Another cloudless day was experienced in Perth yesterday and under the influence of a moderate east to north-east breeze the temperature rose from 67deg. ...
Article : 571 wordsThe Premier (Mr. J. C. Willcock will leave tomorrow for Geraldton, where he will spend the remainder of the week. Mr. W. L. Orchard, assistant general ...
Article : 258 wordsSYDNEY, Feb. 5.—Mr. C. A. Gregory, secretary of the Garage and Service Station Federation of Australia, said today that the sale of super grades of petrol ...
Article : 169 wordsMELBOURNE, Feb. 5.—As things were in the world today the Labour Party was more concerned with the defence of Australia than it was with the oil wells of ...
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Advertising : 263 wordsFine weather, except for rain in the Kimberleys, is forecast for today. Temperatures are expected to be high in the northern and western sub-tropics and ...
Article : 623 wordsThat Britain's war outlay must reach a level of at least £3,000,000,000 per annum is estimated by the British financial authority, Sir George ...
Article : 1,064 wordsCANBERRA, Feb. 5.—Inconvenience arising from the recently imposed Federal ban on the importation of super grade motor spirit will be minimised by the ...
Article : 149 wordsSYDNEY, Feb. 5.—The policy of the Australian trade union movement on compulsory military training and the war situation generally will be defined at a ...
Article : 146 wordsThe following booked to travel by the Westland express due in Perth tomorrow:—Misses Kelly, Marsh, Warnsborough, Slip, Wood, Angove, Cooper, Heath. Penrose, Clarke, Bell ...
Article : 120 wordsMADRID, Feb. 4.—A leading Madrid newspaper estimates that 600,000 soldiers who fought on the side of General Franco during the civil war were ...
Article : 46 wordsCANBERRA, Feb. 5.—Important developments are expected shortly on the proposal that Australia's output of power alcohol should be greatly increased. ...
Article : 201 wordsAt a meeting of the Perth City Council on January 22 a proposal was submitted by the associated quarry owners offering to supply the council's metal requirements ...
Article : 319 wordsDiscussing the visit of Sir Colin Fraser and Mr. W. S. Robinson to Perth last week, the Minister for Mines (Mr. A. H. Panton) said yesterday that both visitors ...
Article : 233 wordsCANBERRA, Feb. 5.—At a new plant proposed shortly to be established at Millicent, in South Australia, the production in Australia of about 12,000 tons of ...
Article : 156 wordsMr. Gregory Mathews, a world-famed naturalist, is visiting Australia after an absence of many years. Seen in Perth yesterday Mr. Mathews said that he ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 543 wordsMAIL CLOSING TIMES.—The closing times hereunder are for the Perth G.P.O. Registered articles must be posted at the G.P.O. one tour before the closing time for letters, but ...
Article : 62 wordsDETROIT, Feb. 4.—Father Coughlin. the radio priest, did not make his customary nation-wide Sunday broadcast to-day and all efforts to ascertain the ...
Article : 141 wordsResidents of the metropolitan area used 80,425,000 gallons of water during the 72 hours ended at 8 am. yesterday. In the 24 hours from 8 a.m. on Saturday, ...
Article : 129 wordsEASTERN STATES.—Westland express, Tuesday and Thursday; letters. 3.30 p.m. (late fee. 4.20 p.m.); newspapers and packets, 2.30 p.m.; parcels, 1.30 p.m. Saturdays: ...
Article : 192 wordsNEW DELHI. Feb. 5.—The Viceroy of India (the Marquess of Linlithgow) and Mr. M. K. Gandhi conferred privately for two and a half hours today. A ...
Article : 119 wordsAn improvement of £3,726 was shown in railway finances for the three months ended on December 31 last, compared with the corresponding period of the ...
Article : 233 wordsSYDNEY, Feb. 5.—The dispute between colliery owners and mine workers regarding uniform hours and conditions in the coalmining industry is considered by ...
