the City Court yesterday. William Simmonds, a thin youth, who looked rather ...
Article : 166 wordsA Chinese storekeeper, residing at 118 Little Bourke-street, and rejo[?]ing in the name of William Duc, was yesterday charged at the District Court with having and in his possession a quantity of ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tue 5 May 1908, Page 7
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