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  2. Advertising

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  3. COUNTRY NEWS.

    In order to supplement the water supply, the commissioners have been pumping from what is known as the Kneeshun shaft, which is within the watershed are. ...

    Article : 430 words
  4. THE DRY SEASON.

    With respect to the construction of a reservoir at Eppalock, the Water Commission is having a contour survey made of the country for which irrigation is desired between ...

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  5. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES.

    While playing with three companions near his home, in Tucker avenue, Brighton, yesterday afternoon, Thomas Eugene Deane, 12 years of age, met with a fatal accident. ...

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  6. KILLED IN MOTORING ACCIDENT.

    PERTH, Tuesday.—A young man named Kenneth Hayes, of Lyall's Mill, was killed and Charles Spencer, town clerk, of Collie, badly injured as the result of a motor-car ...

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  7. WOMAN KILLED ON RAILWAY.

    BRISBANE, Tuesday.—A deaf and dumb woman, Lizzie Truscott, about 30 years of age, was killed on the railway line at Charters Towers this morning. She was ...

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  8. DISTRICT REPORTS.

    PORTARLINGTON, Tuesday.—The continued absence of rain has caused an invasion of crows in this district. Poultrybreeders complain of the ravages of these ...

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  9. WATER FOR SLUICING.

    The Water Commission is having an inquiry made as to the extent of the sluicing industry that is dependent on the Coliban water supply, and the likelihood of its ...

    Article : 79 words
  10. MINER LOSES EYE.

    George Wyhoon, a young miner employed at the Jumbunna coal mine, met with a painful and serious accident yesterday morning. He was assisting in the work of ...

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  11. AGRICULTURAL SHOWS.

    The secretary of the Agricultural and Horticultural Society has received a letter from the UnderSecretary of theh Department of Agricultural (N.S.W.), stating that, in view of the necessity for ...

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  12. ECHUCA NEEDS.

    Growers of tomatoes at Echuca are much concerned for their crops, owing to the Campaspe River, from which supplies of water have been obtained for irrigation ...

    Article : 144 words
  13. INJURED BY MACHINERY.

    William Roger, 56 years of age, residing at 11 Cassell street, Hawksburn, was admitted to the Melbourne Hospital yesterday morning, suffering from injuries to ...

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  14. MAN FOUND HANGED.

    Suspended by a cord round the neck behind the door of his office, at 71 Eastern Market, Bernard Reivers, a clothes dealer, unmarried, 51 years of age, was found dead ...

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  15. BENDIGO AND DISTRICT.

    At the October sitting of the Bendigo Supreme Court on Tuesday, a young man named Arthur Meager was charged with having attempted to assault Emily Gee, who ...

    Article : 177 words
  16. LONG LAKE WATER SUPPLY.

    SWAN HILL, Tuesday.—The result of the deputation to the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission by representatives of the Swan Hill Shire Council, ...

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  17. BOY'S HAND CUT BY CHAFFCUTTER.

    BEAUFORT, Monday.—Whilst a playmate was turning the handle of a chaffcutter at Chute on Sunday, a little boy about five years of age, son of Mr. and ...

    Article : 89 words
  18. GEELONG AND DISTRICT.

    The transfer of the license of the Royal Mail Hotel, Queenscliff, from Mary Mortimer to Julia Lucy Kennedy was granted on Tuesday. ...

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  19. PEA RIFLE ACCIDENT.

    MALDON, Tuesday.—While returning from the bush on Monday, a young man named Roy Blackmore, who was riding in a cart with a loaded pea rifle, had the ...

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  20. WATER STORAGE.

    A return of deliveries of water by the Water Commission for the week ended Saturday October 17, has been prepared as follows:— ...

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  21. DROVER FOUND HANGED.

    ECHUCA, Tuesday.—William O'Callaghan, a drover, aged about 28 years, residing with his wife and family at the Village Settlement, Echuca North, was found ...

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  22. POLICE NEWS.

    Patrick Mullins, a driver, was charged at the Footscray Court on Monday with having, on October 7, beaten a horse in circumstances involving cruelty. Mr. A. C. Secomb appeared to ...

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  23. FACTORIES ACT PROSECUTION.

    WARRAGUL, Tuesday.—The first prosecution brought under the Factories Act in this district was heard at the Warragul court-house to-day, before Mr. W. W. ...

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  24. PTOMAINE-POISONING.

    BEEAC, Monday.—A railway ganger named Grinton, in charge of the ballasting gang between Beeac and Cressy, became ill suddenly on Saturday night. His mates ...

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  25. KILLED BY FALL FROM HORSE.

    CONDAH, Saturday. — Samuel Wheeler, who was working for Mr. Bromley on part of the Morven Estate, went out on Wednesday afternoon to catch his horse, with ...

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  26. COUNCIL VACANCY FILLED.

    ST. ARNAUD, Tuesday.—An extraordinary election, to fill the vacancy in the Kara Kara Shire Council, caused by the death of Councillor E. Reseigh, resulted in ...

