Australia day was celebrated in London and Cambridge to-day. Mr. Andrew Fisher, High Commissioner; Major-General Sir James W. M'Cay ...
Article : 322 wordsFoundation day will be observed as a dose holiday, and all public departments and banks will be closed. Special railway excursions have been arranged to beauty ...
Article : 106 wordsThe Governor of South Australia, attended by Mr. Legh Winder (private secretary) arrived in Melbourne yesterday on a visit to the Governor-General and Lady ...
Article : 541 wordsSYDNEY.—The production at the Criterion Theatre on Saturday night of The Willow Tree, d story of Old Japan, ended somewhat sensationally. Miss Kathleen ...
Article : 258 wordsTRARALGON.—At a meeting of the district council of the Farmers' Union, comprising delegates from Traralgon, South Nambrok, Willing, Jeeralang, Morweil ...
Article : 100 wordsSYDNEY.—Among the passengers who arrived in Sydney on Sunday from America was Mr. H. Sticht, general manager of the Mount Lyell Mining Co.'s works at ...
Article : 497 wordsThe amount of deposits received by the State Savings Banks throughout Australia during the month of December was £5,763,494; the payments totalled ...
Article : 2,148 wordsCaptain G. J. C. Dyett, organising secretary of the State Recruiting Committee, on Friday addressed 2000 men of the citizen forces in camp at Broadmeadows. ...
Article : 82 wordsA meeting of prominent professional men and head masters will be held at 8 p.m. on Thursday next, on 3rd floor,.178 Collins-street, to form a sub-committee to help the ...
Article : 50 wordsADELAIDE.—The total area of wheat under cultivation in South Australia last season was 5,148,440 acres, or a decrease of 800,000 acres. ...
Article : 27 wordsTo-day all post offices, with the exception of those auxiliary offices at the Law Courts, Custom House, &c., which will not open at all on that date, will be ...
Article : 116 wordsWAGGA.—Doubt has often been cast on the genuineness of samples of grain put forward in the wheat section at shows. A unique investigation was undertaken by ...
Article : 243 wordsSALE.—Of the 100 recruits required to make up Gippaland's quota by the first week in March, three have been secured this week. A returned soldier has placed ...
Article : 79 wordsOn Wednesday next, at 8 p.m., a special meeting of the Rejected Volunteers' Association of Victoria will be held in the supper room of the Melbourne Town ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 129 wordsWARRACKNABEAL.—At a meeting of Boring council reference was made to the rapidity with which rabbits were increasing throughout the shire. It was stated ...
Article : 201 wordsThirty-two recruits were accepted in Victoria the 24 hours ended 3 p.m. on Saturday. ...
Article : 19 wordsSir,—In view of the statements appearing regularly in the press concerning the inability of a great number of returned soldiers to obtain positions on their discharge ...
Article : 216 wordsThe Tramway Board notifies that to-day the services on all lines will be increased, more especially to accommodate the traffic to the beaches and to the Exhibition ...
Article : 44 wordsECHUCA.—A magnificent crop wheat has been harvested on Mr. Hugh Kennedy's farm, near Mathoura. Fifty acres of virgin fallowed land on the plains ...
Article : 65 wordsA Nantes court-martial has sentenced to death two women named Mannela Alvaremi and Victorine Faucher, also Pelissier, an army deserter, who has not been ...
Article : 90 wordsThe Bay Steamers Pty. Ltd. advertises that the P.S. Hygeic will run a special early trip from Sorrento (6.30 a.m.) and Queenscliff (7 a.m.) to-morrow Port Melbourne about 9 a.m. ...
Article : 32 wordsWARRACKNABEAL.—Over 100,000 bags of wheat have already been received at the local station. Victorian Producers' Co-operative Co. has received its full ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 407 wordsRobert Bambridge, 31, Clarendon-street, Northcote, was stepping off a tramcar in High-street, Northcote, on Saturday afternoon when he got in front of another car which was going in the ...
Article : 31 wordsSir,—How long is it going to take the Government and the land owners to realise the fact that the use of the spring trap and poisoned foods actually increase the ...
Article : 296 wordsCOLAC.—An extensive fire, which started at Cundare on Friday, swept right through to Foxhow. The fire began at Bagnall's farm, where erase, an oil engine ...
Article : 116 wordsAs the result of an explosion of a case of powder, followed by a fire, which occurred on the pre[?]sed of S. A. Case, gun expert, Little Collins-stret, on 3rd January, Joseph Mapham ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 234 wordsNATHALLA.—At the meeting of the agricultural society on Saturday the following resolutions were carried:—(1) That a letter be sent to Mr. Oman, Minister ...
Article : 168 wordsJohn Clanchy, late of Myers-street, Geelong, gentleman, who died on 11th December last, by his will of 3rd November, 1915, left £3314 realty and £6435 personalty to his widow and children ...
Article : 78 wordsA returned soldier, believed, according to his papers, to be Arthur James Farmer, 41, who had a year's active service with the A.I.F., abroad, was found dead on a form in Russell-street. The ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 187 wordsWANGARATTA.—John Ferguson, 31, a farmer at Bobinawarrah, died in the district hospital from tetanus and heart failure. Two weeks ago he ws cutting the leg end off sheep skins when ...
Article : 78 wordsST. ARNAUD.—A bush fire broke out in Lynch's paddock, Carapooee district, on the eastern side of the railway line, but was checked by neighbors. Between 200 ...
Article : 65 wordsLouis Abrahams was fined £118 in Perth on Thursday for neglecting to comply with a municipal order in connection with the drainage of his property in the centre of ...
