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Advertising : 18 wordsMIDNIGHT! The hands of the Post-office clock mark the end of 1939 and the beginning of 1940. Crowds join in singing as "Auld L[?]ng Syne" ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 180 wordsTroubles of 1939—even the war—were forgotten last night when, at St. Kilda, at other bayside resorts, and at hundreds of private parties, Melbourne gaily welcomed the New Year. ...
Article : 405 wordsHITLER VIOLENTLY ATTACKED BRITAIN AND THE "JEWISH CAPITALISTIC WORLD" TO-DAY IN NEW YEAR PROCLAMATIONS TO THE NAZI PARTY AND THE GERMAN ARMY. ...
Article : 132 words[?]A section of the vast crowd which thronged lawns, beaches, and [?]splanade at St. Kilda to see out the old year and to welcome in me new. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 30 wordsHitler forecast a Nazi victory, "probably next year," but emphasised the necessity for tremendous sacrifices. ...
Article : 290 words[?]More than 200,000 persons in Melbourne celebrated the beginning of the year 1940 with revelry and laughter last night. To many the celebrations were summea up in the word "noise," amusingly illustrated by this couple who saw the new year in at St. Kilda. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 52 wordsEurope is in the grip of an icy snap. Arctic winds are sweeping the Continent. On the Western Front ice and ...
Article : 216 wordsHITLER on the rostrum, Hitler reviewing troops, Hitler in the thousand and one public appearances which ...
Article : 86 wordsSix persons were killed in traffic accidents on Saturday, increasing the holiday road toll to 37 dead. ...
Article : 392 wordsAn unconfirmed report says that Field-Marshal Goering was shot in the leg in mysterious circumstances while ...
Article : 545 wordsThe greatest call-up for military service since the beginning of the war will be made to-morrow night. A proclamation will be signed by ...
Article : 186 words[?]Spectacular features of New Year celebrations in Melbourne were brilliant displ[?]ys of fireworks which entranced [?]ast crowds. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 23 wordsExposed to the snow and icy winds, survivors of the appalling earthquake in Turkish Anatolia (Asia Minor) are dying in thousands, despite bonfires which have been lighted in the fields to provide warmth. ...
Article : 328 wordsThe Spanish steamer Cabo San Antonio (12,275 tons), carrying 200 passengers from the Argentine to Spain, is reported to be on fire near ...
Article : 52 wordsMrs. Mabel Jenvy, for whom her husband sacrificed his life when the British freighter Stanholme was torpedoed on Christmas ...
Article : 133 wordsSpecial detectives employed by the Ministry of Economic Warfare have discovered that the Nazis have organised German exporters into a ...
Article : 91 wordsWhen 10 I.R.A. suspects appeared in court on Friday one refused to doff his hat and insisted that his name was Santa Claus. ...
Article : 67 wordsIt is reported that a U-boat has been sunk by a French warship off the coast of Spain. No details are available yet. ...
Article : 27 wordsKing George of Greece, who has been visiting Italy, has left for Athens. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 1 Jan 1940, Page 1
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