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Article : 326 wordsBecause sufficient funds have not been made available, the programme of farmers' debts adjustment in Victoria is not likely to ...
Article : 318 wordsDeclaring that the settlers of the Werribee irrigation area had presented "an unanswerable case" for increased water storages, the ...
Article : 767 wordsMr. and Mrs. C. Perrin who are leaving Ararat for Hampton were presented with a gift at a party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Archibald, Pomonal, ...
Article : 81 words"I had my own bicycle stolen last week and I am getting even by stealing someone else's," was the explanation said to have been given to the police by Charles ...
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Advertising : 569 wordsAt the Bendigo Rotary Club to-day the club president, Mr. T. H. McNaught, gave a talk to celebrate the 34th year of the activities of the Rotary movement. He ...
Article : 67 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—The LieutenantGovernor of Papua (Sir Hubert Murray) said to-day that when he went to Papua his first impression was that the natives ...
Article : 169 wordsThe Very Rev. Dean R. J. Kelly, administrator of the Catholic parish of Bendigo, left this week on the Stratheden for oversea, where he will stay for 12 ...
Article : 46 wordsADELAIDE, Thursday.—There was a strong demand for average quality wools at the sales to-day. Bradford buyers were the dominating factor, taking a large ...
Article : 221 wordsA public meeting was held at Beulah last night to consider the possibility of raising Bculah's quota of 38 men for the Warracknabeal militia unit. Twenty-three ...
Article : 38 wordsTwo of the fastest "billy carts" in Geelong will be shipped to Melbourne to contest the 1939 Victorian Soap Box Derby. More than 60 racing carts will be taken ...
Article : 141 wordsWhen a fire broke out near the Blind Creek, between Boronia ond Lower Ferntree Gully, to-day, Mrs. A. Dinsdale and Mrs. J. Sims attacked the flames with ...
Article : 65 wordsEmployment for 326 boys and young men was found in the year 1938 by the Young Men's Christian Association of Melbourne, according to the report presented to the ...
Article : 166 wordsTenders for various departments in the erection of the new hospital have been accepted. The total cost of the work will be more titan £40,000. The tenders, ...
Article : 61 wordsOwing to its unsatisfactory financial position, the Clunes Agricultural Society has decided to make a 25 per cent, reduction in the prize money for the principal ...
Article : 68 wordsBALLARAT, Thursday.—Firemen who attended an outbreak at the wooden store in Victoria street, adjoining the Sunshine Biscuit Company's factory, and used by ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 154 wordsAt a meeting of the Cohuna District Irrigators Adyisory Board a resolution was passed viewing with concern the likelihood of siltation in the Hume ...
Article : 60 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—An average to good selection, comprising 10,692 bales, was offered at auction at the wool sales to-day. Sales at auction totalled 10,015 bales, while ...
Article : 102 wordsA request that the number of supernumerary employees to be made permanent should be increased from 3,000 to 5,500 was made to the chairman of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 133 wordsMr. R. C. Kent, manager of the Euroa branch of the Bank of New South Wales, who has been transferred to Tatura, was bidden farewell by the managers and ...
Article : 57 wordsBALLARAT, Thursday.—William David Parker, aged 20 years, labourer, of Smythesdale, pleaded guilty in the Smythesdale Police Court, before Mr. A. R. ...
Article : 97 wordsMr, J. W. McCoy, accountant at the Union Bank of Australin, Geelong, has been notified of his appointment to the position of manager of the Burnie (Tas.) ...
Article : 49 wordsKORONG VALE, Thursday.—After 13 months without a water supply at Korong Vale, the water in the reservoir, which was replenished by the recent rain, was made ...
Article : 98 wordsCompetition was fairly general at yesterday's sheepskins sales. Prices for 45,787 skins offered were from par to 1/2d. per 1b. dearer. The rise was principally in ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 3,797 wordsBACCHUS MARSH, Thursday.—The Premier (Mr. Dunstan) and the Minister for Water Supply (Mr. Old) gave a favourable reply to-day to the strong ...
Article : 219 wordsOwing to the low state of the Murray River motor-cars are being driven across a few miles abose Jingellic. This is the first time for many years that this has ...
Article : 39 wordsSpecial trains with reduced fares, will leave Melbourne for Adelaide and Sydney on Saturday April 1. The Sydney trains will leave Spencer street at 6.35 a.m. and ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 335 wordsBecause of the rise in the price of horse fodder occasioned by the recent bush fires, the City Council will be asked by its public works committee to alter its cartage ...
Article : 66 wordsThe new Loddon Weir New Year's Day sports balance-sheet disclosed that this year the gross receipts were £483/6/1 and expenditure £209/9/8. leaving a ...
Article : 65 wordsOUYEN, Thursday.—Because of acute water shortage the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission has now prohibited the watering of gardens and lawns in ...
Article : 54 wordsBRISBANE, Thursday.—Edward Leonard Miles aged 52 years, of Palmwoods banana inspector of the Department of Agriculture, suffered fatal ...
Article : 71 wordsFRANKSTON, Thursday.—A group of bathers at Frankston to-day received a scare when a shark estimated to be 8ft. long was seen swimming only a few yards ...
Article : 56 wordsMr. and Mrs. F. Laffan, who have sold their property at Mr. William, and intend to live in Melbourne, were bidden farewell at a social gathering at the ...
Article : 47 wordsGEELONG, Thursday.—A meeting of residents of Winchelsea called to consider the question of water supplies decided that a poll of residents should be taken on the ...
Article : 73 wordsCANBERRA, Thursday.—Because of the dry season and the probability of a considerable reduction in production of wine grapes, the wine grapes charges ...
Article : 70 wordsCANBERRA, Thursday.—Regulations made by the Department of Commerce to-day provide for the first time for the registration cf establishments used for the ...
Article : 55 wordsMr. A. Cameron, who has been transferred from the Romsey branch to the inspector's office of the Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd., and Mrs. Cameron were ...
Article : 52 wordsNEWSTEAD, Thursday.—Gold fossickers in the Loddon River, between Newstead and Strangway, are making from 10/ to £2 a day. The stream is holding ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 205 wordsSWAN HILL, Thursday.—The body of Frederick Jones, of Brunswick, who was drowned in the Murray River on Tuesday, was recovered this morning. ...
Article : 27 wordsMr. N. C. Muir, who was recently appointed meat inspector for the Sale meat area. resigned before he commenced duty. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 573 wordsWhen nominations were called some weeks ago for the vacancy in the North Ward of the borough council no nomination was lodged. The vacancy was again ...
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Advertising : 68 wordsMILDURA, Thursday.—A weatherboard house in Fifteenth street, occupied by Mrs. Appleby, was destroyed by fire to-day. At the time of the outbreak Mrs. Appleby and ...
Article : 47 wordsContribution by the Animal Welfare League have ensbied settlers in fire-devastated aress to retain hundreds of milking cows in production instead of sacrificings ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 120 wordsMr. J. F. Sheahan, of the telephone accounts branch at the Melbourne office. has been transferred to the staff of the Yackandandah Post-office. ...
Article : 27 wordsAt a poli for the vacant South Riding seat in the Alberton Shire Council, caused by the death of councillor A. C. Davis, the voting was:—First count. J. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 24 Feb 1939, Page 14
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