Article : 248 wordsMajor Norman Brearley, one of the pioneer civil aviators in Australia, will leave Perth for Melbourne on February 18 to undergo a special course of one ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 415 wordsSYDNEY, Feb. 5.—A settlement was reached today of the strike of Ironworkers and moulders at Industrial Steels, Lidcombe. The men ceased work last ...
Article : 75 wordsEASTERN STATES.—Tuesday and Thursday, at 2.30 p.m. (late fee. 3 p.m.): Saturday. at 12.30 p.m. (late fee. 3 p.m.). MARBLE BAR (via Meekatharra).— ...
Article : 74 wordsBRISBANE, Feb. 5.—Following Queensland's record heatwave, heavy rains are causing floods in the south-west. Railway lines are under water in several ...
Article : 165 wordsPERTH-EASTERN STATES.—Outward mails for the Eastern States close at the G.P.O., Perth. at 5.30 a.m. (late fee, 5.45 a.m.) on Sunday. Wednesday and Friday. Inward mails ...
Article : 217 wordsCANBERRA, Feb, 5.—Mr. C. E. C. Teece was today appointed by the Federal Solicitor-General (Sir George Knowles) to succeed Mr. B. Wallach as ...
Article : 94 wordsCANBERRA. Feb. 5.—Pour important classes of textiles were today made subject to Federal price control and in consequence must not be sold at prices above ...
Article : 102 wordsMONTREAL,. Feb. 5.—Mr. Neil Richardson, of the operations department of Imperial Airways, announced today that the transatlantic air service would ...
Article : 44 wordsBRISBANE, Feb. 5.—A cyclonic storm swept the city and suburbs this afternoon, causing considerable damage. Railway and tramway traffic was seriously ...
Article : 96 wordsThe chairman of the board of control of the Victoria League Camp Comforts Fund (Mr. R. O. Law) said yesterday that a copy of the constitution of the ...
Article : 454 wordsBRISBANE, Feb. 5.—The Federal Convention of the Australian Workers' Union today declared itself firmly against Communism in Australia. The Queensland ...
Article : 222 wordsCRIMINAL COURT.—At 10.30 a.m., before Mr. Justice Dwyer and a Jury. INDUSTRIAL BOARD (wireworkers).—At 10.30 a.m. ...
Article : 22 wordsHOBART, Feb. 5.—Advice has been received from the Secretary of State for the Dominions of the reappointment of Sir Ernest Clark as Governor of Tasmania ...
Article : 74 wordsSYDNEY, Feb. 5.—Heavy rain continued in the northern districts of New South Wales during the week-end. It brought complete relief to the district ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 120 words(Every request for information must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer, not necessarily our publication, but as a guarantee of good faith.) ...
Article : 306 wordsAUCKLAND, Feb. 5.—On his way to Washington, Mr. R. G. Casey, Australia's first Minister to the United States and formerly Minister for Supply in the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 178 wordsAUCKLAND, Feb. 5.—The Government has decided to purchase all hides produced in New Zealand. It will then supply full requirements for local ...
Article : 99 wordsMEXICO CITY, Feb. 5.—Mexico and Japan are concluding a deal for 7,000,000 barrels of Mexican oil. Japan will make a small cash payment and pay the ...
Article : 60 wordsAlthough this State possesses large areas of forest country exposed to the bushfire menace we have been fortunate in that we have experienced few ...
Article : 590 wordsCANBERRA, Feb. 5.—Committees have been established in most of the Federal departments to recommend means of reducing ordinary departmental expenditures ...
Article : 57 wordsPHILADELPHIA. Feb. 5.—The death has occurred of Mr. Samuel Matthews Vauclain, the famous engineer and chairman of the Baldwin Locomotive Works. ...
Article : 61 wordsHOLLYWOOD. Feb. 4.—The Rev J. E. Jardine, who married the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, has announced that he is becoming an American citizen. ...
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