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  2. BRUNSWICK COUNCIL

    At the meeting of Brunswick city council last night a letter was received from North Brunswick Progress Association enclosing the following resolution curried by ...

    Article : 289 words
  3. THE RECENT BREAD CRISIS.

    Official verification of the facts concerning the recent bread crisis, was yesterday given by the Minister of Agriculture. Commencing on the ...

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  4. VICTORIAN RECRUITING.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 163 words
  5. SICK AND WOUNDED AUSTRALIANS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 331 words
  6. STATE CABINET.

    Yesterday's sitting of the State Cabinet was almost confined to a discussion of that political situation and a drafting of the Premier's statement to be made to ...

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  7. A "MEDICALLY UNFIT" SOLDIER.

    A young man named Frank L. Brogan, wearing the uniform of an Australian soldier, was charged at Prahran court yesterday by Emma Corby with having behaved in an effensive manner towards ...

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  8. BUTTER.

    After a brief interview with the committee representing the butter trade yesterday morning, the Price of Goods Board decided that it would no longer fix the ...

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  9. WAR SINECURES.

    Following on recent criticism in "The Age" directed against the heavy expenditure on military camp staffis, the Defence authorities have decided to amend the ...

    Article : 223 words
  10. COUNTRY RECRUITING.

    BALLARAT.—Mr. F. P. Dowdlel, manager of Ballarat branch of E.S. and A. Bank, has accepted a commission in the 70th Ballarat infantry regiment. He held a con[?]ssion as ...

    Article : 97 words
  11. CAMPS IN THE COUNTRY.

    It is officially reported that of the 1100 men in camp at the show grounds only there are in bed at the camp hospital and 12 are in the Ballarat Hospital. There are ...

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  12. CHRISTMAS PUDDINGS FOR SOLDIERS.

    Mrs. Byron Morres, hon organiser of the Soldiers' Newspaper Depot, who claims to have originated the scheme for supplying Australian soldiers with Christmas plum ...

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  13. COUNTRY NEWS.

    The city council on Monday night appointed Mr. J. M. Barker, formerly a member of the council, assistant treasurer of the municipality during the absence of the ...

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  14. MEN ABOVE RECRUITING AGE.

    At the city council meeting on Monday night a deputation from the Ballarat Progress Association, St. Andrew's Kirk and St. Peter's Anglican Church asked ...

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  15. CALL FOR REINFORCEMENTS.

    It is probable that, despite the number of men now training for the Expeditionary Forces in the Commonwealth, no new units will be formed for some time. The new ...

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  16. CASTLEMAINE.

    At an influential public meeting on Monday night it was decided to hold the annual hospital gala on 23rd October. ...

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  17. HOW MANY VICTORIANS TO BENEFIT?

    In the Christmas cheer schemes there is a discrepancy in figures. The Lady Mayorcess's League was told by the Defence department that provision should be ...

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  18. Australian Soldiers' Newspaper Depot.

    During the past week over a ton of newspapers and four large cases of stationery, have left the depot, 225 Collins-street, for the soldiers at Gallipoli and at ...

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  19. HAMILTON.

    Mr. C. M'Donald, one of the oldest residents of Hamilton, died on Sunday, in his 93rd year. He was born at invernesshire, Scotland on 16th January, 1823 and arrived ...

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  20. NEW LIGHT HORSE UNITS.

    A squadron of Light Horse is to be formed in the Warracknabeal and Hope toun district. It is desired to raise one troop, consisting of 30 men, at Hopetoun. ...

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  21. GEELONG.

    Major Speed, A.A.G., inspected the Geelong camps to-day and expressed satisfaction with arrangements made for the comfort of the men and for training. The men ...

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  22. ENLISTMENT IN SYDNEY.

    To-day's recruiting at the three metropolitan depots reached a total of 190 out of 273 who offered. ...

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  23. BENDIGO'S EFFORT.

    The following letter has been received from the organisers of the Sick and Wounded Australians Fund in Bendigo:— ...

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  24. EXPANSION OF CITRUS FARMING.

    citrus stock continues to arrive here from New south Wales, and considerable new areas will be planted both at Mildura and Merbein this season. ...

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  25. Entertainment for Soldiers in Camp.

    Sir,—The home hospitals committee is very anxious to obtain two gramophones for the use of our men at Mont Park and Langwarrin camps. Perhaps some of your ...

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  26. ROUGHRIDING.

    The crowd of horsemen that assembled at the Sturt-street remount depot yesterday morning in connection with the enlistment of men for service in Egypt spent ...

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  27. A RECHABITE MAYOR.

    Cr. C. H. Peel has been elected president of Leigh shire council at an allowance of £40. In returning thanks, he said he was a rigid Rechabite, and he would stand ...

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  28. DEFENCE ADMINISTRATION.

    Cr. A. F. Fear, the newly-elected mayor of Richmond, entertained a large number of guests in the local town hall last night at his inaugural dinner. ...

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  29. Concert in Aid of the Fund.

    A concert arranged by Miss Maud Grantham will be held in the Assembly Hall, Collins-street, this evening, in aid of the Victorian Wounded Soldiers' Fund. The ...

