No longer carrying the umbrella of his ill-fated peace missions to Munich and Godesberg, the Prime Minister (Mr. Chamberlain) arrived ...
Article : 433 wordsAs they withdraw to strong positions on the Arctic front, the Finnish troops contnue to set fire to prosperty in the path of the ...
Article : 362 wordsLandlines from two wireless broadcasting boxes at or near the Ascot racecourse were cut mysteriously on Saturday about the time ...
Article : 359 wordsWhen compulsory third-party insurance of all motor vehicles becomes operative in Victoria, many of the irritating restrictions on ...
Article : 140 wordsA MEMORIAL TO ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S GREATEST NATURALISTS, the late Mr. Donald Macdonald, was unveiled yesterday in Black Rock Park. The memorial takes the form of a bird bath and was erected in the sanctuary as the result of subscriptions from readers of his nature notes in "The Argus" ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 73 wordsSportsmen in various spheres joined issue last week with the Chief of the General Staff (Lieut.-General E. K. Squires), who asked ...
Article : 173 wordsSinkings of sevral British and neutral merchant ships, most of them by mines, were reported at the week-end. At the same time ...
Article : 483 wordsThe Empire was strongly represented in the raid on Heligoland on Thursday against German warships. ...
Article : 459 wordsWith big movements of troops to be catered for and probably heavier tourist traffic, the Railways Department is preparing for one ...
Article : 321 wordsReports from Tallinn (Estonia) indicate that the new Swedish coalition Government has aroused certain satisfaction in Moscow. ...
Article : 276 wordsA srtong German raid on a French post east of the Moselle was repulsed with heavy losses after hand-to-hand fighting, states the latest official ...
Article : 174 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.—Proposals for trebling the capacity of the shale mine and petrol-producing plant now nearing completion at Glen ...
Article : 191 wordsNow they will be able to enjoy Christmas, say the families of the British prisoners who have been released from the Graf Spee in ...
Article : 398 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday. — The marriage on Saturday of Miss Nancy Bird, the well-known airwoman, and Mr. Charles Walton, came as ...
Article : 108 wordsChristmas must be very near. The travel agencies are at their busiest, the city is daily crowded with shoppers, and, no less ...
Article : 135 wordsThe Empire's first sea volunteers arrived on Friday, when 118 Newfoundland fishermen, aged from 18 to 35 years, landed at a British port ...
Article : 74 wordsBlind Citizens of Britain are deeply interested in the decision of the Leicester City Council that a blind person marrying a blind ...
Article : 278 wordsThe King has conferred decorations on two captains and two men of "Britain's Other Navy," the Pool Shipping Co.'s fleet, which earned ...
Article : 193 wordsIf the Railways Commissioners again refuse to withdraw wartime emergency trainees from the Newport workshop, steps will be taken to ...
Article : 167 wordsThe Vice-President of the United States (Mr. J. V. Garner) tersely announced his candidature for the Presidency yesterday, saying: "I ...
Article : 75 wordsA gold-mounted pen presented to him by the Minister for Information (Sir Henry Gullett), in recognition of his services in Sir Henry Gullett's first ...
Article : 114 wordsA young Birmingham man, who Proposed marriage in the street, and was accepted, ecstatically vowed that the paving-stone on ...
Article : 87 wordsA U-boat attacked the South African whaler Tafelberg in the West Atlantic three weeks ago, but the whaler outmanæuvred the submarine and escaped ...
Article : 33 words"The Argus" has received the following donations for the eight children of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Sinclair, who were killed by a car in Mentone recently:— ...
Article : 42 wordsAUCKLAND (N.Z.), Sunday. — Seaman Shaw, who was killed aboard the Achilles in the action with the Graf Spee, joined the ...
Article : 117 wordsWith his arm fractured in 10 places. Michael O'Brien, aged 42 years, of Thomas street, Windsor, was admitted to St. Vincent's Hospital on Saturday evening. He ...
Article : 77 wordsThe German-Hungarian trade negotiations have been broken off until January 2 because the delegations, for the time being, "are occupied elsewhere." ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 23 wordsFighting men at home on leave and having three children at home for the holidays will not have butter for Christmas, as no provision ...
Article : 139 wordsWinners of the Shell Scholarships for 1939, sections B and C, are:— Section B (£25, Registered Schools in the Metropolitan Area).—Boys—Vincent Fitzgerald, ...
Article : 69 wordsEighty more Germans have been interned in the Union of South Africa, including Dr. Anton Obholzer, a professor at the University of Stellenbosch. ...
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Advertising : 110 wordsBrilliant sunshine, fragrant gardens, misty, hills...what a picture of restfulness and delight to gladden the hearts of all world-weary folk who would escape ...
Article : 115 wordsCaptain F. S. Bell, of H.M.S. Exeter, has a link with Melbourne, as he was married about four years ago to Miss Dulcie Barnet, of Melbourne, daughter of ...
Article : 93 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.—Mrs. Mona Bromley, 36, of Wamberal, was struck dead by lightning while she was having lunch in a park at Gosford to-day. ...
Article : 73 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.—Before a crowd of about 1,000 people Edward Kendall, of Cook's crescent, East Hills, shot himself through the heart with a pea-rifle at the ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 18 Dec 1939, Page 3
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