Believing that the administration of the railways as vested in the Chief Commissioner by the existing system is beyond the capabilities of one man, the Government is ...
Article : 1,931 wordsSir T. B. Robinson, Agent-General for Queensland, held a reception at the Marble Hall in honour of Mr. R. Philp, a former Premier of Queensland. There were 250 ...
Article : 365 wordsThe debate on the motion of censure moved by the leader of the Opposition was resumed in the House of Representatives this afternoon. ...
Article : 564 wordsBefore deciding to issue an appeal to the unions for financial assistance for the Waihi and Reefton miners, the Labour Council referred the matter to the executive. As a result ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 193 wordsThe Quarter Sessions opened on Tuesday before Judge Docker. Mr. C. A. White was Crown Prosecutor. Benjamin O'Callaghan pleaded guilty to a ...
Article : 800 wordsMaloja, R.M.S., 12,430 tons, Captain Weston, from London, via ports. Passengers:—Mr. J. C. Vivian, Lient. C. de la P. Beresford, Driver, F. Stevens, Mr. G. W. Pask, Mrs. Pask, Miss Ida Pask, Miss Rena Pask, Miss ...
Article : 409 wordsEuryalus, s, for Newcastle. Buteshire, s, for London and Liverpool, via ports. ...
Article : 16 wordsAustralien, F.M.S., for Noumea; Wollowra, s, for Melbourne; Sydney, s, for Melbourne and Tasmanian ports, via Eden; Eden, s, for the South Coast; Hunter, s, for Newcastle; Electra, s, for the Macleay River, ...
Article : 84 wordsAlderman Burke is making an effort to have the hotels in the immediate neighbourhood of the fruit and vegetable markets in Engine-street opened at the same time as the ...
Article : 234 wordsRendsburg, s, 4650 tons, for Hamburg, via Qucensland and Java ports. Mororo, scow, 200 tons, for Wanganui, via Newcastle. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 609 wordsAt the Chamber of Commerce dinner tonight. Sir John Madden proposed, "The British Ambassador in the United States of America." ...
Article : 668 wordsAt the wool sales this afternoon prices were firm for all sorts. American buyers operated freely for medium and fine crossbreds. ...
Article : 65 wordsThe Zeppelin, the third military air cruiser, has been fitted with bomb-throwing tubes, an observation turret, and a machine gun to combat other air craft. ...
Article : 34 wordsMongolia, R.M.S., left Colombo for Australia on Sunday morning. St. Michael, s, left Puget Sound on Tuesday afternoon, with 2,600,00ft of timber, to the agency of the Union ...
Article : 69 wordsMr. Lennon, M.L.A., introduced a deputation to the State Treasurer, which outlined the position of growers in connection with the proposed mill at South Johnstone. Mr. ...
Article : 220 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, in reply to a question, the Premier stated that the Senate of the University would advertise in the eastern States as well as in ...
Article : 120 wordsOn her trials Messrs. Langley Brothers' new steamer Fitzroy, now en route to Sydney from the Clyde, more than came up to contract, being found capable of steaming at 11¼ knots per hour, a quarter of a knot faster ...
Article : 193 wordsMr. O. Warters, president of the Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union, New South Wales branch, was examined yesterday before the Royal Commission on Food Supply. ...
Article : 124 wordsThe jubilee of the independence of the Tongans was very joyfully celebrated on the 4th and 5th insts, and it is estimated that fully 4000 people were present for the festivities. ...
Article : 222 wordsBRISBANE (516m).—Arr: July 11, Biugera, s, from Townsville; Wyreema, s, from Cairns: Wyandra, s, from Melbourne; Urilla, s, from Cairns; Tyrian, s, from Sydney. Dep: July 10, Aldenham, s, for ...
Article : 1,055 wordsThe Aberdeen ball, in aid of the Scone Hospital, realised £70 clear, which, with the late race meeting profits, make a total of nearly £100 from here. ...
Article : 380 wordsMaking a fine run of five and a half days from Albany, at which port she was compelled to put in for fresh bunker coal, the Tyser liner Star of Scotland arrived at Melbourne on Tuesday. She is on a visit ...
Article : 112 wordsIn the Assembly yesterday Mr. Paget, Minister for Railways, presented a petition, signed by 226 electors of Mackay, urging that the women of Queensland should have equal ...
Article : 121 wordsIn the Assembly to-day, in reply to Mr. Payne, the Home Secretary said that the magistrate before whom the special constables were sworn during the recent strike were ...
Article : 99 wordsAn inquiry was held yesterday at the City Coroner's Court concerning the death of Henry Williams, a sailor. On Friday last he was in the act of climbing out of the ...
Article : 111 wordsThe Italian barque Letizia (1335 tons) was on Monday afternoon cleared at the Port Adelaide Customs House for Sydney. She will discharge here the balance of her cargo of tiles from Marseilles for ...
Article : 44 wordsThe Federal liner Suffolk, on route from Liverpool, had some rough weather on this voyage. Moderate winds and seas ruled to Las Palmas, where she called, and coaled on May 31. To Capetown, the next port ...
Article : 191 wordsFrequent complaints have been made by growers, especially new settlers, concerning the practices of some fruit and vegetable commission agents, who have been entrusted with ...
Article : 163 wordsAt a recent meeting of the Planters' Association a lengthy discussion took place as to the advisability of opening negotiations with a view to the introduction of Chinese labour ...
Article : 294 wordsClaims in regard to the wages and the conditions of its members have been lodged by the Typographical Society with the chairman of the wages board (Mr. J. Meillon). These are the first claims lodged under ...
