The public meeting of sportsmen, which will be held on Wednesdny evening next at the Melbourne Town Hall, to arouse in athletes of all branches a higher sense of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 87 wordsAt its meeting this afternon the Wheat Acquisition Board decided that no more wheat shall be exported from New South Wales anywhere. This means that the ...
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Article : 517 wordsThe Ballarat Licensing Court on Friday granted hotel transfers as follow:—Foundry Hotel, Drummond-street, from James Robertson to Margaret Robertson ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 329 wordsA thunder storm occurred help shortly before 10 p.m., and light rain fell. The storm lasted for more than an hour. ...
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Article : 212 wordsWilliam Clements, road overseer, in the employ of Eltham shire council, was seriously injured by an explosion of blasting powder on Wednesday. Clements was ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 371 wordsThe soldiers who landed from the Nuvua this morning from New Guinea marched through the streets of the city. The men looked cheerful. It was a good march ...
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Article : 147 wordsThe State Premier announced yesterday that be proposed to give personal attention to the question of providing relief work for women who have been thrown ...
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Article : 248 wordsBALLARAT.—A fire broke out on Friday at Wandermere at the chaff works of Mr. John Stewart. The flames were, however, extinguished by employes and ...
Article : 135 wordsIn connection with the proposal for on additional storage reservoir for the town water supply, Mr. T. Murray, of the Water Supply department, visited the head works ...
Article : 128 wordsSir,—Surely a deaf car must not be turned to the pleadings of those who are so energetically striving to have hotels closed earlier during the currency of the ...
Article : 145 wordsThe navy office advises that 98 Victorians, in charge of Lieutenant Webb, and 65 South Australians, in charge of Lieutenant Band, who recently returned ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 191 wordsThe Defence Minister has received a message from H.M.S. Philomel respecting last week's action. The message states that an armed landing party came into contact ...
Article : 79 wordsTRAFALGAR.—At the half yearly meeting of Trafulgar Butter Company, the chairman (Mr. H. Robinson) said that 95 3/4 per cent of the company's butter was superfine which was highly ...
Article : 113 wordsThousands of starving sheep have been depastured recently in this district, and all local paddocks have now been eaten bare. Local. residents were surprised ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Sat 20 Feb 1915, Page 12
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