The secretary of the Forests Commission has advised the city council that an officer of the commission will make an inspection of certain suggested ...
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Article : 192 wordsThe Homestead and 87 acres of land in the estate of the late Mr. T. J. Austin, of Bundalaguah, realised £26 10 per acre by auction. Forty acres across the road ...
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Article : 128 wordsCOROP, Monday.--A crop of oats of the mulga variety recently harvested by Mr. T. E. Raleigh, yielded remarkably well, notwithstanding the severe hail and wind ...
Article : 80 wordsIn order to cope with the increased amount of business on the Balranald line a telephone line has been laid by the Railway department, and direct communication ...
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Article : 99 wordsA report on the hay and wheat crop competitions at Melton has been submitted to the Agricultural department by Mr. P. D. McRae, Dealing with the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 214 wordsAt the police court on Monday T. L. V. Lee was charged with a serious offence against a girl under the age of ten years. He was committed for trial at the ...
Article : 41 wordsA new chapel and annexe, erected at the Sacred Heart Convent, Kyneton at a cost of £6500, was opened by Archbishop Mannix on Sunday afternoon in the presence ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Tue 21 Dec 1926, Page 12
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