Yesterday morning Constable Roberts, while on duty in Otter-street, Colingwood, found a woman lying unconscious on the roadway. The woman was bleeding from a ...
Article : 106 wordsWELLINGTON, Friday.—Reports from Greymonth state that the position regarding the strike at the Blackball Mine remains unaltered. No work was done to-day. The ...
Article : 110 wordsDAYLESFORD, Friday.—The sittings of the annual conference of the Amalgamated Miners' Association was concluded at the A.N.A. Hall to-day. Mr. C. Carling ...
Article : 1,196 wordsThe question of the employment of child labour was discussed at the meeting of the Trades-hall Council last evening. It came up through the receipt of a letter from Mr. ...
Article : 309 wordsIn the Temperance-hall last night, before a crowded meeting, largely consisting of ladies, Mr. W. H. Judkins spoke in reply to a challenge recently made by Mr. J. C. ...
Article : 1,524 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—The conference of state Ministers on matters connected with the fruit and vegetable industry was concluded to-day. The following resolutions ...
Article : 962 wordsThe hearing of the charge against Huldreich Hebenstreet of manslaughter at Black Rock on January 1, by running over a child of the age of five years named ...
Article : 789 wordsDAYLESFORD, Friday.—The advisa bility of industrial unions being affiliated for defence purposes was brought under the notice of the annual conference of the ...
Article : 428 wordsRobert Montgomery, five years of age, who lives with his parents at 169 Bankstreet, South Melbourne, espied a lemonade bottle in his father's photographic studio ...
Article : 116 wordsBALLARAT, Friday.—The billot amongst the members of the Ballarat branch of the Amalgamated Miners' Association for two delegates on the Ballarat District ...
Article : 80 wordsBALLARAT, Friday.—Complaint has been made to the Sebastopol Council that Sunday labourt is being introduced in the meat-preserving works there. The Butchers' ...
Article : 54 wordsErnest Frederick Often, aged 9 years, attending the Christian Brothers' school, Montagn-street, South Melbourne, was climbing over a fence yesterday afternoon. ...
Article : 62 wordsBALLART, Friday.—None or the 40 tram-conductors who struck on Thursday have gone back to work, but the service on Friday was fairly good, despite the fact ...
Article : 145 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—Owing to five ironworkers' assistants who refuse to join the union being employed at Mort's Dock, the whole of the unionists working there have ...
Article : 52 wordsKYNETON, Friday. A young man named Joseph Shepherd, a visitor to Kyneton, whilst shooting rabbits at Blackhill to-day noticed a snake near a fence. On getting ...
Article : 110 wordsSir—A bill to alter the Commerce Act is now before the Federal Parliament, which, if passed, will affect every household in Australia. Its object is to compel the ...
Article : 1,472 wordsCAMPERDOWN, Friday.—Whilst riding on his tricycle on the railway between Stonyford and Pirron Yallock, Mr M. M'Mahon, a ganger, had a narrow escape ...
Article : 129 wordsBALLARAT, Friday. — The Llanberis No. 1 Gold-mining Company to-day voted two guincas to the Worn-out Miners' Fund. ...
Article : 20 wordsAt the South Melbourne Court yesterdnv, a girl named Clara Macklin was fined 10/, with 10/6 costs, for having travelled on the St. Kilda railway line on an expired ticket. ...
Article : 36 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—Some of the carpenters engaged in rebuilding the town of Murwillumbah, which a few months ago was greatly damaged by fire, struck work. ...
Article : 61 wordsMILDURA, Wednesday.—Sometime ago the Railway Commissioners promised the shire council that as soon as the bondoir carriages were released from the Adelaide service some of them ...
Article : 226 wordsPERTH, Friday.—The Scottish collieries and Cradiff mines, it Collie, have been practically idle since the men closed work on Wednesday, last, ...
