The Philharmonic Society keeps up the good old English tradition of a Christmas performance of Handel's "Messia[?]" and judging by the crowded audience ...
Article : 648 wordsFor a pantomime played by children for children, no subject could have been more appropriate than that told in the ancient nursery legend of the old woman who lived ...
Article : 743 wordsThe boys of Australia between the ages of 14 and 17 years have to enrol for training and national defence early in the new year. "The Argus" has already referred to ...
Article : 193 wordsFor about a quarter of an hour on Saturday night dogs and monkeys held the stage of the Opera-house, and played their parts in eloquent silence in a [?] representing ...
Article : 718 wordsHow often have we been told that melodrama is played out, and can no longer play an audience in? At one time it was said to be drowned by the overflow of a ...
Article : 1,376 wordsEmphasis is laid by the Defence authorities on the importance of all parents and lads acquainting themselves with the service details of the new defence scheme, which ...
Article : 597 words"Jack and the Beanstalk" at Her Majesty's Theatre has proved a very popular pantomime. The catchy songs and [?]elever comedy of The Gay Gordons" have resulted in crowded ...
Article : 372 wordsDuring the holidays there will no doubt be many boys' camps by sea and river side, and a good deal of bathing in which boys who cannot swim take part. I would ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 392 words"Aero" writes from South Yarra, suggesting the formation of a boys' aero club for the purpose of making model aeroplanes and experimenting with them. He says ...
Article : 88 wordsReferring to an item on a camp safe in Notes for Boys, H. P. Beach writes from Daru, Papua:—"The following easy method of cutting the bottle cleanly is not ...
Article : 110 wordsMr. Frederick Gallagher received an unpleasant surprise on paying a visit to the house of his father, Councillor Gallagher, of Fitzroy, at 245 M'Kean-street, ...
Article : 135 wordsThe officer who sent this catch remarks: —"The apparent answer is 3½in., but this is wrong, because as the books stand on the shelves the first page is on the right hand ...
Article : 78 wordsIn the list of names of persons taking out degrees publuished in "The Argus" of Saturday, the following names appeared as taking out degrees:—Bachelor of Medicine—A. S. M. Tymms, A. M. Watkins. ...
Article : 95 words'A crowded house marked the first entertainment held in the Lyric Theatre, Chapelstreet, Prahran, oh Saturday evening. The theatre, which is just, finished, is a fine, ...
Article : 132 wordsIn the organisation of troops under the new defence scheme the Defence department is laying in a tremendous stock of clothing and accoutrements. The latest ...
Article : 121 wordsThe Bohemian Dramatic Company appeared under canvas at Wirth's-park on Saturday night. The audience numbered about 2,000. A stirring drama, entitled ...
Article : 107 wordsA correspondent notices that girl readers whose names frequently appear in other parts of these notes, have not apparently answered any of the problems submitted. ...
Article : 132 wordsThe fourth annual speech celebration of the above college took place on December 10 at the Town-hall, Melbourne. The building was crowded, whilst several ...
Article : 504 wordsThe season's exports of Victorian butter to parts beyond the Commonwealth have now reached 12,554 tons, estimated to be worth £1,318.170; of this 11,724[?] tons has ...
Article : 55 wordsConcurrently with pantomime melodrama is being retained at the King's Theatre. On Saturday evening there was a revival of "The Ladder of Life," which on more ...
Article : 257 wordsThe cadetships at the Military College, to be competed for at the entrance examination to be held in February, 1911, will be allotted to States as follow:—New South ...
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Article : 263 wordsTO CORRESPONDENTS.—I have many queries from adults on general questions of no particular interest to boys. Considerations of space make it quite impossible to answer these questions under ...
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Article : 181 wordsAs the result of ordering away some young men from the neighhourhood of his home, at No. 16 Leithead-street, East Brunswick, early on Christmas morning, ...
Article : 165 wordsThose here who would have liked to have seen the battle of Reno, in which Jeffries tried to wrest the world's championship from Johnson, have now brought to their doors, ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tue 27 Dec 1910, Page 9
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