Direct assistance by means of Government subsidy has been recommended by the Tariff Board as a means of developing the shipbuilding industry in Australia. This was revealed to-day, when the Government's decision to ...
Article : 386 wordsAustralia won the first of the Empire Games cycling events at Henson Park, Marrickville, to-night, when Bob Porter, of the Enfield (Burwood) Club won the 1000 metres time trial championship, with another Australian, T. Johnstone (Victoria), second and ...
Article : 485 wordsAUSTRALIAN ATHLETES in Sydney in the impressive march which opened the Empire Games on Saturday. A crowd of 33,000 saw the great parade at Sydney Cricket Ground. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 27 wordsColin Cathels (19), of Portland, a Geelong gliding enthusiast and professional parachutist, aspires to be Australia's birdman. He has ...
Article : 177 wordsRadical members of tho central council of the United Country Party gained an overwhelming victory over the moderates to-day, ...
Article : 169 wordsPERTH (W.A.), Tuesday. — British exports to take part in the manufacture of paper in Tasmania passed through Fremantle on the R.M.S. Mnloja to-day. ...
Article : 82 wordsMainly due to fine bowling by Waite and Williams, South Australia dismissed Victoria for 177 in its second innings of the Sheffield ...
Article : 710 wordsD. Roberts (Concord, N.S.W.) today won the Woolcott-Forbes Aggregate with 290 points, after a shoot-off with R. Parker (Tingarey, ...
Article : 233 wordsLocal aviation officiais are inquiring into strange rumors current in Darwin to-night that unidentified planes have been seen ...
Article : 130 wordsToo Dark, an aboriginal deckhand of the patrol launch Larrakia, is very angry. He has been robbed of his 13-year-old bride, for ...
Article : 172 wordsThe population of Melbourne has returned to its pro-depression level, and stands at more than 1,000,000. ...
Article : 90 wordsThe body of a young woman, wearing a diamond-studded watch and four diamond rings, was found in the River Torrens to-day. ...
Article : 90 wordsDisaster almost overtook the patrol launch Larrakia when it was struck by a "cock-eyed bob" off Herald Island while on a patrol ...
Article : 125 wordsCANBERRA, Thursday. — Canberra's £6000 Ministerial residence is to be built after all. This project, which has been entertained for years, ...
Article : 106 wordsMELBOURNE, Tuesday. — Five or six days probably will elapse before repairs are completed to the Royal Air Force flying boat which lost a propeller ...
Article : 66 wordsReplying to a statement by a Melbourne clergyman, that 10,000 tons of onions had been destroyed, the chairman of the Onion ...
Article : 111 wordsThe statement of consolidated revenue for the seven months ended January 31, issued by the Treasurer (Mr. E. Dwyer-Gray) to-day, reveals that there is an excess of payments over receipts of £260,481, compared with £228,367 at the same period last year. ...
Article : 703 wordsHOBAET, Tuesday. — The Director of Public Health (Dr. B. M. Carruthers) stated to-night that since his report on infantile paralysis last night ...
Article : 71 wordsWhen the bowling section of the Empire Games was resumed at Waverley to-day, large winning margins distinguished both the ...
Article : 524 wordsBUCHAREST, Tuesday. — A sinister atmosphere begins to surround the disappearance of Theodore Butenko, secretary of the Soviet legation, who ...
Article : 109 wordsThe Australian Associated Press understands that an official announcement is about to be made that the King and Queen have ...
Article : 86 wordsMELBOURNE, Tuesday. — Capt. Arthur Olaf Hansen, master of the Camdale, declared in the witness box of the High Court to-day that on the ...
Article : 157 wordsMELBOURNE, Tuesday. — The 21 paralysis cases roported in the metropolitan area for the week ended last Sunday were the fewest recorded since ...
Article : 119 wordsThe Commonwealth Government has no intention of dropping its plan for advancing small loans to men in employment. ...
Article : 135 wordsThe summer months bring forth many complaints about borer in timber, and those come to a large extent from householders (states the latest bulletin ...
Article : 385 wordsLAUNCESTON, Tuesday. — The Launceston Greyhound Racing Club began its King's Cup meeting at White City to-night. Details: ...
Article : 301 wordsCANBERRA, Tuesday. — Federal Cabinet decided to-day to make a grant of £5999 to South Australia for infantile paralysis after-care. ...
Article : 57 wordsSchools resumed to-day after seven and a half weeks' Christmas vacation, hut out of a normal attendance of 4500 only 69 pupils ...
Article : 149 wordsSYDNEY, Tuesday. — Airlines of Australia was running at a loss, said Mr. G. A. Robinson, managing director of the company, to-day. He was ...
Article : 146 wordsSYDNEY, Tuesday.—W. A. Oldfield, who was omitted from the Australian Test side to tour England, will leave for England shortly. He said there had ...
Article : 54 wordsSYDNEY, Tuesday. — The headless body of a man was found in a gorge 20 miles from Parramatta to-day. Death had occurred four months ago. ...
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Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 - 1954), Wed 9 Feb 1938, Page 7
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