Record expenditure on water supply ever proposed to the Victorian Parliament in a single bill is provided in legislation introduced yesterday. Expenditure of £6,400,000 is proposed on construction of water storages, development of irrigation ...
Article : 461 wordsCANBERRA, Wednesday. -- In the four weeks to the middle of August, which included the general coal strike period, ...
Article : 170 wordsOn the ground that no provision had been made for a Greater Melbourne Council based on a democratic franchise, Mr. Hayes (Lab., Melbourne), in the Legislative Assembly last night, moved for the withdrawal of the Town and Country ...
Article : 630 wordsRECENTLY ARRIVED FROM MONTREAL the Stanhill, berthed at Victoria Dock, is manned entirely by Scots except for the captain. Yesterday members of the crew surrounded Sandy, their mascot, who has a traditionally British taste for a cup of tea. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 44 wordsAs in the fairy tale of "Cinderella," a foot had to be found to. fit the shoe when customs ...
Article : 184 wordsHOBART, Wednesday. -- When the river steamer Morse sank at its berth at Hobart at 2 am. today two crew ...
Article : 164 wordsCANBERRA, Wednesday. -- Both Mr. Cameron (Lib., S.A.) and Mr. Lang (Ind. Lab., N.S.W.) clashed with the ...
Article : 247 wordsThe Premier (Mr. Hollway) yesterday denied suggestions that the Government had "backed down" over the Coal Gasification Bill when it agreed to an inquiry ...
Article : 424 wordsHundreds of Investors will lose their money through accepting "hawked" share certificates unless the Government ...
Article : 156 wordsCANBERRA, Wednesday.-- Petrol rationing will come before Cabinet and caucus tomorrow. The Prime Minister ...
Article : 116 wordsBRISBANE, Wednesday. -- "If Jang does not leave on his own accord by the first boat after October 31, consideration ...
Article : 178 wordsA strong protest was made by Mr. Galbally (Lab., Melb. North) last night against a bill permitting summonses for ...
Article : 200 wordsAn action in which Maurice Ravdell, of Brighton-road, Elwood, seeks to have enforced the award of a private ...
Article : 141 wordsPolice are searching for a forger who last month escaped with £2799 from the E., S. and A. bank. Bay-street, Brighton. ...
Article : 119 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.--Two child migrants, one British and the other Latvian, died while travelling to Australia by ships ...
Article : 83 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.-- The de Haviland Comet IV jet airliner should be flying between London and Sydney in five ...
Article : 122 wordsCANBERRA, Wednesday. -- Mr. Max Falstein (Lab;, N.S.W.) was reported today to have told friends he was ...
Article : 231 wordsCANBERRA, Wednesday. -- The Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Menzies) will deliver his election policy speech at ...
Article : 105 wordsAbolition of the means test was advocated by Archbishop Booth at the Diocesan Synod for pensioners was advocated ...
Article : 199 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.-- The winner of today's £6000 State lottery, Mrs. Anne Harris, of Leichardt, was buried on ...
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Advertising : 111 wordsCANBERRA, Wednesday. -- The age and flying hours of Douglas DC3 planes which have crashed recently were ...
Article : 164 words"You don't want to think of a seaman as some hardened, seasoned old tar pot, with a bottle of beer in one hand and ...
Article : 109 wordsMELBOURNE ROTARY Club's newly elected president, Dr. Arnold Richardson, addressing Rotarians at a luncheon yesterday. At right is the honorary secretary (Mr. D. C. Hellings). ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 25 wordsThe State Government's challenge to the Conciliation Commissioner's award on Saturday closing of butchers' ...
Article : 69 wordsWilliam Pascoe, 26 years, Donald-street, East Brunswick, suffered head injuries when riding at Marlbyrnong ...
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Advertising : 258 wordsThe victim of last week's kidnapping, Mr. Solomon Ravdell, of Pasley-street, South Yarra, is to undergo X-ray examination as a result of severe pains in the ...
Article : 357 wordsCANBERRA, Wednesday.-- In the past 10 years the number of persons in Australia employed by the Commonwealth ...
Article : 91 wordsMr. E. C. E. Dyason, former Melbourne stock and share broker, died recently while returning to England from the ...
Article : 91 words"Losses on the South Australian railways increased from about £450,000 in 1945 to £2,026,395 in 1947-48. This year they will be even greater." ...
Article : 204 wordsPolice have been investigating the theft of taxation refund cheques worth £65 from nine letters. ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Thu 6 Oct 1949, Page 3
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