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  2. Editor's Letters "UNECONOMIC PROBLEMS"

    Sir.—Mr. F. E. Dixon appears to be under the impression that the science of economics as generally understood, say, 30 years ago, still prevails. The ...

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  3. CONFERENCE AGENDA

    Opposition to the spending of £1,000,000 on a new post-office in Sydney and to contributions bv the taxpayers to any insurance ...

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  4. STILL VERY LOW RESERVOIRS IN COUNTRY

    Rain last week had little effect on the country water storages controlled by the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission, ...

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  5. GOOD MEAT SUPPLY Market To-day

    The local meat trade demand will be amply supplied with best mutton and beef classes to-day, the supply including a good selection of prime Western district ...

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  6. FLOUR TAX CASE

    SYDNEY, Monday.—Saying that he might refer a flour tax case to the Full Court for argument, Mr. Justice Evatt, in the High Court ...

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  7. SELF-HELP PLEA

    Advocacy of the resumption of land settlement in Victoria was renewed yesterday by the Minister for Lands (Mr. Lind) who ...

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  8. COUNTRY NEWS FAREWELL GATHERING

    Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Eastoe enter[?]ined them at a farewell gathering, as [?]ey are leaving for Melbourne, Mr. [?]stoe having been transferred to the ...

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  9. NEW INDUSTRY POSSIBILITIES

    With the object of furthering decentralisation the Bendigo Chamber of Commerce to-night appointed a committee to investigate the possibility of ...

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  10. FLORAL FESTIVAL

    A fortnight remains before the Ballarat fioral festival will open, and to-day members of the committee, under the honorary organisers (Messrs. E. H. Price ...

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  11. NATIONAL SERVICE

    Sir.—Mr. Lyons in his broadcast speech on Sunday made no attempt to answer questions that are troubling the minds of many Australians: 1. What reason is ...

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  12. COUNCILLOR RESIGNS

    Councillor S. W. Elliott has tendered his resignation as a Healesvlle Shire councillor, and intends visiting Western Australia. He was the proprietor of the ...

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  13. SHIRE SECRETARY

    Mr. J. T. Collins, who for a number of years has been assistant secretary of the Shire of Karkarooc, has been appointed secretary in place of Mr. W. S. Wilson, ...

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  14. ARMS AND THE COUNCIL

    Sir,—It is reported that the South Melbourne Council has decided to adopt officially the coat-of-arms of Lord Melbourne. It is a laudable desire to do honoui to and ...

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  15. BANK CHANGES

    Mr. G. A. Scott, of the Bank of Australasia, has been transferred to the Prahran branch. His successor is Mr. R. J. Webb, of Bairnsdale. Before he left ...

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  16. PIPELINE FOR WATER

    It is expected that the pipeline from Waranga channel, near Tandara, over a distance of about 22½ miles, will be completed about the end of March or the ...

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  17. RETIREMENT OF LICENSEE

    Miss Simmonds, licensee of the Wedgwood Hotel, Kyneton, was entertained by a large number of friends on giving up the management of the hotel. ...

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  18. LESS WATER USED

    The lowest amount of water used in Melbourne since August 22 of last year was taken from the water supply mains on Sunday. Only 51,076,000 gallons were ...

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  19. IRRIGATION FOR NAMBROK

    MAFFRA Monday. — The Minister for Water Supply (Mr. Old) and the Minister for Iransport (Mr. Hyland), accompanied by representatives of the State Rivers and ...

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  20. FIRE BRIGADE OFFICIALS

    At the annual meeting of the Koroit fire brigade Mr. M. Bourke was re-elected president, Messrs. W. J. Gee and R. Paton vice-presidents and Mr. D. G. Mackay ...

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  21. FIRE DANGER MEASURES

    Until the 1939 Home and Building Exhibition closes at 10 p.m. on March 4, the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board will maintain a 24-hour service each day. ...

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  22. COUNTRY WOMEN

    At the half-yearly meeting of the central highlands area of the Country Women's Association, held at Chandpara, Tylden, the home of the group president ...

