Although further rains of a light to moderate character have been recorded over the Yarra watershed, the flood waters in the river are subsiding, and it is ...
Article : 807 wordsThe Grand Council of the Fascist party has adopted a scheme of reorganisation by which the supreme leadership of the party will be entrusted to a nation directory of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 115 wordsThe special correspondent of the "Daily Express" at Dusseldorff states that the situation in the Ruhr and the Rhineland is repidly approaching a point where ...
Article : 864 wordsAt the Scotch College grounds the water which covers the lower playing fields had subsided yesterday afternoon by from 6in. to 9in. It stood practically at the level ...
Article : 150 wordsEarly yesterday morning a special gang of men commenced the work of restoring the telephone service, which was interrupted on Sunday by the breaking of a ...
Article : 415 wordsThe diplomatic correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" states:—"It was expected that the Imperial Conference would devote to-morrow to a debate on foreign ...
Article : 965 wordsDiscussing the floods, the chairman of the Commission of Public Health (Dr. E. Robertson) directed attention yesterday to a little-known health regulation that deals ...
Article : 108 wordsFlood waters at Kew yesterday completely Isolated residences in River avenu[?]. The roadway was entirely covered by a sheet of water which extended to the verandahs. The back yard of a house facing the avenue is depicted, showing householders inspecting damage from a boat. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 51 wordsAlthough the flood waters at Heidelberg have fallen about 2ft. at Heidelberg and Ivanhoe, the flooded area still presents an imposing spectacle. At Ivanhoe on several ...
Article : 388 wordsAfter having spent 12 years in discussions, the Chinese Parliament has finally completed the Chinese national constitution, which was passed yesterday and will ...
Article : 199 wordsThe large lake which has formed at the end of Willsmere road, Kew, was a remarkable sight yesterday. Four houses in River avenue, a comparatively new street, were ...
Article : 437 wordsOfficial readings of the height of the River Yarra yesterday show that it fell slightly during Sunday night. Mr. H. A. Hunt, Commonwealth Meteorologist, said ...
Article : 409 wordsThe flood has directed attention to the proposal made by the late Mr. W. Thwaites, engineer-in-chief of the Metropolitan Board of Works in 1904, to ...
Article : 536 wordsThe Governor of Pennsylvania (Mr. Pinchot), addressing the Prohibition conference, demanded that President Coolidge should take personal charge of the ...
Article : 170 wordsThe parts of Victoria that has been flooded since October 9 are indicated by the hatching on this map. The figures show the average amount of rainfall in points recorded over the various watersheds for the eight days ended at 9 o'clock yesterday morning. Although the heavy rain was general, it can be seen that much the heaviest fall was over the Yarra basin, 886 points being recorded at Warburton, ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 77 wordsOn the lower Yarra yesterday afternoon a rowing boat capsized, and although a plucky attempt was made to rescue the occupant, George Paul Cook, aged 45 years, ...
Article : 276 wordsOne of the forts of the Warsaw citadel in which explosives were stored, exploded on Saturday morning, and much damage was done to the city. ...
Article : 119 wordsThe Manila correspondent of the "New York Times" states that the anti-American feeling which Filipino leaders have engendered in the last few months has now ...
Article : 229 wordsMr. Lloyd George, having concluded his Canadian tour, departed for Minneapolis. A record gathering attended on Saturday night to hear him speak. He received an ...
Article : 78 wordsConsiderable interest was taken by the public yesterday in the Church street bridge which is in course of construction across the Yarra, the temporary building ...
Article : 186 wordsGangs of men yesterday were busily engaged in clearing away the debris on the railway line at Gembrook. In consequence it is expected that the ordinary service ...
Article : 39 wordsAn unconfirmed report from Honan states that the Chinese troops have defeated the bandit chief "Fan the Terrible," after a hard battle, which lasted three ...
Article : 62 wordsDriven out by the flood waters numbers of semi-torpid snakes have been slaughtered during the week-end. Two fine specimens (one black and one ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 34 wordsIn officially reporting the damage to the Maroondah and O'Shanassy weirs, the chief engineer of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (Mr. E. G. Ritchie) ...
Article : 399 wordsAn audience of 2,000 at Tourcoing, in France, heard Rinaldi's oratorio "The Childhood of John the Baptist." Rinaldi, who is aged 11 years, composed the ...
Article : 217 wordsThe broad sheet of water marking the spot where the newly laid-out courts of the Lawn Tennis Association of Victoria had been presented no difference in ...
Article : 218 wordsA sensation has been created in labour circles in Johannesburg by the proposal of the South African Mine Workers' Union, one of the strongest unions in the country, ...
Article : 77 wordsReuter states that it is reported that the interlocking newspaper interests have gone a step further by the "Daily Mail" trust acquiring a large interes in Lord ...
Article : 82 wordsAlthough the river had dropped considerably yesterday — the depth at the Johnston street bridge was 20ft. — the occupants of the six houses near the bridge ...
Article : 295 wordsSYDNEY, Monday.—Two electric tramcars collided at North Sydney to-night, and five women who were among the passengers were slightly injured. They were: ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tue 16 Oct 1923, Page 11
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