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  2. ODD JOBS BUREAU.

    "This committee is not to be dissuaded in any way from carrying out its activities by irresponsible persons who do not represent the real unemployed," said Mr. James ...

    Article : 330 words
  3. BROWN COAL ON FIRE.

    Set alight by a bush fire on Thursday night the old open cut at Yabourn, containing huge quantities of brown coal, became a glowing mass, emitting volumes of smoke heavily charged with sparks. A general view of the open cut, showing the coal burning on all sides. The cut is a quarter of a mile square and 300ft. deep[?] so that it resembles, in appearance, the crater of a volcano. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 76 words
  4. MILK FOR THE CITY.

    A comprehensive plan for regulating the milk supply of the metropolitan area was approved at a meeting of the council of the Chamber of Agriculture yesterday. Mr. ...

    Article : 801 words
  5. DELAY WITH SUMMONS.

    Police were criticised by the chairman of the bench at the Brighton Court on Friday when Thomas Rodgers, whose address was stated as Sydney, was charged with having, ...

    Article : 464 words
  6. TOWNSHIP IN DANGER.

    In constant dread of a change of wind to the south were the residents of the brown coal mine township, which (as shown in the photograph) is situated on the edge of the burning open out. All the people were kept busy beating out the fires as they broke out on the lip of the "crater," which is seen on the right. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 66 words
  7. AGAINST HEAVY ODDS.

    All round the race of the open out at Yallourn are men with hoses pouring water on to the red-hot mass of coal. During the fight some of them were nearly choked by the smoke. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 38 words
  8. TEACHERS' UNION.

    The third annual conference of the Victorian Teachers' Union will be opened in the Assembly Hall[?] Collins street, at halfpast 2 o'clock on Tuesday. Opening ...

    Article : 258 words
  9. OVERSEAS MAIL TABLES.

    Annually an interesting booklet is issued from the London office of "The Argus" giving particulars of mails between Australia, London, and America, with dates ...

    Article : 138 words
  10. PERJURY CHARGE.

    In November, 1928, Alfred Ladewig, canvasser, was arrested and charged with lar[?] by trick. He was released on bail, a woman acting as security, but he did not ...

    Article : 90 words
  11. IN THE CUMBERLAND VALLEY.

    One of the tallest trees in the Cumberland Valley [?] in the area that has been selected by the Minister for Forests (Mr. [?]) as a permanent memorial reserve. The great tree in the picture and the [?] on the right [?] of [?] ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 59 words
  12. WIDENING VICTORIA STREET.

    Sir,—The secretary of the Town-planning Commission says:—"Mr. Anderson admitted long ago that the widening of Victoria street would become necessary some day. ...

    Article : 508 words
  13. CARPENTER ASSAULTED.

    [?]A dispute on the stairway at the State Theatre, [?] being erected in Flinders street, led to the appearance at the City Court yesterday of John M[?]han, aged 27 years, labourer, on a ...

    Article : 202 words
  14. ROMNEY FOR NATIONAL GALLERY.

    This painting by R[?]ney of Rich[?] Griffith has been placed in the National Gallery. It has come into the possession of Mr. [?] Westherley[?] of Mor[?] whose wife was a great[?]granddaughter of the original. The picture, which is a fine sample of the [?] work has ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 75 words
  15. MISHAP TO MOTOR-CAR.

    When this motor-car was being driven towards Melbourne between Pak[?] and [?] yesterday[?] something caused it to [?] and it ran into the [?] the road. A child who was on the front seat was thrown through the [?] and injured. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 36 words
  16. STOLE FROM EMPLOYERS.

    At the Prahran Court on Friday, before Mr. T. D. O'Callaghan, P.M., and Messrs. F. W. P[?]ham, C. Collie, F. C. Wil[?]ot, F. W. Daw[?], P. Cohen, and W. Martin, J.P.'s[?] John ...

    Article : 255 words
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