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  2. LABOUR NEWS, WOOLLEN MILL OPERATIVES.

    An application for the registration under the Commonwealth Arbitration Act of the Federated Woollen Mills Operatives' Union of Australasia was lodged with the registra[?] ...

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  3. NEW BOOKS, &c. GENERAL LITERATURE.

    "Recreations of a Sportsman on the Pacific Coast," by Charles Frederick Holder; Illustrated. (New York and London: G. P. P[?]tnam's Son[?] "Above Life's Turmoil," by James Allen. (New ...

    Article : 335 words
  4. NATURE NOTES AND QUERIES.

    Several queries as to the best means of poisoning fuxes—which appear to be very numerous and are destructive at present— have been received. In reply to one ...

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  5. QUESTIONS OF THE HOUR. A POPULAR SYMPOSIUM.

    We have to acknowledge receipt during the past week of the following letters, for which we regret we have been unable to find room:— "[?]ractical," Gippsland; "Eight Pounds a Week;" ...

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  6. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ADDRESS IN REPLY.

    The Speaker (Mr. Madden) took the chair yesterday morning at 11 o'clock, and the debate on the Address in Reply was resumed. ...

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  7. WORK ON RAILWAYS.

    A resolution was submitted by Mr. C. Gibbons, president of the Iron Trades Council, at the meeting of the Trades-hall Council last night, as follows:— ...

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  8. MELBOURNE TRUST.

    Sir,—"Wind Up" in "The Argus" yesterday does not, in my opinion, write as strongly as he ought, with reference to the attempt that is being made to convert the ...

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  9. SCHOOL TEACHER'S DEATH.

    Peter Robin, head teacher of the Flemington-road State school, was placed on trial at the Criminal Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice Hodges and a jury of 12, charged ...

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  10. COUNTRY CLAIMS.

    When immense expenditure was proposed for the construction of a dock and for the electrification of the suburban railways, it would have to be considered whether these ...

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  11. WAGES HOARD DIFFICULTY.

    An awkward difficulty has occurred on the newly-created furniture trade wages board. When nominations were called for representatives of the employers on the board five ...

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  12. BOWS AND BELLES.

    Sir,—Under this heading a number of mistakes appear in "The Argus" of to-day regarding the girls working in our factory. Will you kindly allow me space to explain? ...

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  13. FICTION OF THE DAY.

    Phillips Oppenheim is an author from whom one does not as a rule expect anything, more than a vigorously sensational story. But he has been moved by a deeper ...

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  14. THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD.

    Canon Hobhouse's Bampton lectures on "The Church and the World in Idea and in History" (London: Macmillan and Co.) are an carnest contribution to the study of ...

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  15. COLLIERY DISPUTES.

    PERTH, Thursday. — The strike at the Collie-Cardiff mine continues, the management still refusing to reinstate the blacksmith whose dismissal by the manager was ...

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  16. MINERS ON CONTRACTS.

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—Trouble has arisen at the Kurri Kurri coalfield. It has been the custom at the Heddon Greta colliery to let contracts to miners to drive tunnels and ...

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  17. COST OF THE DOCK.

    Mr. Swinburne said he would not have spoken but for the serious statement made by the Premier that the straight cut would cost £3,000,000, and that, by the change to ...

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  18. ROAD LABOUR SCARCE.

    BEULAH, Thursday.—No tenders were received for several contracts for roadformation advertised by the council at its last meeting. There is a scarcity of labour ...

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  19. THE LOST DREDGE.

    Before the Chief Justice and a jury of twelve in the first Civil Court yesterday the hearing was continued of the action in which the Geelong Harbour Trust is suing ...

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  20. CHINESE MISSIONS.

    Chinese Christians and Christian Chinese formed the gathering at the anniversary tea and public meeting held in the Temperance-hall yesterday evening in ...

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  21. NEW BILLS.

    Mr. Murray moved that he have leave to introduce the Electoral Law Amendment Bill. He desired to circulate the bill, so that members might study its provisions, ...

    Article : 336 words
  22. FEDERAL EXAMINATION.

    Sir,—Surely several correspondents writing with regard to the recent Federal examination, have mistaken selfishness for fairplay. It is contended that the marks of ...

    Article : 319 words
  23. ABSENT FROM COURT.

    TALLANGATTA, Thursday.—Before Messrs. Alexander Reid and J. Grant, J. P.'s, at the police court today, H. A. Barkley was proceeded against for not ...

    Article : 195 words
  24. FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE.

    The annual smoke night of the Clerical and Professional Association of the Commonwealth public service was held at Sargent's Cafe last evening. Mr. W. F. ...

    Article : 224 words
  25. EVANGELICAL DEMONSTRATION.

    A united gathering, organised by the ministers of the Protestant churches in Collingwood the first of a series, was held in the Collingwood Town-hall yesterday ...

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  26. MAGISTRATE CHARGED.

    Before Mr. Morrison P.M.; Major Clipperton, and Messrs. Flintoff, Wallis, and Curwin-Walker, J.P's, at the Prahran Court on Thursday, Emma Elizabeth Walker, of High-street, Prahran, ...

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  27. MOISTURE IN BUTTER.

    Sir,—I have frequently seen water oozing out of 581b. boxes of butter, which the "poor grocer" had to buy and sell at a profit if possible. It is certainly no gain to lose ...

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  28. METROPOLITAN TRAFFIC.

    He was glad that the Ministry proposed to give attention to metropolitan traffic. A report on the whole subject should be furnished by the Railways Commissioners, as ...

    Article : 519 words
  29. PRISONER LIBERATED.

    Margaret M'Stewart, a domestic servant, employed at an hotel in Werribee, reported to the police on Sunday last that she had been criminally assaulted in her room at ...

    Article : 136 words
  30. EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS.

    Captain Press handles the sea and land with equal facility—is can be seen in his exhibition, open to-day and the two following days, it 192 Collins-street, opposite ...

    Article : 214 words
  31. CONSTABLE'S SUICIDE.

    FAREWELL LETTER TO WIFE. SYDNEY, Thursday.—"Gone off my head. To save a lifetime of torture in an asylum I am doing this act. I am in a state ...

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  32. UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE.

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