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  2. EMITA EXPLOSION.

    The Court of Marine Inquiry, which has been investigating the explosion of a boiler tube on the Commonwealth cargo steamer Emita, adjourned yesterday to a date to ...

    Article : 800 words
  3. SON-IN-LAW ACCUSED.

    Charged with the murder of Mrs. Citherine Dawson, at Yallourn on or about November 9, Albert James Barter was placed on trial before Mr. Justice ...

    Article : 1,743 words
  4. AVIATION FATALITY AT POINT COOK FLYING SCHOOL.

    When an Avro aeroplane (similar to that illustrated on the left) crashed at the Point Cook military flying school yesterday morning. Flying-officer S. E. Maller was killed and Flying-officer A. M. Charlesworth injured. The officers were bringing the aeroplane to earth when it "nose-dived" into a paddock at the rear of the hangars, one of which is depicted in the photograph on the right. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 71 words
  5. MIDNIGHT ARRESTS.

    Application was made to Mr. Justice Weigall, in the Practice Court yesterday, for bail for Thoms Taylor, aged 40 years, labourer; Ernest Loughrey, aged 36 years, ...

    Article : 202 words
  6. SCHOOLBOY KEENNESS.

    Typical of the keenness with which this interstate State schools' cricket match is being played are the poise and expression of J. M. McCoy (Deepdene), wicket-keeper for Victoria against New South Wales, in the game begun on the Albert ground yesterday. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 44 words
  7. BATMAN MEMORIAL SLAB UNVEILED.

    At the corner of Flinders street and William street a memorial slab was unveiled yesterday by the Lord Mayor (Councillor W. Brunton). The slab indicates the spot at about which, according to the records of the Historical Society of Victoria, the founder of Melbourne, John Batman, landed nearly 90 years ago. The slab (which was illustrated in these columns last Friday) has been placed in position by the society on behalf of the donor, Mr. R. A. Crouch. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 82 words
  8. TRAFFIC PROSECUTIONS.

    Albert E. Robinson, Ward street, South Melbourne, was fined £5 at the South Melbourne Court on Wednesday for having allowed his motorcycle to emit an offensive noise in St. Kilda road ...

    Article : 582 words
  9. INSPECTING TEMPORARY TOWN HALL.

    For civic entertainments this season the City Council has had to look for a temporary hall, as the Town Hall concert chamber (destroyed by fire on February 1) will not be rebuilt before the end of the year. An important entertainment will be the Lord Mayor's "American Fleet" ball, and for this an inspection was made yesterday of the Exhibition Building. Left to right at the Exhibition were:-The Lord Mayor (Councillor W. Brunton), the town clork (Mr. W. V. McCall), the city englneor (Mr. H. E. Morton), and the secretary to the Exhibition trustees (Mr. A. C. Sutherland). ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 102 words
  10. VICTORIA'S REPRESENTATIVES.

    Of the team of four wemen tennis players chosen to represent Australia in European tournaments this year, two are noted Melbourne players—Mrs. Harper (right) and Miss E. Boyd (left). ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 37 words
  11. OIL DEVELOPMENT.

    A preliminary application, touching a claim for £5,000 in relation to the promotion of a company for the development of the Taranaki Oilfields (N.Z.) was made ...

    Article : 633 words
  12. INQUESTS AT THE MORGUE.

    The coroner (Mr. Berriman) on Wednesday conducted an inquest into the death of Annie Lavinia Bell, of Atkinson street, Oakleigh, who died at the Alfred Hospital on March 18. ...

    Article : 191 words
  13. BROTHERHOOD OF BOY SCOUTS.

    After Easter members of the Rotary Club, headed by the chairman of the boys' committee (Mr. H. E. Cohen), will launch their appeal for £10,000 for the Boy Scouts' movement. In the group shown of a Lono Wolf patrol of Monash's Own Rovers, Geelong, are a Rover from Scotland and one from South Africa. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 59 words
  14. WILLIAMSTOWN CHILDREN'S PICNIC.

    Children attending schools in Williamstown, Spotswood, and Newport, to the number of 4,000, were the guests of the mayor of Williamstown (Councillor J. J. Liston) at a picnic in the gardens yesterday. After luncheon sports, at which the mayor gave prizes for every winner, were held. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 50 words
  15. CHILD ABANDONED.

    Ruby Chr[?]na Anderson, aged 19 years, of Ireland street, West Melbourne, appeared at the City Court vrsterday, charged with having, on March 16, at North Melbourne, unlawfully ...

    Article : 183 words
  16. TOBACCO UNLAWFULLY TAKEN.

    F[?]derick Liney, an employee of the British-Australisian Tobacco Co. Pty. Ltd., was charged at the Ci[?]y Court yesterday, before Messrs. T, O Callaghan (chairman), P. Cohen, and W. ...

    Article : 130 words
  17. INDIANS SEEK AUSTRALIAN EDUCATION.

    Amoni the passengers by the R.M.S. Mongolia yesterday were three cultured young Indians, Mnsob Khan, Ameer Khan, and Glam Addr, who have come to Victoria to be educated at one of the Salle schools. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 40 words
  18. SCHOOL TEACHES ASSAULTED.

    Before Messrs. T. Wade, P.M., and R. T. Chenowith, F. W. Dawborn, T. H. Kitchen. A. Roche, P. McLaren, and E. O. Hill, J.P.'s, at the Hawthorn Court on Wednesday, Lily Conners, married ...

    Article : 263 words
  19. RAILWAY PROSECUTION.

    Charges of having travelled by rail without a ticket, and of having used insulting words on a railway station were preferred against Roderick Davidson, of New street, Brighton, at the St. Kilda ...

    Article : 184 words
  20. UNREGISTERED PISTOL.

    Henry Wippett, aged 20 years, was charged at the St. Kilda Court on Wednesday with having had in his possession on March 23 a pistol which was not registered. Sergeant Weppner prosecuted. ...

    Article : 85 words
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