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  2. STATE PARLIAMENT.

    In the legislative Assembly yesterday the Treasurer moved the second reading of the Municipal Endowment Bill, providing for an aggregate allocation of £50,000 ...

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  3. MELBOURNE HOSPITAL.

    Replying yesterday to the criticism of the State Treasurer regarding the financial position of the Melbourne Hospital, the chairman of the hospital finance ...

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  4. MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.

    Further consideration was given to the Local Government Bill in committee in the Legislative Assembly yesterday. On clause 18, providing for the municipal ...

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  5. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Mr L. A. Blackman has been appointed secretary to the South-street society in succession to the late Mr. W. D. Hill, to whom he had been assistant for 15 years. ...

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  6. IN OTHER STATES.

    ALBURY.--The correspondence, now passing between the Ministers of Railways in New South Wales and Victoria regarding the construction of railway lines on ...

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  7. WAR-SERVICE HOMES.

    Disclosures of the manner in which loyal and willing attempts by the building trade unions to extricate the War Service Homes administrators from their ...

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  8. THE FAMINE IN RUSSIA.

    Sir Philip Gibbs, in reviewing the situation in Russia, said that Government supplies were restricted mainly to the use of Soviet workers. Even to them it was a ...

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  9. BENDIGO.

    One of the questions which are engaging the attention of Bendigo city [?] at present is whether certain parts of the city should be lighted with gas or ...

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  10. SOLDIERS' HOMES IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Replying to questions asked in the House of Representatives yesterday, the Assistant Minister (Mr. Rodgers) stated that inquiries were being made from the ...

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  11. TASMANIA.

    HOBART.--Mr. J. H. Moate, managing director of the Adelaide Oil Exploration Co., ha sashed the Minister of Mines for permission to search for oil and oil ...

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  12. A High Court Judgment.

    In the High Court on Thursday Mr. Justice Starke gave reserved judgment on a demurrer by the Federal Government against a claim in which ...

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  13. DEFALCATION AT TOURIST BUREAU.

    The Premier stated on Thursday that [?]s a result of investigations made into books at the Government Tourist Bureau it had been found that an officer of that ...

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  14. Treasurer Repeats Charges.

    The State Treasurer returned to the attack last night by declaring that Mr. Baillieu, in his remarks, seemed to cloud the position. The question was whether ...

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  15. A Widow's Grievance Rectified.

    A lively discussion took place in the House of Assembly on Thursday over the failure on the part of the Railway department to rent a cottage to a woman who ...

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  16. EXPORT TRADE.

    Amended regulations relating to the export of dairy products were issued by the Minister of Trade and Customs yesterday. These regulations, which are prescribed ...

    Article : 336 words
  17. The Sonoma Gold Robbery.

    Strenuous efforts are still being made to locate the balance of the missing gold from the Sonoma. Mr. Matheson, head of the detective force, made the following ...

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  18. NEW ZEALAND.

    WELLINGTON.--The men in several Otago collieries who are dissatisfied with the recent award, ceased work on Thursday. The Kaitangata miners, who form ...

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  19. THE FELLMONGERS' CASE.

    In the High Court on Thursday, argument was continued in the suit on behalf of the fellmongers of the Commonwealth and T. A. Field, of Sydney, against the ...

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  20. AMENDMENT OF LIQUOR LAWS.

    The State Government has dropped the proposal to permit the sale of liquor with meals up to 8 p.m. The Amending Liquor Bill to be introduced by Mr. M'Kell ...

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  21. ARMOURS AND THE MEAT EXPORT TRADE.

    On Thursday a deputation of Southern farmers urged upon the Prime Minister the desirability of issuing a meat export licence to Armours. ...

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  22. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir,--I yield to no one in my admiration for the Treasurer, and in my appreciation for all he has done for the State, the stable financial position of which ...

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  23. PUTTING A STOP TO QUACKERY.

    The Minister of Health, Mr. M'Girr, informed a deputation on Thursday that he would introduce a bill next session to prevent unqualified men from posing as eye ...

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  24. Sydney Municipal Elections.

    SYDNEY.--The city council elections were held on Thursday. There were 52 nominations for 26 seats in thirteen wards, but only in ten wards was an election ...

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  25. LITHGOW STEEL WORKS.

    LITHGOW.--There is no truth in the rumor circulated in Sydney on Wednesday that the local iron works, are to be closed down. Mr. C. Hoskins states that the ...

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  26. THREE BOXES RECOVERED INTACT.