    Article : 52 words
  30. RED CROSS DISORGANISATION.

    Dr. Edith Barrett, secretary of the Australian Red Cross, speaking last evening in St. Michael's church hall, North Carlton, at a concert given in honor of returned ...

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  31. RIVERINA NEWS.

    Deniliquin branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association has decided to request the member for the district to advocate the purchase by the Government of ...

    Article : 188 words
  32. RETURNING WOUNDED.

    The next transport, bringing sick and wounded troops from Egypt, is due to reach Melbourne on 23rd September. There are several hundred Victorians on board, ...

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  33. SOLDIERS' CONVALESCENT HOME

    The mayor of Camberwell, Cr. W. G. M'Beath, announced at the council meeting last night that Mr. G. H. Doery had offered to place at the disposal of the ...

    Article : 172 words
  34. MISSING SOLDIERS.

    Sir,—It is quite possible that many of those reported missing are prisoners in the hands of the Turks. Australian papers, about a fortnight back, announced that ...

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  35. PRICE OF TEA.

    Tea importere having disputed the figures quoted recently by the Minister of Customs an support of his contention that the increased prices were not warranted, ...

    Article : 137 words
  36. THE SPORTSMEN'S BATTALION.

    Some time ago several people interested in import, decided to organise a sportsmen's battalion. More than enough cards of admission have been issued to fill a battalion. ...

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  37. CITY COUNCIL UNIFICATION SCHEME.

    At the meeting of Collingwood council last night a letter was received from the Town Clerk of Melbourne stating that the proposed unification of the City of Melbourne ...

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  38. THE DANCING MADNESS.

    Lights were burning behind the yellow blind-drawn windows, the filmy shadows of eiger smoke floated faintly upwards, shadow-faces flitted across the blinds. It ...

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  39. CHRISTMAS IN THE TRENCHES,

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 516 words
  40. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir,—In Monday's issue of "The Age" a letter appeared, signed J. C. Kelsall, secretary Country Employers and Producers' Association, Bullarat, in which he ...

    Article : 392 words
  41. THE PRINCE OF WALES.

    In the course of a particularly vivid and interesting account of a visit to Senlis, M. Marcel Laurent, the well-known novelist, who is fulfilling the duties of special ...

    Article : 523 words
  42. BELGIAN RELIEF FUND.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 122 words
  43. RECRUITS FAIL TO REPORT.

    Out of the 20,000 odd recruits that were enlisted in Victoria during the great recruiting movement in July and August, about 700 men have failed to report to the ...

    Article : 111 words
  44. TRENCHANT CRITICISM IN CAMBERWELL COUNCIL.

    The mayor of Camberwell (Cr. W. G. M'Beath) at a meeting of the conned last night, in referring to the adverse criticisms concerning Red Cross organisation at head ...

    Article : 444 words
  45. HOSPITAL SUNDAY FUND.

    At a meeting of the Hospital Saturday and Sunday committee yesterday the report which will be placed before contributors at the annual meeting on 27th September ...

    Article : 282 words
  46. AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 89 words
  47. SLY GROG AND SOLDIERS.

    On 5th September, at 1 a.m., two constables noticed several soldiers drinking in a blind right of way off Bennett's-lane, and heard the chain of a gate rab[?]ing. A ...

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  48. Prahran Red Cross Fund.

    The mayor of Prahran invites gentlemen to [?] the Voluntary Workers' Association in connection with the Prahran Red Cross Pound. The workens meet over evening at 7.30 p.m. at the ...

    Article : 87 words
  49. FEDERAL WAR COMMITTEE.

    The Minister of Defence, Senator Pearce, yesterday made public the details of the proceedings at the meeting of the Federal War Committee held on Friday ...

    Article : 273 words
  50. DARING STREET THEFTS.

    Another case of a thief driving away a standing vehicles occurred yesterday in Collins-street, when a horse and delivery van belonging to Mr. E. Rider, carrier, ...

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  51. CHRISTMAS BILLIES.

    The most attractive scheme that has been thought of for Christmas cheer for the trenches has been organised by the ladies of the Alexandra Club, who, hearing that ...

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  52. NEW ZEALAND FUNDS.

    The Otago Patriotic Association's carnival produced £12,641, making the Otago fund for wounded soldiers £143,031, raised at a cost of £1 10/ per cent. The ...

    Article : 137 words
  53. FIRE AT BENDIGO.

    At about 11 p.m. to-day a fire broke out in Daley's-buildings, Williamson-street, in a shop occupied by Mr. F. Haddad, haberdasher and hawker. An elderly person ...

    Article : 86 words
  54. A DESERTER'S MEAN OFFENCE.

    At Fitzrey court yesterday, before Messrs. Chapman, M'Mahon and Mayberry, J's.P., John M'Millan, private in the Expeditionary Forces, was charged with having obtained [?] by means of a ...

    Article : 179 words
  55. GENERAL CABLES.

    Two notorious chieftains and 600 hostile tribesmen attacked a small British force occupying Bushire on 8th and 9th inst. Reserves arrived and drove out the natives ...

    Article : 51 words
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