Of the 226 men who offered themselves for active service with the Australian Imperial Force yesterday 149 were accepted. There were 76 country men among the accepted ...
Article : 152 wordsStrong criticism was made at the meeting of the Richmond Council last night regarding the alleged withholding of payment of allowances to recruits. ...
Article : 543 wordsAction has been taken by the military authorities to acquire full possession of the Broadmeadows camp site. The estate on which the camp is situated is about 145 ...
Article : 367 wordsBENDIGO,Monday.—Major R.G.Wilson, comptroller of canteens, who made an inspection of the Epsom training camp on Sunday, established a dry canteen to-day. ...
Article : 186 wordsCOLAC. Monday.—It has been decided to make application to the Defence department for the establishment of a district training camp at Colac, for the purposes of ...
Article : 97 wordsWARRAGUL, Monday/—The Warragul Shire Council has asked the Minister for Defence (Senator Pearee) if he would establish a camp in gippsland, if the council ...
Article : 46 wordsAs announced in "The Argus" yesterday, a revised musketry course to be completed by members of the A.L.F. before they are allowed to proceed to the front has now ...
Article : 167 wordsA deputation, consisting of Messrs. R.G. Casey, A.F. Hooper, and J.M. Elder, comprising the executive body of the recruiting dental relief committee, called on the ...
Article : 151 wordsPERTH, Monday.—Speaking on the subject of recruiting at a smoke social, held by the Commercial Travellers' Association, the Premier (Mr. Seaddan) said that it had ...
Article : 259 wordsAs the result of investigations which they have been making for some time past, Detectives Alulfahey and Sainsbury yesterday arrested a young man named Vance ...
Article : 55 wordsSir,—So many complaints have been made regarding the delay and non-delivery of letters to our troops in Egypt that it is surely time our postal authorities did ...
Article : 233 wordsSir,—I am not surprised at letters addressed to those on active duty at the front, at times miscarrying, but when letters are properly addressed to the Seymour camp ...
Article : 106 wordsAppointments to high commands at Gal[?] will be made probably within the next few days. The offer of a further brigade by the Federal Ministry had necessitated the ...
Article : 230 wordsSir,— Either the postal or the militury authorities seem to be very indifferent to the comforts of our lads who are in training at the various depots. To-dav I got a ...
Article : 133 wordsPostmasters and officers in charge of post and telegraph offices have been informed that the directions issued by the postmaster General on July 5 with respect to ...
Article : 113 wordsReferring to complaints made by soldiers of the Australian imperial Force regarding the quality of the food provided for them on transports, the Minister for the Navy ...
Article : 110 wordsSYDNEY. Monday.—To-day 457 volunteers for the Expeditionary Forces were accepted at the three recruiting depots in Sydney. Of these 178 were enrolled at the ...
Article : 41 wordsA strong committee has been constituted in connection with the University, with the object of ascertaining in what manner and to what extent the resources of the ...
Article : 396 wordsThe decision of the military authorities to cancel camps of continuous training for citizen forces, owing to the necessity of devoting all energies to the war,means that ...
Article : 114 wordsPERTH.Monday.—Mr.Mann.the secretary of the State Munitions Committee, states that the resources of individual machine shops not being sufficient to guarantee ...
Article : 240 wordsSir,—Although the nature of the c[?] cal reagents used in the respirators for use against asphyxiating gases as improvised by the Imperial War Office has not been ...
Article : 177 wordsRecently the Chamber of Manufactures applied to the Red Cross Society for samples of the articles which were wanted for Red Cross work. At last night'smeeting of the ...
Article : 267 wordsA fully-equipped motor operating theatre, the gift of men and women tennis players of Victoria, was presepted to the Defence department,through Senator [?]rdiner ...
Article : 340 wordsA hospital ship with a large party of wounded Australians on board is expected to arrive at Fremantle to-morrow. The total number in the party is 314. The names ...
Article : 64 wordsTwo very pleasant outings were arranged by the Australian Patriots' League on Thursday and Friday last for wounded soldiers. 0n Thursday eight carloads left ...
Article : 115 wordsIn view of the inquiry pending into the allegations of roughness in deling with c[?]vilians and drunkenness made against a number of constables, Sub-inspector ...
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Advertising : 25 wordsSir,—Will seven other join us in paying £50 per annum during the war in founding a voluntary agency for helping returned soldiers to secure [?]ositions suitable to their ...
Article : 229 wordsThe mayoress of Collingwood (Mrs. E. Brown) will open Collins bridge. at the foot of Gipps street, on Thursday afternoon, at 3 o'clock. ...
Article : 118 wordsThe Lady Mayoress's Patr[?]oti[?] League was formed on August 7, 1014, with Lady Hennessy as president, and a large staff of energetic ladies as members of the ...
