The Minister for Industrial Development (Mr. A. R. G. Hawke), who represented this State at the recent meeting of the Australian Agricultural Council ...
Article : 774 wordsCANBERRA, Aug. 19.—An announcement that the Government intends to seek a dissolution of Parliament and hold a general election on September 21 is ...
Article : 1,016 wordsDr. G. A. Currie, Director of the University Institute of Agriculture and Professor of Agriculture, was appointed last night by the Senate of the University as ...
Article : 1,415 wordsCANBERRA, Aug. 19.—The terms of reference for the Power Alcohol Committee of Inquiry were announced to-night by the Federal Ministry. The ...
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Advertising : 178 wordsFine and warm weather, with easterly winds and afternoon sea breezes, is forecast for the metropolitan area today. Teachers Examined. ...
Article : 806 wordsSYDNEY, Aug. 19.—Troops of the 2/13 Battalion, who are leading the 7th Division of the A.I.F. in its march to Bathurst, completed the crossing of the ...
Article : 125 wordsIn reply to representations made by the Premier (Mr. J. C. Willcock) in connection with recent increases in the price of superphosphate, the Prime Minister ...
Article : 652 wordsPresident Roosevelt has agreed with the Prime Minister of Canada to set up a joint Defence Board, composed mainly of experts of the fighting ...
Article : 1,195 wordsThe Air Board has notified Mr. W. J. Cale, of Helena Vale, that his son, Flying-Officer Francis Walker Cale, of the Royal Air Force, has been reported killed ...
Article : 124 wordsCANBERRA, Aug. 19.—The Minister for Supply (Sir Frederick Stewart) to- day officially confirmed reports that the petrol rationing plan announced by the ...
Article : 141 wordsWith the country urgently in need of rain-some districts are still awaiting their usual winter rains—the State had a foretaste of summer warmth yesterday. ...
Article : 294 wordsMELBOURNE, Aug. 19.—Thousands of one-gallon petrol ration tickets are being printed by the printing branch of the Commonwealth Bank, in Melbourne, in ...
Article : 59 wordsCANBERRA, Aug. 19.—The Federal Cabinet today approved the issue of regulations under the National Security Act to prohibit, except under licence ...
Article : 158 wordsThe following are due in Perth by the Westland express tomorrow:—Capts. Hotts. Duncan end Hughway; Lieut.—Col. Baxter-Ccx. Lieut. Goodall. Messrs. Parson. Fitzsimons. ...
Article : 90 wordsCLOSING TIMES.—Closing times hereunder are for the. Perth G.P.O. Registered articles must be posted one hour before closing time for letters: but between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ...
Article : 320 wordsNEW YORK, Aug. 18.—Mr. Walter Percy Chrysler, the motor car manufacturer, died today as the result of cerebral haemorrhage at the age of 65 years. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 299 wordsIt is not the intention of the Federal Government to allow evacuees from Hong Kong to bring native servants into Australia except in special cases. A statement ...
Article : 262 wordsGiving details of the State's loan programme for the current financial year, which was agreed upon at the Loan Council meeting at Canberra last week, the ...
Article : 302 wordsCANBERRA, Aug. 19.—The Minister for External Territories (Mr. Nock) warned the people of Australia of taxation burdens to come in a broadcast ...
Article : 196 wordsSYDNEY, Aug. 19.—The State United Australia Party Council decided by an overwhelming majority tonight to hold a special convention of the party on ...
Article : 192 words(Every request for information must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer. not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith.) ...
Article : 71 wordsMr. R. Allingham, who has been elected president of the Perth Chamber of Commerce, was previously senior vice-president and before that had a seat on ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 191 wordsCANBERRA, Aug. 19.—Advice of a proposal to transfer the headquarters of the League of Nations from Switzerland to a British or neutral country has been ...
Article : 105 wordsCRIMINAL COURT.—At 10.30 a.m.. before the Chief Justice and a Jury. NISI PRIUS.—At 10.30 a.m.. before Mr. Justice Dwyer: In divorce: Francis Henry Everett ...
Article : 88 wordsTOKIO, Aug. 18.—The newspaper "Nichi Nichi," in an editorial, says that the adjustment of French Indo-China and the Netherlands East Indies to ...
Article : 87 wordsThe late Mr. Benjamin Copley, a prominent pastoralist and, business man, who died at the age of 73 years on April 21, left estate which has been valued for ...
Article : 73 wordsCANBERRA, Aug. 19.—The Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Curtin) said to-day that seeing the workers were in a majority in Australia, he did not consider ...
Article : 213 wordsAMBASSADORS: Barricade and The Day the Bookies Wept. GRAND: Squadron of Honour and Convicted. HOYTS: Sued for Libel and Fixer Dugan. ...
Article : 185 wordsCANBERRA, Aug. 19.—The United Kingdom Government has been asked by the Commonwealth and New Zealand Governments to agree to a considerable ...
Article : 105 wordsCANBERRA, Aug. 19.—The appointment of Mr. Justice Piper, of the Commonwealth Arbitration Court, as a Court of Inquiry to conduct a public ...
Article : 118 wordsLONDON, Aug. 19.—The Hong Kong correspondent of the "'Daily Telegraph" says it is reported that 30 or 40 French warships have arrived at Tourane (in ...
Article : 48 wordsLONDON, Aug. 19.—The Ministry of Transport announced today that there were 15,623 road casualties in the metropolitan area during the first six ...
Article : 60 wordsTOKIO. Aug. 19.—Mr. Chuichi Ohashi, a former State Councillor for Manchukuo. has been appointed Acting-Foreign Vice-Minister. He recently made an ...
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