Eighty-four-year-old George Robey, one of the great "red-nosed" comedians of the music halls, was created a knight in the Queen's New Year honors. He still appears regularly in stage and radio ...
Article : 582 wordsPARIS, December 31 (A.A.P.).--Viet-Minh rebel units yesterday stepped up their offensive activities against the vital Red River delta and other French positions in northern Indo-Cliina while marking time in their spectacular ...
Article : 415 wordsHOLIDAY-TIME OR NOT, the hay has to be harvested. A cup of billy tea makes the work seem easier for (from left) Bill Barrow, Ern Lendon and Bob Lendon, at Digger's Rest. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 33 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.--A young gunman tonight held up a girl cashier at the Park Theatre, Liverpool Street, ...
Article : 194 wordsThe first carriage of the Royal train to carry the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh around Victoria ...
Article : 103 wordsWASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (A.A.P.)--The National Geographic Society has awarded the Hubbard Medal to the British expedition that conquered Mt. ...
Article : 196 wordsCANBERRA, Thursday.--Mr. C. W. Strutt will return to the United Kingdom in March after a five-year tour ...
Article : 99 wordsLONDON, Dec. 31. General Sir Gerald Templer's term of office as High Commissioner NEW YORK, Dec. 31. The Palomar Observatory (California) announced that its 200-inch ...
Article : 274 wordsThe Minister for Education (Mr. Shepherd) has been impressed by the ...
Article : 295 wordsThree naval officers and many R.A.A.F. officers from Victoria are included in a promotion list announced last night by the Minister for, the Navy and Air (Mr. ...
Article : 410 wordsMARYBOROUGH, Thursday.--Four thousand people packed the intersection of Nolan and High Streets ...
Article : 83 wordsMelbourne chemists' shops will be closed today, but the normal emergency service will be in operation. For ...
Article : 136 wordsALL SET TO ENJOY a game of bowls at Cowes are, from left; Frances Scott (Ascot Vale), Bob Davies (Nunawading), Mary O'Gorman (Coburg) and Ron Costa (Geelong). ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 29 wordsHOBART, Thursday.--The 47 ft. Hobart cutter, Wild Wave, crossed the finishing line shortly after 3 p.m. today to complete the 680 miles Sydney-Hobart yatch race course in 5 ...
Article : 327 wordsWASHINGTON, Dec. 31. New Zealand's Ambassador to the United States (Mr. Leslie Munro) said ...
Article : 246 wordsCANBERRA, Thursday.--A special 3½d. postage stamp will be issued at all Australian post offices to ...
Article : 102 wordsLONDON.--British film audiences in 1953 liked actor Jack Hawkins better than any other film star in the world. This is the conclusion of a poll of cinema managers conducted by the "Motion Picture Herald," which showed that two ...
Article : 376 wordsBALLARAT, Thursday.--Mrs. Amy Bolitho, 63, of Nicholson Street, Ballarat. suffered head injuries and ...
Article : 49 wordsRonald Hamilton, of Deakin Street. Hampton, died in Bairnsdale Hospital yesterday from injuries he ...
Article : 32 wordsTHESE HOLIDAYMAKERS AT EASTERN BEACH, Geelong, found listening to the Davis Cup broadcast a pleasant way of passing the time. From left:--Diana Henderson (of Camberwell), Rick Brown (East Malvern), Gwenn Henry (North Balwyn) and Ron Brown (East Bentleigh), ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 41 wordsLONDON, Dec. 31. British television is losing its hold on its audience, the British ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Fri 1 Jan 1954, Page 4
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