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  2. ATKINSON WILL CASE.

    The hearing of the case arising on the will of Dr. Harry Leigh Atkinson, of Bendigo, affecting the disposition of an estate valued at £250,000, was continued before ...

    Article : 624 words
  3. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 176 words
  4. UNEMPLOYED PROBLEM.

    Representatives from the Trades Hall have twice waited on the Federal Treasurer (Mr. Higgs) in regard to the action of the State Government in dismissing about 1,500 ...

    Article : 729 words
  5. CIVIC AMALGAMATION.

    The campaign to contest the scat in the Collingwood City Council rendered vacant by the death of the late Councillor W. Rain was opened yesterday evening by Mr. A. J. ...

    Article : 588 words
  6. APPLES.

    The apple harvest is 5,000,000 cases. Only 1,050,000 cases can be exported. The rest must be eaten in Australia, or go to waste. ...

    Article : 564 words
  7. A.N.A. CONFERENCE

    WARRAGUL, Thursday.—The question of re-establishing wet canteens at military camps was raised at the concluding sitting of the annual conference of the A.N.A. ...

    Article : 952 words
  8. REPATRIATING SOLDIERS.

    The splendid response with which the scheme originated by Mr. Rodgers M.H.R., for the repatriation of returned soldier, has met in all the country districts where ...

    Article : 1,619 words
  9. ITEMS OF INTEREST

    The police set apart yesterday morning for the annual "blockade" of the inlets and outlets of the city to enable un examination of motorists' licenses to be made. The ...

    Article : 1,646 words
  10. WOMEN'S NATIONAL COUNCIL

    The monthly meeting of the National Council of Women was held last evening, at the Austral Salon. Mrs. Fossett, vice-president, presided. ...

    Article : 476 words
  11. CLERKS' CLAIMS.

    The heating of the plaint of the Commonwealth Public Service Clerical Association against the Commonwealth Public Service Commissioner and departments affected in ...

    Article : 500 words
  12. SOLDIERS' RIOT.

    SYDNEY, Thursday. — Private Harold Saunders Neasby, 20 years of age appeared before the District Court-Martial at the Victoria Barracks to-day on a charge of ...

    Article : 283 words
  13. THE RETAIL PRICE.

    Sir,—In a paragraph in "The Argus" of to-day's date it is mentioned that there are 4,000,000 cases of apples to be eaten by the Australian public—children at school ...

    Article : 141 words
  14. DEFENCE CONTRACTS.

    Replying to the statements of the secretary of the Chamber of Manufacturers (Mr. Ashby), published in "The Argus" yesterday, regarding the insurance of employees ...

    Article : 265 words
  15. ENGINE-DRIVERS.

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—At a meeting of the Sydney branch of the Federated Enginedrivens and Firemen's Association, held last night, the action of the High Court in ...

    Article : 124 words
  16. DISTRIBUTING THE CROP.

    Sir,—The difficulty is in getting the applies from the orchards to the consumer in case lots at a reasonable cost for distribution. A grower months ago vainly tried to induce ...

    Article : 415 words
  17. SHOOTING NEAR BERRINGA.

    BERRINGA, Thursday.—At the police court to-day William Coles Halstead was charged with having on March 12 shot at with intent to murder William Monaghan, ...

    Article : 148 words
  18. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES

    James Woods, aged 16 years, yesterday fell down a lift-well at the warehouse of Messrs. George Robertson and Co., Elizabeth street, where he was employed as a ...

    Article : 786 words
  19. MANSLAUGHTER.

    SYDNEY Thursday. — A sentence of seven years' penal servitude was passed today by the Chief Justice (Sir William Cullen) upon a former police-constable, ...

    Article : 261 words
  20. POLICE NEWS.

    Yesterday at the North Melbourne Court, Patrick McNamara and Arthur King were committed for trial on a charge of having on March 18 assaulted William White and robbed him of £1/2/. Inspector ...

    Article : 320 words
  21. NEW INSOLVENTS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 70 words
  22. RAILWAY WORKERS' WAGES

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—A sympathelic reception was given by the Minister for Railways (Mr. Hoyle) to-day to the representations of a deputation from the Ironworkers' ...

    Article : 134 words
  23. STOREKEEPERS AND TRADERS' ASSOCIATION.

    The sixteenth animal general meeting of the members of the Victorian Storekeepers' and Traders' Association was held on Wednesday evening, Mr. S. Hutchinson, president, being in the chair. ...

    Article : 296 words
  24. FOOTBALL AND WAR.

    BALLARAT, Wednesday.—Delegates of the various clubs in the Ballarat Football League (which during the course of last season's play discontinued the games) have ...

    Article : 171 words
  25. WELCOMING THE WOUNDED.

    PERTH, Thursday.—Complaints were made by the Mayor of Perth (Councillor Nicholson) at a reception to returned soldiers that the welcoming committee was ...

    Article : 110 words
  26. GARDEN ISLAND ENGINEERS.

    SYDNEY, Thursday. — The engineers at the Garden Island Naval Depot, who went out on strike as a protest against electricians being allowed to do work on ...

    Article : 88 words
  27. BROWN COAL.

    WARRAGUL, Thursday.—The Premier (Sir Alexander Peacock), who is attending the A.N.A. annual conference at Warragul, ...

    Article : 465 words
  28. GENERAL NEWS.

    A public demonstration in celebration of the 112th anniversary of the British and Foreign Bible Society will be held in the Town Hall, Melbourne, on Wednesday, April 12. Among the speakers will ...

    Article : 294 words
  29. "ACOUSTICS AND MUSIC."

    A large audience of students and others interested in music heard a lecture in the Melba Hill of the University Conservatorium on Wednesday by Dr. Love, lecturer ...

    Article : 243 words
  30. IS A MOTOR AN ENGINE?

    In the High Court yesterday, before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Barton, Mr. Justice Isaacs, and Mr. Justice Rich, an application to make absolute an order nisi to review a decision of Mr. ...

    Article : 283 words
  31. ARTIFICIAL LIMBS.

    Sir,—In a letter in "The Argus" yesterday it was stated that Mr. Duncan received all his training at Denyer's Ppy. Ltd. I beg to state that I, his father, paid a ...

    Article : 107 words
  32. LUCERNE POOL.

    Sir,—Reading that the Government are likely to formulatea scheme to pay lucerne-growers on irrigation blocks a sum of about £2 per ton as an advance on the ...

    Article : 292 words
  33. CURLWAA SETTLEMENT.

    Sir,—In "The Argus" of Monday your reporter on the vice-regal tour says:— "Curlwaa is still in its infancy. Mr. W. Sage's orchard, a very fine one, is largely ...

    Article : 222 words
  34. FIRES IN THE COUNTRY.

    TOCUMWAL, Tuesday.—A fire broke out on the property of Mr. John Bevans, three miles from Tocumwal, at about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. For over two hours Mr. Bevans, assisted only by his ...

    Article : 236 words
  35. WERRIBEE IRRIGATION.

    Despite reassuring statements from time to time, the Water Commission is now fearing that it will not be able to continue the supply of irrigation water at Werribee long enough to meet the ...

    Article : 118 words
  36. THE RIVERINE.

    BERRIGAN, Tuesday.—In consequence of the present method of handling goods and stock between the two railway systems at Tocumwal, the Berrigan Shire Council passed a resolution urging ...

    Article : 118 words
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