When the House of Representatives met yesterday, the Acting Minister for the Navy (Mr. Poynton) was asked by Mr. Higgs (Can., Q.) why such secrecy had been ...
Article : 122 wordsFollowing on their decision to be "done with Mr. Webster," the Telephone Officers' Association has brought the grievances of members, as mentioned in "The Argus" of ...
Article : 574 wordsThe closing times shown hereunder are for Elizabeth street P.O. Mails close at the G.P.O. twenty minutes later, unless otherwise stated. Late fees at G.P.O. and Elizabeth street as follows:—New ...
Article : 509 wordsIf the hopes of the State Commandant (brigadier General Brand) are realised the naval and military "victory" march arranged for the morning of July 19 will be ...
Article : 179 wordsFour delegates from the recent conferonce of sub-branches of the Returned Soldiers and Saildors' League made a strong appeal to the Minister for Works (Mr. ...
Article : 849 wordsOwing to the illness of His Excellency the Governor (Sir Arthur Stanley), the farewell dinner which was to have been tendered to him by the Melbourne Club ...
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Advertising : 1,377 wordsLady Parkes, widow of the late Sir Henry Parkes, died in Sydney yesterday after an illness of two months. Lady Parkes had lived at Randwick since the death of her ...
Article : 773 wordsA statement in regard to the cancellation of contracts for the building of wooden ships in Australia was made in the House of Representatives yesterday by the Acting ...
Article : 282 wordsOn July 19 every child in Australia between the ages of six and 14 years will be presented with a souvenir medal as a memento of the return of peace. Children ...
Article : 437 wordsIt is stated that Mr. C. H. Reading, who has been a member of the Defence Board of Business Administration since it was established, intends to resign almost ...
Article : 178 wordsThe clearances shown above are at Elizabeth street office. Clearances at G.P.O. will be 20 minutes later, unless otherwise stated. ...
Article : 23 words"I am in the place where I am demanded of conscience to speak the truth, and therefore the truth I speak, impugn it who[?] list." ...
Article : 28 wordsBALLARAT, Friday.—At a meeting of the district council of the Farmers' Union to-day consideration was given to the question whether the various "pools" should be ...
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Article : 109 wordsWhen the railways electrification proposals posals were introduced it was intended that all stations should be equipped with electric light. Many stations are at ...
Article : 107 wordsPermission to make a statement concerning the Sydney-Emden fight and the criticism directed by Mr. Mathews (Cau.) against Captain Glossop was sought ...
Article : 272 wordsMany people are becoming pessimistic about democracy. The kingdom of Demos, like the kingdom of God in the prophets is always coming but never ...
Article : 1,891 wordsPersons who have hopes of entering the Victorian Public Service will probably be pleased to learn that the standard of examinations for ...
Article : 132 wordsA list of 10 Victorian soldiers who have died from various causes was issued yesterday by the Defence department. Their names are appended:- DROWNED. ...
Article : 96 wordsThe Nation Trusetees Company, of 113 Queen street, Melboune is applying for probain of the will of william Ryan. late of Muckay street. Essendon, famrer, who died on may 4 last, leaving ...
Article : 194 wordsOn the Ædineas, which is expected to reach the New Pier, Port Melbourne, at 2 o'clock to-day, 300 Victorian soldiers are returning. They will be taken to the ...
Article : 271 wordsAt the Y.W.C.A. rooms, Russell street, yesterday afternoon an interested audience heard the final reports made, by the captains of teams in connection with the Girls' ...
Article : 73 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—The New South Wales executive of the Australian Labour party, in response to a requisition from Victoria, resolved:— ...
Article : 128 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—Sir Harry Lauder was the chief guest at a luncheon given by the Millions Club to-day. In an address on Australian, affairs he declared that the ...
Article : 105 wordsNot only is there an acute shortage of in, sulated shipping space to the United King, dom, but there is great difficulty is obtain, ing freight for other lines of foodstuffs from ...
Article : 403 wordsThat there should be some uniform scheme of taxation adopted by the Governments in connection with the assessment and collection of Federal and States taxes ...
Article : 126 wordsKALGOORLIE, Friday.—Messrs. Wallace and Kavanagh have crushed 19 tons of ore from their lease at Gongarrie for a yield of 508oz of gold. This property has ...
Article : 35 wordsThe annual distribution of the awards of the Royal Humane Society of Australasia will be held in the Town Hall on Friday next at 8 o'clock. The distribution will be ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 212 wordsSir,—In "The Argus" of Saturday last you noted a very pathetic case of a mother's death after the birth of triplets—three little girls. The widower, who is now left with ...
Article : 173 wordsAs a result of, a meeting of the employees of the Hawthorn Tramways Trust yesterday, the decision to cease work unless the "four-notch brake" were dropped by ...
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Advertising : 373 wordsHOBART, Friday.— The barquentine Lindstol arrived at Hobart from Melbourne to-day after a tempestuous voyage, during which two seamen named Heavy and ...
Article : 70 wordsThe Postal department has been advised by the Department of Defence that telegraph messages in authorised codes may be passed between Netherland Indies, on the ...
Article : 72 wordsThe Women's Hospital Appeal Committee acknowledges gratefully the following subscriptions: —Amount previously acknowledged, £4,289/11/9; Town of Kew, £10; Mrs. Barry Thompson, £1/1/; ...
Article : 170 wordsThe followings services will be held to-morrow in the Cathedral:—July 13—Fourth Sunday after Trinity; 8 a.m., Holy Communion; 10.45 a.m., Choral Matins; Te Deum, and Jubilate (Stanford, ...
Article : 107 wordsPreviously acknowledged, £680/18/10; Mrs. E. Wilson, £1. Total, £[?]37/18/10. ...
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Article : 52 wordsWe have received the following subscriptions forwarded in response to the appeal made on behalf of the children of France. It has been stipulated that all money sent from Victoria must be ...
Article : 66 wordsPreviously acknowledged, £1,[?]/11/6; Mrs. L.F Dewas, £1; Miss E. Wilson, 10/. Total, £1,603 1/8 Correction.—An amount of £20 from Learmonth. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 12 Jul 1919, Page 18
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