Chaplin's new film, "The Great Dictator," which had its world premiere last night, has been hailed as an outstanding picture ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 330 wordsNo invasion of this country could do as much damage as the bush fires, which were our permanent enemy, said Mr. Barry (Lab., ...
Article : 535 wordsCANBERRA, Wednesday.—With the auspicious opening of the allparty talks to-day an intensely interesting stage in the negotiations ...
Article : 820 wordschildren brought to Australia in a specially chartered liner. She disemborked at Melbourne. little Chris ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 93 wordsNot for a moment must we allow ourselves to be thrown off our guard. What is the truth? Hitler and Mussolini are preparing their peoples for the ...
Article : 685 wordsof British children who have been evacuated to Australia for the duration of the war. Many arrived this week at Melbourne and Sydney. Top left: Keen young Britons have their first look of the Melbourne skyline. Top right: The new arrivals march cheerfully down the gangway into a new land. Bottom left: A problem in packing for Kathleen Webster (left) and Judith Kershaw (both from Bnghtford, in Essex) before ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 93 wordsDelegates representing branches throughout the State were present at the annual district meeting of the HibernianAustralasian Catholic Benefit Society in ...
Article : 273 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—Judgment was reserved by Judge Drake-Brockman in the Arbitration Court to-day on an application by the Federated Mining ...
Article : 194 wordsTURKEY must be wearing her considering cap these days. So much is happening in her vicinity. The dramatic change in the fortunies of Rumania. ...
Article : 742 wordsIn a vigorous defence of tile Government's unemployment relief policy, the Premier told the Legislative Assembly yesterday that although unemployment ...
Article : 310 words"The people of Victoria should know once and for all whether the Werribee beef ban should remain, or whether Parliament desired that the embargo should ...
Article : 182 wordsAppeals for peace purposes, particularly for hospitals, were rather apt to be neglected at the moment, said the Governor at the annual conference of the ...
Article : 222 wordsApple and pear growers in Gippsland, Portland, Harcourt, North-East, and other provincial areas had indicated to him their support for the Commonwealth ...
Article : 132 wordsNeed for encouragement of horse breeding by all Australian Governments was emphasised in a resolution passed last night at the annual meeting of the ...
Article : 135 wordsHow do tile naval strengths of the U.S.A. and Japan in the Pacific compare? Read tile illustrated article in "The Australasian" this week. ...
Article : 29 wordsR.A.T. bombers are striking daily at military objectives in Europe and Northern Africa, and each blow struck is a blow for Britain's defeat of the Axis ...
Article : 125 wordsFollowing are the results of the recent Allan Bequest Scholarship examination conducted by the Sunday School and Youth Department of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria:- ...
Article : 46 wordsAVOCA, Wednesday.—On a five-mile stretch of railway line between Homebush and Bung Bong Mr. L. Cocking, a railway employee, killed eight snakes one day last ...
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Advertising : 19 wordsThe final of the "Sun" grand opera aria contest was held at Melbourne Town Hall last night, when each of the eight finalists (out of an original 126 ...
Article : 335 words"Old boys" of Victorian public schools are playing a conspicuous part in the affairs of Australia. An illustrated article on this subject appears in "The ...
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Advertising : 276 wordsWINCHELSEA, Wednesday. — Albert Ernest Donohue, 5, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Donohue, of Warncoort, was drowned yesterday in an underground ...
Article : 46 wordsSEYMOUR, Wednesday. — North-Eastern district secondary schools held their 14th annual meeting at the Seymour Showgrounds to-day. About 2,600 children were present, special trains ...
Article : 446 wordsMotions that the Local Government Act should be amended to require all councillors to take an oath of allegiance to King and Empire, was carried by the ...
Article : 150 wordsGEELONG, Wednesday. — Mr. R. Patten, a former member of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales, died in Geelong to-day at the age of 81 years. ...
Article : 81 wordsTo form a committee to organise a State-wide bridge drive to help Red Cross funds on December 5, Lady Fraser will hold a meeting at her home, Whernside, ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 17 Oct 1940, Page 5
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