CANBERRA, Friday.—Comprehensive powers to safeguard national security were assumed by the Commonwealth Government in a series of new regulations promulgated shortly before midnight to-night. ...
Article : 845 wordsShoppers in Bourke street last night withnessed an exciting chase which ended in the arest of a man alleged to have made a daring ...
Article : 174 wordsJudge Moule, for many years a leading figure on the Victorian County Court Bench and a member of the first Australian Test cricket ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 430 wordsApproaching rapidly from the west, a disturbance likely to bring more rain over catchment areas of the swollen Victorian rivers is ...
Article : 981 words"We are happy and contented, and as we began the fight we intend to see it through to the end," declared one of the leaders of the ...
Article : 246 wordsA suggestion that the £50,000 which the managing director of The Younger Set Pty. Ltd. said he had in the bank was partly made ...
Article : 736 wordsLabour representation in the City Council was increased from 3 to 10 seats by the general election on Thursday. When counting ended ...
Article : 840 wordsThe police are looking for two men who it is alleged, stole a wireless set from the Swanston street branch of Hartleys Sports Stores. ...
Article : 111 wordsPIGEON-HOLES—reputedly the resting- place of Governmental reports and similar documents— are at a premium at the State ...
Article : 83 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—The coastal steamer Tyalgum (544 tons) went aground near the entrance to the Tweed River, in northern New South ...
Article : 146 wordsThe American public is watching with tense concern each development in the mounting crisis. The newspapers are devoting their entire front pages to ...
Article : 96 wordsSYDNEY, FRIDAY.—Sydney Bunk, aged 17 years, of Islington, was fatally injured when his bicyle came into collision with a motor-car on the Islington high level ...
Article : 41 wordsMr E. A. Counsel, who was Surveyor-General of Tasmania foi 35 years, died recently at Hobart, aged 90 years. His wide experience and outstanding ability ...
Article : 148 wordsArrested in Drummondnd street, Carlton, at 4 a.m. yesterday, after he had roused residents by smashing windows of houses and shops with an iron bar, a man was ...
Article : 48 wordsAn official statement issued after an all-day meeting or the Cabinet yesterday indicated that Canada was ready to assist Britain to the utmost if war breaks out. ...
Article : 67 wordsThe national security aliens control regulations give power fully to control allens in Australia. The regulations provide for the registration of all alien ...
Article : 306 wordsPlans evolved for the defence of Australia are being carefully checked over by officials of the Defence Department, which is keeping closely in touch with ...
Article : 87 wordsRain in telephone cables disorganised the service between Melbourne and Dandenong early yesterday morning, and also threw out of order lines in Caulfield ...
Article : 51 wordsMr. Henry Dedrich Lampe, aged 65 years, a former aiderman of the Wagga Municipal Council, died at Wagga yesterday. In his younger days Mr. Lampe ...
Article : 86 wordsA squadron of Soviet warships arrived at Vladivestock yesterday after a voyage from Kronst[?]dt and Leningr[?]d. The number of ships is unknown, but ...
Article : 45 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—In New South Wales to-day the organisation planned for an emergency came into operation smoothly end without any disturbance of the ...
Article : 90 wordsARARAT.—A finding that was due to poisoning self-administered was returned by the deputy coroner (Mr. Moore) at an inquest into the death of ...
Article : 74 wordsIn the opinion of banking and legal authorities in Melbourne, the Bank of New South Wales has acquired a good title to the £100 note which was stolen ...
Article : 194 wordsThe death occurred in Cobden yesterday of Mr. Arthur E. George, one of the bestKnown solicitors in the Western district. He was born in South Australia 71 years ...
Article : 221 wordsThe first of the regular wool sales for the 1939-40 season will be held in Sydney on Monday. A few days ago the conse[?]sus of opinion ...
Article : 110 wordsWELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday.—Asking the people not to give credence to many baseless rumours, the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Fraser) said to-day that ...
Article : 98 wordsIn the event of war it is almost certain that arrangements would be made for the Imperial Government to acquire the whole of the 1939-40 ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 216 wordsThe Bradford wool trade has been brought almost to a standstill as a result of the international tension. Most firms refuse to quote for new business. ...
Article : 113 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—Discussions at the Trades Hall to-night indicated that the Lang Labour party would be officially represented at the Labour Unity ...
Article : 72 wordsCANBERRA, Friday.—Commenting to-day on the report published exclusively in "The Argus" yesterday that Britain and Australia were considering a proposal ...
Article : 111 wordsGEELONG, Friday. — A landslide last night blocked the Ocean road at Mount Defiance, between Lorne and Apollo Bay, and the road is not likely to be open for ...
Article : 94 wordsLess than 24 hours after a £70 robbery was reported from Brighton Detective Tremewen and members of the police consorting squad arrested two men at ...
Article : 103 wordsFor the annual elections at Brunswick to-day, voting will be compulsory. There are contests only in North-West ward, the voters' roll for which contains 4,033 ...
Article : 345 wordsJohn Morris, aged 30 years, of Tinning street, Brunswick was treated at the Royal Melbourne Hospital last night for a broken nose and facial lacerations. He ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 91 wordsALEXANDRA, Friday.—Because of the flooding of the roads, the annual elections for the Shire of Alexandra have been postponed until september 2. ...
Article : 26 wordsMelbourne's temperature remained comparatively mild, although there were fairly heavy falls of snow on the neare[?] and north-eastern highlands. On the ...
Article : 50 wordsPERTH, FRIDAY.—A westerly gale, almost reaching hurricane force, stopped all flying at Maylands aerodrome to-day after the Bungana had left for Melbourne. ...
Article : 49 wordsPayment of arrears of wages amounting to £125/10/10 was ordered by the Metro-politan Industrial Court when it recorded convictions in 19 cases during its August ...
Article : 69 wordsThe Australian Air League is arranging a ceremonial march through the streets of the city to the Shrine of remembrance on Sunday, September 17. ...
Article : 50 wordsNot a single "benefit" that could be assessed in pounds, shillings or even pence is admitted by the State Treasury to have been obtained by victorian taxpayers from ...
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Advertising : 680 wordsPENSHURST, Friday,—Cee[?] Lucas, aged 26 years, was killed at the municipal scoria pit at Mount Rouse this morning. He was shovelling when a huge piece ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 26 Aug 1939, Page 2
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