The first aerial transport company formed in Australia was registered by the Treasury yesterday. Two applications were originally lodged, one by Mr. H. ...
Article : 787 wordsAfter Admiral Beatty hauls down his flag on April 7 he will not be employed again at sea. ...
Article : 29 wordsMr. A. N. Piesse, M.L.A. for Toodyay, was asked last night if he would confirm of deny the rumour that has been freely circulated that he was willing to resign ...
Article : 114 wordsYesterday the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Watt) made the following statement:—"During the week I have been in consultation which the Controller of Shipping ...
Article : 354 wordsA splendid and warmly appreciative house signalised the Intiation of Miss Marie Ney's season of notable modern plays at His Majesty's Theatre on ...
Article : 1,914 wordsThe April meeting of the Canning Park Turf Club was held on Saturday in the warm weather. There was a good attendance and although the fields in one or ...
Article : 2,209 wordsThe pennant bowling matches on Saturday were confined to the minor competitions in the A and B divisions, the major tournament having been concluded a week ...
Article : 469 wordsSir Eustace Tennyson-D'Eyncourt, K.C.B., (Director of Naval Construction at the Admiralty), in the course of an address to the members of the Institute of Naval ...
Article : 113 wordsMessrs. P. Collier, M.L.A. (Leader of the Opposition) and Alex McCallum (general secretary of the A.L.F.) are advertised to deliver addresses in the Queen's Hall, ...
Article : 92 wordsIt is officially announced that owing to the difficulty of raising H.M.S. Vindictive from the channel at Ostend, she will be blown up. ...
Article : 32 wordsOn being seen by a "West Australian" representative on Saturday, Mr. J. B. Holman, M.L.A., secretary of the Timber Workers' Union, stated that there was some ...
Article : 837 wordsThe London "Daily Express" says that by the employment of a new device, which diminishes the strains on the hawser, the Admiralty will be able to utilise airship ...
Article : 53 wordsThe Admiralty authorities are offering a number of mine sweepers on the east coast on favourable terms for the use of trawlers, which could be worked on a co-operative ...
Article : 36 wordsThe most important event in this week's fixtures on behalf of the R.S.A. appeal is the Sailors, Soldiers, and Nurses' Relatives' Association Day on the 17th inst. This ...
Article : 905 wordsThe Stalwart, one of the six destroyers presented by the British Government to Australia, has completed her sea trials, and is being fitted out at Chatham for her ...
Article : 36 wordsIn an endeavour to give assistance to the R.S.A. appeal which is now in progress. the Trotting Association held a monste gymkhana on the W.A. Cricket Ground on ...
Article : 705 wordsThe A.R.C. held a meeting at victoria Park yesterday, under [?] weather conditions There was a splendid attendance, and the racing was interesting. Following ...
Article : 552 wordsThe Minister for the Australian Navy (Sir Joseph Cook) will return to Paris to-morrow. He hopes to return to England for the sailing of H.M.A.S. Australia. ...
Article : 144 wordsApplications are being called for umpires for the W.A.F.A., at a weekly fea of 15s., applications to be posted to Mr. C. P. Mather (honorary secretary), 139 ...
Article : 98 wordsMr. W. M. Hughes, Sir Joseph Cook and Senator Pearce will receive the Prince of Wales on board H.M.A.S. Australia on April 14. ...
Article : 28 wordsAs butter supplies are steadily increasing it is expected the ration will be raised to two ounces early in May. ...
Article : 338 wordsMagdalene McVeigh, on a remand and charged with the murder of her three children. was brought before the allora Police Court yesterday morning. ...
Article : 332 wordsThe Alliance Aeroplane Company in entering a bigplane for the trans-Atlantic flight. This makes the eighth competitor. ...
Article : 156 wordsA meeting of the social questions committees of the Anglican, Congregational, Methodist, and Presbyterian Churches was held at St. Andrew's Hall on Thursday ...
Article : 331 wordsTemperature readings at the Perth Observatory on Saturday and yesterday were:—Saturday, max. 85.1dog., min. 60.5dog. ...
Article : 329 wordsThe weather was cold but fine for the Geelong races yesterday afternoon. and the attendance was a fair one. Results:—VICTORIA HURDLE RACE, two miles. ...
Article : 442 wordsAdelaide, Saturday.—Brokens, 42s. 3d.; British, old, 30s. 10½d., 31s., 3d., 31s., 31s. 6d., 32s. 1½d., 32s. North, 50s,; Junction, con., 2s. 5d., 2s. 5½d., 2s 6d,; North, 50s 3d., 50s. 6d., 50s. 7½d. (50) ...
Article : 453 wordsMajor-General J. E. B. Seely, M.P. (Under Secretary of State for the Air Service) fell into the Thames from a seaplane. He sustained no injuries. ...
Article : 57 wordsThe remarks made by the Rev. Huey Steele at the church people's conference as reported in the "West Australian" of Saturday last, were brought under the ...
Article : 120 wordsThe Distinguished Flying Cross has been awarded to Acting-Captain G. Joel, an Australian, for his gallant leadership in air fighting in France. He destroyed seven ...
Article : 34 wordsAn amazing story was told at an American Naval Court Martial, when Captain Chamberlain was charged with having fabricated reports of his acrial exploits while ...
Article : 150 wordsThe first batch of soldiers' votes on the licensing poll have come to hand. These cover the voting of the soldiers in the United Kingdom and are as follow:— ...
Article : 151 wordsNisi Prius.—At 10.30 a.m., in No. 1 Court, before Mr. Justice Burnside: The Westralian Powell Wood Process, Ltd. (potitioner) and the Crown (respondent). ...
Article : 36 wordsIn the Rugby football tournament Australia beat New Zealand by six points to five. The Bradford competion in taking a ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Mon 14 Apr 1919, Page 6
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