Among the questions listed for this week in the House of Representatives is one by Mr. Riley who intends to ask the Minister representing the Minister for Defence—(1) ...
Article : 246 wordsFiremen's week commences to-day— not with the actual events of the demonstration, but by the arrival of the vanguard, or advance parties, from the ...
Article : 1,329 wordsCapetown, March 5th.—Reuter's correspondent at Livingstone, on the Zambes[?] telegraphs that the South African Government's aeroplane Silver ...
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Advertising : 252 wordsLondon, March 4th.—Replying in the House of Commons of Sir Donald Maclean, leader of the non-Coalition Liberals, in regard to the Armenian ...
Article : 215 wordsThe Federal political situation during the last few days has been decidedly interesting. In some quarters a crisis—with an election to follow—has been ...
Article : 1,599 wordsTo mark the occasion of the safe arrival home of soldier members of the Newtown Presbyterian Church and Sunday School, and to individually welcome the recent ...
Article : 111 wordsRed tapeism in the post office is rampant in connection with the delivery of registered articles and parcels. Under a regulation, the signature of the person to ...
Article : 231 wordsAbout 500,000 bags of 1916-17 wheat are being "gassed" at the North Geelong stacks, to rid them of the weevil pest. The gas used is that known technically as C02, ...
Article : 135 wordsLondon. March 5th.—The fall of the Turkish Cabinet and the call to Izzet Pasha to form a Ministry has aggravated the seriousness of the Turkish crisis. ...
Article : 230 wordsLondon, March 2nd.—The terms of settlement of the French railway strike include the following:— Adoption of a sliding wages scale. ...
Article : 54 wordsOwing to the wind being too strong, the French barque, General Foy, was not able cross from the Yarra-street pier to continue loading at the railway wharf. All ...
Article : 89 wordsAt a meeting in the Newtown Town Hall on Saturday afternoon, Miss M'Caskill was presented with a cheque to the value of £12 from an unknown contributor, in ...
Article : 186 wordsLocal boot repairers point, almost exultingly, to the fact that the metropolitan tracesmen have risen their prices for men's boot repairs bo 7/-. The Fitzroy repairers, ...
Article : 151 wordsMiss Marjorie Black, the girls' departmental secretary for the Young Women's Christian. Association, will arrive in Geelong to-day. She will meet the girls of ...
Article : 444 wordsOwing to the shortage of accommodation, applicants are still being refused admission to St. Augustine's Orphanage. Every day brings requests which cannot be granted. ...
Article : 127 wordsA statement made at the recent aviation fatality enquiry, to the effect that Lieut. Pratt and Capt, Clarke were not "scout pilots" caused some comment. The latter ...
Article : 148 wordsLondon, March 2nd.—Advices from Russia state that the early fall of Novorossisk (on the Black Sea) and Sebastopol (in the Crimea) is expected. ...
Article : 146 wordsMr. A. A. Austin, M.L.C., does not believe that there is anything in the statement that the Defence Department are still considering the purchase of land at ...
Article : 166 wordsWhen approached regarding the holding of a physical culture display by State school children this year, authorities stated it was impossible to make the necessary ...
Article : 116 wordsBombay, March 6th.—Router's correspondent at Sadha Camp, telegraphing on Thursday, says that the British column from Derajat yesterday moved ...
Article : 89 wordsInstruction received at the City Hall on Friday indicated the character of the dress inquired of A.I.F. officers who have been invited to meet General Birdwood at the ...
Article : 164 wordsHundreds viewed the exhibition of war photographs at the City Hall on Saturday the photographs came on for much commendation, and sales, in reduced sizes, were ...
Article : 467 wordsSir Ross and Sir Keith Smith will spend most of this week at Point Cook, where the Vickers Vimy machine is being overhauled, preparatory to the ...
Article : 250 wordsa fact, not too well known, is that the or erection of advertising signs within the city area if they are considered offensive either in color of design. Several business ...
Article : 177 wordsAfter visiting the boathouse on the foreshore at Barwon Heads, Mr. M'Pherson, the State Treasurer, has decided to recommend to the Cabinet that the ...
Article : 93 wordsLieut. W. J. Allan, brother of Mrs. A. E. Anderson, Newtown, is returning on the Fruedrichsruh, which is due to arrive in Melbourne to-morrow, Lieut. ...
Article : 39 wordsAn interesting link with the past has unearthed by Mr Neil Campbell. It is a silver medal which was awarded by the Comunn Na F[?]inne to the winners of ...
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Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 - 1929), Mon 8 Mar 1920, Page 3
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