Following the dastardly attack made by the members of a dangerous "push'' on the Boundary Hotel, Sydney-road, North Coburg, on Friday night, Plain-clothes ...
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Article : 1,437 wordsThe floods in the districts of the rivers Meuse, Waal, Rhine and Lek have assumed the character of a great catastrophe. The railway dykes have ...
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Article : 273 wordsInteresting light been thrown upon the action of Prince Charles, Clown Prince of Roumania, in renouncing his right to the throne. ...
Article : 910 wordsIt is often said it is the pace that kills Hut only a few of the 350 American tourists who are on a cruise round the world in the Cunard linar Carinthia agree with ...
Article : 1,603 wordsALBSRY.—During the New Year half-days several persons narrowly escaped drowning in the Murray. The hot spell enticed a large number of bathers to the ...
Article : 182 wordsFERN TREE GULLY.—Notwithstanding the warnings to people against burn-ing off, a week-ender, in the act of burning off his scrub, set a fire, which ...
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Article : 44 wordsAVOCA.—A fire broke out on the farm of Mr. F. Jolly, nine miles from Avoca. The flames spread quickly, but a large army of workers from Lexton, ...
Article : 49 wordsCAMPERDOWN.— A bush fire destroyed 525 tons of firewood at Laang, the property of Mrs. Bond. ...
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Article : 49 wordsA fruiterer named Albert Thatcher, 45 year, living on Sydney-road, Brunswick, was killed early on Saturday morning when his horse got out of control, and ...
Article : 166 wordsWAGGA.—There are fears of a big fire raging east of Wagga. The town was enveloped on Friday night and Saturday morning by smoke, which was driven ...
Article : 89 wordsSerious injuries were sustained by Constable H. Reaves in arresting a young man at Belgrave on Wednesday night last. The man, who travelled from the ...
Article : 246 wordsAs on the first day of the now year, Saturday's warm weather brought large crowds of people to South Melbourne, Albert Part and Middle Park beach. The ...
Article : 182 wordsBEEAC.—The greatest conflagration in the history of Beeac occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning. About 3 p.m. a youth, Thomas ...
Article : 395 wordsUnder the auspices of the Develop Australia League, Mr. J Ryder. the well-known Australian cricketer, gave a wireless talk on Friday in which he ...
Article : 580 wordsSYDNEY.—After having been attacked, it is alleged, by a man armed with a pick, Geroge Pemberton, 61 years, a camper in a railway reserve near Rookwood Cear[?] ...
Article : 140 wordsRev. J. E. James, of Collins-street Independent Church, was the weaker Wesley Church Pleasant Sunday After-noon yesterday. ...
Article : 206 wordsHoliday makers were favored by fine weather through the week end. Satur-day threatened to be a scorching hot day, but a slight breeze tempered the hot ...
Article : 404 wordsBALLARAT.—A sensational collision between a motor car and a jinker occurred outside the Buninyong racecourse on Saturday afternoon. The jinker ...
Article : 149 wordsIn his new-year address at Collins-street Baptist Church last evening Rev. W. D. Jackson made a special appeal to all those who, by virtue of their position in society, ...
Article : 328 wordsAs a motor cycle ridden by John Anderson, 24 years of Cardigan-street, Carlton, was turning into Filinders-street from Flizabeth-street on Sunday morning, it ...
Article : 132 wordsA fire breaking out in the drapery shop of R. and E. Buckingham, 85 Bay-street, Port Melbourne, at 4 a.m. yesterday, the whole of the stock of clothing and fancy safely. ...
Article : 614 wordsBALLARAT.—As the result of an ex-animation by Dr. Mollison. Government pathologist, information was received on Saturday that some of the calcined bones ...
Article : 168 wordsBRISBANE.—Heavy rain is reported from various country districts. The fall has been general. In some places damage has been caused by hail. Bridges are ...
Article : 79 wordsMILDURA.—A car containing five per-sons overturned on Saturday night on the road to Yatpool, near Red Cliff's. Mrs. E. W. Sadler and her husband were ...
Article : 70 wordsAs Henry Lovell, 37 years, a farmer, of Cockatoo, was driving a one-horse waggon past the Eastern Hill fire station on Saturday afternoon his horse took fright and ...
Article : 68 wordsWELLINGTON.—Members of the Lyall Bay Life-Saving Chah reseued several people from drowning on Sunday afternoon, providing much excitement for the ...
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Article : 80 wordsThe Admiralty is inviting tenters for the first big contract in connection with the Singapoer base— a 50,000 ton floating dock. ...
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Article : 80 wordsA conference of the National Union of Woman Teachers carried a resolution demanding legislation to secure for, married women the right to follow a chosen ...
Article : 231 wordsBROKEN HILL.—A business man of the city was noticed at the Broken Hill Jockey Club's New Year's meeting to band a pareel to another man. The pareel ...
Article : 72 wordsStruck by a motor car in Victoria-street, Richmond, on Saturday afternoon, John Francis McGoe, 7 years. living with his parents in Bennet-street, Richmond, was ...
Article : 47 wordsBRISBANE.—Two immigrants, who had been in the State about twelve months, were drowned in the Brisbane River on Saturday afternoon. The young men, ...
Article : 154 wordsSYDNEY.—Terrible injuries caused the instantaneous death of a boy, Robert William Clive Hoystead, 19 years, when he was run over by a motor bus in ...
Article : 50 wordsPORTARLANGTON.—Thieves broke in to the local post office on New Year's day between 2 p.m. and 4. 30 p.m. Entrance was gained by breaking a window at the rear of the building. After ...
Article : 136 wordsHOBART.—A north and south poultry conference was held on Saturday night, when it was resolved that the overseas export of eggs was desirable and ...
Article : 116 wordsMiss Florence Austral (Mrs. John Amadie), the well-known Australian so-prane, made a good impression here last night in her first song recital. ...
Article : 106 wordsBALLARAT.—A startling incident marked the return of a race train from Buninyong on Saturday evening. John Tierney, aged 67 years, fell from the train ...
Article : 75 wordsMILDURA.—Joseph Connell, 22 years, was drowned on Sunday afternoon in the Murray. He was with a party of friends, and got into difficulties, but before anyone ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Mon 4 Jan 1926, Page 7
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