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  2. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

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  3. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES. FALL FROM A TREE.

    Yesterday morning a lad named Alphonsus Asker, 14 years of age, residing in Melrose-street, Hotham Hill, while bird-nesting in the Royal-park, fell from a tree 20ft. ...

    Article : 56 words
  4. THE RAILWAYS. CUP DAY TRAFFIC.

    Melbourne Cup Day bookings at Prince's-bridge on Tuesday totalled 9,412, representing a revenue of £855/4/3, as against 9,331, representing £790/0/11, on Cup Day, 1908. ...

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  5. NEW SOUTH WALES. POKER-MACHINES.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—If the profits from poker-machines are anything approaching what the police say they are, it is not surprising that occasionally ...

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  6. PROTESTANT VOTE.

    The annual dinner of the Loval Orange Institution was held in the Masonic-hall yesterday evening. Brother J. E. Andrews (District Grand Master) presided, and the ...

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  7. STATE PARLIAMENTS. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—In the Legislative Assembly to-night the Premier (Mr. Wade) made a number of amendments pro forma in the Defamation Bill, the ...

    Article : 62 words
  8. COUNTRY NEWS. BALLARAT AND DISTRICT.

    Mr. R. A. Brown, of Ballarat, is the successful tenderer for the erection of the Exchange Hotel, a two stoned building, at Horsham. The contract price is £3,000. ...

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  9. SPRING RACING CAMPAIGN. By GOODWOOD. OAKS DAY.

    The bustle and crowding and excitement of Cup Day being over, lovers of racing will be able to enjoy their sport with more comfort to-day, when the V.R.C. Spring ...

    Article : 272 words
  10. DROWNED IN THE YARRA.

    The South Wharf police dragged the river yesterday without finding the body of the man who was reported in yesterday's issue of "The Argus" to have tried to swim ...

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  11. QUEENSLAND.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Parliament was officially opened at noon to-day. The Governor's Speech referred only to the financial agreement, and expressed the ...

    Article : 300 words
  12. PROPOSED WYUNA LINE.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day the Minister for Railways (Mr. A. A. Billson) intends moving that the question of connecting the Wyuna district by means of a ...

    Article : 51 words
  13. BOY'S THUMB PULLED OFF.

    Yesterday morning, about 10 o'clock, Clarence Rogers, about 17 years of age, employed at the blacksmith and wheelwright establishment of Mr. C. Ebeling, was ...

    Article : 63 words
  14. THE WEATHER. OFFICIAL REPORT.

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  15. TENDERS ACCEPTED.

    The Railway department has accepted the following tenders:—Erection of Moe station buildings, H. W. Sutcliffe, £1,392 16/3; supply of chemical fire-extinguishers, ...

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  16. FALL FROM TRUCK.

    MOE, Wednesday.—Mr. Andrew Templeton, while transferring the goods from the narrow-gauge railway trucks to the broadgauge trucks, on Monday, mounted a truck ...

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  17. THE CUP WINNER.

    F. M'Grath, the trainer of Prince Foote, stated yesterday that the colt took not the least harm from his run in the Cup, and was yesterday as fresh as a daisy. He ...

    Article : 457 words
  18. ANTICIPATIONS.

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  19. KIEWA VALLEY PROPOSAL.

    A deputation representing the residents of the Kiewa Valley and the neighbouring districts waited on the Minister for Railways (Mr. A. A. Billson) yesterday, and ...

    Article : 293 words
  20. SHOULDER-BONE SPLINTERED.

    BEULAH, Tuesday.—Whilst endeavouring to secure a stallion which had broken away from him. Mr. H. Lear, of Rosebery, fell heavily on his shoulder, splintering the ...

    Article : 31 words
  21. DRIVING ACCIDENT.

    BRUTHEN, Wednesday.—Mr. Stracey, of Maffra, and Mr. Stevenson, of Trafalgar, were driving in a buggy drawn by a pair of horses down a steep hill about a mile ...

    Article : 77 words
  22. NUSHKA or KOORINGA.

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  23. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—In the Legislative Council the debate on the motion regarding the conservation of native forests and the provision being made for the ...

    Article : 245 words
  24. FAMILY THROWN FROM BUGGY.

    CASTERTON, Wednesday.—To-day a pair of horses [?]ted with a conveyance, in which were Mr. [?]all, draper, and his wife and child. The buggy capsized in turning ...

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  25. NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING.

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—While engaged painting the steps of the Hyderabad at Port Adelaide to-day, W. Black, an apprentice, lost his balance and fell off a ...

    Article : 109 words
  26. BENDIGO AND DISTRICT.

    Inspector T. Leahy, of the tramways, who, in reprimanding three youths on Monday evening for breaches of the company's regulations, was roughly handled, has been ...

    Article : 138 words
  27. FOOTBALL TRAINS.

    A meeting of various country football associations and clubs was held at Young and Jackson's Hotel yesterday morning with the object of considering the cost of travelling by special trains ...

    Article : 166 words
  28. LATEST SCRATCHLNGS.

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  29. MINE ENGINEDRIVER KILLED.

    DAYLESFORD, Wednesday.—George H. Drew, enginedriver at the Daylesford Gold Mines claim, was, early this morning, accidentally killed by being struck on the ...

    Article : 125 words
  30. TASMANIA.

    HOBART, Wednesday.—The proposals of the Government in relation to taxation for the ensuing year are set forth in a resolution which the Premier (Sir Elliot Lewis), ...

