Vice-Admiral Alan Geoffrey Hotham, who commanded the New Zealand station from 1920 to 1923, has retired from active service. ...
Article : 842 wordsA six months cruise round the northern coast of Australia, primarily in search of big fish, is being arranged by a small party of sportsmen and naturalists. The ...
Article : 305 wordsShortly after 7 o'clock yesterday morning, a single seater car driven by Mr. Claude Edward Crocker (54), of Mount-street, general manager of the City Electricity and ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Advertising : 149 wordsCANBERRA, March 4.—Differences of opinion as to the most suitable method for the future administration of Canberra led to heated discussion between the ...
Article : 399 wordsThe extensive buildings of the new metropolitan markets at West Perth have been practically completed. It will not be possible. however, to open the markets ...
Article : 853 wordsThere has been an alarming recrudescence of late of the joy-riding menace, which became serious about this time last year, and was suppressed only by ...
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Advertising : 245 words"I took with me to the conference of the Australian Dairy Council in Melbourne a copy of 'The Western Mail,' giving particulars of ...
Article : 110 wordsSir,—When I offered to pay to the Historical. Society the sum of £5/5/ in respect of each of a number of statements of importance contained in but 12 out of the ...
Article : 441 wordsUNITED KINGDOM, EUROPE, INDIA, and EGYPT. Otranto, March 11; letters, 2 p.m. (late fee, 3 p.m.; registered letters, 1 p.m.) newspapers and packets, 1 p.m.; parcels, noon; ...
Article : 320 wordsArchbishop Riley sent the following letter to Mr. A. McCallum, Minister for Works and Labour, on February 18 in reply to Mr. McCallum's letter on the Representative of the Australian Section of the Imperial General Staff at the War Office, and Senior Military Representative at Australia House. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 479 wordsWhether it be because the Federal Capital Commissioners are staggering under the too vast orb of their fate, or because the system of government they ...
Article : 1,040 wordsThe late Mr. Crocker, M.I.E. Aust., M.I.Mech.E., M.I.E.E., came to Perth in August, 1915, to take over the general managership of the City Council. Electricity ...
Article : 313 wordsMELBOURNE, March 4.—To-day a youth and a boy lost their lives by drowning. One of the victims was Robert Joseph Casey (20). of Hanby-street Brighton. He ...
Article : 106 wordsMELBOURNE, March 3.—Thrown from a sidecar attached to a motor cycle driven by her husband, a woman was killed in a collision with a motor car on the main ...
Article : 184 wordsUNITED KINGDOM, CEYLON, INDIA, CHINA and JAPAN.—Per Qtranto, March 11, at 4.30 p.m. (late fee 5.15 p.m.). EASTERN STATES.—Tuesdays and ...
Article : 117 words"The Indiarubber Men," a new mystery story By Edgar Wallace, will begin publication as a serial in "The West Australian" ...
Article : 53 wordsBRISBANE, March 4.—It is understood that the steamer Arafura, which was towed into Brisbane yesterday badly battered by a cyclone, will be towed to Sydney for ...
Article : 188 wordsAmong the passengers on the mailboat Chitral, which passed through Fremantle yesterday on the return voyage to London, were the following:— ...
Article : 500 words"Receiving the news of Mr. Crocker's death this morning was a very terrible shock for me, the Mayor (Mr. J. T. Franklin) said. "I feel that I have lost ...
Article : 180 wordsLeft London, February 7, per Orford; due Perth, to-day. Left London, February 14, per Moldavis; due Perth, March 12. ...
Article : 59 wordsALBANY, March. 4.—What is claimed as a record in wheat loading for any West Australian port was established with the steamer Nestlea, which left Albany for ...
Article : 383 wordsHOBART, March 4.—A man was killed and several other persons injured when a motor van ran off the road near Hagley early this morning. Lawrence Adams was ...
Article : 103 wordsPERTH-DERBY.—Outward maids close G.P.O midnight Fridays. Inward mails are due Perth 2 p.m. Thursday. FREMANTLE-DERBY.—Outward mails close ...
Article : 154 words"I need hardly say how grieved I was to hear of the sudden death of so dear a colleague," Mr. W. H. Taylor, general manager of the Government Tramways and ...
Article : 100 wordsSYDNEY, March 4.—Rough seas were experienced along the New South Wales coast at the week end. Shipping was delayed at Newcastle where a swell of five ...
Article : 127 wordsMELBOURNE, March 4.—Peter Van Brummele (37) died, almost immediately after having been gored by a bull on his farm at Lysterfield yesterday evening. The ...
Article : 77 wordsMELBOURNE, March 4.—Delegates from four States attended the first interstate conference of Labour women's organisations. which was Opened at the Melbourne ...
Article : 158 wordsThe engagement is announced of Betty, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Easton, of Alexandra-road, East Fremantle. to Wally youngest son of Mrs. and the late ...
Article : 72 wordsCANBERRA. March 4.—The claim that the results that attended the creation of export boards in other industries justify the establishment of a wine marketing ...
Article : 211 wordsWhile H. Gordon, electrician, of Johnson-street, Fremantle, was driving a motor car over the level railway crossing at Swan-street, North Fremantle, yesterday, the ...
Article : 60 wordsCRIMINAL COURT.—At 10.30 a.m. before Mr. Justice Burnside and jury. NISI PRIUS.—At 10.30 a.m., before Mr. Justice Draper: Alfred T. J. Mackay v. Margaret E. ...
Article : 45 wordsIn November last the Commissioner of Police (Mr. R. Connell) received a report to the effect that a man named Matthias Thomas had visited the La Grange post ...
Article : 263 wordsAnother case of a patient dying in hospital while undergoing an anaesthetic— the second within a week—occurred yesterday Edward Clarkson (57). of 19 ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 42 wordsCARNARVON, March 4.—This morning in Foss-street, Carnarvon, near the railway line and engine shed, a motor car owned by Charles Turner, junior, a shearer, who ...
Article : 142 wordsCANBERRA, March 4.—Some comment has been caused in Federal circles at the fact that the terms of reference to Brigadier General Griffiths, who has ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 240 wordsThe following passengers are expected to are rive in Perth from the Eastern States by the Great Western express to-morrow morning:— Mesdames Compton. Smith, Reid, Pascoe, ...
Article : 120 wordsCANBERRA, March 4.—In the first week for which the Commonwealth loan of £7,000,000 was opened [?] public subscription £2,296,000 was received. This ...
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Advertising : 44 wordsSettler, Kudardup.—You have no authority to prevent the branding of heifer calves from cows supplied to you by the department. The Government takes a lien over ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Tue 5 Mar 1929, Page 12
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