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  2. CITY FIRES.

    About 20 square feet of the docking of the sea end of the Railway pier was damaged by fire yesterday at 5.30 p.m. The outbreak occurred under a ...

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  3. ENGLAND WANTS OUR ARTISANS

    For some time past the Lord Mayor's Unemployment Committee has been in communication with firme in England with regard to employing Australian skilled ...

    Article : 393 words
  4. BATTLESHIPS' V. FORTS DUEL. FINE WORK BY QUEEN ELIZABETH

    Increasing alarm prevails in the German colony in Constantinople in view of the gravity of the situation in the Dardanelles, where the Allies' ...

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  5. GALE IN GORIO BAY. YACHT CRASHES INTO EASTERN BATHS.

    Yesterday was one of thea most unpleasant days experienced in Geelong for some time. Blowing from the north-west, the wind drove before it ...

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  6. FEEDING STARVING BELGIANS. GEELONG MONEY SHOULD NOW BE SUPPLYING FOOD.

    It is to be hoped that at the meeting of the committee to-night authority will be given to the treasurers to cable £500 to the High Commissioner on the London ...

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  7. (Reuter's Telegrams.) FIGHTING IN THE PERSIAN GULF 12,000 TURKS TO TACKLE.

    The India Office has announced that the garrison at Aswaz, at the head of the Persian Gulf, conducted a reconnaissance on Wednesday last, and found ...

    Article : 260 words
  8. NEWTOWN AND CHILWELL FIRE BRIGADE.

    In his report on the visit of inspection to the Newtown and Chilwell Fire Brigade, Chief Officer T. S. Marshall states that there was an excellent ...

    Article : 259 words
  9. DRIVING A PEG IN ALSACE.

    A communique from Paris states that the German losses in the fighting at Notre Dame de Lorette, in the Argonne, in the heavy fighting which took ...

    Article : 160 words
  10. ONCE AGAIN AT PILICA.

    It is officially reported at Petrograd that the Germans have been driven back behind Sopozkine-Lypsk front. The Russians also achieved further successes ...

    Article : 67 words
  11. PRIZE SHIP ALTONA £41,000.

    Application was made to Mr. Justice Hood, sitting in Prize Court jurisdiction, yesterday, by the owners of the German steamer Altona, one of the ...

    Article : 204 words
  12. THE TREASURERS' LIST.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 352 words
  13. FIREMEN'S DANCE.

    There were about 250 persons at the Geelong West Fire Brigade's social and dance at Ashby hall last night, and as a result the brigade will nett a ...

    Article : 102 words
  14. A RUN ON GOGGLES.

    Stock dealers who have been operating at the Corporation yards, Kildare, for 40 years, cannot remember anything like yesterday morning's storm. The ...

    Article : 120 words
  15. AUSTRIAN FIENDS IN SERVIA.

    Mr. George M'Aulay Trevelyan has returned from a tour of Serbia. H depcanresthat-the Austrians invaded north-west Serbia and murdered 2000 ...

    Article : 48 words
  16. MISSION TENT WRECKED.

    The Baptist denomination's tent, erected at Manifold Heights to do service till the building of a church is possible. was hopelessly wrecked by the gale at ...

    Article : 113 words
  17. MILITARY.

    All companies of 69B cadets paraded at Newtown on Saturday afternoon, and marched to Queen's Park and back. A series of manoeuvres was gone through ...

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  18. KING OF GREECE WANTS TO BE NEUTRAL.

    It has now transpired that King Constantine presided at a Grand Council. The Premier, M. Venezelos, emphasised of an Austro-German descent on the ...

    Article : 150 words
  19. SCHOOL SWIMMING MATCHES.

    The State schools' swimming matches are to be held at the Western baths on Thursday. March 18th. The programme comprises 31 events, amongst which are ...

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  20. ADELAIDE CAMP.

    Senator Pearce, Minister for Defence, returned from Adelaide mi Sunday, He said yesterday that while in the southern capital he visited two camps, ...

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  21. INSOLVENCY MEETING.

    A meeting in the insolvent estate of Herbert Aubrey Chapman, 180 Bellerine-street, South Geelong, was called for yesterday forenoon at the ...

    Article : 62 words
  22. ENGINE DERAILED BY SAND.

    Mr. C. W. Burge, stationmaster, and Mr. Cooper, roadmaster, yesterday made an inspection of the track near Corio, where the engine on Sunday went off ...

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  23. CITY WATCHHOUSE.

    If one of the first cells in the city watchhouse were converted into an office it would remove the objectionable practice of people having to walk past ...

    Article : 100 words
  24. FORMING ANOTHER BRIGADE.

    Senator Pearce, Minister for Defence, stated yesterday that if there was a surplus of men over the numbers required for the new contingent of 10,000 men, ...

    Article : 47 words
  25. GEELONG VOLUNTEERS.

    Mr. E. Gell, who has been employed at Bright and Hitchcocks for some years, has volunteered for service with the expeditionary forces, and will leave ...

    Article : 97 words
  26. HASTENING ZEPPELINS.

    Geneva has additional particulars respecting the destruction of a Zeppelin airship in a storm at Cologne last week. The storm swept furiously over the ...

    Article : 106 words
  27. HOME RULE FIRM.

    Mr. John Dillon, Nationalist member for East Mayo, in an address to a number of Nationalist volunteers at Belfast on Sunday, referred to the Home Rloe ...

    Article : 129 words
  28. CO-OPERATIVE STORE AT BROADMEADOWS CAMP.

