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  2. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES. FOUND DROWNED.

    The Russell-street police officials received a telegram on Saturday from Senior-constable Foers, of Swan Hill, stating that John Roddah, a baker, had been found drowned ...

    Article : 79 words
  3. FEDERAL ELECTIONS. LABOUR PREPARATIONS.

    Consideration was given at the quarterly meeting of the central executive of the Political Labour Council on Saturday evening to the question of putting ...

    Article : 252 words
  4. MONETARY AND MINING.

    The accounts of Dalgety and Company Limited for the year ended June 30, 1911, show that the gross profits were £551,370, against £542,534 for the previous year, or ...

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  5. INDUSTRIAL NEWS. IMPORTING ARTISANS.

    The Amalgamated Society of Engineers held a smoke social on Saturday evening at the Trades-hall to celebrate the opening of the Brunswick and No. 3 (Melbourne) ...

    Article : 269 words
  6. WOOL SALES. MONDAY, DECEMBER 4.

    On sales being resumed to-day catalogues totalling some 9,200 bales were submitted by Messrs. Younghusband, Row, and Co. Ppy. Ltd. and Daltgety and Co. Ltd. ...

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  7. MINERS' GRIEVANCES.

    BROKEN HILL, Monday.—The underground employees of the South mine yesterday afternoon passed the following resolutions:— "That it is the opinion of the South mine ...

    Article : 109 words
  8. MINERS SUED BY COMPANY.

    PERTH, Sunday.—The miners at the wmm Creek Copper Company's mine, in the north-west, who recently ceased work as a protest against 10-hour shifts, were proceeded against by the ...

    Article : 100 words
  9. CAUGHT IN REVOLVING WHEEL.

    Frederick Whitby, 19 years of age, employed in the boot factory of Messrs. Whitty and Co., Emma-street, Collingwood, met with a painful accident yesterday afternoon. ...

    Article : 81 words
  10. ARBITRATION IN NEW ZEALAND.

    WELLINGTON, Monday.—Mr. Young, secretary of the Wellington branch of the Federated Seamen's Union, states that a telegram from Dunedin intimating that the ballot taken by the federation ...

    Article : 88 words
  11. SEAMAN KILLED.

    While working yesterday afternoon in the hold of the s.s. Breman, lying at Port Melbourne, Frederic Flentjar was struck on the neck by a beam, which was being lowered ...

    Article : 109 words
  12. PEOPLE'S PARTY ACTIVE.

    A meeting of the Barwon electorate committee was held at Geelong on Thursday to deal with matters in connection with the recent State elections and to outline the ...

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  13. IN THE POLICE COURTS. SELLING DISEASED APPLES.

    Arthur Raymond Toogood was charged, at the District Court yesterday, with selling discased apples at the Victoria merkets on November 2. Edwin arthur King, inspector under the ...

    Article : 131 words
  14. STEVEDORE'S FALL.

    Andrew Keady, a stevedore, fell down the hold of the s.s. Afric yesterday afternoon, sustaining a fracture of the pelvis. He was admitted to the Alfred Hospital, where he ...

    Article : 37 words
  15. SEAMEN'S DEMANDS.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—In the Common-wealth Arbitration Court to-day, Mr. Justice Higgins began the hearing in the claim of the Merchant Service Guild of ...

    Article : 206 words
  16. BURNT BY PHOSPHORUS.

    BENALLA, Monday.—Mr. H. Harcourt, dentist, underwent a very painful experience through putting his hand on some phosphorus, which had been left on a box. ...

    Article : 59 words
  17. THE RAILWAYS. HANDLING THE HARVEST.

    It has been stated that though the approaching harvest will not be as satisfactory as last year, grain traffic will be congested, because of the large amount of ...

    Article : 124 words
  18. ALLEGED THEFT OF TOBACCO.

    In the City Court yesterday morning, the hearing of the case was continued in which Benjamin Evans was charged with the theft of a caddy of tobacco, valued at £6, the proporty of Mrs. Beaconsfield. ...

    Article : 116 words
  19. THROWN OVER FENCE.

    BENALLA, Monday.—Mrs. Worrall, wife of the licensce of the Tatong Hotel, while driving home on Saturday night with Miss Parker, a school teacher, met with a serious ...

    Article : 121 words
  20. MINING MEETINGS.

    Mariner's Reef, Maryborough, 1st.—Half-yearly meeting held at Maryborough. Mr. Thomas Webb presided, and, in moving the adoption of the reports and balance-sheet, spoke encouragingly of the ...

