It was ascertained yesterday that the contract between the Commonwealth Commissioner of Railways and Thompson and Co. Ltd., of Castlemaine, for the ...
Article : 1,277 wordsSYDNEY.--At the Central Criminal Court on Thursday Douglas Frank[?] le [?]worth, 21, a labourer, was charged before Mr. Justice James and a jury to answer a ...
Article : 430 wordsBRISBANE.--The acting Premier, Mr. Gillies, notified the Premier by cablegram on Thursday that the cotton g[?]neries had started about a fortnight ago, ...
Article : 290 wordsThe United States Secretary of the Navy (Mr. Wilbur), the Assistant Secretary of the War department (Mr. Davis) and Mr. Hoover, Secretary of Commerce, appeared ...
Article : 220 wordsLa Tosca was repeated before a crowded house at His Majesty's Theatre last, night. The State Governor and the Countess of Stradbroke, withe their daughters, Lady ...
Article : 292 wordsOn the motion for the adjournment of the House of Commons, Conservative members accused the Government of evicting unemployed from Government ...
Article : 182 wordsA large assembly thoroughly representative of social, professional, academic and political life, as well as of the undergraduate body of the Melbourne ...
Article : 576 wordsBENDIGO.--George Hall, aged 53 years, [?] a laborer, was admitted to Bendigo Hospital on Thursday suffering from abrasi[?] to the face and afractured skull, cause[?] ...
Article : 346 wordsAfter a survey of the damage to the Dilkera (wh[?] is registered at Lloyd's) had been [?] by Lloyd's surveyor (Mr. A. M'Cowan) on Wednesday, the local ...
Article : 106 wordsQUEENSCLIFF.--Just as a fall of show in France covered up temporarily the [?]ing shell holes left by a sanguinary battle, so did the ceaseless tide and the ...
Article : 739 wordsThe Victorian Woman Graduates Association held its annual commencement dinner in the University union rooms last night. The president of the association ...
Article : 178 wordsThe House of Commons to-day debated Sir E. Grigg's amendment to reject the bill to ratify the Treaty of Peace with Lausanne. ...
Article : 226 wordsBritish manufacturers are gravely perturbed by Cabinet's decision not to reimpose part 2 of the Safeguarding Industries Act. They declare this action is ...
Article : 150 wordsSir,--W regret that inadvertently a performance of The Barber of Seville has been announced to take place on Good Friday night. There will not be any ...
Article : 86 wordsSYDNEY.--The fleet festivities were resumed on Thursday, the weather remaining fine until the afternoon, when heavy showers fell. ...
Article : 229 wordsA chamber concert under the direction of Mr. Alberto Zelman was given in the Assembly Hall last night. More concerts are to follow. The programme last night ...
Article : 217 wordsSYDNEY.--In the course of an interview on Thursday, vice-admiral Sir F. Field, of the Special Service Squadron, said that the sinking of H.M.A.S. Australia ...
Article : 283 wordsGeneral complaint on the state of the port of Melbourne is embodied in a letter addressed to the "Minister of Shipping" by Mr. M. Heagney, of the committee of ...
Article : 199 wordsWithin the [?] twenty-four hours Pilot Officer Goldsmid and Air-craftsman Nich[?] were killed when their aeroplane crashed at Old Sarum, while Pilot Officer ...
Article : 49 wordsThe Democrats moved swiftly to vindicate Senator Wheeler, who has been indicted in connection with the oil scandals. The Senate to-day adopted a ...
Article : 207 wordsAfter the formal opening of the new arts block lost eight at the University, a short lecture and demonstration was given to illustrate and explain the educational ...
Article : 630 wordsWELLINGTON.--Referring to political changes in other parts of the Empire, Mr. Massey, the Prime Minister, mentioned the possibility of a general election very ...
Article : 85 wordsThe gold-mounted jockey's whip used by Al. Goodman when [?]ding Running Kein, the winner of the Derny in 1844, was sold by auction on to-day for £1[?]. It ...
Article : 79 wordsA delightful programme of music and [?] was given in the Queens' Hall last evening at the meeting of the Institute of Arts and Literature. Miss Maisie ...
Article : 135 wordsThe Government introduced in the House of Commons to-day supplementary estimates for £70,000, to pay the travelling expenses of members between London and ...
Article : 38 wordsA "visitation" was made by the Presbytery of Gipps land to the Rosedale charge. The Presbytery at its regular meeting expressed appreciation of the manner in ...
Article : 50 wordsPERTH.--The Ministerial Country Party members met on Thursday, and decided to form a farmers' organisation and to proceed at once to institute branches ...
Article : 63 wordsThe Australian Labour party is calling for nominations, closing with Mr. A. Stewart on 16th April, in connection with the selection of a Labor candidate for ...
Article : 153 wordsTwo youths, George Westcot and William Price, both aged eighteen confessed at Derby assizes to-day that the reading of detective stories combined with the ...
Article : 72 wordsJames Baillie was sentenced to three month imprisonment at the local police court for striking Mr. W.O' Brien, licence of the Western Hotel, with a ...
Article : 104 wordsWhile walking over Queen's-bridge, South Melbourne, yesterday with his nephew, Mr. F. W. Ward, 71 years, of Neerim-road, Carnegie, was struck by a ...
