Melbourne caught its first glimpse of the more distinguished of the visitors through the windows of five large Buick motor cars. These conveyed Vice-Admiral ...
Article : 774 wordsAt a meeting of the Liberal party held at State Parliament House last night, the action of Mr. Lawson in tendering the resignation of the composite Ministry was ...
Article : 1,714 wordsNest Monday night, the principal event will be the official Commonwealth Government gala performance of The Cabaret Girl, at Her Majesty's, tendered by J. C. ...
Article : 153 wordsTo provide for the large crowd travelling to Port Melbourne yesterday morning an augmented tram service was brought into requisition on this line. At 8 o'clock 32 ...
Article : 342 wordsThe controlling of the day's heavy wheel traffic to the piers-- by way of Bay-sheet (from Graham-street) and Beach-street, to the Town pier, and ...
Article : 131 wordsThe Governor-General gave a dinner party at Government House, yesterday evening, to meet the Vice-Admiral and Officers of the special service squadron, ...
Article : 163 wordsOne day in October, 1854, during the attack on the Redan fortifications in the Crimean war, the British forces captured a certain piece of cannon from the ...
Article : 424 wordsPetty officers and men Of the fleet on leave were guests Of the management at the Tivoli Theatre last night, where an attractive programme was presented. In ...
Article : 128 wordsSYDNEY.-- The formation of a city Nationalist party to combat the activities of the Country party is being urged by a prominent member of the State Nationalist ...
Article : 163 wordsPORT FAIRY.-- The British fleet on Sunday evening, between 7 and 8 o'clock, passed about 20 miles to the eastward of Port Fairy. The steamer Casino ...
Article : 121 wordsSome 50,000 persons had assembled at Port Melbourne long before the arrival of the fleet at the piers, thousands of visitors, utilising the electric trains and ...
Article : 470 wordsThe colors of the British Empire were lavishly displayed at St. Kilda town ball last night for the Queen Victoria Hospital ball, the first social function in ...
Article : 511 wordsQUEENSCLIFF.-- Over the week end all available accommodation was taken up by people anxious to catch the first glimpse oi the British squadron as it ...
Article : 125 wordsMORNINGTON.-- Hundreds of people assembled at Schnapper Point, Fisherman's Point, Belema Kill and other suitable spots to witness the British fleet ...
Article : 116 wordsThe Victorian executive of the Australian Labor party has endorsed the candidature of Mr. R. Solly, M.L.A. for Carlton, and of Mr. E. Nichols, farmer, ...
Article : 64 wordsBENDIGO.-- The mayor of Bendigo (Cr. M. G. Guidice) on Monday sent the following message to Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Field:-- "Bendigo citizens are ...
Article : 118 wordsAll the roads around Geelong and leading to Queensciiff were ablaze on Monday morning with motor car light. Cars from Within a radius of 50 miles of Geelong ...
Article : 259 wordsSt. Kilda's welcome last night to the men of the visiting naval squadron will live long in the memories of all who took part in it. Following on a ...
Article : 479 wordsThe annual conference of the Labor Women's Organising Committee will be held on Saturday next. At the evening session Mrs. N. Rickie will deliver as ...
Article : 92 wordsA char-a-banc that was carrying a party of 23 men belonging to the H.M.S. Repulse along Bay-street, Port Melbourne, at 3 o'clock, crashed into a cast iron pillar ...
Article : 468 wordsAt its meeting last night Collingwood council received a letter from Northcote council in reference to the recent deputation which waited on the Minister of ...
Article : 565 wordsIn his palatial aftercabin, furnished luxuriously in the style of a modern drawingroom, Vice-Admiral Sir F. Field received a representative of "'The Age" ...
Article : 919 wordsJust at dawn the vanguard of the visiting war ships could he seen lying low under the sky-line outside Port Phillip Heads. A view was obtained ...
Article : 52 wordsThis morning admirals, captains and staffs will land at St. Kilda pier. There will be a children's demonstration. The squadron will land 1500 officers and ...
Article : 261 wordsIt was announced to-day that Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Field has allotted Thursday, 20th March, for a visit from Federal and State members of ...
Article : 157 wordsIn honor of the visit of the British naval squadron, Melbourne yesterday wore its gayest air. For such an occasion the weather was ideal, and the warm sunshine, ...
Article : 521 wordsWhen the meeting of Melbourne City Council opened yesterday the Lord Mayor (Cr. Brunton) said that on behalf of the citizens of Melbourne he would like the ...
Article : 91 wordsWith the close of the day's ceremonies and functions, the evening brought a fresh round of celebrations. In the absence of special illuminations in the city, ...
Article : 477 wordsThe Tramways Board has declined to grant a request from the Tramway Employes' Association that, in view of the extra tramway traffic which will be ...
Article : 172 wordsA party of British sailors will be entertained at a smoke night and social arranged by the Footscray branch of the Returned Soldiers League, at Footscray ...
Article : 253 wordsThe A.N.A. is entertaining the petty Officers at a dance in the Melbourne Town Hall on Friday evening. The State Governor has notified his intention of being ...
Article : 33 wordsHOBART.-- Thomas Strickland superintendent of the reclamation work at Welcome Swamp, has tendered his resignation. This is the outcome of an ...
Article : 68 wordsThe C.E.M.S. rest rooms at the Cathedral-buildings were visited by a large number Of officers and men of the visiting fleet, 200 of whom partook of tea. A ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Tue 18 Mar 1924, Page 10
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