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  2. WILD ZOO IN HILLS.

    BELGRAVE, Wednesday.--The recent claim being made in favor of establishing the sanctuary for native fauna and flora in the National Park at Upper Fern Tree ...

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  3. ADELAIDE'S ELEVEN TESTS.

    There have been some rare Test fights on the Adelaide oval. Ono would not require to turn back further than the last Test there four years ago for a contest ...

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  4. RELIEF WORKS FAILURE.

    FERN TREE GULLY, Wednesday.-- Criticism of the slowness of the shire council in proceeding with relief works in the shire was expressed at the monthly ...

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  5. VICTORIAN FINANCES.

    There was an excess of expenditure over revenue in Victoria for the first half of the present financial your of £1,854,576. This Was £1,110,070 better than at the ...

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  6. A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.

    In an official statement issued by the British Medical. Association yesterday it was declared that, although the association was not in possession of the full ...

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  7. HUNTING A CHEAP BREAD SELLER.

    Persistent efforts are still being made to force out of business Miss Lucy Beech, a Footscray baker who with great pertinacity in the face of tremendous ...

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  8. Park Saved by Change in Wind.

    YARRAM, Wednesday.--Stated by tourists to be one of the most beautiful natural parks in Australia, Tarra Valley Park, sixteen miles from Yarram, was ...

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  9. Fire Near Steiglitz.

    STEIGLITZ, Wednesday.--A bush fire broke out near Steiglitz township yesterday, and for a time caused grave concern for the safety of the houses in the ...

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  10. Packing Shed Lifted by Wind.

    BENDIGO, Wednesday. -- A strong whirlwind at Kangaroo Flat this afternoon lifted a packing shed on Mr. J. Potter's property, carried it several ...

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  11. Storm Affects at Toora.

    TOORA, Wednesday.--The storm on Tuesday blew down two brick chimneys at the home of Mrs, Bonnor, Toora North. A huge tree blocked traffic on ...

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  12. Lightning Causes Fire.

    YARRAWOXGA. Wednesday.--Lightning during a thunder storm at 1.30 a.m. to-day caused a fire in heavy standing crop on the property of N. A. Kerr and ...

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  13. LARGE GUM TREES UPROOTED.

    NEWSTEAD, Wednesday.--A heavy wind storm occurred on Tuesday afternoon, and business people were compelled to close their shops for several hours. ...

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  14. REPORTS FROM THE COUNTRY.

    DOOKIE, Wednesday.--Dust storms occurred here on Tuesday and well into the night. At times the wind blew with the force of a gale, scattering hay in stooks and lifting the tops ...

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  15. Box Hill Granted £30,000.

    Box Hill council has been notified, by the Employment Council that £30,000 had been set aside for relief work in that municipality. The council intends to ...

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  16. Farmers Losses Near Wagga.

    WAGGA, Wednesday.--A disastrous bush fire near Frampton, which swept across a large area of closely settled mixed farming country started near the railway ...

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  17. New Pier Road at Port Melbourne.

    A road to be constructed from Princes Pier, Port Melbourne, past the C.O.R. Company's works to Willamstown-road as an unemployment relief work is estimated ...

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  18. MILITARY TATTOO.

    Great interest is likely to be aroused by the military tattoo to be held at the Exhibition Building, probably in March. All arms of the service will combine to ...

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  19. Foreshore Improvements at Ocean Grove.

    GEELONG, Wednesday.--Bellarine shire council has been advised that a grant of £90 has been made available by the Government for foreshore improvements at ...

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  20. AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES.

    The principal of the Dookie Agricultural College (Mr. A. C. Drevermann) reports that the rainfall for December amounted to 81 points, making the ...

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  21. Riddell Bush Fire Brigade.

    RIDDELL, Wednesday.--The annual meriting of Riddell bush fire brigade, which was the very first organisation of the kind formed in the State some thirty ...

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  22. Sustenance at Bendigo.

    BENDIGO, Wednesday.--Bendigo Unemployed Citizens and Ratepayers Association to-night decided to write to the Minister for Sustenance asking him to ...

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  23. THE A.W.U.

    At its half-yearly meeting yesterday the Victoria-Riverina branch of the Australian Workers Union decided to instruct the Victorian delegates to the ...

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  24. THE BETTER OF THE DEAL.

    BALLARAT, Wednesday.--Without detracting an any way from the courteous gesture of the Victorian Railway Commissioners, who departed from custom and ...

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  25. STORM DAMAGE.

    Although much damage was done in the metropolis by the wind storm on Tuesday night, the gale was evidently. confined to local areas. All shipping arrivals at ...

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  26. Unemployed Draftsmen.

    To assist draftsmen who are unemployed the Royal Victorian Institute of Architects has established an employment bureau. Architects who require qualified ...

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  27. INTER-STATE SHIPPING.

    Representatives of ineter-State shipping interests in Melbourne said yesterday that on present indications the prospects for the passenger and freight service in ...

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  28. BENDIGO MATCH.

    BENDIGO, Wednesday.--The contention that the action of D. R. Jardine, the English captain, in allowing his twelfth man to bowl and bat in the match ...

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  29. UNEMPLOYMENT IN NUMURKAH SHIRE.

