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  2. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.

    In a yuletide message issued yesterday the Lord Mayor (Cr. H. G. Smith) said he trusted that the seeds of progress sown in 1932 would grow and burst forth into ...

    Article : 98 words
  3. CLOTHING TRADE SWEATING

    When the modified Factories und Shops (Sundays) Bill was under discussion in the Legislative Council yesterday, several members expressed resentment at the ...

    Article : 381 words
  4. MILK BOARD BILL.

    Having been passed in a modified form by the Legislative Assembly, the Milk Board Bill was introduced in the Legislative Council last ...

    Article : 440 words
  5. LANDLORDS AND TENANTS

    There was further discussion of the Landlords and Tenants Bill in the Legislative Assembly yesterday. This measure replaces the bill which was introduced in ...

    Article : 796 words
  6. THE STATE SESSION.

    In the numerical sense simply, many bills were passed by the State Parliament in the session which has just closed, but few of them of major importance. ...

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  7. THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

    A gratifying feature of the public health administration of Victoria is the steady decline in the tuberculosis death rate. In its annual report, which was presented to ...

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  8. The Christmas Shopping Test.

    It is every man's right to spend his money as he thinks fit, or so every man believes. But a short bout with the Christmas shopping problem leads one to ...

    Article : 246 words
  9. Children Entertained.

    BROKEN HILL, Thursday.-- Central Reserve was a busy place to-day, nearly 1000 children of the unemployed being provided with Christmas cheer. Goods distributed ...

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  10. OLD COLONISTS' HOMES

    Residents of the Old Colonists' Homes, Rushall-[?]rescent, North Fitzroy, each received £2 as a Christmas gift. ...

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  11. THE TRADING HOURS.

    Many inquiries are still being received by the Labor department concerning the requirements of the Factories and Shops Act as to the closing of shops, and ...

    Article : 260 words
  12. THE COST OF CAMPING.

    Sir,--In these days of depression and constant talk of "equality of sacrifice," "cutting of costs," "lower wages" interest reductions," &c., it comes as so[?] ...

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  13. CHRISTMAS GREETINGS.

    Prior to breaking up for the Christmas holidays, trades union officials assembled in the boardroom at the Trades Hall yesterday at the invitation of the president ...

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  14. Weather Prospects.

    The weather prospects for the immediate present are fine and warm to hot, with northerly winds. The Meteorologist, however, expects a cool, squally southerly ...

    Article : 51 words
  15. UNEMPLOYMENT.

    At a meeting last night convened by the Windsor branch of the Labor party the unemployed of Prahran decided to from an organisation in affiliation with ...

    Article : 361 words
  16. VIOLENCE IN A CHURCH.

    How a man assaulted a member of the congregation in a church and then gave a constable a black eye was described before Mr. Bond, P.M., in the City Court ...

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  17. CHRISTMAS SPORTS.

    A fine sporting programme for the Christmas holidays will be ushered in to-day with the opening of the New South Wales v. Victoria match on the ...

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  18. Appointment of Woman Member Urged.

    A resolution to be forwarded to the Government, urging that consideration be given to the appointment of a woman on the Milk Board was passed by the ...

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  19. CHRISTMAS CHEER WANTED.

    The State Relief Committee's appeal for Christmas cheer for distressed families is nearing an end, and although the response has been very generous, the need ...

    Article : 173 words
  20. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir,--As there may be credited to this association the extravagant criticism of the Milk Board Bill by the Retail Dairymen's Defence League, we would like the ...

    Article : 343 words
  21. Chelsea to Borrow £4000.

    To provide work for the unemployed of the district, Chelsea council has decided to borrow £4030. As part of a general scheme of foreshore improvement. ...

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  22. BUTTER FROM BENDIGO.

    Charges of having stolen ten boxes of butter valued at £30, the property of the Railway Commissioners, were preferred against John Edward Rowden and ...

    Article : 176 words
  23. MORDIALLOC CARNIVAL.

    Mordialloc's event of the year--its annual beach carnival, which will be continued until A.N.A. day--will be officially opened this evening, when at 7 p.m. Mr. ...

    Article : 89 words
  24. No Extra Allowance Before Christmas.

    BALLARAT, Thursday.--Following the decision of a meeting of the unemployed to wait on the acting mayor (Cr. J. Harrison) and the engineer (Mr. L. H. Finch) ...

