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  2. UNIVERSITY CHAIRS.

    At yesterday's meeting of the University Council it was [?]mously agreed to appoint Professor Harold Addison Woodruff, L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., M.R.C.V.S., to the ...

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  3. RAILWAYMEN'S WAGES.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—A test case of comsiderable interest to railway employees was brought before Mr. Payten, S.M., at the Central Summons Court this morning. ...

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  4. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES.

    What is believed to be a determined case of suicide was reported to the Brunswick police last evening. George Neish, aged 17 years, is said to have returned to his home ...

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  5. PEOPLING THE LAND.

    Included amongst the 1,900 assisted passegngers, who are to arrive by the steamers Gothic, Port Lincoln, and Norseman next week, will be over 200 skilled artisans, ...

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  6. CITIZEN FORCES.

    Portion of the signal force of the citizen army is to be equipped with wireless appliances, with will be carried on the backs of pack horses. These are only to be used ...

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  7. VICTORIAN YEAR-BOOK.

    According to the fifth part of the Victorian Year Book just issued by the Government statist (Mr. A. M. Laughton), the estimated population of Victoria at the ...

    Article : 486 words
  8. AUSTRALIAN STAMP.

    Preparations are being made to print a large supply of the new Commonwealth postage stamps. As authorised by the Post-master-General (Mr. Frazer), the design of ...

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  9. IMPORTED POTATOES.

    Owing to the great scarcity of potatoes, with the consequent increase of price to the public, the Minister for Customs (Mr. Tudor) has decided to modify for the ...

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  10. SUBMARINE DEPOT SHIP.

    The submarine depot ship, which, with four oil-tank steamers, will absorb the £110,000 set aside for "[?] unit" this year, is to be a yachtlike boat, of about 5,000 ...

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  11. POLICE NEWS.

    At the Northcote Court yesterday, before Messrs. Tharratt (chairman), Brown, Stott, M'Intosh, Redmond, and Hayes, J.P.'s, Charles Read, aged 17 years, was charged with vagrancy. ...

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  12. DOMESTIC SERVANTS.

    Abour 200 domestic servants will report themselves at the Immigration Bureau next week, and Mrs. Bingham, the matron in charge, is now sending out vouchers to ...

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  13. THE RAILWAYS.

    A special staff of workmen has been employed for some weeks by the Railway department in constructing an 8ft. barrel culvert under the Brighton line at Point ...

    Article : 134 words
  14. TINGIRA BOYS.

    Boys continue to be attracted by the prospects of a life in the Australian navy, of the 200 required 132 having already joined the training-ship Tingira, which is ...

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  15. NEW ZEALAND FIGURES.

    WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Monday.—Advices from Dunedin state that the Australian demand for New Zealand potatoes continues, 17,000 sacks having left the district ...

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  16. AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL.

    BUNYIP, Aug. 30.—Potato-planting is now in full swing on Koo-wee-rup Swamp. Most farmers are putting in Carmens and Brownell Beauties. Onionplanting has been completed, a much larger area ...

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  17. CONTROL OF MOTOR TRAFFIC.

    At the Prahran Court yesterday, before Messrs. Phipps (chairman), M'Kinnon, Curwen-Walker, Button, and Captain Russell, J.P.'s, Ewart Paul, of Alma-raod, St. Kilda, was charged with having ...

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  18. COLLEGE CORPS.

    The State commandant (Colonel Parnell) commenced an inspection of college corps of senior cadets and citizen troops on Friday, when he visited the Melbourne ...

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  19. RUN OVER BY TWO TRAINS.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—Richard Jones, aged 18 years, employed on the railway deviation works at Erskineville, stepped in front of an approaching train this morning, and ...

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  20. STREET ROWDYISM.

    Dominie O'Sullivan and Laurie Br[?], young men, were charged at the Malvern Court yesterday, with offensive behaviour in Glenferrie-road, Malvern, on August 28. Messrs. Holmes and Dunlop ...

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  21. SINGER COMPANY'S AFFAIRS.

    SYDNEY, Monday. — Frank Denison Brown, late general manager of the Singer Sewing Machine Company in Australasia, was further examined to-day before the ...

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  22. OCTOGENARIAN DROWNED.

    WAGGA (N.S.W.), Monday.—The body of Michael Connelly, who has been missing for several days, was found floating in Wollundry Lagoon. He was more than 80 years ...

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  23. CAULFIELD DUPLICATION.

    The Railway department is making good progress with the duplication of the Caulfield line, and at present nearly 350 men are employed on the various sections of the ...

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  24. CADET COMPETITIONS.

    Great interest should be taken in the senior cadet competitions this year, in view of the fact that almost every unit in Australia will be represented. The Defence ...

    Article : 239 words
  25. BERTHS FOR IMMIGRANTS.

    Berths for 2,000 more intending immigrants have been secured by the immigration commissioner in London, Mr. M'Leod. The Victorian authorities are advised by ...

    Article : 328 words
  26. FALSE DESCRIPTION.

    Adessa M'Kenzie. Heensee of the All Nations Hotel, was charged at the Richmond Court on Monday with having applied a false trade description to certain liquor. Mr. H. Shelton, of the ...

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  27. PEARLING COMMISSION.

    The Royal commission appointed to inquire into the labour conditions existing in the pearling industry sat yesterday morning at Federal Parliament-house. Mr. ...

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  28. AN ARTIST DIVORCED.

    The reserved decision in the divorce suit Har[?] v. Harness was delivered by Mr. Justice A'Beckett in the Practice Court yesterday. The petitioner, Rose Avenel Harness (29), of ...

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  29. GIPPSLAND HILL COUNTRY.