Article : 150 wordsELMORE, Friday.—A young man named A. Ludeman, who is in the employ of Mr. James Bremner, blacksmith, of Elmore, was shoeing a young horse to-day, when the ...
Article : 57 wordsHORSHAM, Friday.—While Mr. Henry Excll, of Kewell, and Mr. John Sleep, of Kalkee, were driving home, the horse boiled. In turning the corner of ...
Article : 87 wordsSir,—Why this fuss over the few ladies who are occasionally forced to ride in a smoking carriage? They only get in as a last expedient, and always hasten to state ...
Article : 168 wordsThe season of Marshall-Hall Orchestral Concerts will begin on Monday, March 9. The prospectus provides for eight concerts, four of which are to be held in the evening and four in the afternoon. ...
Article : 1,064 wordsA young man named Harold James Beth was charged with the manslaughter of Oscar Tucker on October 27 last at the corner of Gertrude and Brunswick streets, Fitzroy. ...
Article : 273 wordsCHILTERN, Friday.—During the progress of a clearing sale on account of Colonel G. L. Baumgarten, at Pleasant Bank Estate, Barnawartha, to-day, a ...
Article : 167 wordsElaborate preparations for shooting himself with a rifle were made by George T. Canavan at Collingwood yesterday. Canavan, who resided with his brother-in-law, ...
Article : 519 wordsSir,—In re smoking and non-smoking cars on suburban trains. On the Brighton line the trains are partly made up of two firstclass smokers' and three non-smokers' ears, ...
Article : 349 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—At the Water Police Court to-day, Cecilia Knight was prosecuted on a charge of having neglected to provide adequate and proper food, nursing, ...
Article : 125 wordsA motion reminiscent of the Hague Peace Conferences, but with entirely novel proposals, was brought before the Trades-hall Council last night by Mr. P. J. Brandt ...
Article : 291 wordsDuring the last session of the state Parliament, both Houses agreed to a resolution for the compulsory resumption of the Konongwootong South Estate. Since then ...
Article : 129 wordsA meeting of the executive committee of the Municipal Association of Victoria was held at the office of the association. The Exchange, Collins-street, on Wednesday. ...
Article : 501 wordsALBURY (Feb. 25).—Herbert Power and Son report:—"Fat Sheep.—Supply beyond requirements. Market easier on rates ruling fortnight ago. Best crossbred wethers, 13/, 13/6, 14/, 14/6, ...
Article : 612 wordsCHARLTON, Friday.— A local land board sat here on Wednesday and Thursday to deal with some district blocks that had been thrown open. There were seven ...
Article : 157 wordsAs reported in "The Argus" yesterday, an engine and 16 trucks, forming part of a goods train, were deruiled between Pyalong and High Camp, on the Wallan-Bendigo ...
Article : 199 wordsThe Licences Reduction Board continued its sittings yesterday in the Court of Marine Inquiry. All the members (Messrs. C. L. Andrews, chairman, R. Barr, and T. F. Cumming) were in attendance. ...
Article : 459 wordsTERANG, Friday.—An important sale of Terang district land has been completed through Dalgety and Co. The land consists of about 2,000 acres of Messrs. A.J. and S. ...
Article : 67 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—The chaff market was very firm, and as high as £5/15/ was asked for choice Adelaide oats. Victorian maize were quoted at 4/5 to 4/6. Potatoes were easier on account of ...
Article : 277 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—Percy Kelso was proceeded against in the Central Summons Court to-day on a charge of having attracted a number of persons together to the ...
Article : 139 wordsA meeting of the council of the Victorian Rifle Association was held last night at Young and Jackson's Hotel. Lieut Colonel Hughes occupied the chair, and there was a large attendance. ...
Article : 201 wordsOnce again a packed house greeted enthusiastically this great show, which is having a phenomenal run. Over 3,000 people were present last night. To-night, J. Kortwright rides Snips, and great is the ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 29 Feb 1908, Page 16
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