There was laid before the council of the University of Melbourne, at a meeting held yesterday afternoon, a scheme by the faculty of arts for the extension of the ...
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Article : 277 words"As has been remarked, the cause of the detention of the 8.20 a.m. 'up-Brighton' train at the South Yarra 'advance starter' was the action of Signalman M'Donald in ...
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Article : 160 wordsIn the absence of Dr. J. W. Barrett, who had given notice of a motion in the same direction, Dr. Bride moved, at the monthly meeting of the University ...
Article : 405 words"The oversight already referred to with regard to the 'up-home' for the Brighton line at Richmond, where a fog-signalman should have been, but was not placed, may ...
Article : 342 wordsWe find that the accident was caused by the succession of contraventions named hereunder of the Railway regulations by a number of the employees of the department ...
Article : 866 wordsHaving explained the various signals, the report states:—"It is manifest that a signalman must rely greatly on the train register book, and the necessity for the entries ...
Article : 324 wordsMr. W. J. Broadbent, of Prahran, sends a formula for making the simple weather glass asked for by a correspondent last Tuesday:—"Obtain a glass tube, such as a ...
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Article : 161 wordsThe Brunswick branch of the Australian Natives' Association has decided to celebrate its 25th anniversary, by presenting a drinking fountain to the citizens of ...
Article : 75 words"The system of signalling equipment in use on the section of railway between South Yarra and Richmond is one that provides for the giving and receiving of telegraphic ...
Article : 339 wordsBefore the Licensing Court rose yesterday the chairman (Judge Moule) said that he desired to make public a matter which had come under his notice that morning, which ...
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Article : 1,674 wordsThe Royal Horticultural Society will hold its annual daffodil show to-day and to-morrow, at the Town hall. The show will be opened at ...
Article : 159 words"Two trains thus started simultaneously on the South Yarra-Richmond section of the 'up-Brighton' line, one being about 300 yards behind the other. No engine whistle ...
Article : 326 words"As not infrequently accidents occur owing to the weariness and want of alertness of men who have been on duty for unduly prolonged periods, we feel it desirable ...
Article : 326 wordsThe Early Colonists' Guild having been disbanded, efforts are being made to form, from the members of the old society, a new organisation called the Early Pioneers' ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tue 6 Sep 1910, Page 9
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