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Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,562 wordsMany retail butchers increased their prices of mutton and lamb yesterday by approximately 1d. and 1½d. per 1b., following the rise ...
Article : 257 wordsObjections by the River Murray Commission to the alienation of land in the catchment of the Hume reservoir, and its ...
Article : 233 wordsMr. R. Jeffkins, who has taken over the Parwan coalmine, states that he has all the machinery necessary for working the mine, and this will be on the site at ...
Article : 56 wordsWhen the ship Tuscan Star was 80 miles from the heads on January 29 it was found necessary to perform an urgent operation on William McNay, an engineer. The ...
Article : 90 wordsWhile walking along the read at Bungaree, Richard King, aged 80 years was knocked down by a passing motor-car. He was brought to the Ballarat Hospital ...
Article : 46 wordsThomas Edwards, a member of the crew of the steamer Yarra, was admitted to the Geelong Hospital to-day suffering from head injuries. Edwards had fallen ...
Article : 40 wordsTaking the view that the profitable production of oil is valuable to the development of the Commonwealth, the Marong Shire Council wrote to all Victorian ...
Article : 116 wordsAt an inquest into the death of Donald Roy Simmons, aged 41 years, whose body was found in a lane near the town on January 9, a finding of death from ...
Article : 62 wordsAt the annual meeting of the Hopetoun branch of the United Country party the following officers were elected:—President, Mr. H. Gould; vice-presidents, ...
Article : 91 wordsThe acting coroner (Mr. A. R. Hamilton) at an inquest to-day said that the time was overdue for a uniform traffic code throughout Victoria, or more particularly ...
Article : 125 wordsGEELONG, Wednesday.—Confusion and uneasiness concerning the future of the Barwon River have been caused by failure to place the river between the ...
Article : 204 wordsAt the annual meeting of the LorquonNetherby branch of the Victorian Wheatgrowers' Association Mr. G. H. Evans was elected president, Councillors A. B. Frost ...
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Article : 37 wordsThe Panton Hill Returned Soldiers' Club re-elected Mr. A. D. Shanhun president Messrs A. W. Wildman and F. H. Watkinson vice-presidents, Mr. C. Harris ...
Article : 43 wordsA branch of the Royal Victorian Aero Club has been formed here. Mr. Paul Whitehead has been elected president; Dr. N. Long and Mr. F. Lethbridge ...
Article : 62 wordsWilliam Cameron of the Latrobe River snagging gang at Holey Plain, suffered severe head and facial injuries when portion of a large swamp gum tree which was ...
Article : 61 wordsThe seven branches affiliated with the South-western district council of the United Country party—Camperdown, Cobden, Lismore, Terang, Timboon, ...
Article : 83 wordsBreaking a skylight thieves entered the billiard saloon of Mr. T. Phillips in High street. They removed a fruit machine from the premises, and breaking it with a ...
Article : 39 wordsGeorge Green, aged 38 years, chimney sweep, who, last week, was sentenced to death for the murder of Miss Annie Wiseman, aged 62 years and her niece, ...
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Article : 181 wordsThis morning Mr. G. S. Williams discovered that his motor-cycle and sidecar were missing. He made a search in the company of T. Phillips and discovered ...
Article : 87 wordsMr. J. A. Reen, who has been manager of the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Ltd., at Dandenong, for about six years, has been transferred to Carlton ...
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Article : 229 wordsNo fewer than 28 new banisters and solicitars were admitted to piactico by the State Full Court—comprising the Chief Justice (Sir Frank Mann). Mr. ...
Article : 332 wordsAt a meeting of the Shepparton Urban Water Trust, Mr. A. W. Knee, shire engineer of Mornington, was appointed secretary and engineer. He will succeed Mr. O. ...
Article : 55 wordsSentence of imprisonment for six years with hard labour, was imposed by Mr. Justice Lowe in the Criminal Court yesterday on John Ernest McLean, aged ...
Article : 248 wordsMiss R. M. Scott, a member of the school staff, has been granted six months' leave of absence to enable her to go to England. A presentation was made to her ...
Article : 48 wordsWhen the horse he was riding bolted William Magnuson, aged 9 years, had his foot caught in a stirrup as he was thrown. He was dragged more than 100 yards when ...
Article : 55 wordsEltham public hall subscribers elected Mr. W. Hickey president, Mr. R. D. Taylor secretary, Mr. J. C. Rains, assistant secretary, Dr. R. W. Bradbury ...
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Article : 315 wordsA special meeting of ratepayers was held to discuss the advisability of having the water laid on to the district at a cost of about £8,000 In the hot, dry summer, ...
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Advertising : 262 wordsThere was a large gathering at the funeral of Mrs. Louisa Kearney at the Murchison Cemetery. The service was conducted by the Rev. Father Duggan, of ...
Article : 135 wordsThe Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Hogan) announced yesterday that a scholarship in veterinary science, tenable for one year at the Melbourne ...
Article : 92 wordsThe Money Lenders Act will be proclaimed on March 20. It is expected that simultaneously an Order in Council will be proclaimed fixing the rates of ...
Article : 53 wordsFor the first time in several years both Dookie College (with 94) and Longerenong College (48) have opened the year with a full enrolment of students. ...
Article : 78 wordsFour youths were arrested on Tuesday on charges of car stealing in streets in Moonee Ponds, Preston, and Brunswick The cars, which had been stolen within ...
Article : 106 wordsInterests objecting to the establishment of hotels at Darling Burwood and Canterbury, in the "dry" Boroondara area will be able to proceed with circulating ...
Article : 113 wordsThe Union Trustee Company of Australia Limited is applying, through Messis. J. W. McComas and Co., solicltois, for probate of the will of Charles ...
Article : 273 wordsResidents of the Kaniva district yesterday waited on the Minister for Education (Sir John Harris) to ask that a higher elementary school should be provided at ...
Article : 100 wordsJUNEE (N.S.W.). Wednesday.—Mr. H. S. Belling, president of the Junee Hospital Board said to-day that whatever decision the board took on March ...
Article : 90 wordsBRISBANE, Wednesday.—It was ridiculous that when there was a rise in the price of potatoes the Victorian Housewives' Association, whose leaders ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 545 wordsArthur Poole, aged 27 years, of no fixed address, motor driver, was found guilty in General Sessions yesterday of having broken into his father's house and stolen ...
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Article : 225 wordsChaff standards for the present season were determined at the Department of Agriculture yesterday. The senior inspector of farm produce ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 2 Mar 1939, Page 4
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