The town cleik to-day received Captain Diprose's report to the civil Aviation Board about the accident to the airliner Lepena at Wagga on Deccmber 29. ...
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Article : 426 wordsThe hearing was resumed in the Mossman Court to-day of the case in which Bogo Gavrilovich, a Jugoslav, is charged that on December 19, at Upper Cassowary, ...
Article : 203 wordsMessrs. Gaskin Bros., of Sydney, were the successful tenderers for building a new high school at Canberra. The total cost of the school, including furnishings and ...
Article : 148 wordsIncreased activity on the wheat wharves at Williamstown and Geelong is reflected in the movements of tramp steamers. The exodus of heavily-laden, outward-bound ...
Article : 163 wordsArising out of a raid, which was made by gaming police from Melbourne, Austin Frederick Shillington "was fined £20 in the police court to-day on a charge of ...
Article : 78 wordsThe deputy coroner (Mr. G. Moore) to-day conducted an inquest into the death of Frank Arnold, aged 58 years, of St. Andrew's avenue, Bendigo, who died ...
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Article : 107 wordsVictoiian potato-growers are faced with a difficult problem following the growth of the potato industry in Tasmania and the intense competition for business in ...
Article : 270 wordsThomas Weir, miner, employed at the Maxwell Consolidated, narrowly escaped injury when a piece of timber fell into the shaft. He was working below, and ...
Article : 51 wordsA new municipality to be known as the Borough of Colac will be constituted as the result of an order in council approved yesterday. ...
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Article : 335 wordsPreliminary arrangements for the annual Mildura May bowling carnival are being made, and new features have been planned. ...
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Article : 105 wordsThe chairman of the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission (Mr. L. R. East) and Mr. W. A. Robertson, a member of the commission, left Melbourne ...
Article : 157 wordsAccording to the Government statist (Mr. O. Gawler) there were 138,922 private cars registered in Victoria at the end of December, 1937; 76,168 commercial, ...
Article : 126 wordsBecause the swimming carnival which was to have been held at Bendigo on Australia Day has been abandoned, four State amateur titles will be decided at a carnival at ...
Article : 694 wordsThe Albury Council claims that the aerodrome which will be provided at Albury will probably be the finest in country districts. The cost will be 18 000 and concrete ...
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Article : 99 wordsBAMAWM. — The Bamawm Caledonian Society held a successful social. — At the annual meeting of the Bamawm Citrus-growers' Association Mr. P. Cobbett and Mr. B. B. ...
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Article : 244 wordsThe Federal Attomey-General Mr. Menzies) was elected an associate member of the Lawn Tennis Association of Victo a last night. He intends to play regularlsy ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wed 12 Jan 1938, Page 14
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