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  2. ALLEGED VALUELESS CHEQUES

    Thomas Walsh was before the City Court yesterday charged with having on July 9 obtained by means of a valueless cheque an overcoat valued at £3/5/, and £6/15/ in ...

    Article : 595 words
  3. HUNT CLUBS MEET AT DONNYBROOK.

    The master (Mr. A. T. Creswick) and members of the Melbourne Hunt Club accepted the invitation of the Oaklands Hunt Club to join in a cross-country ga[?]op at Donny[?]rook on Thursday. Nearly 50 enthusiasts followed the [?]ounds, braving the raw[?] [?]ntry weather and the mud, which covered man, woman, and [?]east before the hounds were turned homewards. The meet is shown preparing to set out. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 70 words
  4. SORRENTO AND PORTSEA.

    The [?]rosion of the foreshore of the Sorrento and Portsea front beaches has reached a stage at which—it is claimed by local authorities—it is imperative that the ...

    Article : 562 words
  5. PROPOSED EXTENSIONS TO GENERAL POST-OFFICE.

    In giving evidence before the Federal Public Works Committee on the workshop accommodation to be provided in the projected additions to the General Post-office, the supervising electrical engineer of the department (Mr. E. Becher) referred to this official plan, which shows the extensions from the line of the existing building, facing Spencer street, and occupying the rear area as far back as Little Bourke street. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. HIGH TIDES SCOUR SORRENTO'S FORESHORE.

    Erosion by high tides is causing the foreshore and cliffs at Sorrento to crumble away at an alarming rate. In the last 10 or 15 years the proprietor of one seaside estate has lost 50ft. of his land by the action of the sea. Int is contended that a retaining wall of concrete would check the damage. The photograph shows the intrusion of the tide on the beach looking towards Canterbury and Rye. See ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. HOUSEBREAKERS CONVICTED.

    On the afternoon of June 12 two housebreakers were detected making a hurried exit from the dwelling of John Buzoli[?]h, of The Terrace, Malvern. Before Mr. ...

    Article : 302 words
  8. INVESTIGATOR'S LIBEL ACTION

    In accordance with his intimation on the question of costs, Mr. Justice Schutt yesterday heard argument by senior couns[?]l in the action in which Alfred Stephen ...

    Article : 233 words
  9. THEATRICAL ARTISTS ARRIVE.

    Several theatrical artists have arrived from England this week for vaudeville circuits. Four came by the Sydney express yesterday to appear at the Tivo[?] Theatre this afternoon, and are shown at Spencer street, as follow:—Top, left to right.—M. Kurasaki, a Japanese comedian; ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  10. ROYAL TENNIS.

    Royal tennis, as distinct from [?]awn tennis, evolved from it, is a game of infinite complexities and of extreme exclusiveness, for there are only two courts in Australia, one at Hobart and the other in Exhibition street. Both courts were built under the supervision of Mr. T. Stone (inset on the left), who, at the age of 85 years, is the oldest exponent of the ancient game in Australia, having begun to play at Hampton Court Palace 75 years ago. A game in progress is seen at the Royal Melbourne court, Exhibition street, yesterday. The photograph ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 138 words
  11. MIDNIGHT WINDOW-BREAKING.

    Attracted by the noise of falling glass in Victoria, street, Abbotsford, shortly after midnight on June 23, Constable Sibbett, of Richmond, who was on duty in the vicinity at the time, noticed two ...

    Article : 390 words
  12. MURRAY STEAMERS AWARD.

    Having made a preliminary award on Monday, Deputy President Sir John Quick yesterday made his final award in the Arbitration Court in the matter of the ...

    Article : 243 words
  13. ANALYST'S TASTE AT FAULT.

    At the Carlton Court on Friday, before Mr. A. A. Kelley, P.M., and Messrs. A. H. Shaw, W. Hendry, and W. J. Richards, J.P.'s, James Charles Halp[?] of Carlton place, Carlton, was charged ...

    Article : 219 words
  14. DESTRUCTIVE BOYS.

    Boys aged from 12 to 15 years appeared at the Children's Court, Collingwood, on Friday to answer various charges. Two pleaded guilty to having stolen gelignite ...

    Article : 134 words
  15. INTERSTATE BOY FOOTBALLERS ARRIVE.

    Schoolboy football teams from Queensland, Western Australia, and New South Wales arrived yesterday to comp[?]t[?] with Victoria in interstate matches on the M.C.C. ground on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. These interstate matches were inaugurated two years ago, when a football carnival was held in New South Wales. Some of the young Queenslanders are shown above, and a number of the New South Wales team below. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 69 words
  16. AN APPEAL TO INVESTORS.

    At various city banking establishments yesterday [?]arge placards were being [?]rected directing the attention of the [?]nvesting public to the new Commonwealth 5 per cent. loan, maturing in 1928, bearing interest at 5 per cent., and issued at £9[?]. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  17. ILLEGAL LOTTERY TICKETS.

    In the City Court yesterday Henry Miller, barman, was fined £25 on a charge of having on July 19 knowingly received tickets in an illegal lottery. With Mr. R. Knight, P.M., on the ...

    Article : 85 words
  18. ASSAULT AND ROBBERY.

    On the afternoon of June 4 James O'Connell, employed as head cutter at Lincoln Stuart Pty., went into the Arcade Hotel, Little Coll[?] street, to have a drink. He was there introduced to ...

    Article : 228 words
  19. ASSAULT CHARGE DISMISSED.

    Before Messrs. Curtis, Young, Morley, Levi, Short, and Wilson, J.P.'s, at the St. Kilda Court on Friday[?] Joseph Lynch and Norman Edward Weekes, two young men, were charged with ...

    Article : 186 words
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