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  2. STATE SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

    The State Executive Council has adopted regulations to control the appointment of State school committees throughout the State to succeed to old school boards of ...

    Article : 263 words
  3. PORT IMPROVEMENT.

    It was shown in "The Argus" yesterday that unless the State Government could obtain one or two of the Harbour Trust dredges, with the necessary barges to assist ...

    Article : 1,032 words
  4. WORKING MEN'S COLLEGE.

    A public sitting of the board of inquiry in relation to the Working Men's College took place yesterday in the council chamber of the college. There were present Mr. ...

    Article : 880 words
  5. DRIVERS AND FIREMEN.

    Further evidence was taken yesterday in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court, before Mr. Justice Higgins, in the plaint of the Federated Enginedrivers' and Firemen's ...

    Article : 909 words
  6. GIRLS AND MACHINERY.

    A difficulty has arisen in the boot-making industry in connection with allowing girls to work machines at less rates than are paid to men. Skiving machines, which trim the ...

    Article : 734 words
  7. MEDICINE AND LAW.

    A dispute in connection with the sale of a suburban medical practice engaged the attention of Mr. Justice A'Beckett and a jury of six in the First Civil Court yesterday, ...

    Article : 573 words
  8. PEOPLING THE LAND. MECHANICS NOT SOUGHT.

    In a further letter which the Minister for Lands (Mr.M'Kenzie) received from the Agent-General yesterday, Sir John Taverner again referred to the question of ...

    Article : 309 words
  9. IRRIGATED VICTORIA.

    It is good to come back to these northern lands of ours after wandering through the irrigated areas of America. You know after seeing both countries why it is that Mr. ...

    Article : 1,459 words
  10. POSTAL UNREST. NEW SOUTH WALES OFFICERS.

    Representatives of the South Australian Post and Telegraph Association will meet the Postmaster-General (Mr. Thomas) at halfpast 10 o'clock to-morrow to discuss ...

    Article : 871 words
  11. GEELONG MUNICIPALITY.

    It is the intention of the Geelong City Council to take a referendum on the question of whether it shall remain under the Corporation Act, with certain ...

    Article : 410 words
  12. AN ENERGETIC SETTLER.

    White some new arrivals take time in deciding whether they will go on to a block at once, and many of them, ater investigation, prefer to go to work for a few monts, ...

    Article : 364 words
  13. UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE.

    The number of entries for the examination which begins on February 27 is 828, as compared with 805 entries for the corresponding examination last year. ...

    Article : 398 words
  14. DOMESTIC SERVANTS.

    One demand that cannto be supplied is for domestic sevants. Judging by the many appliacations that come in, not only from the metropolis nad pircipal provincial centres ...

    Article : 254 words
  15. BLIND INSTITUTES.

    Members of the Blind Institute (Messrs. Hogarth and Lucas) and of the new association (Mr. Monteith and Miss Tilly Aston) were called into conference with the ...

    Article : 269 words
  16. WILLIAMSTOWN HOSPITAL.

    A deputation from the Williamstown Hospital committee, introduced by Mr. Lemmon, M.L.A., waited yesterday upon the State Treasurer (Mr. Watt), asking his ...

    Article : 499 words
  17. SCHEME BEFORE COMMISSIONER.

    Mr. M'Lachlan (pubic service commissioner) yesterday received a copy of the scheme submitted to the conference of deputy Postmasters-General, proposed as an ...

    Article : 72 words
  18. MALLEE SETTLEMENT.

    It is the intention of Mr. Neilsten, the Minister for Lands of New South Wales, with the members of the Western Lands Commissionof theat State and a party to ...

    Article : 266 words
  19. STREET TREES AND WIRES.

    A deputation from the Municipal Association waited upon the Postmaster-General (Mr. Thomas) yesterday to protest against the ruthless and unskilful lopping of street ...

    Article : 450 words
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  21. BATMAN AND THE NATIVES.

    A dispute as to the ownership of an historical picture, "Batman's Treaty with the Aborigines," was investigated by the St. Kilda magistrates on January 24, and MR. ...

    Article : 464 words
  22. MARKET GARDENERS.

    With respect to the statement published yesterday, from Cohuna, that a market gardener requiring five acres of land for gardening had been sent to that place, Mr. ...

    Article : 190 words
  23. FARM LABOURERS.

    Some difficulty has been experienced during the past few days, owing to the floods, in getting into communication with several farmers who are wanting men. The ...

    Article : 170 words
  24. BROACHING STRANDED CARGO

    The Minister for Customs (Mr. Tudor) has received from the Queensland Customs officer concerned a report on the broaching of stranded oil cargo from the steamer ...

    Article : 364 words
  25. HUMAN WEAKNESSES.

    An application to review a decision of the Yea magistrates on a matter which a Court has not often to deal with came before Mr. Justice Hood in the Practice Court ...

    Article : 436 words
  26. THE WILCANNIA PASSENGERS.

    By the steamer Waileania, which is expected to arrive in a few days, a number of agricultrual labourers will come to Victoria. The total numbers of assisted ...

    Article : 195 words
  27. CAUGHT IN A BELT.

    The action in which Arthur Evernden, of George-street, East Melbourne, fitter and engineer, sought to recover from Elizabeth R[?]ton Henderson (trading as the ...

    Article : 263 words
  28. COUNTRY CONSTABLES.

    Sir,—In addition to police duties—as a preserver of the peace—a country constable is compelled to travel round the district at this particular season of the year in search ...

    Article : 292 words
  29. DEMAND FOR SELECTIONS.

    BALLARAT, Wednesday. Over 200 applications from Ballarat and district have been mande for land in the Kow Palins district, which has been thrown open for ...

    Article : 67 words
  30. OPENING FOR NEW CHUMS.

    Sir,—Why cannot somw of the new arrivals come our way? Now, we may say, after my hand-retting flax here over to years ago. it is an established industry, requering and ...

    Article : 235 words
  31. MUSICAL SOCIETY.

    The nineteenth annual meeting of the Musical Society of Victoria was held on Saturday evening last, at Furlong's rooms, Royal Arcade, the president (Mr. G. P[?]) occupying the chair. The ...

    Article : 270 words
  32. FRESH AIR IN BUSINESS.

    Sir,—I think it is about time the Board of Health truned their attention to the ventilation of some of the banks in this city, I had occasion to go into two or three ...

    Article : 162 words
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