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  2. CHANGE IN SITE SUGGESTED

    The question of the removal of the Melbourne Grammar School from its present site at the corner of Domain road and St. Kilda road was raised by Sir ...

    Article : 338 words
  3. HUGE PACIFIC CARNIVAL

    Australla, New Zealand, Canada, the United States, Hawaii, the Dutch East Indies, and the South Sea Islands competing in a Pacific Nations' annual ...

    Article : 278 words
  4. Letters to the Editor ART STANDARDS

    Sir,—Mr. Harold Herbert, in his review in "The Argus" of Tuesday of the Independent Group's Exhibition at the Athen[?]um. wonders why the group does ...

    Article : 578 words
  5. Obituary LIFE WORK FOR HOSPITALS

    Nearly a lifetime of service in the interests of the hospitals of Victoria was spent by Mr. William John Gray Turner. who died at Heidelberg House on ...

    Article : 459 words
  6. GUNS ROAR AT DARWIN

    DARWIN, Thursday.—In a fierce mock battle, an expeditionary force from "Madagocia." which had been trying to invade the Northern Territory since ...

    Article : 313 words
  7. SUBSCRIPTION SHORT

    CANBERRA, Thursday.— When all applications for the Commonwealth loan of £4,750,000, which closed yesterday, were received to-day, it was found that ...

    Article : 132 words
  8. GUILLOTINE IN SENATE

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—After Labour senators had spent more than four hours debating seven clauses of the National Register Bill in committee in the Senate ...

    Article : 148 words
  9. Advertising

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    Advertising : 646 words
  10. PREMIER'S COMMENT

    Unless the Financial Agreement was amended to provide for effective control of all Governmental and semi-Governmental borrowing, and to curb the ...

    Article : 186 words
  11. UNION CAMPAIGN

    Declaring that as soon as the measure became law the campaign in opposition to the National Register would be intensified speakers at a meeting of the Trades ...

    Article : 96 words
  12. SPOTTING SEA INVADER

    War planes from Laverton will take part in reconnaissance exercises to seaward off Mt. Gambier with the destroyer Vampire to-day. The destroyer wil ...

    Article : 144 words
  13. MUDDY DROMES

    ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—Both the north-bound and south-bound planes flying between Adelaide and Darwin have been delayed at Alice Spiings by abnormal ...

    Article : 149 words
  14. CITY SURVEYOR ILL IN LONDON

    Plant to bring the City Council building regulations up to date probably will be seriously delayed. News has been received in Melbourne ...

    Article : 130 words
  15. SUPPLY BILL PASSED

    CANBERRA, Thusday. —The House of Representatives to-day granted the Government funds at the rate of almost £21,875 a minute to enable it to carry ...

    Article : 136 words
  16. MENZIES, R. G... N.O.

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—In an exchange of sallies in the House of Representatives to-day between the Prime Minister and the ...

    Article : 93 words
  17. LABOUR DAY BALLOT

    In an interesting ballot held by the Trades Hall Council to elect a Labour Day committee to conduct the next Labour Day demonstration. 29 candidates ...

    Article : 181 words
  18. MISS E. M. CRAIG

    The death occurred at Bendigo on Wednesday of Miss Emily Mary Craig, a leading charity and church worker, at the age of 78 years. Miss Craig was an ...

    Article : 89 words
  19. G. J. COLES AND CO.'S PROPERTIES

    BRISBANE, Thursday.—G. J. Coles and Co. Ltd., which bought Commerce House, in Adelaide street, for £50,000 last month. has now purchased the Queen ...

    Article : 75 words
  20. CAMP FOOD INQUIRY

    BRISBANE, Thursday.—As a sequel to allegations of poor food and hundreds of cases of sickness and other complaints at Enoggera military camp between May ...

    Article : 56 words
  21. CITY COUNCIL GRAMS

    Increase of the City Council's centribution to charities for the nine months ending on September 30 from £5,000 to £5.740. will be recommended to the ...

    Article : 41 words
  22. HAPPINESS OF DEAF MUTES

    In the days of the Roman poet, Lucretius, there may have been some ground for his opinion that "To instruct the deaf no art could ever reach: ...

    Article : 220 words
  23. FOOD PRICES

    Sir,—Mr. Vanstan must admit that organised primary producers are responsible for successfully agitating for a regime of controlled prices, and their ...

    Article : 96 words
  24. MRS. L. I. MACALISTER

    Mrs. Lucie Isobel Macalister, wife of Mr. W. G. Macalister, of Wellington road, Mulgrave, died yesterday after a short illness. She was a daughter of the late ...

