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  2. SEVEN START IN STEEPLECHASE ; TWO ONLY FINISH

    The Autumn Steeplechase, of three miles and a furlong, at Flemington on Saturday, was marked by series of accidents. Of the seven starters only two finished. Canadium fell and was killed. Ramoth fell and sustained injuries that are likely to prevent him from racing again. Ralmara pulled up, and Cobram and Artillery Bill came to grief. Fireworks is shown in the picture clearing the last obstacle alone, though out ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 110 words
  3. TEACHING SWIMMING

    Joining the number of those who have advocated the compulsory teaching of swimming in State schools, Mr Frank G. Tudor, M.H.R. president of ...

    Article : 454 words
  4. BAGDAD FALLS

    If is announced by Lieutenant-General F. S. Maude, the commander-in-chief in Mesopotamia, that Bagdad has fallen. ...

    Article : 219 words
  5. EARLIER MESSAGES

    There has been no resemblance to the 1915 fiasco in the conduct of the present campaign in Mesopotamia. The advance on Bagdad has been ...

    Article : 245 words
  6. CITY OF ANCIENT GLORIES

    Bagdad is a city of great antiquity, and it appears to be an established fact that a city of some importance existed on or about the site now ...

    Article : 534 words
  7. ENLISTMENTS

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 90 words
  8. STRONG FEELING OF LOYALTY NOTED BY VISITOR IN INDIA

    Mr. W. Morrow, M.L.C., of South Australia, who recently returned from a visit to India, was questioned as to the feeling of the natives regarding ...

    Article : 167 words
  9. NEWS CAUSES REJOICINGS

    News of the fall of Bagdad has caused widespread rejoicings in London and the provinces. The difficulty of holding the city ...

    Article : 195 words
  10. UNBILLED ACT AT DISPLAY PROVIDES EFFECTIVE LESSON

    Straining his neck to see an event, a small boy fell into the water in the course of the annual display by the Royal Life Saving Society at the ...

    Article : 138 words
  11. RUSSIANS SUCCEED

    A Russian official report dealing with the operations in Asia Minor and in Persia, says:--"We repelled an attempted Turkish ...

    Article : 73 words
  12. UNIFORMITY IN TUITION DECLARED TO BE NEEDED

    Mr P. McMahon, superintendent of the Fitzroy Baths, is a staunch advocate of compulsion, and emphasises the need for uniformity in teaching. ...

    Article : 299 words
  13. AT DISTRICT DEPOTS

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 124 words
  14. "BEHAVED LIKE A LUNATIC"

    Allen Snowden, a tall, well-built young man, when charged at the Fitzroy Court today with having resisted arrest, was fined £2, in default one ...

    Article : 123 words
  15. MORAL EFFECT GREAT

    A distinguished authority on the Middle East and Near East, when interviewed this evening, emphasised the far-reaching moral effect of the ...

    Article : 316 words
  16. IMPRESSIONS OF BAGDAD GIVEN BY AMERICAN CONSUL

    Smuggling is a fine art in Bagdad, according to Mr. "W. C. Magelssen, American Consul in Melbourne. From 1906 to 1909 he was Consul there. ...

    Article : 807 words
  17. CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER

    At the annual carnival of the Royal Life-Saving Society, held at the Richmond Baths on Saturday, the junior championship of Victoria was won by ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 49 words
  18. TO FILL HIS SON'S PLACE

    "I am taking the place of my son, who has been killed in action in France," said T. A. Haines, a farmer from Loch, when enlisting at the ...

    Article : 49 words
  19. TRADE PICNICS HELD

    Their tenth annual picnic was held today at Mornington by the Abbotsford Brewery employes. Numbering 600, the party travelled from Port ...

    Article : 55 words
  20. BOY OF 18 YEARS ENLISTS TO AID BROTHER IN FRANCE

    "My brother is in France, and he expects to see me over there," said Leslie M'Allum, son of Senior-constable M'Allum, of Swan Hill, when ...

    Article : 62 words
  21. WELFARE OF MINE PONIES CONSIDERED BY PREMIER

    Mr W. A. Holman, the Premier, has been facilitating measures for some time for the welfare of ponies working in the mine pits. ...

    Article : 146 words
  22. SOCIETY NEEDS ASSISTANCE

    "A more opportune time is not needed than the present for the introduction of such a subject as the compulsory teaching of swimming and ...

    Article : 402 words
  23. RUBBER WORKERS' EXCURSION

    Members of the Rubber Workers' Union held their annual outing today at Sorrento. The trip from Port Melbourne down the bay was made on the ...

    Article : 44 words
  24. SECRETARY ON TOUR

    Captain A. L. Baird, organising secretary of the State War Council, left by motor-car this morning on a tour of the Flinders electorate, where he will ...

    Article : 60 words
  25. HAND OF YOUNG BATHER CUT BY BOTTLE ON BED OF LAKE

    While Ruby Edwards, 13, was bathing in Lake Cooper, Corop, yesterday, her hand came in contact with a glass bottle on the bed of the lake, and the ...

    Article : 93 words
  26. GREATER ACTIVITY IN INDI

    Captain D. W. Edwards, recruiting officer for the Indi electorate, in a message to the State Recruiting Committee, states that interest in recruiting in ...

    Article : 67 words
  27. LIFE-SAVING EXHIBITION

    At Dights' Falls, Abbotsford, a demonstration of life-saving was given yesterday afternoon by the Deep Rock Swimming Club. About 300 ...

    Article : 70 words
  28. [?]RAB RISING EXPECTED TO FOLLOW TURKISH DEFEAT

    [?]sh accounts of the Tigris fight[?] describe great victories without [?]tioning the localities. Thus the [?] of Kut-el-Amara is still ...

    Article : 143 words
  29. AT PUPPY-DOG CORNER

    Complaints have been made to the police by tradespeople that much inconvenience is caused by large numbers of people who congregate at the ...

    Article : 86 words
  30. RATE PAID FOR CHARITY

    Addressing a large audience in the public hall, Warragul, yesterday afternoon, Sir Alexander Peacock, the Premier, said that Warragul Shire was one ...

    Article : 164 words
  31. OFFICER GAINS PROMOTION

    Lieut. W. G. Laver, who left Australia with the 14th Battalion, 4th Brigade, on December 22, 1914, was promoted captain early this year. ...

    Article : 57 words
  32. PIONEER FARMER DIES

    Mr William M'Gregor, 84 years of age, a pioneer farmer, of Diggora, died on Saturday. With his sons he farmed on a large scale at Corop, Diggora, and ...

    Article : 115 words
  33. MEETING AT STADIUM

    Under the auspices of the Sportsmen's Committee, of which Mr S. Nathan is the chairman, a recruiting meeting will he held at the Stadium, ...

    Article : 45 words
  34. AUSTRALIA'S PART IN WAR SHOWN IN PICTORIAL STORY

    Copies have been received at the Prime Minister's Department of the two first parts of a series of eight, to form a pictorial story entitled "Australia in ...

    Article : 89 words
  35. WOUNDED REACH ROCHESTER

    Corporal James M'Cormack, son of Mr J. M'Cormack, of Restdown, returned home on Friday night, and was warmly welcomed by the residents. He ...

    Article : 51 words
  36. LETTERS FROM ANZACS

    Letters from Australians at the front are invited, and payment will be made for those published. ...

    Article : 29 words
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