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  2. COMING FRUIT HARVEST,

    Every season the high wages paid to employees engaged in the harvesting and processing of fruit attract many persons of both sexes to the fruitgrowing areas of ...

    Article : 631 words
  3. COUNTRY NEWS.

    In the City Court on Tuesday William Bertram Mackay was charged with having uttered a cheque for £8/8/ on the Union Bank of Australia which purported to be signed by K. E. Salter. ...

    Article : 178 words
  4. THE COUNTRY PAGE

    In a paper prepared by Mr. P.J.Carroll, acting Commonwealth dairy superintendent, interesting facts relating to the food talue of butter compared with margarine ...

    Article : 1,600 words
  5. KYNETON.

    Farmers in the Kyneton district are greatly perturbed owing to the interpretation of the recent amendment to the Noxious Weeds Act which makes it clear that all furze hedges will ...

    Article : 242 words
  6. Classified Advertising

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    Advertising : 768 words
  7. WHEAT POOL BILL.

    When the Legislative Assembly meets this afternoon, the debate on the Compulsory Wheat Pool Bill, which was adjourned until to-day at the request of ...

    Article : 285 words
  8. BENDIGO AND DISTRICT.

    The young man who was found by the police last week wandering in the bush near Bendigo in an almost node condition, and armed with a pea-rifle, escaped from the detention ward of the ...

    Article : 585 words
  9. BULK HANDLING OF WHEAT.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday. —The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Chaffey) announced today that during the coming season the wheat silos would again he operated by ...

    Article : 212 words
  10. ROCHESTER.

    The butter output of the Rochester Co-operative Butter Company is steadily improving. During the last fortnight it amounted to 12½ tons, which is an increase of 1 ton 15cwt. over the previous ...

    Article : 39 words
  11. SHEPPARTON.

    Mr. W. Cobley, a pioneer of the Pine Lodge district, where he engaged in farming for many years. recently celebrated his 80th birthday at this new home at Canowindra by a family reunion. He ...

    Article : 105 words
  12. RIVERINA.

    One hundred thousand acres of land in large estates, and bordering on railway lines, has been selected by the Department for lands in the Riverina for subdivision for closer setlement. ...

    Article : 1,073 words
  13. COMPULSORY WHEAT POOL.

    Sir,—May I ask if the supporters of the compulsory wheat pool have taken into consideration the position of the returned soldier and the farmer renting land? The ...

    Article : 229 words
  14. New South Wales Advance.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.— The New South Wales Cabinet to-day approved of the payment of 3/4 a bushel at railway sidings for this season's wheat, with 8d. for ...

    Article : 56 words
  15. NORTHERN TERRITORY.

    Providing for advances to settlers, a Northern Territory ordinance "to provide for the encouragement of primary production," was issued yesterday. The Northern ...

    Article : 209 words
  16. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—As a northern wheatgrower, I am strongly opposed to compulsion, for various reasons. Firstly, because the Government has no mandate from the ...

    Article : 317 words
  17. GEELONG AND DISTRICT.

    Arthur Eric Thompson was charged in the Geelong City Court on Tuesday with having recevied from Melinda Presnell, license of the Royal Hotel, Queenscliff, £5, with intent to ...

    Article : 232 words
  18. SWIMMERS OVERCOME IN WATER

    TALLANGATTA. Tuesday.— At Bolga on Sunday, Mrs, Sumsion and Mr. W. Batler went swimming in a lagoon on the property of Mr. W. Nankervis. Bott. are ...

    Article : 138 words
  19. SOLDIER SETTLERS.

    Sir.— An article on the disabilities and burdens of soldier settlers women appeared in your issue of April 2 stated tht "a free period of three years has been allowed ...

    Article : 350 words
  20. ARARAT.

    St. Augustine's Boys' Band from Geelong visited Ararat this week-end and gave two entertainments in the Town Hall in aid of the funds of the Alexander sports ground. ...

    Article : 44 words
  21. Display Advertising

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    Advertising : 361 words
  22. CAMPERDOWN.

    Fifty members of the Warranambool Indian Motor Cycle Social Club spent Sunday at the Camperdown Park. The Camperdown band contributed a musical programme, and the visitors ...

    Article : 189 words
  23. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—In a letter appearing in to- day's issue, "Not a Melbourne Cockie," Watchem, misunderstands the statement 1 made at the annual meeting of the corporation ...

    Article : 219 words
  24. CASTLEMAINE.

    The 70th anniversary of Christ Church is being celebrated with considerable enthusiam, and on Saturday night there was a well attended reunion of present and Trust parishioners. The ...

    Article : 260 words
  25. FIRES IN THE COUNTRY.

    BRUTHEN, Tuesday.—Early this morning fire completely destroyed Seehusen's Buildings, comprising one shop fronting the main street, and occupied by Messrs. H. S. Kennedy, boot repairer, ...

    Article : 237 words
  26. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—I trust your leading article in today's issue of "The Argus" will be read by every country member of both Federal and State Houses of Parliament. As a ...

    Article : 408 words
  27. OTHER DISTSICTS.

    BACCHUS MARSH.—The shire council has appointed Mr. A. W. Bond, of Kunlva, to all the position of shire secretary and engineer, which was rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr. ...

    Article : 2,939 words
  28. DANDENONG.

    Before Mr. D. Berriman, P.M., in the Dandenong court house on Tuesday, an inquiry was held into the death of Andrew Thomas Debsen, butcher, of Box Hill, which occurred as a result of ...

    Article : 272 words
  29. CALVES AT DANDENONG MARKET.

    Sir, Can any of your readers tell me what becomes of many of the poor calves which are sold in the Dandenong Market every Tuesday. I behave that no beast ...

    Article : 140 words
  30. ECHUCA

    An accident that might have been attended with serious censequences before William Pearson in Annesles street on Friday night.While walking along with his wife and family, in attempting to ...

    Article : 268 words
  31. Display Advertising

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    Advertising : 142 words
  32. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir, On behalf of a large number of soldier wheatgtowers in my district and as a wheatgrower myself, I wish to protest against the proposal of the State ...

    Article : 108 words
  33. HURSHAM AND DISTRICT

    A trout weighting 916, and measuring 2ft. 2in. in length was caught by Mr. J. W. Mitchell, at McKenzie's Creek. The death has occurred of Mrs. Gray, wife of ...

    Article : 108 words
  34. MAN SHOT IN SHOULDER.

    WANGARATIN, Tuesday.— William Hotson, a president of children Valley, was admitted to the Wangaratta [?] Hospital this morning [?] from the effects of a gunshot wound ...

    Article : 93 words
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