    Article : 83 words
  25. Advertising

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    Advertising : 166 words
  26. JUDGE IMPOSES SECRECY

    DARWIN, Thursday.—Binding representitives of both sides to secrecy, Judge Drake-Brockman preslded to-day at a compulsory conference on the building ...

    Article : 71 words
  27. HAWTHORN POLL

    Defeated candidates who congratulated the new member for Hawthorn in the Legislative Assembly (Councillor L. Tyack) at the declaration of the poll ...

    Article : 168 words
  28. PRICE OF FISH

    Sir,—In the reference in "The Argus" to the haul of schnapper off St. Kilda, it is mentioned that owing to the infiuence of this big supply the wholesale ...

    Article : 95 words
  29. BOARDING-HOUSE WAGES

    Employees in boarding-houses will receivc next week their first increases in wages for eight years. The increases. ranging from 5/ to 31/ a week, have been ...

    Article : 46 words
  30. AMERICAN LIFE

    To-day at 10 a.m. "Penelope" of 3UZ will interview an American woman who is attached to the American Women's Auxiliary of the Children's Hospital. Their ...

    Article : 44 words
  31. CAR-PARKING METERS

    Sir, —I appreciate the difficulties of the City Council in its parking problem, but after seeing parking meters in use and their enormous expansion in America ...

    Article : 191 words
  32. STOPPED SPEECH TO AID INJURED MAN

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—The leader of the Country party (Sir Earle Page) interrupted a speech he was making in the House of Representatives to-day to hurry ...

    Article : 103 words
  33. LABOUR'S NEW TACTICS

    In the hope of depriving the United Australia party of the representation of the electorate, the Labour party will probably refrain from contesting the Hawthorn ...

    Article : 78 words
  34. WIRRAWAY PROTOTYPE IN CRASH

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—The NA33 aeroplane brought to Australia as a prototype of the Australian-built Wirraway and transferred to the Royal Australian ...

    Article : 67 words
  35. SEVERE ON ROAD HOGS

    Sir,—Undoubtedly many motorists who are fined for breaches of the traffic regulations are only hurt financially. and they regard this as "a cheap get-out." ...

    Article : 340 words
  36. UNION WANTS UNIVERSAL HALF-HOLIDAY

    Introduction of a universal Saturday half-holiday in Victoria and the closing of shops on that day at 12 noon will be sought by a deputation which the annual ...

    Article : 101 words
  37. RECRUITS PRAISED

    Saying that he was as agreeably impressed not only by the numbers who responded to the recent recrulting campaign but also by the fine types that came for ward, ...

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  38. WORMS DAMAGE DOCK

    Tasmanian messmate timber used for the piles of Central Pier, Victoria Dock. the normal life of which is about 40 years, has been found to be worm eaten ...

    Article : 107 words
  39. MAN KILLED IN FALL

    HOBART, Thursday.—Henry Fulcher Paimer, aged 24 years, a son of a Huon sawmiller, was killed almost instanlly when he fell to-day from a high landing ...

    Article : 68 words
  40. ESSENDON 'DROME

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—Referring in the House of Representatives to-day to the fatality at Essendon aerodrome last week-end. Lieut-Colonel White (U. A. P., ...

    Article : 86 words
  41. LINESMAN KILLED

    SYDNEY, Thusday.—When a car and a motor-lorry collided at Leichhardt to-day, the car Struck an enclosure around a manhole. where two postal linesmen ...

    Article : 66 words
  42. INDEX TO NEWS COLUMNS

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 420 words
  43. THE MORATORIUM

    Sir,—What has Mr. Dunstan to offer as compensation to a widow aged 65 whose sole capital is invested on mortgage, and who. having received no ...

    Article : 123 words
  44. QUEENSLAND SURPLUS

    BRISBANE, Thursday.—Revenue figures issued to-day indicate that the estimated deficit of £215,774 for the year ending June 30 should be ...

    Article : 72 words
  45. LAW NOTICES—(This Day)

    PRACTICE CURT.—Before Mr. Justice Lowe.—10.30 to 1 p.m.— Chamber business. CRIMINAL COURT.—Before Mr. Justice ...

    Article : 203 words
  46. EMPIRE DAY PROCEEDS

    Proceeds from the sale of flags and tokens for Empire Day on May 24 have alreaday amounted to £518, although many returns from country districts have ...

    Article : 102 words
  47. DRIVERS' LICENCES

    Sir,—In no country is it so easy to get a motor-driver's licence as in Australia. I know a driver with a stiff leg and a serious nervous defect. I suggest that ...

    Article : 67 words
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