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  27. DOMESTIC SERVANTS THEFTS.

    At the Prahran Court on Monday, before Messrs. Sargeant (chairman), Curwen-Walker, and Bishop, J.P.'S, Edith Marion Ward, aged 24 years, a domestic servant, was charged with stealing £2, ...

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  28. MALLEE HORSES' PLIGHT.

    LEIGH CREEK, Monday.—Large mobs of horses from the Malle are now grazing on the local roads. One mob of 50 are in extremely low condition. One drover states ...

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  29. SHOWER AT BALLARAT.

    BALLARAT, Tuesday.—A cold change set in this evening, and at night a little rain fell. ...

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  30. DRIVER COLLIDES AGAINST TREE.

    COHUNA, Tuesday. — Mr. Robert McDonald, aged 66 years, brother of Mr. John McDonald, orchardist, of Myall Park, met his death in a tragic manner ...

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  31. THE RIVERINA.

    WAGGA, Thursday.—Not a drop of the more or less copious rain which lately visited other parts of the State was received in Riverina. With the persistent dry ...

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  32. PICKPOCKETS AT WORK.

    Joseph Rosenthal, a tailor, of Station street, North Carlton, informed the police yesterday that he entered an hotel on Monday afternoon in the company of six men. After leaving them be found ...

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  33. EARLY HAY.

    MARYBOROUGH, Monday.—The first load of this season's wheaton hay was delivered in Maryborough on Saturday from Mr. J. M. Keenan's farm, Majorca. This ...

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  34. FARMER CUTS HIS THROAT.

    DONALD, Monday. — Michael McGrath, a well-known farmer at North Laen, aged about 50 years, cut his throat on Saturday. He was taken to the St. Arnaud Hospital ...

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  35. HORSE AND JINKER STOLEN.

    A report has been made to the police by Mr. W. Arnold, market gardener, of Glen Waverly, that while her was in the Halfway House Hotel, at Notting Hill, at about o'clock on the night ...

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  36. THE SASSAFRAS FIRE.

    The disastrous bush fires which swept the fern gullies at Sassafras on Saturday and Sunday fortunately did not reach the Sherbrooke side. The beautiful Graham Falls, ...

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  37. FALL ON MINING DRILL.

    MALDON, Monday.—At Oswald's North British mine on Saturday night, Richard Penrose and his mate were carring a rockboring machine along a level and, in ...

    Article : 142 words
  38. ALEXANDER MILLER BEQUESTS.

    The Trustees, Executor, and Agency Company Limited, and Messrs. W. H. Thomas, G. E. Wale, the late Alexander Miller, have forwarded remittances as follows to the several institutions ...

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  39. ASSAULT IN CITY.

    A complaint has been made to the police by Robert S. Matheson, of Hotham street, East Melbourne, that he was walking along Little Lonsdale stret on Monday afternoon, about 6 o'clock, ...

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  40. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—Lest tourists who purposed visiting Sassafras during the Christmas holidays should think that all the beauty spots have been destroyed by the fire on ...

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  41. MAN LOSES £26.

    Leaving his rooms at Gordon road, Northcote, for three, hours on Monday evening, Edward Nathan returned and found that £26/10/ in gold had been extracted from a wallet ketp in his ...

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  42. RAINS IN THE WEST.

    PERTH, Tuesday.—Splendid rains have fallen over a large area of the southern portions of the State in the last 48 hours, but, unfortunately, in the castern agricultural ...

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  43. FOUND DROWNED IN DAM.

    WAGGA (N.S.W.), Saturday. — Mr. James Murphy, farmer, of Marrar, was missed from his home on Thursday. A member of the family found his body ...

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  44. SALE OF FARM LANDS.

    Messrs. keast, Morris, and Miles beg to report having effected the recent sales by public auction and private contract.—On account of the executors of late M. Caffrey, 1,031 acres, at Sunbury, to ...

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  45. LARCENY FROM BATHS.

    At the St. Kilda Court on Tuesday, before the major (Councillor O'Donnell), and Messrs. Kidd, Smithwick, Levi, Mahony, and Hartley, J.P.'s, a girl names Eily Wood was charged with having ...

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  46. ACCOUNTANT DROWNED.

    NARRANDERA (N.S.W.), Tuesday.— The body of A. E. Baker, who was accidentally drowned on Sunday in the Murrumbidgee River, near the Berrembed Weir, was ...

    Article : 109 words
  47. BUSH FIRES.

    BEECHWORTH, Tuesday. — Early on Saturday morning a fier started at Sheep[?]tion Creek, about six miles from Beechworth. On Saturday afternoon the fire ...

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  48. PRODUCE EXPORTS.

    SYDNEY, Tusday.—There were exported from Sydney last week 51 bushels of wheat and 5,835 sacks of flour. The New South Wales Military Force at Rosehill. ...

    Article : 60 words
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