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  2. "DIRT."

    As lectured on last evening by Dr. Burnett Ham, chairman of the Board of Public Health, "Dirt" proved very interesting. The lecture was given at the Assembly-hall, ...

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  3. GIRLS FOR NEW ZEALAND.

    The s.s. Arawa, says the Wellington (N.Z.) correspondent of the "Otago Daily Times" on June 13, has brought 28 strong, healthy-looking girls to New Zealand, under ...

    Article : 337 words
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  5. NORTHERN TERRITORY.

    In connection with the agreemnt which has been reached between the Commonwelath and South Australia for the transfer of the Northern Territory, the Prime ...

    Article : 279 words
  6. LABOUR NEWS. RURAL WORKERS.

    Senator Rac, of New South Wales, has accepted the presidency of the Rural Workers' Federation. For many years he has been connected with the Australian ...

    Article : 49 words
  7. NEW ZEALAND EXPERIENCES.

    Among the visitors now in Melbourne is Mr. D. J. Nathan, of Wellington, a leading New Zealand merchant, who has been for many years closely associated with the ...

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  8. COUNTRY NEWS. BALLARAT AND DISTRICT.

    The Ballarat syndicate which has secured an option on a royalty basis over clay deposits at Llandilo, near Gordons, has arranged to send an expert to Sydney to ...

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  9. FIREWOOD EMPLOYEES.

    Some dissatisfaction exists amongst the firewood employees in the northern suburbs owing to the fact that the hay and chaff employees, who are numerically much ...

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  10. SATURDAY HOLIDAY IN NEW ZEALAND.

    WELLINGTON, Friday.—The Minister for Labour (Mr. Millar) indicates that a great effort will be made by the Government during the coming session to have a ...

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  11. UNHAPPY COUNCIL.

    BALLARAT, Friday.—The Trades and Labour Council to-night devoted attention to the sub-committee's recommendations for amending the rules. It was agreed that in ...

    Article : 248 words
  12. BENDIGO AND DISTRICT.

    Mr. T. R. J. Brown, acting rate-collector, has been appointed rate-collector and valuer of Bendigo, at a salary of £250 per annum. Mr. N. B. Acton, of Bungarce, ...

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  13. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES. GIRL SERIOUSLY BURNED

    TERANG, Friday.—The eight-year-old daughter of Mr. M. Bermingham was badly burned at Noorat this afternoon. She was standing near a copper fire, and her clothes ...

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  14. GENERAL NEWS.

    On Thursday next the annual feast of the Grange Preparatory School will be held at the school, when all Grange boys, past and present, are invited to assemble at 6 p.m. ...

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  15. BOUNDARY DISPUTE.

    ADELAIDE, Friday.—On his return from Melbourne, the Premier (MR. Verran), in the course of an interview, stated:—"I had a chat with Mr. Murray in reference to ...

    Article : 208 words
  16. PEA RIFLE VICTIM.

    HOBART, Friday.—Leslie Semmens, aged about nine years of age, was accidentally shot by an elder brother with a pea-rifle at Mangana this afternoon. The ...

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  17. FARMER HANGS HIMSELF.

    PERTH, Friday.—The body of Thomas Broad, a farmer, aged 59, was discovered hanging from the limb of a tree on his farm at Strawberry, near Geraldton. The ...

    Article : 42 words
  18. GEELONG AND DISTRICT.

    Wheat shipments are to be resumed next week, after a dullness extending over many weeks, when the ship Monkbarns is due to load in the interests of Messrs. Darling and ...

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  19. DROWNED UNDER PIER.

    PERTH, Friday.—Patrick Donaldson, a fisherman, while getting a boat under the Victoria Quay, Fremantle, this morning, fell into the sea, and was drowned. ...

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  20. CONSPIRACY CASE.

    The Premier (Mr. Murray) said yesterday that he had written to Mr. T. Hogg, the chairman of the Chamber of Manufactures, who presided at the recent meeting ...

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  21. CHARGES OF PERJURY.

    The time of the City Court during nearly the whole of yesterday was occupied in the hearing of a charge of perjury brought against an elderly man named Edward Duncan and a younger man ...

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  22. LECTURESS IN PRISON CLOTHES.

