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  2. VICTORIA'S "HOLY WAR."

    "The holy war is declared—come and lend a hand" was the invitation which Mr. Mauger, Postmaster-General, extended to the meeting of Rechabites at the annual ...

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  3. THEATRES AND ENTERTAINMENTS.

    To-night, at the Town-hall, Kubelik will give the first of his farewell series of concerts in Melbourne. The great violinist has selected some specially-attractive numbers ...

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  4. POSTAL COMMISSION.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. E. J. Young (Deputy Postmaster-General) was further examined before the Postal Commission to-day. He said, in reply to Mr. Wilks, that ...

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  5. AN AMPUTATED HAND.

    A curious defence was raised in an action which was commenced yesterday in the County Court, before Judge Box. The plaintiff was Ernest George Harris, of 72 ...

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  6. NEW IRRIGATION SCHEMES.

    Last month the Minister for Water Supply (Mr. Swinburne) promised a large deputation from the shires of Ballan, Braybrook, Broadmeadows, Bulla, Keilor, Lancefield, ...

    Article : 312 words
  7. DOGS AND POULTRY.

    Excellent entries have been received for the Victorian Poultry and Kennel Club's show, to be held in the Exhibition-building on August 5, 6, 7, and 8. In the dog ...

    Article : 306 words
  8. HOMOEOPATHIC HOSPITAL.

    The annual meeting of subscribers to the Homoeopathic Hospital, St. Kilda road, was held yesterday afternoon. Mr. Charles Hudson (vice-president) was in the ...

    Article : 624 words
  9. SUBURBAN ELECTRIC LIGHTING.

    The offer of a syndicate to provide an electric light installation for Brunswick and Coburg, and also to provide electric trams for Coburg, in order to replace the present ...

    Article : 192 words
  10. THE RAILWAYS.

    Instructions have been given by the state Premier (Sir Thomas Bent) that the construction of the railways from Ultima to Chillinggollah, from Alexandra to ...

    Article : 202 words
  11. MELBOURNE WATER SUPPLY.

    The chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works (Mr. Carre Riddell) yesterday had a conference with the Minister for Water Supply (Mr. Swinburne) regarding the ...

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  12. GIFT TO A HOSPITAL.

    At the meeting of the managers of the Alfred Hospital yesterday a communication, signed by Mrs. Freeman Nott (hon directress), Mrs. Nina O'Hara (hon, secretary), and Mr. R. Lancclot ...

    Article : 310 words
  13. DETACHING CARRIAGES.

    A correspondent has written to "The Argus" staring that he experienced great inconvenience in consequence of a carriage in which he was travelling being detached ...

    Article : 154 words
  14. THE PEOPLE'S FOOD.

    At the meeting of the Richmond Council on Thursday evening Councillor Crawcour, referring to the consideration of the report of the city surveyor on a pure milk supply ...

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  15. HABITUAL DRUNKARDS.

    Mr. E. J. F. King, secretary of the Melbourne Total Abstinence Society, writes— The result of the City Police Court pledgesigning work, conducted by the Melbourne ...

    Article : 507 words
  16. BOARD OF WORKS.

    The Metropolitan Board of Works, at its last meeting, decided to dispense with the services of the engineer in charge of construction, Mr. H. P. Nevins. At the ...

    Article : 393 words
  17. CHAFF ADULTERATION.

    Yesterday the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Swinburne) received from the detectives the second report of their investigations, made at the request of the Crown ...

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  18. COMMISSIONERS ON TOUR.

    CHILTERN, Wednesday.—The railway commissioners visited Chiltern to-day, and were interviewed by a deputation, consisting of members of the Chiltern shire Council, who asked that an ...

    Article : 133 words
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  20. RUPANYUP TO MARNOO.

    STAWELL, Wednesday. — Mr. J. Drysdale Brown, M.L.C., visited the Stawell Shire Council, and urged that the sum of £2,500 should be at once borrowed by them as the railway trust for ...

    Article : 198 words
  21. DRILLING CADETS.

    Sir,—With reference to the letter by "A Parent of Cadets" appearing in your issue of to-day's date re Roman Catholic cadets, and referring to the St. Augustine's ...

    Article : 182 words
  22. BEECH FOREST EXTENSION.

    COLAC, Tuesday.—At the Colac Shire Council meeting yesterday, at the instance of Councillor Baker, the following resolution was carried unanimously:— ...

    Article : 200 words
  23. A MINING COMPLAINT.

    Sir,—The recent unexpectedly rich crushing and rapid increase in the value of New Loch Fyne shares emphasise the necessity in Victoria of abandoning, the haphazard ...

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  24. VICTORIAN HEAD TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION.

    The annual meeting of the Victorian Head Teachers' Association was held at the Civil Service Club last night, the president (Mr. G. H. Carter) in the chair, and a very ...

    Article : 409 words
  25. LONGWOOD STATION.

    LONGWOOD, Tuesday. — The Railway Commissioners to-day endorsed the plans for the additions to the local station. The present offices are to be added to the stationmaster's quarters, and new ...

    Article : 53 words
  26. TENANCY DISPUTE.

    On July 10 an order was made by Mr. Justice Cussen upon a tenancy dispute, in which one of the parties was Miss Grace Bayne, who has been concerned in many ...

    Article : 334 words
  27. STOCK TRAFFIC.

    WODONGA, Wednesday.—The Railway Commissioners reached Wodonga shortly after noon to-day, and were interviewed by the president and councillors of Wodonga Shire [?] reference to the ...

    Article : 237 words
  28. UNINHABITABLE HOUSES.

    A return asked for by Councillor Solly of uninhabitable houses, reported upon by the sanitary inspector for some years past, in Richmond was laid on the council-table on ...

    Article : 281 words
  29. UNITED SERVICE HOME.

    The annual meeting of the United Service Home, Drysdale, was held at 37 Selborne-chambers, on July 22, when the seventeenth annual report was received and adopted, showing receipts for the ...

    Article : 232 words
  30. BRUNSWICK LADIES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

    At the annual meeting of the Brunswick Ladies Benevolent Society, held at the local town-hall, the mayor presiding, the 46th annual report showed that the net receipts for 1907-8 had amounted to ...

    Article : 91 words
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