War savings certificates to the value of £157,509 were sold in Victoria yesterday, making a total for the State of £1,984,743 since the inception of the ...
Article : 386 wordsSYDNEY, Tuesday.— Faults in the Showgrounds A.I.F. camp had been remedied, said Mr. Thorby, Minister for Health, to-day, after an inspection of the ...
Article : 268 wordsBANNOCKBURN.—Mr. Owen Mcphillips, 84, died at his home, Killan Park, Bannockburn. He had lived in the district practically all his life. ...
Article : 679 wordsCANBERRA, Tuesday. — Methods of ensuring most effective use of Australia's agricultural resources were discussed by the Agricultural ...
Article : 232 wordsTransfer of settlers from some Mallee districts is one of the recommendations submitted yesterday to State Cabinet by the Parliamentary Public Works ...
Article : 232 wordsAlthough orchard pests have appeared in many districts, fruit crop prospects in Victoria generally are good, according to a report issued yesterday by the ...
Article : 195 wordsWHY is Hitler delaying his threatened "blitzkrieg" attack on Britain? 'It is now 16 days since the collapse of the French army's efforts to withstand the ...
Article : 992 wordsSir,—As an advocate in the early stages of the war of bringing children to Australia, and to further expedite the movement, may I suggest that each shire ...
Article : 1,427 wordsLast week a small draft of steers from Elsey and Hodgson Downs. North Australia, were sold at Flemington. They were part of a larger draft which left ...
Article : 89 wordsJUNEE (N.S.W.), Tuesday. — By 37 votes to 17 Junee Hospital subscribers who attended a special meeting to-day passed a resolution of confidence in the ...
Article : 106 wordsWhen Professor S. M. Wadham, Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, addressed members of the Legacy Club at the weekly luncheon at the Federal Hotel ...
Article : 153 words"Experts claim that it is just as important to build cargo ships as naval vessels," said Mr. Holloway, M.H.R., yesterday in expressing disappointment at ...
Article : 255 wordsBENDIGO.—A further draft of 410 members of the A.I.F. arrived in Bendigo from Melbourne yesterday to enter camp at the showgrounds for preliminary ...
Article : 290 wordsGEELONG. — The Geelong branch of the British Legion has decided that its members will voluntarily undertake military training to fit themselves for home ...
Article : 277 wordsOn a charge of having, between March 16 and May 31, fraudulently misappropriated a quantity of fat and bones, valued at £20, the property of the ...
Article : 337 wordsProfessor William Adolphus Laver, former Ormond Professor of Music at the University of Melbourne, died at his home at Kinglake on ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 484 wordsLovers of Mozart's music have been fortunate in having opportunity to hear so many of his major works superbly played within such a short space of time. ...
Article : 315 wordsBALLARAT.— Another draft of 100 recruits to the A.I.F., making 1,100 so far to go from Ballarat, left yesterday for Caulfield. It was noticeable that ...
Article : 447 wordsPERTH, Tuesday. — National economy would be seriously affected by the £1 a ton rise permitted by the Commonwealth Prices Commissioner on superphosphate ...
Article : 97 wordsA large attendance of clergymen, members of Parliament, Government officials, newspaper executives, and friends attended the funeral of Rev. P. J. Murdoch, ...
Article : 232 wordsNEW YORK, Monday.—Quotations of average 64's American wool tops are:- July delivery, 94 cents per lb.; October, 91.5 cents; December, 89.9 cents. ...
Article : 83 wordsCANBERRA, Tuesday. — A conference of tobacco growers and manufacturers and Commonwealth and State experts will open in Sydney on Tuesday to ...
Article : 86 wordsShortage of skilled orchard labour, due to enlistments in the fighting services, has been reported to the Department of Agriculture from the Goulburn Valley. ...
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Advertising : 271 wordsBecause private enterprise has not undertaken the work, the State Government has decided to establish its own timber mill in the Thompson watershed district ...
Article : 203 wordsADELAIDE, Tuesday.—Problems connected with the manufacture of tractors in Australia were being investigated by the Tariff Board in its capacity as advisory ...
Article : 42 wordsAn air of respectability has been restored to the cockatoo colony at the Zoo. The outburst last week, when one of the birds asked a gardener what the- ...
Article : 92 wordsMr. and Mrs. P. Quaine, of South Yarra, have received a cable message to say that their son, Mr. Frank Quaine, who enlisted with the B.E.F. when war ...
Article : 134 wordsGunnery equipment which returned soldiers are keeping as souvenirs of the last war may have a use in the national war effort. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 298 wordsInstructions have been issued by the Egg and Egg Pulp Marketing Board to its authorised agents to begin packing eggs for export. The export season has opened ...
Article : 130 wordsThe Red Cross waste products depot now has three telephone numbers— F1920, F9276, and F9277. Arrangements for disposal of waste may be made by ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 206 wordsSYDNEY, Tuesday.—Excellent progress had been made by National Oil Pty. Ltd. in the development of shale oil deposits at Glen Davis, and more than 700,000 ...
Article : 115 wordsAnother cheque for £500, from Mr. John Hackett, of Walpole st., Kew, was received yesterday by the R.A.C.V. Patriotic Fund for purchasing ambulances ...
Article : 260 wordsCOUNTY COURT.—Before Judge Foster.—In the Third Civil court.—At 10.30—Chinn v. Victoria Palace (part heard). Quinn v. Becker. SECOND COUNTY COURT. — Before Judge ...
Article : 84 wordsWith the elimination of Miss Jean Daley from the count, a close contest for fourth position has resulted in the Labour selection ballot to choose candidates for ...
Article : 88 wordsThe following donations to the Comforts Fund have been received by the Lord Mayor:—Previously acknowledged, £[?]4,421/10/10; Powers, Rutherford, and CO., £188/19/8; proceeds of ...
Article : 129 wordsAustralasia and New Zealand, 1d.: United Kingdom (overland). 2d.; (all-sea route), 1d.; other English Possessions, 2d.; U.S.A. and other Foreign Countries, 3d. To ensure ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wed 3 Jul 1940, Page 2
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