Article : 65 wordsAt the monthly meeting of the committee of the Surrey Hills Progress Association held at the hand rotunda, Surrey Gardens, on Monday, the action of the ...
Article : 154 wordsWarning that there was danger of a breach between Eastern and Western Canada unless the conditions in the west were improved was given to the Canadian ...
Article : 142 wordsJames Jackson Richmond charged at Sandringham police court on Wednesday with having driven a motor car on the wrong side in Bay-street, Sandringham. ...
Article : 63 wordsAttention is directed by the National Federation, in an advertisement on another page to the necessity of electors seeing that their names are on ...
Article : 70 wordsIn the report of the health committee of Melbourne City Council for 1923. to be presented at the meeting to be held on Monday next, it is stated that the deaths ...
Article : 403 wordsMILAWA.--As showing the difference to the dairying industry in the last two seasons experienced, a very dry one followed by a wet one, it may be stated that, as regards the ...
Article : 460 wordsThe Spanish directorate has given the vote to unmarried women and divorced women above 21 years but married women living with their husbands have no vote, ...
Article : 48 wordsSYDNEY.--A juryman at the Central Criminal Court on Thursday asked to be excused from serving. He told Mr. Justice James that it was against [?] is [?] principles to agree to a verdict of murder ...
Article : 90 wordsWARRAGUL.--Mr. Hugh Copeland, of Warragul, organising secretary of the Gippsland publicity campaign, has announced his intention of contesting the ...
Article : 80 wordsWELLINGTON.--Considerable unrest has been displayed among members of the post and telegraph service lately. At meeting o[?] the Wellington branch on ...
Article : 48 wordsThe Young Australia League boys this morning visited three of London's secondary schools, namely, Westminster Technical Institute, Latymer School and ...
Article : 96 words"Has there ever been such a Ministry of bookmen as that now installed in Whitchall?" asks "The Londoner," in the "Evening Standard." "Mr. Ramsay ...
Article : 370 wordsSYDNEY.--The Attorney-General (Mr. T. R. Bavin) stated on Thursday he had received a request from the Attorney-General of Victoria asking him to bring ...
Article : 57 wordsSir.--It was somewhat amusing to read in your issue of yesterday under the heading "Is Farmers' Union Waning ?" a statement from a "prominent Liberal" ...
Article : 194 wordsThe Soviet delegates, to the Anglo-Russian conference have arrived in London. The discussion of the terms of the proposed convention will be opened next ...
Article : 87 wordsWELLINGTON.--After a protracted discussion Wellington city council on Thursday appointed Mr. A. J. Paterson as city engineer. Mr. Paterson has been ...
Article : 49 wordsThe practical value of a theoretical training to the individual and to the community was the guiding thought clearly perceptible in the demonstration by the ...
Article : 551 wordsPrince Henry, riding Ocean III., to-day won the Tenth Hussars' Heavyweight Steeplechase. ...
Article : 23 wordsMr. W. S. Ke[?]st, stock and station agent, Queen's House, Queens-street, Melbourne and Mr. Henry Tuck, auctioneer, Tocumwal, report having sold on behalf of Dr. George Armstrong, of ...
Article : 149 wordsThe reconciliation which the Republican Government offered to the Royalists in Greece has been followed by a general amnesty for political offences and the ...
Article : 90 wordsM[?]BOO NORTH.--Allambee Association:Hallston 116 (M. O Bryan 70, W. Pe[?]mah 22 not out. P. O[?]yan [?] defeated Trida t[?] and three for 01 (J. Cor[?] 15 and 44. F. Mottou ...
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Advertising : 25 wordsNewspaper cablegrams from Australia allege that it is believed Queensland needs a cash loan of £2,000,000 to £3,000,000 in June, to continue public works. ...
Article : 87 wordsPERTH.--Arrangements for the football season in Western Australia are well in hand, and there is every prospect of some good sort. Players will be on their mettle ...
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Family Notices : 48 wordsSYDNEY.--The Federal Cabinet met on Thursday afternoon at the Commonwealth, and sat for several hours conferring on matters in connection with ...
Article : 94 words[?]FIELD.--A meeting of delegates of the [?]yleid and District Football Association was held on Thursday evening. The following office bearers were appointed:--President. Mr. Balana: ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 162 wordsIn response to the appeal made a few days go by the mayor of Maivera (Cr. Waters) and Rev. [?]. B. [?]ewell, vi[?] of St. John's, East Malvern, on behalf of the family of Mr. A. H. ...
Article : 133 wordsThe "Daily Herald" hints that if the Ministry decides to admit private enterprise into its foreign wireless service it will be the Marconi Company. The ...
Article : 47 wordsA wreat of waratahs frozen in ice will arrive by R.M.S. Mcoltan. and will be placed on the Cenotaph on 25th April by Lady Cook, on behalf of the Anzac ...
Article : 41 wordsNUMURKAH.--The Numurkah Golf Club has elected the following officers:--President. Mr. C.T. Trenstove: vice-presidents. Mr. R. Kilpatrick: captain Mr. F. H. Tuthill: secretary and ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Fri 11 Apr 1924, Page 10
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