Sir,—Thousands of people, after listening to Mr. Roosevelt's speech with its farreaching portend for the defence of democracy, must have been nauseated by ...
Article : 117 wordsLieut, I.O.G. McCORMICK, prisoner of war. Lieut. R.G. PLAIN, NZEF, missing. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 78 wordsCANBERRA, Wednesday.— Australia's participation in the Greek campaign was defended by the Prime Minister in the House of Representatives tonight, when, ...
Article : 1,335 wordsARARAT.—A civic reception was given to Mr. McDonald, MP for Corangamite, when he visited Ararat. A deputation of citizens waited on Mr. McDonald to urge ...
Article : 574 wordsP[?]es. H. W. Mortin, P. J. Nelson, and L. G. Draper enjoying a sun bathe. Australian soldiers have been swimming here when off duty, and have also been able to obtain supplies of fresh fish. (Department of Information.) ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 47 wordsThe chargp that former French military political leaders who are now held at Bourassol Chateau, near Riom, were being inhumanly treated has been made ...
Article : 547 wordsSir,—Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Need we quibble while so much of England is being smashed? The logical conclusion of the last Federal elections was ...
Article : 103 wordsCANBERRA, Wednesday. — Although Mr. Menzies refused today to comment on the suggestion that, as an alternative to the unattainable National Government, ...
Article : 310 wordsA gift of £250 has been made to the Ballarat Orphanage under the will of the late Dr. J. K. Richards, of Lydiard st., a former president. The will ...
Article : 244 wordsSir,—Mr. D. W. Murdoch suggests that people in the metropolitan area should dispense with cars, as they are beautifully served by trains, buses, and trams. I ...
Article : 184 wordsLIEUT, I.O.G. MacCORMICK (prisoner of war in Sofia. Bulgaria) is the only son of Capt. and Mrs. MucCormick, Adelaide st., Malvern. He was educated ...
Article : 1,089 wordsSir,—As the wife of a private in the AIF may I ask the following questions? I thoroughly agree with the declared reasons for the Empire being at war, but ...
Article : 149 wordsCANBERRA, Wednesday. — Comment by Federal loaders on President Roosevelt's speech included the following:- MR. MENZIES.—"I thought it was a ...
Article : 356 wordsMr. E. Searle, coxswain of the Searle Bros.' crew, has received from his brother Lloyd, on service oversea, a belt attached to which are 81 badges of various units, ...
Article : 188 wordsSir,—In the early '80's in northern California the change from stone to steel grinding of flour was held responsible for certain prevalent ailments which had ...
Article : 179 wordsMen from the corps in camp at Bendigo Showground yesterday presented an impressive sight when they took part in a street parade. Cr. G. A. Pethard, ...
Article : 178 wordsThough unemployment relief tax receipts are certain to exceed the Budget estimate of £1,705,000, late collections may diminish the expected surplus. As ...
Article : 163 wordsBRISBANE, Wednesday. — Allegations that racing clubs and the racing public had been swindled by two formers, father and son, and a farm labourer, by ringing ...
Article : 274 wordsSwing over from butter to cheese manufacture in Victoria to meet Britain's requirements would entail considerable reorganisation of both farm and factory ...
Article : 109 wordsSir,—We regret that appeals such as this cannot be dispensed with during this time of crisis. Amid the multitudinous calls, however, I feel sure that the needs ...
Article : 90 words"I Keep a Date," Armstrong's brilliant cartoon, which is a sequel to the famous "I Got a Date," i[?] to be raffled for the ACF. At the ACF meeting in the Town ...
Article : 73 wordsShelves bare of cigarettes were fairly common in city tobacconists' shops yesterday, and some retailers have been without supplies for several days. No ...
Article : 91 wordsNEERIM SOUTH, Wednesday.—Neerim district potato-growers at a well-attended meeting passed a resolution strongly opposing any form of control of the potato ...
Article : 57 wordsThe Anglican committee on the rural problem in Victoria having been expanded and placed on a provincial basis, will hold its first meeting at 4pm today in ...
Article : 42 wordsSir,—Recent speeches by Mr. Churchill, President Roosevelt, and Mr. Menzies are surely sufficiently memorable to warrant publication in book form. Such ...
Article : 125 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—Lt.-Col. W. E. Kay, DSO, VD, commanding officer of the 5th Australian General Hospital, has died of wounds received in the Greek ...
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Advertising : 471 wordsSir,—The comment by the Agricultural Editor of THE ARGUS of May 22, calls for a reply. It is entirely due to the drought that the board's stocks of ...
Article : 140 wordsBack after a 9-months' adventure, which included 5 weeks on a German raider and 3 months in an Italian prison camp, Mr. M. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 186 wordsThe Wanganella, interstate passenger motorship belonging to Huddart Parker Ltd., has been taken over by the Commonwealth and is being converted into a ...
Article : 64 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday. — At the annual meeting of Colonial Sugar Refining Co. Ltd. to-day, Mr. E. R. Knox said that all munitions produced by the company ...
Article : 146 wordsSir,—In England, during and for some time after the last war, it was possible to obtain at all retail shops pure woollen garments, the quality of which was ...
Article : 90 wordsSir,—Some clearly distinguishing mark in the uniform of the AIF, such as the emu feathers of the Light Horse, would be a tribute to the troops and possibly ...
Article : 43 wordsRafaele Bomundo, about 36, of Melbourne, motor mechanic, was found guilty in the Criminal Court yesterday of housebreaking and having stolen £2,000. ...
Article : 200 wordsSir,—Why all this agitation about deep shelters? Who wants to go down 60ft. to be entombed? Better to remain in one's own home and take what comes, ...
Article : 81 wordsImportant developments may follow an interstate conference now being held in Melbourne between officials of the Labour Department and trade unions to discuss ...
Article : 73 wordsCANBERRA, Wednesday. — Rules for [?]egistration of employers and lodgment of returns of the payroll tax which will partly finance child endowment are ...
Article : 104 wordsAt the corner of Church and Swan sis., Richmond, on Tuesday night, a car that was being pursued by a police patrol struck a woman, who afterwards died. ...
Article : 77 wordsMANSFIELD, Wednesday. — While felling timber in the forest for Delatite Sawmills Pty. Ltd., Edward Joseph Kelly, 45, married, of Mansfield, was struck on ...
Article : 68 wordsBRISBANE, Wednesday. — Methodist General Conference adopted today without discussion the following resolution submitted by the naval, military, and ...
Article : 125 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—The new State Parliament met today for the first time since the elections and was opened for[?]naliy by commission. After members of ...
Article : 57 wordsMelbourne Scots decided at their annual meeting last night to sponsor, in collaboration with the Royal Caledonian Society, a Scottish Week to raise funds ...
Article : 74 wordsWELLINGTON, Wednesday.—Proceeds of the Dominion wool season just ended were £13,922,000, compared with £12,718,000 last year. ...
Article : 20 wordsMotor registration fees in May will total £137,080£3,000 more than the May, 1940, record total. Sor far petrol rationing has not greatly ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 29 May 1941, Page 5
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