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Article : 104 wordsSt Mary's Roman Catholic Church was crowded at each service on Sunday, the occasion being a visit to the diocese by the Bery Rev. Dr Higgins, ...
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Article : 57 wordsThe Federal capital territory agreement was made available to-night. It provides for the transfer to the Commonwealth of 900 square miles, embracing ...
Article : 52 wordsThe nurses of the Geelong Hospital have undertaken to perform the street collections on Saturday next in connection with the Hospital Sunday appeal. ...
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Article : 363 wordsParliament will meet on the 2nd November. ...
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Article : 71 wordsThe wool sales were continued to-day. The market for good wools ruled very firm at late rates. Faulty and inferior sorts, and Jambs’ wool, lacked ...
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Article : 269 wordsTo-day, at the local police court, Ch[?] Burns, aged 28, was charged with having [?] used a horse and Vehicle on the 11th August. The ...
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Article : 103 wordsA two night’s season was commenced by the Star Gaiety Company at [?]er Majesty’s Theatre last evening, when a particularly bright and varied ...
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Article : 70 wordsThe accident to the machine owned by Mr Cody (British Army expert) has led to some interesting comment on Mr Cody’s aeroplane by the French ...
Article : 137 wordsThe residents are having a workingbee, which will be continued during the week, for the purpose of repairing the roads, which are in a very bad state. ...
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Article : 161 wordsThe Ballarat Gardens, Albert street, will be open to the public tomorrow evening, at 8.30, when a very fine series of the latest films will be ...
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Article : 95 wordsComte de Lambert, the well-known Russian, on board Wright’s aeroplane, put up a notable performance yesterday. He aeroplaned from Juvisy to ...
Article : 55 wordsServices in aid of the Methodist Home Missions were held at the Beaufort church on Sunday and Monday, the Rev H. Ye[?] of Ararat, attending ...
Article : 32 wordsAt Her Majesty's Theatre to-morrow night the pictures realistically depicting the recent Dunlop Road Race from Warrnambool to Melbourne will be ...
Article : 80 wordsShearing is now in full swing in the district, but owing to the cutting up of large estates the uumber of sheep shora this year will be much less than usual. ...
Article : 62 wordsW. B. Wright, chief accountant of the Canton-Kowloon railway, has been convicted of embezzling a sum of 22,000 dollars (approximately £2000), ...
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Article : 30 wordsGeneral Booth, who recently experienced a recurrence of the eye trouble which necessitated his undergoing a serious operation last year, has now ...
Article : 41 wordsRegret was felt here on Tuesday when it became known that Mrs Corbett, wife of Mr Michael Corbett, farmer, of this place, had died on the ...
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Article : 112 wordsThe forthcoming visit of the Czar to Italy is attracting considerable attention in Austria. It is stated that the Czar will avoid touching ...
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Article : 30 wordsThe stamp collection of Sir William Avery, of W. and T. Avery, weighingmachine makers, has been sold. There were 100,000 varieties of stamps in the ...
Article : 36 wordsThe jubilee of the Loyal Prince of Wales Lodge M.U.I.O.O.F., was celebrated on Sunday, when the members and visiting brethren from Ballarat and ...
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The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), Wed 20 Oct 1909, Page 6
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