COLLIE, April 8.—Production of confidential reports on the coalfield made several years ago to the Railway Department and to Amalgamated Collieries of ...
Article : 1,287 wordsLONDON, April 8.—Mr. Howard Tyrer. who is retiring after 26 years as secretary to the Public Morality Council, said in an interview today:—"The council has ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 500 wordsBRISBANE, April 8.—With the flooding of the Burdekin River at record heights many parts of the township of Home Hill, which has a population of ...
Article : 306 words"This State could produce, if necessary, the whole of the 22,000,000lb. of tobacco leaf required each year in Australia," said Mr. M. Michelides, a director of Michelides ...
Article : 567 wordsCANBERRA, April 8.—The Federal Labour Leader (Mr. Curtin) suggested today as a means of settling the coal dispute that the Australian Council of ...
Article : 319 wordsNEW YORK, April 7.—The Shanghai correspondent of the "New York Times" says that, coinciding with the spring thaw, the Russians are fortifying the ...
Article : 140 wordsDARWIN, April 8.—As a protest against the action of a Northern Territory Industrial Reference Board in taking overtime earnings into consideration ...
Article : 181 wordsDARWIN, April 8.—An extraordinary course of action was adopted by Judge Wells at the conclusion of today's sitting of the Northern Territory Supreme Court, ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 334 wordsSYDNEY. April 8.—The President of the Mines' Federaton (Mr. C. Nelson) commenting tonight on a statement by the Federal Labour Leader (Mr. Curtin) ...
Article : 67 wordsAt the Ross Memorial Church on Sunday morning, the Rev. Glynn Jones began a three months' ministry. His text was "Though war rise up against me, in this ...
Article : 293 wordsADELAIDE, April 8.—A denial that negotiations are being conducted for a settlement of the coal strike is made in a telegram received today by the ...
Article : 118 wordsCANBERRA, April 8.—The Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Labour Party (Mr. Curtin) said today that until it could be shown that the ordinary open ...
Article : 121 wordsBRISBANE, April 8.—Strenuous efforts by a big "flying squad" of miners prevented resumption of work at all except one of the Rosewood collieries today. Men ...
Article : 273 wordsMELBOURNE, April 8.—Opposition to conscription and to war service overseas, and support for a 40-hour week, slum abolition, and a £5 a week basic wage, ...
Article : 95 wordsSINGAPORE, April 8.—A Royal Air Force plane made a forced landing in the north of Sumatra this morning. The machine was damaged, but the crew— ...
Article : 48 wordsAt a meeting of the transport sub-committee of the Citizens' Reception Council, held at the Royal Automobile Club last night, gratification was expressed at the ...
Article : 190 wordsA small car got out of control on the Albany-road, about a quarter of a mile on the Armadale side of the Welshpool-road turn-off, yesterday morning, and ...
Article : 93 wordsA lengthy discussion took place at a meeting of the Perth City Council yesterday afternoon concerning the payment of gratuities to a number of ...
Article : 467 wordsBRISBANE, April 8.—Two applications were filed today with the Registrar of the Industrial Court seeking cancellation of the registration of the ...
Article : 182 wordsHARVEY, April 8.—The Harvey Horticultural Society's ninth annual show was opened by Mrs. Ross McLarty. The show constituted a record in the number of ...
Article : 433 wordsSYDNEY, April 8.—The body of an unknown man with the head detached was found concealed under a grape vine in a narrow lane at the rear of ...
Article : 93 wordsAUCKLAND, April 8.—Registered nurses will not be granted permits to travel outside New Zealand unless they show grave personal reasons for doing so ...
Article : 50 wordsHOBART, April 8.—Because of the coal strike, railway services in Tasmania will be curtailed considerably to conserve dwindling coal stock. One of the ...
Article : 89 wordsHOBART, April 8.—Further resignations from the Australian Railways Union (Tasmanian section) have been handed in by Launceston members ...
Article : 90 wordsSir,—In Friday's issue of "The West Australian" Sir Earle Page advocated the use of cavalry in the Middle East, and suggested that the mounted ...
Article : 391 wordsBRISBANE, April 8.—The South Brisbane Gas Company has decided to ration gas from Wednesday. In addition to householders, hospitals and a number of ...
Article : 66 wordsSir,—I read with interest the statement in "The West Australian" on Friday in which it was mentioned that a call for tradesmen to serve in the air ...
Article : 229 wordsTalking books for the blind are being produced in England at the rate of from 24 to 30 a year, according to a booklet received by a member of the West ...
Article : 204 wordsSir,—In connection with the controversy which has taken place in your columns recently concerning the merits and demerits of the Perth City Council ...
Article : 179 wordsWAGIN, April 5.—The Wagin branch of the Primary Producers' Association has been inquiring from parents in various parts of the district their attitude to ...
Article : 177 wordsTwo divorces were granted by Mr. Justice Wolff in the Supreme Court yesterday. John Francis McCarthy petitioned ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Tue 9 Apr 1940, Page 10
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