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  2. AMUSEMENTS.

    Before a crowded, and at times demonstrative, audience, the melodramatic story of A. Girl's Temptation was unfolded on Saturday evening. The authoress of the ...

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  3. PRICE OF FIREWOOD.

    A few days ago attention was called in these columns to the fact that the price of firewood had not shown any return to the figure in vogue before the rise in June ...

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  4. WORK AND WAGES.

    A mass meeting of members of the Municipal Employes' Association was held at the Trades Hall yesterday afternoon to consider what action should be taken in ...

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  5. RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION.

    In view of the discussion now proceeding as to the best system of electric traction to adopt on the Melbourne railways, I have collected some opinions from these who ...

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  6. LIFT ATTENDANTS' "SMOKE" SOCIAL.

    A "smoke" social was held by the Lift Attendants' Union in the Old Trades Hall on Saturday evening, to commemorate the first determination of the wages board for ...

    Article : 325 words
  7. FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS.

    A carter named. Arthur Gilliam, 42, died in the Melbourne Hospital on Saturday night from tho effects of injuries received earlier in the day. Deceased, who was a ...

    Article : 105 words
  8. COMBINED SUNDAY SCHOOL CONFERENCE.

    A conference upon modern educational methods applied to Sunday school teaching was held on Saturday evening in the owe crescent Congregational Church, and was ...

    Article : 539 words
  9. A CYCLIST'S DEATH.

    A party of cyclists was enjoying an evening ride along Normanby-road, Kew, on 5th October, among the number being Frank Moore Griffiths, son of Mr. John M. ...

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  10. SHORTAGE OF MINERS.

    Complaints are still rite concerning the shortage of good miners at a number of mines on the Bendigo gold field, and it is expected that the position will be ...

    Article : 55 words
  11. CYCLIST'S FORTUNATE ESCAPE.

    A young cyclist named John Alfred Freestone had a narrow escape on Saturday from serious injury. He was competing in the 100-mile road race from Keilor ...

    Article : 78 words
  12. DRAY WORK PAY INCREASED.

    The Creswick shire council has unanimously decided to raise the rate for dray work from 10 to 12 per day. The council was influenced in its decision by the ...

    Article : 54 words
  13. HOBART BUTCHERS' STRIKE.

    The executive committee of the butchers' strike has received an offer from the Federated Butchers' Employes' Association of Australia staling that if slaughtermen ...

    Article : 66 words
  14. FALL FROM A LORRY.

    Thomas Pobjoy, a man 63 years of age, met with a painful accident on Saturday. The injured man is a carpenter, living at 63 Elizabeth-street, North Richmond, and ...

    Article : 75 words
  15. OPERA HOUSE--NEW ARTISTS.

    The Opera House was largely attended on Saturday and a diversified programme was well carried out. Mr. J. P. Ling is a clever comedian and mimic, who has just ...

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  16. A DRAG ACCIDENT.

    A drag load of merry picnickers had a startling experience lost night, making an unfortunate ending to their day of pleasure. They were bowling along ...

    Article : 105 words
  17. MARITIME GUILD.

    Representatives of the Merchant Service Guild and the Ship Owners' Federation mat, under the chairmanship of the conciliation commissioner on Saturday, to ...

    Article : 127 words
  18. MOTOR CAR DRIVERS.

    Serious allegations of the existence of sweating among the chauffeurs of Melbourne have been made by Mr. G. L. Prendergast, secretary of the Australian ...

    Article : 516 words
  19. LOCAL NEWS.

    Action is about to be taken by the Moorabbin and Dandenong councils to induce the Government and the Water Supply Commission, if possible, to join with them in baring a Monier ...

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  20. KING'S THEATRE--THE SORROWS OF SATAN.

    The return of Mr. William Anderson's company in Mr. Roy Redgrave's version of The Sorrows of Satan drew a large audience to the King's Theatre on Saturday ...

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  21. MISHAP TO EXCURSIONIST.

    One of the passengers on the Gembrook excursion train yesterday met with a painful experience. When Mrs. Agnes Freeling (51), a resident of 91 Stokes-street, Port ...

    Article : 93 words
  22. BEN DAVIES--ESTA D'ARGO CONCERTS.

