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  2. ELECTRIC CURRENT FOR UNLEY.

    At a special meeting of the Unley City Council on Monday evening, convened for the purpose of discussing the question of the supply of electric current to provide ...

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  3. GAGGED AND BOUND.

    The alleged gagging and binding of a young woman, Elsie Jones, at Creer's Drapery Emporium, Ballarat, on Saturday-night has not yet been cleared up. It is ...

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  4. AN OLD MAN'S GIFT.

    The hearing was continued to-day of the suit in which James Johnston, aged 79, of Warrnambool, retired farmer, sought to set aside a deed of gift by which it was ...

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  5. A SUSPICIOUS FIRE.

    An investigation into the circumstances of the fire which destroyed the woolshed at Yalcowinna station yesterday shows that there is an element of suspicion in the ...

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  6. A POPULAR POSTAL OFFICIAL.

    Mr. B. Edwards, who recently retired from the Port Adelaide Post-Office, owing to his having reached the age-limit, was accorded a farewell in the local City Council ...

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  7. FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS.

    An inquest was held at the Adelaide Police Court on Monday morning by the City Coroner (Dr. W. Ramsay Smith) concerning the death of Frank Alexander ...

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  8. IN DEFENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT.

    The Attorney-General (Hon. W. J. Denny), at a meeting of the Prospect local committee of the Labor Party on Monday evening, replied to Mr. Peake's remarks at ...

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  9. THE TOLL SYSTEM.

    The Postmaster-General (Mr. Thomas) has received from the Victorian Women's Public Service Association a letter thanking him for having introduced the new toll ...

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  10. INJURED BY A FALL OF STONE.

    At the Stanford-Merthyr colliery this afternoon David Watson and his mate. Richard Evans, were working, when a fall of stone occurred, burying Evans. Watson, ...

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  11. THE CABINET AT WORK.

    The Federal Cabinet gave consideration to-day to the Naval Defence Bill and the Referendum Bills for the amendments of the Constitution. Nothing was definitely ...

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  12. FEDERAL TERRITORIES.

    Mr. Fisher stated to-day that the Government had not considered the question of passing legislation to apply generally to Federal territories after the acquirement ...

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  13. TWO FINGERS SEVERED.

    Mr. John Brown, a resident of Stawell, employed by the North Langi Logan Company, was endeavoring to push a wire rope connected with a drilling plant ...

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  14. A BOY'S FREAK.

    John Cahill, 13 years of age, was found dead at Koroit early this morning, at the foot of a bank. The boy got into a shute used for getting wood down to the ...

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  15. DROWNED IN A WELL.

    The Commissioner of Police received advice to-day from Kingaroy to the effect that the body of Colin McKenzie had been found in a well on his selection. The ...

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  16. THE FEDERAL TRAWLER.

    The report of Mr. Dannevig concerning the 27th cruise of the trawler Endeavor, which refers to the waters of South Queensland and Northern New South Wales, has ...

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  17. TIMBER-GETTER KILLED.

    At Beaudesert to-day J. Matheson, a timber-getter, was killed at Raymond's sawmill. He was unloading logs, one of which struck him on the head. ...

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  18. POTATO BLIGHT.

    A fresh outbreak of Irish blight his occurred, this time in the famous [?]ota[?]o growing district of Koroit. It is, however, confined to one farm, locited in a low-'y ng, ...

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  19. ABSENT VOTING.

    The Minister of Home Affairs is engaged in working out the details of a scheme of absent voting, the broad lines of which are that an elector, having signed a ...

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  20. A SCAFFOLD COLLAPSES.

    An accident occurred this morning at the new additions to the Royal Hotel, Rupanyup, while R. Dalton, bricklayer, anel E. A. Howell, laborer, were on a scaffold, ...

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  21. THE EARTH EATERS.

    The following is an extract from a recent report by Dr. Breinl, director of the Australian Institute of Tropical Med cine, Townsville, on the results of a journey to ...

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  22. EXPLOSION IN THE CITY.

    A loud explosion at the Royal Exchange Building, King William-street, shortly before noon on Monday, occasioned considerable excitement in the vicinity, and a large ...

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  23. CIVIL SERVANTS' SALARIES.

    A deputation from the Central Staffs Association of the Federal Public Service waited on the Public Service Commissioner to-day and urged that it would give greater ...

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  24. VICTORIAN RAILWAYS.

    The Victorian railways are keeping up their reputation. Last night an engine and truck attached to a goods train left the line at Gembrook railway-station when ...

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  25. HIDDEN WEALTH.