    TRARALGON, Thursday. — The Railways Standing Committee last week paid a visit of inspection in connection with the proposed railway to serve the hill country ...

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  30. DISMISSED EMPLOYEE'S REVENGE.

    Albert Whiteehead was charged at the Richmond Court on Monday with having unlawfully assaulted John M'Donald, and Daniel [?]urton was charged with havnig behaved in a threatening ...

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  31. TRAINING INSTRUCTORS.

    The special training camp for candidates who aspire to become non-commissioned instructors on the permanent staff is to be held at Albury, and will continue for nine ...

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  32. SOLICITOR'S DEFAULT.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—In the Banco Court to-day, the Chief Justice (Sir William Cullen), Mr. Justice Pring, and Mr. Justice Gordon, dealt with the case of Thomas E. ...

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  33. DANGEROUS CORNERS.

    Messrs. Ernest E. Wagstaff and E. Edwards, representing the Automobile Club of Victoria, Waited on the St. Kilda Council last evening to urge the council to acquire certain areas at the corners of ...

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  34. GOODS FACILITIES.

    With a view to providing increased facilities for handling the rapidly expanding goods traffic, improvements are being effected by the Railways Commissioners at a number ...

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  35. INISHOWEN ESTATE.

    As the result of representations placed before is by the Premier (Mr. Watt), the Closer Settlement Board has agreed to make a further inspection of the Inishowen ...

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  36. NEW NATIONAL THEATRE.

    A varied and interesting programme is being presented at the National Amphitheatre, Bourke-street, for Show week. Miss Mamie Ellis is being accorded enthusiastic ...

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  37. MARRIED MAN CHARGED.

    Before Messrs. Phipps and Curwen-Walker, J.P.'s, at the Prahran Cour[?] yesterday, Harmes John Flintjar, a married m[?]n, was charged with an offence against a girl [?] 16 years of age in ...

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  38. FINED FOR GAMING.

    ADELAIDE, Monday.—At the police court to-day. Frances Bernard was fined £[?], Louis Cohen £30, and Morris Fra[?]burg £23, for offences under the ...

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  39. AMERICAN COWBOYS.

    "That's a good [?] marked Mr. [?] Vernon when "Tommy [?] after [?] a few times, succeeded in bringing his would be ...

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  40. CLOSER SETTLEMENT.

    The lessees on the various Government estates scattered throughout the State are gathering in Melbourne for their second annual conference, to be held in the ...

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  41. TRAFFIC DELAY.

    A "lo[?]k and block" delay occurred between North Richmond and Jolimont stations at 10.30 yesterday moning. As a result the traffic was disorganised, Clifton ...

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  42. IMPORTED CLYDESDALES.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—The Agent-General for New South Wales in London (Mr. T. A. Coghlan) has purchased, on behalf of the Government, three Clydesdale stallions ...

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  43. TRAVELLERS PROSECUTED.

    Before Messrs. Holmes and Dunlop, J.P.'s, at the Malvern- Court yesterday, James Thomas O'Connor was charges with having ridden in a [?]-class carriage on a second-class ticket between ...

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  44. EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION.

    Sir,—The Roman Catholi[?] Federation, in its anxiety to gain the public car on behalf of a separate Catholic grant, has made a proposal for a Royal commission, which is ...

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  45. TRAFFIC PROSECUTIONS.

    BENNALLA, Friday.—Before Mr. J. W. Beaven, P.M., at the police court yesterday, Grace Welsh, a young woman, was charged with travelling without a ticket on the railway. The defendant, who ...

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  46. APPLICATIONS APPROVED.

    The following applications have been approved by the Closer Settlement Board:- [?] S. Ingham, Allotment 27, [?] [?] P. J. [?] Allotment 22; L. J. T. Edwards, ...

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  47. MUSKETRY COURSE.

    The military authorities have ruled that in connection with the firing of the annual misketry course there is no necessity that those members of a militia unit training ...

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  48. UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE.

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  49. JUMPING OUT OF TAIT CARRIAGES.

    Sir,—I desite to direct attention to a dangerous practice that is growing since the introudction of the Tait railway carriages, and that is the jumping out of them before ...

    Article : 163 words
  50. TERRITORIAL TITLES.

    The de[?] authorities have agreed to permit commanding officers of units to provide, with regimental funds, brass badges, indicating [?] the [?] territorial ...

    Article : 241 words
  51. LANDS AVAILABLE.

    The following lands have been thrown open for selection: Parish of [?] in the St. Arnaud [?] with a ...

    Article : 470 words
  52. BOOKING CLERKS.

    Sir,—In some of the metropolitan offices lads receiving from £33 to £70 per annum are regularly put into posiotions as booking clerks where, in some cases, they hundle ...

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  53. POLICE DISCONTEN.

    Sir, Owing to high rents and the increased cost of living, [?] class in the com[?] has been harder hit than the police. Their [?] duties [?] any ...

    Article : 307 words
  54. SUBMARINES AND WIRELESS.

    The "E" class of [?] now being bilt for the Admiralty are of much larger size than previous patterns, and they are equipped with wireless. The two ...

    Article : 127 words
  55. TONGALA BLOCKS.

    SEYMOUR, Monday. Mr. George O'Toole, [?] [?] board at Seymour on Thursday, when ...

    Article : 115 words
  56. NAVAL COLLEGE.

    In all 132 nominations have been received for the 24 [?] offered in connection with the Australian navy. An interviewing committee will visit each ...

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  57. GENERAL SESSIONS.

    [?] [?] jury brought in a verdict of not [?] Francis Dowling, [?] from Arthur ...

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  58. NAVAL COLLEGE.

    Saturday was the last day on which applications for admittance to the Royal Australian Naval College could be made, and as usual there was a mild rush at ...

    Article : 194 words
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