The Water Commssion is arranging to construct a road around the Moorabool reservoir, which will also serve as a fire break in the piue plantations which are being established. ...
Article : 252 wordsI am puzzled over some animal which Mr. W. R. F. Fraser saw in the Yarra six weeks ago. He was standing on the bridge over the river at Alphington, and ...
Article : 1,658 wordsReading from a letter from Professor Mills the professor of economies at the Sydney University, dealing with the question of motherhood endowment at the ...
Article : 412 wordsBalance-sheets issued by joint stock companies since the end of the financial year vary a good deal. Such variations reflect the condition of trade and finance. For ...
Article : 1,638 wordsAt a meeting of members of the Clunes Agricultural Society this week it was agreed that the Ministry be urged to provide shipping facilities for the carriage of produce ...
Article : 2,575 words"The Acquisitive Society," by R. H. Tawney (London: George Bell and Sons Ltd.) "The Selfishness of Man," by A. Netzner (Sydney: Dymocks' Ltd.). ...
Article : 420 wordsLONDON, Aug 24.—Broken Hill Ptv., b 36/10. s 37/6; British Broken HIll. b 17/6. s 20/; South Broken Hill, b 25/. s 28/4; Mr. Elliott, b 10/; Hampton, b 4/9. ...
Article : 33 wordsAt the half-yearly meeting of the Bendigo Gas Company the directors were empowered to raise £10,000 by the issue of debentures for the purpose of extendings the gas mains into residential ...
Article : 111 wordsThe Australian Metal Exchange reports London Metal Exchange (middle) quotations of August 24 as follow:- Per Ton. ...
Article : 108 wordsThe revenue collected at the Custom House on August 25 amounted to:—Revenue £26.105/19/4; light dues nil; trust account £363/15/9; pilotage £84/16/4; State, £90/19/6 whartage £312/1/8. ...
Article : 31 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—Eggs—Hen, new-laid. 1/9; pullets, ¼ to 1/5; case.¼ to1/6 a dozen: duck new-laid, 1/8; case, ¼ to1/5 a dozen. Flour. £20 7/6 a ton net cash at mill, 5/ a ton extra for ...
Article : 252 wordsWattle Day was observed in Geelong on Thursday, and the proceeds will be used to extend the operations of the Free kindergarten. The flight of the "hush" plane, which was to ...
Article : 172 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—Sales and quotations:— Bonds: 4½ per cent., 1925. £90/18/9. £91=.£90 18/9, £91; do, (£10), £9/1/; 4½ per cent.. 1927, £91, £90/17/6; do (£10). £9/0/9; 5 per cent., ...
Article : 411 wordsRailway detectives, under Inspector Borsum, are engaged at present on a difficult task. They are investigating the mysterious disappearance of a box, containing £140 in ...
Article : 246 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—At the Homebus sales today 32.200 sheep were forwarded. Melbourne preponderated and generally were superior to [?]eds. which consisted [?] of wethers. The market was ...
Article : 171 wordsA dispute between the borough council and hospital committee regarding the treatment of infectious diseases, commenced at the time of the pneumonic influenza epidemic, still exists. A ...
Article : 92 wordsCommonwealth Government securities held at firm rates, but transactions were of modest dimensions. Buyers of the 4½ per cent. bonds dut 1927 were fully ...
Article : 747 wordsMr. H de Vere Staepoole has never written anything beter than "Satan" (London: Hutchinson Melbourne: Melville and Mullen). It is an idyll of summer seas, ...
Article : 1,183 wordsMelbourne Woolbarkers' Association (Australian Estates and Mortage Co. Ltd., Australian Mercantile, Land, and Finance Co. Ltd., Dalgety and Co. Ltd., Goldsbrough, Mort. and Co. Ltd., New ...
Article : 542 wordsMrs. Berry, organiser of the Womens National League, addressed a fairly large audience in the town hall on Thursday night. The sergeant of police has received a ...
