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  2. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THE BUSH FIRE TRAGEDY

    Sir,—When one looks upon the too graphic pictures of homes desolated by the recent devastating bush fires, and reads heart-breaking accounts of suffering and ...

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  3. COAL INQUIRY STOPPAGE

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.— Saying that he had no power to "discipline," Judge Drake-Brockman rejected to-day a request that he stop or ...

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    THE PILOT, JOHN SHERWIN (inset). WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED when a Royal Victorian Aero Club monoplane crashed yesterday in a paddock near Mornington. He was flying alone. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. HEAT IN THE COUNTRY Lower Records

    Although the heat was still severe throughout the State yesterday records were lower than on Tuesday. The highest maximum temperature in Victoria was at ...

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  6. DELIVERIES OF MILK Change Urged

    Because much of the milk sold in the metropolitan area is at least 36 hours old when it is delivered the superintendent of dairying (Mr. J. M. Kerr) has ...

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  7. COUNTRY NEWS WATER RESTRICTIONS

    Restrictions on the use of water in the city came into force to-day. The objective of the Water Commission is to effect a reduction in the present weekly ...

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  8. HOW ENGLAND DOES IT

    Sir,—Why do the powers that be go to the expense of traffic lights at the Alexandra avenue-Hoddle Bridge junction, when it is a heaven-sent opportunity for ...

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  9. ELECTRICITY CHARGES

    Sir,—Is there any reasonable expalnation of the vindictiveness of the Electricity Commission toward a body of consumers who,if collectors are to be ...

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  10. CONFIDENCE IN PREMIER U.C.P. Resolution

    Unqualified loyalty to the Premier (Mr. Dunstan) was expressed by members of the United Country Parliamentary party at a special meeting at Parliament House ...

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  11. HOSTILITY OF STRIKERS Mr. Menzies at Port Kembla

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Federal Attorney-General (Mr. Menzies) was given a hostile reception when he visited Wollongong ...

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  12. SALE OF FARMS

    At a land sale at Lower Bringenbrong yesterday five farms were sold at prices ranging from £10 to more than £20 an acre. This land is ideally situated for ...

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  13. OUR MANNERS

    Sir,—To accuse the educational system of Victoria and other States also of [?] teaching those things that make for character and citizenship is more than a ...

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  14. CALVES IN TRUCK

    In the police court Norman Richmond. motor-truck driver, was fined £ 5 for having carried calves in a motor-truck in circumstances involving cruelty. ...

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  15. WATER STORAGE

    The three reservoirs of the Donald Water works Trust contain 17feet of water,the position being identical with that at the same period last year.As a ...

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  16. RETAILERS MEET

    A largely attended meeting of milk retallers was held yesterday at the Chamber of Manufactures to discuss the dispute regarding Sunday milk deliveries. The ...

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  17. FOUND DEAD IN HUT

    WAGGA (N.S.W.), Wednesday.— J. Felthouse was found dead in his hut at Billabong, near Urana. It is believed that death was due to heat and thirst. ...

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  18. COLLAPSE WHILE BATHING

    Mrs. Edward English, a well-known resident of Goornong, died suddenly this afternoon. While bathing with her daughter, Mary, in the Campaspe River, Mrs. ...

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  19. PRICE INQUIRY

    A public inquiry into an application by the Metropolitan Milk Producers' Association for an increase in the wholesale price of milk will be opened by the Milk Board ...

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  20. Mr. Allnutt's Comment

    "I do not begrudge the Premier his hollow victory at to-day's meeting." Mr. Allnutt said last night. "He made an attack on my character, and I gave the, ...

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  21. ULTIMA FIRE Shops Burnt

    ULTIMA, Wednesday.—A fire which for a time threatened the whole of the business centre of the town broke out early this morning in the grocery and ...

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  22. BOX FROM SHIP'S WOOD

    The Mayor (Councillor S. Jacobs) has received from the chairman of the Forests Commission (Mr. A. V. Galbraith), an old Geelong boy, a small box made of British ...

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  23. MARKETING OF ONIONS

    COLAC, Wednesday. — A well attended meeting of onion-growers was held in the Cororooke public hall last night, when details of the plan for the handling of the ...

