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  2. COST OF EDUCATION.

    Fillowing statements by the director of Education (Mr. M. P. Hansen) at the annual conference of the Teachers' Union concerning the need for education reform, ...

    Article : 1,481 words
  3. MOTOR CARS AND CYCLES.

    According to statistics prepared by the police 1,445 motor-cars and 374 motor-cycles were stolen in the city and suburbs last year. All but 133 motor-cars were recovered, ...

    Article : 146 words
  4. BEDCLOTHES ON FIRE.

    At the South Melbourne Court on Friday, Cyril O'Reilly, aged 20 years, labourer, of Little Bank street, was charged with having, on January 10, maliciously set fire ...

    Article : 266 words
  5. STATE SCHOLARSHIPS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,458 words
  6. RAILWAYS CONDITIONS.

    The Railways Classification Board will begin next week the hearing of claims by both the commissioners and the railways unions concerning the award to be made ...

    Article : 348 words
  7. UNREGISTERED MOTOR-CARS.

    Referring to remarks made by Mr. J. W. Clark, P.M., in the Richmond Court on Tuesday that it was not known how many unregistered motor-cars were being driven ...

    Article : 175 words
  8. CARS IN YARRA PARK.

    The Minister for Lands (Mr. Bailey) is engaged in two disputes with the City Council. The first dispute relates to the Western Market site, which the Minister ...

    Article : 409 words
  9. FIRST OFFENDERS ACT.

    "I do not know what is coming over the young men of to-day. If there is anything they want they just go into someone's house and help themselves: The First ...

    Article : 172 words
  10. "LIED MORE THAN ONCE."

    Criticism of the evidence of a young woman was made at the Preston Court on Thursday. Before Messrs. O. A. Walker and F. J. McMihon, J.P's. George Ian ...

    Article : 322 words
  11. SAWMILL BURNT.

    PERTH, Thursday.—Hoffman's timbermill, 93 miles south of Perth, which was operated by Millar's Timber and Trading Company Ltd., was destroyed by a fire ...

    Article : 106 words
  12. MOTOR- REGISTRATION FEES.

    The neccssity for increased Government grants to municipal councils toward the cost of maintaining and constructing main roads, is emphasised by the town clerk of ...

    Article : 148 words
  13. LEOPARD AND LION SKINS.

    Two [?]eopard-skins and a lionskin rug were stolen on Thurday from an office at the Zoological Gardens. The skins had been obtained from animals which died at ...

    Article : 137 words
  14. ANTHROPOLOGICAL GIFT.

    Another valuable addition has been made to the Commonwealth Institute of Anatomy in Canberra by the presentation of the anthropological collection made by the ...

    Article : 191 words
  15. FOOTSCRAY BATHS.

    It is likely that there will be a loss of nearly £2,000 for the year ending April 30, 1931, on the Footscray municipal baths, which were constructed last year at a cost ...

    Article : 153 words
  16. MAN DROWNED IN RIVER.

    BRISBANE,Friday.—When he attempted to save the life of Mona Laycock, a girl who got into difficulties in the Dawson River, Roy Countryman, aged 24 ...

    Article : 45 words
  17. TASMANIAN INDUSTRIES.

    LAUNCESTON (T.) FriAday.—The Minister for Home Affairs (Mr.Blakeley), after having spent three weeks in Tasmania,said that he had been much ...

    Article : 60 words
  18. RAILWAY FARES TO HIGHETT.

    At the last meeting of the Highett Progress Association a letter was received from the Railways department, in reply to a request from the association for a reduction in fares,stating that ...

    Article : 52 words
  19. DEATH BELIEVED DUE TO POISON.

    BRISBANE,Friday.—Michael Lambert, aged 55 years was fourd dead in a hruse at Greentree, near Mundubbcra.Death is believed to have been caused by his drinkg water which ...

    Article : 53 words
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    ASTRONOMER'S DEATH.—The assistant Government astronomer of Victoria (Mr. C. J. Merfield), who was killed yesterday in a motoring accident. The portrait was taken when Mr. Merfield was examining a scismographic record at the Melbourne Observatory. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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    NEW CHIEF JUSTICE.— A portrait, which was taken yesterday, of Sir Frank Gavan Duffy, who has been appointed Chief Justice of the High ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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    NEW CITY BUILDING.— One hundred feet above the pavement this workman, on the now building, Howey Court, 234 Collins street, tightened the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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    PAVLOVA DEAD.—Mme. Anna Pavlova, the world's greatest dancer, has died at The Hague, Holland, from plcurisy, following upon a chill ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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    SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION.—The navigation officer on the interstate steamer Manunda instructs a small passonger in the mysteries of the scionce of navigation. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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    EDUCATION CONFERENCE.—Head masters and insepctors of Victoria high schools met in conference yesterday at the Melbourne High School, Forrest Hill, South Yarra. On the left, Mr. C. Searby, head master of the Melbourne High School; and Mr. J. A. Seitz, the chief inspector. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 43 words
  26. POSTAL VOTING ABOLISHED.

    At a meeting of the Williamstown Council this week a letter was received from the Department of Public Works, forwarding an extract from the ...

    Article : 183 words
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    FEDERAL CABINET MEETING.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin) met members of the Cabinet formally in Melbourne yosterday for the first time since his return from the Imperial Conference. After the meeting, outside, the Commonwealth offices, left to right, weee—The Acting Minister for Markets (Mr. Forde), the Postmaster-General (Mr. Lyons), Mr. Scullin, the Attorney-General (Mr. Brennan), and the Minister for Defence (Mr. Green). ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 61 words
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    PRACTISING FOR CHAMPIONSHIPS.—Miss P. Dawdell (left) and Miss R. Harper, members of the Melbourne Women Harriers' Club, practising relay-race staff channing at the Motordrome for the Viotorian Women's Amatour Athletic Association's interclub championships, which will be held on February 7. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  30. STAMP TAX PROSECUTIONS.

    Failure to give received for stamps as required [?]der the Stamps (Unemployment Relief) Tax Act [?]d to the appearance at the Caulfied Court on Friday of two men.Reginuld George Edgell. ...

    Article : 75 words
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