    The box plans for the Ben Davies-Esta d'Argo season, commencing at the Town Hall on Saturday evening next, under direction of Messrs. J. and N. Tait, will be ...

    Article : 79 words
  23. COMPULSORY SERVICE.

    During a discussion on the defence estimates the Minister of Defence stated it was not necessary, in order to have the force recommended by Lord Kitchener, ...

    Article : 99 words
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  25. A SERIOUS MISTAKE.

    On Saturday evening a married woman, aged 53 years, named Emily Wares, who lives at 15 Green-street, Windsor, was brought to the Alfred Hospital by ...

    Article : 54 words
  26. REPERTORY THEATRE.

    To-night the repertory company, under Mr. Gregan M'Mahon's direction, will produce at the Turn Verein Hall one of the greatest successes of the repertory ...

    Article : 82 words
  27. CRICKETER INJURED.

    While taking part in the Carlton v. Collingwood cricket match on Saturday afternoon, Gerald Lannigan (22), a clerk, living at the West Brunswick police station, met ...

    Article : 69 words
  28. LABOR COERCION.

    Speaking at a municipal dinner on Friday Mr. Argyle, M.L.A., referred to the Federal Government and its preference to unionists. He said he had been informed ...

    Article : 89 words
  29. TAIT'S PICTURES.

    At the Glaeiarium, Tait's Pictures opened their new secern on Saturday evening last. The feature picture was a line adaptation by Mr. W. J. Lincoln of The Bells. The part of Mathias as ...

    Article : 1,043 words
  30. SERGEANT'S SUDDEN DEATH.

    Mr. John Lyne, aged 35, a painter residing in M'Kenzie-street, died suddenly today. On Saturday evening he was apparently in good health, but about 3 a.m. ...

    Article : 82 words
  31. IRISH BLIGHT IN POTATOES.

    Dr. Stoward, agricultural pathologist, has ascertained that dipping blight infected potatoes in a weak solution of sulphuric acid destroys the disease germs and ...

    Article : 78 words
  32. DEALER FOUND DEAD.

    Adolph Sanders, aged 61, marine stores dealer, was found dead in a lane lending off High-street, near the Blue Bell Hotel, yesterday. Deceased, who had been ...

    Article : 140 words
  33. BOARDS FOR TOWN AND COUNTRY.

    The Factories department is now faced with the task of fixing the areas over winch the metropolitan and country wages boards are to have jurisdiction. It is in ...

    Article : 130 words
  34. THROWN FROM A VEHICLE.

    A woman named Bridget Allen, while driving to her home at Breakwater yesterday, was thrown from the vehicle she was in through the wheel collapsing. She ...

    Article : 47 words
  35. GAUGE OF TRAM LINES.

    Now that various municipalities, in conjunction with the Prahran-Malvern Tramway Trust, are actively engaged in making new electric tram lines in the southern and ...

    Article : 187 words
  36. CRUSHED BY A LOG.

    Andrew Jackson, a single man, who was employed at 'Tulloch's Saw Mills, East Warburton, met with an accident at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday which terminated fatally ...

    Article : 184 words
  37. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION BILL.

    Amongst the correspondence read at the meeting of the agricultural society's committee yesterday was a letter from the Warragul Agricultural Society drawing at ...

    Article : 183 words
  38. A BOXER'S DEATH.

    "Billy" Steele, one of the best light weight boxers in the State, and who was beaten by "Dick" Cullen at Kalgoorlie some months ago, died yesterday. ...

    Article : 31 words
  39. MISS AMY CASTLES'S FAREWELL.

    Miss Amy Castles had every reason to be well pleased with the success of her farewell concert in the Town Hall on Saturday evening. There was a large audience and ...

    Article : 729 words
  40. A STARTLING BLASTING ACCIDENT.

    On Friday afternoon workmen engaged at Oswald's Estate mine were breaking up old machinery with dynamite, when a small piece was blown off a casting, and was ...

    Article : 100 words
  41. EGG DAY.

    Egg day has been taken up with enthusiasm by children of the Carnegie school, and 37 dozen wore forwarded on Friday to the Children's Hospital by the head teacher, Mr. J. P. ...

    Article : 62 words
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