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  23. SOLDIERS PROTEST IN VAIN

    About 15 members of the Benalla branch of the Returned Soldiers' League waited on the shire council to-day to protest against the action of the council ...

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  24. METHODISTS AND WAR

    Sir,—As a Methodist returned soldier I refuse to have Mr. Tregear speak for the Church. Let him say. "I think," and we will respect his view. Let the Church ...

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  25. MAN'S SUDDEN DEATH

    Mr. Patrick Pelly, aged 61 years, of Winton, was found dead to-day at his home. He was cutting wood when he collapsed and died. ...

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  26. DANCE BAND ARTIST

    An Australian entertainer suitable for appearance with a dance band is the objective of Mr. Roy Fox, the American conductor, in the undiscovered entertainer ...

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  27. WATER UNDER SHRINE

    Sir,—I cannot agree with Alderman Stapley that to use the water under the Shrine it would be necessary to pump it high up into tanks in order to get ...

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  28. HEAVY RAIN IN QUEENSLAND

    BRISBANE, Monday.—After good vains in north-west Queensland, Mt. Isa is cut oil by rail because of washouts. A Qontas Empire Airways plane made ...

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  29. SOIL DRAINAGE PLAN

    Owing to the exhaustion of grants made by the Government from unemployment relief funds for the carrying out of the Cohuna soil drainage plan ...

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  30. DRIED FRUIT CONSIGNMENTS

    The final consignments of dried fruit by rail for the 1937-38 season were despatched from the Merbein railway station last week. The consignments for ...

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  31. COUNTRY STOCK MARKETS

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  32. MOVE TO LIFT BAN

    CANBERRA, Monday. — Reports suggest that the Federal Ministry shortly will be asked by supporters to review the ban on the importation of potatoes from ...

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  33. USING BURNT AREAS

    Sir,—Would it not be possible to choose out of the forest devastated by fire an extensive area suitable for closer settlement? Those sustenance workers and ...

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  34. CAR ILLEGALLY USED

    In the police court to-day, Leslie Robert de Vines was sentenced to be imprisoned for one month on a charge of having illegally used a motor-car belonging to ...

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  35. SELECTED FOR ARTILLERY

    Mr. Roy Wilkey, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Wilkey, of Cromie street, Murtoa, has been selected for the Royal Australian Artillery Regiment. He has ...

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  36. TEACHER RETIRING

    Mr. A. Besant, head master of the Dandenong State school, who recently reached the retiring age, was given a complimentary social by the mothers' ...

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  37. MENACE OF THE SCRUB BULL

    Sir,—A matter of great importance to those who are interested in the improvement of our dairying industry by the breeding of better dairy cattle was the ...

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  38. COLLECTOR OF DOG FEES

    The State Ministry is not likely to adopt the suggestion of the chairman of the Dogs' Home and Animal Hospital (Mr. A. C. Morley) that the Government should take ...

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  39. BANKER TRANSFERRED

    Mr. D. W. Schwennesen, who has been on the staff of the Murtoa branch of the Commercial Bank for six years, has received notice of his transfer to Bacchus ...

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  40. INTERSTATE LIVE STOCK MARKETS

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  41. NEW INFANT WELFARE CENTRE

    Sister Elsie M. Stafford, of Ballarat, has been appointed to the charge of the newly formed Dromana infant welfare centre. ...

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  42. TORN CLOTHING AS CLUE

    The story of how the finding of a piece of blue cloth on a barbed-wire fence near a house and the questioning of a man with a tear in his trousers concerning a ...

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  43. CALL TO OLD SOLDIERS

    Sir, — Our casual, pleasure-loving, happy-go-lucky Australian population seems to have again been lulled into a feeling of security—it just could not ...

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  44. RELIEF WORK FOR FARMERS

    The Walpeup Shire Council has received a grant of £1,250, which is to be expended on road work, thus providing relief work for farmers' teams and ...

