Sir,—It is not surprising that there are advocates of regular firing in the forests when grazing licensees for a mere "pepper-corn rental," are able to get good ...
Article : 606 wordsTHIS PAVILION WILL HOUSE AUSTRALIA'S ELABORATE EXHIBIT at the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco, The pavilion is now nearing completion, and is located in the Pacific Basin area on the banks of a picturesque lagoon. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 41 wordsWhen a man and his son went to investigate an accident on the Prince's Highway near Warragul last night they found another son seriously injured in ...
Article : 107 wordsThe local meat trade demand this week will be adequately satisfied with various classes of fat sheep and cattle, with a liberal export surplus available of ...
Article : 465 wordsForms on which wheatgrowers may apply for both the home consumption price bounty and drought relief are being ...
Article : 609 wordscommercial motor-bus operators of Ballarat will attend the sittings of the Transport Regulation Board in Melbourne on Wednesday in support of their ...
Article : 84 wordsMr. W. J. Taylor, teller at the Murrayville branch of the Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd., has received notice of his transfer to the Romsey branch. Mr. and ...
Article : 54 wordsThe committee of the Tallangatta Agricultural and Pastoral Society has decided not to hold the annual show this year because of the adverse weather conditions. ...
Article : 51 wordsYARRAM, Monday.—When a motor truck driven by Peter Chapkoun left the road and rolled down an embankment when on the way from Yarram ...
Article : 95 wordsThe Sunshine Biscuit Company's factory in Victoria street was closed to-day, and about 120 employees were temporarily out of work, because of damage to the tin ...
Article : 88 wordsWhen a motor-car driven by Mr. R. Sheether of Holbrook, was swerved to avoid sheep on the Murray Valley Highway the vehicle skidded in loose gravel ...
Article : 47 wordsThe death occurred at Fern Hill of Mr. W. A. Cock, aged 78 years. He had been associated with farming in the Fern Hill district all his life, and died on the ...
Article : 41 wordsA diamond ring and two watches were taken by thieves from the home of Mr. J. Vickard, jeweller of Sturt street west, during the week-end. ...
Article : 30 wordsCOLAC, Monday.—A shop and dwelling at Colac West owned by Mrs. G. Dunn. were destroyed by fire. The building was insured in the Atlas Company for £400, ...
Article : 45 wordsAt the inquest into the death of Bruce Williamson, held in Mildura to-day, the deputy coroner (Mr. J. T. Patterson) found that death was due to the effects of a ...
Article : 183 wordsKYNETON, Monday.—Mr. Robert Duncan, of Mia Mia, was found unconscious yesterday morning on the road beside his bicycle. It is believed that ...
Article : 69 wordsIn the two weeks that there have been restrictions on Melbourne's use of water, metropolitan consumers have used 316,605,000 ...
Article : 431 wordsYields obtained in the wheat variety trials conducted by the Department of Agriculture on red land at Donald are described by the department as "very ...
Article : 537 wordsMrs. J. Sheather was found drowned in Greg Greg Creek last night. It is thought that she fainted while on the bank, and fell into water two feet deep. ...
Article : 34 wordsALBURY (N.S.W.), Monday.—In consequence of the dry season in the Murray catchment area and the continued release of water from the dam for irrigation in ...
Article : 120 wordsMr. R. M[?]Donald and Miss J. Bennett. both of [?]in, suffered fractured legs when thrown from a motor-cycle in an impact with a milk truck at Yarragon ...
Article : 43 wordsA house in Ballarat street. Geelong West, owned by Mr. C. Shaw, was destroyed by fire early this morning. The occupants, who were absent on holidays, ...
Article : 52 wordsMORNINGTON, Monday.—Brigadier A. Jackson, commander of the 15th Infantry Brigade, will direct operations at the brigade camp of the 57th/60th and ...
Article : 82 wordsThe Southern Riverina County Council has called tenders for the whole of the works in connection with the southern towns water supply system, embracing ...
