At a meeting of the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission, hold on Tuesday, the undermentioned applications for land in the irrigation areas were approved; ...
Article : 46 wordsIn a judgment delivered on Thursday on applications to the Commonwealth Arbitration Court to vary the award given in September in the felt hatters' case, Mr. Justice ...
Article : 1,733 wordsCopper.—Spot, £56/17/6 to £57 (fall of 3/9; three months, £57/5/ to £57/7/6 (fall of 3/9). Electrolytic, £60/15/ to £61 5/ (fall of 5/). ...
Article : 931 wordsConsiderable interest is fell on the possible number of males in Australia who, according to the provisions of the Defence Act, would be liable for service. The Commonwealth statistician (Mr. G. H. Knibbs) points out that allowunce has to be made for the medically unfit, &c. The recruiting for Switzerland indicated that 20 ...
Article : 421 wordsSynthetic indigo being practically off the [?], owing to sloppage of supplies from Germany, the natural product grown in [?]is now in great request. Already the ...
Article : 411 wordsThe Stock Exchange of Melbourne having adjourned on Wednesday afternoon till January 7, there are no sales of stocks and shares to report. ...
Article : 1,363 wordsOMEO, Saturday.—For years past Omeo's record of "Christmas cukes", has been gradually diminishing, but the fact that they are still being got out shows that mining is not "dead" in the Omeo ...
Article : 288 wordsApplications for land were approved by the Lands Purchase Hoard on Monday, as follows:- Doogalook Estate, G.F. Keane, allotments 4 and ...
Article : 51 wordsThe immigration authorities have received a cable message from the London office, stating that the sailings of all contract vessels have been postponed until the ...
Article : 83 wordsSTAWELL, Thursday.—The attention which is at present being given the Stawell mining field will be stimulated by the returns from a clean-up just made by the BIG HILL company. Out of a ...
Article : 67 wordsA list of the Crown lands available for settlement has been issued by the Lands department as follows:- AGRICULTURAL AND GRAZING LANDS. ...
Article : 649 wordsBALLARAT, Thursday.—At the halfyearly meeting of the New Normanby Mining Company to-day, the chairman (Mr. W. Ellis) expressed the opinion that the ...
Article : 380 wordsKALGOORLIE (W.A.), Wednesday.— Speaking at the quarterly meeting of the Chamber of Mines yesterday, the president (Mr. Richard Hamilton) said:—We must ...
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Advertising : 142 wordsWheat.—In the absence of business values are nominally unaltered. For prime wheat 6/[?] is indicated. Flour.—The association price is £14 delivered. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 266 wordsThe annual concert and display of physical culture took place on the Afternoon of December 11, in the presence of the parents and their friends. The prirzes are given for an average of 50 per cent. at ...
Article : 123 wordsThe results of this year's competition for the prizes awarded annually by the Forest League for the best essays on forest topics have been forwarded to the Education department. The ...
Article : 158 wordsThe last part of the Victorian Year Book for 1913-14, which relates to the agricultural, pastoral, mining, and manufacturing industries of the State, has been issued by ...
Article : 576 wordsJu[?] Goods.—Business is practically at a stand-still. Cornsacks are quiet at 5/6 net, and up to [?] delivered. Branbags are quoted at from 4/7 tp 4.9 delivered terms, while woolpacks are dull ...
Article : 77 wordsRailways employees who joined the service prior to November 1, l883, are recognised as being entitled to pension or componsation lights, but anxiety as to their ...
Article : 152 wordsThe revenue collected at the Custom House on December 21 amounted to:—Revenue, £10,294/[?]/; State, £10[?]/12/6; contingent, £118/17/7; pilotage, p59/[?]; wharfage, £963/19/4. ...
Article : 28 wordsThere was a numerous attendance of purchasers it this morning's market, and trade in all departments was brisk. In vegetables supplies were fairly large, and met requirements. In fruits all kinds ...