    An old woman Mary Butler, who for many years had lived in a cottage in Guildford-street, West Melbourne, between Lonsdale and Little Lonsdale streets, was ...

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  26. A PEA RIFLE ACCIDENT.

    James robinson, 26 years of age, who was employed on a river steamer, was accidentally shot in the back from a pea rifle by James Gobbett, a lad, at ...

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  27. FOUND DEAD AT SEMAPHORE.

    About 10.30 a.m. on Monday, whilst some boys were playing on the Semaphore beach, they discovered the dead body of a man. They immediately reported the ...

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  28. A NATIVE'S DEATH.

    Extraordinary evidence was given during an inquest at Esperance on the body of a male aboriginal named Ruby. In his dying depositions Ruby said a station hand, ...

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  29. A CUSTOMS ENQUIRY.

    In the Custom-House Port Adelaide, on Monday, a well-known shipping and Customs firm had to answer a charge, before the State Collector (Mr. T. N. Stephens), ...

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  30. FOUND WITH HER THROAT CUT.

    Early this morning the dead body of Elizabeth Simmons was found in an outhouse at her residence, Shipley-street, Toowoomba. She had a gash in the ...

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  31. PROGRESS OF MANILA.

    Eastern newspapers to hand state that some consternation has been caused in Hongkong by the transfer to the American flag of the steamers Rubi and Zafiri, owned ...

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  32. MELBOURNE FOOTBALL SCANDAL.

    The council of the Victorian Football League met again to-night further to consider matters relating to the football scandal. On counsel's advice it was decided to ...

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  33. TEARING UP A LINE.

    The officers of the Public Works Department, who were sent to Mitre Swamp, where the Western Wimmera railway line is flooded, have started ...

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  34. RATING ON LAND VALUES.

    The question of rating on land values has been shelved for three months so far as the City of Unley ia concerned. At a special meeting of the council on Monday evening ...

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  35. DROWNED IN A BILLABONG.

    The Commissioner of Police has received a telegram from Renmark, reading as follows:—"Body man reported floating billabong, Saturday morning, recovered, and ...

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  36. AUSTRALIAN TALENT.

    The Prime Minister, speaking at the South-street (Ballarat) competitions tonight, said it was rather sad to find that as soon as talent was discovered equal to the ...

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  37. DEATH FROM NATURAL CAUSES.

    At the Adelaide Police Court on Monday the City Coroner (Dr. Ramsay Smith) conducted an enquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mary Anne Maddern, a single woman, ...

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  38. A BOY'S LEG BROKEN.

    Stanley Ross, youngest son of Mr. Ross, gardener. Fifth Creek, on Friday morning whilst at play at school with other boys was jumping over poles when he caught ...

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  39. SCARE AT BRISBANE.

    Residents this morning were startled by a terrific explosion, followed by the rattle of windows and crockery. It was a considerable time before any explanation of the ...

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  40. FATAL CART ACCIDENT.

    Mr. A. Lehmann, farmer, of Yahl Paddock, who met with a serious accident last Monday, died late last night. Mr. Lehmann was engaged at some work about a ...

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  41. ATTACKED BY BEES.

    Mr. William Buckby while scarifying on his farm on Saturday afternoon with a team of six horses was attacked by a swarm of bees. He sought assistance ...

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  42. TREASURE OF THE SEA.

    So far as present indications go the Pericles Salvage Company, floated with a capital of £6,000 in 6,000 shares, will make handsome profits during the summer ...

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  43. DISCUSSION AT ST. PETERS.

    A public meeting was held in the St Peters Town Hall on Monday evening to consider the matter of the Land Values Assessment Act, and the application of its ...

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  44. A TARIFF MATTER.

    A deputation of manufacturers of bevelled und silver plateglass asked the Minister of Customs to-day for an increased duty on the manufactured article It ...

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  45. BALLARAT COMPETITIONS.

    The opening ceremony in connection with the South-street (Ballarat) competitions took place to-night in the presence of 8,000 people. The prize money to be distributed ...

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  46. THE BENDIGO GOLD CASE

    At the Criminal court to-day, before Mr. Justice Hodges and jury, Nathan Bear, of South Melbourne, machinery merchant, was placed on trial on two charges of larceny ...

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  48. A CYCLIST INJURED.

    On Saturday morning A. Bogish was turning into Edward-street on his motor bicycle, when he came into collision with a young son of Mr. E. A. Baker. In trying ...

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  49. MORRIS DIVORCE CASE.

    Through the intervention of the Crown the decree nisi granted in the suit Morris versus Morris was rescinded to-day by Mr. Justice Gordon, who dismissed the ...