Article : 1,660 wordsA deputation of representatives of the Brighton, Sandringham, and Caulfield municipalities waited upon the Railways Commissioners yesterday afternoon, and urged ...
Article : 240 wordsSYDNEY, Monday:—The State AttorneyGeneral (Mr. Hall) announced to-day that in view of the fact that the market is now well supplied with bran and pollard, ...
Article : 89 wordsSYDNEY. Monday.—Ludwig Hermann Bruck, aged 65 years[?] a native of Germany and a partner in the firm of Bruck and Thomson, medical agents and ...
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Advertising : 50 wordsThe price of butter has fallen, and, according to the chairman of the Prices of Goods Board, a further reduction is probable. At the conclusion of the meeting of the board ...
Article : 281 wordsDespite repeated requests for information regarding the quantity. quality, and price of the consignment of meat which the Premier of Queensland (Mr. Ryan) has ...
Article : 335 wordsThe secretary (Mr. R. G. Large) reported at a meeting of the Operative Bakers' Society held at the Trades Hall on Saturday night that since the contract had ...
Article : 195 wordsPERTH, Monday.—The Arbitration Court issued an award in the brickmakers' citation to operate for six months for a sixmiles radius of Perth. Except for the ...
Article : 92 wordsDAYLESFORD, Monday: — Following are the results of the ballot of the Daylesford branch of the Federated Mine Employees' Association:—President, [?]s, 167; ...
Article : 142 wordsA great and enthusiastic gathering assembled in the Melbourne Town Hall last night, when a collegiate demonstration in connection with the centenary celebrations ...
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Advertising : 10 wordsSir,—Under the income tax proposals it will be impracticable to borrow from a man with £2,000 a year on mortgages at the same rate as from a man with £500 or ...
Article : 210 wordsSir,—I througly endorse Mr. Edmund Jowett's remarks. My case is similar to the one he puts. If there is a seintilla of justice or reason in allowing abundance to the ...
Article : 106 wordsThe Lord Mayor (Alderman Sir David Hennessy) yesterday gave a reception to the Rev. Dr. Hoss (Bishop of the American Methodist Episcopal Church), and other ...
Article : 254 wordsChur[?]h servies in commemoration of the centenary of the Methodist Church of Australasia were held throughout the State on Sunday. The services were of a specially ...
Article : 536 wordsSir,—-I read some time ago that the Federal Government were not decided whether the first year to be covered by the war tax should be 1914 or the financial year, July, ...
Article : 432 wordsSir,—"Country Woman" suggests to-day a duty should he put on ten and kerosene. so by that means all would be obliged to contribute to the war fund, as the above ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 161 wordsChina has declined to arrange a permanent contract with the Standard Oil Company for the exploitation of the northern oil districts of China. The ...
Article : 52 wordsAt the monthly meeting of the administrative council of the Bendigo School of Mines on Monday night it was stated that 25 students and one instructor (Mr. J. primrose) [?]ad enlisted for the ...
Article : 134 wordsMr. W. A. Gilbert, of the Public Works department. was in Geelong on Monday. inspeeting the books of the city council. He subscquently visited the Newtown and Chilwell town ball. His visit ...
Article : 110 wordsHEALESVILLE. Monday.—An extraordinary discovery was made here recently. A [?]unch of grape[?], weighing [?]th., was found between the [?]ling and roof of a residence. The fruit was in a perfectly ...
Article : 69 wordsMYRTLEFO[?]D, Monday.—At a public meeting it was decided to protest against the establishment of a higher elementary school at Bright. On a recent visit Mr. Tate promised that if £500 was ...
Article : 117 wordsCOOMA (N.S.W.), Monday.— M. Hugachi, a Japanese sheep buyer, Visited the Cooma district during the last few days, and purchased for the Japanese ...
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Family Notices : 108 wordsThe Chief Secretary (Mr. Murray) intends to visit Sydney this week, with the objet of ascertaining whether the introduction of women police has been attended ...
Article : 125 wordsWheat is being carried through Hallarat to the seaboard at the rate of 200 bages a day. On August 16 last year, 6,577 bags were railed through Ballarat for the day. At present there are only 1,232 bags ...
Article : 354 wordsCULCAIRN (N.S.W.), Monday.—The rains [?]ing the past few weeks have placed the crop prospects in a good position, and a failure is now almost an impossibility. Much new land has been ...
Article : 207 wordsDUNKELD, Monday.—Much mortailty in stock is being caused throughout the district by stock grazing on Cape weed. Mr. W. Griffen one night turned 15 bullocks into a paddock in which there ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tue 17 Aug 1915, Page 8
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