MELBOURNE, Feb. 21.—The commission which is to administer the Common. wealth Government's new £6,000,000 mercantile shipbuilding programme ...
Article : 466 wordsHis Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, accompanied by Lady Mitchell, will open the Garden Fete to be held in the Claremont Park, in aid of the Heather ...
Article : 36 wordsCloudy at times, but otherwise fine, with moderate temperatures, is the forecast for the metropolitan area today. The maximum shade temperature at the Perth ...
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Advertising : 368 wordsMELBOURNE, Feb. 21.—The tax on wages by which the proposed child endowment plan will be partly financed must be paid by employers. The ...
Article : 392 wordsThe Minister for Lands and Agriculture (Mr. F. J. S. Wise) said yesterday that, in reply to many telegrams concerning drought relief, he had received a message ...
Article : 336 wordsThe Archbishop of Perth (Dr. Prendiville) will make a canonical visitation to Albany tomorrow and will administer Confirmation. ...
Article : 496 wordsOwing to the large number of photographs of West Australian members of the fighting forces submitted for publication in the "Sons ...
Article : 69 wordsMr. T. W. Marwick, M.H.R., yesterday informed the general secretary of the Primary Producers' Association (Mr. H. J. Prater) that the Minister for ...
Article : 156 wordsBRISBANE. Feb. 21.—Provided the Commonwealth Government placed its contract this month, construction would begin in June of three 10,000-ton ...
Article : 116 wordsMELBOURNE, Feb. 21.—It is expected that only unmarried men up to 30 years will be required for the next series of camps under the new extended home ...
Article : 321 wordsThe chairman of the Agricultural Bank Commission (Mr. S. B. Donovan), referring yesterday to correspondence which has appeared in "The West ...
Article : 384 wordsSYDNEY, Feb. 21.—Civil police acting under the direction of military officers have carried out extensive raids around the foreshores of Sydney Harbour. They ...
Article : 193 wordsAmong the many autobiographical works that have been published in recent years, few are more in accordance with that fine code of morality ...
Article : 1,348 wordsA concession in interstate travel, in accordance with the State Government's decision to grant reduced fares to the fighting forces, was announced yesterday ...
Article : 129 wordsThe Premier (Mr. J. C. Willcock) yesterday expressed pleasure at the Commonwealth Government's decision to appoint a representative Parliamentary ...
Article : 411 wordsSYDNEY, Feb. 22.—About 50 ironworkers and moulders engaged on defence work at Cockatoo dockyards went on strike today. They refused to report ...
Article : 450 wordsWASHINGTON, Feb. 20.—The Commerce Department has reported that the war caused American travel expenditure to drop from 160,000,000 dollars ...
Article : 55 wordsAUCKLAND, Feb. 21.—The new Governor-General of New Zealand (Sir Cyril Newall) arrived at Auckland today, accompanied by his wife, three children and ...
Article : 142 wordsLONDON. Feb. 21.—Ex-King Alfonso of Spain, who is suffering from an attack of angina pectoris in Rome, had a bad night after a relapse last evening and ...
Article : 38 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 : 321 wordsTo take up the position of Deputy Collector-General of Taxes for the Government of the Straits Settlements, Mr. A. E. Crisp, Assistant-Deputy ...
Article : 367 wordsMELBOURNE, Feb. 21.—Promotions of several members of the permanent military forces this week to temporary commissioned rank—the first of their kind ...
Article : 160 words(Every request for information must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer, not necessarily for publication. but as a guarantee of good faith.) ...
Article : 576 wordsSYDNEY, Feb. 21.—A police officer will attend the opening performance at the Royal Theatre tomorrow night of Noel Coward's play, "Private Lives." He will ...
Article : 83 wordsMELBOURNE, Feb. 21.—A gratifying response to the Federal Government's appeal to motorists to return unused petrol ration tickets was today announced ...
Article : 118 wordsThe cool change which set in in Perth on Thursday continued yesterday, and extended to other parts of the State. The maximum temperature in Perth was ...
Article : 161 wordsCANBERRA, Feb. 21.—The question of extending Australia's representation abroad is being seriously discussed in Canberra, and the first step may be the ...
Article : 278 wordsMELBOURNE, Feb. 21.—Efforts to clear the way for a speedy hearing of the metal trades case begun in 1939, by reaching a settlement on outstanding ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 256 wordsWhen asked to comment on a subleader in "The West Australian" yesterday on the cold storage problem, the Minister for Lands and Agriculture (Mr. ...
Article : 168 wordsADELAIDE, Feb. 22.—Adelaide sweltered when the temperature rose to 106.7 deg. at 2.30 p.m. today. It was the second hottest day of the summer. which ...
Article : 35 wordsSYDNEY, Feb. 21.—Lieut.-Col Archibald James Cunningham, officer commanding the 1st Field Ambulance, A.I.F. has been killed at Bengazi. ...
Article : 160 wordsAUCKLAND, Feb. 21.—Referring to Press censorship at the annual meeting of the New Zealand section of the Empire Press Union, the chairman (Sir ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Sat 22 Feb 1941, Page 8
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