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  45. FISHING RESTRICTIONS

    Advice has been received that the New South Wales Chief Secretary has again prohibited netting fish in the Murray River from Gol Gol to Albury. The edict ...

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  46. DOG KILLS OPOSSUM

    DANDENONG, Monday, — A statement that a racing greyhound is made keener and races truer to form by being allowed to kill an opossum just before a race was ...

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  47. RED CROSS AUXILIARY

    At the annual meeting of the Tongala Red Cross auxiliary officers elected were: —President, Mrs. J. Johnson; vice-presidents, Mesdames F. Shaw and A. Laing; ...

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  48. BAZAAR FOR FIRE RELIEF

    Two little girls, Jean Ives and Mary Taylor, raised £5/5/ for the Bush Fire Relief Fund by an open-air bazaar organised by them. ...

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  49. MATABELE MEDAL FOUND

    A Matabele medal belonging to Lieutenant J. Vougham Williams has been found in St. Kilda, and the owner is asked to call at the State council office of the ...

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  50. WEDDING PRESENTS

    Dr. C. M. Ley, who will be married to Miss Shirley Bromley-Read at Perth on February 27, was presented with a crystal set of tumblers at a private dinner party ...

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  51. Advertising

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  52. WOMAN PENSIONER ATTACKED

    A violent attack made upon an elderly woman invalid pensioner was described in evidence at the Port Melbourne Court yesterday. ...

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  53. BITUMEN DRUMS EXPLODE

    Blazing bitumen spread over the Preston Council depot yard in a dangerous fire as bitumen drums exploded yesterday. The outbreak was caused by bitumen ...

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  54. CLAIM FOR DAMAGES FAILS

    Victor Roy Anderson, agent, of Thorpdale, proceeded against Mary Holden, licensee of the Travellers' Rest Hotel, in the County Court, Warragul, before ...

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  55. Obituary SIR GEORGE WILSON

    A message from Auckland (N.Z.) announces the death of Sir George Wilson, a leading Auckland business man, at the age of 70 years. He was president of the ...

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  56. MAN FOUND SHOT

    BENALLA, Monday.—Sydney Pensford Butchers, aged 47 years, accountant, employed by the Albury Municipal Council, who was holidaying at Swanpool with his ...

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  57. CONFUSION OF NAMES

    Sir,—Your correspondent "The Iron is Hot," in writing of the confusion of place-names at Dromana, has voiced the opinion of most of the residents of ...

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  58. SUSPENDED SENTENCE

    Pleading guilty to six charges of housebreaking, Randall George Sheridan, aged 31 years, appeared before Judge Richardson in the Warragul General Sessions. ...

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  59. CIVIL AVIATION REPORT

    SYDNEY, Monday.—Mr. T. C. Johnson a Civil Aviation Department aircraft inspector who has returned to Sydney after spending 15 months abroad will prepare ...

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  60. BEEF CRITICISED

    CANBERRA, Monday.—Further criticism of the quality of Australian chilled beef reaching Britain is contained in the annual report of the Commonwealth ...

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  61. MR. RODGER LANE

    The funeral of Mr Rodgei Lane, a former sergeant of police, who died at his home in Waverley road. East Malvern, on Saturday, took place yesterday. The ...

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  62. TREATMENT OF CANCER

    SYDNEY, Monday. — "We feel that definite advances are being made in every direction in dealing with cancel," said Dr. F. A. Maguire, a Sydney surgeon and ...

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  63. BUSINESS CHANGES HANDS

    The Yarrawonga branch of Messrs. Adamson Strettle, and Co., auctioneers, has been taken over by Mr. G. Cundy, who was the manager here. The new firm will ...

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  64. BOTTLE THROWER GAOLED

    "People who throw bottles can look for no mercy here," Mr. H. L. Jackson P.M., told Phillip Andrew Bingham, ated 19 years, labourer, of Banow street, ...

