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  2. STREET OF ODD NUMBERS.

    House numbers from 1 to 209 occur theree times in one mile of Victoria parade, because of the lack of co-ordination between the three councils which jointly control the ...

    Article : 628 words
  3. BATMAN BRIDGE.

    Sir John Quick who is hearing a plaint by the Railway professional officers, heard something yesterday of the difficulties of bridge construction over the Yarra. Mr. ...

    Article : 307 words
  4. AUTOMATIC COUPLERS.

    Applying to Mr. Lemmon (Lab., Williamstown) in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, the Minister for Railways (Mr. Groves) said that the tender of Bradford, ...

    Article : 301 words
  5. IS HOMEWORK NECESSARY?

    Sir,—What about home lessons for parents/ I am afraid they are necessary to teach some parents a sense of responsibility. In special cased home lessons may ...

    Article : 352 words
  6. MOTORING

    In order to "preserve the unities" the De Soto cars, named after the great Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto, have their bodies' styles described in the Spanish. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,380 words
  7. LEAGUE MATCHES.

    Delegates of the Victorian Football League at the meeting on Friday will discuss the question of beginning [?] at half-past 2 o'clock instead of a quarter to 3 o'clock. The report of the ...

    Article : 213 words
  8. Tramways Association.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 124 words
  9. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—"Worried Parent" and others are complaining of the home work children are expected t do, which to my mind, is excessive. The following extracted from a ...

    Article : 252 words
  10. Railways Association.

    Car and Wagons, 7—(best players, Tratt, Bro[?]e, Drew, N[?]n Smith. Ba[?]rd: goal-kickers, [?]ateman 3, Smith 3, Sut[?]n, J. Eastern Lines, 5—1 (best players, C[?]eal, Maxwell. Beaton, ...

    Article : 51 words
  11. Wimmera League.

    Interest in football in the Wimmera does not appear to have been [?] keen during the present season as in previous years, but with the approach of the end of the first round attendances are ...

    Article : 218 words
  12. INTER-LEAGUE MATCH.

    Consideralble interst was taken in the match played on the Melbourne ground yesterday between teams from the Saturday Morning Industrial League and the Wednesday League. The match was played ...

    Article : 601 words
  13. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir[?]—The head master of Hailey bury has put the position in a nutshell when he says, "Excessive home work is traceable almost wholly to examination pressure." ...

    Article : 203 words
  14. THOMASTOWN RAILWAY.

    Plant and equipment for electrifying the Reservoir to Thomastown section of the Collingwood-Whittlesea line is being assembled at the place of operations, and 30 ...

    Article : 201 words
  15. Football Posts.

    BENDIGO, Wednesday.—The Bendigo Football League on Wednesday granted permission to J. Sands to play with Castlema[?]n[?] for the remainder of the 1929 season. Sands has been training with ...

    Article : 174 words
  16. NEW ROAD MATERIAL.

    At a factory in South Melbourne petroleum oil shale, of which there are very large deposits in New South Wales and Tasmania, is now being ground into fine ...

    Article : 198 words
  17. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—As a schoolboy who is doing leaving certificate work at one of the largest pubic schools, I should like ot protest against all the f[?]ss about home work. I am not ...

    Article : 146 words
  18. LANGUAGE TEST.

    Under powers conferred by the Immigration Act officers of the Commonwealth Customs department apply what is known as the direction test to persons arriving in ...

    Article : 485 words
  19. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—All the complaints about home work are from admittedly worried people, and worried people are pro[?]e to exaggerate. The amount of home work prescribed may, ...

    Article : 409 words
  20. STANDARDS ASSOCIATION.

    To meet the requirements of members, the Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association has issued a bulletin containing the deaths of the work ...

    Article : 178 words
  21. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—Would it not be much wiser to leave such subjects as arithmetic and algebra to school hours only? They mean such a battle for the child at home. Our ...

    Article : 109 words
  22. CHURCH STREET BRIDGE.

    Sir,—In the comment in the leading columns to-day referring to the building of bridges by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works it is stated that the ...

    Article : 164 words
  23. League Permits.

    The following permits were granted last night by the permit and umpire committee of the Victorian Football League:—J. J. Taylor, Qua[?]batook to St.Kilda; F. J. Field, Port Melbourne ...

    Article : 74 words
  24. Sub-districts League.

    First Grade.— Balwyn v. Cantebury, at Balwyn, field Harvery, boundary Potter and Darvell, goal Pritchard and Yound; Richmond District v. Ascotvale, at Richmond, field Jenkins, boundary ...

    Article : 207 words
  25. 146 CHARGES REDUCED TO SIX.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—When Reginald Churchill, aged 29 years, a clerk, was committed for trial on six charges of false preten[?]es, Detective-sergeant McRae said ...

    Article : 50 words
  26. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—Rekpeatedly parents show their engerness for the children at my school to have plenty of home lessons. At the end of last term I lost a pupil[?] a boy not yet ...

    Article : 112 words
  27. DEATH AFTER FALLING FROM TRAM.

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—Mrs. E[?]ther Ali[?] Lewis, aged 55 years, of Lind[?]n Park[?] died to-day as a result of injuried suffered when she fell [?]r[?] a tram last night. ...

    Article : 27 words
  28. Display Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 111 words
  29. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—Our evenings are absolutely spoiled by our daughter's excessive home work. She is an intermediate student at a high school, and is reported as having more ...

    Article : 335 words
  30. Ground for Association Finals.

    At the last meeting of the Port Melbourne Council reference was made to an offer of the North Melbourne ground to the Victorian Football Association for the semi-final and final ...

    Article : 79 words
  31. INTERSTATE HOCKEY.

    PERTH, Wednesday.—In perfect playing conditions the interstate womemens' hockey gala was continued in fine weather before a fairly large crowd at Sub[?]aco oval to-day. Western Australis ...

    Article : 218 words
  32. Association Umpires.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 160 words
  33. Association Seconds.

    Umpires for Saturday:—Brunswick v. Northcote, field, Jury; goals, White and Walker; boundary, [?]McCarthy and Owens. Prahran v. Brighton, Dwver, Breadmore and Boyle, Bailey and ...

    Article : 370 words
  34. COUNCIL'S MOTOR-CAR.

    Sir,—Explaining why he supported the purchase of an American car in preference to one of British production, the mayor of Collingwood (Councillor ...

    Article : 344 words
  35. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—My boy attends one of the principal public schools. He has a journey of seven and a half miles each way, whcih takes 45 to 60 minutes morning and night; at least ...

    Article : 326 words
  36. INTER-COLLEGIATE MATCH.

    Newman College gained an excellent and welldeserved victory in the second round of the annual inter-college series of football matches, when it easily defeated Ormond in a strongly ...

    Article : 261 words
  37. Classified Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 249 words
  38. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—If the aim of education is the accumulation of the greatest possible amount of information home work may be a necessity,but if education aims at ...

    Article : 249 words
  39. Classified Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 93 words
  40. C.Y.M.S. Association.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 103 words
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