    In prison garb Miss Muriel Matters delivered her second lecture, before a Melbourne audience, in the Princess's Theatre last evening. The subject was "Life in ...

    Article : 247 words
  23. CASTLEMAINE.

    A large and representative public meeting was hold on Thursday night in support of the proposal to establish a continuation school, prominent residents from the various ...

    Article : 130 words
  24. KERANG WATER SUPPLY.

    KERANG, Friday.—The kow Swamp League held a meeting to-day at the Mechanics' institute, Mr. G. A. Benee presiding. The following resolution was moved ...

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  25. THE RAILWAYS. OAKLEIGH SERVICE.

    Commencing on Sunday, July 3, the train timed to leave Flinders-street for Oakleigh at 2 p.m. on Sundays will leave at 1.52 p.m. ...

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  26. MILDURA-WHITE CLIFFS LINE.

    It has been decided to open the extension of the Mildura to White Cliffs line as far as Merbein, a distance of seven miles, on Monday, July 4. The service will be ...

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  27. STONE-THROWING AT TRAINS.

    A stone-throwing case at Ascotvale has been reported to the railway officials. While passing the Kent-street bridge one of the windows of the 8.21 train from Essendon ...

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  28. DEBT PAID AFTER 18 YEARS.

    A Surrey Hills resident named E. A. M'Conville summoned L. Whitehill, of Hawthorn, at the Box Hill Court yesterday, to show cause why he should not be ...

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  29. DUTCH SEAMEN'S "AT HOME."

    The s.s. Van Waerwyek, of the Royal Dutch Packet Co., the new steamer which, with her twin sister, the Van Linschoten, is to take up the service between Australia ...

    Article : 246 words
  30. THE POTATO BLIGHT.

    BUNYIP, Friday.—It is proposed to form a deputation of potato-growers to wait on the Minister for Agriculture, to ask that the 50 miles radius restriction be removed. ...

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  31. ACTION AGAINST FORMER SECRETARY.

    MORNINGTON, Friday.—In the County Court, before Judge Eagleson, Dr. J. E. Somers, president of the Mornington Racing Club, proceeded against Mr. L. Harrison, ...

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  32. BORDER RAILWAYS.

    HORSHAM, Friday.—The Border Railways Commission, consisting of the Victorian Railways Standing Committe and a committee of the South Austrlian ...

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  33. WORK IN THE GAOLS.

    That the State prisons should be managed on lines to ensure, as far as possible, that persons under detention be compelled to do such work as would maintain them and ...

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  34. SLY GROG-SELLING DECREASING.

    WELLINGTON,Friday.—In the course of a speech delivered at Wellington the member for Christchurch (Mr. Taylor) said that there were eight sly grog-shops in ...

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  35. COST OF LIVING.

    Sir,—The scheme of monthly apportionments, with some recent modifications as hereunder, commenced in our home last year, and was based on prior experience, ...

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  36. BEQUEST AND MORTGAGE.

    Four or five hospitals in Melbourne have been interested in what is known as the Taylor bequest. Portion of this bequest consists of a mortgage on certain land at ...

    Article : 205 words
  37. DESCRIPTIVE TIME-TABLE.

    An informative time-table, on the lines of those issued by the Canadian-Pacific Railway, has been prepared by the Queensland Railway Commissioner (Mr. Thallon). ...

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  38. BARE MAJORITIES TO DECIDE.

    WELLINGTON, Friday.—The Wellington Trades Council have agreed to a resolution, approving of the principle of a bare majority in deciding the local and Dominion ...

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  39. COUNTRY STOCK MARKETS.

    KYNETON (June 23).—W. H. Fysh and Co. report:—"Total yarding 89 cattle and 635 sheep. Average supply fat cattle, and for quality late rates well maintained. Owing to recent splendid ...

    Article : 208 words
  40. WOMEN'S NATIONAL LEAGUE.

    BALLARAT, Friday.—At the annual meeting of the Ballarat branch of the Australian Women's National League on Friday night, the report showed that the ...

    Article : 112 words
  41. FIRES IN THE COUNTRY.

    COLERAINE, Friday.—A six-roomed house, unoccupied, was destroyed by fire last night. It was owned by Mr. C. Foley, and was in the hands of the renovators. The building was insured in ...

    Article : 141 words
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