Values generally were well maintained at recent levels at the Melbourne wool sales yesterday. The sales marked the close of the main ...
Article : 1,722 wordsReports from all parts of Victoria and Riverina indicate that the sheep blow-fly trouble is more prevalent than has ever been ...
Article : 574 wordsSir,—Social workers know how great is the need for a clinic where women may receive disinterested and scientific help in restricting their families when desirable. ...
Article : 349 wordsCANBERRA, Thursday.—Members of the Federal Ministry, it is believed, are already taking steps to ensure that the wheat industry ...
Article : 351 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—When the Interstate Conference on Water Conservation and Irrigation was continued this morning, the ...
Article : 405 wordsBuyers from all States were among the large attendance at the sale of the Banyule Jerseys yesterday Competition was keen for special ...
Article : 324 wordsARARAT.—Mr. George Gossip died on Thursday after a day's illness, aged 66 years. He spent his life in Ararat, and was actively associated with all ...
Article : 111 wordsBALLARAT.—The directors of the Ballarat Trustees company on Thursday night appointed Mr. G. Speechley manager of the company to fill the vacancy ...
Article : 71 wordsLETHBRIDGE.— Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Millar, who are leaving the district, were entertained by friends in the Lethbridge Hall, and were presented with a wallet ...
Article : 47 wordsBALLARAT. —Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Coad, of Ballarat East, are celebrating the 50th aniversary of their wedding today. They were married by the Rev. M. ...
Article : 34 wordsMYRTLEFORD. — The Minister for Education (Sir John Harris) opened the new State school at Myrtleford on Thursday. Among those present were Mr. ...
Article : 116 wordsBENDIGO.—An address on "Australia and the Problems of the Pacific" was given at the Bendigo Rotary Club luncheon on Thursday by Mr. H. R. Gelston. ...
Article : 62 wordsBENDIGO.—A resolution was passed by the Bendigo City Council in Thursday asking the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission to remove the ...
Article : 89 wordsNANNEELLA.—Mrs. J. C. Murphy and her daughters Misses Julia and Norah Murphy. were entertained at a farewell social gathering by a large ...
Article : 73 wordsDespite the difficulties of an abnormally dry season, the Benalla fodder conservation competition was successful. It was judged by the assistant agrostologist ...
Article : 202 wordsBENDIGO.—Mr. Richard Hellens, retired policeman, died on Thursday, aged 64 years. Mr. Hellens joined the police force in 1902, and retired about ...
Article : 61 wordsSir,—Under the above caption a report in "The Argus" of April 22 states that although Hoddle bridge carries some 8,000 cars daily, it has made little difference ...
Article : 109 wordsPOOWONG. —Mrs. F. Henry, of the pines, Poowong, is celebrating her 93rd birthday to-day. She came to Poowong from Geelong in 1878, and is the oldest ...
Article : 45 wordsWERRIBEE, Thursday.—Many social workers from Meloburne and Geelong were among the 700 persons who attended the annual ball of the Werribee branch ...
Article : 144 wordsBENALLA.—Charged with having used an instrument or other means with the object of procuring a certain event, Frederick Martin O'Loughlin, aged 30 ...
Article : 112 wordsROSEDALE. — Prize winners at the Rosedale baby show were:—Champion Baby: Geoffrey McDonald. Baby Under Two Years: Barbara Wright. Baby Under ...
Article : 34 wordsSir,—Though unfortunately some of the strictures on women by Dr. Vattuone may be justified by the action of a very small section of them, it is only to be expected ...
Article : 135 wordsRUPANYUP.—Mr. and Mrs. A. Bignell were presented with a travelling rug before they left for Warracknabeal, where Mr. Bignell has received an appointment ...
Article : 46 wordsConstitution of new sewerage authorises at Beechworth and Yarram has been approved by the State Executive Council. ...
Article : 43 wordsSHEPPARTON. — Prisoners who had pleaded guilty appeared before Mr. Justice Gavan Duffy in the Supreme Court at Shepparton on Thursday for sentence. ...
Article : 183 wordsCASTLEMAINE. — Officers of the Castlemaine and District Agricultural Society are: — President, Mr. A. Harris; vice-presidents, Messrs. H. J. McIntosh, ...
