Under an agreement arranged by the United States War Department with an American armament firm, an incendiary anti-aircraft bullet invented in Melbourne, ...
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Article : 164 wordsMeasures which the Government considers vital in its legislative programme will be discussed this week in the Legislative Assembly. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 112 wordsMany people who visited the snow yesterday were incensed by the behaviour of several youths. Arming themselves with snowballs, which contained a considerable ...
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Article : 83 wordsAn attempt to avoid a dog by swerving caused a crash in Nicholson street, East Brunswick, on Saturday night, when a motor-cycle ran into a fence. ...
Article : 76 words"It is to be regretted that such a large number as 20,000 motoring offences should have been reported by the police in the first six months of this year, but if the ...
Article : 209 wordsAt the Coburg Council election, to be held on the fourth Saturday in August, Mr. F. T. Currie, of Pascoevale, will be a candidate for the North Ward. He ...
Article : 39 wordsSir,—I should like to support the suggestion that ability to entertain with music and song be among the qualifications of the carnival queen. The added ...
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Article : 47 wordsA conference between representatives of the Housewives' Association and the fishing industry to-day is the first step in an organised campaign by the Association ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 31 Jul 1939, Page 3
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