After two weeks of intensive competition in track and field, swimming, rowing and other sporting events, the Games of the XI Olympiad came to a close at the Olympic stadium, Berlin, yesterday, with a ceremony befitting the importance of an occasion ...
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Advertising : 327 words"While the present Lord Mayor (Mr. J. J. Poynton) represents the City of Perth, voluntary agreement in regard to an infectious diseases hospital will never be ...
Article : 524 wordsLONDON, Aug. 15.—Speculating on what may happen when, with the ending of the Washington Naval Treaty on December 31, the 15-year embargo on the ...
Article : 284 wordsWestern Australia is the garden State of the Commonwealth. Our profusion of wild flowers has long been the envy of less fortunate communities. Several ...
Article : 1,438 wordsSYDNEY, Aug. 16.—A woman was killed and more than 20 persons were injured, none very seriously, when a motor bus crowded with passengers fell 20 ...
Article : 193 wordsBERLIN, Aug. 15.—Just before the finish of the final of the 1,500 metres freestyle swim in the Olympic pool to- day, a plump woman who wore a ...
Article : 322 wordsThe Lord Mayor of Perth (Mr. J. J. Poynton) said on Saturday that some of the difficulties to be met in endeavouring to obtain unanimity among the local ...
Article : 392 wordsKALGOORLIE, Aug. 16.—The assertion that Lasseter's Reef is not a myth and that the aerial expedition sent out in June last by Border Gold Reefs, Ltd, to ...
Article : 395 wordsLONDON, Aug. 15.—The American negro, Jesse Owens, who won three of the track and field events at the Olympic Games at Berlin, has announced that he ...
Article : 103 wordsBRISBANE, Aug. 16.—Four sailors from the Australian warships in port and one civilian were injured when a motor car in which they were returning ...
Article : 108 wordsWASHINGTON, Aug. 15.—The Treasury Department lifted today the countervailing duties imposed on July 11 on certain imports from Germany to ...
Article : 87 wordsBERLIN, Aug. 14.—The final of the 100 metres backstroke championship in which, the West Australian P. Oliver competed, was swum today in heavy rain. It was ...
Article : 208 wordsFollowing are details of the events decided at the Olympic Games on Saturday, and late on Friday:— ROWING. ...
Article : 446 wordsSYDNEY, Aug. 16.—Detectives are investigating the death of a young Greek woman, Stela Nichollasoo (28), of Beecroft-road, Epping, who became seriously ...
Article : 202 wordsADELAIDE. Aug. 16.—The Presbyterian Church in South Australia has approved of a proposal to make a centenary contribution by establishing a ...
Article : 90 wordsThe 46th annual meeting of members of the Perth Chamber of Commerce will be held tonight at the Savoy Hotel. The evening will take the form of a smoke ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 110 wordsBERLIN, Aug. 14.—The programme of rowing events of the Olympic Games was brought to a close today at Gruenau with a regatta a feature of which was one of ...
Article : 638 wordsBERLIN, Aug. 15.—The programme of swimming and diving events at the Olympic pool was brought to a close to-day. The final of the men's 1,500 metres ...
Article : 251 wordsMELBOURNE, Aug. 16.—The Melbourne season of Mr. Richard Crooks, the American tenor, ended at the Town Hall last night. Nearly 40,000 people have ...
Article : 60 wordsSir,—In "The West Australian" of May 15 was reported an address delivered by Professor W. Murdoch to the Presbyterian Assembly of Perth. During the ...
Article : 540 wordsAUCKLAND, Aug. 1.—Speaking of his intended visit overseas, the Minister for Finance (Mr. Nash) said today that he expected to leave about the first week in ...
Article : 93 wordsADELAIDE, Aug. 16.—Police circles in Adelaide are interested in the forthcoming marriage of two members of the service-Sergeant H. Butler and ...
Article : 86 wordsSir,—Your issue of August 11 contains articles dealing with several matters of great importance to Western Australia, though considerations of space allow of ...
Article : 244 wordsBRISBANE, Aug. 16.—The Brisbane Royal National Exhibition will commence tomorrow when 50 acres of Bowen Park will unfold a panorama of national wealth ...
Article : 206 wordsLONDON, Aug. 15.—The White City stadium was packed today with 100,000 spectators, the largest number that has ever witnessed a track and field meeting ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 554 wordsSYDNEY, Aug. 16.—A deadlock was reached at a conference on Saturday between the colliery proprietors and the miners' representatives with regard to ...
Article : 155 wordsHOBART, Aug. 16.—Following recent increases at Hobart in the prices of flour, chaff, hops, potatoes and wood, the Master Bakers' Association of Hobart ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Mon 17 Aug 1936, Page 20
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