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  2. DIVORCE DECREE ON APPEAL.

    "She had an un[?]qu[?]rable aversion from her stepfather. She was known to him as the 'tomahawk girl.' for she struck him on the head with a tomahawk. Her mother ...

    Article : 477 words
  3. "MYSTERY" TRAMCAR.

    Secrecy is being observed by the tramway authorities concerning this novel form of electric tram-car which is being constructed at Malvern. One of the features is the safety automatic door and step which close and fold up together when the car is moving, as shown in the photographs. it is, therefore, impossible to ride on the step, or enter or leave the car while it is moving. Other novelties include seats with "swing-over" ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 91 words
  4. ESTABLISHING A LAUNDRY.

    Allan John Duignan, dealer, and Nigel Cowan, engineer, appeared before Mr. A. A. Kelley, P.M., at the Richmond Court yesterday, charged with having ...

    Article : 591 words
  5. MACHINE-MADE MOUNTAIN AT YALLOURN.

    -(J. R. Campbell Yalloura, photo.) There are now 350,000 tons of over-burden in the "Yallourn Alps," the artificial mountain of soil dug from the brown coal area by the two Bucyrus shovels at the electricity commissioners works. "Mount Monash" is shown in the upper picture; below is a panorama of the field showing the following features:— ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 109 words
  6. HOUSEBREAKING ALLEGED.

    Leslie H. Woolcock, bootmaker, Smith street, Fitzroy, was charged at the Northcote Court yesterday, before Mr. Hayes, J.P. (chairman), and Messrs. Jones and ...

    Article : 239 words
  7. REVIVAL OF WRESTLING: PRINCIPAL HOLDS DEMONSTRATED.

    In view of the successful revival of wrestling, interest is attached to a demonstration of the principal holds by Clarence Weber, who will shortly challenge Meeske for the Australian heavyweight title. Weber is shown in the photographs attacking in every instance, his opponent being C. Honroth, the physical culture expert. In wrestling the objective is to pin an opponent's two shoulders to the mat at the same time. and the holds are as follow:—(1) bar hold and farther arm hold: (2) the hall-nelson; (3) the giant swing, (a spectacular throw employed by Weber against McMurdo last Wednesday): (4) the bridge in defence, escaping the fall by arching the body with head well back; (5) the crutch hold; (6) hammerlock and too hold; (7) the cross-buttock. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 131 words
  8. TERRITORY ELECTION.

    On a reference from the Chief Justice (Sir Adrian Kno[?]), the full Court of the High Court yesterday considered the matter of the petition lodged by John Alfred ...

    Article : 956 words
  9. DOCTOR SUES LODGE.

    Before the Chief Justice (Sir William Irvine) in the First Civil Court yesterday, the hearing was concluded of the claim for £2,[?]00 damage[?] made by Edward Augustus ...

    Article : 260 words
  10. NAVIGATION ACT.

    This is one of the greatest [?] of the Navigation Act [?] regard to Tasmania," [?] the Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) when the [?] of alleged ...

    Article : 164 words
  11. SENSATIONAL RUNAWAY SMASH IN ST. KILDA ROAD.

    Two people were seriously injured in a collision which occurred at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon between a bolting two-horse lorry and a city-bound cable tramcar in St. Kilda road opposite the Homeopathic Hospital. On the left is a photograph (by Gray Haydon. St. Kilda) showing the angle at which the lorry (which was laden with a heavy iron pipe) hit the car. The extent to which the car was dorallod by the impact is shown. In the centre are the two horses which bolted, one of which is injured; while on the lost is the battered dummy of the car. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 107 words
  12. PILE-DRIVING IN THE CITY.

    Owing to the nature of the ground on which the new Y.M.C.A, building is to be constructed just over Prince's Bridge, a foundation of p[?] is [?]ry, Mr, J. C. Bowditch, clork of works (or Mr. A. Eggleston, architect, explained yesterday that between 700 and 800 p[?] were to be ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 72 words
  13. LASCARS AND MALAYS FIGHT.

    Racial hatred between lascars and Malays in the [?] on the steamer City at Brisbane. which [?] Melbourne on Sunday, [?] ...

    Article : 160 words
  14. KILMANY HOME FOR BOYS.

    A [?] [?] [?] [?] ...

    Article : 227 words
  15. "BACK TO WESLEY COLLEGE" CELEBRATIONS.

    Old Boys' of Wesley College have subscribed more than £11,000 for school improvement, and yesterday a reunion was arranged to give them an opportunity of inspecting these improvements. In the upper left hand picture is the winning crew at boarders who b[?]at the "dayboys:" from left to right: G. Legge (cox), O. D. Jones, S. G. Nash, A. J. Halton, and A. R. Mansell, Below is a group of "old-boys:" from left to right: C. J. Kidd: E. D. O'Dennell, H. J. Stewart, with the headmaster of Wesley College (Mr. L. A. Adamson). On the right is an ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 117 words
  16. MEAT TRANSPORT IN STREETS.

    Regulations of the City of Melbourne require that meat [?] through the streets must be protocted from dust and [?] under [?] ...

    Article : 241 words
  17. ATTACK ON STUDENT.

    Arthur [?] and John [?] were charged [?] the [?] [?] [?] ...

    Article : 178 words
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