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  2. VARIED RECEPTION FOR BUDGET

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—Reactions to the Federal Budget in the lobbies to-day forecast a storm among Country party members before the Budget proposals are passed. While the party recognises the need for increased taxation the ...

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  3. A REAL CHAMPION

    The champion Clydesdale mare and the best Clydesdale in the Show. Mr. S. E. Jorgensen's Box Vale Flash Princess. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. ELECTRICITY PROFIT

    A profit of £53,829 on all its operations for the last financial year was announced yesterday by the State Electricity Commission. The ...

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  5. PEOPLE AND EVENTS

    The Rev. J. H. Laity, formerly of the Serpentine Anglican Church was inducted by Archdeacon Herring to the charge of the parochial district of Newstead. The ...

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  6. "Deanna Durbin" Quest

    —(Edwin G. Adamson.) Miss Joan Purtell, aged l8 years, of 29 The Grove, Moreland, last night won the fifth heat of Mack's Deanna Durbin ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. BEEF BAN DEBATE

    Once again the ban on the sale of Board of Works beef cattle was debated in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, once again ...

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  8. OFFICERS' ACTS

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Federal Opposition has decided to attempt to have disallowed regulations made by the Defence Department some weeks ago to ...

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  9. Entertainments YOUNG STAR Baronova Arrives

    Looking no more than her 19 years, Mme. Irina Baronova, leading ballerina or the Covent Garden Russian Ballet Company, arrived in Melbourne by the ...

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  10. WOOL PRICES FIRM Adelaide Sales

    ADELAIDE, Thursday. — Under strong and general competition wool prices were firm for most descriptions at the concluding auctions of the second sale of the ...

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  11. BALLARAT AND DISTRICT

    Owing to the heavy entries received this year particularly in the musical section, the South Street Society has found it necessary to engage an extra adjudicator. ...

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  12. BENDIGO AND DISTRICT

    In order to avoid the curtailment of the community service tendered by the Bendigo Young Women's Christian Association, on appeal is being launched for ...

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  13. KEW TRAINS

    Two additional through trains to Kew would be provided shortly, the president of the Kew Train Service Restoration Association (Mr. L. H. Hagon) announced ...

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  14. MILITARY BAND

    As a tribute to the memory of the Rev. C. G. Bright Parker, late chaplain to His Majesty's Royal Melbourne Regiment, the Last Post was sounded at the conclusion ...

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  15. LAND TAX RISE Farmers Perturbed

    The chief president of the United Country party (Mr. H. L. Simpson) said yesterday that the Federal Budget would come as a great shock to primary producers ...

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  16. TAXING SYSTEM No Averaging

    CANBERRA, Thursday. — Estimates prepared by the Federal Treasury indicate that the Government is almost certain to benefit from the operation in the ...

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  17. BROOM FIBRE

    WANGARATTA, Thursday.—At the meeting of the Victorian Broom Growers' Association this afternoon there was considerable discussion among delegates ...

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  18. VALUES IN SYDNEY

    SYDNEY, Thursday. — The average price for wool during the first three days' sales in Sydney this week was £12/11/2 a bale, and 9.6d. per lb. ...

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  19. GEELONG AND DISTRICT

    Percy Jones, conductor of the Geelong City Band, has composed a march to bo known as the Geelong Centenary Festival March, which has been accepted by the ...

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  20. ATOMS IN THE BODY

    A discovery made only this year, that radio-active derivatives of chemical elements could be detected and traced through the human body, was described by the ...

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  21. COUNCIL ELECTIONS

    LETHBRIDGE Thursday. — Voting at the extraordinary election for the Steiglitz Riding seat in the Bannockburn Shire Council resulted:—W. G. Spiller, 87; R. W. ...

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  22. CAST FOR "THE WOMEN"

    Mr. Roland Edwards, who is coming to Australia as associate producer of Clare Booth's sensational play "The Women," will arrive in Sydney on Monday. After ...

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  23. MILDURA

    John Alfred Hutt, who was found guilty of perjury in General Sessions on Tuesday, was yesterday sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour ...

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  24. TOBACCO DUTY

    The secretary of the Retail Tobacco Sellers' Association of Victoria (Mr. v. g. Price) said yesterday that naturally all sections of the tobacco industry were very ...

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  25. JAPAN AND BRITAIN

    Between Japan and Great Britain there would be no war, irrespective of temporary estrangements that might be foreshadowed by the agents of ...

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  26. MAGAZINE BAN

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—A suggestion that certain undesirable types of American literature had been banned by the Customs Department because British ...

