The last great open air display in honor of the fleet was perhaps the most attractive. It was provided, by 9000 highly trained school children at the Sydney cricket ...
Article : 307 wordsThe Premier yesterday sent the following telegram to Rear-Admiral Sperry, American flagship Connecticut, Sydney:— On the eve of your ...
Article : 108 wordsSeveral semi-official journals at Tokio, in commenting on the fact that the American battleship fleet will shortly visit Yokohama, in response to the invitation of the ...
Article : 60 wordsThe exodus to Melbourne in connection with the Fleet week celebrations commenced this afternoon. A large number of passengers left by the express, among ...
Article : 201 wordsLieutenant-Commander Cole, of the United States navy, who has come as an advance agent to arrange for the work of patrols from the fleet, arrived in Melbourne ...
Article : 108 wordsThe staff engaged under Mr. T. Woolard, secretary of the southern committee, in despatching tickets to the Commonwealth guests, have had an arduous task, and have ...
Article : 127 wordsOwing to the difficulty experienced in fixing the hour for the mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral for the Catholic men of the fleet on Sunday next, Dean Phelan, ...
Article : 453 wordsWhile the battleships are in Port Phillip Bay they will take on board 9000 tons of coal. The contractors, Messrs. M'Ilwraith, M'Eacharn and Co., will take the coal out to the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 117 wordsTuesday will be a busy day for Admiral Sperry, whose engagements include the show luncheon, the State school children's demonstration and an "At Home" on ...
Article : 209 wordsMr. R. W. V. M'Call; secretary of the State Cabinet committee, has received the following telegram from Mr. L. H. Sholi, the Under Secretary, Adelaide reading:— ...
Article : 48 wordsAdmiral Sperry this evening issued the following farewell message to Sydney:--On behalf of the officers and men of the Atlantic fleet, I desire to express ...
Article : 394 wordsThe much discussed match between the crew of the U.S.S. Louisiana and the Sydney fire brigade for £100 did not take place. There was some conversation, but ...
Article : 208 wordsA knowledge of the stripes which a naval officer wears on his coat sleeve enables his rank to be easily determined. An admiral has three stripes in gold; the upper ...
Article : 223 wordsIt now transpires that the Political Labor Council did not receive any official invitation to send representative's to any of the functions to be held in connection with ...
Article : 107 wordsThe Bible class of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Carlton, has invited 200 officers and men to spend Sunday afternoon and evening with its members. At ...
Article : 91 wordsThe Premier has received a telegram from the Premier of New South Wales asking if it is true, as reported in the press, that the Victorian State Ministers and ...
Article : 140 wordsThe Ballarat naval cadets, who are marching to Melbourne, left Ballan at 2.15 p.m., and arrived at Myrniong at 4.30 p.m. They pitched their tents, and cooked a ...
Article : 511 wordsThe announcement made yesterday that replies to private invitations cannot be given until after the arrival of the fleet, and that even then all of them cannot be ...
Article : 161 wordsThe view up the hill in Collins-street cast, opposite the Victoria Coffee Palace, was immensely improved yesterday by the absence from the skyscape of the ...
Article : 124 wordsA rifle match between a team from the American fleet and the council of the National Rifle Association was fired at Randwick to-day. The conditions of the match ...
Article : 194 wordsA telegram was received by Mr. M'Call yesterday stating that Commander Grant, the Admiral's chief of staff, will remain on board the Connecticut until 9 a.m. on ...
Article : 69 wordsMr. S. A. Pethebridge, who went to Auckland as a Commonwealth representative, and Mr. H. H. Lewis, secretary to the general committee, are expected to ...
Article : 46 wordsWhat was practically the farewell Sydney function connected with the visit of the fleet at which speeches were delivered, took the form of a luncheon given by the ...
Article : 1,379 wordsThe invitation from the Government of Victoria for two or three officers from each of the vessels of they Australian squadron that may be in Hobson's Bay to join in ...
Article : 157 wordsArrangements have been made to run a regular ten minutes service on the electric railway between St. Kilda and Brighton from Saturday morning every day, within ...
Article : 78 wordsMr. M'Call, the secretary to the Cabinet committee, desires us to say that the ladies and gentlemen who have cards to view, from the Treasury Building and steps, the naval ...
Article : 96 wordsThe sectional committee which had charge of the decorations in Elizabeth-street, between Little Lonsdale and Latrobe streets, desire better opportunities ...
Article : 102 wordsThe steamer Leura which has been chartered by the Irish citizens to meet the American Fleet at the Heads on Saturday, will leave her berth alongside the ...
Article : 215 wordsThe champion baseball team of the American fleet land the best nine Australia could produce met on the University Oval this afternoon. The game was a good ...
Article : 86 wordsAt Tuesday's meeting of the Port Melbourne council consideration was given to the communication from Caulfield council protesting against councillors being refused ...
