The Duke of York has consented to become the president of the Royal Nation Lifeboat Institution, in succession to the King, who as Prince of Wales, ...
Article : 657 wordsIt was revealed in the Legislative Assembly by the Premier last night that the promoters of the £1,000,000 aircraft factory had selected a site at ...
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Article : 351 wordsThe second rending of the Unemployment Relief Bill, which proposes to transfer £100,000 from the Unemployed Relief Fund to the Hospitals and ...
Article : 612 wordsPlans for the provision of an additional hydro-electric scheme to supply power for the lighting services of the Electricity Commission are expected to ...
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Article : 730 wordsStatistics issued by the Police department yesterday disclose that although there has been a huge increase in the number of motor accidents since 1922, ...
Article : 317 wordsAt 9 p.m. yesterday a well-dressed young woman, carrying a baby girl aged about 2 years, collapsed while passing the Waratah picture theatre. Mount ...
Article : 214 wordsFollowing a deputation from the 24th Battalion (Kooyong Regiment) Box Hill council decided that a public meeting should be called by the mayor at an ...
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Article : 84 wordsThe Rexist leader (M. Degrelle) has lost no time in rallying his followers. He addressed several small meetings last night and threatened to hold ...
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Article : 51 wordsThe provision of more effective town-planning and additional bridges had been neglected because such projects were the concern of no one in ...
Article : 232 wordsThe Defence authorities state that the steady flow of applications by volunteers for service in the Militia is encouraging, and should further stimulate those ...
Article : 98 wordsThe Spring racing carnival is in the thoughts of most people just now, and newspaper reviews of the horses engaged in the important races make popular ...
Article : 373 wordsAccording to the Berlin correspondent of the "Times," it is announced from Danzig that Herr Greiser, the Nazi president of the Senate, is leaving ...
Article : 130 wordsWODONGA, Tuesday. -- The Swedish engineers are expected to reach Tawonga in about a fortnight's time. At present about fifty men are engaged in survey ...
Article : 158 wordsFor the past two years the Services' Defence Week Council has conducted the military tattoos, and a gymkhana has also been held in Victoria. Authority ...
Article : 76 wordsH.M.A.S. Australia, with the cruiser Sydney and destroyers Vendetta and Waterhen, will arrive at Fort Melbourne from Sydney on Friday morning. The ...
Article : 49 wordsMr. F. J. Hocking, who was for 50 years a prominent layman of the Methodist Church in New South Wales, and was a gifted preacher, died on Monday ...
Article : 60 wordsBRISBANE, Tuesday. -- Monica Osborne, who was injured in an aeroplane crash at Mt. Garnett on 18th October, has not yet regained consciousness. She ...
Article : 55 wordsIt is estimated that contracts placed with British motor manufacturers during the ten days of the motor show at Olympia reached an aggregate value of ...
Article : 121 wordsCANBERRA, Tuesday. -- A project for the production of power alcohol from agricultural products has been rejected by the Commonwealth Government. It ...
Article : 157 wordsFour additional Hawker Demon fighting aeroplanes for the Royal Australian Air Force are due at Melbourne to-day as part of the new replacement and expansion ...
Article : 43 wordsHOBART, Tuesday. -- For the first time for many years, the treasurer (Mr. E. Dwyer Gray), bringing down the budget in the House of Assembly to-night, ...
Article : 258 wordsThere was a very large attendance of city business men and representatives of banking circles at the funeral of the late Mr. James Wilson, formerly deputy ...
Article : 130 wordsIn the presence of a large gathering 46th Battalion (Brighton Rifles) gave a demonstration of all the activities of an infantry unit at the drill hall, ...
Article : 114 wordsStarting from next Monday several alterations will be made in inter-State air services. Planes, which have previously flown for Adelaide Airways and ...
Article : 103 wordsThomas Oliver Bennett, of Archer-avenue Ascot Vale, builder, who died on 6th October left by will dated 11th March, 1935, real estate valued at £2000 and personal ...
Article : 150 wordsNot even the City of London, that stronghold of historic tradition, can withstand the assault of modern traffic requirements. ...
Article : 62 wordsBENDIGO, Tuesday. -- Increased interest is being taken in Bendigo in the militia forces, and an active programme is being carried out by the 38th-7th ...
Article : 71 wordsThe quarrel between Lord Nuffield, governing director of the Wolseley Motor Co. and the Air Ministry on the question of the manufacture of aero ...
Article : 119 wordsWELLINGTON, Tuesday. -- After witnessing the test flights of the new Empire flying boats, Wing-Commander A, Hepburn, of the R.A.A.F., said they were ...
Article : 144 wordsWELLINGTON, Tuesday. -- "We have no right, neither can we expect to hold New Zealand or Australia unless we make use of them. If the opportunity ...
Article : 146 wordsSYDNEY, Tuesday. -- The Premier, in the Legislative Assembly to-day, promised Mr. Sanders (U.A.P.) that he would refer to the Federal authorities the question ...
Article : 45 wordsHOBART, Tuesday. -- Representatives from all states of the Commonwealth and from New Zealand were present today, when the 18th triennial general ...
Article : 207 wordsThe British Government is placing its biggest orders since the war for 20,000 tons of armor plate required for two battleships, which will be laid down in ...
Article : 70 wordsHOBART, Tuesday. -- Mr. A. W. Knight, engineer of the Public Works department, has patented a floating arch-bridge specially adapted to the conditions of ...
Article : 84 wordsAccording to the "Daily Herald," the Cabinet is considering the question of providing a subsidy of £1,000,000 for British shipping in the Pacific. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe Metropolitan Board yesterday adopted the sewerage committee's recommendation that the lowest of six tenders, that of J. Mortensen, of East ...
Article : 120 wordsAdmiral Little has made vigorous representations to Japan regarding the arrest, searching and beating of a party of British naval ratings on suspicion of ...
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Article : 54 wordsThe Charities Board has approved of a request by the Civil Ambulance Service for financial assistance toward the cost of purchasing additional property in ...
Article : 54 wordsMr. Julius Grant announced last night his intention to contest the Victoria ward vacancy in the City Council, caused by the termination of Cr. F. G. Carden's ...
Article : 57 wordsThe important part taken by tourist traffic in the revival of international economic exchange lends interest to the figures of overseas visitors to Great ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Wed 28 Oct 1936, Page 12
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