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  2. Letters to the Editor GUBERNATORIAL RESIDENCE

    Sir,—"Penny wise and pound foolish" is the attitude of the Government in deciding not to have a residence for the Governor-General. It is a short-sighted ...

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  3. FRUIT CROPS AFFECTED

    Unless a good downpour of rain is received very shortly the Victorian fruit crop, except thst in Gippsland and some of the irrigated areas, and grapes in the ...

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  4. OUR WOOL IN U.S.A.

    It is not surprising that the attempts made so far to bring about general reauctions in the United States wool import duties have been unsuccessful, or that the ...

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  5. VEGETABLE CROPS

    "Wonderful work has been done in overcoming drought conditions and improving crops in the wheat and fruit industries, and I do not see why similar work should ...

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  6. COUNTRY NEWS SNAKE AND HAWK FIGHT

    When motoring from Shepparton to Avoca Mr. E. Garner, of South Yarra, saw a snake and a hawk fighting. So intent were the pair on the combat that ...

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  7. BIRD FOUNTAIN IN PARK

    Work has been begun on the Donald Macdonald Memorial by Mr. Stanley J. Hammond, the young sculptor entrusted with the modelling and erection of the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  8. DROUGHT AND STORMS Growers' Heavy Losses

    Already luxuries in many households, fruit and vegetables are likely to become more expensive, while many producers, ...

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  9. NO MARKET CHANGES WOOL SALES

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  10. PERILOUS AQUAPLANING

    Sir,—While at Sorrento one of my crew noticed a speed-boat flash between the piles of the jetty at about 25 miles an hour. On Monday last, while my yacht ...

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  11. CHILD BITTEN BY SPIDER

    Wilma Anderson, aged 2½ years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Anderson, of Mountain Hut, was bitten by a red-backed spider. She was taken to the Maryborough ...

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  12. ROAD IMPROVEMENTS

    Special attention was recently directed at the Buninyong Council to me unsatisfactory condition of the Clarendon to Lal Lal read, one of the principal roads in the ...

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  13. FIREMEN AT THEATRES

    Recently an alteration was made in the conditions regarding the attendance of firemen at theatres. There is considerable criticism in Ballarat because of the ...

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  14. NOW, MR. WELLS!

    Sir,—Permit me also to seek enlightenment upon a statement of our distinguished visitor. In his "A Short History of the World," chapter xiii., Mr. Wells has ...

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  15. INFECTIOUS DISEASES

    On Thursday a report was received from the district health officer (Dr. Brennan) by the Buninyong Shire Council, suggesting that steps should be taken to ...

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  16. Accidents CAR OVERTURNS

    When a car overturned on the Mansfield road, near Yea, early yesterday morning, Robert Gardiner, aged 19 years, of Curran street, North Melbourne, suffered ...

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  17. BOYS' EMPLOYMENT

    Sir,—Much has been said and written about employment of boys, but I would like to direct your attention to clause 5, paragraph 2, of the metal trades award, ...

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  18. ALLEGED THEFT OF RACEHORSE

    Objecting to being remanded on a charge of the larceny of the racehorse Roist, James Edward Donovan, aged 58 years, painter, of Spencer street, city, told ...

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  19. UNIVERSITY CAMP

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  20. MINE FIRE STILL BURNING

    The fire in the old Clarence shaft at Eaglehawk is still burning, but work was resumed at 12 noon to-day in the South New Moon mine adjoining. The miners ...

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  21. WOMAN KILLED BY TRAIN

    When she was struck by the Stony Point to Melbourne express passenger train at the McDonald street level crossing, near the Mordialloc station, Mrs. ...

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  22. AYRSHIRE'S FEAT

    According to an announcement by the Ayrshire Cattle Herd Book Society, Barclay's Betty, owned by Mr. H. J. Chisholm, proprietor of the Strathglass herd of ...

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  23. LAYING WATER PIPE LINE

    Recognising the urgency of the work the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission is making fast time in laying the 24in. pipe line from Tandara to Bendigo, ...

