The Ballarat Softgoods Association off Friday considered a proposal that the weekly half-holiday should be observed on Saturdays in the two municipalities, and ...
Article : 167 wordsWhile promising signs for the immediate future are read, by the chairman of the Broken Hill Proprietary Co. (Mr. J. Darling), in the condition of China, the ...
Article : 6,562 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—The Royal commission on the sugar industry continued its sittings this morning, Mr. R. M. M. Anderson presiding. ...
Article : 340 wordsWhile riding a bicycle along Brunswick--street, Fitzroy, yesterday morning, Elsie Mason, 16 years of age, living at Fitzroy-street, Fitzroy, collided with another ...
Article : 84 wordsDissatisfaction exists amongst employees in the fuel and fodder trade at the action of the Minister for Labour in splitting the wages board into three sections, in spite ...
Article : 365 wordsReferring to the statement of the "British Australasian," that the Commonwealth is in danger of losing 50,000 emigrants this year, through insufficient shipping being ...
Article : 66 wordsThe Court of Marine Inquiry, consisting of Mr. V. Tanner, P.M., and Captains W. Panter and J. L. Stalker (skilled members), which investigated the circumstances ...
Article : 176 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—The Full Court to-day heard an appeal lodged on behalf of Campbell Nairn Moir, at present under sentence of death for the murder of Henry ...
Article : 449 wordsBRISBANE, Friday.—The Chief Secretary (Mr. Denham) has been advised by the Agent-General's office that the s.s. Ripningham Grange, which left Tilbury Dock ...
Article : 65 wordsRobert Miller, a labourer, 24 years of age, residing at South Melbourne, received a terrible fall at the new Melbourne Hospital building yesterday morning. Miller was ...
Article : 72 wordsDr. J. M. Eadic, health officer, in a report to the City Council on Friday, again contended that there was a large amount of pollution in the catchment area of the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 551 wordsOwing to the falling of the brake of the lorry which he was driving down Rutter's Hill, Northcote, yesterday morning, Horace Agnew, a carter, 23 years of age, while ...
Article : 95 wordsThe proposed duplication of the St. Kilda-Brighton electric street railway will necessitate the provision of additional electric motor-cars, and the necessary funds for the ...
Article : 297 wordsDaniel Shannon, a labourer, 44 years of age, living at Leicester-street, Carlton, was caught between the buffers of two trucks which were being shunted at Spencer-street ...
Article : 78 wordsAfter closely interrogating James A. Sedgwick, who alleged he was assaulted and robbed in Aberdeen-street, Newtown, late on Saturday night last, Constable S. J. ...
Article : 191 wordsAn inquiry was held at the Children's Hospital on Thursday, by Mr. Goldspink, J.P., concerning the death of Jessie Pennington, a child 4 years of age, which ...
Article : 115 wordsThe German warship Condor, at the Port Melbourne Town Pier, will be open to the public on Sunday afternoon. The curator of the estates of deceased ...
Article : 616 wordsA mass meeting will be held at the Trades-hall to-morrow for the purpose of organising the causal railway labourers engaged on gravitation and duplication works ...
Article : 90 wordsBENDIGO, Friday.—Charles Williamson and Walter Dent were again placed in the dock at the Supreme Court this morning before the Chief Justice (Sir John ...
Article : 1,032 wordsThe coroner (Dr. Cole) held an inquiry at the Morgue on Thursday concerning the death of Patrick Falvey, who, while driving out of a storage bin at the City Council ...
Article : 117 wordsMr. J. Johnston, secretary of the Federated Gas Employees' Union, yesterday made the following statement:—"The unrest amongst the employees of the ...
Article : 129 wordsSeveral defendants, including Mr. Lawson, M.L.A., were fined the maximum amount, viz., £2, at the police court on Friday morning, for failing to comply with ...
Article : 38 wordsSir,—"Disgusted" speaks about the inefficiency of the employees on the electric cars, Brighton St. Kilda route. 1 am surprised at his remarks. The experience of a ...
Article : 103 wordsThe Minister for Lands (Mr. M'Kenzie) on Thursday received a cable message from the State's agent at Vancouver, reporting the departure for Australia of the steamer ...
Article : 49 wordsMr. Sidney Hunt has been appointed head master of the higher elementary school, with Miss Edith Tilley and Mr. D. W. Moroney as assistants. ...
Article : 116 wordsEric Bochme, aged five years was the victim of a terrible accident at Blackburn yesterday afternoon. The little boy, whose parents reside at Blackburn, was playing at ...
Article : 112 wordsThat the advantages of Victoria are being placed strongly before the eyes of likely settlers is indicated by the bundle of letters received from all parts of America by the ...
Article : 185 wordsThe Victorian Railways Employees' Union have, through the secretary (Mr. Hyett), forwarded £100 to Brisbine as a first contribution towards the strike fund. At a ...
Article : 146 wordsJohn Jackson, aged 45 years, who was charged at the City Court about a week ago with illegally having housebreaking tools in his possession, and was then discharged, appeared again yesterday, ...
Article : 520 wordsThe Kongwak reservior is expected to be completed in about a fortnight. The total capacity of the reservior is computed to be 300,000,000 gallons. At present the reservior ...
Article : 376 wordsA post-mortem examination was made by Dr. G. H Mollison at the Morgue yester day of the body of the unknown man who was found floating in the bay at Port ...
Article : 119 wordsFREMANTLE, Firday.—When the steamer Ethel Wolfe put into Fremantle about twelve days ago with a fire raging in her bunkers, her master hoped that, ...
Article : 131 wordsWANGARATTA, Wednesday.—At a meeting of the Wangaratta Progress Association it was agreed to invite the Wangaratta borough and Oxley and North ...
