The first meeting of the committee appointed by the recent fruit conference met yesterday in the office of the Minister of Public Works to draft a scheme for the ...
Article : 423 wordsA conference of potato and onion growers, convened by the Victorian Farmers' Union, was held yesterday at 325 Co[?]-street. Mr. W. G. Gibson, M.P., ...
Article : 751 wordsDr. Gumbleton. Anglican Bishop of Ballarat, returned to his diocese on Thursday night after a lengthy absence in England, where he attended the Lambeth ...
Article : 314 words"Sir Joseph Cook is becoming somewhat groggy," remarked Mr. T. Ash worth yesterday, replying to the Federal Treasurer's latest attempt to explain away facts ...
Article : 934 wordsMrs. Kinsman, an officer of the central executive of the Housewives Association, addressed a meeting of about 50 members of the Port Melbourne branch of the ...
Article : 326 wordsThe Lieutenant Governor, attended by Captain Wa[?]liss, private secretary, yesterday morning proceeded to Korumburra, where he formally opened the Grand ...
Article : 862 wordsFor years past the people of Australia have been treated to an exhibition of Commonwealth Government folly in the expenditure of considerable sums of money on ...
Article : 243 wordsMr. John R. Stuckenschmidt, a well-known resident of White Hills, where he was born 49 years ago, died after a lingering illness, and was buried in the local ...
Article : 202 wordsSYDNEY.--When the Prime Minister visits Sydney next week he will be interviewed by prominent Nationalists with the object of getting him to settle the ...
Article : 186 wordsSpeaking on Thursday afternoon at a meeting of the Port Melbourne branch of the Housewives' Association, Mrs. Kinsman, an officer of the central executive, ...
Article : 201 wordsADELAIDE.--Further evidence regarding the prospects of future markets for Australian dried and canned fruits was taken by the Railways Standing ...
Article : 562 wordsIn the Supreme Court on Thursday William Henry Irwin, 52, a laborer, was presented on two charges of having committed on offence against his own daughter. He ...
Article : 65 wordsThe Tramway Board at the end of 1920 gave formal notice to the various municipalities of its intention to appeal against the assessment of the freeholds or ...
Article : 482 wordsMr. Kenyon, chief engineer of the Star Rivers and Water Supply Commission, visited Echuca North on Thursday to [?]spect the site of the levee which it is ...
Article : 171 wordsBRISBANE.--Representatives of the Master Bakers' Association on Thursday asked the Prices Commissioner for an increase in the price of bread by [?]d. per 2[?]b. ...
Article : 66 wordsSYDNEY.--Having stated in the profiteering court on Wednesday that there was to be a reduction in the price of milk of 3d. per gallon, leaving it to the ...
Article : 123 wordsHAY.-- A fatal shooting tragedy took place of Tuesday night. Shortly after 8 p.m. a [?] named Waring, who fishing near the town, heard a [?] shot, and looking up the river bank ...
Article : 247 wordsSYDNEY.--A big effort is to be made by a large Japanese shipping firm, the Yamashita Kisno Kaisha, to secure the handling of Australia's Eastern trade. The firm has ...
Article : 65 wordsWAGGA.--Consternation prevails among the committeemen of the hospital owing to the discovery that the necessary new buildings, designed to accommodate about forty children and which ...
Article : 56 wordsLAUNCESTON.--At the Supreme Court on Thursday, before Mr. Justice Ewing, Henry John Cornish was charged with shooting at his wife with intent to murder, ...
Article : 199 wordsECROA--At the last meeting of the shire council, the thistle inspector reported that during the past three months he had issued a number of notices to landholders to cut thistles, but ...
Article : 123 wordsThe death of Harold James Hughes, 26 years, 20 Normanby-street, Moonee Ponds, linesman, who whilst engaged on railway electrification work at Flemington ...
Article : 493 wordsTERANG.--A public meeting to inaugurate the country economy campaign in this district was held here on Thursday afternoon, under the auspices of the local branch ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 104 wordsCOLAC.--The turnover of the Colac Dairying Co. for the half year ended 31st December was £339,308. The principal items of expenditure were:--Purchase from suppliers, £271,5[?]8 161; ...
Article : 188 wordsJasper Lawrence, late of Gou[?]rng, retired farmer, who lied on 14th October, by his will of 6th November, 1911, left £3858 real estate and £111 personalty to his widow and children. ...
Article : 161 wordsROCHESTER.--The Rochester co-oper[?]tive preserving factory has given its plant a trial run, and so far everything is satisfactory. A large number of girls and men ...
Article : 88 wordsBRISBANE.--A unique incident occurred in the Supreme Court on Thursday, when the trial was begun of Philip William Charles, who is charged with the murder ...
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Advertising : 523 wordsIn aid of the Alfred Hospital appeal for £50,000, Mr. Carlyon gave a dinner dance last night in the sumptuous new ballroom attached to his hotel on tho Esplanade, at ...
Article : 196 wordsDOOKIE.--Boring for water has been very satisfactorily carried out in the district by Messrs. Clydesdale and Clydesdale, of Seymour. At the Dookie Agricultural College water was struck at ...
Article : 1,397 wordsSeveral cases in connection with breaches of the Fruit Act were dealt with at the District Court yesterday. Mr. P. Cohen, the presiding magistrate, said that in ...
Article : 190 wordsAt its meeting last evening the Trades Hall Council passed the following resolutions:-- That the Trades Hall Council press for ...
Article : 147 wordsThe secretary of the Victorian branch of the Returned Soldiers' League recently wrote to the Soldiers' Settlement Board asking what was the policy of the board in ...
Article : 138 wordsSYDNEY.--The Federal Labor party has not yet forwarded its protest against the decision of the War Service Homes Commission that no further contracts for new ...
Article : 154 wordsAt the meeting of the Trades Hall Council last evening the following resolution was carried:--That the council convene a conference of all ...
Article : 53 wordsThree separate determined attempts to cause a fire at Barcaldine (Q.), were made on Wednesday night. The first fire was at M'Brydc's Commercial Hotel, where the ...
Article : 122 wordsMARYBOROUGH.--At a well-attended meeting of Dunluce branch of the Farmers' Union the economy movement initiated at Sale was discussed. The general opinion ...
Article : 56 wordsSh[?] visited [?] during the early [?] of Thursday morning and broke into the mercery shop of Mr. E. W. C. Fe[?] and the boot [?] of Mr. E. Walton. From the corner £50 ...
Article : 81 wordsBROCKLESBY.--A public meeting of wheat growers was held at Brocklesby on Friday, 11th inst., when the following resolution was adopted:-- ...
Article : 51 wordsSir,--Australians may well appreciate "Wake Up Australia's" plain Saxon contribution in "The Age" of Saturday. General Smuts has a 2 to 1 majority of loyal ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Fri 18 Feb 1921, Page 8
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