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  2. "THE OLD COLLIER FLEET."

    It was in 1850 that I first passed through Port Phillip Heads. I came from Sydney in the London, a paddle-wheel steamer belonging to the A.S.N. Company. She left ...

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  3. COUNTRY NEWS.

    It is stated that the closing of the Victoria street police station is contemplated, with the object of working that district (which has a population of about 6,000 ...

    Article : 244 words
  4. ENTERTAINMENTS.

    The Royal Comic Opera Company enters upon the last five nights of its season in Melbourne this evening, when "Miss Hook of Holland" will be revived at Her Majesty's. A strong cast, entirely ...

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  5. BRITISH SOLDIERS IN INDIA.

    The Rev. H. C. Martin, secretary of the Royal Army Temperance Association in India, who is visiting Australia with the object of making arrangements for the ...

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  6. PASTORALISTS' UNION.

    SYDNEY, Friday. — The Pastoralists' Union of New South Wales has replied to the claim on behalf of station hands and other pastroal workers recently filed in the ...

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  7. INDUSTRIAL NEWS.

    Mr. E. N. Moore, chairman of the building trades committee, which met recently in coference to endeavour to secure uniformity in the awards governing the ...

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  8. GENERAL NEWS.

    The congregation of St. Paul's Cathedral are to be given the opportunity to contribute to-morrow evening towards the erection of the new church of St. Agnes, Black ...

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  9. CARTERS AND DRIVERS.

    A deputation which waited upon Mr. watt in May, 1911, asked that the existing carters' and drivers' board should be cut up into separate boards, each of which ...

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  10. BENDIGO AND DISTRICT.

    Mr. George Brinkman has been re-elected bandmaster of the Eaglehawk Borough Brass Band for the thirtieth year in succession. Although the expenditure for the ...

    Article : 253 words
  11. WAGES BOARD APPEAL.

    The determination of the Fuel and Fodder Wages Board recently gazetted is strongly objected to by a number of the employers offected, and steps are to be taken to secure ...

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  12. GEELONG AND DISTRICT.

    Mr. James Robertson, foreman of the finishing department at the Excelsior Woollen Mills for some years, was on Friday presented with a set of carvers by the ...

    Article : 111 words
  13. CADET PROSECUTED.

    CASTLEMAINE, Friday. — Before Mr. A. Barlow, P.M., and Mr. M. van Heurck, J.P., at the Police Court on Friday morning, a senior cadet, named Raymond, John ...

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  14. ACCESS TO A CHILD.

    The Chief Justice in Chambers yesterday was asked for an order to btain access to a child, seven years old, the son of the parties to a pending divorce suit. Harry ...

    Article : 285 words
  15. ARTIFICIAL MANCHES ACT.

    ST. ARNAUD, Friday.—At the police court to-day Mr. C. Robertson, official analyst of the Department of Agriculture, porceeded against A. J. Burge, of Moolerr, ...

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  16. STARLINGS A NUISANCE.

    NUMURKAH, Thursday.—Thousands of starlings nightly roost amongst the reeds in the water trust's reservoir, and are proving such a nuisance that special officers have ...

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  17. MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES.

    Some weeks ago a coference of representatives of the metropolitan municipalities and the Municipal Employees' Association arrived at an agreement, covering wages ...

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  18. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES.

    CORRYONG, Wednesday.—Alired E. McVean, aged 21 years, sustained injury to his head through his horse falling while riding in a hack at the Oddfellows' ...

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  19. SHOTS FIRED IN HOTEL.

    SYDNEY, Friday. — A coroner's inquest was held to-day concerning the death of Charles Steed, immonger's assistant, who arrived from England a short time ago, ...

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  20. PORT FOR TOORA.

    TOORA, Wednesday.—Mr. Livingston, M.L.A., has written to the progress Association, stating that the following works in connection with the dredging at the Toora ...

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  21. EXPLOSION ON STEAMER.

    PORTLAND, Wednesday. — The Adelaide Steamship Company's Lammeroo, from Newcastle to Port Pirie, put in early this morning, and landed one of the crew, who ...

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  22. CHAPMAN-ALEXANDER MISSION.

    The Melbourne excutive committee of the Chapinan-Alexander cmpaign met at the Y.M.C.A. rooms on Monday afternoon, when the general [?]iness of the mission was ...

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  23. GAS-METER MAKERS.

    The Minister for Labour (Sir A. Peacock) recently ordered the election of employers' representatives on the proposed gasmeter makers' board, Mr. W. A. Callaway, ...

