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  2. Advertising

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  3. THORNLEIGH.

    Residents of Duffy's-lane, Thornleigh, have had serious reasons for complaint about the state of that thoroughfare ever since the shire council opened up the ...

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  4. Contractor's Death.

    The Parramatta district coroner (Mr. H. Richardson Clark) held an inquiry at the Ryde Courthouse on Friday into the circumstances surrounding the death of ...

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  5. HORNSBY.

    Mrs. Emily Margaret Prescott, wife of Mr. Charles Prescott, of Hunter-street, Hornsby, who had been suffering severely for some time, died on Saturday. ...

    Article : 79 words
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  7. SCOUTS WATCH OFFICER.

    Mr. Louis Horn, the Eastwood impounding officer, in a report to the council, stated that he had paid two unsuccessful visits to a certain locality to impound ...

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  8. PEACE CELEBRATIONS.

    Arrangements are being made by a strong committee under the chairmanship of Cr. P.A. James (president Hornsby Shire Council) to suitably commemorate ...

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  9. DEATHS.

    Mr. John Lowman, of Thornleigh, who had been undergoing treatment in the Parramatta District Hospital for carbuncles, died, there on the 3rd inst. He ...

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  10. EASTWOOD

    Trooper Melville, Pte. R. A. Ewens and Pte. H. L. Jacobs returned home on Friday, and Driver Rice (M.T.C.) earlier in the same week. Trooper Melville enlisted ...

    Article : 57 words
  11. SOME COMPLAINTS.

    Mr. H. W. Jones, of Cheltenham-road, wrote to Hornsby Shire Council complaining of the neglect of the council to attend to blackberry growing near his ...

    Article : 270 words
  12. ERMINGTON & RYDALMERE.

    Much sympathy is expressed with the parents and family of the late Mr. George Tibbett, of Kirby-street, Rydalmere, whose death occurred on Saturday at his ...

    Article : 212 words
  13. RYDE.

    A despairing report to "The Argus".—"Ryde Council seems to be inoculated with the virus of loquacity—useless loquacity, "cacocthes loquendi," Talk ...

    Article : 69 words
  14. PNEUMONIA CASES.

    Mr. A. Callagher, the sanitary contractor for Eastwood and Dundas Councils, is a patient in Denistone House Hospital, Eastwood, suffering from pneumonia ...

    Article : 56 words
  15. DEATH.

    Mrs. Elizabeth Dodd, 80 years of ago, the mother of Mrs. Morris, of Griffiths Avenue, Ryde, passed over to the great majority of the 29th ult., death being ...

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  16. THE 'FLU.

    There are at present 35 'flu patients in Denistone House emergency hospital, Eastwood, and patients who have recovered speak highly of the kind treatment ...

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  17. CARLINGFORD.

    In last Saturday's "Argus" the statement was made that a grate, a stove and a set of tubs were required for our soldier's home. Mr. J. A. Mobbs wrote on ...

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  18. DUNDAS.

    The circular letter from the Local Government Department intimating that a grant of £500 would be made to councils for the purpose of providing employment ...

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  19. RECOVERING.

    Mr. W. Moss, the well-known Ryde merchant, was operated on at Dr. McCormack's private hospital last week. The operation was a serious one, but it was ...

    Article : 78 words
  20. THE AFTERMATH.

    Some months ago the Board of Fire Commissioners paid a visit to Eastwood and Epping to inquire into urgent representations for better fire-fighting ...

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  21. DOWN WITH 'FLU.

    Mr.R. Wilson, a well-known one-time resident of Ryde, and brother of Mrs. Wilding and Mrs. Kingswill, of this village, is seriously ill with the flu in ...

    Article : 119 words
  22. THE FEUD.

    "It is a mean and contemptible spirit of a letter," said the Mayor (Ald. Doe) at Rydalmere when the council was discussing a letter on Monday from Mr. N. ...

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  23. FORGETFULNESS.

    Two gentlemen in a motor car travelling towards Parramatta on Saturday afternoon picked up a grey raincoat. They were told by the driver of the motor ...

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  24. EPPING.

    Dundas Council has ordered 45 tons of metal for the repair of roads in Epping, and 150 tons for improving Marsden-road, Church-street and Pennant Hills-road. ...

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  25. THE LATE MR. A. EYLES.

    The funeral of the late Mr. Alex. Eyles, which moved to Carlingford cemetery on Friday, was one of the largest yet held in this district, about 50 vehicle-loads of ...

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  26. BAULKHAM HILLS.

    The Model Farms Progress Association, Baulkhnm Hills, wrote to the Blacktown Shire Council drawing attention to (1) defects in the approaches to culvert ...

    Article : 74 words
  27. A BAD CASE.

    Some two months ago W. L. Bowerman, in some unaccountable way, badly chopped two of the fingers of his loft hand with an axe while barking a log. One ...

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  28. HARMONY AGAIN.

    At a meeting of the pence celebration committee at Ryde on Monday, the arrangements for the local celebration were carried further towards perfection. The ...

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  29. REDUCING POSTAL FACILITIES.

    A petition signed by 250 residents was presented to Eastwood Council on Wednesday protesting against the action of the postal authorities in reducing the ...

    Article : 206 words
  30. THE BORDER CABS.

    The question of the control of vehicles plying for hire on the border of two local governing districts has been exercising the minds of Dundas aldermen. A number ...

    Article : 244 words
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  32. A ROAD ENCROACHMENT.

    A few weeks ago Mr. H. Davey, Carlingford, wrote to the Baulkham Hills Council making inquiries with reference to an alleged encroachment on the ...

    Article : 222 words
  33. THE COUNCIL.

    This council met on Wednesday. Present: Mayor Taylor, Ald. H. Catt, Hickling, Neil, Spurway, Greenwood and Auchterlonie. A letter was read from Mrs. ...

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  34. A BRAVE SOLDIER.

    Mrs. Murphy, of Ryde, whoso son, Company-Sergt.-Major J. H. Murphy, has been awarded the D.C.M., has received the information from the Base Records Office ...

    Article : 131 words
  35. EMPLOYING RETURNED SOLDIERS.

    Eastwood Council is to receive £599 as a grant to enable it to find work for returned soldiers, but the money is to be expended only in wages on works ...

    Article : 235 words
  36. FATAL COLLISION.

    A serious collision between a pantechnicon van and a tram car occurred at Weaver's Loop, Ryde, on Friday evening. The tram car—a Drendnought—in charge ...

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  37. NOT TAKING ANY RISKS.

    In Dundas municipality the town clerk is also sanitary inspector, and in that capacity he has had to carry out certain duties in connection with influenza cases. ...

    Article : 398 words
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  39. ULTIMATUMS BARRED.

    Ald. Greenwood was in "good form" on the subject of straying cattle at the last mooting of Dundas Council. He gave a list of streets in which he had seen ...

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  40. DEATH OF MR. P. C. TROTTER.

    Mr. P. C. Trotter, J.P., one of the pioneer business men of Eastwood, died on Tuesday at the age of sixty-four, after a long illness. ...

    Article : 220 words
  41. GLENORIE.

    At last meeting of Baulkham Hills Council the shire engineer reported on a length of the Great Northern-road, Glenorie, to New Junction, 18-mile peg to 30½ns. He ...

    Article : 141 words
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