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  2. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

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  3. WEATHER CHART. NOTES ON THE CHART.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 284 words
  4. ROADS AND BRIDGES. COUNTRY REQUIREMENTS.

    Messrs. M'Donald, M.L.C., and M'Grath, M.L.A., yesterday submitted to the Acting Minister for Public Works (Mr. Edgar) a request on behalf of the Buninyong Shire ...

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  5. COUNTRY NEWS. BALLARAT AND DISTRICT.

    The body of John Simmonds, an old-age pensioner aged 70 years, was found in his hut at Rocky Ponds, on Wednesday evening, death apparently having taken place ...

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  6. TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILWAY

    Consideration has been given by the Federal Cabinet to the terms of the Transcontinental Railway Bill, notice of which was given in the House of Representatives ...

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  7. RAILWAYS AND TRAMS.

    The Royal commission which was appointed last year to inquire into and report upon the metropolitan and suburban traffic of Melbourne submitted its report to the ...

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  8. LABOUR NEWS. SHOW STANDS.

    During the Royal Agricultural Society's show a stand from which literature circulated was occupied by the Society of Free Workers. A protest against such a ...

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  9. STATE ELECTIONS. NORTH MELBOURNE.

    A combined meeting of the North Melbourne, Parkville, and North Carlton branches of the People's Liberal Party was held on Tuesday evening in the School-hall, ...

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  10. SALE SWING-BRIDGE.

    The Acting Minister for Public Works (Mr. Edgar) yesterday promised Mr. M'Lachlan, M.L.A., who waited upon him on behalf of the Sale Council, that he would ...

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  11. MELBOURNE SOUTH.

    A meeting of friends and supporters of Mr. Henry Skinner will be held in the South Melbourne Town-hall this evening, to further his candidature for the vacancy in the ...

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  12. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES. FOOT CRUSHED IN MACHINE.

    William Gribbo, 31 years of age, of Ryanstreet, Footscray, was working at the Imperial Freezing Works, in that suburb, yesterday, when his left foot was caught in a ...

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  13. MOUNTAIN SIDE MOVES.

    ARARAT, Wednesday.—An extensive landslip occurred at Eversloy, on Ben Nevis, on Sunday afternoon. The long-continued wet weather had ...

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  14. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—Referring to the report in your issue of 12th inst., of the meeting in Prahran Town-hall of members of branches of the Australian Women's National League in the ...

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  15. THE RIVERINA. ALBURY SHOW.

    ALBURY, Wednesday.—Fine weather was experienced for the second day of the Albury Show. There was a very large attendance, and the show was a great ...

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  16. LINESMAN'S FALL.

    While at work yesterday morning Samuel Smith, a linesman employed by the Railway department, fell from a ladder 30ft. to the ground. He was admitted to the ...

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  17. THE RAILWAYS. OVERCROWDING OF TRAINS.

    Complaints of overcrowding in trains from Frankston on Sunday evenings have been common of late. It was stated in a letter to "The Argus" yesterday that 24 persons ...

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  18. RURAL WORKERS.

    The Rural Workers Union opened an organsition campaign at Moorabbin last night, when about 60 market garden employees were addressed by Senator Needham (W.A) and Messrs. D. L. ...

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  19. CHILD TOSSED BY COW.

    CASTERTON, Wednesday.—William Membrey, aged four years, was playing with other children to-day, and was teasing a cow with a stick, when the animal charged ...

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  20. ROUGH FOOTBALL.

    The Victorian Football League met last evening for the purpose of a special inquiry into the match University v. Carlton, played on the Melbourne ground on May ...

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  21. WORK AT STATE MINE.

    WONTHAGGI. Wednesday.—Numbers of men continue to visit Wonthaggi in the hope of securing employment at the State mine. They are generally doomed to disappointment, for there are not ...

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  22. BRUNSWICK.

    The selection of a Liberal candidate to contest the Brunswick seat against Mr. Jewell, the Labour representative, has been completed by the Brunswick branch of the ...

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  23. GENERAL NEWS.

    The annual conference of the Old Collegians' Association connected with the Methodist Ladies' College was held yesterday afternoon at the congress-hall of the ...

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  24. BENDIGO AND DISTRICT.

    Ethel Rance, 20 years of age proceeded against Charles Corbett at the City Court, on Wednesday, on a charge of having left his illegitimate child without support. ...

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  25. CHILD'S CLOTHING ABLAZE.

    WAGGA, Wednesday.—Mona Hoye, aged two years, was playing in front of a fine with her brother aged seven years. During the mother's absence the girl's clothing ...

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  26. STRUCK BY FALLING BUCKET.

    MALDON, Wednesday.—Whilst engaged sinking at the Central Cookman's mine on Tuesday, a miner named Thomas Yelland had a narrow escape from being killed by a ...

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  27. FATALITY STOPS MINE WORK.

    BROKEN HILL, Wednesday.—The Amalgamated Miners' Association last night adopted a resolution that the action of the North mine employees in refusing to work until the two men ...

