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  2. PATRIOTIC EFFORTS.

    A meeting of the Central Council of the Australian Red Cross Society was held at Federal Government House yesterday, Her excellency Lady Helen Munro Ferguson ...

    Article : 247 words
  3. BELGIAN RELIEF FUND.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,334 words
  4. FUNDS FOR THE WAR.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 658 words
  5. BALLARAT SHEEP SHOW.

    BALLARAT, Thursday.—The thirtyninth grand champion sheep show of the Ballarat Agricultural and Pastoral Society was opened this morning. The day was ...

    Article : 2,209 words
  6. IN AUSTRALIA

    The encampment at Broadmeadows is a camp of concentration in reality as well as in name. Over in Sydney the New South Wales quota of the A.I.F. is distributed ...

    Article : 426 words
  7. TRADE AND THE WAR.

    Owing to the existing unsettled state of affairs resulting from the war and the drought, a larger proportion of the members of the Meat Trade Employees' Union are ...

    Article : 245 words
  8. RELIEF WORKS.

    Employment will be provided for a considerable number of men when the work of laying the high-tension transmission cables in connection with the electrification ...

    Article : 425 words
  9. STEAMSHIP FURTH.

    The comptroller-general of Customs has advised the Melbourne Chamber of Commorce as follows:"The Governor of Ceylon has notified by ...

    Article : 62 words
  10. CLOTHING FOR DISTRESSED BELGIANS.

    The consul-general for Belgium, through the kindness of Ball and Welch Ppy. Ltd., is able to announce that parcels will be received by the committee at the buildings ...

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  11. ALLEGED DISLOYALTY.

    The acting under-seeretaru tp the Chief Secretary's department (Mr. H. E. Macdowell) has forwarded to the public service commissioner (Mr. G. C. Morrison) a file ...

    Article : 192 words
  12. CABLE CENSORSHIP AND TARIFF.

    The Chamber of Commerce has been in communication with the Pacific Cable Board and the Eastern Extension Company with regard to a reduction in the rates during the ...

    Article : 205 words
  13. COUNTRY NEWS.

    The hospital committee has decided to call for tenders for erecting an infectious diseases ward at the institution. It is estimated that £5,000 will cover the cost, which ...

    Article : 260 words
  14. "THE MAKING OF A BIG GUN."

    Dr. Rosenhain's lecture, "The Making of a Big Gun," will be given this evening, in the Town Hall, Melbourne, at 8 o'clock, in the presence of Their Excellencies the ...

    Article : 119 words
  15. SHIPBUILDING YARDS.

    Nearly 300 men are engaged at present at the shipbuilding yards. A powerful tug being built for the Melbourne Harbour Trust is neaily completed, and under ...

    Article : 111 words
  16. ADDITIONAL CONTINGENTS

    In the course of an interview last night the Minister for Defence (Mr. E. D. Millen) said that some little misapprehension appears to exist as to the number of ...

    Article : 477 words
  17. GERMANS IN NEW ZEALAND.

    The statement published in "The Argus" of Wednesday from our Sydney correspondent that Germans and Austrians are being rigorously excluded from New ...

    Article : 89 words
  18. WHEAT AND FLOUR.

    "SYDNEY, Thursday.—Further evidence bearing upon operations connected with wheat and flour was given before the Necessary Commondities Commission to-day by Mr. ...

    Article : 490 words
  19. VARIOUS EFFORTS.

    A meeting is to be held to-day in Christ Church Schoolroom, at half-past 3 o'clock, to form a branch of the Red Cross Society in West Hawthorn. Dr. Arthur Sherwin ...

    Article : 811 words
  20. RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.

    In connection with the scheme of works decided upon with a view of relieving unemployment, 300 men, and possibly 350 men, will be engaged within the next few ...

    Article : 102 words
  21. "THE ARGUS" WAR NOTES.

    TALLANGATTA, Thursday.—The daily article in "The Argus" by "A Military Expert" is highly appreciated. here. The accuracy of his work, his avoidance of ...

    Article : 92 words
  22. BENDIGO AND DISTRICT.

    Mr. John Bain, one of the pioneers of the district, died at his residence, Hopper street, on Thursday. Mr. Bain, who was in his 92nd year, had been bed-ridden for over ...

    Article : 65 words
  23. SURPRISE FOR THE KAISER

    A conversazione to those members of the Australian Imperial Expeditionary Force who have been teachers or officers under the Education department was last night ...

    Article : 279 words
  24. ENLISTMENT IN SYDNEY.

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—Up to the present the enrolments at Sydney for the second Australian Expeditionary Force number about 1,000. ...

    Article : 214 words
  25. GEELONG AND DISTRICT.

