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  2. 5,000 A.I.F. MEN GO ON LEAVE

    More than 5,000 soldiers of the Second A.I F left Puckapunyal camp yesterday to begin preembarkation leave of six clear days ...

    Article : 213 words
  3. DAILY DIGEST OF WORLD NEWS AND VIEWS

    "Feebleness in its Government is the most frightful calamity that can befall a nation." "Put no faith in talk which is not ...

    Article : 672 words
  4. GOVERNMENT IS FIRM No Coal Strike Intervention

    SYDNEY, Wednesday. — The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies), in a statement on the coal dispute to-night, repeated his earlier ...

    Article : 290 words
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    THE MAYOR OF ESSENDON (Councillor W. L. Lewellin) yesterday presented flags to three units of the Second A.I.F. at a special ceremony ot the Showgrounds. The picture shows the troops marching from the arena with their new flags. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 67 words
  6. EGGS SIGNIFY EASTER

    One of the oldest of all Easter customs still survives in the humble Easter egg, hundreds of thousands of which are being sold in Victoria this ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 196 words
  7. State Session WILL OPEN ON MAY 1 Only Short Meeting

    The first session of the 34th Parliament of Victoria will be opened on May 1, but it will be a brief meeting, and only urgent ...

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  8. Editors Letters WAGES IN COALMINES

    Sir,—The Rev. Hopper is reported as having said at Wonthaggi that if he were a miner he would "require" £20 and 10 hours weekly. Now, I take it that the ...

    Article : 173 words
  9. BIRDS IN CAPTIVITY

    Sir,—While the Department of Fisheries and Game prosecutes one man who was most considerate to his birds, it permits others to house birds in the ...

    Article : 107 words
  10. POLL CLERKS' PAY

    Sir,—I did duty as a poll clerk on Saturday last, and after working from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. received £1, with no allowance for dinner or tea. The ...

    Article : 121 words
  11. FULL GENERAL APPOINTED

    CANBERRA, Wedensday.—On his recall to avtive duty to take up the position of Chief of the Australian General Staff, Lieutenant-General ...

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  12. TWO KILLED IN PLANE CRASH

    PERTH, Wednesday.—An instructor and an air cadet were killed this morning when a Moth Minor monoplane nose-dived into a ...

    Article : 181 words
  13. FURTHER TRAIN SERVICE CUTS

    Further extensive cuts in train services, affecting both the transport of commodities and passengers, are to be made by the ...

    Article : 190 words
  14. CANTEEN ISSUE

    Sir,—The policy of the British Navy under Lord Jellicoe was that of the "wet" canteen, and this policy has remained unchanged to-day. It is based on ...

    Article : 54 words
  15. SALE OF WOOL CLIP

    Sir,—An aspect of the sale of the Australian wool clip to the British Government is the raw deal meted out to a large number of wool sorters and classers. ...

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  16. WAR CABINET MEETS TO-DAY

    Commanding officers to the 6th and 7th Divisions of the Second A.I.F. are expected to be appointed at a meetintg of the War Cabinet ...

    Article : 268 words
  17. IMPRISONED FOR 8 YEARS

    Eight years' imprisonment was imposed on James Simpson, 33, of Buncle street, North Melbourne, wharf labourer, in General Sessions ...

    Article : 200 words
  18. SPEED LIMITS

    Sir,—I suggested a while ago that the speed limit should be 20 miles per hour for Melbourne and suburbs, and was at once proclaimed an antediluvian fool. ...

    Article : 69 words
  19. CHILDREN AID FUND

    The handful of pupils at the little State school at Drummond North, near Malmsbury, have all contributed toward a donation of £1/12/ received by the ...

    Article : 270 words
  20. NO CABINET DECISION

    The effects of the coal strike in Victoria were discussed yesterday by the State Cabinet, which heard a report by the Minister for Transport (Mr. Hyland), ...

    Article : 86 words
  21. WOMEN ON FARMS

    Sir,—In Mr. Boyd's letter replying to "Reality," regarding women on farms, he mentions only starting of tractors. Most tractors have magnetos equipped with ...

    Article : 183 words
  22. SOLDIERS MARCH AT BALLARAT

    BALLARAT, Wednesday. — Between 150 and 200 soldiers of the Second A.I.F. arrived in Ballarat to-day on their final leave. They will form the contingent ...

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  23. NO LEVIES HERE YET

    Although officials of the Miners' Federation intimated to the Melbourne Trades Hall Council that £22,000 a week would be needed for the maintenance of the ...

    Article : 171 words
  24. LIBERAL COUNTRY PARTY

    The second annual conference of the Liberal Country party will be held in Melbourne on April 11 and 12, the general secretary (Mr. L. R. D. Stahle) ...

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  25. CREATE CREDIT

    Sir,—Those who urge creation of credit, mean, I think, creation of "national" credit, or, perhaps, "using" national credit. They seem to think ...

    Article : 237 words
  26. CAMPAIGN THAT COST ONLY £2/7/6

    An unsuccessful campaign, which he declared cost him only £2/7/6, was described by Boroondara's Independent candidate (Mr. Kefford) as a "trial stakes, ...

    Article : 125 words
  27. CANCER CASES AT HOSPITAL

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 335 words
  28. FALL FROM TRAM

    BALLARAT.—Norman Kent, 15 years of Sebastopol, was returning home from the high school yesterday when he fell from the tram in which he was a ...

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  29. SHORT ROUTE FOR MARCH

    R.A.A.F. units, members of the Australian Women's Legion, and V.A.D.'s will march only from Alexandra avenue along Swanston, ...

    Article : 321 words
  30. Advertising

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    Advertising : 31 words
  31. SUGGESTED AS NEW SPEAKER

    The appointment of the present leader of the United Australia party (Sir Stanley Argyle) as Speaker of the new Parliament was ...

    Article : 219 words
  32. PEACE AND TARIFFS

    Sir,—Mr. Cordell Hull has set an example in trying to bring the United States into a saner and peace-making trade system, but a greater measure of freedom ...

    Article : 189 words
  33. WHEAT FOR PIGS

    Sir,—Acting on advice from our agricultural experts, many farmers within the last year have gone in for pig raising. They are now faced with the problem of ...

    Article : 90 words
  34. COMFORTS FOR SERVICES

    Donations in money, amounting to £37,759, and goods valued at £9,600, had been received by the Victorian division of the Australian ...

    Article : 164 words
  35. FIRE IN STAND THRILLS SHOW CROWD

    SYDNEY, Wednesday. — The large crowd around the ring at the showground where the Royal Easter Show is being held, were given a thrill ...

    Article : 120 words
  36. BANNING OF SOAP-BOX DERBY

    "The postponement of the 1940 Soapbox Derby will he regretted by many thousands," said an organiser of the carnival (Mr. maurice Nathan) ...

    Article : 162 words
  37. SOAP-BOX DERBY

    Sir,—The Soap-box Derby held at St. Kilda in 1939 aroused widespread public interest attracted a vast attendance of [?]rderly and reputable spectators, ...

    Article : 178 words
  38. LAW NOTICES—(This Day)

    ABIIRATION COURT. — Before the Chief [?] (Sir George Beeby). — In No. 1 Court —At 10.30—Commonwealth Steamship Owners' Association and others, Burns, Philip, and Co. ...

    Article : 96 words
  39. HAWKES BAY 'QUAKE

    AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Wednesday.—The most severe earthquake experienced at Wairoa, Hawkes Bay, for some years occurred early this morning. Shakes of ...

    Article : 44 words
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