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  24. INJURED MAN DIES

    CORRYONG, Thursday.—Injured when a car overturned on the Cudgewa road, near Corryong, early this morning. Mr. W. Krausgrill died later in the Corryong ...

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  25. LIGHTNING STRIKES MAST

    When lightning struck a wireless mast at the home of Mr. E. Adams, of Cobden, during a storm, it broke the mast, wrecked a radio set in the dining-room, melted the ...

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  26. ESSENTIAL IN DIET

    Vegetables and milk, and milk and milk products, were essential in every diet, the chairman of the Health Commission (Dr. H. N. Featonby) said yesterday. The ...

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  27. INJURED BY LORRY

    CASTLEMAINE, Thursday.—Falling from his father's lorry at Newstead yesterday afternoon, Graham Ebury, aged 9½ years, was severely injured when the ...

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  28. ILLEGAL USE OF CAR

    If imprisonment were not imposed for such offences without the option of fines, the police would constantly have to guard motor-vehicles, said Mr. Meehan, P.M., in ...

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  29. TELEPHONE EXCHANGE

    GEELONG, Thursday.—The Department of the Interior has accepted the tender of Messrs. J. C. Taylor and Son. Geelong, for the erection of a new ...

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  30. RECRUITING DRIVE

    Sir,—As a number of sporting officials are not returned soldiers, how can they seek the enlistment of their numbers to join the militia? Men who did not fight ...

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  31. WAGE DETERMINATIONS

    An amended determination of the Boot Board, which comes into force to-day, provides for an increase of 1/ a week in the wages for adult males, and the rates ...

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  32. RYEGRASS SEED HARVEST

    Last year Colac Rye Grass Ltd. handled nore than 10,000 bushels of seed, but owing to the exceptionally dry season the harvest is expected to be only ...

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  33. CYCLIST INJURED

    Allan Hood, aged 20 years, of St. Leonard's road, Ascotvale, suffered fractures of the pelvis and collarbone when his bicycle and a car collided at the corner ...

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  34. MAN FOR TRIAL

    A street fight, following incidents in a cafe at St. Kilda Junction, was the subject of evidence at the St. Kilda Court yesterday. ...

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  35. GEELONG FIRE CALLS

    In 1938 Geelong Pire Brigade responded to 97 calls, of which 45 were fires in buildings, 25 false calls, 25 rubbish or grass fires, and two chimney fires. The ...

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  36. PRISONER'S SUICIDE

    A finding of suicide was recorded by the city coroner (Mr. Tingate, P.M.) yesterday at the inquest on John Strong, alias Alfred James Constantine, aged 30 years, ...

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  37. OPPOSED TO "ISMS"

    Sir,—As an ex-soldier and one who served his country during three successive reigns. I have been in close touch with the trend of things for some years, and I ...

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  38. BENDIGO AERODROME

    BENDIGO, Thursday.—The Bendigo City Council is making application to the Federal Government for a grant of £1,800 to enable it to complete the ...

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  39. CAR ILLEGALLY USED

    A charge of having illegally used a motor-car on December 23 was brought at the St. Kilda Court yesterday against Leslie Gleeson, aged 19 years, of Bay ...

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  40. APRICOT CROP CANNED

    Although the apricot crop was uniformly light, a fair tonnage was processed at Krabram cannery. The processing season, which has been shorter than usual, will ...

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  41. ROAD TO BE CLOSED

    GEELONG, Thursday.—The Country Roads Board has given notice of the closing of the Great Ocean road for its entire length from Torquay to ...

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  42. VETERINARIAN WANTED

    To help to overcome the shortage of trained veterinarians the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Hogan) announced yesterday that the Government had decided ...

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  43. WATER FOR RAILWAYS

    The consumption of water by the Railways Department at Kyneton for 1938 amounted to 13,833,000 gallons, the greatest consumption for any year, and ...

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  44. MOTORIST FINED

    William George Keeley, of Liscard street, Ripponlea, was fined £20, with £1/18/ costs, at the Footscray Court yesterday on a charge of having driven a ...

