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  2. MISS KATHARINE GOODSON.

    There was a good audience in the Athen[?]um-hall last night, when Miss Katharine Goodson gave her farewell recital. Her programme was distinctly picturesque. ...

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  3. FRUIT GROWERS.

    The interstate conference of fruit-growers resumed business yesterday in the board-room of the Lands Office. INTERSTATE CONSIGNMENTS. ...

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  4. QUESTIONS OF THE HOUR.

    We have to acknowledge receipt during the past week of the following letters, for which we regret we have been unable to find room:- "Aquarius," Toorak: A. S. Homewood, ...

    Article : 154 words
  5. NEW BOOKS &c.

    "The Book of Wheat," by Peter Tracy Dondlingerm Ph.D. Illustrated. (New York: Orange Judd Co.: London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, and Co. Ltd.) ...

    Article : 2,552 words
  6. NATURE NOTES AND QUERIES

    Mr. W. Robinson (Muryborough) writes: —"I have in my possession a very remarkable specimen of a brown snake. The snake was shot here on Saturday last, is about ...

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  7. LADIES' HOHE INDUSTRIES

    The Ladies' Home Industries Exhibition in the Prahran Town-hall was visited yesterday afternoon by Lady Gibson-Car-michael. Her ladyship was met and escorted ...

    Article : 565 words
  8. PRIVATE IRRIGATION FROM THE MURRAY.

    Sir,—Kindly grant me space to reply to the comments made by Mr. Elwood Mead (as continued in a paragraph in "The Argus" on Saturday) in reference to the ...

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  9. MAGPIES.

    Sir,—Are magpies protected? On Sunday two boys got in at Carrum with five three-quarter-grown magpies. They said if they died they would get plenty more next ...

    Article : 60 words
  10. TEACHERS SALARIES BILL.

    Sir,—At last, after many weary years of waiting, a Teachers' Salaries Bill is placed before the House. But what a puny, disappointing thing it is. Each class is raised ...

    Article : 212 words
  11. WHERE FISH SPAWN.

    Sir,—In your issue of the 23rd inst., you report the evidence given by Mr. H. C. Dannevig (Commonwealth director of fisheries) before the Parliamentary ...

    Article : 150 words
  12. COLONIAL BANK.

    The half-yearly meeting of the Colonial Bank of Australiasia was held yesterday, Mr. T. Skene, chairman of directors, Presiding. ...

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  13. SATURDAY HALF-HOLIDAY.

    WARBURTON, Thursday.— A well-attended meeting was held last night to consider the results of the poll taken in the district in connection with the proposed ...

    Article : 72 words
  14. WORKING MEN'S COLLEGE.

    The ordinary monthly meeting of the council was held at the college on Monday evening, there being present Mr. S. Barker (in the chair), Sir S. Gillott, C. S. Paterson, C. E. Oliver, A. T. ...

    Article : 219 words
  15. MEDICAL INSPECTION OF STATESCHOOL CHILDREN.

    Sir,—Some six years ago, when I advocated this system, it was brought promi nently under the notice of the Commonwealth, not only by the reading of my ...

    Article : 168 words
  16. FICTION OF THE DAY.

    Vastly entertaining is Thkaure Belloc's new novel "Mr. Clutterbuck's Election" (London: Hodder and Staughton; Melbourne: George Robertson). It is doubtful whether ...

    Article : 1,644 words
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  18. EDHIBITION-GARDENS.

    Sir,—The Exhibition-gardens—beautiful at this season—are ninth frequented by little children having near by the parents of whom presumptuously consider the said gardens ...

    Article : 232 words
  19. SECTARIANISM.

    Speaking at the annual dinner of the Christian Brothers' Old Boys' Association yesterday evening. Dean Phelan made some remarks on sectarianism. ...

    Article : 434 words
  20. JUMBUNNA COLLIERY DISPUTE.

    Sir,—your correspondent at Jumbunna has hardly got the full case as to the threatened trouble at the collieries. He says:—"The V.C.M.A. members believe this ...

    Article : 301 words
  21. BAD ROADS.

    Sir,—Do we live in the year of grace 1908, or are we still in the 70's? I ask this question because I have had recently occasion to use Church-street, Richmond, ...

    Article : 142 words
  22. STATE BORROWING.

    Sir,—The states cannot be too often warned that Commomwealth finance in respect to them is that of the wolf and Little Red Ridinghood. Said Mr. Deaking on the ...

    Article : 147 words
  23. "OVERCROWDING" BUILDINGS.

    What is meant by "overcrowding" in public buildings was a question raised by Councillor Wood at the meeting of the Board of Public Health yesterday. It was ...

    Article : 351 words
  24. SKILLED LABOUR IN MELBOURNE

    Sir,—In your report of the annual dinner of the Master Builders' Association of Melbourne Mr. A. E. Bates, president of the Royal Victorian Institute ot Architects, is ...

    Article : 468 words
  25. AUSTRALIAN LITERATURE SOCIETY.

    In the absence of Mr. William Moore, owing to indisposition, his lecture on the works of the Australian poet, George Gordon M'Crae was read to the members of the society at the ...

    Article : 252 words
  26. ALLEGED LARCENY.

    On October 27 a package, containing two dozen pairs of trousers, valued at £5/10/, was stolen from Messrs. Mills and Sons, carriers, of North Carlton. Yesterday ...

    Article : 155 words
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