    SYDNEY.--The local manager of the Oceanic Steamship Company received a cable message on Thursday from San Francisco as follows:--"Recovered three ...

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  27. THE MILK STANDARD.

    Mr. Crowe, exports superintendent, stated that in the dairy cow test at Koroit show last Saturday, 26th November, the returns from 26 cows were made available. ...

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  28. GEELONG.

    The St. George Hotel, in Pakington-street Geelong West, put up for auction on Thursday realised £7000 the purchaser being the Volum Brewing Co. ...

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  29. THE BROKEN CONTRACT.

    It is understood that the Dutch Government has lodged a claim against the New South Wales Government for compensation in connection with the failure to fulfil the ...

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  30. BOY AND GIRL MARRIAGE.

    WELLINGTON.--A curious shooting affray, arising out of a youthful marriage, is reported from Milton. On Tuesday Ashley Perry, sixteen ...

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  31. STEEL FOR NORTH SHORE-BRIDGE

    SYDNEY.--In the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday the Premier, in reply to Mr. Hoskins, said that as regarded the use of Australian steel for the constimelion ...

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  32. THE PRINCE AT JODHPUR.

    The famous Jodhpur Lancers, which were the last Indian troops to leave France, were reviewed this afternoon by the Prince of Wales on the parade ground. ...

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  33. Melbourne Province Election.

    Cr. H. H. Smith, a candidate for the Melbourne province seat in the Legislative Council, vacated by Mr. J. M'W'hae on his appointment as Agent-General ...

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  34. WARRNAMBOOL.

    The article in "The Age" on Thursday, dealing with Warmambool's harbor requirements, was much appreciated. Additional significance is given to the article ...

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  35. Homoeopathic Hospital Appeal.

    The needs of the Ho[?]pathic Hospital have already been fully emphasised in these columns. The hospital, in the heart of an industrial area, deals not merely in ...

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  36. QUEENSLAND.

    BRISBANE.--Representatives of the metropolitan local authorities met the Premier and the Home Secretary on Thursday to discuss the question of the control ...

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  37. ART NOTES.

    In terms of the bequest of the late Mr. Richard Wynne, the trustees of the National Art Gallery have awarded the prize for this year to Mr. E. Gruner's landscape ...

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  38. DANGER OF A REVOLUTION.

    The hearing was continued to-day of the action brought by Mr. J. H. Thomas, M. P., general secretary of the National Union of Railway Men, against Labor Press Limited ...

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  39. CRUSHING THE SUGAR CANE CROP.

    The crushing of the State's large sugar cane crop is proceeding satisfactorily, and it will he completed in many mills before Christmas. ...

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  40. THE CATERPILLAR PEST.

    According to reports received by Ok Minister con trolling the wheat scheme (Mr. Oma[?]) considerable damage has been caused by caterpillars in the Western ...

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  41. Richmond Milkmen Fined.

    At Richmond court yesterday Louisa Daly, proprietress of a dairy in Kent- street, was fined £3, with £3 56 costs, for having sold milk on 27th September ...

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  42. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    ADELAIDE.--Official reports concerning Renmark Hotel, which a temperance advocate recently described as a "pig trough," show that the place is well conducted. The ...

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  43. Robberies in City and Suburbs.

    Thieves on Wednesday night made several attempts to enter the clothing stall of Mr. C. W. Matthews, Victoria Market, which some time ago was broken into. ...

    Article : 241 words
  44. POLITICIANS' SALARIES.

    ADELAIDE.--In the House of Assembly on Thursday bills were passed increasing the salaries of Minister of the Crown and of members of Parliament. Hitherto six ...

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  45. RAID INTO BALUCHISTAN.

    On 24th November news was received that a large body of Wazirs was leaving Afghanistan with the intention of raiding British Baluchistan. Three columns were ...

    Article : 163 words
  46. Advertising

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  48. THE NORTHERN TERRITORY.

    DARWIN.--The impression is gaining ground that the subjugation of one section of the residents of the Northern Territory does not justify the Federal Government ...

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  49. A Terrible Moment.

    A graphic description of the awful realisation of impending calamity on the part of Alexander James Love, also known as Myers, who was fatally injured by a ...

    Article : 138 words
  50. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 174 words
  51. Melba Popular Concerts.

    Though it had been announced that the box plans for Dame Melba's second series of popular concerts would open at 5 a.m. to-day, the management decided last night ...

    Article : 107 words
  52. Foundling Hospital, East Melbourne.

    For the above institution we have received £[?] 2 from Mrs. J. M'Gregor. ...

    Article : 19 words
  53. Advertising

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