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  28. GEELONG AND DISTRICT.

    A petition is being prepared by Geelong chemists asking for the adoption of a regulation by the State Executive Council requiring all chemists' shops in their district ...

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  29. STATE PARLIAMENTS. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Legislative Assembly did not meet until half-past 7 o'clock this evening. A motion by Dr. Arthur to dissent from ...

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  30. COUNCIL'S DAY LABOURERS.

    On the recommendation of the public works committee of the Kew Council it has been decided to increase the wages of day labourers from 7/6 to 8/6 per day, no holiday or sick pay being ...

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  31. BULLET KILLS BOY.

    BRISBANE, Tuesday.—A shooting accident, which resulted fatally occurred yesterday morning near Meeandah, on the Pinkenba line. Three boys living in the ...

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  32. NEW WORKS.

    In consequence of the steep gradient in approaching the railway line from the east at Eastfield-road, between Ringwood and Croydon, the Lilydale Shire some time ago ...

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  33. SHIPBOARD CONDITIONS. IMMIGRANTS' COMPLAINTS.

    BRISBANE, Tuesday.—An inquiry' into the complaints by passengers regarding the conditions on the immigrant steamer Durham was commenced to-day. ...

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  34. STATE OF THE SEA.

    Fresh N.W. winds, with moderate to rough seas, prevailed through the Straits yesterday, and squally weather is likely to continue between Cape Borda, Hobart, and ...

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  35. RIGHT TO STRIKE.

    PERTH, Wednesday.—The Crown to-day prosecuted a number of tip-carters who last month on the masters declining to increase their wages from 9/ to 10/ a day ceased work. The charge was ...

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  36. OFFICIAL FORECAST.

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  37. FATAL COLLISION.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At the coroner's inquest to-day concerning the death of Norman Stanley Hall, who was fatally injured on September I at Manly through a collision ...

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  38. CASTLEMAINE.

    The land officer, Mr. H. J. Jackson, concluded a two days' sitting of the Land Board on Wednesday. Applications for blocks of land in the Castlemaine. ...

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  39. COUNTRY REPAIR SHOPS.

    A request was recently made by the Sale Borough Council that repair shops should be established at Sale instead of Traralgon. Mr. M'Lachlan, M.L.A., has been informed ...

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  40. WONTHAGGI.

    At the police court yesterdat, before Mr. Vivian Tanner, P.M., and Dr. Baird, J.P., Robert Alderson was fined £2. with £2/1/6 costs, for having assaulted George ...

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  41. BREAKING OF THE DROUGHT.

    WELLINGTON, Wednesday.—Reports from Canterbury state the rainfall recently experienced will save the situation, which was jeopardised by prospects of drought. ...

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  42. SHEARERS' WAGES.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At the continuation to-day of the shearers' case in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court, before Mr. Justice Higgins, John Mair, secretary ...

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  43. TALBOT MILK INSTITUTE.

    Interesting information was contained in the third annual report of the Lady Talbot Milk Institute, which was presented at a meeting held at the Town-hall yesterday. ...

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  44. WOOL TRAFFIC.

    Wool traffic is expected to be exceedingly heavy this year. During the past three days 1,617 bales have been despatched from country centres to the seaboard, and there are ...

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  45. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—In the House of Assembly to-day the Attorney-General (Mr. Denny) said that South Australia would be represented at the next Premiers' ...

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  46. RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION IN SCHOOLS.

    Sir,—The report in "The Argus" of the 11th inst. of what Archbishop Carr said on Sunday last to the alleged "danger" to Roman Catholic children attending State ...

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  47. TATURA ELECTRIC LIGHTING.

    TATURA, Wednesday.—The electrical plant installed by the Tatura Butter Factory Co. was formally set in motion this evening by Mrs. Henry Lockwood wife of ...

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  48. OSWESTRY GRANGE INQUIRY.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.—In his report in connection with the inquiry into charges made by immigrants on the steamer Oswestry Grange, Mr. Ranking, P.M., says that as ...

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  49. COMMISSIONERS' INSPECTION.

    BENDIGO, Wednesday.—Messrs. Fitzpatrick, Norman, and M'Clelland, Railway Commissioners, returned to Bendigo from Sea Lake to-day, on their tour of inspection. "We were favourably ...

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  50. MUNICIPAL INTELLIGENCE.

    At the instance of Councillor Liston, the williamstown Council has decided to call for alternate tenders for a day or night sanitary service. In the specification it was decided that provision ...

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  51. AUSTRALIAN RAIN RECORDS.

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  52. THE LICENSING ACT. BAR-DOOR OPEN.

    May Fitzgibbon, licensee of the Prince Alfred Hotel, Bouverie-steet, was charged at the Carlton Court yesterday with having her bar door open during prohibited hours on August 23. The ...

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  53. LAND AND PROPERTY SALES. UNIVERSAL CHAMBERS.

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  54. SLY GROG-SELLING.