Article : 73 wordsPERTH, Thursday.—West Australia will be represented at the Federal conference on farming matters at Canberra next Wednesday by the president of the ...
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Advertising : 147 wordsPetitions for the dissolution of two boards established under the Marketing of Primary Products Act have been presented to the Minister for Agriculture ...
Article : 116 wordsSir,—One instance in support of Mr. W. J. Basham's letter of Monday.—A Digger, well known to me, was shot through the jaw, which was smashed in ...
Article : 151 wordsCASTLEMAINE. — The Castlemaine Trades Hall Council passed a resolution on Wednesday that in the event of a foreign 'tender being accepted by the ...
Article : 65 wordsObtaining a controlling interest in firms that had previously not adhered to the principles of the Australian Dried Fruits Association had so far cost Australian ...
Article : 168 wordsDANDENONG.—Mr. O. Bence, who has been district dairy supervisor at Dandenong for several years, has been notified by the Department of Agriculture of his ...
Article : 30 wordsSEA LAKE. — Mr. John Foley, aged 87 years, has died. He was born in country Tipperary, Ireland, and landed in Victoria when aged 19 years. After gaining ...
Article : 82 wordsBRISBANE, Thursday.—The opening sales of the tobacco leaf season to-day were well attended and excellent prices wert, obtained Competition was keen throughout, and useful ...
Article : 73 wordsDANDENONG. — At the Dandenong Masonic Temple, Bro. A. Stuart was installed as worshipful master of the Lodge of Alliance. The ceremony was performed ...
Article : 33 wordsSir,—A few days ago I had a ride in the newly designed electric tram and I congratulate the Tramways Board on making the tram pleasant and ...
Article : 100 wordsGEELONG. — The body of George Charles Faulkner, aged 38 years, of Spring street. Geelong West, a railway employee, was found on Thursday under a tree on ...
Article : 71 wordsSHEPPARTON.—William Stanley Waterhouse, transport driver, who appeared before Mr. Justice Gavan Duffy in the Supreme Court at Shepparton on ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 587 wordsGORMANDALE.—At a meeting of women from various organisations it was decided to form a Ranger Company with a Girl Guide Patrol attached, and also to ...
Article : 75 wordsSir,—In pre-war days Australians grew practically all the vegetables that Melbourne and Australian people consumed and sold them too, in the markets ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 252 wordsKOONDROOK. — Mr. G. Napier, the retiring secretary of the Koondrook Golf Club, was presented by members with a smokers' stand in appreciation of his ...
Article : 61 wordsSHEPPARTON. — After a retirement of five minutes a jury in the Shepparton Supreme Court returned a verdict of not guilty in a case in which Andrew ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 87 wordsLANCEFIELD. — Mr. Maurice Casey, aged 67 years, who had spent all his life in the district, collapsed and died white cutting wood at the farm of Mr. P. ...
Article : 39 wordsWARRACKNABEAL. — The death occurred suddenly on Wednesday of Mr. John Alfred couzner, of Woolcock street, Warracknabeal, aged 80 years. He was ...
Article : 82 wordsBALLARAT.—Mr. G. K. Sutton, secretary of the general management committee of the Ballarat School of Mines, has received war bonds valued at £500 from ...
Article : 103 wordsSir,—The attitude of Mr. Menzies to the following important subjects would be Interesting:—(1) The shipment to Japan of tens of thousands of tons of pig iron, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 86 wordsThis plan of the first "honour" prison camp in Victoria, to be established at Cooriemungle, in the Heytesbury forest, was approved yesterday by the Chief ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 328 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—A miscellaneous selection, comprising 9,514 bales, was offered at auction at the wool sales to-day. Bales sold at auction totalled 7,860. ...
Article : 103 wordsSir,—The appointment of a State civil servant as an alderman of the Melbourne. City Council will surprise many taxpayers, and calls for a strong protest. Meetings ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 509 wordsBRISBANE, Thursday.—The Japanese sheepbreeding experiment in korea is a failure, according to one member of the crew of the Japanese freighter Tokusimo ...
Article : 97 wordsSir,—Mr. G. F. Young makes a fierce attack upon Sir Earle Page and the Country party generally—the latter particularly for not fighting a Country party ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 28 Apr 1939, Page 7
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