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  50. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The new season's wool sales were opened at the Sydney Wool Exchange this afternoon, when catalogues totalling 11,149 bales were offered. The Co-operative ...

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  51. THE ANGLICAN CHURCH.

    Archbishop Clarke, in an address to-day at the Anglican Synod for the archdiocese of Melbourne, dealt with the question of appeals to the Privy Council on matters of ...

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  52. THE PLAGUE.

    The Federal Director of Quarantine has advised the board of health of an outbreak of plague at Bonde, New Caledonia. All vessels arriving from there will have ...

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  53. A VEHICLE CAPSIZED.

    Last Saturday afternoon Mr. E. Staker was driving two horses, outrigger fashion, down the Yacka Hill when the outside animal, pushing its companion to the side ...

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  54. THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

    If the Federal Government carry out the resolution of the Brisbane Labor Conference they must submit to Parliament before the present session closes a list of ...

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  55. CHINESE AND GOLD RINGS.

    A Chinese mantee gardener, Loney Way Toon, appeared before the Bendigo City Bench to-day, charged with having been found in possession of gold (two rings) ...

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  56. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Among the passengers by the French steamer Caledonien a Chinese. Chen Awhee. who had booked his passage from Colombo to Fremantle, produced on arrival ...

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  57. KICKED BY A COLT.

    While handling a colt this weck Mr. J. Wheadon received a severe kick in the side. ...

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  58. BULLOCKDRIVER RUN OVER.

    A bullockdriver, George Bayfield, was run over by his waggon at Silverton to-day and seriously injured. He is a resident of Silverton, and he was brought into Broken ...

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  59. BROKEN HILL.

    A. E. Bailley, who was arrested on Saturday night on a provisional warrant, was charged in the Police Court to-day with having left South Australia, he being a ...

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  60. DEATHS FROM PTOMAINE POISONING.

    Claude Salmon, aged 12, died from ptomaine poisoning through eating pipis, boiled in a tin while picnicking on Manukau Beach, Auckland. The deceased's ...

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  61. QUEENSLAND

    The Etlrridge railway will be taken over by the Government in November. The Commissioner of Railways will leave Brisbane next month to make ...

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  62. THE STEAMER COLAC.

    According to advices received from Adelaide, the underwriters have decided to dispose by auction of the steamer Colac as it now lies at Derby. The chief company ...

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  63. VICTORIA.

    The committee appointed by the State Government to prepare a scheme for the co-ordination of agricultural education has practically decided to recommend the ...

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  64. NEW ZEALAND.

    Sir John Logan Campbell has given £1,000 for the enlargement of the Children's Home, Auckland, provided that the public also subscribed £1,000. ...

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  65. MISSING MOTOR BOAT.

    The Commissioner of Police received information from the Townsville police today that the motor boat Iris, valued at £300, the property of a man named White, ...

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  66. THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT.

    George A. Francis was proceeded against in the Police Court to-day, on a charge of cruelty to a cow by keeping it confined in a railway truck in a disabled ...

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  67. DESIGNS FOR TOWN HALL.

    The City Council is offering prizes of £250 and £100 for designs tor a Town Hall, coating £60,000 and seating 3,000. ...

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  68. VICTORIA'S DRINK BILL.

    The approximate average annual expenditure on intoxicating liquois in Victoria during the five-year period 1905-1909 was £3,996,300 or £3 4/ per head of the ...

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  69. THE KENSINGTON MYSTERY.

    Nurse Brown, who was committed for trial by the city coroner on a charge of being concerned in the death of Ivy Alice O'Brien, was to-day admitted to bail, which ...

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  70. DOMINION DAY.

    The annual Dominion Day celebrations were held in glorious weather today. Thousands of people assembled at Newtown Park, where the school cadets were ...

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  71. THE UNIVERSITY.

    At a meeting of the Queensland University Senate to-day the 29 Australasian applications for the four professorships to be established were considered, but as the ...

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  72. A YEAR'S INSOLVENCIES.

    Statistics just issued by the Government Statist show that the number of insolvencies in Victoria in 1969 was the lowest on record since 1901. There were 370 ...

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  73. NORTHERN TERRITORY.

    The steamer St. Albans, which arrived from Eastern ports Yesterday afternoon, brought 30 tons of general cargo. The vessel sailed for southern ports at daylight ...

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  74. EXPENDITURE ON PRISONERS.

    There has of late years been a considerable decline in the average number of prisoners in detention in the gaols of the State. The rate per 10,000 of the ...

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  75. NEWS FROM THE EAST.

    Eastern files by the St. Albans state that a party of 250 tourists from Los-Angeles. California, will visit Hongkong and the East this month in the steamship ...

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