Article : 111 wordsKATAMATITE, Firday.—Norman M'Lean, who was injured at the Yarroweyah races on Saturday, when his horse fell, died on Wednesday, the cause of death ...
Article : 55 wordsHarry Elsum, a cook, aged 39 years: William Hack, a cook, aged 32 years; and Jennie Hartwell, a married woman, were arrested on warrant yesterday morning by ...
Article : 212 wordsNEERIM SOUTH, Thursday.—A man named Beck was found dead on Wednesday in a short drive or runned where mining operations had been carried on some years ...
Article : 110 wordsPORT DARWIN, Friday.—Trouble has arisen among the wharf labourers. A special meeting of the union passed a resolution, demanding the Cairns log. The ...
Article : 102 wordsGLADSTONE (Q.), Friday.—The missing motor-boat belonging to Mr. Miller, of Rockhampton, and containing five people, fears for whose safety were entertained, ...
Article : 57 wordsThe eighth annual meeting of the Associated Chambers of Manufactures of Australia will begin at O'Connell-street, Sydney, next Tuesday afternoon. ...
Article : 334 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—The following scratchings have been made in connection with the [?]utumn meeting of the A.J.C.; Champagne Stakes—Eway ...
Article : 142 wordsAt the Collingwood Court on Tuesday, before Messrs. Rain and Georges, J.P.'s, Richard Ashton, dairyman, M'Kean-street, North Fitzroy, was charged with having sold an article of food which ...
Article : 678 wordsADELAIDE, Firday.—It was announced last night that serious trouble has been averted at Port Pirie through the employers of maritime labour having acceded ...
Article : 164 wordsThe Victorian Head Teachers' Association met last night at Ingram's rooms, Little Collins-street, the president (Mr. H. J. Barker) in the chair. ...
Article : 259 wordsIn response to numerous requests it has been decided to improve the [?]vice on the electric tramway from St. Kilda station to Brigton. To-day and every Saturday a ...
Article : 85 wordsThe managers report:— Commodore, W.A.—Report for January:—Main Shafs—150ft. Lovel—No. 1 winze S. to 41ft. Reef 5in. thick, valued at 240/ ton, with formation full ...
Article : 356 wordsYounghusband, Row, and Co. Prop. Ltd. will offer for sale, at the Wool Exchange, The Rialto, on Tuesday, a catalogue of about 1,200 bales of wool, [?] [?] bales of greasy from ...
Article : 107 wordsPERTH, Thursday.—The acrated water employees' strike, though apparently in its last active stage, threatens to attain a new lease of life. The Liquor Trade Unions, ...
Article : 148 wordsThe log of wages and conditions of labour drawn up by the executive of the Hairdressers' and Wigmakers' Employees' Federation has been adopted by the ...
Article : 212 wordsThe horticultural societies are breaking away from the old traditions in connection with the annual show of fruit and flowers, and have designed a carnival lon entirely ...
Article : 160 wordsSir,—Just a word re the methods used by the "packers" in the galleries of some of our theatres. The method used is to take the persons to be shifted (regardless ...
Article : 174 wordsAt the meeting of the managers of the Alfred Hospital yesterday, Miss Ayres (matron, wrote drawing attention to the isolated position of the nurses' new quarters, and reported that recently ...
Article : 144 wordsADELAIDE, Friday.—At the Port Adelaide Police Court to-day, Alfred John Patten was charged on remand with having committed bigamy by marrying Kate Maria ...
Article : 116 wordsMessrs. Edward Trenchard and Co., the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., and Messrs. J. M'Namara and Co. report having sold, in the second subdivision of the Wannamarra Station:— ...
Article : 157 wordsBROKEN HILL, Friday.—The Australian Workers' Union, at its conference, just concluded, carried a resolution in the following terms:—"That in view of the expressed ...
Article : 186 wordsFollowing is the record of the Melbourne Observatory [?]mograph for the week ending 9 a.m. yesterday: February [?] Slight shock of earthquake, ...
Article : 66 wordsThe mavorces of Brunswick (Mrs. Allard) has issued invitations for an "At Home" in the Brunswick Town-hall this afternoon at 3 o'clock, in aid of the Brunswick stall at the St. Vincent's ...
Article : 94 wordsKYNETON, (Feb. 23).—W. H. Psych and Co. report a total yarding of 123 cattle and 2,902 sheep. Excellent yarding fat cattle, and demand br[?] at prices about equal to last week's and for ...
Article : 200 wordsFrancis Albert Calbert, carpenter, was presented at the Criminal Court, before Mr. Justice A'lice[?], yesterday, on a charge of larceny. He pleaded not guilty. ...
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Advertising : 234 wordsST. ARNAUD, Friday.—Messrs. A. J. Shapson and Co. have sold, privately, the Swanwater estate, of 1610 acres, on account of Mr. Chas. Olive, to Mr. Patrick O'Shanbersy, of Swanwater, at £7/7/6 per ...
Article : 44 wordsSir,—I wish to point out with regard to the £25 in a registered letter paid to a man who was not authorised by me to receive it, that the Post-office officials were in fault ...
Article : 134 wordsSir,—I had occasion to send a wireless message yesterday to a friend on the s.s. Friedrich der Grosse, off our coast, Lodged before 10 a.m., it was not delivered till ...
Article : 122 wordsMessrs. M'Pherson, Thom, and Co. (Melbourne) report having sold, in conjunction with other agents, the well-known Eldersite Estate, New Gisborne, consiting of 917 acres, on account of ...
Article : 105 wordsCertificates of discharge were granted yesterday by Judge Moule to Henry Ernest Huon, of Sunshine, labourer; Francis Norris Garth, of Brunswick, labourer; and Robert M'Donald, of ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 24 Feb 1912, Page 20
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