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  24. WORKERS' CAMP Methods Criticised

    DAYLESFORD, Wednesday. — In a discussion on the Workers' Sports Federation camp of 2,000 people, which was held here during the holidays, several members ...

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  25. UNFAIRNESS GRADED

    Sir,—Mr. L. Evans considers 2 per cen[?] paid by the State Savings Bank to depositors is grossly unfair.It is still more unfair, when a State institution charges ...

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  26. TEACHER'S RETIREMENT

    After 50 years' service as teacher and superintendent of the Ashby and South Geelong Methodist Sunday schools, Mr. J. H. Goff has resigned. The Yarra street ...

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  27. HOTEL SAVED

    MORWELL, Wednesday.—Considerable excitement was created at the Yinnar Hotel, a large wooden building, at about 2 o'clock this morning, when the ...

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  28. Corowa's Big Double!

    COROWA combined two all-time records in a most distressing combination to-day, when the maximum temperature Was 118deg. In the shade ...

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  29. CRICKET IN LANES

    Sir,—Attention should be directed to the practice of people using narrow rights-ofway and public lanes as playgrounds,[?] closely inhabited places. The ball (hard ...

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  30. SETTLERS' RATE ARREARS

    An amount of £2,917/13/5. plus interest, representing arrears of soldier settler rates, has been written off the books of the Minhamite Shire Council in ...

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  31. SCHOOL DESTROYED

    SHEPPARTON, Wednesday.— A school at Pine Lodge, about eight miles northeast of Shepparton, was destroyed by fire early this morning. The cause of ...

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  32. GAS EXPLOSION

    BENDIGO, Wednesday. — William Beeson, of Bamawn, who was injured critically in the explosion at his citrus grove last Sunday morning, died in the ...

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  33. INJURED IN CRASH

    Bartholomew Lamaro, aged 21 years, confectioner, of Inglewood, suffered concusslon and abrasions when a motor-truck struck a tree on the Serpentine road this ...

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  34. BULLET WOUND CAUSES DEATH

    NARRANDERA (N.S.W.), Wednesday. —The coroner (Mr. J. S. Dickson) opened an inquiry to-day into the death of Daniel James Moon, who died as the result of a ...

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  35. NATIONAL DEFENCE

    Sir—In these difficult days, wh[?] thinking men and women can never wholly rid their minds of the possibility if not the imminence, of war, it might ...

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  36. HOME LOST

    WANGARATTA, Wednesday. — The home of Mr. F. Heyward at Peechelba was destroyed by fire to-day. The fire started in one of the back rooms. ...

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  37. TRUCK KILLS SHEEP

    Ploughing its way through a flock of sheep on the Calder Highway, near the Kyneton golf links, a motor-truck killed three sheep and injured others. The sheep ...

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  38. SALE OF HORSES

    Prices for horses were easier at Campbell and Son's sale at South Melbourne yesterday. Although the sale was largely attended and 90 horses were sold the ...

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  39. STARLINGS HOSED FROM TREES

    WAGGA (N.S.W.) Wednesday.— The Wagga Municipal Council has adopted a novel means of getting rid of starlings. Thousands of the birds roost In the street ...

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  40. SECRETARY'S DENIAL

    A denial that the federation was a Communist organisation was given yesterday by the secretary of the Workers' Sports Federation (Mr. W. A. Opie). who claimed ...

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  41. PIG IRON SHORTAGE

    Foundries in Melbourne are considerably inconvenienced because of the great difficulty in obtaining supplies of pig iron. ...

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  42. GAOL FOR THEFT

    For having stolen £ 2 from Leslie Kittson and £ 1 from Henry O'Grady at a boarding house, Reginald Parkinson, aged l8 years, was sentenced to one month's ...

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  43. N.S.W. BUTTER SHORTAGE

    Directors of Commonwealth Dairy Produce Equalisation Committee Ltd., at its meeting held in Sydney on Tuesday, after reviewing the production position of ...

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  44. WATER SHORTAGE

    Sir,— It was unfortunate that the shower of "redrain" on Tuesday night left its mark on all motor-cars that happened to be in the open.It is more unfortunate ...

