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  2. STATE COAL MINE. QUESTION OF RESERVES.

    The report of the select committee of the Legislative Council on the State coal mine, together with the evidence and the Minister's rejoinder, were considered by ...

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  3. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES. STRUCK BY SWINGING DOOR.

    Through a railway carriage door being left open. Alexander Ould, a railway employee, aged 25 years, yesterday morning received a painful injury at Wallan. He was ...

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  4. TASMANIAN FINANCES.

    The Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the financial relations of Tasmania and the Commonwealth, particularly with regard to alleged leakages of Customs ...

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  5. TOURIST BUREAU.

    A forward step that has been completely justified by results was made when the location of the Victorian Tourist Bureau was changed from the tumble-down shanty ...

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  6. LABOUR NEWS. STEVEDORING TROUBLE.

    It has been left to Mr. C. M'Donald, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Mr. C. F. Orr, of Messrs. Wright, Orr, and Co., dock-owners, to arbitrate in the ...

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  7. PEARS FOR LONDON.

    The Victorian Fruitgrowers' Associa[?] tion has for some months past been negotiating for a shipment of Williams's Bon Chretion pears on a large scale, to be sent ...

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  8. TOMATO GROWERS.

    The long-continued cool weather of the present season has produced a serious effect upon market prices for fruit—chiefly lemons and oranges—as well as upon the ...

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  9. GENERAL NEWS.

    A meeting of Chelsea residents will be held at Gill's post-office store this evening, at 8 o'clock, to inaugurate a progress association. All persons interested in the ...

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  10. KNOCKED DOWN BY MOTOR-CAR.

    Edward Heaton, aged 31 years, of 8 Hunter-street. Richmond, was crossing Bourke-street yesterday afternoon, when he was knocked down by a motor-car. He ...

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  11. PROJECTED DEPUTATIONS.

    Deputations have been appointed by the Iron Trades' Council to wait upon the Premier and Minister for Labour (Mr. Murray) to ask that in all Government ...

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  12. FALL OF TWENTY FEET.

    George Moore, aged 28 years, of Sydenham-street Footscray, was engaged hoisting an hydraulic lift at Ferguson's engineering works, Footscray, yesterday, when he missed ...

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  13. NEW WAGES BOARDS.

    Immediate, steps will be taken to create several new wages boards. By orders in Council passed yesterday the establishment of boards to deal with the occupations of ...

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  14. LIGHT HORSE. ORGANISATION CHANGES.

    Some changes in the organisation of the light horse regiments in Victoria are notified in military orders. In the 9th regiment, No. 3 squadron will consist of two ...

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  15. CRUSHED BY LOAD OF BRICKS.

    A fatal accident occurred at Ascotvale yesterday morning the victim being Charles Henry Diamond, aged 11 years, who lived at 201 St. Leonard's road. Ascotvale. He ...

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  16. COTTAGERS' GRIEVANCES.

    WONTHAGGI, Friday.—During the recent visit of the Minister of Mines (Mr. M'Bride), a deputation of the occupiers of the Government collages waited on him, ...

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  17. MARINE SURVEY ANOMALY.

    At a meeting of the Marine Board held yesterday afternoon, Mr. D. Syme said that a Melbourne-owned vessel was at a distinct disadvantage when compared with ...

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  18. AERATED WATER TRADE.

    By an order of the Governor in Council, made yesterday, the determination of the Acrated Water Trade Wages Board has been applied to the boroughs of Eaglehawk, ...

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  19. DREDGE EMPLOYEE ELECTROCUTED.

    WELLINGTON, Friday.—John Burns, employed on the Dunedin Harbour dredge, when climbing a derrick to fasten the tackle, caught hold of an electric wire ...

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  20. OTHER NEW UNITS.

    A new field troops of the crops of Australian Engineers is to be raised at Melbourne, and No. 2 electric company of the same corps is to be increased by 29 men. New ...

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  21. BUTCHERS' PICNIC.

    The thirty-sixth annual Butchers' Picnic will be held at Sorrento on Wednesday next, Janury 18. The new steamer Weeroona has been chartered for the occasion. ...

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  22. APPOINTMENTS TO WAGES BOARDS.

    Several appointments to existing wages boards were made at the State Executive Council meeting yesterday. These included Mr. F. H. Bolton, chairman of the ...

