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  2. GENERAL NEWS.

    The third Tuesday in January, which falls on 16th inst. this year, is a public holiday for operative bakers under the Factories Act. It is an offence for bakers ...

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  3. SENATOR LYNCH AS PUGILIST.

    KALGOORLIE.—A meeting of the eastern gold fields council of the Australian Labor Federation had a most sensational termination. Senator Lynch, ...

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  4. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTS.

    At the present rate of progress it seems highly probable that the operation of despatching the 1916-17 wool clip from Australia to the United Kingdom will be ...

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  5. THE POULTRY INDUSTRY.

    Then conference of the newly formed society the National Utility Poultry Breeders' Association of Australia was continued yesterday in Empire-buildings, ...

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  6. DAILY WEATHER CHART.

    Explanatory notes Rain has fallen. Light. Gentle or Mod. R Thunderstorm. Fresh. Strong Breeze. Fresh gale. R. Rough. M. Moderate. S. Smooth. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. RAILWAY WAGES BOARD.

    What action the Railway Employes' Unions will take in regard to the departmental board which is to be constituted shortly, and will go into the question of ...

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  8. THE RUBBER INDUSTRY.

    Reference was made recently in "The Age" to the action of the Queensland branch of the Postmaster-General's department in regard to tenders it had invited ...

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  9. THE CORNSACKS QUESTION.

    Farmers in the mallee, who have been much concerned in regard to the scarcity of cornsacks, but had begun to experience relief by the knowledge that supplies had ...

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  10. SUGAR GROWERS' WAGES

    The appeal by the Australian Sugar Producers' Association Ltd. against an order absolute by the Queensland Supreme Court prohibiting the carrying out of part of ...

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  11. FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS.

    Percy Huggett, 33, married, who was employed as an engine driver at the premises of Morris and Ladwig, Malvern-[?]oad, Prahran, was killed outright ...

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  12. YESTERDAY'S WEATHER.

    With the exception of the south-west corner of the continent, where the advancing edge of a high-pressure system has made its appearance, the whole of ...

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  13. THE RUBBER INDUSTRY.

    Sir,—In your issue of the 10th inst., under the heading of "The Rubber Industry," you make reference to foreign exploitation, and say "extraordinary ...

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  14. QUEENSLAND FLOODS.

    BRISBANE.—A telegram from Hughenden, which had been detained by interruption, shows that Mr. Thompson and family had a miraculous escape. Mr. Thompson ...

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  15. APPRAISEMENT OF WOOL.

    SYDNEY.—General satisfaction is being expressed with the work of appraisement of the wool submitted in Sydney. Of the perfect fairness of the scheme there can be no ...

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  16. MAN DROWNED IN THE BAY.

    By the discovery at about 1 a.m. yesterday of a body floating in the sea at Albert Park, the mystery attached to the finding of a man's clothes on Kerferd-road pier ...

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  17. DAYLIGHT SAVING.

    The new light-saving regulation has given rise to an amusing situation at Footscray. The local ministers' association met on the Monday following the alteration of the ...

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  18. FORECASTS.

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  19. THE WHEAT POOL.

    It is announced by the Victorian Wheat Commission that arrangements have been made with the banks for payments on the wheat certificates in connection with the ...

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  20. WOMAN FALLS DEAD.

    Mrs. Marguerita Sargent, about 57 years, dropped dead at Chadwell-grove, Chelsea, yesterday morning. She arrived in Chelsea last week to spend a holiday ...

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  21. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Ballarat Presbytery on Thursday decided to present an address of welcome on behalf of the Presbyterian Church to Bishop Cumbleton. ...

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  22. BENDIGO.

    Mr. Heitman, M.L.A., of Western Australia, who is on a visit to Victoria in connection with the recruiting movement and other questions, is a native of California ...

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  23. Boy Drowned at West Melbourne.

    While learning to swim in the West Melbourne swamp last night, Edward Joseph Perrin, 15 years, residing at 63 Ireland-street, West Melbourne, was drowned. ...

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  24. REPRESENTATION OF FARMERS ON THE BOARD.

    The endeavor of the Victorian Farmers' Union to secure representation on the Australian Wheat Board has been resisted by the Victorian Wheat commission. ...

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  25. ASTRONOMICAL MEMORANDA.

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  26. ELECTRIC TRAM COLLISION.

    In the Third City Court yesterday, before Messrs. Rogers; Wharrington, Williams and Blackburn, J's.P., George Barker, motorman, employed by the ...

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  27. MAJOR PLANETS.—January 12.

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  28. Elderly Widow Found Dead at Cow Bail.

    ARARAT.—The dead body of Mrs. Isabella Koefoed, aged 71, widow of the late John Koefoed, formerly proprietor of the now defunct Fountain Head Brewery, was found lying beside a cow bail ...

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  29. FURTHER OBJECTIONS FROM THE COUNTRY.

    WALLAN.—Daylight saving is generally condemned throughout this district, especially by milk producers, who have to start work at a very early hour in order to finish ...

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  30. OFFICIAL RAINFALL RECORDS.

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  31. Jolted from a Waggon and Killed.

    BALLARAT.—Patrick M'Cabe, aged 60, was the [?]ctim of a latal accident at Sebastopol on Thursday evening. White driving a learn of horses attached to a waggon down a decline he was ...