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  24. GIRL KICKED BY HORSE.

    DURHAM O[?], Friday. — The young daughter of Mr. J. A. Ault, while about to mount her pony to return home from school, was kicked on the head. She tried to walk ...

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  25. BREAD BOARD.

    Sir Alexander Peacock has been requested by the Operative Bakers' Society to e[?] tend the determination of the Bread Board to the whole State. The Minister has ...

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  26. LITTLE BOY DROWNED.

    SYDNEY, Thursday. — Christopher Devine, 9 years of age, who lived with his grandiather, the Rockdale station-master, was drowned in a stormwater channel at ...

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  27. BOXING CONTESTS.

    BRISBANE, Friday. — The Governor in Council has rescinded a resolution, passed by the South Brisbane city Council on May 19, authorising the issue of a license ...

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  28. EXTENSION OF FACTORIES ACT.

    With a view to receiving petitions for the early closing on Saturdays o[?] shops, the Minister for Labour (Sir A. Peacock) has ordered the extension of the provisions of ...

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  29. CONTROL OF MOTOR TRAFFIC,

    Before Messrs. Martin (chairman), Smithwic[?], and Allan, A.P.'s. at the St. Kilda Court yesterday, Walter Moore, of St. Kilds road, was charged with having driven a motor-car without a light ...

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  30. FLOWER POISONS CHILD.

    FREMANTLE, Thursday.—Albert Tottman, aged nine months, died in the Fremantle Hospital to-day in p[?]liar cricumstances, Acoording to the mother, the child ...

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  31. LABOUR ON THE BARRIER.

    BROKEN HILL, Friday.—The Shop Assistants' Union is endeavouring to arrange a conference with employers to-morrow on the new log. It is doubtful whether, any of ...

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  32. UNSUPPORTED ALLEGATION.

    On June [?] a man named William Francis Smith, who had been arrested by Constable E. J. Power on a charge of drunkenness on the previous evening, appeared before the Friday Court on that ...

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  33. MOTOR-CYCLIST KILLED BY TRAIN.

    WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Thursday:—Vivian Coira, a posteal employee, and a youth named Horgan, while motor-cycling at Timaru, were struck by a train at a level[?] ...

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  34. CORROSIVE LIQUID.

    BROKEN HILL, Friday. A frenchman, named August Durnal, was to-day committed fro trial at the August Sessions on a charge of having thrown a corrosive ...

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  35. JAPANESE LAUNDRIES.

    KALGOORLIE, Friday.—The question of granting licenses to Japane[?]e laundrymen was again discussed at last sight's meeting of the Boulder Municipal Council. A ...

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  36. NEW USE FOR CHURCH.

    DURHAM ON, Friday.—The Railways Standing Committee visited the district and heard evidence yesterday in ragard to the proposed Serpentine, Jarklan, and Durham ...

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  37. A WAGES QUESTION

    An interesting decision was given in the District Court yesterday, before Mr. Morrison, P.M., when S. Davis, clothing manu[?]er, Russell street, appeared on a charge that he did during the [?] ...

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  38. LATEST SUGAR MILL.

    BRISBANE, Friday.—The Minister for Railways (Mr. Page[?] during his recent tour of the north, made an inspection of the new sugar mill at the inkerman mills. He said ...

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  39. MINED BATHING.

    Sir,—In the report in "The Argus" to-day of the St. Kilda West Ward election, held yesterday, a slight error occurs, inassmuch a[?] it is stated that "the much-vexed question ...

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  40. ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE.

    A meeting of the Federal council in co[?] [?]ection with the visit to Australia in 1911 of the British Association for the advanc[?] ment fo Science was held at the Prime ...

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  41. THE PEOPLES FOOD.

    At the [?] Court on Wednesday, before Mr. H. Morrt[?]n, P.M., and [?] McMahen, J.P., H. V[?] dairyman, Napier street, pleaded guilly to not having a proper label on [?] containing ...

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  43. QUARANTINE CENTRES.

    SYDNEY, Friday, The efforts to prevent Sydney being made a central quarantine station for patients coming by vessels from the East appear to have been ...

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  44. CLERK OR CASHIERS[?]

    On the information of Thomas Jasper Powell, inspector of factories, Robert B. [?] [?]eeper, of S[?]nston street, was proceeded a[?] at the District Court yesterday, before Mr. [?] ...

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  45. ANTHRAX SUSPECTED.

    MITIAMO, Friday.—A man named William Glecson died under pecaliar circumstances at Pyramid Hill last night. He took delivery of sheep ...

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