The unhappy position of those speculators who, by selling wheat they did not possess on a market that subsequently rose high through the war, the drought and the ...
Article : 1,625 wordsThe practice of the Education depart meat in the past has been to secure through its contractors supplies of materials from Germany and Austria for use ...
Article : 364 wordsThe Governor received the Addresses in Reply from both Houses of the State Legislature yesterday afternoon. The Governor, attended by Mr. Norman ...
Article : 1,138 wordsAmongst other matters that have been severely cheeked by the war is immigration to Australia. When the mother country wants so many men from here it would ...
Article : 1,350 wordsThe battle for the possession of Calais will be recorded in history as the most sanguinary in the first three months of the war. The German mid on the three coast ...
Article : 3,082 wordsThe Minister of Agriculture has visited the Government's wheat growing areas at Tottenham and Trangie, and he returned more confident than ever of the soundness ...
Article : 112 wordsIn the House of Representatives yesterday the Minister of Customs said no Government had accepted the Commonwealth Government's offer to arrange for the ...
Article : 134 wordsDuring the afternoon private conferences were held between the sellers in trouble and the buyers who cannot secure delivery. Some of the buyers refused to entertain ...
Article : 92 wordsGeneral satisfaction is expressed here at the temporary repeal of the wheat duties. Poultrykeepers are especially jubilant, as then were experiencing difficulty in getting ...
Article : 59 wordsMr. J. C. Lockley, the Melbourne officer in charge for the Pacific Cable Board, notifies that the following additional codes are authorised from 14th inst.:-- "Bentley's ...
Article : 38 wordsSir,-- It was not My intention to enter into any correspondence with regard to the cancellation of wheat contracts, but so much has been said and written in favor ...
Article : 377 wordsThe statement has been made in defence of the State Ministry's repeal of the prices fixed for wheat by the Price of Goods Board that, before action was taken-- and ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 149 wordsBrighton council on Monday night agreed to contribute £125, its proportion as arranged, towards the cost of a motor ambulance to be presented on behalf of certain ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 113 wordsLarge quantities of wheat are still being taken across the river into Victoria, and at Wahgunyah railway station and trucking yards there is unusual activity. Many ...
Article : 87 wordsThe Federal Attorney-General (Mr. Hughes) expressed the opinion last night that there was considerable misapprehension and some misrepresentation of the ...
Article : 505 wordsAmong the passengers on R.M.S. Maloja, were two officers and ten of the rank and file of the Australian and New Zealand I contingents, who left the troopships at ...
Article : 45 wordsSir,--Your correspondents Delaney and Co rush into print immediately conditions make it evident that they are going to lose money over a speculation which on their ...
Article : 323 words"It has been brought under my notice," said the Minister of Agriculture to-day, "that some farmers in Southern Rivorina have been selling their wheat to Victorian ...
Article : 80 wordsSir,-- Would you kindly permit us to thankfully acknowledge receipt of fine supplies of literature for the men of our navy, so that we have despatched eight bags to ...
Article : 111 wordsTo-day the Cabinet appointed the following as members of the Wheat Acquisition Board, under the act passed in the last stages of Parliament, which empowers the ...
Article : 222 wordsUnder the auspices of the Overseas Club Amateur Operatic Society, a grand and comic opera concert will be held in the mechanics institute, Oakleigh, next ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 197 wordsAn outline was given to-day by the Minister of Agriculture of what the Government proposes to do in regard to advances of seed wheat and other necessities ...
Article : 220 wordsAlthough it is anticipated that the number of travellers on the railways during the holiday season will fall short of that of previous years, the railway ...
Article : 181 wordsJohn Brewer, late of Inkerman-road, St. Kilda, who died on 28th October, left by will dated 6th August, 1913, £1392 realty awl £132 personalty to his widow and children. ...
Article : 32 wordsIn order to reduce a dangerous curve in St. Kilda-street, Brighton, on the tramway route, where several vehicular accidents have occurred. Brighton council has ...
Article : 164 wordsIn the Senate yesterday, the Minister of Defence, replying to Senator Barnes, said that 132 lorries were purchased by the Motor Transport Board, mostly from ...
Article : 137 wordsIn reply to a question by Mr. R. B. Rees in the Legislative Council yesterday, Mr. W. L. Baillieu, on behalf of the Minister of Railways, stated that the South ...
Article : 91 wordsA "gazette" was issued to-day in the terms of the recommendations of the Necessary Commodities Commission, fixing the price of bread as follows throughout ...
Article : 86 wordsAt the monthly meeting of the Rainbow Agricultural Society, Cr. P. Ryan drew attention to the fact that the Railway department had not reduced the freight on ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Wed 16 Dec 1914, Page 10
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