MELBOURNE, May 14.—The raising of the basic wage at least to the level in 1929, and preferably to a level two or three shillings higher, was advocated ...
Article : 428 wordsBRISBANE, May 15.—Pilot-Officer Donald Ashton Shorter, of No. 3 Richmond Flight, was killed instantly at the Ross River aerodrome, Townsville, this ...
Article : 897 wordsSYDNEY, May 14.—Now that the full story of the wreck of the collier Minmi (1,455 tons), which was thrown up on the rocks at Cape Banks, Botany Bay, ...
Article : 1,319 wordsMELBOURNE, May 14.—Counterfeits of the new five shilling pieces are circulating in Melbourne. Their resemblance to the genuine coins is so close that ...
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Advertising : 292 wordsADELAIDE, May 14.—The Postmaster-General (Senator McLachlan) said to-day that there had been a remarkable demand throughout Australia for the ...
Article : 75 wordsLONDON, May 13.—Headed by the flagship H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth, flying the flag of Admiral Sir Dudley Pound, Commander-in-Chief, the warships of the ...
Article : 104 wordsLONDON, May 13.—Early films of the Coronation ceremony for exhibition to the public were so short as to arouse protests, but, following the criticism, the film ...
Article : 568 wordsCANBERRA, May 14.—Astonishment has been caused among officers of the Federal Treasury at the receipt of unofficial reports that a crown piece, believed ...
Article : 248 wordsPerth was a place of delight yesterday for 1,260 children—many of them orphans—who were brought to the city from institutions in and around the ...
Article : 705 wordsHeaded by H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth, flying the flag of Admiral Sir Dudley Pound, commander-in-chief, warships of the Mediterranean fleet have reached Portsmouth for the naval review. In this photograph sailors are cheering the departure of H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth from Alexandria. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 41 wordsLONDON, May 13.—Late this afternoon His Majesty the King gave an audience at Buckingham Palace to a number of recipients of Coronation honours, on ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 247 wordsBRON MAY 24 1819 CROWNED JUNE 28 1838. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 34 wordsDUNKIRK, May 14.—The Dover trainferry today picked up a woman's body in an aviator's costume. The features were unrecognisable. The body was believed at first to be that of the Duchess of ...
Article : 115 wordsMELBOURNE, May 14.—Commenting on the deadlock concerning the secretaryship of the Federated Seamens' Union, the general president (Mr. W. J. ...
Article : 145 wordsLONDON, May 13.—Owing to the bus strike the London Transport Board's receipts fell by 417,400 sterling for the week ended on May 8, compared with the ...
Article : 55 wordsCANBERRA, May 14.—The Minister in charge of Territories (Sir George Pearce) said today that His Excellency the Governor-General (Lord Gowrie) had ...
Article : 323 wordsLONDON, May 13.—Messrs. Richard Merrill and Lambie, the American airmen, who reached Croydon on Monday from New York, took off from the sands ...
Article : 95 wordsAUCKLAND, May 14.—A successful operation taking three minutes was performed in the Auckland Hospital today upon Douglas McLellan (17), who had ...
Article : 72 wordsROME, May 13.—Italy's willingness to join in a general peace settlement and regret at the delay of a rapprochement with Britain was expressed by the ...
Article : 62 wordsLONDON, May 13.—In a collision in the North Sea with the steamer Amble the port side of the steamer Essex was badly damaged. ...
Article : 26 wordsChildren from Fairbridge Farm in William-street yesterday about to enter a Coronation picture party at the Capitol Theatre. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 18 wordsBERLIN, May 13.—In order to raise capital for the manufacture of synthetic rubber, Germany is levying a duty of a shilling a lb. on foreign raw rubber. ...
Article : 63 wordsLONDON, May 13.—John Rowell, the Victorian painter, who is an exhibitor In the current Empire art display in London, spent Coronation Day in the Abbey ...
Article : 107 wordsLONDON, May 13.—Five Pacific-type streamlined locomotives, which are under construction for the London and North-Eastern Railway Company's high-speed ...
Article : 70 wordsLONDON, May 14.—The crowns, sceptres, orb and coronation rings of the King and Queen have been removed from Buckingham Palace to the Tower of ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Sat 15 May 1937, Page 20
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