His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor will open the Flower Show arranged by the Royal Agricultural Society and the Horticultural Council of Western ...
Article : 45 wordsLONDON, Aug. 6.—It was revealed today that a high-explosive bomb, which fell in the forecourt of the Houses of Parliament between the public entrance ...
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Advertising : 235 wordsCloudy at times but otherwise fine, with chiefly south-westerly winds, is forecast for the metropolitan area today. "The West Australian." ...
Article : 938 wordsThe fate of the Maranoa (Queensland) seat in the House of Representatives is likely to be decided today, when, it is expected, the preferences will be ...
Article : 253 wordsLONDON, Oct. 7.—References to the question of better arrangements for air-raid shelters and safer refuges and to the "dastardly crime" of profiteering were ...
Article : 324 words"General" Ballington Booth, a son of the founder of the Salvation Army, has died in the United States at the age of 81. He was a commander in the Salvation ...
Article : 374 words"I have no doubt but, if we can get close to the enemy, we shall defeat any plan of theirs, but we ought to have our ideas beyond mere defensive ...
Article : 1,414 wordsAUCKLAND, Oct. 7.—"Australia's tragedy is that it does not realise its true position and refuses any kind of criticism from outside upon it," Sir ...
Article : 283 wordsDARWIN, Oct. 7.—Proposals to be submitted by the Brisbane Town Planner (Mr. R. A. McInnes) to solve the Darwin housing problem . envisage a housing ...
Article : 154 words"This is a privilege much sought after and the fact that people will expend such energy to attain it is a tribute to the popularity of returning officers," ...
Article : 359 wordsWhile the election campaign was in progress it might have been rather too much to expect that the Australian Labour Party would give public ...
Article : 788 wordsThe Federated Chambers of Commerce of Western Australia strongly protested yesterday against what was regarded as practical elimination of Western ...
Article : 408 wordsPermission has been granted to the army to purchase secondhand motor trucks suitable for the army's transport requirements. The Deputy Assistant ...
Article : 91 words"The last week of September will go down as one of the brightest news periods of Royal Australian Air Force activity since the outbreak of war," the ...
Article : 392 wordsLONDON, Oct. 6.—The death occurred today of Mr. E. T. Crutchley, who, in 1928 was appointed the British Government's migration representative in ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 538 wordsAUCKLAND, Oct. 7.—Following urgent representations by the owners of vessels trading in New Zealand waters regarding the high cost of war-risk insurance ...
Article : 99 wordsA hope that a National Government would come from the negotiations between the party leaders was expressed yesterday by Mr. H. Gregory, M.H.R. ...
Article : 345 wordsCLOSING TIMES.—Closing times hereunder are for the Perth G.P.O. Registered articles must be posted one hour before closing time for letters. but between 9 a.m. and 6; p.m. ...
Article : 505 wordsFifty-nine contributions ranging from 5/ to £200. and amounting to £648/0/2, were received yesterday for the Lord Mayor's fund for relief of distress among ...
Article : 364 wordsAUCKLAND, Oct. 7.—Announcing important changes in the home defence units of New Zealand's land forces today, the Minister for Defence (Mr. ...
Article : 128 wordsNominations from persons-eligible and willing to contest a selection ballot for the Kalgoorlie seat in the House of Representatives are being invited by the ...
Article : 90 wordsAUCKLAND, Oct. 7.—An Airspeed Oxford of the New Zealand Air Force, with a crew of two on board, is reported missing on a training flight over North ...
Article : 137 wordsMOSCOW, Oct. 7.—A new goldfield, stated to be one of the largest in Central Asia, has been discovered on the River Angren, 50 miles from Tashkent ...
Article : 35 words(Every request for information must be accompanied by the same and address of the writer. not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith.) ...
Article : 407 wordsBRISBANE, Oct. 7.—After having cruised 11,000. miles, 17 Americans saw a city today for the first time in eight months when the three-masted auxiliary ...
Article : 130 wordsA total Of 1,017 was received at the Commonwealth Sub-Treasury, Perth, yesterday, in free-of-interest loans to assist the war effort. It was made up of two ...
Article : 93 wordsThe following contributions to the air raid relief fund have, been received at Fremantle:—Appeal for Clothing. ...
Article : 242 wordsAUCKLAND, Oct. 7.—There was a heavy earthquake shock at Opotiki (North Island) today. Buildings swayed and people rushed outside, but no ...
Article : 39 wordsA recent bulletin issued by the Department of the Army announced that the proper address for members of the Australian Imperial Force abroad or on ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 183 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly today, the Minister for Lands and Agriculture (Mr. F. J. S. Wise) will probably give notice of Bills proposing improvements in the ...
Article : 226 wordsSpeaking at a luncheon of the Federated Chambers of Commerce in Western Australia, the Minister for Justice (Mr. E. Nulsen) said yesterday that a new ...
Article : 225 wordsATHENS, Oct. 6.—Turkey. Greece and Yugoslavia are participating in the Balkan Olympic games at Istanbul. All the Greek newspapers give prominence to ...
Article : 40 wordsSINGAPORE, Oct. 7.—Captain Robert Charles Loveday, Surveyor of Works, Royal. Engineers, who was found guilty last month by a court martial on eight ...
Article : 92 wordsScout Troop-Leader Donald Louis Jones, 18 years of age, is the first air raid warden in England to gain an award for gallantry during air raids. This was ...
Article : 157 wordsThe Deputy-Director of Posts and Telegraphs (Mr. J. G. Kilpatrick) said yesterday that the Bangkok-Hong Kong air mail service, the cancellation of which ...
Article : 42 wordsIN CHAMBERS.—At 10.30 a m., before the Chief Justice. CRIMINAL COURT.—At 11 a.m., before Mr Justice Dwyer. ...
Article : 22 wordsLONDON, Oct. 7.—The Queen has a slight cold. Her Majesty, who has stayed indoors for the past three days as a precaution, is making good progress and ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Tue 8 Oct 1940, Page 6
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