BALLARAT, Saturday.—Speaking at the unveiling of an honour board in the Black Hill school this afternoon. Mr. D. C. McGrath, ex-M.H.R., referred to the ...
Article : 229 wordsFour out of five of the iron trades unions yesterday accepted the offer of the Chamber of Manufactures in settlement of wages claims which, for some time, have been ...
Article : 602 wordsIn connection with the Basic Wage Commission some 9,000 household budgets were distributed to persons who voluntarily agreed to fill in the particulars of their ...
Article : 1,247 wordsA "lightning" strike at two days notice is threatened by 175,000 transport workers in England to enforce their demand for the payment of 10/ extra a week. The joint ...
Article : 167 wordsThere was not a vacant pew at St. Paul's Cathedral last night when Archbishop Clarke delivered his farewell sermon. He leaves on Wednesday for England. Several ...
Article : 1,119 wordsThe United States Senate has adopted the reservation proposed by Senator Lodge (Republican Floor Leader) retaining for the United States the right to say what ...
Article : 136 wordsIt is semi-officially stated that the draft of the peace terms for Turkey provides that in future the Turkish Navy shall consist of only a few revenue cutters. The Turkish ...
Article : 512 wordsMr. John Sandes has been appointed special representative of the Australian Press Association to accompany the Prince of Wales throughout his forthcoming ...
Article : 886 wordsA message from The Hague states that the Government of Holland has approved of the reply to the Allies' further Note regarding the extradition of the former Kaiser. ...
Article : 58 wordsSir,—During the next few days the wool producers of Australia will be asked to record their votes for or against the proposed scheme of wool control which has ...
Article : 1,330 wordsThe collapse of the strike of railway employees in France was due to lack of public support. It is provided in the terms of settlement ...
Article : 91 wordsA wireless message issued by the Bolshevik Government claims that the "Reds" (Bolsheviks) have taken prisoner or killed the entire first army corps of the Kuban ...
Article : 158 wordsA message from Bulawoyo, the capital of Rhodesia, states that the South African aeroplane, "Silver Qneen" arrived there at a quarter to 1 o'clock on Friday, having ...
Article : 83 wordsThere is a continued lack of news from Japan since the reported rissolution of the Diet, following upon riotous demonstrations against the franchise proposals of the ...
Article : 58 wordsAccording to a despatch received from Tokio, Japan has decided to abandon her Siberian expedition, and the first contingent of returning Japanese troops will leave ...
Article : 66 wordsBefore Councillor J.P. Crichton and Mr. W. Watson, J.P.'s Port Melbourne Court on Saturday, a young man named George Knight was charged with having stolen £35 in notes, the property of ...
Article : 1,016 wordsThere is always a delightful holiday spirit about the Melbourne Cricket Club's autumn tennis tournament, and this year it has been a bright finale to a season full of ...
Article : 680 wordsA message from Kimberley (South Africa) states that the protracted drought has boen followed by continuous rains, which have caused serious floods in the Free ...
Article : 54 wordsThe United States Grain Commissioner (Mr. Barnes) has announced that he will sell 5,000,000 barrels of flour on credit to Austria, Poland, and Hungary unless ...
Article : 44 wordsThe body of a youth, with several bullet wounds in the face, has been found in a lonely spot in Dublin. The circumstances are similar to those of a recent case of ...
Article : 83 wordsThe Orient and Peninsular and Oriental lines are now paring a rebate to Australian shippers irrespective of whether they formerly shipped their goods on ...
Article : 34 wordsThe highly successful new British loan, to which the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Chamberlain) refened in the House of Commons, was floated at the result of the visit ...
Article : 110 wordsShortly after 9 o'clock last night. William Theo. Schmidt. a storeman, 22 years of age married, residing at 30 King William street, Fir[?]roy was found in an outhouse with hsi throst cut. By his side ...
Article : 137 wordsIn a conteal in London, "Joe" Beckett, the English heavy-weight, knocked out "Dick" Smith in the fifth round. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 283 wordsThe Closer Settlement Board is offering the Bunayeo and Elderslie Estates, and Sinclair's land, near Edenhope, for application. The Inquiry Board to ...
Article : 187 wordsAt Scots Church yesterday a special service was held in connection with the laying of the foundaton stone of the new Scotch College at Hawthorn Glen. ...
Article : 597 wordsBRISBANE, Sunday.—The Minister for Lands (Mr. Coyne), speaking on the timber industry, said that successive shipping strikes and the paralysis of communication ...
Article : 142 wordsSir,—The cabled report of the Marconi highspeed transatlantic service is brief, and the details given below might interest your readers. ...
Article : 293 wordsSir,—I earnestly protest against the half truths and the criticism of the people of Alsace-Lorraine contained in the leading article in "The Argus" to-day, May I quote ...
Article : 325 wordsSir,—Much credit is due to the State Treasurer (Mr. McPherson) for the interest he is taking in the fruit industry, and the whole-hearted thanks of the growers of ...
Article : 326 wordsSir,—I consider that the facilities given to a searcher in our fine Public Library are not what they should be. Take the instance of searching for some "way-back" ...
Article : 324 wordsSir,—Travellers who daily bless the influence which brought us the electric train service cannot stand by and listen to such views as those expressed by "Northern ...
Article : 133 wordsSir,—The leading article in "The Argus" of March 3 says:—"Currency is plentiful and credit appeals to be abundant. The boom in land and stacks supports this view. ...
Article : 191 wordsSir,—"Long-Sufferer's" letter in your issue of yesterday states that the "middle class" will eventually merge "once more into the ranks of the wage-earning labourers and ...
Article : 146 wordsSALE, Sunday.—Dr. Munnix accompanied by Bishop Foley, Dean Hegarty, and Bishop Phelan, arrived in Sale yesterday, and was met at the station by the mayor (Councillor Brennan) and ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 8 Mar 1920, Page 7
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