    Article : 89 words
  21. SCRIPTURE IN SCHOOLS.

    The annual meeting of the council of the Scripture Instruction Campaign was held yesterday afternoon in the Archbishop's vestry, in the Cathedral-buildings. His ...

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  22. TROUBLE IN A RESTAURANT.

    Sttathes Lucas, keeper of a restaurant at 29 Elizabeth-street, city, was charged, at the Distruct Court yesterday, with the use of threatening words near a public place. Mr. Lowe appeared for the ...

    Article : 210 words
  23. SYDNEY WHARF LABOURERS.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—The board appointed to deal with the matters in dispute between the wharf workers and the steamship-owners began its sittings to-day at the ...

    Article : 142 words
  24. HAND IN COG-WHEELS.

    GEELONG, Monday.—Talbot Chesterfield, of Little River, a child 3 years of age, was playing with a separator to-day, when his right hand was drawn into the ...

    Article : 57 words
  25. COHUNA LINE.

    ROCHESTER, Saturday.—The Bamawm settlers are arranging to present to the Government a petition against the recommendation of the Railways Standing Committee that the proposed Coh[?] ...

    Article : 39 words
  26. THROWN FROM BUGGY.

    ORBOST, Saturday.—While driving home from Orbost, Mr. S. Eriksen, proprietor of the Bellbird Creek Hotel, was thrown out of his buggy. The accident occurred near ...

    Article : 65 words
  27. BORDER PROJECT.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 56 words
  28. WOMEN IN TRAINS.

    Sir,—The Railway department is very good and considerate to the people of Melbourne every summer in giving them facilities to go to scside and mountain—cheap ...

    Article : 259 words
  29. DRUNKEN INTRUDER.

    At the Fitzroy Court on Monday, before Messrs. M'Mahon and Apps, J.P.'s, a marine fireman named James Murray was charged with assult. Ruby Guest stated:—I reside with my parents ...

    Article : 205 words
  30. CHILD INJURED WITH AXE.

    SALE, Monday.—To-day a three-year-old child of D. Miller, of Tinamba, got in the way of its father, who was chopping wood, and was accidentally struck on the head ...

    Article : 78 words
  31. CITY COUNCIL EMPLOYEES.

    An explanation of what has been done by the special committee of the City Council appointed to consider claims made by various trade unions for increases in the wages of their members was made ...

    Article : 523 words
  32. MELBOURNE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 301 words
  33. CRUSHED BETWEEN BUFFERS.

    SALE, Monday.—This afternoon a young man named Parey Hendrick, whilst fixing un a load of chaff at the railway station. fell between the trucks, and was severcly ...

    Article : 69 words
  34. PUNCHING THE FARES.

    Alex. Steward, of 38 [?]-street, South Melbourne, was charged, at the Port Melbourne Court on Monday morning, before Messrs. T. Smith and H. Francls, J.P.'s, with having used insulting ...

    Article : 222 words
  35. DEATH FROM SUNSTROKE.

    TRARALGON, Monday.—The great heat of last Thursday was responsible for the death of a boy of 6½ years, son of Mr. Wallace, saddler, of this town. The boy at ...

    Article : 101 words
  36. MINING NOTES.

    The managers report:— All Nations, Wood's Point, 2nd.—Lawson's Adit Level—Winze on Lawson's reef to 49ft.; reef 1ft., carrying little gold. ...

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  37. RAILWAY SMOKERS.

    Sir,—I was a witness on Saturday of a most unfortunate and disgusting scene in the train from Caulfield, which had on board a number of the usual racecourse habitues. ...

    Article : 164 words
  38. GEELONG.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 226 words
  39. CHILD'S SKULL FRACTURED.

    HENTY, Sunday.—Leslie Piltz, three years of age, met with a shocking accident on Friday. He was playing near the wheel of a waggon when the horses started, ...

    Article : 66 words
  40. CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY.

    John A. Smyth, charged with conspiracy against the Federal Government, through the Postal department, appeared again at the City Court on Friday, his case having been remanded in order to ...

    Article : 111 words
  41. YOUNG MAN FOUND SHOT.

    HENTY, Sunday.—A young man named Elliott Post, son of an old resident of Henty, was found last night with a revolver wound in his left temple. He died ...

    Article : 40 words
  42. SCHOOL TEACHER FALLS DEAD.

    HOBART, Monday.—Ernest Edward Reid, aged 41 years, head master of the Moonah State school, fell dead this morning while instructing a class. He was ...

