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  2. IRRIGATION CHARGES.

    KYABRAM, Friday.—The chairman of the Water Commission (Mr. Elwood Mead), in addressing a meeting at Kyabram this afternoon, gave an explanation of the ...

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  3. THE COUNTRY'S BUSINESS. DELAYED AND OBSTRUCTED.

    The Speaker (Dr. Carty Salmon) took the chair at half-past 10 o'clock, and read the prayer. Mr. Thomas (N.S.W.) asked whether the ...

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  4. LABOUR NEWS. NEW WAGES BOARD.

    The State Parliament recently sanctioned the appointment of a wages board to fix the rates of pay for persons employed in the hav. chaff, wood, and coal trade, ...

    Article : 120 words
  5. PERILS OF THE SEA. SEARCH FOR THE WARATAH.

    With regard to the missing steamer Waratah, Dr. William Newton, who is the Crown licensee of Marion and Prince Edward Islands, to the west of Kerguelen ...

    Article : 117 words
  6. LADIES FOR "THE SHOW."

    For a time on Thursday afternoon the Trades-hall bubbled with excitement, while Mr. Stephen Barker was bombarded in the secretary's office with questions as to ...

    Article : 267 words
  7. HOUSING THE WORKERS.

    Lord Camperdown has given notice of an amendment to the Housing and Town Planning Bill, which is before the House of Lords. The object of the amendment is ...

    Article : 101 words
  8. OBERHAUSEN'S SEARCH.

    As was surmised when the German-Australian liner Oborhausen did not enter an appearance here on Thursday morning, her non-arrival was due to the circumstance ...

    Article : 250 words
  9. TALK, TALK, TALK.

    The Armadale, Malvern, and East Malvern branches of the Australian Women's National League joined forces last night at the Victoria-hall. Glenferric-road, when ...

    Article : 183 words
  10. BRITISH UMEMPLOYED.

    The Local Government Board has issued statistics of the Distress Committees' work in England and Wales during the last financial year. The figures show that relief was ...

    Article : 59 words
  11. YARRAVILLE P.L.C.

    The annual meeting of the Yarraville branch of the P.L.C. was held in St. George's Hall, Yarraville, and there was a good attendance of members present. The ...

    Article : 100 words
  12. WAGES BOARD DESIRED.

    BALLARAT, Friday.—At the meeting of the Trades and Labour Council to night, a resolution was carried condemning the Legislative Council for having rejected the ...

    Article : 206 words
  13. CANE-CUTTING DELAYED BY STRIKE.

    GERALDTON (Q.), Friday.—There is no sign of any settlement of the dispute in connection with the strike in the Goondimill. The farmers complain of rats doing ...

    Article : 54 words
  14. MODEL AIR-SHIPS.

    It had been announced that at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon there would be an exhibition of models of aeroplanes at the Athenæum-hall. To the astonishment of ...

    Article : 978 words
  15. SOUTH AFRICAN COAST.

    The steel screw steamer Umhlali (2,144 tons net), owned by Ballard, King, and Co., which was on a voyage from London to Port Natal, has gone ashore at Cape ...

    Article : 94 words
  16. WAGES BOARDS.

    Sir,—The replying to the deputation from the Victorian Employers' Federation on Wednesday last, the Premier stated that the Government had not, and did not have, ...

    Article : 325 words
  17. A DANGER SPOT.

    The commission appointed by the Cape Government to inquire into the lighting of the South African coast and other precautions for the protection of shipping, has ...

    Article : 262 words
  18. CANADIAN HARVEST-HANDS.

    The harvest in Western Canada is one of the largest on record. There is such a great scarcity of labour that farmers are paying their labourers 16/ a day with board. ...

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  19. STATION ROUSBABOUTS' STRIKE.

    BROKEN HILL, Friday.—A shearing dispute occurred a few days ago on Culpaulin Station, about l8 miles south of Wileannia. One man engaged for certain work refused ...

    Article : 144 words
  20. TOBACCO THIEVES.

    At the City Court yesterday, George Pearson ind Stephen Ripper were proceeded against charged with the larceny of tobacco the property of their employers, the ...

    Article : 391 words
  21. BOOTMAKERS' DISPUTE.

    On Monday next, at the Federal Arbitration Court, the claim of the Federated Bootmakers' Union for an award covering four States will be put forward. The case ...

    Article : 196 words
  22. POSTAL ACCOUNTS.

    Yesterday, in the House of Representatives, the Postmaster-General tabled a progress report by Messrs: Holmes and Whitton, the expects appointed to examine the ...

    Article : 408 words
  23. WOMEN ORGANISING.

    The women's organising committee of the Political Labour Council held its fortnightly meeting on Wednesday evening. Mrs. Butterfield, vice-president, occupied ...

    Article : 164 words
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  25. BOYCOTT OF RACING CLUB.

    BROKEN HILL, Thursday.—The Eight Hours Day Committee last night decided to join in the boycott of the South Broken Hill Jockey Club. One of the speakers at ...

    Article : 70 words
  26. CLOTHIERS, MERCERS, AND HATTERS.

    At a meeting of clothiers, mercers, and men's hat salesmen, held in the Shop Assistants' and Warehouse Employees' Federation rooms on Wednesday, a motion ...

    Article : 127 words
  27. FIGHTING CATERPILLARS.

    COROWA (N.S.W.), Friday.—In some parts of the district caterpillars were playing havoc with the crops, until checked by means of a ploughed trench. In one ...

    Article : 96 words
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  30. MINERS' FEDERATION.

    The conference of representatives of the Victoria-Tasmania, Broken Hill, and Cobar Miners' Associations yesterday concluded its sittings, when a considerable amount of ...

    Article : 102 words
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