Some 12,000 bales were submitted here to-day by selling brokers. The selection was perhaps the best that has been put before buyers in this centre; indeed, it is ...
Article : 4,245 wordsConsideration was given by the President of the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Court (Mr. Justice Higgins) yesterday to the disenssion of the minutes of his ...
Article : 323 wordsAt the Morgue yesterday Dr. Cole held an inquest on the death of Miss Tolina Fowler, whose body was found washed up on the beach opposite Hampton Tea-gardens. ...
Article : 160 wordsHow some metropolitan dairymen water their milk without rendering themselves liable to prosecution was explained in a report prepared by Inspector Mellis. In ...
Article : 183 wordsDuring shunting operations at Beech Forest yesterday morning the engine which was to have taken the 9 a.m. train to Crowes became derailed. Considerable ...
Article : 73 wordsBefore Messrs. Chambers (chairman), Flintoft, and Curwen-Walker, J.P.'s. at the Prahran Court yesterday, several persons were charged, on the information of Inspector Borsum, with breaches of ...
Article : 449 wordsMr. H. Hick, J.P., held a magisterial inquiry at the Williamstown Courthouse yesterday on the body of Robert Chisholm, aged 53 years, a blacksmith's striker, who ...
Article : 175 wordsFor some months correspondence has passed between the Board of Health and the councils of Ballarat City and Ballarat East regarding the question of the crection ...
Article : 159 wordsMessrs. Daigety and Company Limited will offer at their sale on Monday next, December 4. a representative catalogue of about 6,000 bales, including the following well-known brands:—From ...
Article : 245 wordsST. ARNAUD, Wednesday.—Mr. O. Wemyes, of Carapooce, was attending to his horse in the Union Hotel stables at St. Arnaud yesterday, when the animal kicked him, breaking his left leg in ...
Article : 55 wordsAn application for the cancellation of the registration of the Victorian branch of the Amalgamated Carpenters' and Joiners' Association was granted by the President of the Commonwealth ...
Article : 68 wordsThe State authorities have recently been advised by the brick-producers that the price of bricks has been raised from 35/. to 38/ per thousand. Though no ...
Article : 124 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—Sparks from an electric teasing machine started a serious fire at noon to-day at the Australia Mattress Mills, Camperdown. The flames spread ...
Article : 178 wordsAt Prahran Court yesterday, before Messrs. Chambers (chairman), Flintoft, and CurwenWalker, J. P.'s, Pang Hup, Chinese laundryman, of 215 Malvern-road, was charged with having ...
Article : 117 wordsIn order to facilitate increasing traffic on the [?]aulfield line, the commissioners recently decided to add another train between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., when accommodation is crowded. As a result, the ...
Article : 250 wordsAbraham Davis, 48 years of age, of Drummond-street. Chrlton, Melbourne, business manager, sought a dissolution of his marriage with Sarah Davis, 16 years of age, on ground of ...
Article : 1,484 wordsE. J. Strickland held their fifth wool sale to--day, when they submitted one of the largest catalogues offered for many years. There was a large attendance of Melbourne, Geelong, and Ballarat ...
Article : 119 wordsADELAIDE, Thursday.—At noon to-day, between 350 and 400 men employed in [?]erated water and cordial factories ceased work. The drivers, who were out on suburban rounds, were given until 5 ...
Article : 208 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—At the wool sales this afternoon 13,8[?]9 bales were offered. Competition was keen for all classes of wool. As much as 15[?]d. was realised for a lot from the New England ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,419 wordsThe slow progress recently made in connection with the line from Kow Plains to Murrayville was the subject of adverse comment by a correspondent in "The Argus" yesterday. When questioned, ...
Article : 153 wordsAt the meeting of the Coburg Council on Wednesday evening, a letter was read from a [?]payer, directing, the council's attention to the way in which Pentridge convicts were brought ...
Article : 168 wordsPERTH, Thursday.—The Arbitration Court has [?] £3/[?]3/ as the minimam wage for competent bakers. The new rates represent increases of 5 per cent. ...
Article : 29 wordsPERTH. Thursday.—It is understood that Mr. Justice Rooth will be temporarily appointed President of the Arbitration Court, in place of the chief Justice (Sir Benry Parker), who resigned ...
Article : 41 wordsSir.—I would be grateful to yon if yon will kindly grant me space to call attention to the injustice that is being done to the residents of Whitfield. Moyhu, &c., in the ...
Article : 359 wordsPROSPERINE (Q.). Thursday.—Mr. Garry Hall, a Labour organiser, addressed an open-air meeting [?] and stated that the labour objective was to get £3 a week and a six hours' day for the sugar ...
Article : 41 wordsKALGOORLIE, Thursday.—The settlement of the industrial dispute between the Amalgamatted Society of Engineers and the Chamber of Mines was arrived at this afternoon. It was agreed to ...
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Advertising : 22 wordsFREMANTLE. Thursday.—A satisfactory termination of the trouble regarding the s.s. Koombana's firemen has been arrived at and the vessel took her departure for the north west to-day. A ...
Article : 138 wordsAn action the hearing of which extended over several days was concluded in the Banco Court on Wednesday, before Mr. Justice Hodges, in which Robert James ...
Article : 292 wordsTo the Coburg Council meeting on Wednesday evening the hon. secretary of the Coburg branch of the Lygon-street and Coburg Electric Tramway League wrote stating that the branch had adopted ...
Article : 120 wordsIn reply to an inquiry regarding the Glenferrieroad electric tramway by Councillor Wood at the meeting of the Hawthorn Council on Wednesday, the town clerk (Mr. W. Broad Hall) mentioned ...
Article : 95 wordsYesterday evening the Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) received a deputation, introduced by Mr. Fenton. M.H.R., representing the mayor, councillors, and ...
Article : 317 wordsSir,—For young comments under the above heading in "The Argus" to-day you deserve the thanks of all those who are unfortunate enough to have business to ...
Article : 397 wordsKORUMBURR[?], Thursday.—An outbreak of fire occurred in a Chinese laundry, in Commercial-street, between Messrs. Little and Sanders's office and Mr. M. K. S. Fine's furniture store, ...
Article : 159 wordsSenior-constable Wall, who has been promoted to the charge of the Victoria-street police station at Ballarat, was congratulated on Thursday morning by the Port Melbourne magistrates. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 1 Dec 1911, Page 5
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