CANBERRA, Friday.—Proposals for a revision of the Murray irrigation works programme will be discussed by members of the Murray River Commission and a ...
Article : 205 wordsA steady market for butter in London is reported by the London agency of the Dairy Produce Export Board. Available supplies of New Zealand butter are small ...
Article : 215 wordsA suggestion has been made by the Pathfinders' Club that a large map of Ballarat and district be placed in a prominent position, so that visitors to Ballarat ...
Article : 432 wordsWANGARATTA, Friday.—The proposal to revive dredging for gold along the Ovens River and other streams in the north-east is being watched with some ...
Article : 439 wordsBush Fire Prevention Week will begin to-morrow, when every person in Victoria will be urged by publicity of various kinds to take part in an educational ...
Article : 508 wordsFruitgrowers throughout Victoria are alarmed by the prospects of serious developments from the disorganisation of the Australian export trade in canned ...
Article : 423 wordsArrangements have been made for an experimental shipment of chilled beef to be sent from Queensland to London by the Idomeneus, which has been provided ...
Article : 460 wordsOUYEN, Friday.—Bencubbin wheat, which has become popular in the drier parts of the West Australian wheat belt, is being tested by a number of growers ...
Article : 226 wordsMinimum prices at which butter may be sold for export in Australia in the week ending January 26 have been fixed as follow:—Choicest salted and unsalted, 65/ ...
Article : 58 wordsOUYEN, Friday.—Sheep have saved many North-west Mallee settlers in this season of erratic wheat yields and low prices. A few years ago Mallee settlers ...
Article : 262 wordsDeclaring that one effect of the French import quotas has been to prevent the sale of 30,000 cases of South Australian fruit, the negotiations for which had ...
Article : 69 wordsThere was a steady opening market for wheat cargoes, with Manitoba wheat somewhat harder to buy on account of exchange movements. Australian and ...
Article : 175 wordsKYNETON, Friday.—Yardings and prices obtained at special sheep sales in Kyneton this season have eclipsed all previous records. Last week 17,644 sheep ...
Article : 122 wordsNUMURKAH, Friday.—Harvesting has not yet been completed in this district. Although many farmers had completed stripping at the beginning of ...
Article : 180 wordsORBOST, Friday.—A collision between two motor-cars on the Prince's Highway at Storey's Creek, between Orbost and Cann River, last night was the cause of ...
Article : 83 wordsIn the city court yesterday Augustus Septimus Starr, aged 34 years, was charged with having broken and entered the office of the Public Health department early in ...
Article : 100 wordsBRISBANE, Friday.—On Monday an important conference will be held at the Brisbane abattoirs to discuss the problems of the Australian beef export industry, ...
Article : 61 wordsWheat for future delivery is quoted in Chicago as follows:—May, 89½ cents a bushel (3/8¾): July, 87¼ cents (3/7?); September, 88? cents (3/8?). The cash ...
Article : 45 wordsINGLEWOOD, Friday.—Two bachelors Messrs John and Ambrose Evans who have lived together on their faim at Kurting for 50 years, died yesterday. Both ...
Article : 87 wordsRonald Mackenzie's play Musical Chairs" will be presented for the first time in Australia at 8 o'clock to-night at the Garrick Theatre by the New Comedy Company. This ...
Article : 100 wordsLANG, LANG, Friday.—Colin Leeson, aged 14 months, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leeson, of Caldermeade, sat down in front of a beehive, and the bees immediately ...
Article : 66 wordsFRANKSTON, Friday.—The cool change in the weather enabled the 170 boys at the camp of the Church of England Boys' Society at Frankston to continue their ...
Article : 113 wordsCommenting on a letter which appeared in "The Argus" yesterday, directing attention to the spread of a weed known as fennel in the Heidelberg district, and ...
Article : 165 wordsNo new bush fires were reported to the Forests Commission yestcrday. The outbreak at Wood's Point, which threatened to develop seriously on Thursday, died ...
Article : 30 wordsBIRCHIP, Friday.—Stripping of wheat is in progress. Average yields throughout the district are reported to be much better than estimated. Crops are giving ...
Article : 165 wordsARARAT, Friday.—A fire near Buangor this afternoon burnt 20 acres of Mr. Paterson's wheat crop. Men were harvesting the crop with a tractor, and only ...
Article : 71 wordsAs the Geelong Hospital's new operating theatre is now in use, the casualty theatre, where all operations have been performed for some years, will be used ...
Article : 243 words{No abstract available}
Advertising : 91 wordsADELAIDE, Friday.—In two hours this afternoon fire swept across 70 acres of grazing land and scrub at Athelstone and threatened several buildings. Breaks ...
Article : 58 wordsKYABRAM, Friday.—Ill-fortune still dogs the relief workers' camp at Wyuna. This week a shooting accident was followed by a fire which destroyed 10 of ...
Article : 62 wordsPORTLAND, Friday.—Several scrub fires occurred to-day. A fire broke out in country adjoining the Crawford estate, and large parties of adjoining landowners ...
Article : 43 wordsNorman Anderton was charged before Mr. H. J. Worland, J.P., in the police court with having imposed on Swinton's Pty. Ltd. by means of a false representation in writing ...
Article : 202 wordsTRARALGON, Friday.—While bathing in the Latrobe River at the Sandbank last night, Arthur Membrey got into difficulties and sank. Mr. D. Munro, who ...
Article : 42 wordsBOOLARRA, Friday.—Mr. R. Le Plastrier, of Gunyah, met the mystery animal of the Gunyah bush late on Wednesday night. He was passing through Mr. G. ...
Article : 119 wordsFLOUR.—Flour is being firmly held; Australian ex store is quoted at 17/ to 18/ for 280lb. OATS.—Quoted occasionally at 6d. dearer for ...
Article : 162 wordsSir,—Sir Stanley Argyle supported my contention that in the instance of the Snowy River settlement along the river and denudation of the banks of the ...
Article : 295 wordsSir,—On behalf of the settlers for whom we act, we desire to assure the British Government representative that, before coming to any decision whether they ...
Article : 582 wordsJames Wright, a bridge ganger on the railways, had his hand severely crushed when pile- driving on a bridge near Ben Nevis.s Mr. J. S. Ryan and Mr. T. White, of the ...
Article : 1,280 wordsThe following tenders have been recommended for acceptance by the Public Works department:—Edithvale.—Reports and painting State school No. 3,700, White and ...
Article : 52 wordsJ. Davenport, gardener, employed at the Wagga Convent, was knocked down by a motorcar, but escaped with severe abrasions and bruises. ...
Article : 144 wordsTenders for works on various country roads were approved by the Country Roads Board this week. The cost of the works amounts to nearly £9,000. The successful tenderers for ...
Article : 258 wordsAVOCA.—Mr. W. Sawers, of Avoca, has been appointed to a position in the Bank of New South Wales at Kerang.—Mr. M. Pitcher met with severe injuries through being thrown from ...
Article : 1,429 wordsBRISBANE, Friday.—M. Kalill lowered the Queensland record for 50 yards from 0.23 2-5 to 0.23 at the State championship swimming meeting to-night. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe annual meeting of the Clunes in Melbourne Club will be held to-night in the Australian Church Hall Russell street Election of officers. A basket picnic will be held at ...
Article : 51 words{No abstract available}
Advertising : 61 wordsWELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday.—At the Wanganut wool sales 30,000 bales were offered and more than 90 per cent was sold. France and Germany were the keenest operators. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 20 Jan 1934, Page 17
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