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  2. ELECTRIC TRAMWAY-MEN ON STRIKE.

    Portion of the large crowd of employees on the electric systems of the Tramways Board on strike is shown waiting yesterday morning on a vacant block of land near the Kooyong railway station for the announcement of the result of the conference then being held between Messrs. T. O'L. Reynold (acting chairman) and W. O. Stangward (manager and secretary, of the Tramways Board, and Messrs. D. Dwyer (president) and J. I. Abfalter (secretary), of the No. 2 branch of the Federated Tramways Employees' Association. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 88 words
  3. WHAT IS FORCE?

    Dorothy Bayne, aged six years, was led by a sergeant of police into the Court of General Sessions yesterday. An attendant led her up the stairs to the bench, and ...

    Article : 1,240 words
  4. MISSING BOX OF BUTTER.

    Henry L. Stephens, dairy produce merchant, of Leeds street, Footscray, was charged in the City Court yesterday with having on March 21 stolen a box of butter, ...

    Article : 520 words
  5. ELEPHANTS FROM BURMA.

    Eight elephants, valued at £3,000, arrived from Burma by the steamer Surada yesterday, consigned to Messrs. Wirth Bros. Scenes on deck at feeding time and while one of the elephants receives his daily "face massage" are depicted. The baby elephant, "Butcha," the pet of the ship's company, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 57 words
  6. RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION EXPERTS.

    These are the five experts who have carried the raliway electrification project, begun in 1912, to its successful conclusion with the running to-day of electric trains to Eltham. From left to right are:—Mr. W. P. Ward, chief engineer of the British insulted and Helsby Cables Ltd., contractors for the ovewrhead equipment and cables; Mr. H. P. Colwell, chief electrical engineer of the Railways department; Mr. W. M. Shappon, Railways Commissioner, who took charge of the work on the death of the late Mr. E. B. Jones in August, 1919; Mr. E. P. Grove, chief superintending engineer for Messrs. Merz ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 123 words
  7. IS BOOKMAKING PROFITABLE?

    "Which is the more profitable occupation?" asked the Chief Justice (Sir William Irvine) yesterday when he was told that a tram conductor supplemented his income ...

    Article : 205 words
  8. MORWELL BRIQUETTING FACTORY.

    This is the latest photograph of the factory being erected at Yallourn, where German experts are installing the Zeiss briquetting plant. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 30 words
  9. CRIME OF RECEIVING.

    Norman O'Connor pleaded guilty before Judge Williams, in General Sessions yesterday, to a charge of having received £27 worth of jewellery and other property, ...

    Article : 145 words
  10. ARCHBISHOP OPENS SPORTS PAVILION.

    The Anglican Archbishop (Dr. Leas) yesterday officially opened a new sports pavilion erected at the Ivanhoe Grammar School. Dr. Leas ls shown in the centre (inset). On the left is Bishop Green, and on the right the Rev. F. Lynch. On the the right is an incident in the cricket match between Ivanhue Grammer and Ballarat Church of England Grammer. A Henry (Ballart) is batting. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 68 words
  11. WOMAN LEAPS FROM BALCONY

    Driven to desperation by the threats and violent conduct of a man with whom she had associated, Vera Hart, a waitress, jumped from the balcony of a two-story house to the ground, a ...

    Article : 273 words
  12. WIFE DESERTERS.

    Activity is being shown by the police in locating defaulting husbands who have left the State without making any provision for the maintenance of their wives ...

    Article : 220 words
  13. CHAMBER OF AGRICULTURE EXECUTIVE.

    Members of the executive of the Victorian Chamber of Agriculture were elected at the annual convention at Hamilton on Thursday. From left to right in the group are:—Back Row—Messrs. A. M.. Mactier, W. A. Webb, H. Schwleger, W. H. Kendell (vice-president), A. P. Bennett, and W. G. McRobert. Front Raw—Messrs. P. J. McGalliard, T. V. Cowan (president), and J. Hancock (vice-president). ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 64 words
  14. COBURG CARNIVAL PREPARATIONS.

    In aid of the Lord Mayor's Appeal for the Women's Hospital a street carnival was oponed in Coburg last night, and will be continued during next week. Some voluntary workers are shown preparing decorations for the open-air "jazz palais" at the corner of Bell street and Sydney road. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 51 words
  15. ELLEEN WOOD AGAIN.

    Eileen Wood, alias Eileen Evans, the young woman who has recently appeared at several suburban courts to answer charges of housebreaking, was on Friday brought before Messrs. Murphy ...

    Article : 176 words
  16. BRUTAL HUSBAND.

    Before Messrs. Murphy (chairman). Bolton. Chruch, and Segrare, J.P.'s, at the Caulfield Court on Friday, Lealie W. Hellyer a short, thick-set young man, was charged with having assaulted his ...

    Article : 152 words
  17. HINT TO ADMINISTRATORS.

    Hitherto it has been the practice in the administration of estates for a beneficiary to submit an affidavit to the Court when he or she desires payment out of court of ...

    Article : 142 words
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