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  27. MERINO TOPS

    The increase in the war risk insurances on Australian wool coming to Europe by way of the Mediterranean has had the immediate effect of hardening the price ...

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  28. GIPPSLAND SEAT

    Mr. L. R. D. Stahle, honorary general secretary and treasurer of the Liberal Country party, said yesterday that under no conditions would he be a candidate for ...

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  29. COMPLAINT OF DECEIT

    SYDNEY, Thursday. — Alleged deceit by a girl and her mother to obtain compensation was referred to bofore the Workers' Compensation Commission to-day ...

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  30. WARRNAMBOOL

    An out-peddock of 72 acres at Yarpturk sold by auction on account of the estate of the late G. B. Nicol was bought by the lessee, Mr. D. Gleeson, at [?]21/10/ an acre, ...

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  31. U.A.P. CANDIDATE

    SALE, Thursday.—Mr. Donald Manson, farmer and grazier, of Maffra, has decided to stand in the United Australia party interests at the by-election for the ...

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  32. ADVISORY ARCHITECT

    On the motion for the adjournment of the Legislative Assembly yesterday, Mr. Kent Hughes (U.A.P., Kew) said that he had heard that an advisory architect had ...

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  33. DUTCH AIR SERVICE

    SYDNEY, Thursday. — The Royal Netherlands Indies Airways to-day announced a change in the summer schedule of its Lockheed aircraft flying between ...

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  34. NEW SHIRE PRESIDENTS

    BET BET (Shire). — Councillor J. H. Benjamin; £70. BIRCHIP (Shire). — Councillor A. E. Carne; £50 (dry). ...

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  35. CHEESE LEVY

    The Commonwealth Dairy Produce Equalisation Committee Ltd. announced yesterday that at its meeting held in Sydney last week it was decided to raise the ...

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  36. Advertising

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  37. LONDON DEMAND

    Bidding at the sales of wool to-day continued active. A moderate selection was submitted and the bulk was sold to the British trade and the Continent at ...

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  38. PRAISE IN LONDON

    Commenting on the Australian Budget, "The Times" says:—"It reflects on a smaller scale the main features of the recent Budgets of B-itain. In Australia, ...

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  39. NEW HOSPITAL FOR MORELAND

    A building contract for over £50,000 has been let to Hansen and Yuncken Pty. Ltd. for the erection of a six-storied hospital on the north side of Moreland ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  40. FIREWOOD Id. A TON

    YARRAWONGA, Thursday. — Firewood is now available at one penny a ton in Yarrawonga, and any person may take as much as he likes at this price. ...

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  41. SOUTH AFRICAN EXPORTS

    Exports of wool from South Africa in August were 2,097,000lb. of greasy, including 1,054,000lb. to France and 318,000lb, to Great Britain Shipments or scoured ...

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  42. QUEST FOR ECONOMIES

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—The appointment of a special committee of the Federal Parliament to investigate expenditure proposed by the Government in ...

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  43. NEW FIRE STATIONS

    Authority for the preparation of plans and specifications for new fire stations at Brighton and Port Melbourne was given by the Metropolitan Fire Brigades ...

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  44. LOWER EXPORT PRICES

    CANBERRA. Thursday. — After a slight recovery in July there was another retrogression in the average price-level of commodities exported during August. ...

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  45. USE OF RADON

    WANGARATTA, Thursday. — At the meeting of the Wangaratta Base Hospital committee last night a letter was received from the Public Health Commission ...

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  46. MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE

    MILDURA, Thursday.—An Inquest into the death of William Henry Higgs, of Billabong, who died on September 17, was held by the deputy coroner (Mr. J. ...

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  47. FUND TO SAVE TREES

    The fund which has been opened in Broadmeadows to save the pine trees in the churchyard of St. Paul's Church of England, Broadmeadows, now amounts to ...

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  48. LAWSON SOCIETY

    At the monthly meeting of the Henry Lawson Memorial and Literary Society, held recently, Miss Kate Baker wns presented with a life membership certificate ...

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  49. ALLEGED THEFT IN S.A.

    Charged with having on September [?] broken into the Adelaide National Art Gallery and stolen a gold cup and gold coins, valued at £154, Walter R. ...

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  50. STUMBLES WITH LAMP

    OUYEN, Thursday. — When carrying a lamp Mrs. Craigen, wife of Mr. W. Craigen of Gypsum, stumbled. The lamp fell and burst into flames which spread ...

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  51. DAMAGE TO CROPS

    MILLEWA, Thursday. — The severe wind and duststorms which swept the district last week severely damaged crops, which were already backward. ...

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