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  2. EIGHT HOURS DAY.

    SYDNEY, Monday. — To-day was observed as a general holiday, in commemoration of Eight Hours Day. The customary procession of trades through the city took ...

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  3. POWLETT COAL. THE STATE MINE.

    POWLETT, Monday.—The State mine will work full time in future, as from midnight to-night. A notice posted to that effect has given general satisfaction. ...

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  4. LABOUR NEWS. NOTES BY UNIONIST.

    The Trades-hall Council has among its rules a provision which requires that any person chosen as a delegate to sit upon the council must have worked at the particular ...

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  5. UNIVERSITY COUNCIL.

    A meeting of the Council of the University of Melbourne was held in the conference-room, Supreme Court, yesterday. The chancellor (Sir John Madden) presided. ...

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  6. OUR LONDON LETTER. THE "SPY" FEVER.

    LONDON, Sept. 2.—Sheaves of letters in all but the Liberal papers, which naturally have no room for them, attest the confusion and exasperation of land-owners over the ...

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  7. WOOL SEASON.

    Owing to the growth of winter sales throughout the various selling centres of the Commonwealth the opening of the regular season is not now the all important ...

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  8. TESTING THIS WORKERS.

    The attention of the Minister for Labour (Mr. Murray) has been directed to the Trades-hall complaint that the inspectors of the Factories and Shops department when ...

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  9. USE OF SLACK.

    Authority was yesterday given the electric supply committee and the public works committee of the City Council to tender for 35,000 tons of slack coal from the Powlett ...

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  10. WOODWORKERS' UNION.

    Owing to Mr. J. Sutch having resigned from the secretaryship of the Sawmill, Timber-yard, and General Woodworkers' Employees' Association through having gone ...

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  11. UNIVERSITY REFORM.

    The scheme of Oxford University reform submitted after full consideration by the hebdomadal council (the University's "cabinet") covers most of the points ...

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  12. USE BY MUNICIPALITIES.

    The question of using Powlett slack coal was considered at the meeting of the Collingwood Council last evening. At the previous meeting of the council, Councillor ...

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  13. THE LAND TAX.

    Sir,—A friend of mine drew an income of £14,500 from land in Victoria last year. If he held it all at present his income would be £300 per annum! This good, solid sort ...

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  14. TIMBER SORTERS AND STACKERS.

    Some time ago a petition was presented from members of the Timber Sorters' and Stackers' Union to the Minister of Labour (Mr. Murray), asking that a special wages ...

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  15. RAILWAY EMPLOYEES.

    At yesterday's meeting of the Anti-Sweating League, the secretary (Mr. S. Mauger) reported having received a deputation, consisting of representatives of several of the ...

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  16. FISHMONGERS AND POULTERERS.

    The monthly meeting of the Victorian Fishmongers' and Poulterers' Association was held at the Temperance-hall, Russellstreet, last night, Mr. P. Andresen ...

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  17. LIFE IN TENTS.

    POWLETT, Monday.—The notice recently issued by the Mines department, to the effect that all tents belonging to the department must be returned to the stores ...

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  18. FISH AS FOOD.

    Sir James Crichton-Browne's presidential address to the Sanitary Inspectors' Association was delivered in Fishmongers'-hall this year. So ("there's nothing like ...

    Article : 210 words
  19. TRAM LABOURERS.

    LAUNCESTON, Monday.—The labourers engaged on the permanent way for trams struck this morning for an increase of 1/ a day. The contractors had refused to ...

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  20. DIPHTHERIA "CARRIERS."

    "Germ carriers"—that is, convalescent patients who still harbour microbes for months or years after an illness, and remain therefore a source of danger to the ...

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  21. DEAR LABOUR.

    Sir Henry Kellett and Deputy Chief Officer Wilkins, of the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board attended Monday's meeting of the Moorabbin Shire Council. ...

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  22. SOCIAL INSURANCE.

    The Minister for Customs (Mr. Tudor) has received from Mr. G. H. Knibbs, the Commonwealth statist, a report on his visit to Europe last year, and his inquiries made ...

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  23. CLERGYMAN CAUGHT BETTING.

    A clergyman, who gave up his living through ill-health five years ago, and has lived since by taking Sunday duty while his wife and daughter let apartments at ...

    Article : 157 words
  24. THE TERRITORIALS.

    Lord Esher's "National Review" aiticle on 'The Voluntary Principle," following his speech in the Lords some weeks ago, makes the more impression because he ...

    Article : 298 words
  25. ROAD FORMATION.

    Street formation was discussed generally at the meeting of the City Council yesterday, on a recommendation by the public works committee that tenders be invited ...

    Article : 249 words
  26. CITY MUNICIPAL LABOURERS.

    Discontent exists among those members of the Municipal Employees' Union who work for the City Council because they are paid a minimum wage of 7/6 a day, while ...

    Article : 135 words
  27. MINERS' HOURS AND WAGES.

    BROKEN HILL, Monday.— A special meeting of the Amalgamated Miners' Association was called for Sunday to consider the report of the sub-committee on wages ...

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  28. LOCAL OPTION AND LABOUR.

    BROKEN HILL, Monday.—The Australian Workers' Union, at a meeting held on Sunday, agreed to the following resolution:— ...

    Article : 108 words
  29. A BROTHER'S CLAIM.

    The Full Court, consisting of the Chief Justice (Sir John Madden), Mr. Justice Hodges, and Mr. Justice Hood, dealt yesterday with an appeal from a decision of ...

    Article : 500 words
  30. GENTILITY AND FARMING.

    "I think the remarks must have been made in ignorance," remarked the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) yesterday when commenting on the criticisms of ...

    Article : 235 words
  31. ONE DAY'S REST IN SEVEN.

    Dr. C. Salmon, M.H.R., presided over a fair attendance at the meeting of the Antisweating League held yesterday at 66 Bourke-street. ...

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  32. CALVE'S FAREWELL CONCERT.

    The box-plan for Madame Emma Calve's farewell concert at the Exhibition next Saturday will be opened at Allan's this morning. This will be the last opportunity ...

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  33. ALLEGED ESPIONAGE.

    Mystery enshrouds the arrest of two young Englishmen as spies in Germany, partly through their reported refusal to give their home addresses. One appears to have ...

    Article : 342 words
  34. A DEAL IN BOOTS.

    Two men named Thomas Lawson and Peter Voight were charged at the General Sessions, before Judge Eagleson, yesterday, with the larceny of a bag of boots. Voight ...

    Article : 301 words
  35. SCRIPTURE INSTRUCTION IN STATE SCHOOLS.

    Sir,—Since the coming division on Mr. Swinburne's motion for the Scripture referendum is of such great national importance, I hope you will publish this in answer ...

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  36. WRECKED STEAMER SOLD.

    FREMANTLE, Monday. — To-day the steamer Colac, which struck a reef on King's Sound, in the middle of last month, and now lies disabled at Derby, was sold ...

    Article : 111 words
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  38. WOMEN'S NATIONAL LEAGUE.

    TALLANGATTA, Monday. — On Saturday afternoon, despite the unsuitable hour and the presence of a number of other attractions in the town, Mrs. R. Morton, ...

    Article : 121 words
  39. CARPENTERS AND IMPROVERS.

    Sir,—Would it be possible to find in any other portion of the civilised world a body of men (supposedly in their senses) capable of such a greedy and childish piece of folly ...

    Article : 152 words
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  41. SEAMEN'S STRIKE RUMOUR.

    Some obscurity overhangs the unanimous vote of the International Transport Workers' Federation at Copenhagen in favour of an international seamen's strike. ...

    Article : 441 words
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