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  2. COURSING. CLUNES CLUB.

    CLUNES, Thursday.—The contest for the bl[?] ribbon of the Ch[?] club commenced to-day in very favourable circ[?]statnees. The weather was lovely, and there was an attendance of 1,100. ...

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  3. FOOTBALL. THE NOVEL EXPERIMENTS.

    Some particulars were given yesterday of the trial of some new ideas in football made mainly with the object of abolishing the uninteresting ruck. In addition to what has ...

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  4. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT, THE CORONATION OATH.

    The Speaker (Mr. M'Donald) took the chair in the House of Representatives yesterday at half-past 2 o'clock, and read the prayer. ...

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  5. ASSOCIATION CLUBS.

    The following are the matches for to-morrow:— V.F.A. North Melbourne v. Port Melbourne, at Port ...

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  6. TASMANIA'S FINANCES.

    Mr. Jensen (T.) moved— "That, in the opinion of this House, it is desirable that the State of Tasmania be granted a sum of £25,000 yearly by the Commonwealth for a ...

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  7. ELMORE CLUB.

    ELMORE, Thursday.—The Elmore Coursing Club commenced their meeting to-day. The weather was fine. Results:—First Round.—C.V. beat Our Jim; General's Gift beat Forest Home; Major ...

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  8. MINISTERIAL INSPECTION.

    A party of commercial representatives and members of Parliament accompanied the Postmaster-General (Mr. Thomas) yesterday on a visit of inspection to the old and ...

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  9. "A PROSPECT OF TROUBLE."

    Mr. Kelly (N.S.W.) said that he found himself in some difficulty, for it was hard to arrive at the opinion of the people members represented when they had not had ...

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  10. TOLL TELEPHONE RATES.

    On the motion, "That Mr. Speaker do now leave the chair," Sir John Quick called attention to the proposed new telephone rates. He wished to ...

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  11. PROTEST AGAINST CHARGES.

    A meeting, convened by Councillor Clement Davidson, to protest against the proposed increase in the telephone charges was held in the North Melbourne ...

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  12. HEXHAM AND MOUNT SHADWELL CLUB

    MORTLAKE, Thursday.—The Hextham and Mount Shadwell Coutsing Club's Union Stakes was run to-day. There was a large attendance. One of the competitors, Una M'Lauthlin, broke a blood vessel ...

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  13. CLUB NOTES.

    The exact positions of the various clubs on the premiership lists are creating special interest, and the question on all sides is "which clubs will be in the finals?" In ...

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  14. HOPETOUN CLUB.

    HOPETOUN, Thursday.—The second meeting of the Hopetoun Coursing Club was held yesterday, when a 16-dog stake, at I guinea each, was run off, Results:—First Round.—W. Brooks's Magpie ...

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  15. HISTORY OF THE OATH.

    Mr. Mahon said it was not originally intended that the declaration should apply to the king. It was designed simply to exclude Catholics from the House of Lards ...

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  16. MALDON STAKES.

    MALDON, Thursday.—The Maldon Stakes meeting of the Maldon Coursing Club was run at Cairn Curran, Baringhup, yesterday and to-day. Results: —L. Bettie's Girl Snail beat S. Lewis's Nodlam, P. ...

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  17. COUNTRY OPPOSITION.

    COLAC, Thursday. — The Traders' Association have agreed to a resolution condemning the "Thomas telephone rates." The members feel that the small users will ...

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  18. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. THIS WEEK'S EVENTS.

    To-day.—Melbourne Gun Club meeting at North Brighton, and match for £100 a-side "Calrossie" v. "Ellalong"; entries close for Hallam's-road pony races; Clunes coursing meeting (second day), ...

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  19. LICENSING ACT. NEW QUEENSLAND BILL.

    BRISBANE, Thursday.—The appearance of the bill to amend the Licensing Act is awaited with interest. The most important question, perhaps, is that of ...

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  20. HUNTING.

    The Findon Harriers will meet at the 14 milepost. Woodstock-road, at half-past 11 a.m. to-day. A special train will leave Spencer-street at 10.25. ...

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  21. YARRA GLEN AND LILYDALE HOUNDS.

