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  2. SCHOOL SPEECH DAYS.

    The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) presided at the annual speech night of the South Melbourne College in the South Melbourne Town-hall yesterday evening. The ...

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  3. NEW CITY BUILDING.

    At noon yesterday the opening ceremony of the building of the Australian Alliance Assurance Company, at 400-402 Collins-street now to be occupied by the ...

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  4. LABOUR NEWS. EMERGENCY WORK.

    Under regulation 51, it has been the practice in the Railway department to grant men who are called upon to do work in connection with fires, floods, and accidents ...

    Article : 185 words
  5. TRAPS FOR MOTORISTS. JUDGE JOHNSTON'S VIEWS. POLICE METHODS CRITICISED.

    Judge Johnston yesterday delivered his reserved judgment in the cases of W. R. Grimwade, P. W. Tweksbury and W. Fyvie, who each were convicted by the ...

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  6. CITY COUNCIL. MUNICIPAL TRAMWAYS.

    A meeting of the City Council was held; yesterday, the Lord Mayor, (Councillor. Davey) presiding. The report of the conference of municipal, ...

    Article : 510 words
  7. WAGES LEGISLATION, THE NEW DEPARTURE.

    When introducing the new clause in the Factories Bill, designed to empower the State Industrial Appeal Court to extend any award of the Federal Arhitration Court ...

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  8. ARBITRATION CASES.

    SYDNEY, Monday. — Mr. Justice Higgins to-day commented on the provision of the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Act which, without the ...

    Article : 294 words
  9. SIZB OF CARGO BAGS.

    As the steamet Graeehus lay at Port Adelaide on Saturday the wharf labourers, after working for some time, refused to handle the sugar, because, they said, the bags were ...

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  10. SHOT BY A JAPANESE.

    PERTH, Monday.—Marguerite de Faur, known as Suzanne, who was shot at East Perth on Saturday by a Japanese named Tunckebici SEtto, died yesterday afternoon ...

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  11. "A TECHNICAL ERROR."

    At,the Prahran Court yesterday, before Messrs. Phipps and Martin, J.P.'s, Howard Lewis, of the Tarrant Motor Company, Russell-street, was charged with having driven a motor-car on the ...

    Article : 158 words
  12. CARDBOARD BOX TRADE.

    The Minister for Labour (Mr. Murray) has received from the chairman (Mr. R. Cornley) an amended determination of the Cardboard Box Trade Wages Board, which ...

    Article : 46 words
  13. IRONWORKERS' CLAIMS.

    Claims were yesterday made by the IronWorkers' Assistants' Union against the iron and steel section of the members of the Chamber of Manufactures for increased ...

    Article : 90 words
  14. NO TAIL LIGHT.

    John Parsons was proceeded against at the Col lingwood Court on Monday for hating no tail light on his motor-car on the evening of November 22. On the defendant putting 10/ into the poor-box ...

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  15. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES. WANTED TO DIE.

    A young woman went into a tea-room in the city yesterday, and, having obtained some tea, asked to be given a cup of warm water. Soon after it was supplied she ...

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  16. NUT AND BOLT WORKERS.

    A deputation, consisting of Mr. C. Gray (secretary of the Trades-hall Council), Mr. E. F. Russell (secretary of the Agricultural Implement Makers' Employers', Union), ...

    Article : 91 words
  17. QUAIL AND DUCK.

    There has been a conflict of opinion for many years as to the time when the duck und quail shooting seasons should open. During the present year Major Semmens, ...

    Article : 183 words
  18. COUNCIL EMPLOYEES WAGES.

    At the meeting of the Richmond Council last night it was recommended, that the wages of all employees in receipt of 7/6 per day be increased to 8/, and that the ...

    Article : 123 words
  19. RECREATION RESERVENS.

    In regard to a proposal to impose an annual contribution on the sporting club's which use the park lands of the city, it was recommended by the baths and parks ...

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  20. POTATO DISEASES.

    WARRNAMBOOL, Monday. — Farmers are being subjected to further regulations concerning diseases in potatoes. Regulations have now been issued setting forth ...

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  21. MARINER POUND DROWNED.

    The body of a man was found floating in the River Yarra near the steam ferry yes terday, by David Witham, a ferryman. In his coat pocket was a note, which explained ...

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  22. THE LICENSING ACT.

    At the sittings of the Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday the application of Mrs. Vera Sanders for the renewal of her license for the Council Club Hotel, at ...

    Article : 358 words
  23. BRASS-WORKERS.

    At the half-yearly meeting of the Brass Workers' Union, held on Friday evening, the following office-bearers were elected for the ensuing year:—President, Mr. M. ...

