Sir,—In reply to "Aquarius" may I state that during the Great War I served for four and a half years, that I am prepared to do anything required of me during this ...
Article : 285 wordsFirst interstate drafts of troops of the Second A.I.F. to reach Melbourne 133 officers and men of specialised units from Tasmania ...
Article : 231 wordsIn the last week recruiting officers at Victoria Barracks have received an almost constant stream of inquiries from employers ...
Article : 247 wordsCANBERRA, Thursday.—Asked by the Country party leader whether an opportunity for a debate on "Wet v. Dry Canteens" ...
Article : 157 wordsFor the first time since Parliament assembled the policy of maintaining dry canteens in military camps was criticised in the Senate to-day Most members ...
Article : 137 wordsSir,—In answer to B. A. Jago (Mont Albert) in regard to farmers providing living quarters little better for their men than they do for their pigs, let me state ...
Article : 100 wordsA military club for men of the Second A.I.F. on leave will be established in Melbourne, and will be named Blamey House. ...
Article : 126 wordsRecruiting officers at the Defence Department expect to be able to announce to-day that Victoria's quota of 6,000 men for the Second ...
Article : 131 wordsSir,— As the nations of the British Commonwealth are drawing closer together, should not Australians forgo their "White Australia" policy in favour ...
Article : 63 wordsADELAIDE, Thursday.—The South Australian Alliance decided to-day to place milk and fruit-juice bars in military camps in this State. The proposal, ...
Article : 56 wordsSir,—Section 74 of the new Weights and Measures Bill seems to be fraught with dangers, and as inspectors are to make a report concerning their visits ...
Article : 116 wordsCANBERRA, Thursday.—The Federal Government will abandon plans made by the Minister for Air (Mr.Fairbairn) to stabilise Australian internal air services ...
Article : 139 wordsTo fill gaps in the ranks further recruits probably will be sought by Militia units within the next few weeks. ...
Article : 106 wordsBeer at 3d. a pot, cigarettes 10 for a "tray," a stalls seat at the pictures for 6d.... That is how it was in 1914, when the ...
Article : 230 wordsSir,—It has been claimed that the fruitgrowers are in favour of Government control of apples and pears. I attended a meeting of some 500 growers recently and ...
Article : 233 wordsTwo short bills relating to the legal rights and responsibilities of persons employed on war service during the war and for three months afterwaid were ...
Article : 190 wordsCANBERRA, Thursday.—Although endorsing it in principle Senator MajorGeneral Brand condemned the universal training plan in the Senate to-day on ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 393 wordsCANBERRA, Thursday.—Additional defence works contracts, costing £130,000. which were approved to-day, included one for £58,000 for extensions to the ...
Article : 49 wordsSir,—At the Balwyn Methodist Church on Sunday the Prime Minister said that "the world must revert to the principle of the League of Nations." Is it not clear ...
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Advertising : 685 wordsSir,—When the appeal was made to ex-members of the A.I.F. to join the Reserve, it was announced that they would be supplied with a badge in due course ...
Article : 59 wordsSir,— I protest against the proposed alienation of a portion of Fawkner Park. We have already lost a considerable portion of our park lands, but as the city ...
Article : 88 wordsSir,—It will be a blot on the history of Victoria if our Government allows Wirths Ltd.to give a performance on Sunday December 10.Next it will be a race ...
Article : 76 wordsSir,—To ban duck shooting until April 1 would lead many shooters to ignore the open season.This applies also to quail. In this part of the State it ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 179 wordsSir,—Members of the Housewives' Association who criticised the methods of distributing fish in Melbourne and suburbs have hit the nail on the head ...
Article : 79 wordsSir,—If "Streamline" would take an intelligent interest in antiques he could see dozens of pieces of furniture in the Antique Exhibition which which, for beauty ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 24 Nov 1939, Page 2
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