A man and his wife were killed outright and a schoolgirl was injured, but not seriously, on the Narbethong road, about five miles south of ...
Article : 175 wordsADELAIDE, Friday.--A conference called by the Premier (Mr. Playford) to-day failed to reach an agreement in the tramway dispute,and all trams ...
Article : 362 wordsTEMORA, Friday.--About-9 p.m. on Thursday a double tragedy occurred near Temora, when Mrs. Rosetta Hee Lim, 52 years, a white woman, was ...
Article : 374 wordsMany novel features are incorporated in a mobile engine test unit built at Australian National Airways' workshops at Essendon aerodrome. It is ...
Article : 264 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.--The Minister of the Navy (Mr. Hughes') announced to-day that fire of the seven vessels which were attacked by On enemy raider in the vicinity of Nauru and Ocean Island ...
Article : 815 wordsWONTHAGGI, Friday.--A dispute has arisen at the State Coal Mine over holiday payments to 1200 members of the Miners' Union by the State Coal ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 419 wordsPERTH, Friday.--Speaking at a by election meeting for Swan at Midland Junction, the Prime Minister said:-- "I have seen no sign of ...
Article : 352 wordsMiss Peggy Corcoran, 19 years, 507 Royal-parade, Parkville, was crossing Park-street, East Brunswick, last night, when she was knocked down by ...
Article : 74 wordsThe Governor (Sir Winston Dugan) formally opened the Toc. H hostel for the fighting forces at Toc H head quarters, Collins-street, last night. ...
Article : 136 wordsObjections to efforts to form an ordnance corps for the army were voiced at a meeting last night of Victorian members of the Storemen and ...
Article : 371 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.--A finding of murder by a person or persons unknown was returned by the city coroner (Mr. Oram) at the inquest to-day on ...
Article : 63 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.--Two defendants in the nudist cause being heard at the central court were discharged this afternoon after the magistrate found there was no prima facie case against ...
Article : 85 wordsWith the loss of from two to four weeks' wages during the holiday season, boot-trade employes will have a lean lime until work is resumed in ...
Article : 150 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.--The State executive of the Federal Labor party decided to-night to refer the question of unity with the Lang Labor group ...
Article : 77 wordsDARWIN, Friday.--Milk bars were closed to-day as a further, measure by the health authorities in an attempt to stop meningitis from spreading. This ...
Article : 431 wordsA cable message from London announces that Flight-Lieutenant K. W. Kaufman has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. ...
Article : 151 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.--Representatives of the commonwealth, New Zealand, Fiji and the British High Commissioner for the Western Pacific met in ...
Article : 120 wordsTwo Australian dancers who have won international reputations arrived in Melbourne yesterday by the Sydney express. They are Earl and Fontaine ...
Article : 146 wordsRepresentatives of unions with members employed in country breweries met at the Trades Hall yesterday, and decided to accept without prejudice an ...
Article : 88 wordsSHEPPARTON, Friday.--Cr. A. W. Fairley, chairman of directors of the Shepparton Fruit Preserving Co., inreferring at the annual meeting of ...
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Advertising : 87 wordsBRISBANE, Friday.--The Industrial Court rejected the claim of the Amalgamated Engineering Union for an additional 5 a week for members ...
Article : 193 wordsAlthough the State Parliamentary Leader of the U.A.P. (Mr. Hollway) yesterday described as "unusual" the attitude of Mr. Oldham, M.L.A., at the ...
Article : 195 wordsThe head groom at Wirths' circus, Dick Hall, tells of a beautiful grey gelding Don, formerly in his charge. His charge hated elephants, land could ...
Article : 172 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.--Victor Valentine 35 years, who was released from gaol early this year after serving seven years' imprisonment for killing a man, ...
Article : 141 wordsMrs. Amy Edith Beggs has died at Ballarat after a few days' illness. Mrs. Beggs, of Buln Gherin Estate, was an energetic worker for woman's ...
Article : 124 wordsBRISBANE, Friday.--Threats of a general strike, unless the national security regulations referring to arbitration were withdrawn in Queensland ...
Article : 121 wordsThrilling adventure and romance are blended in River's End, adapted from James Oliver Curwood's gripping novel of outback Canada,which was screened ...
Article : 74 wordsMr. Oldham, M.L.A., in a statement last night, said he was interested in the references of Mr. Holl-way to his questions at Mr. ...
Article : 118 wordsAUSTRALIA.—NX 27,986 Pte. K. Fairbairn, died of illness; NX 57,437 A.-Cpl. N. Wells, removed from the, seriously ill list. ...
Article : 108 wordsTo afford all playgoers and the public generally an opportunity to contribute to the testimonial to Mr. Guy Hastings, veteran actor and radio performer, who has been forced by ...
Article : 174 wordsBoys from St. Vincent de Paul's Orphanage, South Melbourne, and St. John's Boys' Home, Canterbury, were entertained by the management of the ...
Article : 51 wordsThe 29th R.A.A.F. casualty list, released yesterday, contains the names of four members of the Australian squadron now in action against the ...
Article : 193 wordsWhen Miss Megan Taylor, world's champion ice skater, appears at St. Moritz, St. Kilda to-night it will be her final performance in Australia Early in the New Year she and her ...
Article : 92 wordsCr. A. w. Cole, a former mayor of Prahran, stated yesterday he intended to nominate for the Toorak election as an unendorsed U.A.P. candidate. ...
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Advertising : 88 wordsThe following free band performances have been arranged by the Melbourne City Council:--Sunday Afternoon: Alexandra Gardens, Victorian Railways Miltary Band; Fitzroy Gardens ...
Article : 147 wordsBRISBANE, Friday.--Pilot Officer Hubert Lenne, 20, of Echuca, who was badly burned when his plane caught fire after a forced landing at St. ...
Article : 118 wordsOn Thursday next (Boxing day) the Capitol Theatre will be taken over from its present management by Commercial Enterprises Pty. Ltd. The new ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Sat 21 Dec 1940, Page 22
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