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  2. RAILWAYS COMMISSION.

    Complaints of victimisation made at a previous sitting of the Royal commission on railways affairs by Mr. F. C. Drill. mechanic, employed at the departmental ...

    Article : 485 words
  3. SOUTH MELBOURNE HOTEL.

    An action between a woman plaintiff and a woman defendant in relation to the sale of Hill's Hotel. Charendon street, South Melbourne, for £8,000, was the subject of ...

    Article : 1,281 words
  4. LOONGANA ADRIFT IN THE BAY.

    Because the waterside, workers in Launceston refused to load sufficient coal into her bunkers to enable her to reach Melbourne against a high wind, the Tasmanian steamer Loongana exhausted her supply of fuel on entering the bay yesterday, and had to be towed to her berth—a process which, because of the strong north-westerly, required several tugs. Above.—The tug Tooronga holding the Loongana until other tugs arrived. Below.—Left: Entering the river, showing the list on the Loongana caused by the wind and the way in which the leading tug had to almost scrape the "dolphin," or leading light, to keep the steamer in position against the wind. Right: Approaching her berth at No. 10 North Wharf. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 119 words
  5. MISSING MOTOR TYRES.

    Two raliway employees appeared before Judge Womarski in General Sessions yesterday for retrial on a charge of having stolen motor-tyres. Willliam Georgw Bruhn. ...

    Article : 491 words
  6. INSPECTING THE SHOWGROUND.

    The acting president of the Royal Agricultural Society (Mr R. O. Blackwood) and Mr. Alec. McMillan inspecting the Showground yesterday. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 23 words
  7. NEW SHOWGROUND BUILDING.

    The fine new administrative building at the Royal Agricultural Showground was gaily decorated with flags yesterday on the occasion of the annual inspection of the ground Improvements. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 30 words
  8. GOING ABROAD.

    Mr. L. M. Macpherson, chairman of directors of the Larkin Aircraft Supply Co. Ltd. (centre), who is going to London on business, being farewelled on board the Comorin by Messrs. R. Bruce (left) and W. WinterIrving (right). ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 40 words
  9. JUDGING THE WINE.

    Owing to the large number of entries Judging in the wine section for the Royal Show was began earlier than usual this year. The judges at work (left to right):—Messrs. S. Woodland, T. C. Seabrook, W. W. Senior, and C. W. Simmonds. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 46 words
  10. BROADCASTING STATION.

    The Associated Radio Company of Australia Limited, Mr. Walter Tasman Conder. the Victorian Broadcasting Co. Pty. Ltd., and J. C. Williamson Ltd., are named as ...

    Article : 385 words
  11. ASSAULT BY CONSTABLE.

    Contending that the decision of the board of inquiry finding Constable Cornclius Murphy guilty of assault and fining him [?] 10 was against the weight of evidence, a ...

    Article : 197 words
  12. NEWS DIRECT FROM HOME.

    Broadcast news is received direct from Holland by the Royal Dutch Packet Line steamer Nicuw Zeeand and rebroadcast throughout the ship. Members of the ship's company are shown listening, and the radio perator at his instrument. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 41 words
  13. HOW RIVERS ARE CROSSED OUT-BACK.

    This photograph, received by the Shell Company, gives an idea of the manner in which serious [?]tacter were overcome by the seven-ton lorries which comprised the MacRobertson expedition around Australia Members of the party are stretching matting across the bed of the Fitzroy River at Yeeda in North-west Australia, to enab[?] the lorries to ford tha stream. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 65 words
  14. SINGING OUTSIDE THEATRES.

    Henry Herace Hardie, aged 20 years, of New South Wales, who deseribed himself a street singer, and Leo Carter, aged 22 years, bootmaker, were charged on Tuesday at the City Court with ...

    Article : 232 words
  15. BOY'S DEATH FROM POISON.

    On August 30 William George Rixon, aged 14 years, of Kooyong road, Armadale, was brought to his home very ill. He died shortly afterwards from the effects of ...

    Article : 155 words
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