CANBERRA, Nov. 22.—Plans for Commonwealth and State co-operation in carrying out defence works will be accelerated by consultations which will be held ...
Article : 207 wordsMost of last night's sitting of the Legislative Assembly was devoted to consideration of the Bookmakers Bill at the second reading stage. The debate was adjourned after having been followed closely by an unusually big public attendance. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 3,201 wordsCANBERRA, Nov. 22.—"The Commonwealth is convinced that we must move towards greater national powers and proposes that this Parliament shall in ...
Article : 968 wordsCANBERRA, Nov. 22.—"If Australia is to retain her liberty, if she is to remain safe and free, she must make herself strong enough to resist agression," ...
Article : 315 wordsThe right of the poor man to transfer what he has to the starting-price bookmaker hangs in the balance. Following the Nazi example in fining ...
Article : 971 wordsThe presence in Perth of Mr. Herbert Brookes, a member of the Australian Broadcasting Commission, on his way from England to the Eastern States, ...
Article : 109 wordsCANBERRA, Nov. 22.—Plant and equipment valued at £233,443 has already been ordered by the Defence Department for the equipment of industrial munition ...
Article : 136 wordsLONDON, Nov. 22.—Well-informed circles in Vienna believe that Dr. Schuschnigg, independent Austria's last Chancellor, who has been under ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 214 wordsCANBERRA, Nov. 22.—The Federal Parliamentary Labour Party is not likely to accept the invitation to be represented on the Government's ministerial ...
Article : 102 wordsCANBERRA, Nov. 22.—Contracts for defence requirements let in Western Australia by the central defence administration for the four months ended ...
Article : 178 wordsADELAIDE, Nov. 22.—A hint that he was unfavourable to the invitation of the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) that he should join the Cabinet sub-committee ...
Article : 112 wordsCANBERRA, Nov. 22.—All employees of concerns in which the Broken Hill Pty, Ltd., is interested will be given time off with full pay to attend militia camps ...
Article : 106 wordsLONDON, Nov. 21.—A motion of sympathy with the King and King Haakon of Norway on the death of Queen Maud of Norway, a sister to King ...
Article : 100 wordsCANBERRA, Nov. 22.—If the campaign for recruits for the militia falls the Government may face a crisis when it calls Parliament together in March or April ...
Article : 259 wordsInstructions to increase the West Australian district military establishment have been received from Army Head-quarters, Melbourne, by the District ...
Article : 443 wordsCANBERRA, Nov. 22.—His Excellency the Governor-General (Lord Gowrie) has forwarded the following message to His Majesty the King:—"On behalf of the ...
Article : 194 wordsIn reply to questions by the Commonwealth Government, the Premier (Mr. J. C. Willcock) has informed the Prime Minister (Mr. J. A. Lyons) that the State ...
Article : 714 wordsCANBERRA, Nov. 22.—The newly- appointed Director of Publicity for the militia recruiting campaign (Mr. N. McCahon) has offered his services in this ...
Article : 100 wordsCANBERRA, Nov. 22.—A constitutional referendum in which the people will be asked to extend the powers of the Commonwealth Parliament is almost certain ...
Article : 272 wordsISTANBUL, Nov. 22.—Field Marshal Lord Birdwood, the leading British representative at the funeral yesterday of Kemal Ataturk, the late President of ...
Article : 171 wordsSHANGHAI, Nov. 21.—It is reported from Chungking that the Chinese forces, after recapturing Matang, repulsed the Japanese towards Yochow, thus ...
Article : 91 wordsWASHINGTON, Nov. 21.—In a telegram addressed to the United Press to-day, Mr. Fish, a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of ...
Article : 171 wordsCANBERRA, Nov. 22.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) tonight received a telegram on behalf of the Lord Mayor of Adelaide (Mr. A. G. Barrett), Sir ...
Article : 168 wordsOTTAWA, Nov. 21.—His retirement from Canadian politics was announced today by Mr. R. B. Bennett. former Prime Minister and until recently leader ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 126 wordsThe new heavy calibre guns installed at Port Swanbourne will be fired for the first time today in order to test their foundations. On Monday the guns at ...
Article : 96 wordsAUCKLAND, Nov. 22.—When a small yacht capsized in Auckland Harbour at midnight one of the crew, R. Branch. an Auckland middle-weight champion ...
Article : 124 wordsLONDON, Nov. 22.—The price of gold, which rose by 9½d. to £7/8/9 an ounce today, has been affected by the sharp fall in sterling due to the strong demand ...
Article : 114 wordsROME, Nov. 22.—The Government has expelled Frank Smothers, representative of the Chicago "Daily News," alleging unfriendliness in his dispatches regarding ...
Article : 47 wordsBRISBANE, Nov. 22.—Three Royal Australian Air Force Avro Anson planes, which are making a training flight round Australia, arrived at Camooweal today ...
Article : 52 wordsSYDNEY. Nov. 22.—The engine-drivers' dispute at the Aberdare and Aberdare Central collieries was adjusted at a compulsory conference before Mr. ...
Article : 39 wordsHELSINGFORS, Nov. 22.—The Government has dissolved the Fascist Party, which held 14 seats in the Finnish Parliament. It has also suppressed the ...
Article : 33 wordsJERUSALEM, Nov. 21—With the occupation of Beersheba today the British have practically resumed control of Palestine. ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Wed 23 Nov 1938, Page 20
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