Article : 46 wordsSWAN HILL, Monday.—At the quarterly meeting of the Swan Hill district council of the United Country party it was decided that the State Government ...
Article : 64 wordsMr. W. S. Wilson who for 23 years has occupied the position of secretary of the Shire of Karkarooc, has tendered his resignation. He intends to live in ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 359 wordsGEELONG, Monday.—The Searchlight Company of Engineers, Melbourne, to-day commenced a 10 days' course in searchlight drill at Queenscliff, in ...
Article : 84 wordsJERILDERIE (N.S.W.), Monday.—A deputation waited on Mr. Lethbridge, M.L.A., requesting that he should use his influence to endeavour to have the flow ...
Article : 102 wordsThe Roman Catholic Bishop of Ballarat (Dr. Foley) is spending his annual holiday at the Presbytery, Koroit. The Roman Catholic Bishop of Sandhurst (Dr. ...
Article : 49 wordsSir,—Members of the Sandringham City Council, who devote a lot of their own time to the business of ratepayers, must feel distressed at being stigmatised by ...
Article : 103 wordsAs a result of the scorching gale on Friday thousands of pounds worth of damage was done to standing crops of barley in the Millicent district. Thousands ...
Article : 76 wordsJUNEE (N.S.W.), Monday.—Colonel Lewis, representing the New South Wales Hospitals Commission, to-day opened an inquiry into the administration of the ...
Article : 48 wordsA post-mortem examination of the body of Mrs. Ada Lina Taylor, aged 29 years, of The Esplanade, Clifton Hill, which was found at Ferntree Gully on Sunday, was ...
Article : 80 wordsPlans and estimates for the construction of a community centre at the corner of Racecourse road and Victoria street, Flemington, will be drawn up by the ...
Article : 157 wordsSir,—I read with interest the letter of "Disgusted Listener" on the "dinner music" programmes of the Broadcasting Commission. From the business person's ...
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Advertising : 61 wordsAlthough there were heavy falls of rain in South Australia over the week-end, there is no prospect of immediate rain in Victoria, officials at the Weather Bureau ...
Article : 71 wordsPERTH, Monday.—The body of Wesley Inkpen, aged 60 years, a well-known Perth printer, was found early to-day by his son on the bank of a dry creek ...
Article : 71 wordsCareful observations by the River Murray Commission had shown that deposits of silt in the Hume reservor had not been appreciable, the chairman of the ...
Article : 146 wordsDespite drought conditions prevailing during the judging period, entries for the dairy farm competition organised by the Victorian United Cow Test Association ...
Article : 476 wordsSir,—Once again the Milk Board has without hesitation agreed to an increase in the already excessive cost of this essential commodity. For the last 35 years I have ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 323 wordsAlthough there has been difficulty in obtaining delivery of steel pipes, the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission has completed two miles of pipeline, which is ...
Article : 148 wordsSir,—I reside in a house facing a reserve of trees and glass in Dandenong road. Up to the time restrictions were imposed it was watered by two movable sprinklers which ...
Article : 173 wordsBRISBANE, Monday.—The fifth series of the wool sales opened to-day, when 12,926 bales were offered. The selection was average to good though barely equal ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 22 wordsSir,—When the Silvan Reservoir was finished the Board of Works said it had enough water to supply the population for the next hundred years, yet the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 151 wordsKYNETON, Monday.—A bush fire broke out to-day in a paddock on the property of Mr. E. Andrews at Drummond North. Members of the Malmsbury and ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 274 wordsSir,—After a tour of the bush fire areas, I would like to suggest that the relief committee or the Red Cross send women to each area. Now that the "iron rations" ...
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Advertising : 80 wordsSir,—Realising that the seeding of burnt-out fire areas will be a prodigious task, I would like to suggest, as a practical farmer now retired, that the Government ...
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