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  2. HIGH- PRICED YEARLING.

    At the annual sales of thoroughbred yearlings in Sydney on Thursday, the top price was 1,650 guineas, said by E. O. Jones and Co. for this black colt, by St. Alwyne (imp.) from Celine (imp.), bred by W. and F. A. Moses at the Arrowfield Stud, Hunter River (N.S.W.). ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 53 words
  3. STORY OF A STOLEN DRESS.

    Dutton Fox, aged 24 years, printer, was before the City Court yesterday charged with having on March 24 stolen a silk frock, valued at £5, the property of Miss ...

    Article : 547 words
  4. DUNOLLY FLOUR MILLS BURNT.

    Bant's Flour Mills at Dunolly were destroyed by fire on Wednesday afternoon, when a large stock of export flour and several thousand bags of wheat were burnt. The fire brigade, owing to the lack of water, confined its efforts to saving the huge wood stacks shown in the foreground. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 53 words
  5. BERRY FRUITS PROJECT.

    On an application to fix a time by which statements relating to the affairs of the Household Supplies Proprietary Ltd. should be supplied to the liquidator (Mr. T. C. ...

    Article : 518 words
  6. A FEMININE MINORITY.

    In contrast to the large deputation which waited on the Postmaster-General (Mr. Gibson) recently and aurged a reduction of postal rates, this small delegation, representing the women's section of the Victorian Farmers' Union, yesterday asked the Minister not to reduce charges, but to apply the huge departmental surplus to extending and Improving postal and telephone services in the country. From left to right:—Mrs. R. J. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 83 words
  7. SEYMOUR ARTILLERY CAMP.

    About 300 trainees of the Eighth Brigade, Australian Field Artillery, have been in camp at Seymour, under the command of Lieut-Colonel W. H. St. Clair, D.S.O., who is shown on the left at the tree watching the gun practice. On the right a gun is shown in action, firing at a range of about a mile and a half. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 62 words
  8. RIGHT OF APPEAL.

    Members of the bar, as well as judges of the higher court, are apparently coming to the conclusion that the right of appeal is much abused by persons found guilty by a ...

    Article : 369 words
  9. CHARGE TO THE JURY.

    Before Judge Woinarski in the Court of General Sessions, Charles William Harvey and Victor Clarence Yendle, both young men, were found guilty of assault with ...

    Article : 319 words
  10. WILL THIS HELP "EAT MORE FRUIT?"

    This photograph shows the contents of a basket of fruit purchased yesterday for half-a-crown at the departmental fruit stall at Spencer street railway station. Allowing retail rates of 2d. for the bananas, 3d. for the apples, 4d. for the pears, 1d. for the peach, 1d. for passion- fruit, 2d. for the grapes, and 1d. for the box, the charge should not have been more than 1/3. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 72 words
  11. ESSENDON'S BABY HEALTH CENTRE.

    Her Excellency Lady Forstor yesterday opened the new Baby Health Centre at the Essendon Town Hall. She is shown with the bouquet presented by the Victorian Baby Health committee in a group of young visitors to the new depot. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 44 words
  12. BROKEN HILL MINING.

    On behalf of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited, application was made in the Arbitration Court to Mr. Justice Powers yesterday for the ...

    Article : 135 words
  13. ALLEGED SHOPBREAKING.

    Victor Stocks, aged 31 years, painter, who was arrested by Plain-clothes Constables Counell and Cooper, in Russell street, on Thursday afternoon, was before the City ...

    Article : 133 words
  14. NEGLECTED PUNT ROAD, RICHMOND.

    Although it is one of the main city arteries, taking traffic from Prince's Bridge to the southern suburbs, Punt road, Richmond, is in a shocking state of disrepair. It is pitted with deep pot-holes, and two sewer vents and fire plugs projecting as much as six inches from the worn surface are a menace to the axles of motor-cars. The photograph shows the wheels of various vehicles In three different holes in Punt road on,the seetion between ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 87 words
  15. DISTURBANCE AT HOTEL.

    Allegations of unnecessary violence toward a prisoner by constablces—of drunkenness on the part ot one constable and personal spite on the part of another—were made in the Caulfield ...

    Article : 596 words
  16. TRANSACTIONS IN SHARES.

    Judge Wasley, in the County Court yesterday, heard a case in which Henry Marshall, of Colac, agent, sued W. Moulton, of Elizabeth street, Melbourne, secretary. ...

    Article : 266 words
  17. REPLACING A PROPELLER BLADE.

    It often happens that when a vessel goes to dry dock for overhaul and repairs the propeller is found to have been broken by contact with some submerged object, although the damage had not been noted at the time. This was the case with the tug Sprightly, and men are shown at work at Duke and Orr's dry dock, South Melbourne, fitting a new blade. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 71 words
  18. SENTENCES TO STAND.

    The Court of Arbitration Appeal, in a reserved judgment yesterday, decided that the sentence of three years imprisonment imposed upon Anthony Foulkes for the ...

    Article : 64 words
  19. CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT.

    James Smith labourer, who was recognised by Plain-clothes Constable Birch as a "wanted man" while he (Smith) was sitting among the spectators in the City Court on Thursday, was ...

    Article : 130 words
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