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  2. REVENUE RETURNS.

    A statement showing the net revenue of the State for April was issued by the Treasury yesterday. As compared with the corresponding month of last year the return ...

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  3. INDUSTRIAL NEWS.

    WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday.— Advices from Timaru state that the butchers at the Smithfield Freezing Works are again out. The cause is said to be friction ...

    Article : 86 words
  4. COUNTRY NEWS.

    A claim for maintenance made by Murgaret Galvin, aged 72, against her husband, John Galvin, aged 84, was heard in the Town Court on Wednesday. Mrs. Galvin's ...

    Article : 439 words
  5. IRRIGATION SETTLEMENTS.

    ROCHESTER, Wednesday.—Most of the irrigation settlements in the north have had a trial of several years, and the time has arrived when a survey may reasonably be ...

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  6. PEOPLING THE LAND.

    In connection with the erection of houses for settlers in the Shepparton irrigation district, eleven tenders were received at the meeting of the State Rivers and Water ...

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  7. "SPOTTED" TITLES INQUIRY.

    COLERAINE, Wednesday.—Konongwoolong settlers presented themselves in Coleraine for examined by Mr. Dickson, P.M., who was appointed to investigate the ques ...

    Article : 200 words
  8. GOLD MINERS' WAGES.

    The branch of increased wages expenditure laid upon mining companies by the determination of the Gold Miners' Wages Board was the subject of complaint heard ...

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  9. AMENDED DETERMINATIONS.

    The principal alterations in the amended determination of the Plasterers' Wages Board, which had been received by the Minister for labour (Sir A. Peacock), are ...

    Article : 146 words
  10. IMMIGRANT DOMESTICS.

    Mrs. L. A. Pearce, president of the Melbourne Young Women's Christian Association who is on her way to England is much impressed with the hostel for ...

    Article : 192 words
  11. IHARBOUR BOARD REVERSE.

    WELLINGTON (N.Z.). Wednesday.— Labour candidates contested four vacancies on the Wellington Harbour Board, but did not gain any. Mr. Fletcher (chairman) ...

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  12. WHOLESALE GROCERS' BOARD.

    The Minister for Labour (Sir A. Peacock) has agreed to an arrangement by which one of the representatives of the wholesale grocers on the Wholesale Grocers' Board ...

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  13. BENDIGO AND DISTRICT.

    Mr. W. J. Campbell, J.P., on Wednesday held an inquest concerning the death of Daisy Teague, 19 years of age, which was caused by injuries received through falling ...

    Article : 143 words
  14. TSAR AND TAILOR.

    By special permission of the Court authorities, says Reuter's St. Petersburg correspondent, the "Argus," a Russian monthly magazine, publishes an amusing account of ...

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  15. COOPERS ON STRIKE.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—There is a strike of coopers employed at Tooth's Brewery, as a protest against the system of ending, under which some men receive a penny an ...

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  16. POSTAL SERVICE.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The conference of the federated associations with the post and telegraph officers' associations was concluded to-day. The following additions were ...

    Article : 328 words
  17. GEELONG AND DISTRICT.

    At a representative meeting of ladies, presided over by the mayor of Geelong (Alderman W. R. Anderson) on Wednesday afternoon, it was decided to promote a ball ...

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  18. GAS LEAKAGE AND A MATCH.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—When the Rev. F. Walker, who resides at Johnston-street, Annandale, went into his bathroom at 7 o'clock this morning, he noticed a slight ...

    Article : 124 words
  19. DOCYARD SRTIKE.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—There was no settlement to-day of the strike of boilermakers in the employ of the Federal Government at Cockatoo Island Dockyard over ...

    Article : 119 words
  20. CLERKS' WAGES.

    Sir,—Our far-seeing board has allotted to all clerks of 21 or over the stipend of £2/8/ per week without regard to whether a man is experienced or inexperienced, ...

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  21. MUNICIPAL INTELLIGENCE.

    At the last meeting of the Preston Council the following resolution was received from the branch of the Australian Nati[?]' Association:—"That the action of the Preston Shire Council, in going abroad ...

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  22. SPORTING ITEMS.

    BUNYIP, Wednesday.—The first annual sports carnival and military tournament, under the auspices of the Bunyip Agricultural Society, took place to-day. Results:— ...

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  23. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES.

    Robert Harrison, aged 56 years, was found lying last night in an unconscious condition by a constable on the footpath in Flinders-street, between Elizabeth and Swanston ...

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  24. "SOCIAL RACING."

    According to Mr. Irving Fisher, the wellknown professor of political enonomy at yale University, says the New York correspondent of the "Daily Telegaph," the ...

    Article : 517 words
  25. GIRL'S THIGH BROKEN.

    KILMORE, Wednesday.—Miss Maisic O'Dwyer, of Wallen, met with a serious accident while driving a horse and jinker. The horse stumbled and fell, throwing the dover ...

    Article : 59 words
  26. MISS HEALY'S CONCERT.

    Of all the young violinists who have come forward in recent years there is little doubt that Miss Gertrude Healy is easily first. She has shown this on many occasions in ...

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  27. HAMILTON.

    Mr. F. R. Meck, accountant of the National Bank, has been promoted to a managership, and received notice of transfer to Traralgon. Mr. Meck has acted as hon. ...

    Article : 56 words
  28. SPITTING IN THE STREETS.

    Reference was made at a meeting of the Board of Public Health held yesterday to a letter which appeared in "The Argus" of Wednesday, with respect to expectoration ...

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  29. CHARGE OF INCENDIARISM.

    STAWELL, Wednesday.— Peter Gambetti, a vigneron, a very old resident of the district, was arrested on warrant and charged before Mr. G. F. Greenwood, J.P., ...

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  30. BOULDER RACES.

    KALGOORLIE, Wednesday.—The Boulder Racing Club's autumn meeting was concluded to-day in fine weather. There was a large attendance. Results:— ...

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  31. SERIOUS CHARGE.

    WARRACKNABEAL, Wednesday.—At the police court to-day, William Elbourne labourer, was charged with an attempted assault on Ellen Elizabeth Rankin, a ...

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  32. THE PEOPLE'S FOOD.

    At the Brunswick Court on Wednesday, before Mr. H. Morrison, P.M., and a bench of honorary justices, Erle Cannon, of Burnell-street, Brunswick, was charged with keeping a dairy and selling milk ...

    Article : 406 words
  33. "BALD HEADS TO BE ILLEGAL."

    [?] by the bill introduced in the Obio State Legis[?] for the regulation of women's dress, Mrs. L. B. Bishop, a [?] [?] Chicago club woman, proposed (says ...

    Article : 278 words
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