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  24. ACCIDENT ON RAILWAY STATION.

    Mrs. Amelia Peters, aged 70 years, of Orrong-road, Armadale, was leaving a train at the Hawksburn railway, station, yesterday afternoon, when she fell and Sustained a ...

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  25. FALL FROM LOG BRIDGE.

    FOSTER, Monday.—A little boy, 3 years of age, son of Mrs. Flinn, waa drowned in Stockyard Creek yesterday. The family live close to the creek. It is assumed that the ...

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  26. WESTERN LABOUR MARKET.

    PERTH, Monday.—The annual report of the metropolitan council of the Australian Labour Federation? congratulates members on the improvement of the labour market, ...

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  27. WHARF PILLAGE.

    The robbery of £200 worth of leather has been reported to the Criminal Investigation department. Messrs. Ullarthorne, Hartridge, and Co., merchants, of ...

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  28. KNOCKED DOWN BY CYCLIST.

    Mrs. Marian Church, aged 51 years, who resides in Elizabeth-street, was knocked down by a cyclist in Flinders-street, near the Swanston-street intersection yesterday ...

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  29. COLLIERY THROWN IDLE.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—The Abermain Colliery at Kurri Kurri was thrown idle to-day owing to a, dispute with the manager as to tops and pillars. The men objected to ...

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  30. COLLAPSE WHILE TRAVELLING.

    WAGGA, Saturday.—The Wagga police have been advised that a man believed to be named Walker arrived at Lockhart by train from Fench-park, and booked a seat ...

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  31. POSTAL EXTENSION.

    BRISBANE, Monday.—The needs of the Post-office department in Brisbane to-day received the attention of Mr. King O'Malley (Minister for Home Affairs). Before 9 ...

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  32. BARRIER WAGES AGREEMENT.

    BROKEN HILLL, Monday.—The confer ences between the mining managers, who are signatories to the wages agreement, and the labour unions are over and a number of ...

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  33. DEATH FROM INJURIES.

    YARRAM, Saturday.— Mrs. Elizabeth Clark, who was injured through being thrown from her horse, died on Thursday. A magisterial inquiry was held by Mr. P. ...

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  34. GEELONG MARKET CASE.

    SYDNEY, Monday. — Mr. Blacket, instructcd by Mr. G. Bourne, for Doyle and Kerr, of Melbourne, moved the High Court to-day for special leave to appeal from the ...

    Article : 136 words
  35. CHURCH FOR MASONIC-HALL.

    CASTLEMAINE, Monday.—The mount Alexander Lodge of Freemansons have purchased the old Bible Christian Church, in Barker-street from the trustees of the ...

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  36. UNCONSCIOUS AFTER SNAKE-BITE.

    EDENHOPE, Monday.—The second daughter of Mr. J. Minogue, of this town, was bitten on the arm by a snake yesterday morning. She was able to tie a ligature ...

    Article : 94 words
  37. PORT CONTROL.

    Attention was directed by the Lord Mayor and Alderman Strong, the council's representatives on the Harbour Trust, to the bill before Parliament to amend the ...

    Article : 548 words
  38. GRAND OPERA SOCIETY.

    Sir,—The leader on the study and production of grand opera in Australia, in "The Argus" to-day will have been most welcome to those who have the best interests of our ...

    Article : 186 words
  39. THE PEOPLE'S FOOD.

    Before Messrs. Phipps and Mrtin, J.P.'s, at the Prahran Court on Monday, Robert D. Wyllie, dairyman, of 76 Argo-street, South Yarra, was charged with having sold milk which was deemed ...

    Article : 200 words
  40. GENERAL SESSIONS.

    Michael Malouf, a young man of Syrian descent, was charged with having, on November 11 stolen 50 Aylesbury ducks from the premises of William Ferguson, of Clayton-rd., Mulgrave, farmer. ...

    Article : 370 words
  41. WATER STORAGES.

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  42. MR. HUGHES CRITICAL.

    The Commonwealth Attorney-General (Mr. Hughes) yesterday strongly commented upon the new clause insecrted in the Victorian Shops and Factories Act ...

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  43. TEN COMMANDMENTS.

    Sir,—If our legislators cannot agree to have Scripture lessons read in the State schools, would it not be a wise thing to have the Ten Commandments printed in bold ...

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  44. HOTEL EMPLOYEES.

    Sir,—On Thursday Mr. Swinburne asked in the State Assembly:—"Were there any employees who were worse sweated than barmen and barmaids?" Such an inference ...

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  45. BRAVERY RECOGNISED.

    FLINDERS, Saturday.—A smoke social was held at the Flinders Hotel last night, when a representative gathering of the townspeople assembled to do honour to Mr. ...

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