    At the Carlton Court on Wednesday, before Messrs. Edwards, Clyne, and Allison, J.P.'s, May Crawford was charged with having sold liquor without a license. The case was part heard on ...

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  55. CHARGE OF SHOOTING WITH INTENT.

    SEYMOUR, Wednesday.—Frederick William Nobel was charged at the Seymour Police Court this morning, before Mr. Ramsay, J.P. with having unlawfully and ...

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  56. AUSTRALIAN-BUILDINGS.

    Messrs. Sydney C. Arnold and Co. report having sold the property known as Australian-buildings, situate at the corner of Elizabeth and Little Flinders streets, which comprises a pile of buildings ...

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  57. IN THE POUCH COURTS.

    By way of adding force to his assurance to the police that he had not assaulted his wife, Thomas Pritchard adopted the quaint expedient of pulling her nose. As a result of his action he was brought ...

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  58. RIVER GAUGINGS.

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  59. TRANSFER GRANTED.

    TALLANGATTA. Wednesday.—Mr. A. Aldridge Kelley, L.M., to-day granted the transfer of the license of the Corryong Hotel, Corryong, from Margaret Schintler to Robert E. Knight. ...

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  60. EARLY SNAKES.

    MARYBOROUGH, Wednesday.—Snakes are being found early this season. Three large ones, each over 5ft. long, were shot in the vicinity of Homebush by Messrs. F. ...

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  61. METROPOLITAN.

    Messrs. John Buchan and Co. report having sold. in conjunction with Messrs. Shallard Bros., a property in Footscray, having a frontage of 33ft. to the south side of Waller-street by a depth of 70ft., ...

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  62. SURRENDER ACCEPTED.

    At the sittings of the Licenses Reduction Board, in the Second Civil Court yesterday, an application was made by the owner and licensee of the Baths Hotel, Bourke-street, in the Latrobe licensing ...

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  63. COUNCIL NOT LIABLE.

    KERANG, Tuesday.—In the County Court to-day before Judge Johnston and a jury of four, George Barnett of Gannawarra, an elderly man, sued the Kerang Shire ...

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  64. RACE TRAFFIC AND TIME-TABLE.

    At the monthly meeting of the Ormond women's branch of the People's Liberal Party, held yesterday, a resolution was adopted protesting agaginst the practice of the Railway Commissioners in ...

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  65. COUNTRY.

    William Skelly and Co. report having sold, on account of Mr. P. M'Laughlin, of Merilig, 108 acres of good agricultural and grazing land at a satisfactory price, the purchase being Mr. H. Hodge, ...

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  66. BOX HILL SERVICE.

    It is understood that the commissioners intend to reconsider the question of whether improvement can be effected to the Box Hill service. It was recently ...

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  67. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

    TOWONG (Shire).—To fill the extraordinary vacancy in the representation of the Tallangatta Riding in the Towong Shire Council, caused by the resignation of Councillor John Campbell, Mr. Angus ...

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  68. "WIRELESS" FOR AUSTRALIA.

    Substantial provision will be made on the Estimates to be put before the Federal Parliament for the establishment of wireless telegraphy stations around the Australian ...

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  69. MAYORS AND PRESIDENTS.

    ARARAT (Shire).—Councillor Vanston, president. Allowance, £75. BAIRNSDALE (Shire).—Councillor H. A. Turner, president. Allowance, £100. ...

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  70. LODGERS' RIGHTS.

    KYNETON. Wednesday.—At the Court of Petty Sessions yesterday John and William Colborne, of Tylden, were charged with having been found drunk on the licensed premises of the Shire Arms ...

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  71. Advertising

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  72. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—There has been no improvements in the service on the Box Hill and Camberwell line, between 5 o'clock and 5.30 p.m. (the busiest time of the day) for the last 16 ...

    Article : 105 words
  73. Advertising

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  74. COST OF LIVING.

    The work of ascertaining the cost of living in different parts of the Commonwealth from particulars sent to the Commonwealth statisfician (Mr. G. H. Knibbs) ...

    Article : 190 words
  75. WRONG CLASS.

    Sir,—I notice that the commissioners have lately been taking action against passengers with second-class tickets on suburban lines who travel in first-class ...

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  76. SYDNEY WOOL SALES.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—[?]gety and Co. Limited report:—"We offered at Wednesday's sales a catalogue of 2,400 bales, coun[?]ing a fair average selection. A good demand ...

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  77. SHOW WEEK LITIGATION.

    DAYLESFORD, Wednesday.—All the cases listed for hearing the Court of Petty Sessions this morning were adjourned, owing to the absence in Melbourne of counsel for ...

    Article : 184 words
  78. POLITICAL ORGANISATION

    Officers were appointed [?] following the halfyearly meeting of the Richmond [?] of the Political Labour League. President, Mr. R. [?] nett; the president, Councillor H. H. Bell and ...

    Article : 127 words
  79. Advertising

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  80. Advertising

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  81. Advertising

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