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  2. GENERAL NEWS.

    The President of the Legislative Council (Sir Walter Manifold) will issue the writ on Monday for an election to fill the vacancy in the Council caused by the death ...

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  3. COUNTRY NEWS

    The billiardroom at the Soldiers' Memorial Institute Lyons-street, erected at a cost of £750, was on Wednesday officially opened by Mrs. C. J. Coles, as ...

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  4. IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

    A general debate took place in the House of Representatives yesterday on the statement made by the Prime Minister last week with regard to Australia's foreign ...

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  5. ABOUT PEOPLE.

    The Governor presided at a meeting of the State Executive Council at the Old Treasury-buildings yesterday. His Excellency received calls from Rear-Admiral Sir ...

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  6. SMALL-POX OUTBREAK.

    SYDNEY.--No further cases of small-pox have been discovered on the B.I.S.N. Co.'s steamer Gracchus, which was quarantined on Monday on arrival from Calcutta ...

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  7. SQUANDER AND TAX.

    Reference to the advisability of some kind of political truce during the absence of the Prime Minister at the forthcoming imperial Conference, and also to the need ...

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  8. SENATOR MILLEN'S MISSION.

    In the Senate yesterday Senator Millen, Minister of Repatriation, in a lengthy statement, traversed the objects, proceedings and [?]sults of his "mission" to ...

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  9. ADELAIDE CONTACTS LOCATED.

    ADELAIDE.--The Port Adelaide quarantine authorities have located 50 persons who went aboard the steamer Gracchus when it was at Port Adelaide. They were ...

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  10. BENDIGO.

    The Licences Reduction Board resumed its sittings on Wednesday, when evidence was taken with regard to a number of hotels in the Golden Square division, and ...

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  11. CASTLEMAINE.

    Representative of the whole of the municipalities in the area served by the Coliban water supply system and various organisations met in conference in the Castlemaine ...

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  12. CONTACTS VACCINATED

    The Victorian Health department has its responsibilities in the event of smallpox breaking out on inter-State or overseas vessels, although the chief ...

    Article : 161 words
  13. THE CANBERRA MANIA.

    Several members of the Federal Parliament are so affected by the Canberra mania that they cannot allow a day to pass without firing questions at the ...

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  14. TRAIN STRIKES TRAM.

    BRISBANE.--Eight persons were injured on Wednesday afternoon in a collision at Woolloongabba, a suburb, between an East Brisbane tram car and a fully ...

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  15. Quarantine Precautions Explained.

    The condition of the patient who was landed from the Gracchus of Melbourne was yesterday reported to be very satisfactory, and the doctors are satisfied that ...

    Article : 403 words
  16. COMMERCIAL MEN CONFER.

    PERTH.--The Chambers of Commerce Conference was continued on Wednesday. At noon the delegates were civilly entertained at the town hall, where the ...

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  17. STRENGTHENING THE ECONOMY MOVEMENT.

    ORBOST.--A branch of the Taxpayers' Association has been formed in Orbost, with Mr. John Rae as secretary, and Mr. A. E. Rodwell (president of the shire) as ...

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  18. THE STOCK MARKET SLUMP.

    In view of the heavy slump in prices of sheep at the Newmarket sales on Tuesday, the weekly cattle sales, which followed yesterday, were the subject of ...

    Article : 158 words
  19. RASH EXPENDITURE CONDEMNED

    At a meeting of the Yannathan branch of the Victorian Farmers' Union the following resolution was passed:--That the Yannathan branch V.F. Union support ...

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  20. WILLS AND ESTATES.

    William Parkin, senior late of Hanmer-street, Williamstown, retired Government employe, who died on 5th January, by his will of 1st May, 1890, left £1100 real estate and £1420 personalty ...

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  21. FARMERS' CONVENTION.

    SALE.--The nineteenth annual conference of the Chamber of Agriculture was continued on Wednesday. Delegates from the dairying districts held ...

    Article : 395 words
  22. "NO CAUSE FOR PANIC."

    Commenting last night on the fact that many stock owners have been rushing their sheep to the metropolitan markets for slaughter, Mr. Rodgers, Assistant Federal ...

    Article : 293 words
  23. A 44-HOUR WEEK.

    SYDNEY.--In has been recommended by Judge Beeby, sitting as a special tribunal under the Eight Hours' Amendment Act, that a 44-hour week should be observed in ...

    Article : 252 words
  24. MORE ABOUT CANON CODY.

    Sir,--Following the announcement of an appointment to the Archbishop[?] of Melbourne, you publish some comments of "a reliable correspondent." The comments ...

    Article : 446 words
  25. CITY COUNCIL BY-ELECTION.

    A situation has arisen regarding the Albert ward (City Council) by-election which may have an ill effect on the chances of the anti-procession party at the poll on ...

    Article : 268 words
  26. UNEMPLOYED IN SYDNEY.

    SYDNEY.--Unemployed members of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers visited Mr. Simonoff, Soviet representative, on Wednesday, and inquired of skilled workers ...

    Article : 229 words
  27. LATE SPORTING NEWS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 171 words
  28. COMMONWEALTH STEAMERS.

    The shipping business between Singapore, Java and Australia has been served for a long time by well-established private lines, such as Burns, Philip Co.'s service ...

    Article : 209 words
  29. THE WRIT AGAINST MR. LISTER

    On the motion for the adjournment of the House of Representatives last night Mr. Lister (V.) detailed the circumstances connected with the recent issue of a writ ...

    Article : 239 words
  30. CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUNDS.

    Melbourne's lack of playgrounds was stressed by Sir James Barrett last night in an illustrated lecture delivered in the Town Hall before the Playgrounds Association of ...

    Article : 167 words
  31. NEW ZEALAND RACES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 12 words
  32. PILLAGING PROBLEM.

    ADELAIDE.--Mr. W. M. Macfarlane, formerly chief stipendiary magistrate of New South Wales, sitting as a royal commission, opened his investigation on ...

    Article : 73 words
  33. MOUNT ELLIOTT COPPER CO.

    BRISBANE.--Mr. Corbould, manager of Mount Elliott Co., who is on his way to England, states he intends raising £1,000,000 to enable the Mount Elliott Co. ...

    Article : 53 words
  34. Advertising

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  35. SALE OF BLANKETS.

    The sale of [?]s woollen blankets by the Defence Department at the clothing factory continues on a large sale. Yesterday the sales effected over the counter to ...

    Article : 49 words
  36. Advertising

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