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  65. FRUIT OVER BORDER

    ALBURY (N.S.W.). Monday.—In the Albury Police Court to-day John Tabain, of Wagga, was fined £7 with 16/ costs, on two charges of having unlawfully ...

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  66. MURDER CHARGE REMAND

    BRISBANE Monday.—Leonard Ernest Ryan, aged 25 years labourer, was charged in the police court to-day with the wilful murdei of Miriam Walters at ...

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  67. FAREWELL GIFTS

    The football club entertained Messrs. A. Carey and H Gillett, and gave them presents before they left for Lauriston. Members of the Wilby Congregational ...

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  68. MR. J. J. BROADBENT

    The death occurred on Saturday at his home in Homer street, Moonee Ponds, of Mr. J. J. Broadbent, who was an active social worker, and the founder of the ...

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  69. A CLERK'S FEARS

    Sir,—In your issue of February 20 your Canberra representative reports the amusement caused among officials of the National Health insurance Commission ...

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  70. "BACK TO THE BIBLE"

    The Rev. J. S. Pate, of New Zealand, gave the first of a series of lectures in a "Back to the Bible" campaign at the Central Hall last night The campaign ...

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  71. FRUIT INVESTIGATION

    Methods of improving the pack of Victorian fruit are to be investigated in the United Kingdom by the Superintendent of Horticulture (Mr. J. M. Ward), who will ...

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  72. OBITUARY

    Mr. Daniel Field, a pioneer of Koo-weerup, died at Warragul on Sunday, aged 90 years. He is survived by five sons and one daughter. ...

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  73. MRS. WINIFRED GOODMAN

    The death of Mrs. Winifred Goodman occurred at her home in Walker street, Northcote, yesterday. She was aged [?] years. She was the widow of the late ...

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  74. BORING FOR WATER

    ALBURY (N.S.W.) Monday.—Water is so scarce in the Albury district where only 12½ inches of rain have fallen in the last 15 months that landholders are boring ...

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  75. TRANSPORT OWNER'S LOSS

    SEA LAKE, Monday.—During a sitting of the Transport Board at Sea Lake to day the chairman (Mr. Fraser) said that at some time the board would have to ...

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  76. Wool Sales STABLE SYDNEY MARKET

    SYDNEY, Monday. — An average to good selection comprising 10,026 bales, was submitted at the wool sales to-day. The number of bales sold at auction was ...

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  77. ALICE SPRINGS TRAIN

    Train services to Alice Springs will be resumed under normal conditions this week, the Commonwealth Railways Commissioner (Mr. G. A. Ganan) said ...

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  78. BUTTER FACTORY RECORD

    BRISBANE, Monday.—Producing 121 tons lewt 1031b. of butter during the week ended last Saturday, the Wide Bay Co-opeiatlve Dairy Association's Gympie ...

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  79. MR. W. W. KILLEN

    A message from Sydney announces the death of Mr. William Wilson Killen, at his home in Manly. Mr. Killen was born in County Antrim. Ireland and was the ...

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  80. STRIKE MAY END

    Although 80 employees at the sports goods factory of A. G. Spalding Bros. (Australasia) Pty. Ltd. continued on strike yesterday, an early settlement is ...

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  81. N.Z. PRICES FIRM

    WELLINGTON, Monday. — At the Napier wool sale 27,400 bales weie offered land there was good inquiry from the United States, Japan, and Europe. ...

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  82. FOUNDERS' DAY

    In place of the garden party which was to have been held at the Brighton Grammar School next Saturday in connection with founders' day, a function will be ...

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  83. GEELONG EGG-LAYING

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 129 words
  84. DEATH FROM ASSAULT

    TUMUT (N.S.W.), Monday. — At an inquest into the death of Michael Joseph Downing, aged 38 years, the coroner (Mr. R. Blakeney) found that Downing died ...

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  85. GEELONG AVERAGES

    The Geelong Woolbrokers' Association reports that the average price realised for wool sold In Geelong sale No. 7, on February 15 and 16, was 12.34d. per lb., ...

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