SYDNEY, Friday. — Supporters of Mr. Lang, who were nominated for all official positions at the Easter Labour conference, suffered a ...
Article : 219 wordsM. Reynaud [the new French Prime Minister] does not resemble the ordinary foreign conception of a Frenchman. He could be taken for an Englishman in ...
Article : 602 wordsTHIS PORTRAIT of Mr. George Bell, by James Quinn, the Melbourne artist, has been purchased by the Sydney National Gallery. It was entered for ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 43 wordsThe seriousness of the Church's wartime problems is emphasised in a report by archbishops and bishops made at their conference at Lawson ...
Article : 406 wordsThere seems to be little prospect of the leader of the Opposition (Sir Stanley Argyle) being appointed to the Speakership in the ...
Article : 279 wordsSir,—Child endowment schemes advocated so far stimulate increase only of those on the basic wage and throw the burden on the better paid and often more ...
Article : 173 wordsCRONULLA SURF LIFE-SAVING TEAM, crack instructional demonstration team of the Surf Life-saving Association of Australia, demonstrated line and reel methods at St. Kilda yesterday. The team will give a display at Lorne to-morrow afternoon. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 35 wordsSir,—On one page of "The Argus" on Wednesday was a story about the miners of England deciding to give up their holidays to keep up the amount of coal ...
Article : 57 wordsThe remarkable happening at the annual meeting of the metropolitan branch of the United Country party in January, when the ...
Article : 171 wordsSir,—It was my privilege on Friday evening last to attend a very fine pageant of "The Book of Books" given in the Central Hall in aid of funds for the ...
Article : 109 wordsIt is sometimes necessary to take desperate measures, and more often than not it is the defending hands which are thus put on the spot. The declarer can ...
Article : 721 wordsEnthusiasts of all branches of sport are richly catered for to-day and Monday, when the traditional Easter carnivals and contests ...
Article : 231 wordsSYDNEY, Friday. — More than 123,000 people attended the Royal Show yesterday, compared with 138,963 last year. The weather was ...
Article : 842 wordsSir,—In my opinion the recent prevalence of assaults on taxi-cab drivers is obviously due to the construction of the modern taxi-cab in which there is no ...
Article : 165 words"One of the first jobs which we have to do is to overhaul our own political point of view," said Mr. Dillon M.L.A., at the declaration of the poll for the Essendon ...
Article : 79 wordsAlthough preferences were distributed in some electorates before all absent votes were received, counting of preference votes recorded in the general election on ...
Article : 112 wordsCANBERRA, Friday. — War conditions are having a marked influence upon the demand for motor vehicles in Australia, according to a statement issued to-day ...
Article : 158 wordsSir,—Recently a riding party, comprising Messrs. K. Lewis, G. Madigan, and W. Pow, of Glen Valley, had the unique experience of walking on last winter's ...
Article : 181 wordsThe preachers for the Holy Week ceremonies at St. Patrick's Cathedral were the Rev. Fathers F. Roberge and W. Williamson. The Mass of the ...
Article : 115 wordsBecause the work was of a routine nature and was neither responsible nor[?]nerous, State officials consider that £1 is adequate remuneration for poll clerks ...
Article : 117 wordsBALLARAT, Friday.—In a "Carry On" march yesterday 200 district soldiers of the Second A.I.F. were given a farewell by the public. The men were ...
Article : 223 words{No abstract available} [ILLUSTRATED]
Detailed lists, results, guides : 196 wordsSt. Paul's Cathedral. — Easter Day, Holy Communion at 7, 8, and 10.45 a.m. Matins at 10 a.m. At 10.45 a.m. the service will be Stanford in B flat, and the preacher the ...
Article : 298 wordsSir,—This district suffered slightly during the recent outbreak of bush fires. When members of the local Red Cross branch met to-day they were astounded ...
Article : 236 wordsBENDIGO, Friday. — Thousands of people arrived in Bendigo to-day for the Easter carnival. In addition to visitors from all ...
Article : 95 wordsLetter mails close at Eliz. st. P.O. as under; G.P.O., Spencer st., 30 minutes later:— AUSTRALIA ENGLAND AIRMAIL. — Every Wed. and Sat., 3 a.m. ...
Article : 326 wordsBENDIGO. — More than 200 people, representing all sections of the community, took part in a farewell to about 80 Bendigo and district members of the ...
Article : 222 wordsSir,—The following are extracts from a bulletin just received from the headquarters of the International Bureau at Lausanne:—"The Finnish army is ...
Article : 138 wordsBALLARAT.—Matron J. Bull, who has retired from the staff of the Ballarat Benevolent Home after long service, received a wrist watch from the board and ...
Article : 168 words{No abstract available}
Detailed lists, results, guides : 79 wordsEndowed and non-endowed scholarships at Trinity College have been allotted as follow for 1940:— For men (tenable at the college):—R. and L. ...
Article : 287 words{No abstract available}
Detailed lists, results, guides : 89 words{No abstract available}
Detailed lists, results, guides : 326 wordsSir, — In reference to the statement in "The Argus" of March 19 that timberfelling was considered a very hazardous occupation, and that accounted for the ...
Article : 115 wordsGEELONG. — When a motor-car in which he was a passenger skidded and overturned on the Melbourne road near C[?] yesterday afternoon Joe McKnight, ...
Article : 148 words{No abstract available}
Detailed lists, results, guides : 197 wordsCANBERRA, Friday. — Maximum prices for different grades of secondhand bags are fixed in a determination issued by the ...
Article : 281 wordsAND PUPPY WENT ALONG, TOO!—Holiday bound, this family group was photographed in Flinders street yesterday before they left to spend Easter in the hills. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 26 wordsSir, — All the difficulties the Brisbane Tramways had to overcome when numbering tram stops were painting tramway poles (already in use) white for two feet ...
Article : 123 wordsWANGARATTA, Friday.—At the annual meeting of the Victorian Broomgrowers' Association yesterday afternoon it was reported that there would be ...
Article : 86 wordsDesigned to prevent the substitution of [?] strain for another, and to avoid mistakes, new regulations have been brought into operation by the Department of ...
Article : 96 wordsSir, — On inquiry among chicorygrowers on French Island in regard to nominations for the Chicory Board I found that they knew nothing about it. ...
Article : 115 wordsBreaking his neck when he fell down a flight of stairs at the Abbotsford Brewery, Victoria parade, East Melbourne, last night, William Andrew Tomb. 38, furnace ...
Article : 52 words{No abstract available}
Detailed lists, results, guides : 261 wordsPlease choose from the following download options:
Share this item on:
Print page as...
Testing
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 23 Mar 1940, Page 5
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
With your Trove account you can: