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  2. NATURE NOTES AND QUERIES.

    The snake sent of identification by Mr. A. M. Allan (Kyabram) is the black and white ringed snake (Vermicella annulata). The density of the balck, the parity of the ...

    Article : 2,175 words
  3. NEW BOOKS, &c, GENERAL LITERATURE.

    "The Agricultural and Forest Products of British West Africa," by Gerald C. Dudgeon. (London; John Murray.) "Journal of the Society of Comparative ...

    Article : 93 words
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  5. THE RAILWAYS. REVENUE.

    Railway revenue for the seven days ended September 21 amounted to £93,444, or £12,954 more than that for the corresponding period of last year. From the ...

    Article : 95 words
  6. QUESTIONS OF THE HOUR. A POPULAR SYMPOSIUM.

    We have to acknowledge receipt during the past week of the following letters, for which we regret we have been unable to find room. The list does not include "rejected" letters:— ...

    Article : 65 words
  7. REGRADING CAMBERWELL LINE.

    In reporting to the Camberwell Council on Monday night as to the result of the recent deputation to the Railway Commissioners on the question of regrading the Cumberwell railway line, ...

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  8. LANGWARRIN SCHOOL.

    Sir,—In "The Argus" on Friday there appeared a letter by Mr. E. C. Berry, and in fairness to the Education department and those who have laboured to secure this ...

    Article : 311 words
  9. FICTION.

    "Rocky Section," by Sydney Partridge. (Sydney; N.S.W. Bookstall Co.) "Bride Lorraine," by Mrs. Milne Rae. (London: Religious Tract Society.) ...

    Article : 56 words
  10. AUTHOR OF "RULE BRITANNIA."

    Sir,—A Canadian Liberal is reported in "The Argus" of to-day to have said he did not remember the name of the man who wrote "Rule, Britannia." ...

    Article : 297 words
  11. REOPENING ROSSTOWN LINE.

    At a meeting of the Gardenvale Progress Association on Tuesday evening it was decided to make an effort to secure the reopening of the Rosstown railway. It was pointed out be several ...

    Article : 91 words
  12. NEW WORKS.

    In order to provide adequate accomodation for engines at Serviceton it has been decided by the commissioners to erect a new engine-shed at that centre. At ...

    Article : 133 words
  13. FICTION OF THE DAY.

    Writing a sequel is always a risky experiment, big there can be no doubt about the success of Miss M. Grant Bruce's sequel to her "Little Bush Maid." It is called "Mates ...

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  14. REVIEWS, MAGAZINES, &c.

    "Commonwealth Military Journal," "Cassell's" "New Magazine," "Penny Magazine," for September. ...

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  15. A FANTASTIC ADVENTURER.

    MM. Octave Homberg and Fernand Jousselin have compiled, chiefly from unpublished documents, an extremely interesting account of the life of that extraordinary ...

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  16. ROLLING-STOCK.

    In a return prepared by the commissioners, the average tractive power of the locomotives in use on June 30, 1911, is given as 16,997lb., and the average carrying capacity of the.[?]cks 11.2 tons, ...

    Article : 90 words
  17. COMMISSIONERS' INSPECTION.

    The Railway Commissioners returned to Melbourne early yesterday evening from a four days' inspection of the Serviceton and branch lines. The chief object of the visit ...

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  18. TRAVELLERS PROSECUTED.

    At the Prahran Court yesterday, before Messrs. Chamber (chairman), Flintoft, and Curwen-Walker, J.P.'s, Percy Scott, Nellie Scott, and Johanna Foster, of 9 Chapel-street, St. Kilda, were charged ...

    Article : 108 words
  19. AMBULANCE WORK.

    Much attention has of recent years been devoted to the ambulance equipment and to the training of the staff in "first-aid" work. Every station in charge of a man is ...

    Article : 159 words
  20. CAUSE OF DERAILMENTS.

    Sir,—The occurrence of still another railway accident caused by a truck leaving the rails constrains me to request space to venture a suggestion as to the cause of a vehicle ...

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  21. TEACHERS' SALARIES.

    Sir,—"G.N.," whose letter on the Teachers Bill appeared to-day, could have added that the fifth-class teacher of 1800, receiving £250 a year in all, had pension ...

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  22. KOTUPNA TELEPHONE.

    Sir,—About twelve months ago negotiations were entered into between the residents of the district and the department to have Kolupna connected by telephone ...

    Article : 214 words
  23. NEWTOWN-BEAC LINE.

    The Newtown-Beeac line, which is already being used for traffic, will be formally opened by the Minister for Railways (Mr. A. A. Billson) at Cressy to-day. He ...

    Article : 42 words
  24. SUGAR COMMISSION.

    It is expected that, as soon as the censure motion in the House of Representatives is disposed of, the Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher) will be able to make an ...

    Article : 117 words
  25. CUSTODY OF A CHILD.

    An interesting question whether the father or the mother is entitled to the custody of a child was argued yesterday before the High Court, consisting of the Chief ...

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  26. NEW LINES PROPOSED.

    The Minister for Railways (Mr. A. A. Billson) has given notice of his intention to move in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday that, in the opinion of the House, ...

    Article : 178 words
  27. CHILD-SAVING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—If any institution, public or private, be responsbile for the fearful sacrifice of infant life referred to by Dr. Jeffreys Wood at the meeting of the Child-saving Council. ...

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  28. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR UNION.

    BALLARAT, Thursday.—The sessions of the Christian Endeavour conference were resumed this morning. Papers relative to junior work were ...

    Article : 128 words
  29. MOTOR-'BUS COMPETITION.

    At the meeting of the Ivanhoe and Alphington Progress Society on Monday night discussion again took place in relation to the train service on the Heidelberg line. Councillor R. W. Kennedy ...

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  30. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—I was very pleased to see Dr. Jefferys Wood's explanation of the enormous mortality of infants in public institutions, and thoroughly agree with him, that ...

    Article : 138 words
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  32. ANGLICAN PRIESTS WANTED.

    Sir,—May we appeal to those priests who are fire, so far as home ties are concerned, to serve the church in younger lands. The parish of Charters Towers. North ...

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  33. REPERTORY THEATRE.

    The second performance of the double bill. "Makeshifts" and Mr. Bernard Shaw's cynical comedy "Candida." took place at the Turn Verein Hall last night, the east ...

    Article : 145 words
  34. UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 277 words
  35. AUSTRALIAN PLACE-NAMES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—Now that a new and authoritative map of the continued is about to be completed is the time for correcting the [?] spelling of proper mines. One which ...

    Article : 87 words
  36. WILLIAMSTOWN SEWERAGE.

    It has been determined by the Metropolitan Beard of Works ot extend the main sewer in Williamstown along Railway-place and Kororoit Creek road. Tenders were ...

    Article : 68 words
  37. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—St. Kilda was not named until the time of Superintendent Latrobe. Melbourne had become before then a town of some importance, with its newspaper. If a vessel ...

    Article : 261 words
  38. PUBLIC WORKS TENDERS.

    The following are the low[?]st [?] submitted for the under mentioned State public works:—[?] [?]eusion and reports, Jets, Sun Remo,Wilson and Sly. £323; new building, state a head, Leengatha ...

    Article : 86 words
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