BALLARAT, Friday.—Keen and ot times excited competition was experienced at the second wool sale for the season, held by Messrs. E. J. Strickland and Sons. A catalogue of 1,100 ...
Article : 278 wordsYesterday the trade decided to reduce the price of new cheese 1/2d. a lb. The revised wholesale prices are:—New large size, 5½d, and new loaf size, 6d. a lb. ...
Article : 832 wordsFrom time to time it has been suggested that the name of the Federal electorate Corio should be altered to Geelong. Now that there is about to be a readjustment of ...
Article : 434 wordsSponsored by the mayor of Eaglehawk (Councillor T. R. Davies) a pian, under which all sustenance employees in the borough received during the week the ...
Article : 276 wordsUnder the will of the late Mrs. Acheson, widow of Mr. W. M. Acheson, a former leading legal managet of mines in Ballarat, substantial sums have been released ...
Article : 421 wordsInactivity has marked the wheat freight market this season. Early in the reason there was unccrtainty over the operation of the wheat export quota system. Later ...
Article : 384 wordsAlthough early yesterday morning the Premier (Sir Stanley Argyle) intimated to members of the Legislative Assembly that there would probably be further ...
Article : 136 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. A. G. Shand, secretary of the Master Butchers' Association, said to-day that the export of chilled beef was certain to be begun on a large ...
Article : 272 wordsAn application was yesterday made to the Licensing Court by the Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. Ltd. for a spirit merchants' licence. After legal argument ...
Article : 215 wordsBoth Houses of Parliament passed yesterday, without amendment, a bill to authorise the expenditure by the city of Hawthorn of £11,148. the balance of ...
Article : 85 wordsBerry-growers at Wandin are now busy picking gooseberries, raspberries, and loganberries. A large percentage of the crop is consigned to private oiders in all ...
Article : 250 wordsA resolution protesting against the proposal of the British Ministry of Agriculture to enforce new methods of branding and stamping Australian meat was passed ...
Article : 335 wordsThe Moorabbin Council at its last meeting received a letter from the Minister in Charge of Sustenance stating that reasonable efficiency was expectcd from men who were working in ...
Article : 143 wordsBONNIE DOON, Firday.—About 7 p.m. to-night at the Glen Creek mining camp. three miles fiom Boonle Doon. on the Mansfield road, an altercation took place ...
Article : 194 wordsThe decision of the Legislative Assembly a few days ago against the wishes of the Ministry to share £175,000 set aside for the assistance of cultivators ...
Article : 292 wordsIn order that the Tarm Produre Agents Bill should be passed before the State session ended yesterday the Legislative Assembly was obliged to accept ...
Article : 219 wordsThe medical officer of health of the Shire of Heidelberg (Dr. John G. Cameron) says in his annual report that there, has been on increase in the incidence of diphtheria ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 259 wordsBENDIGO, Friday.—At the Goornong State School the G. V. Lanscll cup, which is competed for by four district schools at calf club parades, was handed ...
Article : 295 wordsORBOST, Friday.—Thieves were active here last night. The Orbost butter factory office was broken into and £17 in cash was stolen. By forcing the window ...
Article : 58 wordsThe Highett Progress Association in a letter to the Moorabbin Council, at its meeting on Monday night, directed attention to the need for a resident constable in the ...
Article : 678 wordsThe Railways Commissioners announced yesterday that the annual excursion of Rushworth resldents, which is one of the largest country excursions handled by the department ...
Article : 50 wordsMr. L. J. Millar, of the High School staff, has been appointed to the University High School staff, and Mr. J. Finlayson, of the Technical School, has been transferred to the ...
Article : 147 wordsSALE, Friday.—The Sale District Settlers' Association wrote to the Closer Settlement Commission urging that owing to the low prices of farm produce and the ...
Article : 229 wordsThe Wheatgrowers' Relief Bill, which provides machinery for the distribution of the Federal bounty of £603,586 for the assistance of Victorian wheatgrowers, was ...
Article : 255 wordsBALMORAL.—A Christmas tree party was given to the children of the district by residents. The hall was crowded. A dance was held afterwards. ...
Article : 2,121 wordsAt the annual speech day of the Ararat Elementary School prizes were distributed by Councillor J. Moore. Councillor A. McDonald's prize gold medal for the dux of the school was ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 757 wordsDOOKIE, Friday.—Mr. Purster, of the Department of Agrciculture, has made available the awards in the Dookie Agricultural and Pastoral Society's crop ...
Article : 142 wordsSellers' offers of Manitoba wheat are mostly on a lower scale, but buyers' needs are apparently satisfied. Australian and Plate cargoes are steadily held at ...
Article : 141 wordsDescribing the annual report of the Closer Settlement Commission as being "very candid and courageous," the Minister for Lands (Mr. Dunstan) said ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 416 wordsWheat futures are quoted:—December delivery, 781 cents (3/3?) a bushel; May, 80¾ cents (3/4¾); July, 79¼ cents (3/3[?]). The cash price of No. 2 hard winter wheat ...
Article : 44 wordsSir,—The chairman of the Commonwealth Export Control Board (Mr. W. C. F. Thomas) has announced that the sale of Australian dried fiuits is falling off. ...
Article : 306 wordsGREENSBOROUGH, Friday.—While filling the petrol tank of his truck at the Greensborough motor garage to-day, Mr. A. Dunk a partnei in the firm of Messrs. ...
Article : 128 wordsOn December 19, speech day, prizes were presented by Mrs. Harrison, president, who witn Messrs. Clarke and McMullen gave needlework and cookery prizes. Outstanding su[?]es ...
Article : 117 wordsDUNKELD, Friday.—Ryegrass in parts of the Marney Swamp district is being attacked by caterpillars, and the flocks of ibises which are preying on the ...
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Advertising : 51 wordsMILDURA, Friday. — A motor-car owned by Mr. W. Dunstan, which had been left on the lawns near the rowing club's shed, with the hood up, ran into ...
Article : 56 wordsMrs. R. R. S. Mackinnon, a member of the New South Wales Hospital Commission, visited Albury and conferred with local authorities concerning the regional conference to be held ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 23 Dec 1933, Page 8
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