    Article : 277 words
  25. Christmas Concert for Blind.

    With the enthusiasm which is a feature of concerts given by the Blind Orchestra and other performers from the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, the annual ...

    Article : 124 words
  26. POPULATION OF VICTORIA

    An interesting table showing the growth of population in Victoria since 1850 is contained in the annual report of the Health Commission. The first census of ...

    Article : 480 words
  27. T.B. TREATMENT ABROAD

    Europe is combating the menace of tubercolosis by a method of prevention rather than cure, according to Dr. J. W. Browne, of Adelaide, who returned by ...

    Article : 367 words
  28. CHRISTMAS TRAINS.

    It was decided yesterday to run an additional train to Bendigo on Sunday, leaving Spencer-street at 8.30 a.m., to enable visitors to reach destinations some distance ...

    Article : 280 words
  29. Social Welfare Workers Entertained.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 148 words
  30. TRANSPORT BOARD.

    The amendments made by the Legislative Council to the Transport Board Bill were considered by the Assembly yesterday. ...

    Article : 375 words
  31. SPENCER-ST. BRIDGE.

    According to the result of the recent half-yearly check on the traffic using the three city bridges over the Yarra, there is a considderable reduction in the ...

    Article : 256 words
  32. Expenditure by Bendigo City Council.

    BENDIGO, Thursday.--Good progress is being made with the Christmas relief work schedule undertaken by Bendigo city council and the work is new [?]earing ...

    Article : 111 words
  33. Brighton Children Entertained

    A monster Christmas party was given to 750 children by the mayor of Brighton, Cr. J. A. Kennedy, at the Wilson Recreation Hall, Brighton, last night. The children ...

    Article : 68 words
  34. Community Singing on Beach.

    The mayor of Mordialloc (Cr. Edwards) stated yesterday that a noted departure in community singing would be made on the evening of Boxing day. When all ...

    Article : 85 words
  35. SOUTH MELBOURNE GATHERING.

    About 1200 children of unemployed were entertained by the mayor of South Melbourne (Cr. McKenzie) in the local town hall yesterday afternoon. Christmas ...

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  36. SHORTER WORKING WEEK.

    Discussion took place at the meeting of the Trades Hall Council last evening on the report of the sub-committee on the question of a shorter week, which ...

    Article : 191 words
  37. TRAMWAY SERVICE.

    Despite many protests the Tramways Board has maintained its obstinate refusal to provide travelling facilities on the Sunday mornings, Christmas day and ...

    Article : 216 words
  38. A Hard Case.

    Sir,--My husband has been away on relief work for nine weeks, and I have received £3 32 fortnightly, on which amount I have paid 76 weekly rent, and ...

    Article : 146 words
  39. ENTERTAINMENT AT MAIDSTONE.

    Organised by the Maidstone Unemployed Relief Committee in conjunction with Braybrook council and the Ladies' Benevolent Society, a Christmas party was held ...

    Article : 61 words
  40. BANK CLERK MISSING.

    Anxiety is felt for the whereabouts of Rex de Hugard, 22 years, bank clerk, who has been missing from his boarding house at Caulfield since Monday. He is the ...

    Article : 177 words
  41. FOUNDERING OF FERRY STEAMER.

    SYDNEY, Thursday.--The tug St. Olaves, which was towing the vehicular terry Kaedumba to Melbourne when it foundered off Montague Island yesterday, ...

    Article : 89 words
  42. MORATORIUM LAW.

    SYDNEY, Thursday.--Pointing out to-day that the new moratorium law was now in force, the Minister of Justice (Mr. L. O. Martin) said that all hire-purchase ...

    Article : 127 words
  43. HOMCEOPATHIC HOSPITAL ENTERTAINMENT.

    Patients in the Homeopathic Hospital will be entertained to-morrow (Christians eve) by the following artists, who have generously volunteered their services:-- ...

    Article : 75 words
  44. BODY FOUND ON BEACH.

    The body of a man was [?] the foreshore at Point Cook, near the flying school, yesterday. The description i[?]: About 65 years of age, 5 feet 6 inches in ...

    Article : 82 words
  45. Toy Distribution at Geelong.

    GEELONG, Thursday.--A crowd of about 2000 people flocked into the people's market early this afternoon in connection with the distribution of 3000 toys and[?] ...

    Article : 53 words
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