Although it had been expected that late rains in February would have resuited in an increased crop of potatoes, the latest advices received by the ...
Article : 199 wordsPlans for the complete "black-out" of the metropolitan area in the event of an air raid were discussed on Thursday by the State ...
Article : 324 wordsMany rivers and creeks in various parts of Victoria overflowed their banks yesterday, and flood waters damaged property. Hundreds of motorists wehe held up on country roads. ...
Article : 762 wordsTHE LATE PRIME MINISTER was devoted to his family. This picture of Mr. Lyons and Dame Enid Lyons and 10 of their 11 children was taken at The Lodge, Canberra, on Christmas Day. From left: Kathleen, Dame Enid Lyons, Peter, Sheila, Janice, Barry, Kevin Rosemary, Brendon, Moira, Mr. Lyons, and Enid. Desmond was not at home when the picture was taken. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 61 wordsStartling disclosures about the origin of the Matlock Forest bush fire are expected when the city coroner (Mr. Tingate, P.M.) resumes at Warburton on ...
Article : 91 wordsThree country towns are celebrating the centenary of their settlement during Easter, and several other towns are holding their annual homecoming celebrations. ...
Article : 484 wordsTorrential rains on Thursday night and yesterday caused serious damage to Victorian railway lines. Trains carrying hundreds of passengers were forced back ...
Article : 598 wordsA large van containing 15 Williamstown Boy Scouts on a camping trip overturned on the road between Monbulk and Belgrave at 9.15 p.m. on Thursday. ...
Article : 230 wordsSYDNEY, Friday. Exciting finishes were seen at the Royal Show yesterday in the final of the Grindstone Underhand Woodchopping ...
Article : 437 wordsDisorganised yesterday by rain, realistic Army and Air Force exercises will be continued to-day at Seymour, Queenscliff, Point Cook, and Laverton. ...
Article : 299 wordsTo encourage the re-erection of buildings destroyed, the Cabinet bush fire relief committee has arranged for an architect of the Public Works ...
Article : 135 wordsBefore the beginning of the Easter holidays more than 500 returned soldiers had applied for enrolment in the proposed A.I.F. war reserve. Enrolment forms ...
Article : 325 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—In a further attempt to establish the identity of the girl who was shot and battered and whose body was found partly burned in a ...
Article : 220 wordsBORDERTOWN, Friday. — A boy was killed and three women were seriously injured, and the driver was slightly injured, when a touring car containing five ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 998 wordsIn the Royal Easter Show at Sydney successful exhibitors in the sparkling wines and champagne class were Messrs. B. Seppelt and Sons Ltd., who gained ...
Article : 41 wordsAs the result of a ballot among State school teachers Mr. G. T. Fryer, head master of the Tyler street, Preston. State school has been elected the ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 187 wordsADELAIDE, Friday.—A conference of Churches, the Y.M.C.A., the Y.W.C.A.[?] and other voluntary aid organisations will be called next week by the Commissioner ...
Article : 93 wordsBRISBANE, Friday. — Three persons were killed in traffic accidents in the metropolitan area on Thursday night. The victims were:— ...
Article : 112 wordsMAFFRA, Friday.—The Rev. G. W. Wilson, Methodist minister at Maffra, has made a strong protest against the holding of military camps during the ...
Article : 184 wordsThe Mayoress of Essendon (Mrs. R. J. Gilbertson) has called a meeting at the Town Hall, Moonee Ponds, at 8 p.m. on Thursday, at which an address will be ...
Article : 48 words"Back to Cohuna" is being celebrated during the Easter holidays The commemoration includes an "old folks' reunion" and a "back to school," a tennis ...
Article : 72 wordsLAUNCESTON, Friday. — "Without wealth and capital included, a national register for Australia is a mockery," said the Chief Secretary (Mr. T. D'Alton) ...
Article : 118 wordsSEYMOUR, Friday.—Three Melbourne men were injured when a touring car travelling north along the Hume Highway crashed into a tree lying across the road ...
Article : 134 wordsThe 68th annual session of the International Order of Good Templars was opened in the Temperance Hall yesterday by Sister C. H. Carr (Grand Chief ...
Article : 156 wordsALBURY (N.S.W.), Friday.—Thrown to the roadway when a spring cart in which they were driving crashed into a drain at Morven two children were ...
Article : 80 wordsWashed by a wave from a lock on which he was fishing at Mornington, Ernest Ward, aged 62 years, of Hartwell was dashed into the rock-strewn water and ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 567 wordsARARAT, Friday.—Sixty delegates from Wimmera towns attended the annual conference of the North-Western Bush Fire Brigades' Association at Murtoa. ...
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Advertising : 151 wordsSWAN HILL, Friday.—During shunting operations to-day a touring car was struck at the railway crossing by a goods train and carried 54ft. into a cattle pit. Both ...
Article : 63 wordsFLOOD WATERS had transformed the sports field at Avoca into a wading pool yesterday. Floods in the north are the worst for 20 years. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 26 wordsARARAT, Friday.—Norman Leslie Reid. aged 17 years, emplcyed by Messrs. Meek Bros. at Mininera, suffered fatal injuries when he fell from the back of a ...
Article : 44 wordsARARAT. Friday.—When a car and a bicycle ridden by Dorothy Walker, aged 13 years, of Alfred street, Ararat, collided at the intersection of Alfred and ...
Article : 50 wordsBENDIGO, Friday.—Two cars collided on the Calder Highway at Kangaroo Flat this afternoon, and Mrs. Emma Truden, aged 65 years, of Moe, a ...
Article : 57 wordsHOBART, Friday.—Three persons were killed and one injured severely when a motor-car crashed into an express train at a level crossing at Woodbury, on the ...
Article : 89 wordsBENDIGO.—The Bendigo Easter Fair will open to-day with the street carnival and the popular girl contest. The results of the street competition will be announced ...
Article : 77 wordsCASTLEMAINE, Friday.—When his car overturned near Chewton yesterday afternoon as the result of a tyre blowing out, Jack Butcher, aged 24 years. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 8 Apr 1939, Page 3
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