Mr. Fisher's policy speech at Gympie has made no little sensation in federal political circles. It is regarded by politicians of all shades of opinion as showing that ...
Article : 5,252 wordsThe offer of the state Governments of Victoria and New South Wales, in default of Commonwealth action, to bear their proportion of the cost of presenting a ...
Article : 369 wordsThe fine new offices erected for the state of Victoria on the site leased from the London County Council, at the corner of the Strand and Melbourne-place, were formally ...
Article : 582 wordsMr. Austin Chapman, formerly Minister for Trade and Customs, is a passenger by the R.M.S. Marmora, now on her way to Melbourne from London. While on a ...
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Article : 178 wordsThe Victorian Premier (Mr. Murray) and the New South Wales Acting Premier (Mr. Ashton) yesterday had a further conversation by telephone regarding the proposal ...
Article : 249 wordsA meeting will be held in the town-hall, Dandenong, to-morrow evening, in fovour of the Dreadnought proposals. The Treasurer (Mr. Watt) and Mr. W. H. Irvine, ...
Article : 32 wordsSir,—Referring to the letter of your correspondent, Mr. A. R. Stephenson, which appeared in "The Argus" of March 30, I would like to endorse his remarks ...
Article : 142 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—The revenue returns of New South Wales for March show an increase compared with the previous year of £4,325. The net decrease for the ...
Article : 133 wordsExciting scenes were witnessed outside the House of Commons yesterday evening during a long-sustained attempt by a number of suffragettes to gain admission to ...
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Article : 312 wordsAll the principal newspapers comment upon the no-confidence debate in the House of Commons. "The Times" remarks that the eandour ...
Article : 253 wordsADELAIDE, Wednesday. — The state financial returns for the quarter and for the nine months ended to night, show, on the nine months' period, a relative decrease ...
Article : 132 wordsThe marked improvement which the work of reorganisation has had on the effectiveness of the Indian army was disclosed by Loid Kitchener, the commander ...
Article : 192 wordsAnother stage in the formal proceedings in connection with the settlement of the Balkans difficulty by the recognition by the powers of the annexation by Austria ...
Article : 126 wordsPERTH, Wednesday.—The financial returns for March show that the receipts amounted to £320,400, and the expenditure to £282,805, leaving a credit balance of ...
Article : 61 wordsSYDNEY, Wdnesday.—The first list of private subscriptions to the Dreadnought fund was issued to-night. The fund now amounts to £57,101, but this amount ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 1 Apr 1909, Page 5
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