Sir,—As a ratepayer and a company operating shops in Swanston street we congratulate your progressive paper on the article in Thursday's issue. "Obstruction ...
Article : 455 wordsA well-remembered odour, an odour laden with a host of wistful memories. Fragrant memories some of them, too; though it was not the ...
Article : 1,112 wordsHe says I have grown fat and grey since I first interviewed him on the day of his arrival in Melbourne to take up the task of rehabilitating the Victorian railways as chairman of commissioners. That was in 1921; but I could see very little difference in him then and ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 1,964 wordsIt will be observed that the notes in this column are not confined to incidents in Victorian history only. Naturally, these have a preponderance; but there is no desire to encourage a parochial outlook even in records of the past. At one time the whole of the ...
Article : 1,622 wordsSir,—As a garden and flower lover may I express grateful thanks for the display that Garden Week, has given its visitors? The organisers, exhibitors, and all those ...
Article : 191 wordsSir,—Referring to Sir James Barrett's letter on Thursday, the basic reason for the shortage of nurses is the harsh treatment of the probationers. While ...
Article : 222 wordsSir,—With regard to Mr. Bailey's attitude in reply to Mr. Higgs's request for an inquiry into the treatment of persons detained in mental institutions, I can assure ...
Article : 143 wordsSir,—The decision to have a compulsory register will be taken by the majority of Australians for what it is—the first step toward conscription. Time fades the ...
Article : 58 wordsSir,—It is time that an Empire-wide demand should be made for the supersession of Mr. Chamberlain and those responsible for the present humiliation of ...
Article : 73 wordsSir, — Armstrong's cartoon in Thursday's issue carries one's mind to the Commonwealth Bank, where the swastika is strongly displayed. It savours of irony ...
Article : 58 wordsSir,—One reads with astonishment that it is "cranks" who are trying to abolish National Insurance. I am not a "crank," but a sane, sober-minded citizen. But ...
Article : 116 wordsSir,—Mr. George Coppin founded Sorrento as a tourist resort and had paths made along the cliffs at the ocean beach from beyond Mt. Kerford to Mt. St. Paul. ...
Article : 102 wordsSir,—On two recent nights I heard Mr. Lyons's speech on Australia's defence. He told us about Australian industries, such as the production of aircraft, &c., ...
Article : 53 words{No abstract available}
Advertising : 139 words"This same philosophy," wrote Goldsmith, "is a good horse in the stable, but an arrant jade on a journey." Other men have,held different views. ...
Article : 1,142 wordsA MARRIED woman's job is managing her husband. And when his affairs get trying, so does the husband. Even without such ...
Article : 589 wordsJohn Masterman is always glad to receive letters from readers who may find themselves confronted with troublesome problems. No one need he[?]itate to write ...
Article : 41 wordsPlease choose from the following download options:
Share this item on:
Print page as...
Testing
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 1 Apr 1939, Page 6
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
With your Trove account you can: