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  2. EXPLORING PAPUA.

    Further letters from Mr. Staniforth Smith, made available by the Department for External Affairs yesterday, supplement the report from Port Moresby published in ...

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  3. DAILY WEATHER CHART.

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  4. THE ARTISANS' STRIKE.

    Yesterday was the fifty - sixth day of the strike of agricultural implement makers. which enters upon the ninth week to - day without any sign of a termination. The ...

    Article : 159 words
  5. MR. ANSTEY AT ALPHINGTON.

    Mr. Anstey, M. P., addressed a meeting of about 100 electors in the Alphington Hall, Alpington, last night in support of the referendum. Mr. C. Hannah ...

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  6. COUNTRY NEWS.

    A nursing society, in the interests of the poor, has been formed in Ballarat, The mayoresses of the city and town have been elected joint presidents of the organisation, ...

    Article : 294 words
  7. WORK AND WAGES.

    The union of casual bakers refused to accept work to-day except at 2 per hour, which is an increase on the award rates. Owing to the heavy demand for bread the ...

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  8. LIFT ATTENDANTS' UNION.

    Application was lodged yesterday with the Registrar of the Federal Arbitration Court by Mr. A. Francisco and Mr. B. Oakes for the registration of the Lift ...

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  9. BUTCHERS EMPLOYES' UNION.

    At the meeting of the Federated Butchers Employes' Union on Tuesday evening, Mr. C. West presiding, it was re[?] o[?]ved that the holidays for working slaughtermen ...

    Article : 340 words
  10. CORONATION TRIP DISAPPROVED OF

    The strikers meeting in the Old Trades Hall yesterday afternoon was fairly well attended. Mr. J. J. Mahoney a Labor leader from ...

    Article : 540 words
  11. APPEAL FOR AFFIRMATIVE VOTE.

    The Minister of Customs addressed a meeting in the shire hall to-night. The president of the shire presided. Mr. Tudor made a strong appeal for an affirmative ...

    Article : 156 words
  12. INVALID PENSIONS.

    Attention was drawn in these columns yesterday to the fact that invalid pensions were not at present payable to blind persons, by reason of their blindness, unless ...

    Article : 263 words
  13. UNION DOMINATION.

    At an open air meeting of the United Laborers' Union last night at Renmark, Messrs. Brand and O'Flaherty, both of whom are members of the Labor party, ...

    Article : 144 words
  14. YESTERDAY'S WEATHER.

    The tendency for barometers to fall over Victoria and the western parts of New South Wales and Queensland, first noted on Tuesday's chart, is still more ...

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  15. BENDIGO.

    A youth named Leslie Runting, a canvasser and collector, was on Wednesday committed by the city bench to take his trial at the Castlemaine General Sessions ...

    Article : 143 words
  16. THE OPPOSITION CAMPAIGN.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 332 words
  17. BUTTER FACTORY EMPLOYES' WAGES.

    Mr. D. M. M'Namara. general secretary of the Rural Workers' Union, reports that Organiser G. A. Gibbons has established two branches of the Rural Workers' Union ...

    Article : 136 words
  18. GEELONG.

    The chamber of commerce, at a special meeting held on Wednesday, decided to send a deputation to Melbourne on the 19th inst. to urge the State ...

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  19. FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS.

    An outbreak of fire occurred at the house occupied by Rev. Mr. Ready, Methodist minister, of Auckland. Mrs, Ready jumped from an upper window to the ground, and ...

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  20. THE STATE COAL MINE.

    As a result of the meeting of members of the Victorian Coal Miners' Association on Tuesday evening, the strike of wheelers at the State mine was quickly terminated, for ...

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  21. THE TRAGIC SUICIDE AT FOOTSCRAY.

    The man who yesterday cut his throat with dramatic public display at Emily-street, Footscray, was yesterday identified by Constable Murphy, of Yarraville, as ...

    Article : 155 words
  22. THE TRUANCY LAW.

    At Maldon court to - day, Mr. Abraham Grieg was summoned for neglecting to send his daughter aged thirteen years and nine months, to school. Defendant ...

    Article : 110 words
  23. INCREASE OF DAYMEN'S WAGES AT BRAYBROOK.

    In the course of his report to the Braybrook council on Monday the shire engineer said: "It is difficult, if not impossible, to procure suitable men to do the work ...

    Article : 176 words
  24. LABOR MEETINGS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 230 words
  25. DISGRACEFUL SCENE AT FOOTSCRAY.

    Some weeks ago a non - unionist employed at H. V. M'Kay's works doing temporary work at Spotswood, one Ralph Storie, was a police witness in a case at ...

    Article : 382 words
  26. STATE BRICK WORKS AT WONTHAGGI.

