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  2. THE RAILWAYS. FLINDERS-STREET COLLISION.

    Railway officers stated yesterday that the collision on Sunday evening between a Port Melbourne train and a light engine had been referred to a board of inquiry. ...

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  3. PEOPLING THE LAND. AREAS AVAILABLE.

    A sub-divisional design of a large area of Mallee country has been prepared by the surveyors of the Lands department, and the lund is to be thrown open for ...

    Article : 310 words
  4. LABOUR NEWS. TRAMWAY EMPLOYEES.

    Exclusive [?]ht to control all workers on tramways, [?] matter what may be their duties, or wh[?]her they are in other unions, is claimed by he Australian Tramway ...

    Article : 167 words
  5. FATAL COLLISION.

    HOBART, Monday.—The inquiry into the yachting disaster on the Derwent on February 18, in which the R.M.S. Orontes was concerned, and by which W. B. ...

    Article : 272 words
  6. LONDON NOTES.

    LONDON, Jan. 27.—General awakening here to the importance of the Declaration of London has been tardy, but bids fair to be effective. From the popular aspect, the ...

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  7. ANTI-SWIATING LEAGUE.

    A meeting of [?]he Anti-Sweating League was held at 66 Burke-street, yesterday. Dr. C. Salmon presied. A statement was read with regard to the ...

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  8. NORTHERN PROBLEMS.

    Mr. James Davies, secretary of the Commercial Travellers' Association, returned yesterday to Melbourne by the R.M.S. Otranto, having been for nine weeks ...

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  9. "ROOM FOR SMOKERS."

    Sir,—For nearly four years I have been a regular daily passenger (second class) on the Caulfield line, nearly always taking a smoking carriage. As I smoke frequently ...

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  10. SHORTAGE OF TRUCKS.

    Commenting on the leading article in "The Argus" on the shortage of trucks, the Premier (Mr. Murray) yesterday denied, so far as his Government was concerned, that ...

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  11. ARBITRATON CLAIMS.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—In the opinion of Mr. Catts, M.H.[?] who is the head of the Amalgamated [?]ilway and Tramway Service Association, [?] claims to be ...

    Article : 125 words
  12. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—The reply of the traffic department to my complaints of no trucks from Rushworth, Euroa, and Nagambie is very weak and misleading. While no doubt the heavy ...

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  13. THE LICENSING ACT. REDUCTION BOARD.

    At a sitting of the Licences Reduction Board at the Law Courts yesterday the board accepted the surrender of the licences of the undermentioned hotels:—Commercial Hotel, Smeaton, Licensing ...

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  14. IRRIGATIONISTS' GRIEVANCE.

    SHEPPARTON, Monday.—At a meeting of the district Irrigation Association, Mr. W. P. West, manager of the butter factory, and a blockholder, said that Mr. Kennedy ...

    Article : 80 words
  15. PARTICULRARS OF DEMANDS.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—T[?] claims drawn up by the conference of in[?]tate delegates representing the tramway employees throughout Australia, ask at eight hours ...

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  16. PLATFORM ACCIDENT.

    Sir,—Last week the stationmaster received an injury which will prevent work for some weeks. It occurred at 4.30 a.m. in the course of his duty, when he jumped from ...

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  17. AREAS NEAR SHEPPARTON.

    SHEPPARTON, Monday.—Mr. Kennedy (chairman of the Closer Settlement Board) visited Shepparton on Friday, and interviewed Mr. R. Crawford, who owns 600 ...

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  18. ILLEGALLY SELLING.

    At the North Melbourne Court yesterday Bridget Mahoney was charged with having sold beer in Byron-street, she not being the agent or servant of a licensed person. She pleaded guilty, Constable E. ...

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  19. ROCK DREDGING.

    Since it began operations in the Yarra in October, 1909, the Lobnitz rock-cutter has broken 52,301 yards of rock, and of these 34,571 yards were cut away from the ledges ...

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  20. RODNEY AREAS.

    TATURA, Monday.—The Rodney Shire Council to-day discussed at length the advisability of asking the Closer Settlement Board to purchase suitable areas in the ...

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  21. NEW WAGES BOA[?]S.

    Unless objected to within 21 da[?] by at least one-fifth of the employers [?] employees respectively in the trade concerned, the following nominations [?] the ...

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  22. FREIGHTS IN THE COUNTRY.

    MALDON, Monday.—The Haringhup and Maldon Agricultural Society's committee has decided to co-operate with the Bunyip Agricultral Society with the object of securing a more equitable ...

    Article : 83 words
  23. BENDIGO CASES.

    BENDIGO, Monday.—Maggic Gearon, licensee of the Lake View Hotel, was fined £2 on Monday for having dealt in liquor on Sunday, February 12. ...

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  24. LINE TO COHUNA.

