Her Excellency Lady Helen Munro Ferguson, attended by Captain C. H. Duncan, A.D.C., yesterday afternoon visited the Baby Health Centre, at Richmond Town ...
Article : 26 wordsReverting to their tactics in the Legislative Assembly in stonewalling the Estimates last week, in an attempt to force the Ministry to increase ...
Article : 347 wordsThis year the gazetted public holidays for the Christmas vacation include Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and Saturday, but the Wholesale Hardware Association has ...
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Advertising : 1,037 words"The Argus" Will Not Be Published on Christmas Day (Thursday, December 25). Subscribers Visiting Seaside and ...
Article : 51 wordsOn behalf of the officers and members of the force, the chief commissioner of police (Sir George Steward) yesterday afternoon presented Mr. W. R. Davidson, until ...
Article : 667 words"I am in the place where I am demanded of conscience to speak the truth, and therefore the truth I speak, impugn it whoso list." ...
Article : 28 wordsEvery letter must be accompained by the name and address of the writer, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Correspondent are requested to inform the Editor ...
Article : 89 wordsMany industries are suffering in the Commonwealth under similar oppression to that which has caused the British Government to be challenged, ...
Article : 2,427 wordsThe War Office has decided to issue a certificate to all those members of the A.I.F. who have been mentioned in the despatches of a military commander in the ...
Article : 245 wordsA meeting of the Federal Cabinet has been summoned for this morning. This will be the first time Ministers will have met since the elections, and only pressing ...
Article : 72 wordsThe Acting Minister for Defence (Senator Russell) yesterday received the following message from General Sir William Birdwood:— ...
Article : 137 wordsThe Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Bill was passed by the Legislative Council yesterday. Other measures that were agreed to were the Wheat Marketing Bill, the ...
Article : 215 wordsThe Melbourne office of Howard Smith Limited was advised yesterday afternoon by telegraphic messages from Townsville that the passenger steamor Bombala, which ...
Article : 189 wordsWith the death of Sir Philip Fysh at Hobart on Saturday at the age of 84 years an interesting and picturesque politician of the older school passes away. For over ...
Article : 388 wordsMembers of the A.I.F. are invited to attend at St. Kilda pier on Boxing Day to give a fitting welcome to Austialia's greatest citizen soldier, Lieut-General Sir John ...
Article : 399 wordsThe closing times shown hereunder are for Elizabeth street P.O. Mails close at the G.P.O. twenty mintues later, unless otherwise stated. Late fees at G.P.O. and Elizabeth street, as ...
Article : 424 wordsIt has been decided by the State Cabinet not to proceed with the University Bill this session The measute proposes important changes in the governing body by ...
Article : 110 wordsA branch of the Save the Children Fund, which has been opened in Great Britain under the official patronage of the League of the Red Cross societies, has been formed in Melbourne. The Lord ...
Article : 230 wordsA deputation, consisting of the mayor and members of the Essendon City Council, waited upon the Lord Mayor (Councillor Alkman, M.L.C.) yesterday, relative ...
Article : 223 wordsSYDNEY, Monday.—Sir Charles Wade (Agent-General for New South Wales in London) has been offered a seat on the Supreme Court bench in succession to Mr. ...
Article : 105 wordsSir,—The Lord Mayor's well-timed appeal must have stirred the hearts of your readers. But ought it not to be followed up by a vigorous collecting campaign? ...
Article : 239 wordsThe Legislative Assembly yesterday resumed the consideration in committee of the bill to amend the factories and Shops Act. Mr. J. W. Billson proposaed the ...
Article : 205 wordsThe Orient steamer Ormonde, carrying English mails, left Fremantle for Adelaide on December 26. ...
Article : 2 wordsNEWCASTLE (N.S.W.), Monday.—Although a close search has been made along the beaches and around the entrance to Lake Macquarie since the disaster caused ...
Article : 106 wordsAn amalgamation of interests involving the investment of a capital of considerably over £1,000,000, has, we are informed, been ananged between Australasian Films ...
Article : 162 wordsFollowing on the record heat on Sunday, a violent thunderstorm occurred over the metropolis shortly before 6 o'clock yesterday morning. Scattered thunderstorms ...
Article : 112 wordsSir,—For some time I have been saving my sixpences, in order to buy a little Christmas gift for my wife and boy. Just when I was trying to decide upon the articles ...
Article : 166 wordsAVOCA, Monday.—A serious bush are driven by a strong wind has swept over the adjoining country. Parties from Avoca and Amphitheatre, by hard work and the ...
Article : 106 wordsIn response to the Christmas appeals on behalf of charitable institutions, we have received the following amounts:- W.P.—Salvation Army, Children's Hospital, ...
Article : 223 wordsMORWELL, Monday.—A fatal accident occurred this afternoon at the Morwell brown coal mine, when a middle-aged married man, named Curtis, was killed by a fall ...
Article : 63 wordsReplying to Mr. Lemmon (Cau., Williams-town) in the Legislative Assembly yesterday the Minister for Railways (Mr. Barnes) said that the Ministry had adopted the ...
Article : 79 wordsPERTH, Monday.—Mr. G. Rae, formerly commissioner in Western Australia for the Federal Price Fixing Board; Mr. Joseph Anderson, Acting Controller of Stores; and ...
Article : 72 wordsSir,—As an issue of 5/ notes is very likely at an early date, I sincerely trust the anthorities will not increase the already very large issue of notes by such means, but will ...
Article : 113 wordsGeorge Lander, of Beach parade, Goelong West. retired farmer, who died on September 23. left by will dated July 25, 1919. real estate valued at £750 and personal property valued at £8,180 to ...
Article : 87 wordsBRISBANE, Monday.—The following are the latest figures in the State by-elections:- Maranoa.—MacDougall (Caucus), 1,096; Spencer (Nat.), 1,855. ...
Article : 36 wordsThrough the agency of Mr. George G. Henderson, of Equitable Buildings, Prell's Buildings, at the corner of Queen street and Collins street, has been sold to a private ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tue 23 Dec 1919, Page 6
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