Article : 93 wordsA good advance in prices of alluvials was the feature of the market. NEW LANGI LOGAN began with purchase at 7/4, but moved up to 8/3, while LANGI SOUTH had closing acceptance ...
Article : 274 wordsMATHOURA (N.S.W.),—In the grand final of the Deniliquin and District Association competition Mathoura defeated Deniliquin West by 10 goals 12 behinds to 4 behinds. ...
Article : 1,076 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday,—About five weeks ago members of the Plasterers' Union decided that in future no Saturday work was to be performed, and that a week's work. ...
Article : 130 wordsWorking the spurs at the 1,043ft and 1,142ft. levels, BENDIGO Al crushed 356 tons yielding 119½oz., of gold. The company has large reserves of crushing material and fair valles are showing ...
Article : 378 wordsThe annual meeting and smoke concert of the Bankers' Institute of Australasia were held at Collins House last night, under the chairmanship of Mr. J.J. Fraser, who ...
Article : 198 wordsSuccessful items by the Conversatorium Orchestra were enjoyed on Wednesday night at the Conservatorium concert in the Melba Hall. Under ...
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Advertising : 988 wordsECHUCA, Thursday,—The Murray River is 28ft 2in, above summer level, and is over the danger mark. A good deal of low-lying country adjacent to the rivers is flooded. The Campaspe River has ...
Article : 319 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—Stocks of mill offal are accumulating in New South Wales, and are now perhaps heavier than ever they were before. The reason is that at the ...
Article : 93 wordsThe cast crosscut off tunnel level at the Tyrconnel North mine, at Mount Blackwood. has been extended to 268ft From 202ft. to 259ft. the crosscut was in lode formation consisting of sandstone. ...
Article : 121 wordsThere was steady inquiry for all classes of vegetable produce, and gardeners had a satisfactory clearance at following rates:—Vegatables—Artichokes. 2/6 to 3/ per half-case: beetroot, 2/ to 3/6 per ...
Article : 667 wordsAll overhead work at the North Biplane Goldminig Co. N.L. (Harrietrille) was completed during the half-year ended July 31. The company was founded on February 1 with a nominal capital of ...
Article : 200 wordsA deputation of returned soldieis and members of the Fathers' Association waited on the chairman of the Soldier Settlement Board (Mr. W Melver) yesterday to ask ...
Article : 149 wordsBendigo A.—New Moon Mine: 1,142ft. Level: Cleaned up 356 loads for 119½oz.. Previous:—30½ loads, 85oz. DAYLESFORD.—Ajax, 4 weeks, 414 tons, 203 oz.: ...
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Advertising : 148 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—Arrangements are being made for a demonstration by trades unionists outside Parliament House on Wednesday night,as a protest against the ...
Article : 43 wordsThe managers report:- Mararoa, W.A., 17th.—No. 5 Level N.: N. drive advanced 12ft. on hanging wall side of lode: total 31ft. Average width reef exposed equals 3ft. ...
Article : 285 wordsBadges of membership of the Limbless Soldiers' Association will be ready for distribution at the annual meeting to be held in the supper-room of the Town Hail on September 21, at 8 o'clock in ...
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Advertising : 194 wordsALBURY (Aug. 23).—The Albury stock and Station agerts (New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co. Ltd. Messrs. Galgety and Co. Ltd., [?] L[?]d., Moore and Davis, and the Victorian Producers ...
Article : 358 wordsTwo seamen, named James Molloy, aged 29 years and Norman Carnegie aged 23 years, appeared at the Footserny court on Thursday charged with having stolen, between August 10 and August 11, a ...
Article : 108 wordsFrank McCormack, a porter employed at the Flinders street railway station was committed for trial in the City Court yesterday on a charge, of having stolen a suit of clothes valued at £7/7/. ...
Article : 69 wordsOwing to unforeseen circumstances it has been found necessary to postpone the Chamber Music Concert by the Conservatorium string quartet, which was announced for this afternoon in Melba ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 26 Aug 1921, Page 3
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