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  2. (REUTERS TELEGRAMS.) MOTORING TRAGEDIES.

    A sensational sequence of fatal motor accidents marked the close of last week in the United States. On Friday during a race at Indianapolis in the State ...

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  3. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS NEWS OF THE WIRATAH,

    There is nothing new to record in connection with the missing steamer Waratah. The Government of Cape Colony, influenced by recent disasters on the ...

    Article : 62 words
  4. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 139 words
  5. PERSONAL.

    Mr. John Conway, a once famous cricketer, died in Melbourne on Sunday, and was buried yesterday. Deceased was born at Fyansford, near ...

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  6. MELBOURNE.,

    The police have been informed that during last night thieves visited the shop of Messrs. Davies and Swaine, tailors. Brunswick-street, Fitzroy. An ...

    Article : 108 words
  7. THE FLOODS.

    It is not yet certain that the wet weather is over. To-day's forecast does not promise dry weather, while the Goulburn Valley is again threatened ...

    Article : 83 words
  8. TWO OVEHDUE BASQUES ARRIVE.

    Two long overdue sailing vessels have arrived safely at their destinations. One of these is the barque Guerthary, 1930 tons, which left Poro. New Caledonia, ...

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  9. BRIBING A CUSTOMS OFFICER.

    Geo. M'lvor, of Richmond, to-day appeared in the City Court to answer a charge of having given Wm. J. M'Namara, Customs officer, £15 to induce him ...

    Article : 361 words
  10. FLOOD WATERS RECEDING.

    The flood on the Barwon River had further receded yesterday, and at spaces along the banks hillocks have re-appeared, indicating the normal dimensions or ...

    Article : 115 words
  11. MUNICIPAL ENTERPRISE.

    The report of the electric supply committee of the City Council for the year ended 28th February last, shows that the net profit accruing to the corporation ...

    Article : 446 words
  12. WINCHELSEA.

    Quite a gloom has been cast over the township of Winchelsea since the drowning fatality at Barwon Park on Thursday last. Numbers of people frequented ...

    Article : 173 words
  13. BOOK FOR RIO-DE-JANEIRO.

    Messrs. Vickers Sons and Maxim Ltd. of Barrow-in-Furness. are constructing to the order of the Brazilian Government a floating dock large ...

    Article : 55 words
  14. FATE OF THE ENARANDA.

    The Daily telegraph expresses he opinion that there is but little doubt that the French steamer Menarandu has been lost. The Menarauda was bound ...

    Article : 48 words
  15. INDUSTRIES AGAIN IN FULL SWING.

    Throughout yesterday at the industries along the river the cleaning up process was in full swing, and in all the industries steam was up in the boilers and ...

    Article : 115 words
  16. TWO CASTERTON RESIDENTS ON THE VESSEL.

    Two of the passengers on board the Waratah. Mrs. and Miss Lottie Wilson, were formerly residents cf Casterton where they were engaged in teaching ...

    Article : 99 words
  17. BRITISH BATTLESHIP STRIKES A REEF

    A serious naval disaster was narrowly averted on Saturday, and as the result of the mishap the first-class British hatriship Hannibal. 14960 tons is now ...

    Article : 138 words
  18. CLEARING UP THE BELMONT RECREATION GROUNDS.

    At the Belmont Recreation Reserve men have been put on to remove the silt. and members of the club have partly cleaned out the mud-encrusted rooms at ...

    Article : 38 words
  19. AT INVERLEIGH.

    A report received yesterday by Superintendent Charles from Mounted-constable Peyton, of Inverleigh, stated that no lives had been lost through floods in ...

    Article : 162 words
  20. A TELEPATHISTS" VISION

    A lady, who claims to be a telepathist called yesterday on the Premier and stated she had located the mising steamer Waratah through the medium ...

    Article : 81 words
  21. AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES' COUNCIL ELECTION.

    The election of a representative for the North-Eastern district on the Agricultural Colleges' Council resulted as follows:—Mr. D. H. Osborne (St. Arnaud), ...

    Article : 36 words
  22. ORDER BEING GRADUALLY RESTORED.

