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  2. THE "PUSH" PROBLEM.

    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 ...

    Article : 274 words
  3. BUSH FIRES.

    TYNONG.—For four days the Kooweerup Swamp, covering the districts of Ty[?] and Garfield, has been infested with serious ser[?] fire in the area below the ...

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  4. FLOODS IN EUROPE.

    The 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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  5. NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.

    Railway traffic returns disclose that fewer passengers travelled on the trains on New Year's day than on the corresponding holiday last year. The decrease ...

    Article : 273 words
  6. A PRINCE'S SACRIFICE.

    Interesting light been thrown upon the action of Prince Charles, Clown Prince of Roumania, in renouncing his right to the throne. ...

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  7. WORLD TOURISTS.

    It 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 ...

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  8. Several Bathers Rescued.

    ALBSRY.—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 words
  9. FIRE AT FERN TREE GULLY.

    FERN 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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  10. FURTHER OUTBREAK IN ADELAIDE.

    ADELAIDE.—Following an outbreak of fire at the East End Markets on Friday morning, and which resulted in a portion of the markets facing East-terracc ...

    Article : 285 words
  11. DAMAGE NEAR ALEXANDRA.

    ALEXANDRA.—A bush fire has done a lot of damage to fencing on the properties of Messrs. W. Stone, W. Dodd, W. Taylor, Mrs. Fallon and others. It was been ...

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  12. 700 ACRES SWEPT.

    AVOCA.—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, ...

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  13. FIREWOOD BURNT.

    CAMPERDOWN.— A bush fire destroyed 525 tons of firewood at Laang, the property of Mrs. Bond. ...

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  14. OUTBREAK AT WINCHELSEA.

    GEELONG,—Word was received on Sunday that the cause of the smoke being swept into Geelong on Saturday was a grass fire which had done damage to Mr. ...

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  15. A FRUITERER KILLED.

    A 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 ...

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  16. FEARS IN RIVERINA.

    WAGGA.—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 words
  17. BELGRAVE CONSTABLE HURT.

    Serious 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 words
  18. ON THE BEACHES.

    As 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 words
  19. FIRE AT BEEAC.

    BEEAC.—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 words
  20. DEVELOP AUSTRALIA.

    Under 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 words
  21. A CAMPER'S ORDEAL.

    SYDNEY.—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 words
  22. FACING THE YEAR.

    Rev. J. E. James, of Collins-street Independent Church, was the weaker Wesley Church Pleasant Sunday After-noon yesterday. ...

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  23. SULTRY WEEK END.

    Holiday 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 words
  24. CAR AND JINKER COLLIDE.

    BALLARAT.—A sensational collision between a motor car and a jinker occurred outside the Buninyong racecourse on Saturday afternoon. The jinker ...

    Article : 149 words
  25. POWER OF EXAMPLE.

    In 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 words
  26. Sunday Morning Collision.

    As 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 words
  27. FIRE AT PORT MELBOURNE.

    A 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 words
  28. INCINERATED BABY.

    BALLARAT.—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 words
  29. Heavy Rain in Queensland.

    BRISBANE.—Heavy rain is reported from various country districts. The fall has been general. In some places damage has been caused by hail. Bridges are ...

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  30. Accident Near Red Cliffs.

    MILDURA.—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 words
  31. HORSE BOLTS.

    As 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 words
  32. BATHERS IN DIFFICULTIES.

    WELLINGTON.—Members of the Lyall Bay Life-Saving Chah reseued several people from drowning on Sunday afternoon, providing much excitement for the ...

    Article : 82 words
  33. Car and Cyclist Collide.

    At 10.30 a.m. yesterday, as Mr. J. R. MePherson, ex-inspector of police, Can-berra-street, Brunswick, was driving a motor car out of Graham-street into ...

    Article : 80 words
  34. DOCK FOR SINGAPORE.

    The 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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  35. BANANA DISEASE.

    BRISBANE.—News reached Brisbane on Sunday night that an out break of bunchy top in bananas had occurred at Dayboro, 30 miles west of Brisbane ...

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  36. MAINTAINING A HOME.

    A 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 words
  37. A RACECOURSE INCIDENT.

    BROKEN 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 ...

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  38. BOY INJURED BY MOTOR CAR.

    Struck 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 ...

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  39. Two Young Men Drowned.

    BRISBANE.—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 words
  40. BOY KILLED BY MOTOR BUS.

    SYDNEY.—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 ...

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  41. PORTARLINGTON POST OFFICE RAIDED.

    PORTARLANGTON.—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 words
  42. POULTRY INDUSTRY.

    HOBART.—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 words
  43. MISS FLORENCE AUSTRAL.

    Miss 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 words
  44. FALL FROM A TRAIN.

    BALLARAT.—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 words
  45. YOUTH DROWNED AT MILDURA.

    MILDURA.—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 ...

    Article : 54 words
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