    Troops at Broadmeadows are, as soldiers go, well paid and well fed, but there are no luxuries in the feeding. Tea means bread and jam and tea ...

    Article : 238 words
  29. RECEIVED BY THE 'ADVERTISER.'

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 86 words
  30. MISCELLANEOUS.

    The discharging of an inebriate, and the adjournment of a debt case, constituted the only business transacted by Messrs. W. R. Anderson and Thos. M. ...

    Article : 522 words
  31. FOOTBALLERS AND THE WAR.

    All of the junior and second-rate football teams will be weakened this season, owing to the departure of players for service in the war. Towards the end of ...

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  32. THE 'FRIEND OF GOD' DESTROYS CHURCHES.

    It is stated at Amsterdam that every church in the Dixmude district, where execptionally heavy fighting has, and is, taking place, has been damaged, and 40 ...

    Article : 62 words
  33. SALE YARDS £21 14s.

    Messrs. J. J. Burns and Co.: 1 cow for Mr. W. Stott, Melbourne road, at £5,1[?]—[?] This cow was donated by the owner to the Belgian Relief Fund. One cow for Mr. J. ...

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  34. TROUBLE IN PORTUGAL.

    Rumors are current in Madrid, at Badajoz, of impeading civil war in Portugal. Many fugitives have crossed the frontier. ...

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  35. BELMONT RED CROSS WORLERS.

    The secretary of the Belmont branch of the Red Cross workers, wishes it to be mentioned that the many kind gifts of clothing and material that were ...

    Article : 107 words
  36. OFFICIAL CABLEGRAM.

    The following cablegram was received yesterday from the Secretary of State for the Colonies:—London, 6th March.—The French ...

    Article : 106 words
  37. PAPUAN NATIVES DISLIKE OF WHITE MEN-MURDER.

    Port Moresby, Monday.—It has been reported that a white settler named Harry Ballot was murdered by natives in a district 35 miles behind Port Moresby. The ...

    Article : 92 words
  38. GERMAN LINERS FROM U.S.A.

    United States Customs officials on Saturday inspected tho Hamburg-Amerika liner Vaterland (54,282 tons), and the Norddeutscher-Llovd steamer ...

    Article : 65 words
  39. GEELONG FOOTBALL CLUB.

    This year there are contests for the two rice-presidentships, and eight members of committee of the Geelong Cricket, and Football Club, three having ...

    Article : 85 words
  40. [?] JELL[?]GOE

    In charge of our Empire's great fleet, finds time a[?] his multitudinous and trying dutie[?] [?] the North Sea to remember both his men afloat and those ...

    Article : 200 words
  41. HEAT WAVE CIRCLES SYDNEY.

    Sydney, Monday.—This month has so fat proved the [?]o[?]est March experienced in Sydney. To-day the thermometer mounted to 100.7 degrees in the city. In the ...

    Article : 119 words
  42. MT. DUNEED DOES WELL.

    Sir,—I have pleasure in remitting ch[?] for £60/15/6 in aid of the Belgian Relief Fund. made up as follows, [?]iz.:—Messrs. D. and W. M'Intyre, £5'5/-: Mr A. G. White, ...

    Article : 120 words
  43. WAR BRIEFS.

    Although no strikes have occurred in London there is widespread discontent owing to the dearness of food. Senator Pearee, Minister for Defence, ...

    Article : 116 words
  44. THE THORDIS INCIDENT.

    A semi-official message received in Amsterdam from Berlin admits that the Norwegian steamer Thordis rammed a submarine, but the latter was not ...

    Article : 34 words
  45. C.E.G.S. CHAPEL.

    If was notified to the Council of the Geelong Church of England Grammar School by the architects yesterday, that the first section of the school chapel ...

    Article : 77 words
  46. SUDMARIKE FAILS.

    A German submarine chased the China steamer Ning-Chau near the Lands End for 20 minutes. The steamer was hound from Ymuiden in Holland, ...

    Article : 33 words
  47. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 200 words
  48. COLLINS' MILLS.

    On behalf of the employes of Collins Bros., Pty., Ltd., I have pleasure in advising that after a meeting of our [?]ident Fund Society it was decided that the regular ...

    Article : 181 words
  49. DAMAGED LINER NOORDERDIJK.

    The Holland-America Company's steamer Noorderdijk, which an earlier cable announced was returning to Rotterdam in a badly-damaged condition, ...

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  50. ROAD SUBSIDENCE.

    A slight subsidence of the roadway in Mercer-street, close to the sewerage excavations crossing Gheringhap-street, occurred yesterday, and the spot was ...

    Article : 59 words
  51. GERMAN BIBLES CIRCULATED.

    It was stated on Saturday at the birthday meeting of the British and Foreign Bible Society. held in London, that 300.000 copies of the German ...

    Article : 46 words
  52. PRICE OF BREAD.

    The Price of Goods Board met in private yesterday to consider the [?]bility of a further rise in the price of [?]ad consequent, upon the advanced [?] of flour. At ...

    Article : 93 words
  53. BATH TUBS FOR "TOMMIFS."

    The use of bath tubs in the British trenches at the front, has led to the opening of public subscriptions in Great Britain. Portion of the money ...

    Article : 47 words
  54. DRESDEN HIDING.

    Persistent rumors are in circulation at Santiago do Chile, that the German cruiser Dresden, is in hiding at southern Chili. German steamers which are ...

    Article : 37 words
  55. WHART LABORERS.

    Mr. J. Plunkett. the president, was in the chair at a meeting of the Geelong branch of the Wharf Laborers' Union at the Trades Hall last night. ...

    Article : 74 words
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