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  32. CASTLEMAINE.

    The district State. schools on "Egg" day contributed 320 dozen eggs to the local hospital. ...

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  33. Boy Dragged by a Horse and Killed.

    ADELAIDE.—At Moonta, on Thursday Eric Robinson, 13, son of Rev. W. H. Robinson, Methodist minister, was dragged for more than a mile by a horse which he was leading. The horse ...

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  34. WARRNAMBOOL.

    A large shoal of salmon trout which entered the Hopkins River this week is providing excellent sport for anglers. Hauls of from 4 to 6 dozen are being secured, ...

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  35. HOW FARMERS VIEW IT.

    TUNGAMAH.—The daylight-saving scheme is not highly approved of locally. Farmers particularly find the new system inconvenient. At the local railway ...

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  36. An Alleged Valueless Cheque.

    KYNETON.—A stronger who gave the name of Harry Jenkins was arrested on Thursday on the charge of having passed a valueless cheque upon Mr. Morton, licensee of the Junction Hotel. It ...

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  37. LATE SPORTING NEWS.

    The first of the outstanding features of the present foot-racing season at Gurney's popular Flenungton ground was commenced last evening, the tit-bit of a heavy and well-diversi[?]ed ...

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  38. UNIONISTS' OBJECTIONS.

    SYDNEY.—Unionists are complaining about the daylight-saving scheme. They state they have to rise early to travel to work, and must go to bed at an hour when ...

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  39. A RIVER COLLISION.

    At the Law Courts yesterday the hearing of evidence was resumed before the Court of Marine Inquiry into the collision that occurred on the River Yarra on 18th ...

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  40. Arm Crushed in Machinery.

    CASTLEMAINE.—An elderly employe of Castlemaine Woollen Mill named S. M'Donald, had his left hand crushed in the "ragging" machinery on Thursday. He was taken to the hospital, and the ...

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  41. HEAVY RAIN IN RIVERINA.

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  42. Incendiarism at Daysdale.

    COROWA.—A suspicious fire occurred at Daysdale in the early hours of New Year's day in a shop occupied by Roderick langdon, in Urana-street. A box and a quantity of small pieces of ...

    Article : 85 words
  43. SOLDIER'S HARD EXPERIENCE. The Other Side.

    There are sometimes two sides to some of the stories of the hardships returned soldiers encounter in their own country. With reference to the account given by ...

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  44. A Threat by Rokewood Farmers.

    Rokewood branch of the Victorian Farmers' Union has carried the following resolution:—That the wheat growers persist in their ...

    Article : 170 words
  45. FALL FROM A TRAIN.

    One of the dangers of railway travelling was shown at an inquest held at the City Morgue yesterday on the body of Morris Salmanow, 24, manufacturer. On ...

    Article : 225 words
  46. HEAVY RAIN AT BROKEN HILL.

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  47. Corowa Water Supply.

    COROWA.—Owing to the extreme heat there has been a great run on water, and the pumps for the town supply have been working from 20 to 21 hours per day. The capacity of the pump is ...

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  48. RAINFALL COMPARISON FOR VICTORIA.

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  49. FLEMINGTON SPORTS CLUB (GURNEY'S).

    To-night: Remaining heats of £50 Sprint and 230 Yards Handicaps. Saturday Night: 75 Ya[?]ls, for beaten runners in £50 and Hurdles. Monday Night: Semi-finals and final of £50 Sprint, 660 ...

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  50. NEWS IN BRIEF.

    At Prahran court yesterday, Mary Haines, licensee of the Somerset Arms Hotel, Toorak-road, was altogether fined £14 for various breaches of the Licensing ...

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  51. ADELAIDE STOCK EXCHANGE.

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  52. Riverina News.

    TEMORA, N.S.W.—A referendum of the ratepayers of Bland shire on the question of reducing the number of councillors from 9 to 6 has been decided in the affirmative. The ...

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  53. RIVER GAUGINGS.

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  54. READING MATTER FOR THE TROOPS.

    The attention of railway travellers is directed to the large white collecting boxes, marked with a red cross, which have recently been established on the city ...

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  55. A PRIVATE DEAL IN WHEAT.

    BERRIGAN (N.S.W.)—At a meeting of Berrigan branch of the Farmers and Setters' Association it was stated that if the Government did not issue wheat ...

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  56. AUSTRALIAN NAVAL WIRELESS

    The following appointments to the permanent Royal Australian Naval Radio Service were announced yesterday in the "Commonwealth Gazette":— ...

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  57. ALIENS' CHANGE OF NAME.

    Further regulations under the War Precautions Act were issued yesterday in connection with the power of aliens to change their names. The new regulations provide ...

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  58. BEQUESTS TO CHARITY.

    Mr. R. F. Toutcher, M.L.A., as executor of the estate of the late Henrie de Bacre, of Ararat, has made the annual allocation to the following charities:—Poor of Brechem (Belgium), £16 3/7; ...

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  59. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

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  60. WEIGHBRIDGE FEES AND CONDEMNED SACKS.

    YOUANMTTE.—At a meeting of district farmers the action of the Wheat Commissioners in compelling farmers to pay weighbridge fees was strongly ...

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  61. Advertising

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  62. Advertising

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  63. Advertising

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