RETIRING MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL recording their votes in the City Council elections yesterday. From left:—Councillor O. J. Nilsen; Alderman F. Stapley, the "father of the council"; and the Lord Mayor (Councillor A. W. Coles). ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 38 wordsFew changes in the composition of the City Council were indicated by the counting last night of primary votes cast for the 44 candidates for 27 vacancies in the nine contested wards in the general election yesterday. Only one ...
Article : 566 wordsDevelopment of Oakleigh as a residential area has been along steady, lines, and the suburb now has a large population, which includes many persons employed in industries established in the district. Most of the present building ...
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Advertising : 182 wordsKeen campaigning resulted in a number of surprise results in municipal and shire elections yesterday. Labour gained two additional seats in the Collingwood Council and now has a majority of 12 seats to three. Two women ...
Article : 1,062 wordsSLIPPING down some steps as she ran to answer the telephone late on Wednesday night, Mrs. E. M. Knight, mother-in-law of the Lord ...
Article : 82 words"Not voting: rates too high," was the novel reason given by a woman for not voting. Her comment was sent to the town clerk (Mr. H. S. Wootton), with ...
Article : 66 wordsThose who wish to assist the Adult Deaf and Dumb Society's appeal for £15,000 are asked to visit the gift shop in Collins street, near Elizabeth street, ...
Article : 208 wordsFive of the six unopposed City Council candidates—four retiring members and one new member—were sworn in yesterday by the town clerk (Mr. H. S. ...
Article : 97 wordsAfter spirited bidding from a good attendance of buyers, G. D. Langridge and Son, Market street, sold two properties at Clifton Hill, Nos. 18 and 20 Fenwick street, a pair ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 295 wordsCondemning the archaic language and involved phrasing of the traffic regulations, Mr. Hollway (U.A.P., Ballarat), in the Legislative Assembly yesterday urged ...
Article : 168 wordsare specially catered for by that old-established British Colonial Organisation the UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, which issues special ...
Article : 83 wordsA lease for 10 years has been granted to Davis Brothers' Furniture Warehouse Pty. Ltd., of Smith street, Fitzroy, of all the letting space in the new building now ...
Article : 74 words"Fresh to strong, south to south-west [?]inds and rather rough seas around Tasmania and off the New South Wales coast. North-west to south-west winds, fresh at ...
Article : 56 wordsTwo women have been charged with having impersonated ratepayers at the election in the East Ward of Fitzroy yesterday. ...
Article : 73 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—The Premier (Mr. Mair), opening the fourth annual convention of the U A P. Women's Co-ordinating Council to-day, said that he would not ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,093 wordsHigh Water at Williamstown.—10.13 a.m., [?] p.m. Low Water.—3.50 a.m., 4.25 p.m. [?] Water at Heads.—7.50 a.m., 7.26 p.m. [?] Water.—12.33 a.m., 12.53 p.m. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 735 wordsBRISBANE, Thursday. — A writ claiming £100,000,000 from the Minister for Health and Home Affairs (Mr. E. M. Hanlon) was issued out ...
Article : 89 wordsALBURY, Thursday. — Dr. William Stewart Ziele, aged 58 years, a Macquarie street dental surgeon and a well-known philanthropist, died in the Albury District ...
Article : 78 wordsVICTORIA.—POINT LONSDALE.—INWARD. —Aug. 24-8.40 a.m., Koomilya, from Sydney; 5.10 p.m., Unicol, Adelaide. OUTWARD.—Aug. 24—Iron Knob, for Port Augusta; British ...
Article : 396 wordsCANBERRA, Thursday. — What action the Federal Government will take after the departmental inquiry into charges against the Federal Director of Works ...
Article : 101 wordsAUCKLAND (N.Z.), Thursday. — An air survey of the Auckland-Suva route will be made early in September, said the Minister for Civil Aviation (Mr. Jones) ...
Article : 86 wordsDAYLESFORD, Thursday.—The result of the borough council election to-day was to leave the council as before, with a majority of ...
Article : 218 wordsSix girls, all of whom are aged about 19 years, escaped from the Salvation Home at Riddell about 7.15 p.m. yesterday. ...
Article : 75 wordsBRISBANE, Thursday. — The annual meeting of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (Inc.), which was held at Mount Morgan and Mount Isa, ...
Article : 115 wordsBALMORAL, Thursday.—The annual show of the Balmoral Pastoral and Agricultural Society was opened to-day. Awards were:— Sheep. — Merino Classes—Best Ram: H. O. ...
Article : 100 wordsFurther information regarding man closing times for postal matter may be obtained by telephoning Central 132, Extension 422. Closing times at Eliz. st.; G.P.O., 20 minutes ...
Article : 1,086 wordsA steeplejack and former steeplechase jockey, Alexander. Eugene Knevitt, of Harcourt avenue. Caulfield, was charged at the St. Kilda Court yesterday with ...
Article : 103 wordsWhen the council's electricity supply failed last night about 10 o'clock the whole of the Heidelberg municipality was in darkness for several hours. ...
Article : 54 wordsThe Workers' Sports Federation last night adopted the recommendation of the executive that the camp at Christmas be held at Cowes, with a masller auxillary ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 25 Aug 1939, Page 7
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