Article : 421 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—At the Homebush sales about 13,[?] [?] were penned. The market during yesterday morning was strong for all descriptions. Prices were occassionally a little irregular, but ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 226 wordsLISMORE, Tuesday.—At a meeting of the trust held on Friday, Councillor Oman, M.L.A. was unanimously re-elected chairman for the ensuing year. It was resolved, on the motion of ...
Article : 182 wordsThe return issued by the Bank of England for the week ended December 23 is as follows, the figures for the previous week being shown in parentheses:—Coin and ...
Article : 157 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—There was good steady demand for dairy produce at well maintained prices. Eggs were plentiful; new-laids at 1/1 tp 1/2; case [?]gs from 11d, to 11½d. Cheese, bacon, and [?] ...
Article : 177 wordsQUAMBATOOK, Tuesday.—The stoppage of the Saturday night train to Quambatook and of the early morning up train on Monday morning is a great inconvenience. Efforts were made to have ...
Article : 53 wordsThe managers report:- Atherton Molybdenite Mineral, Queensland, 23rd. —Ore selected, 50 tons; 10ewt. bagged at mine: 2½ tons at Mareeba, 300cwt. lqr. Wolfram Camp ...
Article : 464 wordsALBURY (Dec. 22).—Dalgety and Company Ltd., Albury, report:—"Yarded 6,380 fat and store sheep, 133 cattle, and 03 pigs. Owing to the splended rains graziers assisted materally throughout sale. ...
Article : 515 wordsDIMBOOLA, Friday.—A very sad death, the result of an, extraordinary accident, occurred here to-day. Mrs. Doney, wife orf a local tradesman, was on Monday evening ...
Article : 132 wordsMessrs. C. J. and T. Ham report the following recent sales of property:—Brick villa residence, Rohais, Queen's road, corner Leopold street, Melbourne, on land 100ft. x 250ft., £3,000; land, ...
Article : 173 wordsBedangora, N.S.W., 22nd.—Half-yearly meeting held at 320 Collins street, Melbourne Mr. R. M. Turner presided, and moved the adoption of the reports and balance-sheet which was agreed to. ...
Article : 592 wordsIncluded in the fortnight's yield of the Cathcart Central is 129oz. from [?]7 fathoms from wash drives from No¾, 5½ and 6 rises, while 20 fathoms from No. 7 rise yielded 23oz., and six furlongs. ...
Article : 48 wordsHolders of victuallers' and other licenses under the Licensing Acts are required to pay their license fees for the year 1915, within 28 days from the dates of the certificates of the Licensing Courts ...
Article : 411 wordsKALGOORLIE, Thursday.—The Ivanhoe Gold Corporation have completed the diamond drill borehole from the plat at the 3,170ft. level in the main shaft. The bore was put in cast, and ...
Article : 112 wordsSir,—The figures given last week by Mr. Hughes, when cadeavouring to show how light is the proposed land tax, are worthy of a little careful inspection. Amongst ...
Article : 276 wordsGeorge Cocbrane, better known as Grant Hervey, was remanded in the City Court on Thursday to appear at the Central Court, Sydney, on December 31. He was charged ...
Article : 90 wordsLAUNCESTON, Wednesday.—At the NORTH LYELL mine No. 41 stope at the 1,100ft. level continues to produce high-grade ore from the ground flour workings, while the northern extension of ...
Article : 183 wordsTenders have been recommended for acceptance by the Minister for Public Works (Mr. Hagehhorn) as follows:—Kew. Hospital for Insane, new quarters for secretary, A. Pullen, Richmond, £1,137/17,6. ...
Article : 210 wordsGood progress is being made in connection with the sewering of Geelong and environs. The Geelong Waterworks and Sewerage Trust, under its last act, was ...
Article : 113 wordsScholarship examinations were held during December, in connection with Conway's Coaching College. The following are the names of the successful candidates, arranged in order of ...
Article : 133 wordsThe directors of the Mount [?]arcom G.M. Co., Targinnie, Queensland, in determining their developmental policy, decided to concentrate attention on the Archer leases, where the main tunnel was ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 26 Dec 1914, Page 13
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