Duties of the Australian War Cabinet, which will meet for the first time in Melbourne on Wednesday, and of the full Federal Cabinet ...
Article : 325 wordsCANBERRA, Sunday.—Officers of the Defence and Supply Departments have accepted the list of reserved occupations in Britain as ...
Article : 221 wordsSir.—To begin a war which experts predict will last probably three years at least, with talk about a just peace seems extraordinary. It will be accepted that ...
Article : 229 wordsForcefully attacking "street corner" critics of the Federal Government, the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) at the ...
Article : 515 words"As a great primary-producing country, we make a great contribution to Britain and her Allies when we maintain supplies, not at ...
Article : 346 wordsColour, action thrills and comedy made the arena display at the Royal Show on Saturday one of the finest for many years. ...
Article : 766 wordsA record first Saturday crowd of 61,700 at the Royal Show on Saturday proved that Victoria is "carrying on." A hot day and soft night brought out every touch of colour and every semitone of excitement and ...
Article : 314 wordsSir,—This war in which we are engaged is stark and grim reality. Let us no longer attempt to excuse the nation we oppose. Let us talk less and believe less ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 350 wordsSir,—Although I fully appreciate the difficulties with which the Defence Department is faced, I feel it would be a great help to those in the Militia if ...
Article : 102 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.—Some commercial pilots on the reserve Hot have already been called up for service. They have been placed in charge or airliners ...
Article : 64 wordsRepresentatives of the three parties and the independent members of the State Parliament will confer to-morrow on regulations ...
Article : 271 wordsResults of negotiations for the sale of Australian produce to Great Britain might be announced to-day by the Prime Minister (Mr. ...
Article : 160 wordsSatisfactory arrangements for the allocation of the capacity of woollen textile mills for defence supply purposes were reached at a conference in the ...
Article : 171 wordsSir,—The Government should appoint a supreme commander for the Army who would be above political influence. Australia would then have no ...
Article : 106 wordsAttendance at the Show on Saturday set a new record. The official figures up to 6 p.m. were 61.053, compared with 56.483 for the corresponding day last year. For the ...
Article : 79 wordsAn indication that he would, if called upon as Prime Minister to do so, form and express opinions which might cause the "bitterest ...
Article : 408 wordsSir,—Photographs of the new A.I.P. uniform show that that iniquitous accessory the puttee, is to be retained. Why not use the short canvas gaiter as in the ...
Article : 88 wordsIt was regrettable that Victorian breeders did not give better support to the all-Australian export baconer and porker carcase competitions, said the ...
Article : 66 wordsJUDGING COMPETITIONS.—Restricted Division.—Thoroughbred: W. Ross, 1; R. J. Hutchings, 2. Shorthorn Bu[?]: B. T. Myers. 1: P. Tippett, 2. Shorthorn Cow: G. T. Myers, 1; W. Dunlop. 2. ...
Article : 578 wordsCANBERRA, Sunday. — The first steps to establish the Commonwealth wheat pool were taken by the Minister for Commerce (Senator McLeay) yesterday, when a ...
Article : 76 wordsLarge crowds watched the judging on Saturday of the finals of the Kennel Control Council all-breeds sweepstakes. This included two classes, one for puppies and ...
Article : 214 wordsSir, — The women of Australia, are awaiting a call from the Government to do their part in defending their homes by serving in all spheres of national life ...
Article : 141 wordsPreparatory work, for the forthcoming Militia camps is in full swing in the 3rd Division, where all units are beginning 10-day courses. ...
Article : 68 words"Little Audrey," the new feature which is making hosts of new friends in the radio world, will be heard from station 3UZ at 7.30 p.m. A modern ...
Article : 340 wordsThe need for horses in wartime was emphasised by members of the Commonwealth Clydesdale Horse Society at the annual meeting of the Federal council ...
Article : 70 wordsApplicants for enlistment in the first division of the A.I.F. of 1939 include 12 full-blooded Victorian aborigines. They live on Lake Tyers Station, where ...
Article : 89 wordsSir,—Before the Government begins to float a series of war loans with attractive rates of tax-free interest, I wonder if it would be worth its while asking for a ...
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Advertising : 817 wordsAustralia's war preparations made it seem as if we were almost gloating over our own security, declared Mrs. Weber, M.L.A., at Box Hill on Saturday. ...
Article : 118 wordsSir,—The proposal of the Cabinet to introduce legislation to legalise the existence of the Egg Board will be widely opposed. The consumer has been paying ...
Article : 120 wordsAt the annual meeting of the Ayrshire Cattle Herd Book Society of Australasia, held at the Showgrounds on Saturday it was reported that stock which the ...
Article : 166 wordsAustralia was among the most fortunately placed nations in the present conflict, the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) said on Saturday when he opened. ...
Article : 61 wordsNews broadcast from London by the B.B.C. yesterday included the statement that the British people had received with enthusiasm an ...
Article : 179 wordsSir, — For nearly three weeks I have vainly asked for my weekly supply of briquettes from my fuel merchant, who tells me that, because he has no contract ...
Article : 102 wordsAmmunition components are now being produced in eight of the 23 armament annexes established by the Federal Government in railways ...
Article : 196 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday. — The Junkers aeroplane belonging to the German Catholic Mission in New Guinea, which escaped to Merauke (Dutch ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 38 wordsSir,—For years, as a resident of an outer suburb. I have had no water-meter reading until I received one for excess water. We seldom see a reader here, although ...
Article : 93 wordsSir,—No doubt the issue of a daily ration of wine to members of the A.I.F. would benefit makers and vendors of that commodity but in proportion to the ...
Article : 222 wordsAUCKLAND (N.Z.), Sunday, — The abolition of the death penalty in the New Zealand military forces on active service is being sought ...
Article : 143 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday. — A meeting which was convened by prominent members of the Italian community of the Leeton irrigation area to pass resolutions of loyalty, ...
Article : 107 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday. — Sir Ernest Fisk, chairman of Amalgamated Wireless (Australia) Ltd., is convinced that Hitler's secret weapon, of which he spoke in his ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 25 Sep 1939, Page 2
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