SYDNEY, Monday.—The amendments made by the Legislative Council in the Liquor Referendum Bill were brought up for consideration in committee in the ...
Article : 700 wordsSYDNEY, Monday.—The 250 fitters who struck work at the Eveleigh locomotive workshops on Friday as a protest against the refusal of the department to grant them ...
Article : 194 wordsThe Premier (Sir Alexander Peacock) stated yesterday that the Cabinet would not reconsider its decision that there should be no State celebration of Anzac Day. ...
Article : 1,547 wordsThe City Court yesterday resembled a joss house. More than 100 Chinese, who had been arrested in connection with the raid on Sunday night on houses where it ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 189 wordsSixty years ago the system of working eight hours a day was first recognised in Victoria. It was established in the building trades, which were then the only organised ...
Article : 1,688 wordsThe apple harvest is 5,000,000 cases. Onlty 1,050,000 cases can be exported. The rest must be caten in Australia, or go to waste. ...
Article : 901 wordsLONDON, Feb. 24.—The hats of the heroes of Anzac are common sights in the London streets. The remind us that some six or seven thousand ...
Article : 1,900 wordsThe annual prize-giving in connection with the School of Mines took place on Monday night. The director of Education (Mr. F. Tate) spoke on the necessity for educational efficiency, and said that he ...
Article : 1,297 wordsSir, — In the leading columns of "The Argus" on Saturday the question is asked, "Why should one set of unionists be allowed to reduce the purchasing power of ...
Article : 265 wordsIt wis announced in "The Argus" of Saturday that Mr. C. E. Oliver, engineerin-chief of the Metropolitan Board of Works, had been appointed to act in an ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 95 wordsThe members of the Prahran branch of the Political Labour Council agreed at their meeting last night to the following motion:— ...
Article : 195 wordsBENDIGO, Monday. — The Border Railways Commission, which arrived here on Saturday, took evidence at the Town Hall to-day. Mr. Barnes, M.L.A., presided. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 870 wordsBENDIGO, Monday.—An attempt by a Chinese named Henry Lee to regain possession of his child, William, a half-caste, was followed by a serious of exciting ...
Article : 181 wordsST. ARNAUD, Monday.—Comment on the increase of hospital expenditure in Victoria over the annual voluntary donations was made by Mr. Pennington, M.L.A., on ...
Article : 180 wordsSir,—Windfalls would be very acceptable for distribution among the poor of Montague (South Melbourne) Presbyterian Mission. All parcels addressed Deaconess ...
Article : 65 wordsMr. W. C. Cutting and Mr. J. Howard, jewellers of Chapel street, Windsor, yesterday morning informed the Prahran police that a man bad called at their places of business, and offered to sell ...
Article : 355 wordsMaud Collins, aged 10, daughter of Mr. Robert Collins, Carisbrook, is an inmate of the Maryborough District Hospital suffering from a fractured collarbone and ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 123 wordsSir, In "The Argus" of last Wednesday appeared a report of the sheep sales at Newmarket the previous day. The introductory portion of the report contains the following ...
Article : 181 wordsBefore Messrs. P[?]tterson (chairman), McM[?]n, Joske, and Carro[?], J.P.'s, at the Malvern Court on Monday, a charge of having wi[?]ully hindered the tree passage of an electric trame[?] on March ...
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Article : 64 wordsAmong the accounts that came before the Prahran Council yesterday for payment was one of £16/1/9 in favour of the Commonwealth Portland Cement Company. ...
Article : 177 wordsSYDNEY, Monday.—The committee report upon the Bakeries Bill was agreed to in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon. On a divison the voting was equal, and the ...
Article : 71 wordsSir,—These lines were written by a friend discharged as permanently unfit as a result of a wound on Gallipoli. They are crude, but so expressive.—Yours, &c., ...
Article : 209 wordsGEELONG, Monday.—The members of the Chamber of Commerce to-day discussed the necessity for a reafforestation scheme for Victoria, and agreed to a ...
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Advertising : 257 wordsLyell Henry[?] aged 13 years, of Johnston street, [?]ast St. Kilda, was the victim of an unprovoked assault on the Flinders street station on March 3. His assailant, A. G. Fullerton, a well-dressed, ...
Article : 185 wordsNEERIM SOUTH, Monday.—Messrs. S. [?] and J. McCarthy, returned wounded soldiers[?] were given a welcome home, and presented with [?] Prior to his departare for the front Mr. John ...
Article : 96 wordsBENALLA, Monday.—The opening of the quail season on Saturday was not attended by much sport. The birds were scarce, and poor bags were the result. A fortnight ago the birds were ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 29 wordsA certificate of discharge was granted in the Insolvency Court Yesterday by Judge Johnston in the estate of Robert Steve Houghton, of Coventry [?]. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tue 4 Apr 1916, Page 8
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