At the invitation of Mrs. Peterson, the conductor of the Women's Choir, a lecture was delivered to members of the choir and others last night by Madame Jansen, of the ...
Article : 659 words"I know something about a piano, I used to play a bit myself," said the Minister of Education (Mr.Billson) yesterday, when replying to a deputation that waited on ...
Article : 903 wordsThe position of the Railway Commissioners in regard to the general use of motor carriages on country lines was explained by Mr. Tait, the ...
Article : 378 wordsSenator Pearce, Minister for Defence, yesterday gave his decision on an application on behalf of a number of cadets who are about to visit England. A deputation, ...
Article : 218 wordsOne of the administrative matters that had not been completed when the Deakin Ministry left office was the issue of the commissions to the gentlemen appointed to ...
Article : 141 wordsConsiderable relief has been given the heavily-taxed cool stores of Melbourne during the past few days by big shipments of frozen meat. The steamer Medie loaded ...
Article : 350 wordsOwing to a difference of opinion among employers in the hairdressing trade as to whether the appeal contemplated against the wages board determination shall be ...
Article : 495 wordsThe action of some master butchers in presenting a petition against the Saturday half-holiday was adversely criticised at the fortnightly meeting of the Shop ...
Article : 122 wordsMessrs. M'Lachlan, Plain, and Hannah, M.L.A.S., and representatives of the Shire of Maffra, interviewed the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) yesterday, and ...
Article : 170 wordsThe State commandant (Colonel Stanley) yesterday paid a visit of inspection to the School of Instruction for officers aqnd noncommissioned officers of the Australian ...
Article : 64 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—A deputation of metropolitan shopkeepers waited upon the Premier (Mr. Wade) this morning, and asked that the Saturday half-holiday be ...
Article : 57 wordsThe route which the new destroyers, the Parramatta and the Yarra, are to take in their journey from England to Australia has been discussed in Fremantle. It has been ...
Article : 108 wordsWilliam Ireland, a thick-yet man, about 45 years of age, was charged at the Richmond Court yesterday with having inflicted grievous bodily harm on his wife, Lucy ...
Article : 210 wordsA request for the extension of the breakwater at Sandringham by 150ft., at an estimated cost of about £525, was made yesterday to the Premier (Mr.Murray) by a ...
Article : 212 wordsA deputation from the employees at the Government Printing Office yesterday urged the State Treasurer (Mr. Watt) to permit their working hours to be reduced ...
Article : 148 wordsA case in which an operatic singer, named Karl Foller, is charged with perjury, came before Acting Judge Neighbour, and a jury of 12, in the Melbourne General Sessions ...
Article : 503 wordsA shocking story of assault upon a young girl was reported in "The Argus of January 17. The girl, 14 years of age. had gone to meet her mother on the St. Kilda road, at ...
Article : 298 wordsMr. Thomas, the Postmaster-General, who represents Broken Hill, is concerned about the alternative which, he states, is presented to the miners engaged there. The ...
Article : 131 wordsSir,—Mr.R.C.Carnegie's letter finding fault with Toora as a point of departure for the Governor's expedition to Wilson's Promontory calls for an answer, as it is ...
Article : 258 wordsThe Shop Assistants' and Warehousemen's Federation have submitted the following business for consideration at the annual conference of the Politicall Labour ...
Article : 223 wordsThe annual meeting of the Women's political Association was held on Monday evening at 'Sargent's Cafe, Miss Vida Goldstein presiding. The balance-sheet showed a credit ...
Article : 306 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday,—A case was heard in the Newtown Police Court to-day, in which Constable Richard Dilworth charged James Smith with having used indecent ...
Article : 254 wordsAn application, signed by a number of stonebreakers in the employ of the Harbour Trust, asking for payment of wages for Eight Hours Day, was considered by the ...
Article : 128 wordsOn April 12 a young man called at the bicycle shop of Alexander Johnson, In North Fitzroy, and hired a bicycle, valued at £3. He said that he would return it ...
Article : 112 wordsThe Richmond branch of the Political Labour Council held a special meeting at the Oddfellows'-hall on Tuesday evening, to consider resoultions for submission to the ...
Article : 439 wordsThe Watch and Clock Makers' Society of Victoria has submited a petition to Mr. Harrison Ord (chief inspector of factoriesand shops), asking for a wages board to deal ...
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Article : 326 wordsAn application for an allowance for the maintenance of children out of the corpus of an estate to which they will be entitled on attaining their majority was made to Mr. ...
Article : 460 wordsThe half-yearly meeting of the Travellers', Canvassers', Agents', and Collectors' Union was held in the Trades-hull on Monday, Mr. E. Lewis (president) in the chair. ...
Article : 185 wordsBefore Messrs. Edwards and Allison, J.P.'s, at the Carlton Court on Wednesday, Montefoire Saunders, a journeyman butcher, sued Adolph Simon and Nathaniel Moss, ...
Article : 185 wordsThe annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of the United Ancient Order of Druids was held in the council-chamber of the Trades-hall yesterday. The Grand President of the order, Brother J.J.Liston, ...
Article : 608 wordsDANDENONG, Wednesday.—The local branch of the P.L.C. will forward the following resoultions to the annual conference:— ...
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Advertising : 420 wordsBROKEN HILL, Wednesday.—The threatened trouble on the South Blocks mine, owing to the refusal of a unionist to pay certain levies, did not develop to-day, ...
Article : 40 wordsWARWICK (Q.), Wednesday.—The men on the Maryvale railway, who have been on strike, returned to work to-day, the navvies unconditionally and the draymen ...
Article : 46 wordsLast week six men employed in drainage work at Condah Swamp were discharged because it was considered that they were not performing a fair day's work. When ...
Article : 286 wordsSir,—With deep pleasure I read your report of the reunion of the Saturday halfholiday movement members. The halfholiday is the greatest Godsend we ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 5 May 1910, Page 9
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