Article : 577 wordsMany complaints continue to be made by farmers and others with regard to the distribution of cornsacks by the Federal authorities, who took control of the supply ...
Article : 329 wordsWANGARATTA.—James Trimble, 14, who was in the employ of E. Quinn, Targoora, was drowned in King River on Friday night. With a companion named Alan Last, 17, he went into the ...
Article : 167 wordsSir.—In South Gippsland the trapper is receiving 8d. per pair for 4-lb. rabbits, and 4d. per pair for 3-lb. up to 4-lb. The Commonwealth pays the export firms who buy ...
Article : 105 wordsROKEWOOD.—On Thursday night lightning set fire to a paddock belonging to Mr. J. N. Elder, of "The Meadows," close to the farm of Mr. Thos. Carr, about two ...
Article : 96 wordsFollowing upon communications which have passed between the Prime Minister and the American contractors, advice has been received that the first of the fourteen ...
Article : 68 wordsMrs. Bridget M'Cormack, 72, a widow, of 88 Hotham-street, East Melbourne, who was admitted to the Melbourne Hospital nine days ago suffering from a fractured arm and leg, the ...
Article : 38 wordsWYCHEPROOF.—The local shire council has decided to assist the Minister of Lands in connection with the settlement of discharged soldiers, as it believes local ...
Article : 71 wordsSYDNEY.—It is expected that within the next four weeks drilling for petroleum will commence on the Glenleigh Estate, about three miles from Penrith. ...
Article : 131 wordsBENDIGO.—The presentation of the Military Medal awarded to Private J. R. Skilbeck for conspicuous bravery and resourcefulness displayed by him on the ...
Article : 163 wordsIn an addressed delivered at the Gaiety Theatre last night, Mr. Anstey, M.P., said that Mr. W. M. Hughes, judging by his recent action, evidently preferred to be ...
Article : 194 wordsEUROA.—Mounted Constable Smith sustained painful injuries while driving on Monday. He got out to open a gate, when the horse made off. The constable made a dash for the reins, but as ...
Article : 75 wordsIn union circles on Saturday gratification was expressed at the satisfactory manner in which an agreement had been arrived at between the union representatives and ...
Article : 153 wordsCASTERTON.—Mr. Ben. Jeffreys, proprietor of the local cordial factory, was the victim of an accident, the consequence of which were painful and serious. He was ...
Article : 119 wordsNATHALIA.—At a meeting of the agricultural society on Saturday it was decided to bring under the notice of the Land Purchase Board for returned soldiers that there ...
Article : 59 wordsAt 10.30 p.m. on Saturday a fire occurred in Albert-street, West Brunswick, in a six-roomed two-storied dwelling owned and occupied by Mr. V. Heideng. The building was totally destroyed. ...
Article : 77 wordsMILDURA.—The shire council has discussed the utilisation of the Crown lands within the Mildura and Merbein irrigable areas for discharged soldiers, and has ...
Article : 114 wordsTRAFALGAR.—It has been reported to the police that the boyd of Mr. Patric Harkins, an old resident of the district, was found hanging to a willow tree on his land on Wednesday ...
Article : 57 wordsALBURY.—Farmers in the Riverina are complaining that because of the late delivery of bags through the Government they have been considerably ...
Article : 57 wordsAfter three years' residence in the Northern Territory, and after having travelled overland in midsummer from Darwin to Melbourne, Mr. Justice Bevan, of ...
Article : 104 wordsAnother contingent of 156 wounded and invalided soldiers, comprising 32 Queenslanders, 58 for New South Wales, 32 Victorians, 15 South Australians. 17 Western ...
Article : 105 wordsNATHALLA.—Frank Brown, 17, son of Mr. J. J. Brown, Ascot Vale, was out shooting on Mr. J. B. Gundrey's farm. Yielina, on Thursday, when he slipped. His gun exploded, and the charge ...
Article : 55 wordsWARRANAMBOOL.—Kingfish are providing excellent sport for anglers in the Hopkins River. Several good takes of bream were also secured during last week. ...
Article : 30 wordsA fire at Coburg broke out in a structure and engine house attached to the market garden of Young Sim and Co. Bridge-road, Coburg, at 9.30 p.m. on Saturday. Severe damage was done ...
Article : 48 wordsALBURY.—According to inquiries made last week, the average yield in Southern Riverina, as in Riverina generally, will be considerably lighter this season than in ...
Article : 289 wordsWAGGA.—Mrs. Adelina Boardman, 26, wife of a well-known business man, committed suicide by cutting her threat with a razor on Saturday morning. Mrs. Boardman usually rose at about 6.30 ...
Article : 96 wordsSir,—We are anxious to make known to all those who may have relatives or friends in the 2nd Infantry Brigade that for some eighteen months past there has been a ...
Article : 297 wordsKOONBROOK.—Persons visiting New South Wales in connection with the opening of the duck season on 1st February must obtain licences from the forest guard ...
Article : 59 wordsWARRANAMBOOL.—A daring burglary was discovered on Saturday to have been perperated during Friday night at Mr. F. Sack's jewellery establishment in ...
Article : 278 wordsSir,—I desire to draw the attention ol your readers to the special appeal we are making on behalf of the funds of the Alfred Hospital. A house to house appeal ...
Article : 169 wordsBALLARAT.—A disastrous fire, which destroyed a box factory owned by a proprietary company, of which Mr. J. Grogan is manager, and also the produce stores of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 185 wordsSYDNEY.—As a result of his inspection and his consultations with the Victorian Country Roads Board and Victorian Minister of Public Works, Mr. Fitzgerald has ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Mon 28 Jan 1918, Page 6
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