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  45. "GET YOUR MAN," OR—

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—Better results in crime detection would have to be shown or many changes would be made. This warning was given to the police ...

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  46. Country News Continued POTATO CROPS ATTACKED

    Cut worms are attacking potato crops in the Gordon and Bungareee districts. Several farmers are using the poison recommended by the Department of ...

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  47. REPLY TO BUSHMAN

    Commenting on a letter published yesterday in "The Argus," in which a complaint was made of lack of attention by officers of the Lands Department to a man ...

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  48. APPROVAL FOR LOAN

    GEELONG, Thursday.—The Geelong Waterworks and Sewerage Trust has received approval from the State Executive Council to borrow £306,050 for the ...

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  49. FARMER'S FATAL DIVE

    BRISBANE, Thursday.—William Thomas Denman, aged 65 years, farmer, of Harrisville near Ipswich, was drowned in a wading-pool at Wynnum Central ...

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  50. OFFICIALS ELECTED

    Officers of the Maldon Associates' Golf Club had been elected as follow:—President, Mrs. Thomas Bell; vice-president, Mrs. Ware; captain, Miss Gallaugher; ...

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  51. SIZE OF POTATOES

    Answering criticism that the temporary reduced size of potatoes—1¼in.—would result in reduced business and would react on the grower, the president of the ...

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  52. TEACHERS' UNION

    The annual conference of the Victorian Teachers' Union will be begun on January 24 and will last for three days. Speakers will include Dr. Anita Muhl, who is ...

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  53. DARWIN AIR CONTROL

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—Erection of a control building at the Darwin flying-boat base will begin soon. Tenders are called in to-day's Commonwealth Gazette. ...

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  54. TYPHOID FEVER CASES

    CASTLEMAINE, Thursday.—Two cases of typhoid fever having occurred within the Borough of Castlemaine, the medical officer of health (Dr. J. E. Thompson) ...

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  55. WAYS OF NATURE

    Sir,—There is surely little likelihood of any criticism levelled at Mr. Wells's philosophy being very destructive from our quarter of the globe. Mr. Wells is a ...

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  56. GRAZIER INJURED

    Mr. John Monaghan, grazier, of Vine Lea, Green's Creek, was injured yesterday when the car he was driving skidded in some loose sand, and, hitting some trees ...

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  57. RADIOPHONE CALLS

    Believed by the Postmaster-General's Department to be due to substantial price concessions, telephone communication between Australia and England in the holiday ...

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  58. GEELONG SALES

    GEELONG, Thursday.—The first wool sale for 1939 will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, when four selling brokers will submit catalogues aggregating 20,000 ...

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  59. DUTCH PLANE DELAYED

    DARWIN, Thursday.—Delayed by monsoonal rains at Bima, the incoming Dutch airliner reached the Ross Smith airport four hours late to-day. The machine, ...

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  60. NEW MANAGEMENT AT HOSPITAL

    The joint application of Sisters Fahey and Bootes, of Broken Hill and Cowes respectively, has been accepted for the position of lessee of the Kaniva District ...

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  61. C.E.B.S. CAMP

    The Rev. Harry Thorpe, of Orange (N.S.W.) will arrive in Melbourne on Tuesday, in charge of a contingent of New South Wales members of the Church of ...

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  62. DEATH FROM DROWNING

    Horace Edward Pool, labourer, of Sea Lake, was drowned in the Murray River, near Swan Hill, on New Year's Day while attempting to rescue his daughter, who ...

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  63. SUGAR REBATES

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Export Sugar Committee has determined the following rebate rates which will be payable on the sugar content of goods exported ...

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  64. SYDNEY VERY FIRM

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—A good selection of 11,388 bales was submitted at the wool sales to-day. The sales at auction totalled 10,590 bales, and a further 1,457 bales ...

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  65. DOMESTIC TRAGEDY

    AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Thursday.—Mrs. Gladys Lane was found by her husband on his return to their Rotorua home with a fatal wound in her throat and her ...

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  66. WATER FOR GOLD DREDGE

    The Victoria Gold Dredging Company, Newstead, has installed a pump to supply water to the dredge from a bore at the side of the Newstead-Daylesford road. ...

