The Fitzroy town hall was thronged last night, when a meeting was held in furtherance of the recruiting campaign. Prior to the meeting 600 soldiers from Royal Park ...
Article : 965 wordsQuestions which have arisen in connection with the wheat agreement were discussed yesterday at a conference opened at the State public offices, and attended by ...
Article : 848 wordsAustralian companies having on their share lists persons of enemy nationality or enemy origin are advised by the Acting Attorney-General to negotiate the ...
Article : 247 wordsThe leading article in to-day's issue of "The Age," regarding the scandalous misappropriation of public funds by the State Government and the Opposition at the ...
Article : 433 wordsThe position as regards the munitions works remains without much change, except that the pickets this morning refused to allow the office staff to pass through to ...
Article : 128 wordsA large number of residents of Port Melbourne attended the meeting held last night in the Excelsior Hall. Before the proceedings commenced Port Melbourne Citizens' ...
Article : 184 wordsThe local recruiting committee is actively engaged on the campaign, and so far has received 47 replies in the affirmative. ...
Article : 21 wordsThe Bridging Train Corps, which is camped at Healesville, held an improvised sports meeting on Queen's Park to-day. Exhibitions of horse racing and ...
Article : 72 wordsThe establishment of a final depot at Hamilton has resulted in an increased number of volunteers. Since Friday last 13 recruits have been accepted out of 19 who ...
Article : 34 wordsMr. W. Finlayson, M.P., to-day referring to the proclamation dealing with German shareholders, said it was evident that the Government realised there was ...
Article : 96 wordsThe replies to hand to date show—"Yes," 14; "later," 10; already on active service, 20. ...
Article : 17 wordsAt yesterday's meeting of the City Council the public works committee submitted a report informing the council that a municipal conference which was convened by ...
Article : 380 wordsArrangements are being made for alterations to the internal portion of Bendigo Gaol in order to make provision for the Defence department to occupy the ...
Article : 57 wordsAt a public meeting held on Saturday night a strong committee was formed in order to forward the recruiting campaign. A committee was also formed to welcome ...
Article : 32 wordsJohn Jackson was hanged in the Melbourne Gaol at 10 a.m. yesterday for the murder of Constable David E. M'Grata at the Trades Hall on the morning of 1st ...
Article : 497 wordsThe replies received to 21st inst. show—Already enlisted, 43; willing to enlist, 44. ...
Article : 15 wordsWilliam D. Barnett, secretary of the Amalgamated Miners' Association, appeared in the police court to-day charged by the military authorities, on summons, ...
Article : 108 wordsMuch improved results were achieved at the different recruiting depots in Victoria yesterday. The day's enlistments made a total of 292. This represents the ...
Article : 364 wordsA patriotic meeting was held in the mechanics' institute on Saturday night. Cr. G. Griffith (president of the shire of Frankston and Hastings) occupied the ...
Article : 372 wordsMr. W. H. Kelly, who was an Assistant Minister in the last Cook Administration, expressed his views on the enemy shareholders question yesterday. "Australia," ...
Article : 521 wordsFollowing upon the military court-martial on Saturday of certain participants in the disgraceful riots at St. Kilda Esplanade on 15th January, it was announced ...
Article : 131 wordsBrighton council last night considered a letter from Bendigo Chamber of Commerce and Industries conveying its resolutions condemning "the scandalous misuse of ...
Article : 314 wordsIn connection with the coal lumpers' dispute matters are still undecided. A conference will be held to-day in regard to differences of opinion in reference ...
Article : 247 wordsSir,—I read with considerable surprise the statement in your issue of this morning that the Central Recruiting Committee was experiencing considerable difficulty in ...
Article : 224 wordsThe central recruiting committee of Rodney shire has been busy during the past week classifying the replies to recruiting cards and forwarding them to the local ...
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Advertising : 87 wordsThe suggestion is made by the chairman of the central recruiting committee (Mr. Mackinnon, M.L.A.) that Foundation day should be celebrated appropriately by a ...
