In a report which he forwarded to the secretary for Public Works (Mr. Drake) yesterday, the engineer for Ports and Harbours (Mr. Maclean) says that the Minister ...
Article : 264 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—The agricultural carnival was continued at Moore-park to-day under perfect weather conditious. There was an unusually large attendance ...
Article : 1,800 wordsThe State Cabinet yesterday decided to authorise the Closer Settlement Board to purchase, at certain figures, further areas of land, amounting to a total of 26,000 acres, so ...
Article : 49 wordsUnless objected to within 21 days, the following nominations for membership of the Country Printers' Wages Hoard will be confirmed by appointment:— ...
Article : 71 wordsThe general manager of the State coal mine (Mr. Broome) slated yesterday that he had received a telegram from the mine manager announcing that the temporary ...
Article : 98 wordsAfter having been on strike for eight weeks, about 500 of the members of the Agriculture Implement Makers' Union yesterday attended the mass meeting at the ...
Article : 438 wordsA deputation which crowded the departmental office of the Premier, waited on Mr. Murray yesterday morning, to impress upon him the need for more trucks and ...
Article : 1,933 wordsAnother large party of assisted passengers will arrive next month in the steamer Norseman. A cable message was received by the Intelligence Bureau yesterday to the ...
Article : 186 wordsMr. W. D. Flinn has resigned from the office of secretary of the Melbourne branch of the Political Labour Council, which he held for several years. He has had to take ...
Article : 50 wordsTenders are being invited by the Railways department for the manufacture, supply, and delivery of 1,000 steel 15-ton trucks, "1" class, in contracts of not ...
Article : 98 wordsWONTHAGGI, Wednesday.—When the resolution which was passed at last night's meeting of miners in favour of resuming work was adopted, it was assumed that ...
Article : 617 wordsThe secretary of the Butchers' Employees' Union (Mr. C. H. Anderson) was at the meeting on Wednesday night instructed to write to the employers ...
Article : 251 wordsThe Acting Minister for Defence (M[?] Tudor) has received, through Mr. Fenton, M.H.R., the protest of the Footscray Council against Victoria being ignored in the ...
Article : 148 wordsThe Premier (Mr. Murray) yesterday appeared in the role of the "local member" to prefer a request to one of his own colleagues. He introduced to the Minister for Railways ...
Article : 1,085 wordsSome of the land in the Cohuna irrigation district is said to have gone "soft" with water, and it will be necessary to see if any steps need to be taken to remedy this ...
Article : 87 wordsHOBART, Wednesday.—The s.s. Tainni arrived from London via Cape Town to-day, and landed 245 passengers for transhipment, 212 being for Sydney, 10 for Adelaide, and ...
Article : 76 wordsThe members of the executive of the Foreign Missions committee of the Presbyterian Church met at the Assembly-hall. Collins-street, yesterday, for the purpose of ...
Article : 173 wordsMr. D. L. M'Namara, general secretary of the Rural Workers' Union, reports that Organiser G. A. Gibbons has established two branches of the union in the Northern ...
Article : 145 wordsAmong the subscriptiosn to the strike fund acknowledged yeterday, whcih totalled £125/13/11, were the following:—Blacksmiths' Union £30; hand collection, ...
Article : 101 wordsProfessor A.J. Ewart writes:—As some misapprehension has been aroused in regard to this matter. it is advisable to state that the opinions expressed in the article on the ...
Article : 389 wordsWe have received the following additional subscriptions to the fund:— "Wages Board Fees," £2.15,; J.H.R., £1/1/. ...
Article : 31 wordsSir,—Like many other statements which have already been made concerning the action of the Prahran branch of the P.L.C. towards Mr. J. T. Packer, the article in ...
Article : 226 wordsThe autumn show of the Horicultural Society is to be held in the Melbourne Town-hall on Thursday and Friday, April 20 and 21. The show will be opened by Sir ...
Article : 125 wordsCharlton, Wednesday.—The shareholders in the Charlton grain sheds passed a resolution extending their sympathy to the employers. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe complaints of long hours, poor wages, bad food, and generally unfair treatment made to Mr. Prendergast, the leader of the Opposition, recently by a deputation ...
Article : 442 wordsThe business-sheet to be presented at the annual conference of the Political Labour Council, which opens at the Trades-hall tomorrow, embraces 166 resolutions, covering ...
Article : 501 wordsBRISBANE. Wednesday.—The University Senate has obtained a promise from the Government that the endowment will be increased from £10,000 to £12,500 A year, on ...
Article : 50 wordsA novel movement —the establishment of a citizens' orchard, to be carried on under municipal auspice—has been started at Ballarat East. ...
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Advertising : 339 wordsObjections were raised to the application for registration under the Commonwealth Arbitration Act made some time ago by the Hospital and Asylum Attendants' and ...
Article : 65 wordsThe Railways Standing Committee took evidence yesterday at the State Parliament-house from Mr. W. Fitzpatrick, chairman of the Railways Commissioners, regarding ...
Article : 310 wordsHAMILTON, Wednesday.—The president of the hospital (Rev. Father Shanahan) at a meeting of the committee called attention to a recently published report in a ...
Article : 166 wordsSir.—In "The Argus" on Saturday under hearing, "Cost of Living," Enginedrivers and Firemen, Arbitration Court Inquiry, you ...
Article : 183 wordsThere has been a marked falling off of late in the condition in which Queensland bananas arrive in Melbourne. The greater part of a consignment which arrived a few ...
Article : 285 wordsThere has been no official confirmation of the news received in Perth that the minimum wage for telegraphists under the new classification scheme is to be £200 a year. ...
Article : 143 wordsWANGARATTA, Wednesday.—A case of interest to the clubs was heard by Judge Johnston at the sittings of the Country Coart on Tuesday. Joseph Rothery, captain of the ...
Article : 275 wordsIn the summary published yesterday of the chief attractions that will come into operation with the winter railway timetable, it was stated that the train now ...
Article : 84 wordsAt the Caulfield Council on Wednesday a letter was received from the Postal department stating that the contractor for the semi-official post-office at Caulfield paid ...
Article : 170 wordsWELLINGTON. Wednesday.—The net profits of the Wellington tramways for the year were £6,225, and the profits on electric lighting and power were £4,346. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 13 Apr 1911, Page 9
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