Yesterday morning Her Excellency Lady Helen Munro Ferguson visited Mrs. Georgee Fairbairn's Red Cross Working Bee at Toorak. ...
Article : 107 wordsThe appeal by the Belgian Relief Commission to the people of Australasia has evoked an extraordinary response—a response which shows that Australians are ...
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Advertising : 114 wordsThe Agent-General in London for New South Wales (Sir Timothy Coghlan) has handed to Count de Lalaing (Belgian Consul in London) the sum of £20 000 from ...
Article : 86 wordsBRISBANE, Monday.—In response to the appeal published on behalf of the Belgians, the committee of the State Public Service Patriotic Fund at once sent £1,000 ...
Article : 39 wordsGEELONG, Tuesday.—Thousands of people assembled in Maloop street, in front of the Victoria Hotel, on Tuesday night, when Madame Melba was given a civic ...
Article : 421 wordsSir,—The appeal of the Belgian Commission has touched the sympathies and reason of all, and reminded us of the call for sustained effort to lighten all we can the ...
Article : 261 wordsAsked yesterday if he would make any statement as to the intentions of the Commonwealth Government in regard to affording further assistance to Belgium in her ...
Article : 70 wordsThe wives and daughters of the aldermen and city councillors met at the Town Hall yesterday to make a presentation to the Lady Mayoress. The gift was a solid silver ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 701 wordsSir,—On leading the heartrending article cabled by the Belgian Commission for Relief in "The Argus" yesterday, it at first appeared an almost hopeless proposition to ...
Article : 169 wordsDr. Charles Surolea, editor of "Everyman," who represented the "Daily Chronicle" in Belgium during the early stages of the war, thus described the plight of the ...
Article : 812 wordsAt a special meeting of the Victorian Medical Women's Society, held yesterday, the members unanimously decided to subscribe to the Special Belgian Relief Fund, ...
Article : 40 wordsSir,—Enclosed please find my mite as a subscription towards "The Argus" Special Relief Fund in aid of the heroes and heroines in Belgium. Surely no finer ...
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Advertising : 518 wordsIn order that members of the painters', decorators', oil, colour, and glass trades may share in the efforts being put forward to provide for the wants of the Belgians, the ...
Article : 62 wordsSir,—Enclosed please find my cheque value £20 towards the new Belgian Fund. Until reading the article in "The Argus" of yesterday I was under the impression that the ...
Article : 90 wordsAt a meeting of St. John's Congregational Church, East Malvern, last night, it was decided to organise a system of collectors to work for the Belgian Relief Fund. ...
Article : 32 wordsSir,—May I suggest that we have a Belgian Sunday, when the wave of generosity will surely touch the hearts and pockets of rich and poor, all giving generously ...
Article : 82 wordsWELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tuesday.—In regard to the cabled appeal regarding the starving Belgians, the Premier (Mr. Massey) says he has no official communication ...
Article : 69 wordsSir,—It is obvious that the success of the Belgian appeal will depend upon the multiplicity of small contributions. In some churches it is the custom to take "retiring" ...
Article : 98 wordsMails are expected to arrive at the General Post-office as follow:— LONDON.—Mongolia, March 2; Malwa, March 15; Orontes, March 22. Via SAN FRANCISCO— ...
Article : 38 wordsThe Brighton Beach branch of the Red Cross Society, at its weekly meeting on Monday, at the residence of the president (Mrs. Eustace Flannagan), decided to provide a box for voluntary ...
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Advertising : 29 wordsSir,—An effective means of raising between £500,000 and £1,000,000 to relieve Belgium's agony presents itselt. Let the Commonwealth impose a surtax of one penny ...
Article : 116 wordsThe Footscray Belgian Relief Fund has reached the sum of £1,000, and yesterday the mayor of Footscray (Councillor S. M. Bell) cabled £500 direct to the Belgian ...
