The possibilities of establishing in Australia an aircraft building in dustry capable of producing commercial and defence planes not ...
Article : 457 wordsThroughout Victoria at the weekend the weather was fine, but cool, and little change is likely to-day, according to an officer at ...
Article : 138 wordsThough water from the recent rain is pouring into reservoirs, and the public is consuming less, the situation has been only ...
Article : 341 wordsThe Chinese claim to have surprised the Japanese garrison in a sudden attack on Hukow, and to have recaptured that strategic ...
Article : 150 wordsSemi-official Slovak sources say that General Popoy, a former chief of the Ukrainian Cossacks, and his aide-de-camp (M. Sergei ...
Article : 293 wordsFrsnce is finding herself in possession of thousands of rifles and other weapons as a result of the "invasion" of her frontier by the defeated Spanish Republicans. When the soldiers arrive on French soli they are disarmed and sent to concentretion camps. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 46 wordsTransport drivers suffered excessive fatigue, and even their lives were endangered by the possibility of violent acts, because the present regulations ...
Article : 183 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.—New South Wales would reorganise its public works programme to divert as much of its funds as possible to ...
Article : 162 wordsCANBERRA, Sunday.—Despite the probability that a joint meeting of the two Government parties on March 1 will probably move ...
Article : 228 wordsThe Paris newspaper "Ce Soir" says that General Franco will shortly meet Herr Hitler and Signar Mussolini in Italy. It ...
Article : 411 wordsSpeaking at an international peace campaign meeting in London yesterday, Professor C. P. Chang, of China, said that the occupation of Hainan Island by the ...
Article : 151 wordsReports of anxiety by Moslems in India regarding the safety of the Holy places of Islam in Jerusalem have caused some surprise in London. ...
Article : 99 wordsBRISBANE, Sunday.—Found terribly injured about the head, Miriam Walters, aged 39 years, also known as Marie Bruno, died on the way to hospital yesterday ...
Article : 173 wordsThe British Broadcasting Corporation has decided to place the microphone at the disposal of the three chief political parties once a month for free discussion ...
Article : 172 wordsDetectives investigating the shooting of Leslie Macallister, aged 38 years, butcher, of Monbulk, near the bridge over the Dandenong Creek, at Wantirna, on January ...
Article : 217 wordsProgress of plans for safeguarding national life in an emergency, will be explained to the Minister for Defence (Brigadier Street) to-day. ...
Article : 165 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.—The chief technical attache to the British Air Mission, Mr. L. C. Ord, arrived in Sydney on Saturday from England in the flying-boat ceres. ...
Article : 98 wordsThe Correctional Court at Montreuilsur-Mer has fixed March 7 for the trial of James Mollison, the British airman, on charges of dangerous flying at Le ...
Article : 98 wordsAllegations said to have been made by members of the Douglas Credit organisation that approved societies established under the national insurance scheme will ...
Article : 81 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.—Mr. Mccall, M.H.R., who recently enlisted as a private in the 36th Battalion, has received a provisional commission in that unit. ...
Article : 162 wordsPIANGIL, Sunday.—A severe duststorm on Friday caused serious sanddrift on the railway line between Natya and Kooloonong. The train was unable ...
Article : 60 wordsThe Czech army is being completely reorganised and drastically reduced in size. General Krecji, chief of the general staff, has resigned. The number of ...
Article : 84 wordsThree bandits, armed with shotguns and pistols, held up 12 men at a poker game at Malden (Massachusetts) and killed one and critically wounded another. They ...
Article : 42 wordsOne member of a Ashing party was killed when part of a clift face fell 50ft. to the ledge where they were sitting at Cape Schanck ...
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Article : 158 wordsA special section of the 4th Field Artillery Brigade is being formed for business and professional men aged from about 28 years to 35 years, who, being ...
Article : 159 wordsADELAIDE, Sunday.—After having worked on the Spanish war front for two and a half years, two nurses, the Misses Una Wilson and May Macfariane, ...
Article : 58 wordsReports that Signor Mussolini narrowly escaped assassination on Thursday and that one of his private detectives was shot are officially denied in ...
Article : 137 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.—The Minister for External Affairs (Mr. Hughes) said tonight that new units would be formed to provide militia training facilities in ...
Article : 115 wordsTo compensate for the effects of the low birth rate at the end of the Great War, the War Ministry has decided to call up for military service in the autumn all ...
Article : 106 wordsRepresentatives of 12 unions having members employed at munition establishments, who interviewed the Minister for Defence (Brigadier Street) and made ...
Article : 95 wordsALBURY (N.S.W.), Sunday.—Called to Happy Valley settlement, two miles from Albury, police found James Augustus Keller lying in a pool of blood and ...
Article : 65 wordsFRANKSTON, Sunday.—Diving fully clothed from a railing of the Frankston promenade pier into deep water to-day, Norma ...
Article : 128 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.—Miss Kate Howard, who for more than 50 years was Lefore the Australian public as author, actress, and producer, died on Saturday at the ...
Article : 99 wordsFifteen boys and 17 young women are travelling to Sydney as immigrants in the Orontes. The boys will be distributed among farmers in New South Wales, who ...
Article : 82 wordsFurniture and bedding has been taken in to the Court of St. Damascus, at the Vatican, where the Conclave of Cardina's that will elect a successor to the late ...
Article : 100 wordsA claim will be made for a 40-hour working week for mining engine-drivers by the Engine-drivers' and Fireman's Union at a conference to be held soon ...
Article : 61 wordsADELAIDE, Sunday.—In addition to the 5,000 volunteers over 45 years of age who will be required by the South Australian National Defence League to ...
Article : 112 wordsThe funeral of Mr. H. N. Warren took place at St. Kilda Cemetery on Saturday afternoon. He was for 25 years secretary of the Malvern I.O.R., for 33 years was ...
Article : 125 wordsA NEW SECTION OF THE YARRA BOULEVARD, continuing on the north bank of the river between Swan street and Bridge road, was opened on Saturday by the Minister for Public Works (Sir George Goudie), who is shown in the lower picture cutting the ribbon. Above ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 62 wordsThe Duke of Kent is considering flying part of the way to Australia when he leaves in October to take up his appointment as Governor-General. ...
Article : 69 wordsBENDIGO, Sunday.—The opinion was expressed by Mr. T. R. Fripp (chairman) at a meeting of the No. 27 district board of the Returned Soldiers' League ...
Article : 102 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.—While a large audience listened to Captain Reginald Hall, an evangelist, at the Assembly Hall, Margaret street, ...
Article : 127 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday—Henry Faulkner, aged 33 years, of Malua sheet, Doll's Point, was killed when a military tractor he was driving on to a railway truck overturned ...
Article : 59 wordsIt is reported that French colonial troops have reoccupied territory along the Eritrean frontier which was ceded by France to Italy under the Rome ...
Article : 41 wordsADELAIDE, Sunday.—Colonel Sir Donald Banks and Air-Marshal Sir Arthur Longmore, of the British Air Mis sion, yesterday briefly inspected the ...
Article : 37 wordsEarl Beatty will arrive in Melbourne by the Sydney express this morning He is the son of the late Admiral Earl Beatty, who commanded the British ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 20 Feb 1939, Page 11
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