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  2. CITY DISTURBANCE.

    An encounter between some soldiers and the military police occurred in the city last evening. About three hundred men were granted leave at the Maribyrnong camp ...

    Article : 499 words
  3. CLOSER SETTLEMENT.

    ROCHESTER, Wednesday. — Leaving Kerang at 8 o'clock this morning the members of the Closer Settlement Commission made an inspection of the settlements in ...

    Article : 795 words
  4. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 189 words
  5. INDUSTRIAL NEWS

    It was complained at the last meeting of the United Grocers' Union that the employers' representatives on the wages board now sitting desired to bring into operation ...

    Article : 807 words
  6. DEATH OF DEAN NELAN.

    COLAC, Wednesday. — The death occurred this afternoon of Dean Nelan, who has had charge of the Roman Catholic parish of Colac for 52 years. He was the ...

    Article : 364 words
  7. ITEMS OF INTEREST

    The Acting Prime Minister (Senator Pearce) has received a despatch from the Imperial authorities, stating that atrangements have been made to give official ...

    Article : 1,831 words
  8. 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 : 1,114 words
  9. CALL FOR MEN.

    Recruiting in Victoria has fallen away to such an extent that the number of men now being enrolled is just sufficient to cover our quota of reinforcements. As stated by ...

    Article : 1,259 words
  10. COUNTRY NEWS.

    A consignment of clothing sent from Melbourne for soldiers in the Ballarat camp was tampered with on the journey, goods to the value of £[?] 19/6 being stolen. It was noticed that some of the ...

    Article : 1,873 words
  11. NEW SOUTH WALES POLITICS.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Although, according to the annual report of the inspectorgeneral of police, which was laid on the table in the Legislative Assembly to-night, there ...

    Article : 210 words
  12. SUGAR BEET CROP.

    Disappointing results have been experienced by sugar-beet growers at Maffra this year. Owing to climatic conditions, the production of sugar per ton of beet will be, in ...

    Article : 175 words
  13. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES

    Three sudden deaths occurred yesterday. An old-age pensioner named Wragg was discovered ill in Post-office place, and died on the way to the Melbourne Hospital in a ...

    Article : 432 words
  14. FOR THE WOUNDED.

    An inspiriting sight may be witnessed on any night but Sunday in the workshop conducted by the men's section of the Prahran Red Cross Society at the rear of the ...

    Article : 481 words
  15. SHEEP IN QUEENSLAND.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.—In the opinion of the Government expert in sheep and wool (Mr. W. G. Brown) the keeping of sheep on the Queensland coast has now ...

    Article : 156 words
  16. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The Agent-General for New South Wales (Mr. B. R. Wise) is retaining, his London offices in Cannon street for the present, owing to the impossibility of getting ...

    Article : 63 words
  17. SUNDAY-SCHOOL CAMPAIGN.

    Special courses of training for Sunday school teachers, under the direction of the Rev. Roscoe Wilson, in preparation for the Anglican annual examinations in July, are ...

    Article : 186 words
  18. CURTAILMENT OF RACING.

    In the return showing the receipts obtained by the proprietary racecourses which the Chief Secretary (Mr. McLeod) submitted to the Cabinet last week, the gross ...

    Article : 259 words
  19. ALIEN ENEMY BIRTH.

    The question of persons of alien enemy birth sitting as councillors was again discussed at the meeting of the Hawthorn Council last night. Councillor Schwerin, ...

    Article : 251 words
  20. POSSESSION OF FIREARMS.

    In the Fitzroy Court on Wednesday, before Messrs. S. J. Goldsmith, P.M., and T. McMahon and T. Griffen, J.P.'s, Frank Wallner was charged that he, being a naturalised subject of enemy ...

    Article : 111 words
  21. RED CROSS SOCIETY.

    It is evident that the Australian Red Cross Commissioners in Fgypt are anticipating busy days ahead. In addition to their large requisitions for hospital ...

    Article : 459 words
  22. STATE ELECTIONS.

    Three candidates have been nominated for a selection ballot for a nominee to contest the forthcoming vacancy in the Melbourne North Province of the Legislative Council ...

    Article : 183 words
  23. OLD LANDMARK DESTROYED.

    BALLARAT, Wednesday.—The Old Corduroy Bridge Hotel, at Clarendon, portion of which was utilised for post-office purposes, was burnt to the ground on Wednesday morning. The building was ...

    Article : 102 words
  24. BETTING AT SPORTS.

    One of the cardinal rules of amateur sport is that betting should be prohibited. In order to enforce this, the Victoria Amateur Athletic Association some time ago succeeded ...

    Article : 196 words
  25. EMPIRE DAY AT COLLINGWOOD.

    At a meeting of the Collingwood Council on Tuesday evening a deputation from the combined State schools' committees made a request that the vote of £15 in connection with Empire Day ...

    Article : 115 words
  26. DISPERSAL SALE OF SHORTHORNS.

    A dispersal sale of shorthorn cattle was held on April 12, on account of the executors of the late James Holmes, at Bathurst, N.S.W. There was a large and representative attendance of breeders and ...

    Article : 204 words
  27. THE RAILWAYS.

    Sir,—To be on the Footseray platform when the 7.30 a.m. train draws in going to Melbourne is to witness a sort of fierce Rugby "scrimmage" to obtain—not seats— ...

    Article : 299 words
  28. GENERAL NEWS.

    A large number of ladies met in the Fitzroy Town Hall on Wednesday afternoon at an American tea organised to assist the central branch of the Australian Women's National League Birthday Fund. ...

    Article : 272 words
  29. SERUM FOR MENINGITIS.

    Inquiries made at the Health department yesterday do not bear out the contention put forward by Canon Hughes at a meeting of the Melbourne Hospital Committee on ...

    Article : 226 words
  30. COUNTRY HORSE SALES.

    BENALLA (April 5).— Campbell and Sons, of Kirk's Bazaar, Melbourne, in conjunction with M. Q. McNamara and Co., of Benalla, report:— [?]ghts. There were a number of buyers for ...

    Article : 310 words
  31. SPORTING ITEMS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 216 words
  32. FINED £100 FOR STREET BETTING.

    James Percival O'Mara, a man 49 years of age, appeared before Messrs. P. C[?] P.M., W. Johns, and J. Gaban, J.P.'s. in the Collingwood Court on Wednesday, to answer a charge of street-betting. ...

    Article : 125 words
  33. "BRITAIN PREPARED."

    For the final three nights of the Melbourne season "Britain Prepared," the official war films, will be transferred to the Melbourne Town Hall, commencing this evening, ...

    Article : 84 words
  34. NEW INSOLVENTS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 36 words
  35. LATE SHIPPING NEWS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 26 words
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