    Sir,--In connection with the speeding-up of unemployment relief works and shire allocations, a report has appeared stating that "in many shires there was as no ...

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  30. LATE COUNTRY NEWS.

    ANAKIE.--Mr. and Mrs. J. O'Donnell, old residents of Eittle River, who are leaving for Melbourne, were farewelled by the residents and prsented with a case of culler ...

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  31. Trail of Damage at Morwell.

    MORWELL, Wednesday.--A terrific cyclone swept through the Boolarra township yesterday evening, doing a considerable amount of damage. The gale, which ...

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  32. STARVING--DESPERATE.

    Reginald Carter, 49 years, laborer, who on Sunday was found unconscious in the sea with his feet bound together near the pier at Sandringham, was formally charged ...

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  33. MEAT EXPORTS.

    Ship owners are perturbed at the cancellations of refrigerated space booked by meat exporters for January, February and March. The cancellation has been ...

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  34. THE UNEMPLOYED CLERKS PLIGHT.

    Sir,--Being an unemployed clerk of many years practical experience in all classes of office work, I can fully endorse remarks contained in "Unemnloved ...

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  35. DEATH OF PILOT BLAMEY.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.--A verdict that death was due to an accident was returned by the Windsor district coroner, who inquired to-day into the death of ...

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  36. Exodus from Mildura.

    MILDURA, Wednesday.--No direct railway being available from Mildura to Adelaide, it is impossible to give authentic figures of the bookings for the third ...

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  37. UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF TAX.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.--The Assistant Treasurer, Mr. E. S. Spooner, said last night that the Unemployment Relief Tax had yielded £2,944,840 in revenue for the ...

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  38. BROADCAST PLANS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 104 words
  39. WHEAT CROP COMPETITION.

    MARYBOROUGH, Wednesday,--Mr. N. G. W. Forbes, Eddington, won the agricultural society's wheat crop competition with 94 points. The crop, which was ...

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  40. Damage Caused at Cowes.

    COWES, Wednesday.--A heavy squall struck the island yesterday afternoon and did some damage to standing timber, several trees coming down. A tree fell across ...

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  41. TAXI CHARGES.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.--A decision to fix a uniform rate of taxi charges in Sydney has been made by the Minister of Transport Mr. Bruxner. He told a ...

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  42. A GERMAN WARSHIP.

    For the first time for many years a German cruiser will probably make an Australian cruise this winter. Indications are that the Koln, a vessel of 6000 tons, ...

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  43. Railway Bookings.

    Railway bookings from Melbourne to Adelaide totalled 1500 for Monday, Tuesday and yesterday, or three times the average of three ordinary days. Over ...

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  44. A.N.A. ELECTIONS

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 53 words
  45. Damage at Creswick.

    CRESWICK, Wednesday.--Monday's dust storm was the worst experienced, for many years. Between 6 and 7 p.m., when the storm was at its highest, minor ...

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  46. MAN STABBED.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.--Arthur Billington, 20 years, of Drummoyne, was stabbed in the chest during an affray in a shop at Drummoyne to-day. A Greek fruiterer ...

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  47. HORSHAM TRAGEDY.

    HORSHAM, Wednesday.--John Lynch, 48, a recent arrival from Abbotsford who, with his wife, was admitted to the Horsham base hospital on Monday suffering ...

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  48. Advertising

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  49. FINED FOR OBSTRUCTION.

    In Brunswick court yesterday charges of having obstructed the roadway in Phoenix-street were preferred against H. Wilde, Little Gold-street, Brunswick; ...

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  50. CROWN LEASES.

    With the passing of the act to enable leases of Crown lands in South Melbourne to be extended to 50 years, the local council is confident that the provision for ...

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  51. Railway Telephone Interruption.

    DARNUM, Wednesday.--A high wind, with whirling clouds of dust, passed over the district between 7.30 p.m. and 9 p.m. yesterday. Houses were shaken, and in ...

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  52. LATE SPORTING.

    MORNINGTON, Wednesday.--The local club has received approximately 100 entrice foe the tournament in aid of the Mornington carnival, which commences on Monday next. Players will ...

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  53. CHILD SEVERELY SCALDED.

    YARRAWONGA, Wednesday.--Kathleen, the young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Brooks, of Lake Rowan, was badly scalded when some hot water was ...

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  54. CLERGYMAN DROWNED.

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--Swept into deep water by the back wash of a large breaker at Port Noarlunga this afternoon, Rev. C. A. Wcibuseh, 60 years, ...

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  55. RAILWAY ROBBERY.

    MERNDA, Wednesday.--The parcels office at Mernda railway station was broken into last night. The door was forced end broken, and everything in ...

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  56. Advertising

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    Advertising : 78 words
  57. NEW ZEALAND WOOL SALES.

    WELLINGTON, Wednesday.--Wool prices firmed on December levels at the Napier sales to-day. Competition was keen for 27,503 bales offered, France and Bradford being the chief bidders, ...

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  58. RIFLE SHOOTING.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 60 words
  59. Damage by Storm at Moc.

    MOE, Wednesday.--About 7.30 p.m. yesterday a violent storm broke over this district, doing much damage. A roof to the oven at Mr. G. Blanchard's bakery ...

    Article : 97 words
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