"For many years," writes "B.E.C." (Inglewood), "I kept a pair of seagulls in my garden, and found them excellent for destroying all kinds of insects and grubs. ...
Article : 1,277 wordsThe ordinary general meeting of the Commercial Bank of Australia Limited was held yesterday. Mr. Harry P. Henty, who presided, ...
Article : 1,539 wordsReturns compiled by the Victorian Goverment statist (Mr. A. Laughton) show that the potato, onion, and maize crops for the past season compare with ...
Article : 1,062 wordsIn his address to shareholders of the Commercial Bank of Australia Limited at their half-yearly meeting held yesterday the chairman of directors (Mr. H. P. Henty) ...
Article : 933 wordsModerate turnover took place in shares in alluvial companies. LANGI S. had purchase at 7/1, and finished steady, while NEW LANGI were dealt In at [?]. DUKE EXTD were firm, the full ...
Article : 191 wordsThe reef being operated by the BENDIGO AMALGAMATED GOLDFIELDS at the Constellation at 673ft. is producing high-grade stone. The west leg carries the best values, and the yield from the ...
Article : 382 wordsBuyers of Commonwealth War Loan issues again dominated the market. All the 4½ percent. bonds dated 1925 on offer at £96/10/ were absorbed, and the same price was bid ...
Article : 572 wordsThe revenue collected at the Custom House on August 7 amm[?]mted to:—Revenue, £15.995/14/5; light [?]. £360; trust account, £252/14/11; pilotage, £752/6/2; State, £403/3/6; wharfage, £662/6/11. ...
Article : 25 wordsSYDNEY. Thursday,—Eggs, hen. new laid. 1/4; dack, new laid, 1/3 to 1/4 a dozen; broom millet. £65 a ton; oats, Tasmanlan white nominally to 6/4; Algerian feed, 5/7 to 5/8; milling to 5[?] a ...
Article : 203 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.— The pennings of sheep and lambs at Homebush to-day numbered 29 000. drawn principally from Riverina and Western district, There was a prepo[?]nderance of plain sorts although ...
Article : 156 wordsBROKEN HILL Thursday.—The output of the Broken Hill mines for the there months ending June 30 is officially given, as lead concentrates. 23.871 tons: zinc concentrates, 33.243 tons; carbonate ore. ...
Article : 34 wordsMararos. W.A.—July Return:—Crushed 1.152 short [?]ons: bullion recoverred. 577[?]; bullion. value [?] £3 7/2.61 per o[?]. £1839; sands treated. 803 shorttons, for bullion value £240; slimes treated, 34[?] ...
Article : 75 wordsMelbourne Woolbrokers Association (Australian Estates and Mortgage Co. Ltd., Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd., Dalgety and Co. Ltd., Go[?]sbrough, M[?]t. and Co. Ltd., New ...
Article : 136 wordsThe Mount Lyell M. and R. Co. Ltd. supplies the following comparative table of four weekly smelting and converter results:— Four Weeks Ended— ...
Article : 75 wordsAt the Cockle Creek Works during the four weeks ended July 26 2.611 tons of leady concentrates. purchased ores, &c,. were treated; and there was produced—Gold, 1.215ax; silver, 131.047oz; sort ...
Article : 42 wordsTallow:—Stock, 4.529 csks; imports, 3,951 csks; deliveries, 3,788. ...
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Advertising : 380 wordsThe Australian Metal Excharge reports London Metal Exchange (middle) quotations of August 5 and 6 as follow:- Aug. 5. Aug. 6. ...
Article : 167 wordsLONDON. Aug. 5.—Broken Hill Pty., 41/6—42/6; P. and O. (deferred stock), £540. ...
Article : 17 wordsVegetables were marketed in sufficient quantities to meet requirements. The following prices were realised:— Vegetables—Artichokes. 2/ to 2/6 per halfcase; beetroot. 1/6 to 2/ per dozen; cabbages, 2/ ...
Article : 1,011 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—Wheat certificates, N.S.W., 1916-16 season [?] do., 1916-17 season, [?]; do., 1917-18 season. b 1/3. s 1/3½; do., (1918-19, b 11[?]., s Wheat sales, N.S.W., ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 864 wordsThe managers report:- Block 10 Misima[?]—During June crushed [?] tons [?]re. Treated 600 tons sands for £473 bullion and 725 tons slimes for £1.068 banked. Residues— ...
Article : 230 wordsJUTE GOODS.—Private cable messages from Calcutta advise an increase in the rate of indian exchange to 1/9 3.1[?] which companes with the late rate of 1/8[?] or an advance of 4 per cent. The ...
Article : 822 wordsThe rise in silver is attributed to the inadequacy of American supplies, the instability of Anglo-American exchange, and heavy Chinese purchasing. ...
Article : 42 wordsIn past years the anniversary of the Central Mission.Wesley Church has been held during the first week in August. As it was antacipated that the peace celebrations would be observed during that ...
Article : 511 wordsSir,—Mr. Cameron, M.L.A., on speaking on the forest question, said there was a forest within 60 miles of Melbourne, officially stated to contain £10, 000, 000 worth ...
Article : 409 wordsIn the Court of General Sessions yesterday before judge M[?]cule the trial was concinded of David Davts who was charged with baring received a quantity of [?]annel. the property of the defence ...
Article : 274 wordsThe first thing a mother should do when her little one is feeling out of sorts is to give a safe opening medicine. In nine cases out of ten it is all that is needed. A slight ...
Article : 164 wordsGip[?]sland and Northera Co-operative Selling and Insurance Co. Ltd. report (Aug. 7.):—Butter—The increased supplies to hand this week met with a good demand and proclaimed prices remain ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 8 Aug 1919, Page 4
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