On Sunday a young man named George Thompson, who lives at Ormond Esplanade, Elwood, fell off a St. Kilda-Brighton electric tram when it was in full career. ...
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Article : 101 wordsThe sudden death of William Livock, 50, an employe for over 30 years at Mr. J. Little's butchery, was the subject of an inquest conducted by Mr. E. F. Hughes. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 677 wordsThe dead body of John Lawson, a well-known district laborer, was found in the Murrumbidgee, about 2 miles below Hay, yesterday. The body, apparently had been ...
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Article : 61 wordsAt Prahran court yesterday Edward Delahuntly, sccop ploughman, engaged at Preston Reservoir, was sued by his wife, Mary Delahuntly, for maintenance of the three eldest of her five children. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 174 wordsA large number of settlers on the Latrobe River flats at Rosedale held a meeting on Saturday evening to discuss ways and means of effectively draining their ...
Article : 194 wordsThe Health department, which lately procured from England a supply of Dr. Mehmarto's serum for the treatment of tuberculosis, has received a letter from Dr. ...
Article : 67 wordsFrederick Charles Annear, of 18 Charles-street, Prahran, was summoned by his wife, Caroline Annear, whom he married in 1885, for leaving her and his child without means of support. ...
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Article : 93 wordsThere were no developments to-day in connection with the strike of Broken Hill shop assistants. The business places were open as usual. ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Tue 19 Aug 1913, Page 8
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