    Householders who were swamped out on Friday are rapidly settling down in comfort again, and cultivated paddocks, which were inundated and denuded of ...

    Article : 38 words
  23. SCHOOLBOYS' FATAL JOKE.

    A foolis practical joke caused the death of six young girls at Offenbach on the Main on Saturday. A girls' school was holding a riverside excursion, and a ...

    Article : 75 words
  24. SIR THOMAS BENT'S COSTS.

    The Premier to-day settled with Mr. Croker the amount payable as Sir Thomas Bent's costs in connection with the Land Commission. Mr. Murray ...

    Article : 34 words
  25. —WILL TURN UP SAFE AND SOUND."

    Enquiry at the offices of Messrs. John Sanderson, the Melbourne agents of the Lund line of steamers. last night. elicited the information that no news had ...

    Article : 153 words
  26. RECOVERY OF SALVAGE.

    Inquiries made from the police yesterday show that a fair quantity of goods, principally soap, has been returned to the owners. It has not been ...

    Article : 117 words
  27. GEELONG SEWERAGE SCHEME.

    Mr. Watt, the State Treasurer, having got over his hard work in connection with the Premiers' Conference, was questioned yesterday as to his ideas on the ...

    Article : 313 words
  28. TWENTY ALPINE CLIMBERS KILLED

    The Alpine climbing season is exacting its usual toll of lives. Already this month there have been twenty fatal accidents to climbers. ...

    Article : 31 words
  29. CROPS SUBMERGED AT PORTARLINGTON.

    The soil having been well saturated by previous rains, it was long before it commenced to throw back the continuous, rain of Thursday last. As a ...

    Article : 100 words
  30. CASUALITIES AND FATALITIES

    A man named Alex. Finlay, employed at R. Harper's factory. Port Melbourne, met with a fatal accident yesterday. While he was removing a rope from a ...

    Article : 119 words
  31. VISCOUNT KITCHENER'S INDIAN FAREWELL.

    Field-Marshal Viscount Kitchener, of Khartoum. who has concluded his term as Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army, was tendered a farewell banquet ...

    Article : 53 words
  32. NO INSURANCE AGAINST FLOODS.

    The question has been asked in many quarters whether the damaged industries are covered by insurance. A leading agent, spoken to yesterday on the ...

    Article : 57 words
  33. IRISH POTATO BLIGHT.

    The examination, by the vegetable Pathologist of potatoes from the chief potato growing districts in Victoria, which has been steadily proceeding ...

    Article : 296 words
  34. FRENCH DEFICIT OF £8,000,000.

    M. Cochery, the near French Minister for Finance, has submitted his Budget to the Chamber of Deputies. He estimates the deficit for 1909-1910 at £8.000.000. ...

    Article : 94 words
  35. CROPS WASHED AWAY AT CONNEWARRE.

    With the Barwon and Lake Connewarre in flood, on one side, and Bream Creek on the other, the residents at Connewarre had their full share of incident ...

    Article : 388 words
  36. DAVIS CUP; PRELIMINARY TIE.

    The preliminary tie in the Davis Cup content—to decide whether Great Britain or America shall have the rich of challengin the holders. Australasia— ...

    Article : 63 words
  37. TREES UPROOTED.

    On Thursday afternoon it was found necessary to resort to artificial light as early as 3 p.m. With the waning of daylight the wind grew stronger, and at ...

    Article : 97 words
  38. FARM LABORER'S HAND DISABLED.

    A young man named Robert Seeley, a farm laborer, 19 years of age, employed by Mr. Samuel Cooke, of Coalville, accidentally shot himself with a ...

    Article : 77 words
  39. FOREST FIRES IS BRITISH COLUMBIA

    Intelligence has been received that great forest fires are raging in the Kootenay district of British Columbia. Timber valued at millions of dollars, many ...

    Article : 52 words
  40. KING OF BULGARIA "RECOGNISED."

    It is announced that the Porte has decided to recognise the title of the ruler of Bulgaria as Ferdinand. King of Bul-garia. ...

