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  2. £300,000 Fire Destroys Big Melbourne Drapery Store

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.—More than £300,000 damage was done to-day by a fire which, destroyed Payne's Bon Marche drapery emporium, of Bourke street, city, and spread to other buildings. The fire burned fiercely for four hours. Three hundred destitute ...

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  3. BRITISH GOLFERS FOR AUSTRALIA

    IT is almost certain that a team of four eminent British golfers will arrive in Australia on October 12 to play a series of matches in the several Australian ...

    Article : 339 words
  4. SUSPECT SHOT BY POLICEMAN

    TWO policemen had an exciting chase after a man suspected of shopbreaking in the heart of the city at 6 a.m. yesterday. They ...

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  5. BALDWIN SPENCER DIES IN CHILE

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer, 69, eminent Australian scientist, has died at Magallanes, Chile, while on his way to make ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 392 words
  6. POTATO FAMINE SAID TO BE LIKELY

    BURNIE (Tas.), Sunday—Merchants here say there will be a potato famine. They predict prices in Sydney will reach £25 a ton. They are now £20 ...

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  7. Playing It Low Down On Parliament

    BRISBANE, Sunday.—Because they considered that the toast of Parliament was too low down on the list, the State Treasurer (Mr. Barnes) and Mr. M. J. ...

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  8. FOOTBALL TEAM CHASED

    SYDNEY, Sunday.—A girl was knocked out, and one team took to its heels, followed by supporters of its rivals, during a junior football match at Moore Park ...

    Article : 126 words
  9. Two Wrestlers, Heads In Scissors, Become Unconscious

    SYDNEY, Sunday.—A wrestling match for the British Empire heavyweight title at Newcastle last night between Scotty McDougall, 15.0 ...

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  10. HOUSES MAY SLIDE INTO SEA

    CHRISTCHURCH, Sunday.—At Tahuna, a suburb of Nelson, an earthquake crack in the hillside has been widening during the past week. ...

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  11. Barrier-Adelaide Phone Opened

    "Hullo, Broken Hill!" Telephone wires flashed this greeting on Saturday when direct communication was established between Adelaide and the ...

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  12. S.A. DELEGATION TO MR. BRUCE

    To wait on the Prime Minister at the behest of the South Australian Government, a delegation of Federal Parliamentary members from this State left for ...

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  13. SPECTATOR HITS FALLEN PLAYER

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Hundreds of onlookers took part in a brawl yesterday at Northcote. During the last quarter of, the Northcote-Brunswiek Association ...

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  14. WOMEN HOCKEY PLAYERS FOR ENGLAND

    PERTH, Sunday.—The following Australian team has been selected, to tour South Africa and Great Britain, next year:—Forwards, Misses Buckland (Q.) Bloore ...

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  15. BEEF MAY BE CHEAPER

    Although there may be a slight fall in the Abattoirs rates, for beef cattle in the middle of August, Mr. E. D. H. Virgo, secretary of the Stockowners' Association ...

    Article : 204 words
  16. King Makes Good Progress

    LONDON, Sunday—The King had a good night, and his progress is still satisfactory. His doctors paid him their usual morning visit. ...

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  17. Canberra Freezes And Has No Rain

    CANBERRA, Sunday.—Successive minister thermometer readings since Wednesday have been 20, 20.1, 17.1, 18, and 20 degrees. There have been only four ...

    Article : 45 words
  18. Heavy Seas Partly Submerge Shin In Bass Straits

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.—After having fought a fierce north-westerly gale, the passenger steamer Oonah reached port six hours late today—her latest arrival since ...

    Article : 66 words
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  20. ENGINE'S WHISTLE TAKEN FOR FIRE ALARM

    The continued blare of a locomotive's whistle, which had got out of control at Mile-End yards last night, alarmed many business people in the western suburbs. ...

    Article : 62 words
  21. TEMPERATURES AT CAPITAL CITIES

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  22. First Football Win For 14 Years

    BELGRAVE (Vic), Sunday.—Winning by 7-10 to 6-7 in Scoresby District Football Association, Belgrave had its first win for 14 years against Feratreo Gully ...

    Article : 44 words
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