    This hunt met at the Yerinberg-gate on Wednesday, and jogged down to Green Point Estate, which was entered and tried for a fox, but proved blank, as were also Price's. Blogg's, and ...

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  22. MOUNT HESSE AND DISTRICT AMATEUR CLUB.

    WINCHELSEA, Wednesday.—The Mount Hesse and District Amateur Coursing Club held their annual meeting on Wednesday at Mount Hesse. Results:—Sweepstake of 16 Dogs.—Miss P. ...

    Article : 178 words
  23. "DELICATE GROUND."

    Mr. Greene (N.S.W.) said that members were treading on delicate ground. They could not be too careful in their consideration of a matter of this description. The ...

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  24. NOTES AND CHAT.

    Scratchings as follow were recorded yesterday for the Epsom meeting to be held to-morrow:—All Engagements—Masterpiece and Raheny. Epsom Handicap—Kingski, ...

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  25. LEAGUE CLUBS.

    The matches arranged for to-day are:— Carlton v. South Melbourne, at South Melbourne. Essendon v. Collingwood, at Collingwood. university v. Geelong, at East Melbourne. ...

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  26. SHEPPARTON PLUMPTON MEETING.

    SHPPPARTON, Thursday.—The opening meeting of the Shepparton District Plumpton Coursing Club, on the Broken River Plumpton on Wednesday, passed off successfully. The surprise of the ...

    Article : 270 words
  27. MR. THOMAS IN DEFENCE.

    Mr. Thomas said that he had been one of the first to protest against the flat rate as [?]just to a large section of subseribers. The opposition to the new charges was ...

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  28. SUBURBAN PROSECUTIONS.

    Yesterday, at the Footscray Court, John Quirk was charged with having, been found on the li[?]nsed premises of the Guiding Star Hotel, Brooklyn, on Sunday, July 3. Inspector Davidson ...

    Article : 66 words
  29. GOLF.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 128 words
  30. THE SUNDAY BOARDER.

    Frederick [?]irt was charged, at the Footscray Court yesterda, with having been found on the licensed premises of the Guiding Star Hotel, Brooklyn, on Sunday, July 3. Defendant pleaded not ...

    Article : 203 words
  31. THE MOTION VARIED.

    Mr. Higgs (Q.) said that he had been penalised for voting for a Home Rule motion in a previous Parliament, and also because he was charged with having voted ...

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  32. AN OUT-OF-DATE DECLARATION.

    Mr. Glynn (S.A.) complimented the mover on the excellent temper of his address. In Australia, happily for the purposes of civilised life, there were no distinctions of ...

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  33. TENNIS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 75 words
  34. YOUNG WOMAN'S DEATH.

    The State Cabinet yesterday dealt with the case of Elizabeth Downey, Clara Pennington, and Minnie Long who ivere recently sentenced to death for the murder ...

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  35. CYCLING.

    The Coburg Cycling Club held a home-trainer competition in its club-rooms an Wednesday night. Fifteen members competed, and the result was a draw between H. Munro and G. Morris, who will ...

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  36. VALUELESS BANK NOTES.

    Traders should look carefully before accepting any £10 notes purporting to be issued by the National Bank. If these notes, upon examination, should have five ...

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  37. ROAD-RACING AT DANDENONG.

    DANDENONG, Thursday.—Under the a[?]spices of the Dandenong Bieycle Club, a road race from the town-hall to a point on the Cranbourne-road and back, a distance of 12 miles, was run, for trophies, ...

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  38. CARLTON CRICKET CLUB CASE.

    Sir,—In reference to the report in "The Argus" yesterday regarding the Carlton Cricket Club case, I wish to correct the statement that the money was paid in by ...

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  39. MALDON POULTRY SHOW.

    MALDON, Thursday.—The Maldon and District Club's poultry show was opened in the Temperance-hall on Wednesday. There were 300 entries in poultry, and also good entries in the cooking and ...

    Article : 206 words
  40. Advertising

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  41. CHARGE OF RECEIVING.

    William Purves, who described himself as an electrical engineer, was presented, before Mr. Justice Hodges and a jury of 12, at the Criminal Court yesterday, on a charge of receiving. It ...

    Article : 127 words
  42. Advertising

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  43. Advertising

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