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  2. NEW AGE GROUPS ENROL TO-DAY

    About 50,000 men in the 10 new age groups—19 and from 25 to 33 inclusive— will be required to enrol in Victoria for home defence service. Enrolments begin ...

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  3. BIG DECLINE IN UNEMPLOYMENT

    CANBERRA, Friday.—The percentage of recorded unemployment among members of reporting trade unions for the quarter ended December was 6.2, the ...

    Article : 211 words
  4. HOLIDAY ON MONDAY

    Monday, Australia Day, is the last public holiday before Easter. Unsettled weather to-day and perhaps to-morrow, the Weather ...

    Article : 239 words
  5. HEAVY RAIN IN COUNTRY

    Heavy falls of rain occurred in western and northern areas of Victoria and the Mallee in the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. yesterday. The falls ...

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  6. TOOK MUNITIONS RECEIPTS

    SYDNEY, Friday.—Evidence that a young man, who had been employed in Brisbane as a censor of letters in German, and later in ...

    Article : 419 words
  7. WOMEN'S UNIT WITH A.I.F.

    Formation of an Australian Women's Auxiliary for service oversea, to assist in establishing and maintaining hostels for Australian ...

    Article : 347 words
  8. BIG BROTHER MOVEMENT

    After consideration of the migration position the council of the Big Brother Movement decided yesterday that, in view of the uncertain future, the movement ...

    Article : 218 words
  9. COMFORTSFUND'S WORK

    An Australian journalist who had been acting abroad as a special war correspondent with the A.I.F. was attacked yesterday by Major Eugene ...

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  10. ARMY DOCTORS' MISLED

    All sorts of ruses were adopted by some volunteers for the A.I.F. to mislead doctors who examined them in medical tests, Army authorities said yesterday. ...

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  11. TAX REDUCTION AIM

    The State Government was always anxious to reduce taxation, but it had to maintain social services, the Premier said yesterday. ...

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  12. MECHANISING AN ARMY

    Thousands of guns, tanks, anti-aircraft defences, and other equipment will be needed for Australia's new mechanised division. All this equipment will be ...

    Article : 199 words
  13. IMPROVING CITY ENTRANCE

    The fire that destroyed most of the Trocadero Palais, just over Princes Bridge, has given Melbourne an opportunity, according to the Lord Mayor, to improve ...

    Article : 181 words
  14. MONSOONAL RAINS

    soonal conditions have extended well into the southern parts of Australia. These conditions have brought good rains to most of the drought-stricken areas. ...

    Article : 211 words
  15. NEW READING FASHIONS

    Readers have lost much of their taste for political magazines since the outbreak of war, according to the annual report of the Melbourne Athenæum. ...

    Article : 154 words
  16. CIGARETTE MAY HAVE CAUSED FIRE

    A cigarette butt, it is believed, may have caused the fire which destroyed most of the Trocadero Palais, formerly known as the Green Mill building, Princes ...

    Article : 79 words
  17. Theatre Notes RUDOLF FRIML OPERETTA

    The J.C.W, pantomime, "The Sleeping Beauty," concludes its successful run at His Majesty's on Friday evening, January 31. On Saturday it will be succeeded ...

    Article : 458 words
  18. ASBESTOS ARMOURED FIRE FIGHTERS MUST KEEP COOL

    "Anyone susceptible to claustrophobia cannot be deemed suitable for work in an asbestos suit." Without irony, the writer of an article ...

    Article : 225 words
  19. WAR WORKERS' DRINKS

    SYDNEY, Friday.— There is little likelihood that the Federal Government will accede to the request made on Thursday by Mr. James, M. H. R., that the ...

    Article : 120 words
  20. "LEAVE JAPAN" WARNING

    SYDNEY, Friday.—It did not appear from inquiries made by the Commonwealth Government that the warning issued to British subjects to leave Japan ...

    Article : 85 words
  21. PRIVATE SHIPBUILDING CRITICISED

    CANBERRA, Friday. — Criticising a statement made by Mr. Menzies that the Government's chief aim would be to have merchant ships built by private ...

    Article : 94 words
  22. NEW YOUTH HOSTEL

    The Workers' Sports Federation, which is building a youth hostel at Mt. Dandenong, will have a large working party at the hostel during the week-end. The ...

