The Executive Council met for the first time yesterday since the death of King George V. and passed a proclamation that a day of mourning be held next ...
Article : 918 wordsSpeaking by telephone from Kalgoorlie yesterday to the Secretary of the Premier's Department (Mr. L. E. Shapcott), the Premier (Mr. P. Collier) expressed ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 704 wordsThrough long lines of silent mourners, the remains of the late King George V. were borne yesterday from the little church of St. Mary Magdalene at Sandringham to Wolferton station, on the last journey to London. ...
Article : 1,160 wordsLONDON, Jan. 22.—Throughout the Empire, as the sun moved westward over the domain on which it never sets, the proclamation of the accession of King ...
Article : 283 wordsLONDON, Jan. 22.—An eloquent panegyric of the late King was contained in an address by the British Prime Minister (Mr. Stanley Baldwin), which was ...
Article : 1,208 wordsLONDON, Jan. 22.—Excepting the Queen, and the dying monarch's medical attendants, no one was in closer touch with the late Kins during his last ...
Article : 785 wordsLONDON, Jan. 22.—The accession of King Edward VIII, was not proclaimed in Dublin. It is understood that the Government's view is that a formal ...
Article : 144 wordsWELLINGTON, Jan. 23.—The reading of the proclamation announcing the King's accession by the Governor-General (Lord Galway) was listened to by 15,000 ...
Article : 59 wordsLONDON, Jan. 23.—The House of Commons met this afternoon to receive the following message from the King:— Edward, R.I. I am well assured that ...
Article : 174 wordsLONDON, Jan. 23.—In a leading article which pays tribute to the late King's religion "The Times" comments on Parliament's prayer, written in 1663:'Our ...
Article : 217 wordsMembers of the council of the Royal Agricultural Society stood in silence for a short period on Wednesday at the commencement of their monthly meeting ...
Article : 382 wordsLONDON, Jan. 23.—According to the "Daily Express," King Edward will broadcast a message to the Empire at 10 o'clock on the evening of Tuesday next, ...
Article : 79 wordsThe District Commandant (Brigadier P. M. McFarlane) stated yesterday that a combined military service in memory of the late King would be held on the Perth ...
Article : 308 wordsLONDON, Jan. 23.—The British Broadcasting Corporation announces that a service in memory of King George will be broadcast through all ...
Article : 453 wordsMemories of the visit of King Edward VIII to Australia in 1920, when he was Prince of Wales, are recalled by a letter which he wrote near the end of his tour ...
Article : 496 wordsCANBERRA, Jan. 23.—Officers of the Prime Minister's Department are preparing plans for the national memorial service which will be held on the steps of ...
Article : 196 wordsLONDON, Jan. 22.—"King George's dying words: 'How is the Empire?' will go down in history," says the "Evening Standard." "They told him: 'All is well.' ...
Article : 187 wordsLONDON, Jan. 22.—The Book of Common Prayer has become outdated and the Privy Council will decide what changes shall be made. It is expected ...
Article : 155 wordsFurther messages expressing sorrow for the late King's death, sympathy with the members of the Royal Family, and loyalty to His Majesty King Edward VIII ...
Article : 1,043 wordsThe Returned Soldiers' League wishes all ex-servicemen to attend memorial services to the late King in their respective churches. On Tuesday next the ...
Article : 122 wordsSYDNEY, Jan. 23.—An official memorial service for the late King George will be held at St. Andrew's Cathedral on Tuesday morning and there will be a ...
Article : 88 wordsSir,—It has occurred to me that it would be a gracious act if the people of the Empire were afforded an opportunity of attending a simultaneous service, ...
Article : 112 wordsWhile the coffin was being slowly borne towards Wolferton, thousands of Londoners were already gathering outside the Houses of Parliament and King's ...
Article : 705 wordsMemorial services for the late King will be held in churches on Sunday and Tuesday. The details are as follows:— SUNDAY. ...
Article : 1,086 wordsGERALDTON, Jan. 23.—In observation of the day of mourning for the late King George the Mayor (Mr. G. Lester) has arranged with representatives of the ...
Article : 73 wordsMELBOURNE, Jan. 23.—The Prime Minister and Mrs. Lyons received the following message today from King Edward: Most grateful thanks to you both ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Fri 24 Jan 1936, Page 23
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