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  67. BEACH CROWDS TIDY

    The tidings and exemplary behaviour of the record crowds which patronised metropolitan beaches in the Christmas holidays have been a source of ...

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  68. MEDICAL RESEARCH

    At the monthly meeting of the Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital committee, advice was received from the Commonwealth Government that the hospital had been ...

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  69. INDI FEDERAL ELECTORATE

    At a meeting of the Undera branch of the United Country party it was decided to forward a resolution to the Kyabram district council urging the party's central ...

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  70. GRASS BURNT

    COLERAINE, Thursday.—As the result of a tree being struck by lightning the previous night, a fire broke out in Gringegalgona district yesterday. About 150 ...

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  71. THEFT OF JEWELLERY

    ADELAIDE, Thursday.—Just before she left Melbourne for Colombo in the Orford on Tuesday Mrs. Norah Bowie, of Melbourne, was robbed of a suitcase ...

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  72. PHYSICAL RESEARCH

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has decided to undertake a detailed investigation of the physical properties of wool. ...

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  73. "NATURAL SELECTION"

    Sir,—To further any cause one must have a working hypothesis to present before discarding the last. If "natural selection" as a scientific proposition is ...

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  74. EUROPEAN REFUGEES

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—A special committee, which will be sponsored by the Department of the Interior, will be appointed soon to inquire into the ...

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  75. POST-OFFICE BURNT

    OUYEN, Thursday.—The post-office store and dwelling at Linga, owned and conducted by Mrs. Seddon, was destroyed by fire last night. Telephone services ...

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  76. FISH KILLED IN RIVER

    The banks of the Merri River for a distance of a mile and a half from the mouth were strewn with dead bream and mullet to-day. It is believed that the ...

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  77. NEW OUYEN COUNCILLOR

    By a majority of 54 votes, Mr. G. L. Walsh has been elected to fill the vacancy in the Ouyen Riding of the Walpeup Shire Council. The final figures at the ...

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  78. HINT TO MINERS

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—If the parties to the coal-mining case could agree, he might be able to make a more comprehensive award for the industry than he originally ...

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  79. 1,935 ANIMALS TREATED

    During December the Dogs' Home and Animal Hospital, Langford street, North Melbourne, received the following animals for treatment:—437 dogs, 51 cats, five ...

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  80. OBITUARY

    Mrs. Herbert Austin, who for many years was one of the foremost social workers in the Geelong district, has died. A member of the Red Cross since its ...

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  81. BOARD REAPPOINTED

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—Members of the Australian Meat Export Control Board have been reappointed for three years from January 30 by the Minister for ...

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  82. Advertising

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  83. WATER FOR VINEYARDS

    A public meeting of irrigators held at Beverford last night discussed the present unsatisfactory position of the water supply roster in the vinesyards, now six days ...

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  84. POOR BOYS' CAMP

    To-morrow afternoon 30 boys from poor homes in industrial areas, who have never been to the country and who have never had a holiday, will be taken to Officer ...

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  85. WILLS AND ESTATES

    Robert Jamison, of Huon, farmer and grazier, who died on September 24, 1938, left by will dated September 15, 1937, real estate of a gross value of £5,000 and personal ...

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  86. LAMB COMPETITIONS

    The following report on entries for the September all-Australian export lamb competition, judged in London on December 15 by Mr. J. I. Hamilton, has been received by the Australian ...

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  87. TRACK CRITICISED

    It appeared that Coburg cycling track was not as safe as it might be, and he thought the Coburg Council should examine it, said the city coroner (Mr. ...

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  88. TOSSED BY BULL

    MT. GAMBIER. Thursday.—Mr. Alex, Galway, aged 50 years, farmer, of Wandillo, was seriously injured when he was tossed by a Shorthorn bull at his home ...

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  89. THIEVES ENTER SHOP

    Thieves entered a confectionery shop in the Woodend Theatre buildings last night and stole about 15/ in money and a small quantity of confectionery. The theatre ...

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