    The Rev. H. Stanley Hollow, vicar of Christ Church. is to be nominated to the canonry of St. Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne, vacant through the elevation of Canon ...

    Article : 126 words
  26. "THE ARGUS" LIST.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 84 words
  27. LADY MAYORESS'S FUND.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 42 words
  28. SHIRE AND ROADS BOARD.

    BANNOCKBURN, Thursday.—A claim by the Bannockburn Shire Council on the Country Roads Board of £75, in connection with the use by the board of the council's ...

    Article : 116 words
  29. BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY. _ t

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 236 words
  30. EFFECT IN THE EAST.

    BRISBANE, Thursday.—That the effect of the war is keenly felt in the East, especially at Manilla, was proved by a passenger on the steamer Changaba, which ...

    Article : 355 words
  31. COMMUNION IN CAMP.

    A farewell communion by the Presbyterian, Methodist, and Congregational churches was held last evening in the Y.M.C.A. tent, at the encampment at ...

    Article : 128 words
  32. PATRIOTIC FUNDS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 391 words
  33. EXPLOSION KILLS MINER.

    MARYBOROUGH, Thursday.—The Great Poseidon mine, Newbridge, was the scene of a serious accident early this morning. ...

    Article : 455 words
  34. GERMAN SHIPPING.

    The form of the order under which the German steamship Wildenfels, seized, and now lying in Port Phillip, is to be allowed to proceed to Sydney and Newcastle to ...

    Article : 741 words
  35. FRENCH RELIEF FUND.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 29 words
  36. RED CROSS SOCIETY.

    Altogether 550 cases of goods have been packed, and are being despatched to Condon. Packing cases and empty petrol cases are required, and may be sent to the ...

    Article : 66 words
  37. VICTORIAN BRANCH.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 59 words
  38. BANDAGES FOR HORSES.

    Miss Harvie, of 53 Elizabeth street, reports having received the following contributions to the fund for providing bandages for horses:— ...

    Article : 259 words
  39. CHURCH OF ENGLAND TENT.

    Sir,—Would you allow as to draw attention to the Church of England tent which has been creted for the use of the troops at at Broadmeadows. The tent, which will ...

    Article : 183 words
  40. SYDNEY FUNDS REACH £170,000.

    SYDNEY, Thursday. — The sum of over £170,000 is now in hand in various Sydney funds in connection with the war. This includes £85,000 contributed to the Lord ...

    Article : 42 words
  41. "THE ARGUS" LIST.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 66 words
  42. GENEROUS FARMERS.

    WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Thursday. — Farmers have responded so generously to the appeal for fodder for the horses of the Expeditionary Force that the whole of the ...

    Article : 66 words
  43. HIDE SALES RESUMED.

    BRISBANE, Thursday.—After an interval of six weeks an attempt was made to resume the hide sales to-day, when catalogues containing about 3,000 hides were ...

    Article : 91 words
  44. Y.M.C.A. FIELD SERVICE.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 189 words
  45. SUNDAY SCHOOL SELF-DENIAL.

    Sir, —Last Sunday, at my suggestion the scholars of my school (All Saints' ProCathedral) decided unanimously to forego their annual picnic, so that the money ...

    Article : 102 words
  46. BOOKS AND MAGAZINES.

    Sir,—I have received an anonymous letter this morning, covering a donation of £5 from a Malvern lady. I am asked to state, per favour of "The Argus," whether books ...

    Article : 256 words
  47. PREPARATIONS AT BARRACKS.

    Transport preparations are being pushed ahead at the Barracks. Over two dozen motor-lorries have been purchased, and requisites to every variety are arriving hourly. ...

    Article : 211 words
  48. PROHIBITION OF EXPORT.

    PERTH (W.A.), Thursday. — The Premier (Mr. Seaddan), who has received the intimation from the Commonwealth Government that the export of meat, flour, ...

    Article : 86 words
  49. DOGS WANTED.

    Sir,—We are in need of a Mascot, bulldog or a fox terrier, for the Pioneer division of the 6th Battalion. If persons desirous of presenting one would please ...

    Article : 116 words
  50. ENGLISH WHEAT MARKET.

    The Department of Agriculture yesterday received the following cable message:- "Wheat market dull, with easier tendency." ...

    Article : 35 words
  51. MISAPPROPIRIATION CHARGE.

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—Arthur Deery, a well-known city solicitor, was to-night arrested on a warrant alleging misapropriation of a large sum of money. ...

    Article : 28 words
  52. Advertising

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    Advertising : 39 words
  53. WAR RATES 4 PER CENT.

    The Marine Underwriters' Association of Victoria has received a cable message from the Institute of London Underwriters that the war rate to and from the United ...

    Article : 47 words
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