The plebiscite which was conducted to ascertain the six favourite authors of West Australian readers closed yesterday, the result is given below. That ...
Article : 548 wordsCANBERRA, August 2.-The first meeting of the newly appointed Federal Transport Council, which comprises the Ministers in charge of transport in the various ...
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Advertising : 415 wordsThe Rev. W.C. Bown, whose official church, title is—inappropriately enough to anyone knowing the vicinity-rural dean at Tilbury Docks, London, and ...
Article : 635 wordsVincent Smith (35), of Glanville-street, Cottesloe, who was employed as a painter by General Motors. Ltd., at Cottesloe Bheach, died in the Fremantle ...
Article : 82 wordsSYDNEY, Aug. 2.-At an inquiry to-day into the death of William Thomas Latham at Forbes, the Coroner (Mr. Arthur Sam) criticised the Justices' Act for ...
Article : 234 wordsThe president of the Engineer Officers' Mess (Major A. R. Baxter Cox)and members entertained their friends last evening at their annual ball, in the Naval and ...
Article : 482 wordsWilliam Havercroft (20), of 169 Grosvenor-road, North Perth, sustained a. broken nose when playing football yesterday. He received treatment at the Perth ...
Article : 31 wordsBona Stacbouer(18), of 131 Goderick street, Perth, sustained abrasions to the knees, a cut head, and injury to the back yesterday when she was knocked down in ...
Article : 55 wordsVera Garretty (14), of Shackleton, was accidentally shot frith a pea-rifle by her brother, Mervya Garretty (11), on July 22, She was taken to the Brace Rock ...
Article : 86 wordsOne of the latest acquisitions of the Museum is an Australian eagle with a wing span of 7ft. 2in., which has been mounted in a flying position and may be ...
Article : 529 wordsMELBOURNE, Aug. 2.—Stepping from behind a motor car in Carlisle-street, St. Kilda, this evening, Ernest Chalmer (65) of East St. Kilda. was knocked down by ...
Article : 44 wordsSYDNEY, Aug. 2.-Robert Sinclair, a rigger employed on construction work at the Bunnerong power house, suffered terribel injuries when he fell 50ft. this ...
Article : 59 wordsMELBOURNE, August 2.-The British Australian Tobacco Co. announces that during this year it trill purchase 330,000 lb. of lemon leaf tobacco at 2/6 a lb., ...
Article : 198 wordsThe annual ball held, under the auspices of the Royal Perth Yacht Club in the club house, Riverside-drive, last evening, was a great success. The event is one in ...
Article : 400 wordsSYDNEY, Aug. 2.—Although the speakers conceded, taht Italian settlers were good, workers, and some urged that, they had been Britain's allies in the war, strong ...
Article : 330 wordsSYDNEY, Aug. 2.-Larger quantities of potatoes have been attracted to the Sydney market by the high prices prevailing during the last few weeks, and it ...
Article : 242 wordsSince the inception of the W.A. Housewives' Association relief scheme in April, it has supplied nearly 30,000 hot meals to unemployed men, as well as a large ...
Article : 204 wordsMy Dear Sir,—I am not long in this country, and would liked too read some English books. I have seen in the newspaper, that Charles Dickens the best ...
Article : 27 wordsMELBOURNE, Aug.2.—"The death rate for cancer has increased by 58 per cent, in Australia in the last 27 years." said the Federal Minister for Health (Sir ...
Article : 178 wordsSir,—Your latest plebiscite is arousing an interest worthy of so great a subject, but air authors are not enough to choose. An easier task, and one, I think, which ...
Article : 573 wordsADELAIDE, Aug. 2.-Mrs. Doris, May Sowter, an employee of H. C Austin, fruit and produce merchant, of Adelaide, was robbed of a bac containing £100 in notes ...
Article : 165 wordsSYDNEY, Aus. 2.—The Housewives' Association of New South Wales, and the Housewives' Progressive Association are in conflict concerning the potato boycott. ...
Article : 363 wordsThe Fremantle Silver Chain Ball, held last night in the Town Hall, proved very successful. The president (Mrs. W. Reeves), supported by the ladies of the ...
Article : 705 wordsWELLINGTON, Aug. 2.—Sir Joseph Ward's Budget, which was delivered last night, showed that the last financial year cloned with a deficit of approximately ...
Article : 228 wordsADELAIDE. Aug. 2.-The hearing of evidence in Adelaide in the claims of the Coachmakera' Federation for a 44-hour week was concluded to-day. The Full ...
Article : 141 wordsThe August sittings of the Criminal Court will begin on Tuesday next when five charges are listed for hearing. Mr. Justice Northmore will preside. ...
Article : 114 wordsIt was learned last night that the administrator of the Anglican Diocese of Perth (the Venerable Archdeacon Huddleston) had received a requisition from the ...
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Article : 433 wordsSYDNEY Aug. 2.—A gold watch and chain belonging to the late Mr. B. S. Hitchcocks has been located. The watch, a treasured possession of Mr. Hitchcocks. ...
Article : 162 wordsWELLINGTON, Aug 2.—A Commission consisting of the Minister for Industries and Commerce (Mr. J. G. Cobbe) and the secretary of the department ...
Article : 257 wordsWELLINGTON, Aug. 2.—During the hearing of a divorce cane at Dunedin to-day a story wag told of a search by the petitioner. William Matthew Brosman, in ...
Article : 126 wordsBUNBURY, Aug. 2.—Albert Smith, caretaker at the quarantine station, early this morning saw a body floating in the, surf at North Beach and brought it ...
Article : 100 wordsSYDNEY, Aug. 2.—Nine children were left by Albert Thomas, labourer, who committed suicide at his residence in Union street, Pyrmount, to-day. He was found ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Sat 3 Aug 1929, Page 20
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