Remarking that a prisoner in General Sessions yesterday "evidently waged war on motorists." Judge Richardson sentenced him to 12 months' imprisonment. ...
Article : 234 wordsSir,—On behalf of those who have suffered in the bush fires I wish to express my gratitude to the directors for the magnificent manner in which "The Argus" ...
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Advertising : 472 wordsThe Premier (Mr. Dunstan) will leave Melbourne this morning to make a two-day inspection of the areas devastated by the bush fires. Mr. Dunstan will be ...
Article : 221 wordsMany complaints have been made regarding the small fines imposed on persons convicted of having illegally lighted fires in the ...
Article : 184 wordsALTHOUGH THE GRIPMAN was hurled to the ground, no one was injured when a motor-car and a cable tram collided in High street, Northcote, last night. The dummy of the tram and the motor-car were extensively damaged. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 37 wordsSir,—After over 40 years' duty in the forests of Victoria, my views on forest fires may be of interest. Year after year fires have occurred, sometimes with fatal ...
Article : 585 wordsBetween 400 and 500 cattle from areas where fires have destroyed pastures have been entered so far for this week's fat cattle sales, but a leading agent said ...
Article : 236 wordsApparently there is no control of campers who pitch their tents and light unprotected and dangerous fires on private property, said Mr. D. P. Flockart, of Mt. ...
Article : 119 wordsWilliam George Reid, of Coburg, labourer, was acquitted by a jury in General Sessions yesterday of a charge that he absconded with £12 which his ...
Article : 141 wordsYesterday I paused awhile to recapture the fragrance of my lost boyhood to rejoice again in the innocent pastimes of youth, and to hear the winds of the past keening through the lyre of memory, which is one of the biggest lyres I ...
Article : 1,285 wordsThe Cement Creek picnic ground, near Warburton, one of the most pleasurable spots in the State, was untouched by the bush fires, an officer of the Tourist Bureau ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 230 wordsWALWA, Tuesday.—There was noisy criticism of the State Government at a large meeting of farmers to-day when it was announced that the Government could ...
Article : 187 wordsCopies of "The Argus" for the days covering the recent bush fires are available at "The Argus" head office, 365 Elizabeth street, or "The Argus" branch office, ...
Article : 48 wordsAlthough the State Cabinet has approved of an increase of 2d. a gallon in the wholesale price of milk, the increase will not become effective until the official ...
Article : 92 wordsSir,—Allow me to express my appreciation of the fine article by Mr. A. L. Brient, which you published in "The Argus" Week-end Magazine on Saturday, ...
Article : 137 wordsAUCKLAND (N.Z.), Tuesday.—With the cessation of the Australian bush fires atmospheric conditions which had been dulled by smoke blown across the Tasman, ...
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Advertising : 392 wordsTributes were paid by the State Relief Committee and Red Cross Society workers yesterday to the stamina and fortitude of the many volunteer drivers who had ...
Article : 143 wordsSir,—At Beaumaris quite close in to the shore, there is a large and deep pool, into which there is a sheer drop from a depth of 2ft. of water. Its existence is apparently ...
Article : 138 wordsIt is most improbable that the State Ministry will reverse its recommendation to the Governor in Council that sentence of death passed on Thomas William ...
Article : 288 wordsJames McMillan, an indeterminate sentence prisoner, who escaped from the reformatory prison at French Island, has been recaptured on the island and ...
Article : 124 wordsSir,—It would be a wise precaution if the control and distribution of bush-fire funds were done through open channels intimate with the requirement of relief. ...
Article : 118 wordsAfter a fortnight of sightseeing in Melbourne, 68 of the 120 Gippsland boys, who were brought to Melbourne by the Rev. R. G. Nichols, of Fitzroy, returned to their ...
Article : 91 wordsSir,—During the last few days I have been posting copies of your daily issues to friends in other States and last Saturday morning I brought five copies of that ...
Article : 153 wordsA SIGN THAT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF and means relief for bush fire victims in the Warrandyte district. Nearly half the township was wiped out during the fires last week. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 29 wordsSir,—As a result of the calamitous bush fires many animals will be in distress. It will be some time before grass is available, and it will be costly to send fodder ...
Article : 95 wordsSir,—As the boarding schools are empty just now, it would be a gracious act if the bush fire refugees were allowed to shelter there instead of in tents. The ...
Article : 60 wordsFrom F.M.D. (Kew).—Those of us who had the perspicacity to buy homes served by a water supply from the hills should not be restricted. All the reservoirs with ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wed 18 Jan 1939, Page 3
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