There was no special arrangement with anybody or any preferential treatment in the repurchase of stamps by the Postmaster-General's Department, said ...
Article : 253 wordsLONDON, Jan. 9.—The Union Castle Liner Rothesay Castle (7,016 tons) struck a reef on the west coast of Scotland to-day and was seriously damaged. The ...
Article : 58 wordsBRISBANE, Jan. 10.—No trace has been found of Dr. G. W. F. Alberry, the flying doctor, and First-Officer K. C. Berry (the pilot), of whom there has been ...
Article : 512 wordsPerth experienced record night-time heat for January between sunset on Tuesday and dawn yesterday. A day if intense heat followed, and a maximum of 103.2deg. was recorded at the Perth Observatory early yesterday afternoon. ...
Article : 1,216 wordsMany events of note, meteorologically, occurred last year. Among them were the following:— A cyclone in the North-West. ...
Article : 642 wordsKALGOORLIE, Jan. 1,—Delayed for four hours by a burning truck of furniture on a goods train between Bulla-Bulling and Coolgardie, the express from ...
Article : 208 wordsLast night the beaches were again the focal point for many thousands of people in the metropolitan area. The evening traffic rush home from work was little ...
Article : 380 wordsSir.—On behalf of the Women's Service Guilds of Western Australia, I am writing to say that the Guilds are pleased that the disastrous effects likely to accrue ...
Article : 208 wordsA 13-year-old boy was fatally injured when he was struck by a motor car after crossing behind a tramcar in Canning-highway, East Fremantle, at about 1.55 ...
Article : 230 wordsBRIDGETOWN, Jan. 10.—To investigate the circumstances of the supposed poisoning of Pavlos Gruyos (57). who is in a serious condition in the Bridgetown ...
Article : 282 wordsSYDNEY, Jan. 10.—After falling 62ft. to the bottom of a disused brick pit near Parkes, Peter Morris (60), a returned soldier, was found by two boys. He was ...
Article : 89 wordsCANBERRA, Jan. 10.—Canberra, within the next year or so, will assume the role of diplomatic centre of Australia. The plan of Canberra as the seat of ...
Article : 170 wordsSYDNEY, Jan. 10.—In the Central Police Court today the Attorney-General (Sir Henry Manning) unsuccessfully attempted to make in ex parte statement ...
Article : 582 wordsYesterday's heat was too much for a thermostat alarm installed in a city building. A few minutes after 1 o'clock it transmitted an alarm to fire brigade ...
Article : 169 wordsNOTES ON CHART.—The tropical depression which was situated off the west coast yesterday morning had lost intensity since the previous day the central isobar being shown as 29.7in. Another similar system was located on the upper north-west coast between Port Hedland and Broome and a third occupied the Northern Territory. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 303 wordsCupid has been very busy during the past few months. Statistically, his greatest recent success as a matrimonial agent was in October last, when there were 226 ...
Article : 351 wordsGERALDTON. Jan. 10.—Thomas Sydney Brazier (35) was killed near the Greenough River last night when a wheel of a truck he was assisting to extricate ...
Article : 127 wordsBUNGANA. for Melbourne. 6.45 a.m., yesterday. Orient Line. CANBERRA, for Darwin. 7 a.m. yesterday. MacRobertson. Miller Aviation Co. ...
Article : 24 wordsThe largest amount of water ever used in a single day in the metropolitan area was used during the 24 hours which ended at 8 am. yesterday. Between ...
Article : 127 wordsMURCHISON, from Kalgoorlie and Wiluna. 1 p.m., today. MacDonald. Hamilton and Co. BUNGANA, from Melbourne, 6.25 p.m., to-day, Orient Line. ...
Article : 34 wordsBERLIN, Jan. 9.—A Russian plane has arrived here according to schedule on a trial flight from Moscow, after making landings at Minsk, Bialystok and ...
Article : 48 wordsBUNGANA. for Melbourne. 6.45 am., tomorrow. Orient Line. GASCOYNE, for Darwin. 7 am., Saturday. MacRobertson. Miller Aviation Co. ...
Article : 21 wordsA Seventh Day Adventist young people's camp which is being held at a picturesque site on the bank of the Canning River at Kelmscott will terminate ...
Article : 88 wordsThe following have booked to travel by the airliner Bungana. which is due to arrive from Melbourne at 6.25 p.m. today.—Melbourne to Perth: Mr. K. R. McDonald: Miss N. ...
Article : 41 wordsThe most noticeable result of the hot weather at the Metropolitan Markets yesterday was a slump in poultry prices. Ducks and drakes were especially hard to ...
Article : 154 words10 a.m.: Morning music. 10.20: Devotional service. 10.35: Interlude. 10.40: "At Home and Abroad." 10.55: News. 11.0: Music. 11.5: Weather. 11.10: Music. 11.30: News. ...
Article : 417 wordsSouth Australia.—Fine and cool to moderate coastal temperatures, warm to hot inland. Winds chiefly south to east. Queensland.—Scattered rain on sub-tropical ...
Article : 180 wordsThe weather was still cloudy at many tropical stations at 9 am. but the bulk of the cloud covered the south-west and southern divisions and the Coolgardie ...
Article : 361 wordsAUCKLAND, Jan. 10.—The Minister for Industries (Mr. Sullivan) said today that the price list of the Whakatane paper mills had been exhaustively ...
Article : 96 wordsAUCKLAND, Jan. 10.—Two girls—Joan McQuillan (4) and Margaret McQuillan (7), of Gore—were drowned when a boat on which they were with their mother ...
Article : 76 wordsA few of the animals and most of the birds at the Zoological Gardens appeared yesterday to be suffering from the heat. The lions and tigers sprawled listlessly ...
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Family Notices : 210 wordsYesterday.—Perth. max. 103.2deg., min. (during previous night). 82.9: Adelaide. 82. 53; Melbourne, 74, 53; Sydney . 76, 67; Brisbane. 83, 68; Hobart. 72. 50. ...
Article : 29 wordsToday.—Sun rises at 5.23, sets at 7.26; moon rises at 6.49 a.m., sets at 8.23 p.m. Tomorrow.—Sun rises at 5.24. sets at 7.26: moon rises at 7.43 a.m.. sets at 8.59 p.m. ...
Article : 34 wordsWhile laying a cement floor at his home last night James McLarty (70), boiler-maker, of 13 Thompson-road. North Fremantle, received burns to both ...
Article : 75 wordsEAST KIMBERLEY.—Hall's Creek, 1 point WEST KIMBERLEY.—Derby. 22: Broome. 61: Anna Plains. 17. DE GREY.—Whim Creek, 3. ...
Article : 140 wordsThe Under-Secretary of the Chief Secretary's Department (Mr. F. J. Huelin) estimated yesterday that it would be at least three years before ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 25 words"The International Casino Revue," the second show presented by Jack Lester's "Ziegfeld Follies" Company, is to be extended to a second and final week at His ...
Article : 85 wordsWhile Perth experienced the most unpleasant day of the summer yesterday and the city worker sweltered in a temperature of 103 degrees and high ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Thu 11 Jan 1940, Page 10
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