Article : 280 wordsThe body of an unknown man was found on Tuesday floating in Darling Harbour at the rear of the Fresh Food and Ice Company's premises, and taken to the Morgue. The ...
Article : 93 wordsAdvance accounts promise that the new turbine liner now being built at Glasgow for the Union Company's Lyttelton-Wellington ferry service will be one of the most superior vessels of her class in the ...
Article : 145 wordsMr. Morton Rudder died yesterday as the result of an accident some few weeks ago. ...
Article : 23 wordsThe pantomime season will close at Her Majesty's with to-night's performance of "Sinbad the Sailor." This will bring the total number of performances in Sydney up to 86. The extravaganza will move on next to ...
Article : 59 wordsThe position in connection with the wheelers and shiftmen in the Newcastle district was carried a stage further to-day, when a letter was received by the Wheelers and Shiftmen's ...
Article : 285 wordsMessrs. Burns, Philp, and Company's steamer Matunga, en route from Port Moresby to Sydney, called at Cooktown yesterday at 10 a.m., and left at noon for Cairns. She has the following passengers for ...
Article : 94 wordsPlain-clothes Constables Turner and Fagan succeeded in making a difficult arrest at Annandale on Wednesday afternoon. The constables were on duty on bicycles, and ...
Article : 108 wordsIn the course of an interview to-day, Mr. Bryce, British Ambassador at Washington, said he had been much impressed by the standard maintained by the journalists of ...
Article : 118 wordsA few weeks ago the United Clerks' Union forwarded to the Steamship Owners' Federation and the Sydney Stevedores' Association a list of claims in regard to the wages and conditions of shipping clerks, with a ...
Article : 193 wordsThe pupils of Miss Stella Chapman and Mr. Douglas Aneclon gave an interesting dramatic recital at St. James's Hall last evening before a large audience. A number of comediettas and dramatic sketches were ...
Article : 197 wordsThe Warilda, the first of three twin-serew steamers building for the Adelaide Steamship Company, has left London. She is 410ft in length b.p., 50ft 6in in breadth, 37ft in depth, moulded to upper deck, and of about ...
Article : 241 wordsA little girl, aged 2 years and 4 months, the daughter of John Garrard, disappeared from her home in Dudley at about 11 o'clock yesterday morning. A search in the bush was ...
Article : 115 wordsThe position of temporary clerks in the Federal Public Service was discussed at the last meeting of the Clerks' Union, a resolution being carried to cooperate with the Victorian union in representations ...
Article : 208 wordsThe Austral String Quartet (Messrs. Cyril Monk and Alfred Hill, violins, S. Vost Jansen, viola, and Carl Gotsch, 'cello) gave a successful concert in the Y.M.C.A. Hall last evening, a large audience ...
Article : 173 wordsA start has been made with the clearing of land for the meatworks to be built on the Brisbane River below Newstead. A number of men are now at work on the ...
Article : 70 wordsFor several months differences have existed between the Federated Theatrical Employees' Association and Brennan's Amphitheatres, Ltd., over the questions of wages and the ...
Article : 83 wordsOtway, R.M.S., from Brisbane. Itonus, from Calcutta, via ports. Van Waerwyck, from Melbourne. Cunara, from Rangoon, via ports. ...
Article : 45 wordsAt a meeting of shopkeepers and property owners in William-street on Wednesday for the purpose of discussing the City Councll's proposal for a new street tunning ...
Article : 162 wordsThe barque Jessie Craig, from Whangarei, left there on June 28. She had fine weather until Wednesday, when she encountered heavy southerly gales. She was thrown on her beam ends, and had a list of 2ft. ...
Article : 67 wordsWELLINGTON (1239m).—Arr: July 11, Ionic, s, from Hobart. NAPIER.—Dep: July 11, Star of India, s, for Brisbane. ...
Article : 23 wordsAt Tuesday night's meeting of the Balmain Council Alderman Young moved,—"In view of the large and continuing expecuditure on the upkeep of the several wharfs abutting on the streets of the municipality, and ...
Article : 119 wordsThe no-confidence debate was continued today and a vigorous speech was delivered by Mr. Connolly, Colonial Secretary in the late Wilson Government. ...
Article : 50 wordsThe steamer Hauroto sailed to-day for Auckland, and the steamer Inveric for Sydney. ...
Article : 18 wordsMr. V. A. Sproal, managing agent in Australia for the Oceanic Steamship Company (American and Australian line), entertained some representative shipping men at dinner at Paris House last evening, when the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 74 wordsRuahine, s, 1075 tons, from Wellington, May 30, for London and Plymouth. Maletta, [?], from Newcastle, May 7, at Antofogasta. Departures. ...
Article : 64 wordsThe award of the Hatmaking (Cumberland) Beard has been made by the chairman. The award provides for considerable increases on the present rates. [?] for a uniformity of conditions in the trade [?] special ...
Article : 64 wordsThe second round of the novice tournament premeted by the Gaiety Mhletic Club will be decided at the club to-night. ...
Article : 30 wordsA couference took place yesterday, at the invitation of Mr. Henley, M.L.A., between himself and a representative of the Balmain Council on the question of the Australian Gaslight Company's Bill in its effect upon ...
Article : 57 wordsThe following particulars were posted at the G.P.O. yesterday evening:—Richmond River Reads, bar 11ft 6in, inside channel 9ft 6in, low water; Camden Haven Heads, har 9ft 6in, rise 3ft 9in: Cape Hawke, bar 9ft ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 12 Jul 1912, Page 10
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