    PYRAMID HILL, Monday.—The Railways Standing Committee took evidence to-day, with regard to the proposed extnesion to Co[?]una. Mr. S. Hawkins, of Mincha East, said that he ...

    Article : 172 words
  25. ARRIVALS YESTERDAY.

    By the steamers Otranto and Marathon yesterday over a hundred new arrivals reached Melbourne. The Otranto had on boad 20 delegation families, numbering 46 ...

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  26. DYSENTERY IN PAPUA.

    BRISBANE, Monday.—News came to hand yesterday by the s.s. Matunga, of an outbreak of dysentery in Papua. The natives have been the principal sufferers, ...

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  27. NAVVIES' STRIKE THREATENE.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—The Minister f[?] Works recently came to a decision to car[?] out the Moree-Mungindi railway extension by day labour. The preliminary work [?] ...

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  28. MOTOR TRAFFIC. SENTIMENT AND DUTY.

    Further cases of alleged breaches of the Motor [?] were heard at the P[?], Court on Monday, [?]fore Mr. Phipps and Mr. Curwen Walker, J.P.'s. Gilbert Morrison, chauffeur to Mr. Alexander ...

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  29. BUTTER SHIPMENTS.

    The steamer Macedonia will leave to-day with 160 tons of butter included in its cargo. On March 1 the Palermo will take 330 tons, and the Moravian 110 tons for ...

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  30. BEECHWORTH NEEDS.

    BEECHWORTH, Monday.—Mr. Smith (district railway traffic superintendent) visited Beechworth to-day, and was met by the president and shire councillors and the members of the progress [?] ...

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  32. "LOCKING OUT" ALLEGED.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—Application was made to the Industrial Disputes Court to-day by the Coal Miners' Mutual Protection Association of the Western District, for leave to ...

    Article : 211 words
  33. WELL-TO-DO SETTLERS.

    One of the features of the movement of population towards Victoria is the proportion of comparatively well-to-do men who have been attracted by the possibilities of ...

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  34. DEATH AFTER BREAKFAST.

    WARRNAMROOL. Monday.—Maria Heagney, wife of T. M. Heagney, canvassing agent, died suddenly yesterday. An inquiry into the cause was opened to-day by Mr. W. ...

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  35. THE QUEEN'S NAMESAKES.

    The hon. secretary (Mrs. S[?]) acknow[?] the following further donations to the found to made a gift to Queen Mary from the Marys and Maries of the empire:— ...

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  36. VISITS OF INSPECTION.

    Another party to inspect the Nannella lands will leave Melbourne to-morroy morning under the charge of Mr. Bassett, of the Water Commission, Seven land-seckers, who ...

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  37. MINERS' RELIEF BOARD.

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Miners Accident Relief Board, in its annual report, states that the gross revenue for the 12 months was £54,626. and the expenditure ...

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  38. OFFENDERS FINED.

    In [?] St. K[?] Court on Friday, before Messrs. St[?] (chairman), H. Gyles T[?], Smithw[?], and [?], J.P.'s, [?] [?] of Chapel-street [?], was [?] with having [?] ...

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  39. CUSTOMS LEAKAGE.

    Inquiry was opened in Melbourne yesterday as to the alleged leakage of Customs duties which were credited to the State of Victoria under the book-keeping sections of ...

    Article : 600 words
  40. A.N.A. COMPETITIONS.

    The Australian Natives' Association competitions, which have now entered on their fourth week in the Ath[?]-hall, still continue to draw good audi[?]. Last evening's programme was as ...

    Article : 295 words
  41. RANGATIRA PASSENGERS.

    Arrangements are being made to house the passengers of the Rangatira when they arrive. It is no easy matter to find accommodation for nearly six hundred persons, ...

    Article : 209 words
  42. MAN INJURED.

    [?] Wilkinson, [?] address was given as the court of Queen and Lonsdale streets, was the [?] in a [?] at the South Melbourne Police Court y[?]day, when he was charged with having ...

    Article : 77 words
  43. Advertising

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  44. INQUIRIES FROM ABROAD.

    Inquities come from so many parts of the [?]orld to the Inquiry Bureau now that a [?]owledge of languages is necessary to deal with the correspondence. Yesterday letters ...

    Article : 111 words
  45. SALVATION ARMY.

    The second of a series of musical festivals was [?] by the Salvation Army at the Town-[?]ll yesterday evening. About 100 [?] from the various States of the ...

    Article : 189 words
  46. [?]USH FOR KOW PLAINS.

    B. A. LARAT, Monday.—Messrs. Goode, Ball, and Dillon sat to-day as a special land board [?] hear 200 district applications for land [?] the Onyen-Kow Plains railway line. ...

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  47. VICTORIAN LIEDERTAFEL.

    The annual meeting of the Royal Victorian [?] was held at the society's rooms, [?]pper Ath[?]-hall, last night, Mr. W. H. P[?]d presiding. The annual report and balance-sheet ...

    Article : 142 words
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