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  2. DAY OF PRAYER.

    By Royal proclamation, Sunday next, 6th January, has been appointed as a day of prayer and thanksgiving throughout the British Empire. The proclamation has ...

    Article : 167 words
  3. COUNTRY ROADS.

    Owing to the war and the consequent financial stringency, the work of the Country Roads Board as planned under the 1912 Act has been considerably impeded. The ...

    Article : 431 words
  4. FEDERAL REVENUE.

    MELBOURNE.—"Still on the down grade," expresses in a few words the position of the revenue of the Commonwealth both for the month of December and for ...

    Article : 263 words
  5. NEWS OF SOLDIERS.

    Mrs. T. Yarrow, of Job's Gully, Bendigo, has received particulars regarding the death of her son, Private J. Yarrow, who was killed in action on 25th September. Father ...

    Article : 245 words
  6. INFLATED SHIP VALUES.

    Recent files to hand state that the steamer Thordis, which was the first British merchantman to sink a submarine, has been sold for £38,000. ...

    Article : 188 words
  7. SHIPBUILDING DELAYED.

    MELBOURNE.—Mr. W. J. Duggan, president of the Unions' Interstate Shipbuilding Conference, said on Wednesday that it would be impossible for the shipbuilding ...

    Article : 346 words
  8. CUSTOMS REVENUE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 58 words
  9. POST OFFICE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 108 words
  10. VISITORS TO BENDIGO.

    The list of visitors at the Hotel Shamrock for the past week consisted of:—Mr. H. and Master M'Kirdy, Brighton; Mrs. A. H. Reid, Ceylon; Mrs. Edgar and party, Tresco ...

    Article : 265 words
  11. SENSATIONAL COLLISION.

    BALLARAT.—A sensational collision occurred early on Wednesday evening between a tram and motor car. The former was proceeding along Lydiard-street with a ...

    Article : 317 words
  12. WAR PENSIONS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 62 words
  13. OTHER PENSIONS.

    There were in Australia at the end of December 94,747 persons drawing the old age pensions, the amount due to them annually being approximately £3,000,000. The ...

    Article : 71 words
  14. STATES SUPERVISOR.

    MELBOURNE.—Mr. Bomphrey, who has just arrived from England to take over the management of the State shipbuilding yards, on Wednesday had an interview with ...

    Article : 57 words
  15. MATERNITY ALLOWANCES.

    Maternity payments continue to show a falling off. During the half-year ended 31st December 62,812 mothers were granted the bonus, as compared with 64, 718 during ...

    Article : 73 words
  16. BRIDGE DESTROYED BY FLOODS.

    MELBOURNE.—A deputation interviewed the Minister for Agriculture on Wednesday, and stated that owing to the destruction of a bridge by floods, certain farmers were ...

    Article : 99 words
  17. CURIOUS PHENOMENON.

    A curious phenomenon has been observed daily of late on Sydney-road, Parkville, Melbourne. Somewhere about College Church, near the ...

    Article : 221 words
  18. INCREASED RAILWAY FREIGHTS.

    MELBOURNE.—In State political circles the opinion is steadily gaining ground that there will be no absolute removal of the extra railway freights and fares that were ...

    Article : 133 words
  19. BENDIGO SOLDIER FAREWELLED.

    An enjoyable evening was spent at 115 Honeysuckle-street on Monday, on the occasion of the departure for England of Mr. R. L. C. Ross, in the capacity of a ...

    Article : 118 words
  20. SHORTAGE OF CORN SACKS.

    MELBOURNE.—Throughout the Christmas holidays Mr. Oman, Minister for Agriculture, was inundated with inquiries as to the shortage in the supply of cornsacks. ...

    Article : 70 words
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