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  41. DAMAGE AT QUEENSGLIFF. ST. LEONARDS AND BELLARINE.

    Since Friday morning'reports of damage and inconvenience in other places have been received. The Queenscliff road is in a fearful state, and the coach from ...

    Article : 255 words
  42. BOY'S TOFS CUT OFF.

    A boy named Charles Roberts, 14 years of age, the son of a farmer at Thorpdale, accidentally cut off two of his toss while chopping wood yesterday. The ...

    Article : 64 words
  43. "GENERAL" BOOTH'S EYES.

    "General" Booth, leader of the Salvation Army, who had to abandon a motor tour last week, owing to the recurrence of his eye trouble, has now been ...

    Article : 47 words
  44. NO QUARREL OVER CRETE.

    The Porte is acquiescing in the news of the Powers, and will refrain from making direct communication with Greece regarding Crete. The Porte ...

    Article : 39 words
  45. DISHONEST BANK OFFICIAL,

    James M. Fitzsimmons, 41 years yesterday stood his trial in the Melbourne Criminal Court on three charges of falsifying entries in books of the Colonial ...

    Article : 115 words
  46. PRESBYTERIAL VISITATION AT INVERLEIGH.

    A commission of the Geelong Presbytery. consisting of the Revs. A. Davidson. H. C. Matthews. J. A. Forrest and R. M. Fergus, with Messrs. J. Pettitt ...

    Article : 348 words
  47. WEEK'S MEETING OF FLIERS AT RHEIMS.

    A great avration mretiiig was opened at Rheims to-day. Many aeroplanes—old and new—are to make experimental flights during the week, over which the ...

    Article : 41 words
  48. A MILLION OUT OF WORK IN GERMANY.

    The "North German Gazette ' declares that it is not too much to say that there has been for a considerable time upwards of 1.000.000 unemployed in ...

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  49. FALSE PRETENCES.

    Harold Levy came before Acting Judge Neigbbour in the Second Civil Court. Melbourne, for sentence yesterday, for obtaining money and goods by ...

    Article : 277 words
  50. CIGARETTE CARDS.

    The method of advertising adopted by cigarette makers of inserting in each package a photo of a prominent footballer has led to an extraordinary craze ...

    Article : 124 words
  51. MUCH-NEEDED LIGHT.

    When it has been necessary to use the police court and morgue at night, the magistrates and police have conducted their official duties in the dull glimmer ...

    Article : 79 words
  52. STRIKERS RIOTS AT PITTSBURG.

    A wild not occurred at Pittsburg. U.S.A., in connection with the strike of men employed in the Steel Car Works. ...

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  53. REDUCTION IN AMERICAN ARMY.

    President Taft. in the interests of economy has instructed Mr. Jacob Dickinson, Secretary for War. to reduce the army from 88.000 to 80.0000 men. ...

    Article : 32 words
  54. SEVERE STORM AT PAYWIT

    In Paywit the wind cleared a strip of couple of chains wide, and uprooted trees, large and small, in its track. At Mrs. Lever's great damage Was done to ...

    Article : 94 words
  55. WESTERN DISTRICT RAILWAY TRAFFIC.

    Several tests were yesterday made of the Breakwater Bridge. The structure was found to be quite safe, and Very little delay was occasioned to any of the ...

    Article : 57 words
  56. Advertising

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    Advertising : 167 words
  57. DISSOLUTION IN QUEENSLAND,

    The Government will probably seek a dissolution to-morrow. ...

    Article : 17 words
  58. SYDNEY PRODUCE MARKET.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 36 words
  59. MURGHEBOLUC FLAT SUBMERGED.

    The greatest flood since 1880 occurred at Murgheboluc. There were two floods, one a local one, the other caused by the Barwon and Leigh Rivers. On ...

    Article : 300 words
  60. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 131 words
  61. ONION CROPS RUINED AT OCEAN GROVE.

    Flood waters have fallen at Ocean Grove, about three feet but if the rain continues will soon rise again. On Saturday Mr. W. Pacey. with the assistance ...

    Article : 102 words
  62. Advertising

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    Advertising : 90 words
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