Recent disasters at sea have shown how [?]ntile it is to posses "boats for all" unless [?]noss boats can be launched without endangering the lives of the occupants. many ...
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Article : 238 wordsThe organising of parties to prospect for gold with the assistance of State grants has been very successful. About 40 parties have been organised, and the numbers are ...
Article : 131 wordsThe difficulties and inconvenience arising out of the shortage of railway trucks show no sign of diminishing but, on the other hand, the position daily grows more ...
Article : 365 wordsA meeting of farmers of Narrepor and Thalia districts was held at narraport on Thursday to discuss the action of the State Rivers and Water supply Commission in ...
Article : 227 wordsRev. Mother Clare, superior-general of the order of the Sisters. of Nazareth, is at present on a visit to Australia in connection with in inspection of the houses of ...
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Article : 77 wordsMessrs. Starr and M'C[?]eliand, the successful tenderers for the first sections of the enlargement of Waranga Basin, have been engaged for tome time past on the ...
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Article : 219 wordsA letter appeared in "The age" on Friday signed "Foot[?]" complaining of the action of the Hawthorn council in delaying the construction of a road between Mair street and Oak-street, Lower ...
Article : 237 wordsThere has been another rise in the price of bread in Omeo, the cost of the 4-lb. loaf now being 11d. TERANG, Sunday. ...
Article : 51 wordsThe weather continues dry. The late rains gave farmers an opportunity to commence ploughing operation,s and they are pushing on with the work. Large areas ...
Article : 39 wordsActing on the complaint of its engineer, Moorabbin shire council has addressed a protest to the Railway Commissioners regarding delays that take place in the ...
Article : 175 wordsSir,— Is there any supervision over chaff ? For the past three months I have been paying top prices to find it is only straw chaff with no substance in it. I have tried ...
Article : 82 wordsLarge purchases of potatoes for stock are being made daily. It is found that they provide excellent feeding with dry fodder. Although not considered Good for ...
Article : 41 wordsAt the meeting of the Clerks' Union on Wednesday evening, it was resolved to send any money collected for the unemployed to the Central Unemployment ...
Article : 82 wordsThe Yabba Farmers' Union has called a public meeting of district residents with the object of drawing up a scheme and submitting it to the Water Supply ...
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Article : 100 wordsNearing completion at the power station of the Melbourne Electric Supply Company at South Yarra is a huge chimney stack which. when finished, will be one of the ...
Article : 144 wordsComplaining that they were unable to get a sufficient supply of trucks for the carriage of manure to the country, a deputation representing Victorian superphosphate ...
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Article : 87 wordsThe Country Roads Board has accepted the tender of D. Norris at £330 12/6 for the construction of a concerto convert on the main Castlemaine to Bendigo road at ...
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Article : 123 wordsThe secretary of the Unemployed Relief committee acknowledges the receipt of the following contributions to the central fund:— Trades Hall Council, on behalf of a ...
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Advertising : 8 wordsThe hon. tra[?]rer (Rev. Dr. Strong) acknowledges receipt of the following:— Employes, Carlton Brewery, 6th instalment, £10; A[?]cot Vale methodist Girls' Endeavor, 5/1 Taber[?] Baptist, [?] ...
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Article : 179 wordsA largely attended meeting of property owners interested in the proposed construction of private streets, not yet taken over by the Dandenong shire council, was ...
Article : 92 wordsResidents of Speed complain bitterly of the remissness of the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission in regard to the public dams promised for that centre. More ...
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Article : 128 wordsMr. O'Carroll, a member of the executive of the Catholic Federation, delivered an address here to-night on Catholic claims. He said that prior to the last election it ...
Article : 209 wordsThe Murray River is flowing again after a stoppage for four weeks. The properties that have been longest without water will be served first. Great masses of green ...
Article : 45 words[?]ungamah water supply has nearly given out, and if rain docs not come within a week it will be necessary to get supplies by train. The water trust has decided to ...
Article : 44 wordsOn Messrs. Ryan Bros.' farm od Friday, when a stack of straw, which had recently Won blown over by the wind, was being cut into chaff, it was discovered that ...
Article : 88 wordsThe annual show of Kilsyth Horticultural Society was held on saturday In fine weather Mr. W. Hutchinson, Minister of Agriculture, opened the show, and congratulated the society on its ...
Article : 304 wordsSir,— I notice in this morning's issue that a discussion took place at the Trades Hall in regard to the erection of municipal baths in Carlton, and the intention of the ...
Article : 156 wordsFrederick Charles Algernon Seymour, wearing the Australian Light Horse uniform. was on Saturday sentenced to four months hard labor fr stealing £34 from ...
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Article : 101 wordsIn cumming up his annual report for 1914. Dr. Kelvington, the local health offices points out that Camberwell's first year as a city has been marked by an increased birth rate, a [?] ...
Article : 275 wordsThe Lady Mayor[?] acknowledges the following further donations to the above fund:— Mrs. A Sy[?]e, collected, 2nd instalment £16 10/; Carlton Masonic Lodge, £11 4/; Mrs. H. G. Coultas, ...
Article : 112 wordsA man giving the name of Charles Nu[?]ke, who is believed to be a German who escape[?] from Torrens Island some weeks ago was arrested yesterday on a charge of ...
Article : 166 wordsThe municipalities of Camberwell and Malvern have under consideration a proposal to provide a roadway, with necessary bridged across Gardiner's Creek, to give ...
Article : 171 wordsSir,— The action of the Council of Education in rejecting the very wise proposal "that State school books be furnished free would suggest that the education in ...
Article : 193 wordsThe Prahran-Malvern Trust has decided to construct the Burke Road electric tramway from Cotham-road, kow, to Malvern-road, Malvern, as a tru[?] under[?]king. As soon as the financial ...
Article : 50 wordsAt Collingwood court on Friday [?] Ar[?]field. [?] and pastry cook of 23[?] Johnson[?]street was charged with having sold milk which did not comply with the standard Mr. A. G. Hall ...
Article : 148 wordsAt Mayer's ball, Chelsea, on Friday night, a representative meeting of dairy farmers from Carrum, Chelsea, Aspendale and Keysborough was addressed by Mr. J. J. Farmer, secretary of the ...
Article : 89 wordsBALLARAT.— A fire broke out on Saturday evening in the roof of the drying room at Ballarat woolen mills, Sunnyside Several presents living in the vicinity ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Mon 8 Mar 1915, Page 7
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