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  2. ABOUT PEOPLE.

    Mr. Robert Bridges, the new Poet Laureate, on Wednesday last forwarded to the King a poem entitled Christmas Eve, representing the first fruits of his ...

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  3. THE WEATHER.

    A rapid rise in pressure in the south-east, amounting to half an inch in Tasmania, was the chief change shown on Wednesday's chart. This has been followed ...

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  4. SUBURBAN TRAFFIC

    A comparative return of the suburban bookings for Christmas eve and yesterday shows a satisfactory increase in passengers and revenue over last year. For Christmas ...

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  5. HOLIDAY CASUALTY LIST.

    Last evening the Williamstown police received a telephone message from North Williamstown railway station advising them not to be alarmed if an overturned ...

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  6. "TALL SWEARING."

    At Richmond court on Wednesday Joanna Foster, married, proceeded against Erneat Parret, licensee of the Corner Hotel, Swan-street, for assault, for which she ...

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  7. FINE WEATHER ANTICIPATED.

    The Commonwealth Meteorologist, when spoken to last night on the subject of today's weather, put his prognostication into just six words, and was quite a ...

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  8. CONCERT AT THE ATHENEUM.

    A vocal and instrumental concert of more than average merit was given at the Athenaeum Hall by a company composed entirely of Melbourne artists. It was a ...

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  9. WILLS AND ESTATES.

    Isaac Hopkins, late of Richmond, contractor, who died on 25th October, left by will dated 21st October, 1913, £800 realty and £1700 personalty to his wife. ...

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  10. MOTOR SERVICE TO BUFFALO.

    The time table for motor traffic to the Government chalet, Mount Buffalo, has been amended, so as to enable cars to visit Mount Buffalo and return the same ...

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  11. SUMMER WATER CONSUMPTION.

    The recent spell of hot weather proved to be a good test of the adequacy of the service reservoirs to meet the enormously increased consumption of water which ...

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  12. BOY'S STRANGE STORY.

    Michael Tarpy, grocer, Lennox-street. Richmond, was sitting outside his shop on Monday evening when someone informed him that his hack premises were on fire. ...

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  13. CHRISTMAS TREATS.

    In accordance with custom at Melbourne Hospital, an effort was made to increase the happiness of the patients this Christmas. Though the sympathetic generosity ...

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  14. PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.

    A large audience assembled to hear the second of the two performances of Handel's Messiah given by the Philharmonic Society this Christmas tide. Owing to the ...

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  15. MAN'S SPINE FRACTURED.

    Whilst crossing the road at the intersection of Bourke and Elizabeth streets on Wednesday night William Maloney, 60, was knocked over by a tram. The car appeared ...

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  16. YESTERDAY'S BAROMETER (Corrected).

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  17. DUST STORM AT WANGARATTA.

    Yesterday was very warm, and last night a heavy wind storm passed over the district. It was accompanied by lightning and thunder, but no rain fell. To-day is ...

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  18. ROUGH WEATHER ON THE BAY.

    Bay excursionists yesterday bad a very unpleasant experience. Their outing was full of sensation. The weather in the Bay was particularly boisterous from early ...

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  19. LEAGUE OF THE CROSS.

    The Catholic Total Abstinence League of the Cross is holding its silver jubilee excursion and sports at Mentone Recreation reserve and skating rink this ...

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  20. SHOT IN THE EYE.

    Yesterday morning Minnie Askew, aged 23, married, living at 284 Albert-street, Brunswick, was struck in the eyeball by a dart fired from a small toy gun. The ...

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  21. REDUCTION OF HOTELS.

    The Licences Reduction Board on Wednesday determined the compensation payable in respect to the surrender by the Crown, as owner, of the licence of Cowen's ...

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  22. SALVATION ARMY DINNER.

    The Salvation Army provided a Christmas dinner for no fewer than 800 families in the city and suburbs. For some days prior to Wednesday officers of the ...

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  23. FORECASTS.

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  24. ASTRONOMICAL MEMORANDA.

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  25. MEN FALL FROM CARTS.

    Through being jolted from a cart at Mickleham yesterday Edward Sheedy, aged 30, living at Garden-grove, Northcote, ...

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  26. UNIONS AND ARBITRATION.

    The number of ex-strikers applying for membership of the new Waterside Workers Union, Wellington, is so great that the executive is faced with the difficulty of ...

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  27. MAJOR PLANETS.--December 26.

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  28. CHRISTMAS DONATIONS.

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  29. OFFICIAL RAINFALL RECORD

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  30. CONSTABLE HIT WITH BOTTLE.

    While attempting to check a disturbance which occurred in Little Lonsdale-street at 9 p.m. on Christmas eve, Constable Ernest Raymond Burley, of Bourke-street ...

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  31. A WORKMAN'S DEATH.

