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  2. INDUSTRIAL ARBITRATION.

    Further evidence was heard by Mr. Justice Higgins yesterday in the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration in the case brought before the Court by ...

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  3. COMMONWEALTH ELECTORS.

    An analysis of the enrolments of Federal electors shows that Victoria is the only State in which the women outnumber the men voters. The particulars are set out in ...

    Article : 353 words
  4. CONSPIRACY CHARGE.

    The Crown case in support of the conspiracy charge arising out of the Ronald v. Harper libel action was practically concluded before Mr. Cresswell, P.M., ...

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  5. HARBOUR TRUST METHODS.

    In moving the re-election of Commissioner White as chairman of the Melbourne Harbour Trust, at the meeting yesterday, Commissioner Appleton said that he had ...

    Article : 291 words
  6. MELBOURNE'S WATER HIGHWAY.

    Representatives of the Henley Regatta committee interviewed the Minister for Public Works (Mr. Baillieu) yesterday and urged that, a retaining wall 700it. long ...

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  7. LABOUR NEWS. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION.

    Had anyone more or less familiar with the personnel of the Victorian Legislative Assembly wandered casually into the Premier's office after luncheon yesterday ...

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  8. CLOSER SETTLEMENT. REPURCHASED AREAS.

    The Closer Settlement Board is accepting tenders for the grazing rights to the land repurchased at Rochester for future settlement under irrigation conditions. It is ...

    Article : 276 words
  9. APPRENTICESHIP QUESTION.

    The Cycle Trade Wages Board is the first board in Victoria to act upon the powers bestowed on boards by Parliament last year and prescribe a form of indenture for ...

    Article : 98 words
  10. PROTECTING WAGES.

    Representatives of the Amalgamated Enginedrivers' Association made a request to Mr. M'Bride that he would introduce legislation to protect workmen's wages on the ...

    Article : 156 words
  11. LIQUOR AND LABOUR.

    At the meeting of the Liquor Trades' Employees' Union last night, Mr. T. C. Harte moved— "That this union strongly protests against ...

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  12. FINDING OF MURDER.

    The circumstances attending the death in the Melbourne Hospital, on March 20, of Ernest James Bishop, a labourer, aged 48, were investigated by the coroner (Dr. Cole) ...

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  13. WHITE CLIFFS ALLOTMENTS.

    MILDURA, Wednesday.—A land board sat here to-day to consider further applications for White Cliffs allotments. About 25 applications were heard. A further and ...

    Article : 42 words
  14. MINING BOARDS.

    Complaint was made to Mr. M'Bride by the executive of the Amalagamated Miners' association that the mining boards had been shorn of a great deal of their powers, ...

    Article : 110 words
  15. RIVERINA ROADS.

    URANA (N.S.W.), Wednesday.—The shire council has considered the Government's contributions to the making of new roads through the closer settlement ...

    Article : 154 words
  16. INSPECTION OF MINES.

    Recently the Bendigo branch of the Amalgamated Miners' Association passed a resolution favouring the appointment by them of a check mining inspector. A ...

    Article : 313 words
  17. TRAMWAY EMPLOYEES.

    Speaking to a deputation which was urging the desirableness of having a wages board for tramway employees, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) yesterday ...

    Article : 95 words
  18. AFTER FORTY-TWO YEARS.

    A peculiar application under the Widows' and Young Children's Maintenance Act was made yesterday to Mr. Justice A'Beckett in the Practice Court. The plaintiff (for ...

    Article : 475 words
  19. CUSTOMS DELAYS.

    At the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday Mr. Howard W. Berry, to whom the complaints regarding delays in connection with Customs business had been ...

    Article : 360 words
  20. MILLIONAIRE'S MATE.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A clean-shaven young man, elegantly attired, was called up fof sentence it the Quarter Sessions Court yesterday. His name is John Edward ...

    Article : 226 words
  21. CHAINMAN'S PAY.

    In reporting to the Town Council of Port Melbourne on Tuesday evening, Councillor Walter, as representative on the Metropolitan Board of Works, stated that he had ...

    Article : 147 words
  22. STRIKERS SUMMONED.

    AUCKLAND, Wednesday.—The nine slaughtermen and twelve assistants who recently went on strike at the Southdown Freezing Works have been summoned by ...

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  23. TANNERS EMPLOYEES' UNION.

    During Easter week a conference of the Federated Tanners' and Leather-dressers' Union was held in Sydney. Representatives from Victoria, New South Wales, and ...

    Article : 186 words
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  25. FRAUDULENT CONVERSION.

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—In the Criminal Court to-day John Lawes Wittewronge was charged with having fraudulently converted to his own use 12/3, with ...

    Article : 386 words
  26. ATTRACTING SETTLERS.

    The chairman of the Water Supply Commission (Mr. Mead) has forwarded the following letter to the shire councils throughout the State:— ...

    Article : 455 words
  27. PRESTON RESERVOIR DISPUTE.

    Mr. Calder Oliver, chief engineer to the Metropolitan Board of Works, and arbitrator in the dispute between the board and the contractors in regard to the ...

    Article : 467 words
  28. CLAN OF THE GILLIGANS.

    "A lone Gilligan searching for another of his kind" was the description applied by Mr.Duffy, K.C., to an attitude adopted by a witness, and disclosed in an amusing scene ...

    Article : 210 words
  29. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

    A meeting of the council of the Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday afternoon, Mr. W. M. M'Pherson (president) in the chair. ...

    Article : 316 words
  30. MOORABOOL WATER SCHEME.

    Sir,—Referring to the report in "The Argus" of yesterday as to an alleged failure of reinforced concrete pipes in connection with the Moorabool water scheme, we desire ...

    Article : 155 words
  31. TASMANIAN FRUIT CARGO.

    On account of adverse criticism appearing in some of the mainland newspapers relating to the fruit shipped from Hobart in the s.s. Suevic recently, the following resolution was ...

    Article : 101 words
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