In preparation for the holidays housekeepers thronged the Queen Victoria Market yesterday, which, to meet the convenience of shoppers, was opened early in the morning and not from midday, as is usual on Fridays. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 40 wordsThis trout, weighing 7lb. 5oz., was caught in the Yarra at Warburton by a visitor from Melbourne this week. The fish was hooked in the river in the centre of the township. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 36 wordsOn the might of July 13, 1922, the pawnbroker's shop of Alfred Summers, in swanston street, was broken into, and the safe was blown open with dynamite. The ...
Article : 283 wordsThe city coroner (Mr. D. Berriman, P.M.)inquired yesterday into the death of Emanual Daniel Mifsud, aged 26 years, who was killed on December 20 when a ...
Article : 539 wordsIn further comment yesterday on the discussion which has arisen regarding the construction of roads on Phillip Island. Mr. A. K. Sambell, who attended the fifth ...
Article : 425 wordsThose persons who used the telephone yesterday to wish their friends in the country or in other States New Year's greetings little realised what it meant to the attendants in charge of the trunk line department at Central Exchange. This picture, taken at the exchange yesterday, gives an impression of the amount of traffic which had to be dealt with during the day. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 69 wordsTo ensure an [?]dequate supply of coal for pleasure steamers in Port Phillip Bay during the new year holidays carters were busily engaged yesterday in taking supplies to the Station Pier at Port Melbourne. Yesterday afternoon 150 tons of coal in bags was deposited on the wharf ready to be transferred to the steamers as required. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 61 wordsA correspondent complained on December 30 that a small parcel of wedding cake recently posted to Great Britain had not left Australia because it was insufficiently ...
Article : 320 wordsH.M.A.S. Sydney (flagship), Adelaide, Platypus, Swordsman, Tasmania, and Success will leave Sydney on January 27 for the autumn cruise. They will arrive at ...
Article : 211 wordsIn time to spend the new year in the land of their choice, a large number of immigrants from France and Southern European countries arrived by the French liner Ville d'Amiens yesterday. A large crowd was on the wharf at Victoria Dock to greet friends. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 48 wordsWith a view to stimulating interest in music, and possibly at a later date providing new artists for the broadcasting studio, arrangements have been made by ...
Article : 282 wordsForcing a back window open with an axe, thieves broke into the house occupied by Charles Davies, painter, of Trevallyan stree, Canfield, on Thursday afternoon, ...
Article : 65 wordsTo take part in swimming championships in Australia, Katsuo Takalshi (left) and Takahiro Saito have reached Sydney from Japan after having competed in events at Brisbane. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 29 wordsDr. H. G. Judkins, who went to Papua in the early part of the year as a medical missionary in connection with the Methodist Foreign Missionary Society, has had ...
Article : 462 wordsThe work of converting the tramway in Toorak road from cabin to electric traction has been stopped during the holidays. The picture show Toorak road looking east from Chapel street with portion of the complated track in the foreground. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 47 wordsLance P. Skelton, aged 24 years, sign writer, and Roy H. Ostberg aged 29 years, paper merchant were again before the City Court yesterday in connection with the ...
Article : 176 wordsThis purchaser at the Queen Victoria Market yesterday found difficulty in getting safely through the crowd with her two fowls, which will provide the dinner on New Year's Day. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 43 wordsUnder the auspices of the Develop Australia League a wireless talk will be given from 3LO studio on Monday evening, at 10 minutes to 9 o'clock, by the five victorian ...
Article : 71 wordsOn December 30 there was published a desscription and an illustration of the Falkiner sugar-cane harvester. In the article which accompanied the picture of the ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 1 Jan 1927, Page 9
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