Article : 139 wordsAt the weekly meeting of the executive of the Victorian Employers' Federation on Monday, the president (Mr. Ernest E. Keep) in the chair, the following That this federation enters its emphatic protest against the waste and misuse of public money by the State Government in providing for excursions for ...
Article : 137 wordsColonel Cuscaden, Principal Medical Officer of Victoria, commenting yesterday on the large number of volunteers that are rejected in this State for purely physical ...
Article : 183 wordsSir,—We are in for real recruiting effort, and we want to get the real, true thing in the way of martial music to stir up our young Australians—something with a ...
Article : 347 wordsA special meeting of the federal executive of the Federated Mine Employes' Association was held in Melbourne yesterday to consider the position arising out of the ...
Article : 190 wordsHarvesting operations are about completed. Wheat is pouring into the Lockhart railway station, nearly 7000 bags being received daily. About 120,000 bags have ...
Article : 120 wordsAt the last meeting of the local recruiting committee, exception was taken to the scandalous and wilful waste of money by the State Parliamentary picnic party ...
Article : 53 wordsThe Minister of Defence made the following statement yesterday in reply to a leading article appearing in "The Age" urging economy in the public service:—"No ...
Article : 115 wordsTo-day's recruiting resulted in 271 offering and 213 accepted. ...
Article : 19 wordsThe sub-committee of the State Cabinet, appointed to consider how the loan money may be spent to the best advantage, and where it need not be spent at all, met ...
Article : 226 wordsThe Lockhart shire council has taken steps to form recruiting committees throughout the shire. ...
Article : 15 wordsSir,—In your issue of to-day you say:— "The proposal to put the ship John Murray into the wheat carrying trade is not regarded by the committee of management ...
Article : 209 wordsTo-day at Perth 110 men volunteered, of whom 66 passed and 44 were rejected. ...
Article : 20 wordsMen employed in the manufacture of munitions or in smelting or steel making or other industries which are incidental to the manufacture of munitions, are not ...
Article : 113 wordsAt the half-yearly meeting of the Ballarat branch of the Federated Miners' Association on Saturday night, it was officially stated, in reply to a question by ...
Article : 446 wordsElaborate preparations are being made for the public meeting in Malvern town hall this evening, and should the accommodation in the hall be found inadequate an ...
Article : 125 wordsSir,—I would like to suggest that the best of the recruiting posters be issued in the form of post cards and sold in packets of, say, six or twelve at 6d. and 1/. the ...
Article : 91 wordsReplying yesterday to the complaint of a man named George Kong-Meng, who was rejected by the recruiting authorities last week, the Minister of Defence stated that ...
Article : 99 wordsThere was a busy scene at the Sturt-street military depot yesterday morning. Here is situated the receiving centre where the recruits from all parts of Victoria ...
Article : 262 wordsThe wholesale quotation for superfine factory butter was advanced yesterday to 1/3 per lb., the upward movement representing about 1d. per lb. ...
Article : 28 wordsRichmond city council, which has constituted itself the local recruiting committee, is working energetically under the secretaryship of the town clerk (Mr. C. C. ...
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Advertising : 278 wordsA hard case brought under notice by Mr. E. F. Russell, secretary of the Implement Makers' Union, yesterday, is that of J. Lacey, a member of the organisation, ...
Article : 131 wordsThe Necessary Commodities Control Commission, having received the report of Mr. Shield, assistant secretary to the commission, who was sent to investigate the ...
Article : 176 wordsThe recruiting campaign is being carried on with some success, and on Monday Dr. Green and other officials at the depot in the town hall had a busy time. ...
Article : 138 wordsAccompanied by the acting State Commandant (Brigadier-General R. E. liams), the Inspector-General of Camps, Major-General M'Cay. yesterday visited ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Tue 25 Jan 1916, Page 8
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