Migration statistics for November, which have been issued by the Commonwealth statistician (Mr. C.H. Wickens), show that increases in the rate of ...
Article : 333 wordsReminiscent of French or English countryside is this peaceful scene, with tall poplars in a row, and newly shorn sheep coming out to graze in the long grass. The photograph was taken recently within a few minutes' walk of Canberra, on the slope of one of the hills. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 51 wordsDuring the Centennial international Exhibition in Melbourne in 1888 and 1889 Melbourne citizens paid £1,589/15/ in threepences for rides in a "safety-lift" to the ...
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Article : 241 wordsA day at fielding was spent by the South Australians in the Sheffield Shield match on the M.C.C. Ground yesterday. The visiting team, headed by the captain (V. Y. Richardson), is shown taking the field. On the right is Ponsford (Victoria), who made 258 not out, in a characteristic posture after making a drive. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 59 wordsLinesmen working on the Yallourn high-power transmission line recently found this 5ft goanna hanging to one of the lines, and tied into knots by the tremendous current of more than 5400 volts which was passing through it. As they arrived the goanna fell 60ft or more to the ground. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 89 wordsHaving completed a week in camp near Melbourne, the 2nd Ju[?](N.S.W.) St Luke's Church of England Boy Scouts, under scoutmaster the Rev. H. W. Palmer, visited. "The Argus" office yesterday in the course of an educational tour of the city. The boys photographed on the steps of "The Argus"office. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 191 wordsLicensees are reminded by the United Licensed Victuallers' Association that the office for receiving fees will be open from 10 o'clock to 12 noon to-day, and any ...
Article : 109 words—(Dally Mirror, photo) More than 400 years old, this campanile at St. Moritz, the famous Swiss winter resort, has been leaning for ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 53 wordsThe steamer Morinda arrived on Christmas morning will a full number of passengers, chiefly tourists making the round trip. More than 30 came from Cairns. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 31 Dec 1927, Page 13
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