    Article : 78 words
  43. ELTHAM SERVICE.

    Sir,—Cannot the Commissioners of Railways do something to expedite travelling to the picturesque district of Eltham? On Saturday last the train which left ...

    Article : 134 words
  44. NEW ZEALAND.

    WELLINGTON, Monday.—Wool sales were held to-day. There was a large attendance, including buyers from America. Prices showed an upward [?]dency, cspecially for finer lines. Some of these ...

    Article : 61 words
  45. CLOTHING TRADE WAGES.

    When interviewed yesterday regarding the introduction of differentiation in the rates of pay in the clothing trade, the chief inspector of factories (Mr. Murphy) said:— ...

    Article : 222 words
  46. BAGS AND COATS STOLEN.

    A marine dealer, William Jame's Wylie, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment at the Richmond Court on Monday, for having stolen several brief-bags and articles of clothing on ...

    Article : 192 words
  47. GIRL FATALLY BURNT.

    LAUNCESTON, Sunday.—Thelmo Doris Littlejohn, aged four years, residing with her parents at Patersonia, died yesterday from burns accidentally received at an open ...

    Article : 33 words
  48. SHEARERS AND THEIR PAY.

    Sir,—I am writing to suggest that the pastoralists should approach Mr. Justice Higgins for an addendum to his award ordering shearers when stopped from ...

    Article : 391 words
  49. STATIONMASTER'S SUICIDE.

    HOBART, Monday.—Michael A. Tracey, railway station master at Hobart, committed suicide early this morning by hanging himself from a rafter in the wash-house. He ...

    Article : 195 words
  50. "A DAUGHTER OF ITALY."

    A new opera, the libretto and music from the pen of a local composer, Mr. Arthur Chanter, Mus. Bac., was performed before a fairly large audience at the Turn Verein ...

    Article : 140 words
  51. FRUIT MARKET.

    The Wholesale Fruit Merchants' Association reports prices per case as follows:—Victorian Fruit— Apples. Yates 6' to 13/6, cooking 7/ to 11/; apricots, 4/ to 7/; do., per half-case, 2/ to 4/6; ...

    Article : 156 words
  52. MEMBERS OF WAGES BOARDS.

    The Factories department is still awaiting nominations of persons to sit on the Wholesale Grpeers' Board (employers), the Tie Trade Board (employees), and the Tramway Services Board ...

    Article : 34 words
  53. Advertising

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  54. RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES.

    An application for registration was lodged yesterday with the industrial registrar (Mr. A. M. Stewart) on behalf of the Hotel, Caterers, and Boardinghouse Female Employees' Association. ...

    Article : 84 words
  55. CHILDREN AND TRUANCY.

    Before Messrs. Phipp, (chairman), CurwenWalker, and Martin, J.P.'s, at the Prahran Court yesterday, Inspector [?]wards, [?] officer, summoned 18 parents (against whom there were 23 ...

    Article : 234 words
  56. AGRICULTURAL SHOWS.

    The show was held in favourable circumstances, except that the weather was hot and dust blowing in clouds. There was a large attendance. The entries were between 200 and 300 more than ...

    Article : 399 words
  57. WORKING MEN'S COLLEGE.

    At the meeting of the council of the Working Men's College last night, over which Sir Samuel Gillott presided, a discussion on the respective merits of two ...

    Article : 234 words
  58. THEATRICAL EMPLOYEES.

    Mr. A..E [?]kerby, secretary of the Australian Theatrical Employees' Association, has returned from an organising trip in liobart and Launcesion. He enrolled 70 new members in those places. ...

    Article : 102 words
  59. ALLEGED MALPRACTICE.

    Mary Ann Parker, a married woman, living [?] Blanch-street, Collingwood, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Detective Bear[?] and Plain-clothes Constable ...

    Article : 84 words
  60. SLAUGHTERMEN'S PICNIC.

    Two special trams were engaged on Saturday to take the picnichers of the staughtering branch of the Butchers' Employees' Union to Frankston. A capital day's entertainment was provided at the ...

    Article : 56 words
  61. GLERKS' UNION.

    The women members of the Clerks' Union met at the union rooms yesterday. There was a large attendance. Mrs. Barry presided, Miss Muleahy moved, and Miss [?]lor seconded, that Parliament ...

    Article : 48 words
  62. Advertising

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    Advertising : 16 words
  63. Advertising

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    Advertising : 23 words
  64. Advertising

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