    Article : 390 words
  31. PRIVATE ADVICES.

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  32. MARNOO SERVICE.

    ST. ARNAUD, Wednesday.—A public meeting was held at Marnoo on Monday to draw the attention of the district Parliamentary represen tatives to the present unsatisfactory state of the train ...

    Article : 59 words
  33. THE BARRIER.

    BROKEN" HILL, Wednesday.—The City Council last night decided not to endorse the proposal of the Chamber of Commerce to send delegates from the chamber to ...

    Article : 86 words
  34. KING'S CROSS.

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  35. GEELONG AND DISTRICT.

    The Women's Protectionist Association on Wednesday night carried a resolution urging the Federal Government to pass legislation giving effect to the new ...

    Article : 305 words
  36. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—Senator M'Coll had a long interview with the Minister of Agriculture on fodder planting in arid districts. He asked to be supplied with ...

    Article : 78 words
  37. GENERAL SESSIONS.

    The case against John Ryan and Frederick Howes, who were charged with shop-breaking and receiving, was concluded. The charge arose in conncetion with a robbery at the shop of Messrs. Davis ...

    Article : 594 words
  38. RIVERINA.

    WAGGA, Tuesday.—Mr. H. P. Baly, Crown lands agent at Wagga for many years, who has been in the service for 40 years, has retired.—William Williams, a ...

    Article : 106 words
  39. ON THE TRACKS.

    The work at Flemington yesterday morning was of very little interest the majority of the horses that ran on Tuesday being given a day off. At Caulfield, Lord ...

    Article : 134 words
  40. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    PERTH, Wednesday.—The Rev. Dr. Chapman and Mr. Alexander, after a successful series of meetings on the goldfields, opened their Perth mission last night at His ...

    Article : 261 words
  41. RIVER GAUGINGS.

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  42. RIVERINA HARVEST PROSPECTS.

    WAGGA, Tuesday.—Haymaking has commenced this week throughout the district Owing to the unprecedented season, record yields of both hay and grain are ...

    Article : 116 words
  43. STUD BOOK AND REGISTRATION OF HORSES.

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  44. CASTLEMAINE.

    Mr. Harrie C. Dod, eldest son of Mr. H. C. Dod, postmaster, of Castlemaine, who is completing the final year of his course in mining engineering at the University of ...

    Article : 71 words
  45. BROOKONG ESTATE PURCHASE.

    WAGGA, Tuesday.—The hearing of the appeal by the Australian Mortgage and Investment Company, owners of Brookong Estate, against the price fixed for an area ...

    Article : 468 words
  46. GENERAL NEWS.

    Four etchings by J. Pennell—"Rouen Cathedral." "Skyscrapers," "Londonbridge," and "St. Martin's Bridge, Toledo" —which were recently exhibited in ...

    Article : 517 words
  47. WARRNAMBOOL.

    Councillor O'Brien has been nominated by the shire council to represent the Western district group of municipalities on the Board of Public Health. ...

    Article : 262 words
  48. NEW ZEALAND.

    WELLINGTON, Wednesday.—In a recent case Mr. Stringer, K.C., Crown prosecutor in Christchurch, was awarded £2,000 damages against John Norton, the ...

    Article : 144 words
  49. HAWTHORN DRAINAGE.

    Recently the Kew Council wrote to the Hawthorn Council seeking information as to the proportionate cost of main drain construction. In connection therewith the following apportionment ...

    Article : 95 words
  50. Advertising

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  51. DISABLED HORSES.

    Malt King was yesterday able to put his injured foot to the ground for the first time for some days. He will probably be sent back to Sydney next week, the journey ...

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  52. Advertising

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  53. THE SETTLING.

    At the Victorian Club and Bowes's Tattersall's Club yesterday, settling over the Melbourne Cup and other races run on Tuesday passed off satisfactorily. The bookmakers ...

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  54. DUST NUISANCE.

    In speaking on the question of the abatement of the dust nuisance last night at the Hawthorn Council, Councillor M'Donald said that recently he had visited Adelaide, ...

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  55. CASTERTON COUNTY COURT.

    CASTERTON, Wednesday.—The County Court was continued to-day, before acting Judge Neighbour. In the case of O'Rourke v. M'Donnell, a claim for £33 for alleged ...

    Article : 121 words
  56. WILLIAMSTOWN CUP.

    In connection with the Williamstown Cup meeting on Friday, Mr. H. P. Sutton, the secretary, wishes it mentioned that members, with two ladies, are entitled to ...

    Article : 79 words
  57. AFTER THE CUP.

    At the various sporting resorts yesterday, the Cup race and its incidents provided food for animated conversation. There were no two opinions in regard to the ...

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  58. COBURG TRAMS.

    At the meeting of the Coburgf Council on Wednesday evening a letter was received from Messrs. Hodgson and Finlayson, solicitors to Mr. W. H. Junker, the new proprietor of the Coburg trams, ...

    Article : 151 words
  59. ARMS TORN OFF.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A shocking fatality took place at the Commonwealth Cement Works, at Portland, to,day. A fitter named Francis Bierbaum, a German, ...

    Article : 80 words
  60. MAGIC LANTERN EXPLODES.

    CASTERTON, Wednesday.—Archdeacon Peacock was giving a lantern lecture in Christ Church Hall last night when an explosion occurred in the lantern, and the hall ...

    Article : 60 words
  61. Advertising

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  62. Advertising

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