Article : 43 wordsThomas Dobson, of Rushdale Farm, Fer[?] Gully, farmer, who died on January 20, left under a will dated November 14, 1913, real estate valued at £4,480 and personal property valued at £[?] ...
Article : 46 wordsSEYMOUR, Tuesday.—As the result of the appeal in "The Argus" on behalf of the destitute Belgians, at the meeting of the Seymour Agricultural Society to-day, ...
Article : 100 words"I am in the place where I am demanded of conscience to speak the truth, and therefore the truth I speak, impugn it whose list." ...
Article : 27 wordsSir,—I am enclosing 10/ towards the above fund, which I propose to contribute monthly. Any help in order to be effective should be systematic and continuous, and I ...
Article : 96 wordsA very interesting set of war photographs will be found in the country edition of "The Australasian," published to-day. Some of the incidents come from Russia, while others ...
Article : 527 wordsEvery letter must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Correspondents are requested to inform the ...
Article : 168 wordsThe hon. treasurer wishes to acknowledge receipt of the following amounts to the above fund:—Previously acknowledged, £3,722/17/11; [?] A. Macintyre, Yering, gross proceeds of the heiler ...
Article : 74 wordsSir,—I would ask the women of Australia if they have read in "The Argus" of to-day the appeal to us for bread for the starving Belgians? We can deny ourselves so many ...
Article : 121 wordsTRARALGON, Tuesday.—To-day, at Messrs. Little and Co.'s sale yards, Mr. R. M. Henderson gave a small heifer calf for the Belgian Relief Fund. The heifer ...
Article : 46 wordsAn effort was made yesterday to elicit from the Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher) his views about the decision of the Interstate Commission, in connection with the New ...
Article : 68 wordsSir,—If even man, woman, and child in Australia gave one penny per week to this fund, then the £75,000 asked for would be raised from Australia alone, and the ...
Article : 99 wordsSir,—At a staff meeting of this school called by me this morning to consider the appeal to Australasia on behalf of the starving Belgian nation, it was ...
Article : 96 wordsNo such poignant appeal as that made on behalf of the seven millions of destitute people in Belgium has ever before circled the world. Claims for ...
Article : 2,367 wordsSir,—Everyone, as far as possible, should come to the help of poor Belgium in this their hour of need. I would suggest as one means of raising money that the ...
Article : 87 wordsSYDNEY, Tuesday.—In connection with the decision of the Interstate Commission on the matter of wheat seizure by the Government of this State, the ...
Article : 141 wordsThe question of the appeal for aid for the Belgians, which was made through the press a few days ago, was considered yesterday by the State Cabinet. The Premier (Sir ...
Article : 287 wordsSir,—With reference to the urgent appeal made on behalf of the heroic Belgians, we have pleasure in enclosing a cheque for £20, being our first weekly, instalment ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 659 wordsBRISBANE, Tuesday.—The announcement of the resignation of the Home Secretary (Mr. Appel) created some surprise in political circles. Late this afternoon the ...
Article : 190 wordsThe Lord Mayor of Melbourne has received the following letter, accompanied by a cheque for £250:— "Dear Sir,—You will remember we sent you a ...
Article : 163 wordsSir,—Deeds, not words, are necessary at the present moment, and the efforts of everyone, no matter in what position in life, should be put forth to try and ...
Article : 115 wordsSYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Premier (Mr. Holman) said to-day:—"It is impossible to see what purpose has been served by the judgment of the Interstate Commission. ...
Article : 83 wordsSir,—Please receive £6 cheque from Frank Stone and employees towards the £75,000. We will send this amount or more each month as long as required.—Yours, ...
Article : 37 wordsA special meeting of the executive committee of the Victorian State Service Patriotic Fund was held at the public offices yesterday, Mr. W. Dickson in the chair, ...
Article : 96 wordsSir,—I have read with horror the stirring appeal in "The Argus" of yesterday in connection with the fund for the relief of the destitute Belgians, and think every ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wed 24 Feb 1915, Page 8
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