SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Sydney is laughing to-day over the City Council singing the National Anthem. The aldermen were trapped into it by the Sailors and Soldiers' ...
Article : 718 wordsHer Excellency Lady Forster, accompanied by Hon. Mrs. Pitt-Rivers, attended a meeting of the Australian Imperial League Sailors and Soldiers' Womenfolk, held at ...
Article : 55 wordsIn the report of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts upon Commonwealth shipbuilding, tabled yesterday in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, ...
Article : 493 wordsThe Railways Commissioners yesterday issued their estimate of the wheat yield for the 1920-21 season, compiled by the general passenger and freight agent (Mr. W.E.N. ...
Article : 396 wordsHigh appreciation of the work of Mr. Donald Mackinnon as Assistant Minister for Lands, and particularly of his great success in pushing on with soldier ...
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Advertising : 667 wordsSir James Barrett has been nominated for re-election as a member of the Council of the University. Lady Fuller, widow of Sir John Fuller (a ...
Article : 399 wordsThe latest time for receiving Advertisements (other than necessarily late Death and Funeral Notices) for "The Argus" is: ...
Article : 72 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—Interesting evidence was heard to-day by the Federal Public Works Committee in relation to the request by Messrs. Kidman and Mayoh ...
Article : 767 wordsJoseph Hulme, late of Milawn, who died on October 3, left by will dated March 23. 1918, real estate valued at £2,720. and personal property valued at £850, to his children. ...
Article : 149 wordsPERTH, Wednesday.— The Premier (Mr. Mitchell) announces that the Cabinet has decided to come into line with other States on the decision of the Wheat ...
Article : 214 wordsHis Excellency the Governor-General (Lord Forster) has written to Mr. Marks, M.H.R., asking him if he will race the yacht Yeulba, which he recently purchased ...
Article : 56 wordsThe English cricket team left Melbourne yesterday afternoon by the express train for Sydney, where they are due to meet the New South Wales team on Friday. The ...
Article : 70 wordsMails dated London Oct. 21, by the Orontes, via Suez, due Fremantle, Nov. 19, and Melbourne, Nov. 24. Dated London Oct. 22, by the Aquatania, via America, due Sydney about Dec. 6. Dated London ...
Article : 76 wordsThe suggestion of the Lord Mayor (Councillor Swanson) that the proposed public memorial to the late Miss Florence Young should take the form of a new operating ...
Article : 111 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly yesterday, Mr. Prendergast, speaking on a matter of privilege in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, said that he desired to call ...
Article : 435 wordsBRISBANE, Tuesday.—The Railways Commissioners' report, presented to Parliament to-day, showed a deficit of £1,229,579 for the year. ...
Article : 97 wordsEnglish mails despatched by the Naldera, Oct. 11, arrived London, Nov. 15. Mails expected to arrive London as follow:—By the Osterley, Dec. 23; by the [?]alwa, Dec. 2[?]; by the Tahiti, Jan. 6. ...
Article : 36 wordsA request was made to the parks and gardens committee of the City Council yesterday by a deputation representing the Royal Automobile Club and the Melbourne ...
Article : 242 wordsPostage on Christmas greetings, to United Kingdom, in scaled envelopes, is sealed letter rate, viz., 2d. per ½oz. or fraction of ½oz. ...
Article : 28 words"I am in the place where I am demanded of conscience to speak the truth, and therefore the truth I speak, impugn it whose list." ...
Article : 27 wordsCriticism of the policy of the State Ministry in regard to the port of Geelong is contained in the annual report for 1919 of the Geelong Harbour Trust Commissioners. ...
Article : 458 wordsDuring the last two months the various State railway unions have amalgamated into the Australian Railways' Union, while the Federated Locomotive Engine-drivers, ...
Article : 423 wordsEvery letter must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Correspondents are requested to inform the Editor ...
Article : 114 wordsBRISBANE, Wednesday.—In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Pollock (Ministerialist) asked the Treasurer (Mr. Fihelly) if the Ministry would immediately ...
Article : 320 words"THE ARGUS" is obtainable from news agents in any town in Australia or New Zealand. PRICE.—Mondays to Fridays inclusive, 1½d. PER COPY: SATURDAYS, 2d.; [?]d. PER WEEK. ...
Article : 149 wordsMr. Theodore, Premier of Queensland, was in an unusually subdued mood, so far as can be judged from his speech, at the opening of ...
Article : 2,288 wordsJust before the adjournment of the House of Representatives carly yesterday morning the Speaker (Sir Elliot Johnson) announced that he intended that day to issue the ...
Article : 93 wordsThe following additional amounts have been received by "The Argus" for the University Appeal Fund:— Previously acknowledged.....£8,888 13 2 ...
Article : 49 wordsThe closing times shown herecunder are for Elizabeth street Post-office. Mails close at the G P.O. 20 minutes later, unless otherwise stated. Interstate late fees at G.P.O. and Elizabeth street.—-Western ...
Article : 702 wordsRepresentations recently made on behalf of the fruitgrowers of Western Australia, relative to the control of prices of Australian fruit in the United Kingdom, were ...
Article : 225 wordsAt a meeting of the Federal Cabinet yesterday, the Treasurer (Sir Joseph Cook) presided, in the absence of the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes), who was otherwise ...
Article : 216 wordsDARWIN (N.T.), Wednesday.—A seaman named Neilson was rescued from drowning in exceptionally heroic circumstances. A small dinghy upset, and ...
Article : 102 wordsOwing to the seamen's and marine engineers' strikes, the shipment of blister copper by the Mount Lyell Co. from Tasmania to the refinery in New South ...
Article : 195 wordsArtisans employed in the Railways department held a ballot on the question whether they would come under the jurisdiction of the Railways' Classification Board ...
Article : 183 wordsCOMMONWEALTH ARBITRATION COURT.— In the Third Civil Court.—Before Mr. Justice Higgins,—At 10.30 — Associated Gold Mines of Western Australia and others v. Am[?]lga[?]ated Society ...
Article : 190 wordsADELAIDE, Wednesday.—The Deputy President (Mr. Justice Webb), during the hearing of a case in the Industrial Court to-day, was outspoken concerning awards ...
Article : 86 wordsA meeting of women at the St. Kilda Town Hall on Tuesday afternoon was addressed by Messrs. W. J. Fookes and Charles Salter, two of the managers of ...
Article : 189 wordsBRISBANE, Wednesday.—Heavy rain has fallen in the southern parts of Queensland during the past 24 hours. The registrations were greatest in the extreme ...
Article : 99 wordsThere is every reason to expect a heavy wheat yield in the Wimmera district, where fanners have developed methods of cultivation, and adopted heavier applications of ...
Article : 77 wordsAn appeal on behalf of a consumptive soldier has been made by the Rev. C. W. Ratten, of Broadmeadows. Towards the fund we have received the following amounts:—Previously ...
Article : 83 wordsDr. Floyd is to give an or[?] recital at St. Paul's Cathedral next Sunday afternoon, at 3.15, 'Cello solos will be contributed by Mr. A. G. Rutland. The programme is interesting, and ...
Article : 64 wordsBefore Mr. Justice Cuss[?]n. in the Criminal Court yesterday, Joseph Conney (21), a post-office employee at Albert Park, pleaded gullty to the charge of having on October 14, with intent to defraud, forged ...
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