    On 16th December when Frederick Isles and three others employed as laborers on the railway works at Maitland, were returning to their homes in Wallsend, Isles ...

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  32. CHRISTMAS AT THE MISSIONS TO SEAMEN.

    Despite the fact that nearly all the oversea steamers cleared out before the holiday there was a good party of sailormen at the annual picnic and sports held in the ...

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  33. FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS.

    The death of Doris Turrie, three years, who resided with her parents at Victoria-street, Brunswick, has been reported to the Coroner. On Monday afternoon ...

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  34. BAY EXCURSIONS.

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  35. FALL FROM A TRAMCAR.

    Frederick Davis, miner, residing at bailors' Gully, beyond Eaglehawk, me: with serious injuries while on his way home on a tram ear on Christmas Eve. The ...

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  36. AT THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.

    Very liberal donations were received at the Children's Hospital, and special efforts were made by the staff to dicer and brighten the hearts of the little ones. The ...

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  37. DEATH UNDER ANASTHETIC.

    On Wednesday James Pagan, 27, a horse trainer and teacher of boxing, went to the surgery of Dr. Noonan, at East Caulfield, and asked that a piece of glass, ...

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  38. MOTOR CYCLE AND MOTOR CAR COLLIDE.

    A sensational collision between a motor cycle and a motor car occurred on Geelong Melbourne-road at Little River on Christmas morning. The motor cyclist was Mr ...

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  39. CHRISTMAS MAILS.

    The British post office has handled over 50,000,000 letters in the Christmas mails. Nearly 20.000,000 letters wore despatched to or received from the oversea Dominions. ...

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  40. MUNICIPAL EMPLOYES ENTERTAINED.

    Employes of the Port Melbourne town council to the number of about 50 gathered at the local town hall on Christmas eve to partake of the hospitality of the mayor ...

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  41. FALLING WHEEL CAUSES BROKEN ARM.

    A married man named Robt. Edwards, while delivering a heavy iron wheel at the premises of Messrs. M'Connell and Co., engineers, on Wednesday, sustained a ...

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  42. QUEENSLAND STATION REPORT.

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  43. RAINFALL COMPARISON FOR MELBOURNE.

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  44. WOMAN STEPS FROM MOVING TRAIN.

    A woman named Mary Reid, living at Warrenheip, met with an accident on Wednesday evening. She was a passenger in a train from Ballarat, which she expected ...

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  45. RIVER GAUGINGS.

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  46. YOUNG WOMAN KILLED BY ENGINE.

    A fatal accident occurred on the railway line at 6.40 a.m. on Wednesday. Alice Coombe, 23, was with her relatives on the way to Warburton station ...

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  47. CHRISTMAS CONCERTS.

    Last night at the Auditorium the Victorian festival Choir gave a concert, assisted by Herr Edward Goll, Herr Louis Hattenbach, Mr. John Amadio, Madame ...

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  48. MUNICIPAL EMPLOYES.

    Faced with the responsibility of having to find the money if Socialistic proposals are adopted, Labor members of Port Melbourne council have again been placed in ...

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  49. BOXING DAY.

    There is every prospect of fine weather for Boxing day, and the various seaside resorts, will provide ample pleasure for the people of the metropolis who wish to ...

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  50. ACCIDENT TO RAILWAY EMPLOYE.

    Jas. Thomson, a conductor on the railway, whilst getting into the train at Pakenham on Wednesday night, got his leg between a carriage and the platform as the ...

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  51. FATAL DIVE INTO SHALLOW WATER.

    Michael Kelly, employed by the railway department as foreman shunter, was bathing at Sandgate on Tuesday. He dived into shallow water and sustained injuries ...

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  52. MAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.

    A man, Edward Delmann, 35, employed at Cleveland, was found to-day shot through the head. He had threatened on previous occasions to take his life, and ...

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  53. LATE SPORTING NEWS.

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  54. YOUTH ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.

    Leslie Higgins, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Higgins, of Carrington-street, Adelaide, was accidentally shot dead on Christmas eve. He had been spending the holiday ...

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  55. Advertising

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  56. SHOTS IN THE DARKNESS.

    At an early hour this morning a woman named Mrs. Bolton was shot in the head, and now lies in North Sydney Hospital in a precarious state. ...

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  57. TIN MINER'S FATE.

    All hope for the safety of William Lead a tin miner at Golden Gully, near Pine Creek, who wandered away from his tent and failed to return, has been abandoned. ...

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  58. CHILD CRUSHED TO DEATH.

    Sad circumstances attended the death on Wednesday afternoon of David Hendry, aged two years and six months, whose parents reside at Park-street, Parkville. ...

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  59. Advertising

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  60. BAYSIDE FIRE RELIEF FUND.

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  61. Advertising

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