    The Department: of Mines has let [?] tender for the installation of a Hoffman kiln at the State brick works at Wonthaggi. It is expected that in about a month the public will be supplied with ...

    Article : 87 words
  27. SUICIDE AT BAIRNSDALE.

    There has been quite a series of tragedies in this district lately. The latest case is that of a man named Dennis O'Shea, living on the river bank, ...

    Article : 133 words
  28. OFFICIAL RAINFALL RECORDS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 747 words
  29. UPROAR AT COLLINGWOOD.

    There was much disturbance at a public meeting, convened at the request of the Liberal party and held in the Collingwood town hall last evening, Cr. Trevena, the ...

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  30. THE TIMBOON TERMINUS.

    Members of the Heytesbury council and the Port Campbell Railway League waited upon the Minister of Railways yesterday, and asked that the line to Timboon be extended. The ...

    Article : 373 words
  31. CONTRACT LETTER CARRIERS.

    Cr. Fiske, at a recent meeting of the Caulfield council, made complaint regarding the wages paid to letter carriers in the municipality. It was decided to write ...

    Article : 290 words
  32. THE STATE GOVERNOR.

    At the request of the borough council, supported by the district horticultural society and the Masonic fraternity, the State Governor (Sir Thomas Carmichael) ...

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  33. ANOTHER PEA RIFLE MISHAP.

    A lad named Oswald Grosser, aged 13 years, living at No. 15 Mair - street. Ballarat West, was admitted to the hospital to-day; suffering from a gunshot wound is ...

    Article : 87 words
  34. A HINT FROM LORD DUDLEY.

    At the Royal Show luncheon to - day, Sir Francis Suttor, in proposing the health of the Governor - General, referred to the interest Lord Dudley had taken in ...

    Article : 368 words
  35. FARMER'S SUDDEN DEATH.

    A dramatically sudden death occurred at the Horsham racecourse this morning, the victim being an elderly resident of the Wimmera named George Faux, Deceased, ...

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  36. THE STRIKE FUND.

    The amount acknowledged at the strikers' meeting yesterday was £125 1311. Included In the donations were the following: -- Operative Bricklayers, £30; Trades and Labor ...

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  37. BURGLARIES IS THE SUBURBS.

    The residence of Mr. Justice a'Beckett, "Karbarook," corner of Orrong and Da[?]denong roads, Armadale, was broken into on Tuesday night. Entrance was gained ...

    Article : 70 words
  38. WHO ARE TO BE THE "BOSSES" ?

    A strike occurred at Ridgeway Reservoir to - day owing to the contractors, Cornwall and Co., of Sydney, demanding that the men should buy their own shovels. This ...

    Article : 64 words
  39. MAN'S ARM CHOPPED OFF.

    A shocking accident has occurred at L[?]beck, the victim being a young farmer named Albert Schaper, 21 years, Scharer was feeding a chaffcutter, when he fell ...

    Article : 70 words
  40. A MUNICIPAL ORCHARD.

    The experiment about to be made by the Ballarat East council in the establishment of a municipal orchard received the cordial support yesterday of the State Government ...

    Article : 316 words
  41. FEDERAL CAPITAL.

    It was officially stated yesterday that the routes of two railway lines to connect the Federal capital at Yass -Canberra with the existing railway systems of New ...

    Article : 315 words
  42. THE CO-OPERATIVE PROPOSAL.

    Referring at the meeting of the strikers yesterday to the proposal to start a co-operative implement making factory, the president (Mr. J. Skehan) said they had ...

    Article : 148 words
  43. BURGLARY AT KEW.

    A burglary was committed on Tuesday morning at the residence of Mr. W. P. Devereux. Studley - avenue, Kew. About 4 o'clock on the morning mentioned, Mr. and Mrs. Devereux were ...

    Article : 125 words
  44. TEAMSTER'S WAGGON CAPSIZED.

    A young man named A. J. Thompson is the employ of T. Burgess, of Brim, met with a serious accident to-day, He was driving a five - horse team in a waggon ...

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  45. BAY EXCURSIONS.

    To-day the Hygeia leaves Port Melbourne railway pier at 10.30 a.m. for Mornington, [?]ro[?] and Sorrento, and Ozoae at 8 p.m. for Queenscliff and Sorrento, On Good Friday, Hygeia leaves, at ...

    Article : 315 words
  46. THE OPEN DOOR POLICY

    A mass meeting of farmers and landholders was held at Undera on Monday night, Cr. Stewart presiding, when an address was given by Cr. F. J. Camp on the ...

    Article : 93 words
  47. A UTOPIAN SCHEME.

    "Under this plan a new order of industrialism would come into existence, and enter upon the work of building up wealth for the workers themselves." This is one ...

    Article : 101 words
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  49. Advertising

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