    Article : 52 words
  23. CARNIVAL WEEK AT ST. KILDA

    Thousands of coloured lights along the upper esplanade and over lawns and streets; scores of wood and canvas stalls; Cavell st. converted into a circus and ...

    Article : 160 words
  24. Advertising

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    Advertising : 538 words
  25. TARIFF BOARD INQUIRY

    Whether a bounty on wooden ships built in Australia is necessary will be the subject of an inquiry by the Tariff Board on Tuesday. Questions which will be ...

    Article : 91 words
  26. FUNERAL OF SALVATION ARMY OFFICER

    Many ministers and members of the Salvation Army attended the funeral yesterday of Adjutant Alfred Wood, of Gordon cres., Black Rock, retired ...

    Article : 137 words
  27. BROADCASTING

    Speeches by Mr. Fadden, Acting Prime Minister, and Mr. Beasley, Non-Communist Labour party leader, will be heard to-night in a relay from Sydney of the ...

    Article : 338 words
  28. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

    The following medical appointments have been made to the Children's Hospital:—Resident registrar, Mr. A. J. M. Dobson; assistant resident registrar, Dr. ...

    Article : 111 words
  29. A.L.P. EXPELS LEAGUE

    PERTH, Friday.— The metropolitan A.L.P. council last night expelled the Young Labour League, which was formed about 10 years ago. The league ...

    Article : 68 words
  30. WORKERS ENTERTAIN A.I.F.

    Workers at the Government fuse shop, Gordon st., Footscray, took a concert party to entertain soldiers at Darley A.I.F. camp on Thursday night. They ...

    Article : 36 words
  31. Advertising

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    Advertising : 183 words
  32. FATHERS' ASSOCIATION

    The Fathers' Association will hold its annual conference on March 4 at Anzac House, commencing at 10 a.m. Among the visitors at the luncheon to follow ...

    Article : 52 words
  33. REUNION OF CHOIR

    More than 200 former and present members of St. Paul's Cathedral choir are expected to attend a reunion at Glamis Cafe on Wednesday. The reunion has ...

    Article : 44 words
  34. SEA LAKE LINE WASHAWAY

    BENDIGO, Friday.—Following heavy rain, a serious washaway occurred on the Sea Lake railway line between Barrakee and Buckrabanyule. A considerable ...

    Article : 119 words
  35. 3UZ—MELBOURNE

    In Tiny Snell's "Radio Gaieties" tonight from 3UZ at 8.15, one person in the audience will be asked to name a suburb; another to nominate a Christian ...

    Article : 200 words
  36. MAILS

    Letter mails close at Elizabeth st. P. O. as under: G.P.O., Spencer st., 20 minutes later; unless marked which indicates same time at both offices. ...

    Article : 341 words
  37. LABOUR-C.P. ALLIANCE CHALLENGED

    Four motions for discussion by the conference of country branches of the A.L.P., which will be held in the Trades Hall to-day, call for dissolution of the ...

    Article : 123 words
  38. FLOODS IN QUEENSLAND

    BRISBANE, Friday. — Two—thirds of Queensland has been drenched in the last 24 hours, and the other third, embracing the Carpentaria region, received fairly ...

    Article : 73 words
  39. ATHENÆUM PRESIDENT

    Mr. W. F. Gates, formerly chief inspector of schools, has been elected president of the Melbourne Athenaeum. Mr. Gates, who joined the Education ...

    Article : 71 words
  40. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

    Public feeling has been aroused by recent cases of extreme cruelty to animals, said Mrs. L. E. Lort Smith yesterday, in announcing that Mr. H. E. ...

    Article : 84 words
  41. CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY

    The following contributions were received by the Editor of "The Argus" yesterday for the appeal by the Children's Aid Society for £3,000: ...

    Article : 62 words
  42. WAR SAVINGS

    Satisfaction with the response to 7,000 letters sent last week to secretaries of Victorian war savings groups was expressed by Mr. C. R. Ban[?]eld, ...

    Article : 49 words
  43. POSTAGE RATES

    POSTAGE RATES (For To-day's Issue of "The Argus").—Australasia and New Zealand 2d.; United Kingdom (overland), 3d.; (all-sea route), 2d.; other British Possessions, 3d.; U.S.A. and ...

    Article : 129 words
  44. INDEX TO CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 159 words
  45. CARRYING ON!

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    Article : 7 words
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