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  2. COUNTRY NEWS

    ARARAT. — Mr. J. E. Briggs was presented with a gift by councillors and officers of the Ararat Town Council in honour of his approaching marriage. ...

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  3. WARRNAMBOOL A.R.P. TEST

    WARRNAMBOOL, Wednesday. — A comprehensive test of the Warrnambool air raid precautions organisation was made to-night, covering a system of ...

    Article : 338 words
  4. Notes on the Cables STRATEGY IN THE BALKANS

    DISCUSSION rages over the TurcoBulgarian agreement. Much of it is contradictory, as is usual when "wishful thinking" holds the floor, and in ...

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  5. Letters to the Editor

    [As the large number of letters received makes a choice necessary, only those carrying writers' names for publication can be considered. Letters should not exceed 160 words.—Ed. "A."] ...

    Article : 198 words
  6. AIRMAN'S BODY FOUND

    The body of Aircraftman Donald Clarence Want, 22, of Narrandera Elementary Flying Training School, who was accidentally drowned while ...

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  7. Advertising

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  8. OUR FOOD FOR MALAYA

    "Australia is Singapore's breadbasket," said the "Daily Telegraph's" Singapore correspondent, when commenting upon the landing of Australian troops to take ...

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  9. INCAPABLE OF DRIVING CAR

    GEELONG, Wednesday. —At an inquest to-day into the death of Arthur Ronald Thomson, 22, Neath st., Surrey Hills, Mr. F. G. H. Ritchie, deputy coroner, ...

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  10. JAPS WITH CAMERAS

    Sir,—It is to be hoped that official notice will be taken of the letter in "The Argus" of Tuesday concerning Japanese and their cameras. "Prevention is ...

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  11. PETROL RATIONING

    Sir,—The main fault of the present system of petrol rationing is that it does not discourage the extravagant use of high-powered cars to transport one or ...

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  12. BALLARAT NEWS

    Three additional historical tablets for the city are contemplated by the Ballarat Historical Society. One will be on the site of Bentley's Hotel. Eureka street, ...

    Article : 75 words
  13. GEELONG EVENTS

    A fine of £ 10 was imposed on Ronald Frank Beaverstock, taxi-car driver, Ryrie st., Geelong, in the City Court yesterday, on a charge of having, on February 6, ...

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  14. SOME DOUBT WHETHER NED KELLY WAS A GENTLEMAN

    Although Mrs. Susan Power, who died this week in Cobden at the age of 75, had placed it on record that Ned Kelly, Australia's notorious bushranger,. whom she ...

    Article : 346 words
  15. RECORD POTATO CROP IN BRITAIN

    Britain s potato crop now being harvested is reported to be the most perfect ever known in that country. The yield is 16,000lb. to the acre, the highest since ...

    Article : 173 words
  16. BOOKS FOR TROOPS

    Sir,—In spite of the great work being done by organisations in sending reading matter to our forces here and abroad there is still an urgent need for a further ...

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  17. CROP BOARDS CRITICISED

    Boards controlling the marketing of primary products were criticised yesterday by Mr. Hollway, State Opposition leader. ...

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  18. CRUSHED TO DEATH

    YALLOURN, Wednesday. — Fatal injuries were suffered this afternoon by John Alexander Bradley, 32, of Morwell, while working at the Yallourn power ...

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  19. INFANTILE PARALYSIS

    COBDEN, Wednesday.—A case of acute infantile paralysis was reported in Cobden to-day, the victim being a man aged 30. He was admitted to the Colac ...

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  20. USE OUR COAL

    Sir,—The State Advisory War Council I has recommended to Cabinet that financial aid be given to private enterprise to encourage the development of fuel ...

    Article : 131 words
  21. Advertising

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  22. MAILS

    Letter main close at Elizabeth st. P.O. as under: G.P.O., Spencer st., 20 minutes later, unless marked, which indicates same time at both offices. ...

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  23. AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES

    In his report for January to the Council of Agricultural Education, Mr. G. B. Woodgate, principal of Dookie Agricultural College, states that the ...

    Article : 153 words
  24. ESCAPEE RECAPTURED

    BALLARAT, Wednesday.—Identified by residents from the published description, the boy, aged 16 years, who escaped from a cell at the Ballarat city watchhouse ...

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  25. TUBE RAILWAY—NOW!

    Sir,—Would it not be possible to start the tube railway at the present time? If, as I understand, it will be a circular one around the city and will be built some ...

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  26. DRIFT TO THE CITY

    Sir,—Mr. Hume-Cook quotes 1921, and says that galvanised iron was £40 a ton, but the price was reduced when manufacture started in Australia. Why did he ...

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  27. BARLEY CROP SALES

    No difficulty is likely to be experienced in disposing of all the barley crop in the Commonwealth this season, states a circular issued yesterday by the Barley ...

    Article : 64 words
  28. POSTAGE RATES

    POSTAGE RATES (For To-day's issue of "The Argus").—Australasia and New Zealand, 1d.; United Kingdom (overland), 1d.; (all-sea route), 1d.; other British possessions, 1d.; USA and ...

    Article : 122 words
  29. BROADCASTING

    Miss Nina Murdoch will give the national talk to-night from station 3AR at 8.30 on "A Century to Wander In." Seven news sessions will be heard during ...

    Article : 270 words
  30. HOUSE SHORTAGE

    Sir,—The remarks of the Acting Premier anent the housing shortage being only temporary, and that it would probably adjust itself after the war, is ...

    Article : 94 words
  31. MIND CENTRES

    Sir,—Your correspondents Mrs. Violet Hancocks (5/2/41) and Mrs. R. V. Hart (18/2/41) will be glad to know that in most of our metropolitan hospitals a ...

    Article : 123 words
  32. Advertising

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    Advertising : 26 words
  33. "EAT MORE APPLES"

    Sir,—We are asked to "eat more apples," but they are frightfully expensive. The ordinary citizen is lucky if his children have half an apple every ...

    Article : 119 words
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