With the continuance of the prolonged spell of dry weather lack of reserves of moisture in the soil, and water storage below safety level anxiety is growing in the country, [?] the north the position is already precarious. Unless wids ...
Article : 991 wordsMr. and Mrs. R. Faulks and family, who are leaving the Ultima district to live at Kerang, were presented with gifts by members of the Methodist church, and by ...
Article : 820 wordsScenes when the Victorian wool selling season opened yesterday. Left: Messrs. J. Dreiheller and R. Daniels examining fine comeback wool on the show floors of Australian Estates Co. Ltd. Right: Bidding at the Wool Exchange. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 38 wordsThe Geelong Centenary celebrations will be officially opened at the city hall at 1 p.m. on Saturday. ...
Article : 313 wordsThe State Cabinet at a meeting yesterday approved the proposal that preliminary steps should be taken to provide if necessary an ...
Article : 266 wordsMELTON, Monday.—Sponsored by the Gould League of Bird Lovers, a fieid day convention was held, at Mr. V. R. Davey's bird sanctuary at Toolernvale to-day to ...
Article : 284 wordsMILDURA, Monday. — The Red Cliffs Settlers' Finance Board has been advised by Mr. Allnutt, M.L.A. that further representations by him to the Minister for ...
Article : 77 wordsPERTH, Monday. — The annual show of the Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia began at Claremont to-day. The attendance was about 3,000. The ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 109 wordsA new farm of 160 acres, adjoining the Kilmany Park Farm Home for Boys, will be dedicated at Sale on Thursday, October 20. The Moderator-General of the ...
Article : 121 wordsBALLARAT, Monday.—Grants amounting to £2,100 from the Federal Aid Roads and Works agreement were notified to the Bungaree Shire Council to-day by the ...
Article : 118 wordsGEELONG, Monday.—Moving at the monthly meeting of the Geelong Chamber of Commerce and Manufactures "that this Chamber of Commerce agrees with the ...
Article : 83 wordsThe Dandenong Shire Council has arranged to provide a pig market at its municipal yards. It will defray the cost of transport from the Dandenong station ...
Article : 64 wordsHARCOURT, Monday.—Although [?] perlencing the driest season on [?] Harcourt district orchnrdists hope the rain will fall in time to save the [?] ...
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Advertising : 158 wordsNHILL, Monday.—The long dry [?] in west Wimmera is being keenly felt [?] farmers and graziers. Wheat crops [?] holding well where fallows have been [?] ...
Article : 73 wordsGEELONG, Monday. — During the last few weeks, shipping activity at Geelong has gradually decreased. This week only three vessels are expected to visit the ...
Article : 96 wordsWHITTLESEA, Monday.—AS [?] month was the driest September for [?] than 30 years, and the northerly [?] have already turned pastures brown, [?] ...
Article : 65 wordsKYNETON, Monday.—Mr. J. Metcalf, of Ellerdale, Green Hill, near Kyneton, has imported another stud Southdown ram for his flock. This animal, No. 461 of ...
Article : 96 wordsKYABRAM, Monday.—Districting tors are concerned about the method rationing water and the prop[?] Waranga-Bendigo pipe supply. ...
Article : 105 wordsCROYDON, Monday.—Fire destroyed a six-roomed weatherboard house on the Yarra road this afternoon. The contents of the house, which included a ...
Article : 59 wordsResults of the July judging of the all-Australian fat lamb competitions announced by the Australian Meat Board yesterday are:—Class 1.—Roseworthy ...
Article : 59 wordsMr. John Cruickshank Scott, who [?] on Sunday at his home, 24 Victoria [?] Camberwell, was well known in pa[?] circles in Victoria and Riverina. ...
Article : 203 wordsADELAIDE, Monday.—On his return from Canberra to-day the Premier (Mr. Butler) again wrote to the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons), giving detailed reasons for ...
Article : 181 wordsOUYEN, Monday. — It is said that settlers in the Wagant district have not yet received particulars of their revaluations. ...
Article : 55 wordsMILDURA, Monday.—The new public hall at Cardross was officially opened by the shire president (Councillor J. S. R. Lochhead) in the presence of about 200 ...
Article : 61 wordsAt the Royal Show last week the public was asked to estimate the dressed weight of a bullock which was displayed in a pen adjacent to the beef cattle pavilion on the ...
Article : 111 wordsBALLARAT, Monday.—John Ward, aged 24 years, plasterer, of Windermere street, and George Ambrose Stevenson aged 28 years, labourer, of Lonsdale ...
Article : 293 wordsNATHALIA, Monday.—Many former residents of the township have arrived to take port in the "Back to Nathalia" celebrations, which will begin officially ...
Article : 129 wordsMILDURA, Monday. — The death has occurred from tetanus of Wendy Taggart, aged 2 years and 7 months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. Taggart, of ...
Article : 52 wordsMr. David Bain Ross, manager of [?] State Savings Bank, Cotham road, [?] died on Sunday. Mr. Ross served in [?] South African War and the Grest [?] ...
Article : 116 wordsBENDIGO, Monday.—At the Bendigo sheep sales to-day 8,500 were yarded, compared with 4,900 at last week's sale. Woolly wethers were yarded in good numbers, including many prime [?]ots, but ...
Article : 564 wordsLANCEFIELD, Monday.—Two fires are burning in the bush country about three miles north of the town. Unless checked the fires are likely to destroy some ...
Article : 48 wordsThe death, occurred on Sunday of [?] Alexander Donaldson Spiers. Mr. [?] was well known in mining and [?] circles in Melbourne. The buris[?] ...
Article : 34 wordsAlphington egg-laying competition Leading scorrs (flrst-grade eggs only).—Australorps.— Singles—H. Brethcrton, 145-126 A. J. Glanfield, 141; Mrs. H. N. Read, 132; H. T. Scoble, 119-118; ...
Article : 210 wordsWARRNAMBOOL, Monday. — Alan Ferrier, aged 13 years, of South Warrnambool, fell 40 feet over a cliff at Shelly Beach. He was admitted to the Base ...
Article : 39 wordsAfter a short illness Mrs. Edwin G[?] wife of Mr. Edwin Geach, theatre m[?] and a director of Greater Union The[?] Pty. Ltd., died at her home in B[?] ...
Article : 68 wordsSome Queensland beef which was being marketed in Melbourne because of the beef measles ban on the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works cattle from ...
Article : 82 wordsThe funeral of Mr. Alfred E. Co[?] of Werribee, who died at Warr[?] bool on Saturday, was held ye[?] day and was well attended. [?] ...
Article : 96 wordsLeading scores for 175 days in the egg-laying com[?]tition conducted by the Geelong Utility Poultry Breeders' Association are:—While Leghorns —Singles—A Starrer, 149; C.Cromer, 145; T. ...
Article : 104 wordsPERTH, Monday. — State revenue for September was £863,566, an increase of £52 557 on that of the corresponding month of 1937. Expenditure was £934,657, ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tue 4 Oct 1938, Page 14
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