A case of the fortune telling order possessing unusual features was heard at Prahran court yesterday, when Alice Harper, "professionally" known as Madame Reprah, ...
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Article : 122 wordsSome time ago the State Premier invited a number of scientific gentlemen to form themselves into a committee under the chairmanship of Professor David to ...
Article : 232 wordsHEATHCOTE.—Wm. Barber, aged about 60, of Heathcote, went out on the Bendigo-road on Saturday to get a load of wood. When returning the horse [?] down a hill. Barber held on for ...
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Article : 44 wordsSome time ago the Operative Bakers' Society sought an interview with the Master Bakers' Association with the object of taking joint action in asking the Minister of been done in other States; also to protest against the small fines imposed on employers for evasions of the Factories Act. ...
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Article : 79 wordsWillie Francis Chappe, of Burkly-street, Brunswick West, laborer. Causes of insolvency: Domestic troubles, pressure of creditors, and increased cost of living. Liabilities, £15 5/4; assets, 5/; ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 147 wordsLady Helen Ferguson, who is president of the Australian Red Cross Information Bureau, visited the offices of the bureau at 60 Market-street yesterday afternoon. ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Tue 7 Dec 1915, Page 8
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