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  45. LOSS OF PEAR TREES

    SHEPPARTON, Wednesday. — About 500 acres of pear trees were destroyed by a duststorm at Grahamvale yesterday. It is estimated that a loss of about 80 ...

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  46. CHILD SCALDED

    A baby, aged 12 months, was severely scalded at Port MacDonnell and was later admitted to the Mount Gambier Hospital suffering from extensive burns to the face, ...

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  47. PRESERVATIVE IN MILK

    A fine of £7, with £ 5/7/ costs, was imposed to-day on Henry James McMenemy, dairy proprietor, of Mitchell street, Bendigo, for having sold milk on ...

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  48. BULL-DRAWN CARAVAN

    BENDIGO, Wednesday.— The bulldrawn caravan arrived in Bendigo this afternoon after a six-mile journey in sweltering heat. Mr. J. L. Talent is ...

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  49. BURRINJUCK DAM

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—It will cost about £1,850,000 and provide work for 400 men for from five to seven years to recondition the Burrinjuck dam in ...

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  50. FINGERS SEVERED

    Ernest Poole, employed at Mr. G. Hardy's, farm at Happy Valley, severed two fingers on his left hand this morning when he slipped while using an axe on tea-tree. He ...

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  51. WHEAT CONFERENCE

    Representatives of the Governments of 22 wheat-producing countries and members of the International Wheat Advisory Committee met in London to-day to ...

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  52. ATTACKED BY BULL

    BALLARAT, Wednesday.—While driving a bull to a paddock at Claretown today, Francis Thomas Lock, aged 39 years, of Claretown, was suddenly attacked by ...

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  53. CAR ACCIDENT VICTIMS

    CORRYONG, Wednesday.— Mr. Fred Payne, who was injured in a recent motor-car accident, died in the Corryong District Hospital. Mr. W. Krausgill, who ...

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  54. Advertising

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  55. COMMITTED FOR TRIAL

    In the Nyah West Court of Petty Sessions to-day Francis John Wilson was committed for trial on three charges of breaking and stealing. On a further ...

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  56. COUNTRY STOCK MARKETS

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  57. PLANS FOR FLATS REJECTED

    There is divided opinion whether flats should be permitted when there is plenty of room for the building of workers' dwellings. A resident proposes to spend ...

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  58. INFECTIOUS CASES

    Precautions are being taken by the base hospital authorities against any further increase in the incidence of infectious disease cases in the institution. ...

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  59. DOOKIE WHEAT YIELDS

    Higher yields than expected were obtained from wheat crops at the Dookie Agricultural College, according to a report made yesterday to the Council of ...

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  60. POLICE CHIEF'S WARNING

    Saying that he feared that improved lighting would lead to greater speeds, the Chief Commissioner of Police (Mr. A. Duncan) warned motorists last night that ...

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  61. WILL OF 1899 LODGED

    More than 39 years old, engrossed in old copperplate handwriting, a will, lodged yesterday for probate, was drawn on December 15, 1899. ...

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  62. COLLEGE HOLIDAYS

    The State agricultural colleges at Dookie and Longerenong will close for the summer vacation on January 25. Longerenong College will reopen on ...

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  63. CHARGES OF FORGERY

    In the Wagga Police Court James McDonald, aged 65 years, was charged on 26 counts of having forged and uttered cheques and false pretences. Ten charges ...

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  64. "NO CROPPING" URGED

    PERTH, Wednesday. —The president of the Australian Wheatgrowers'Federation (Mr. T. H. Powell) has sent a letter to organisations affiliated with the ...

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  65. PUBLIC SCHOOL CAMP

    COWES, Wednesday.— The annual beach gymkhana conducted by the University camp for public school boys was held to-day, and resulted in more than ...

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  66. WATER FROM BORES

    All possibility of a shortage of water in Wangaratta was removed to-day when the pump was set going on the first of the three new bores. The bore yielded ...

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  67. MARKET GARDENER FINED

    For having taken water from an irrigation channel without authority,Glovanni Ventura, an Italian market gardener leasing a property at Werribee South, was ...

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