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  23. DEATHS FROM BLACK DAMP.

    PERTH, Friday.—The official inquiry into the disaster at the Wallsend Colliery, which resulsted in the death of two men from black damp, was concluded before ...

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  24. TOLL TELEPHONE CHARGES.

    Sir,—Though subscribers have been forewarned (doubtless a wise precaution) that no appeals against over-charges can be attended to, there are probably many ...

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  25. PLATE GLASS INSURANCE COMPANY.

    At the 82nd ordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Australasian Plate-glass Insurance Company Limited yesterday, the chairman (Mr. A. E. Wall), in moving the adoption of the ...

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  26. POLICE AT WONTHAGGI.

    Sir,—I have just returned from a visit to the new town of Wonthaggi, and was surprised to find some thousand or more habitations, and others in course of ...

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  27. RECTOR'S RESIGNATION.

    BRISBANE, Friday.—A meeting of members of the congregation of All Saints' Church was held last night to consider the resignation of the rector of the church (the ...

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  28. DRIVERS' WAGES.

    At the Carlton Court on Friday, before Messrs. Rasdell and Foley, J.P.'s, P. Nolan, carrier, of Drummond-street, was presented under the Factories and Shops Act on an ...

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  29. BARKLY TABLELAND.

    Sir,—In "The Argus" to-day the Barkly tableland on the Queensland border is stated to be named after Captain H. V. Barelay. Surley this si a mistake. I was ...

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  30. A.N.A. NATIONAL FETE.

    The A.N.A. National Fete is to be held at the Exhibition on Saturday and monday. January 28 and 30. The two days' show will comprise sports of all descriptions. ...

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  32. HARBOUR TRUST UNION.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—The waterside unions have unsuccessfully tried to induce the employees of the Harbour Trust to join one or other of their organisations. It is now ...

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  33. TRAMWAY EMPLOYEES.

    BROKEN HILL, Friday.—The employees of the Government steam trams have been notified that they are to receive an increase in wages of 1/ all round. ...

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  34. ALL-NIGHT TRAMS.

    Sir,—As a player of dance music. I hail with joy the possibility of trams running all through the night. For about seven months of the year, including winter, dance ...

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  35. BUTTER GRADING.

    Comp[?]ory grading of butter is a question about which there has been considerable difference of opinion. Some interesting comments were made yesterday by the ...

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  36. MINERS' ASSOCIATION.

    CHILTERN, Friday.—The following officers have been nominated in connection with the Chiltern. Rutherglen, and Indigo branch of the Amalgamated Mining ...

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  37. YOUNG MAN'S SUICIDE.

    The body of Edward John M'In[?]h was discovered yesterday morning hanging from the ceiling of a bedroom at the residence of his mother, 18 Berry-street, Richmond. ...

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  38. BROKEN HILL WAGES.

    BROKEN HILL, Friday.—The employees of the Broken Hill Proprietary Co. at Port Pirie have agreed to the offer of the company of sixpence per day rise all round, and ...

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  39. SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS.

    The Education department offers annually 20 exhibitions to enable candidates who have previously won State school schlorships, by which they have been ...

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  40. THE LICENSING ACT.

    At the Williamstown Police Court yesterday. Thomas Kenney, William Mathews, Frederick G[?]n, John D[?]n, Godney Govering L[?] Martin, Richard Williams. Peter Wilkins, Alex. ...

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  41. HOSPITAL NURSES.

    Sir,—The report in "The Argus" to-day of the resignation of the matron and sister at the Maryborough Hospital is of much interest. I have for some years ...

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  42. A DELAYED TELEGRAM.

    Sir,—My wife wired me from Queenscliff to-day, and the time on the telegram is 10.56 a.m. The arrival time at G.P.O. is 2.30, and it was delivered here at 3.5. The ...

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  43. LATE SHIPPING NEWS.

    SYDNEY ([?] Miles).—Arrived.—Han. 13—Moria, R.M.S. O[?]y, and Peregrine, from Brisbane; Victoria, from New Zealand; Kar[?], from Montreal. Salled.—Jan 13—Promise, for Ocean Island; ...

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  44. POTATO BLIGHT.

    Several prohibitions consequent on further outbreaks of the Irish blight, were made by the Governor-in-Council yesterday, under which the distribution of potatoes ...

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