Article : 246 wordsThe demand for tickets for the railway trip to Queenscliff does not show any indication of slackening off. A further batch of 1250 tickets arrived here to-day, and in ...
Article : 145 wordsIn connection with the engagement by the Government of half the seats in the Bijou Theatre for Thursday next, 300 tickets have been sent to the Newsboys' ...
Article : 43 wordsThe Premier has sent the following farewell message to tho admiral of the fleet:— In bidding farewell to the United ...
Article : 184 wordsNo man in this community will have a greater responsibility on his shoulders in connection with the fleet than Mr. H. Skinner, the caterer, who has to provide ...
Article : 785 wordsThe fireworks display at Albert Park lake promises to be one of the finest over held in the State. The sum of £800 was allocated by the Government to be spent ...
Article : 98 wordsThis evening Admiral Sperry gave an official dinner on board the flagship Connecticut. Owing to the limitations of his Excellency's cabin only a few people could ...
Article : 126 wordsMatters in relation to the smoke night tendered by the mayor and councillors at Prahran are similarly uncertain. A message from Colonel Miller states that no ...
Article : 75 wordsThe Rutherglen Boys' Naval Brigade are determined to see the American fleet, and they are leaving for Melbourne on Friday morning, paying their own railway fare. ...
Article : 97 wordsThe telegrams from Colonel Miller with regard to the Mirboo North picnic have been rather indefinite, and have caused some doubt as to whether. Admiral Sperry ...
Article : 133 wordsThe decision of the Metropolitan Board not to decorate its premises, which caused some adverse comment, has been reversed. Following a design prepared by Mr. W. ...
Article : 83 wordsThe St. Kilda council on Monday night, on the motion of Cr. Billson, voted £2 2 towards the expenses of the fireworks demonstration to be made by the residents ...
Article : 145 wordsThe Preston shire council on Monday decided to support the pretest by the Caulfield council. Cr. Newton, in moving the necessary ...
Article : 139 wordsTo-night the American naval men spent their last night in Sydney. There were several open air and other functions, and the city was illuminated. There were ...
Article : 177 wordsArrangements are still in progress in respect to the visit to Ballarat on Tuesday next of 300 of the American sailors. The programme will include a march through ...
Article : 118 wordsIn consequence of representations made to him Colonel Stanley, the State Commandant, has decided to revert to the "review order" of uniforms to be worn by ...
Article : 86 wordsThursday, next, 3rd September, will be the 61st anniversary of the birth of Admiral Sperry, as was brought under notice in "The Age" of Monday last, and ...
Article : 175 wordsThe Chief Commissioner of Police, Mr. O'Callaghan, returned from Sydney yesterday, accompanied by Lieutenant-Commander Cole, who will have charge of the ...
Article : 518 wordsOwners of sailing boats who use St. Kilda pier have been notified that if they desire to start from that point on Saturday and Monday they must clear the pier ...
Article : 81 wordsIt now appears that there has been a general muddle in the issue of railway passes to enable the American journalists with the fleet to come overland to ...
Article : 95 wordsIn connection with the American fleet festivities a special excursion train left for Melbourne this morning, conveying 500 passengers. A large number of tickets has ...
Article : 230 wordsThe Hawthorn council last night considered a letter from the Caulfield council proposing that a protest should be made to the State Cabinet committee against the ...
Article : 94 wordsIn former years difficulty, has always arisen with regard to shopkeepers who close for their half holiday on Wednesday as to what they should do during Show ...
Article : 292 wordsMelbourne citizens will be interested in the fleet's mascottes. There are about 40 of them, including bears, antelopes, goats, terriers, cats and other animals. The ...
Article : 494 wordsThe influx of country residents to Melbourne has commenced, and the volume of suburban traffic is also increasing, as an effect of the city decorations. Extra trams, ...
Article : 104 wordsSir,—While the efforts of the citizens in decorating their sections should not be disparagingly criticised, I cannot help remarking that it seems a pity that those ...
Article : 182 wordsAlthough it was officially, announced oil Tuesday that Admiral Sperry and other fleet officers felt compelled to decline the invitation to attend the Show luncheon ...
Article : 250 wordsAmongst the attractions for Fleet week will be a football match on Wednesday, 2nd September, at the South Melbourne cricket ground, between the Police club ...
Article : 77 wordsThe business people of Creswick have decided to close their shops from Saturday to Wednesday morning, on account of the visit of the American fleet. ...
Article : 83 wordsSir,—In reference to the letter from "New Yorker" in your columns, we beg to state that if no arrangement is made to engage a room where American residents ...
Article : 185 wordsThe Rev. D. R. Hewton, of St. Luke's Anglican Church, South Melbourne, has received intimation that Admiral Sperry has accepted the invitation for 100 of the ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Thu 27 Aug 1908, Page 7
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