YARRAM, Wednesday.—The most destiuctive fire known in the district for years occurred here on Tuesday, when thousands of pounds' worth of fencing and ...
Article : 322 wordsCaptain G. H. Wilkins. F.R.G.S., who is a native of Adelaide returned to Melbourne yesterday after three adventurous years in the Autarctic ...
Article : 850 wordsLONDON, Feb. 22.—It has been a pleasure for Anglo-Victorians to make the acquaintance of the Premier and Mrs. Lawson. The cables will have given a ...
Article : 1,389 wordsIn the course of a debate on the Consolidated Fund Bill, Mr. M. Alexander (National Liberal), in his maiden speech, pointed out that between 1914 and 1920 the ...
Article : 656 wordsDespite M. Poincare's reiteration that France will not rolerate mediation or evacuate the Ruhr until the reparations question is settled, it is persistently ...
Article : 362 wordsThe Under-Secretary for Foreign [?] (Mr. Ronald McNeill) announced in the House of Commons to-day that the British Agent in Moscow had made repeated ...
Article : 162 wordsAfter a plenary session the Allied experts officially announced that a complete agreement had been reached upon the reply to Turkey. The note will be published ...
Article : 520 wordsMany: subjects relating to the policy of the Labour party in Victoria and to various branches of industrial activity will be discussed at the annual conference of the ...
Article : 384 wordsEverybody at Point Cook aerodrome was on the alert yesterday morning when it became known that a "hostile" air force, consisting of light bombing planes, ...
Article : 810 wordsThe President of the Irish Free State (Mr. Cosgrave) has announced Imperial preference between Ireland and Great Britain and the Dominions. Full preferential ...
Article : 83 wordsMACKDON. Wednesday.—The whole of the district around Macedon was enveloped with smoke yesterday morning, as the result of a disastrous bush fire breaking out ...
Article : 285 wordsIn the comse of debate at a "social" held by the United Protestants Club of Victoria last night, attention was directed to the proposal for a ...
Article : 182 wordsMuch of the enjoyment of people during the Easter holidays will depend on the weather. The Commonwealth meteorologist (Mr. H. A. Hunt) said ...
Article : 724 wordsSir Mark Sheldon, who has been abroad for a considerable time, returned to Melbourne yesterday as a passenger of the P. and O. liner Moldavia. ...
Article : 455 wordsAt the half-yearly meeting of Melbourne district lodge of the Loyal Orange Institution of Victoria, which was held last night in the Protestant Hall, in the ...
Article : 411 wordsThe announcement is made of the engagement of Lady Mary Cambridge to the Marquis of Worcester. Lady Mary Cambridge is the elder daughter of the Marquis of ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 125 wordsGISBORNE, Wednesday.—The extensive outbreak in the Macedon district on Tuesday extended to within three quarters of a mile of the Gisborne township, and ...
Article : 656 wordsPresided over by the State Acting Minister for Public Works (Mr. Pennington), a preliminary meeting of the recently formed Metropolitan Town-planning Commission ...
Article : 357 wordsLord Robert Cecil, a Unionist member, of the Britsih House of Commons, has arrived in New York by the steamer Majestic. He said in a press ...
Article : 159 wordsThe Empire Cotton growing Corporation is organising a comprehensive display for the Empire Exhibition. The Swedish Government is arranging a ...
Article : 780 wordsHis Mojesty King George'a yacht Britannin is being refitted at Cowes for the approaching racing season. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe body of Sarah Bernhardt is lying in state to-day, and a long procession viewed the body, including many notable actois and playwrights. Many pages of ...
Article : 186 wordsAs an old pupil of the late Madume Widermann. and as an Austrialian who has made a great name for herself abroad, Madame Evely Scotney was welcomed ...
Article : 421 wordsAt Pinchurst, Kirkwood (the Austrialian golfer) and Rice (an amateur) defeated W. Hagen and Brown (air amateur) three up and two to play. Kirkwood covered the ...
Article : 38 wordsA letter was retently sent by the Governor of New York State to members of Congress outlining the resolution of the New York State legislature, asking for a ...
Article : 389 wordsThe Hurlingham Polo Committee has forwarded a challenge to the American polo players. ...
Article : 25 wordsIt will be difficult to find an opponent for Louis Firpo, the Argentine heavyweight boxer, of whom the State Boxing Commission will approve. The ...
Article : 46 wordsArrangements for the forthcoming Protestant Fair, to be held under the auspices of the Victorian Protestant Federution in the Melbourne Town Hall on May 21 and ...
Article : 171 words"Breakers" are busily destroying buildings in a locality which has associations of varied kinds. It was decided some time ago that the "bottle neck" at the corner of ...
Article : 311 wordsThe Army Council has decided to Abolish field punishment No. 1. Field Punishment NO. 1 was awarded for serious [?] on active service. During the ...
Article : 90 wordsClouds of smoke issuing from a building on the north side of Flinders lane, near Elizabeth street, attracted an immense crowd late last night. A detachment from ...
Article : 337 wordsWELSHPOOL, Wednesday.—Woorrarra, in the South Gippsland hills, near Welshpool, has again suffered from forest fires. On Tuesday, the Worrarra public hall ...
Article : 121 wordsBRISBANE, Wednesday.—Weather conditions were still generally unasttled this morning along the tropical [?], and raid continued at many places between ...
Article : 88 wordsThe Paris rate of exchange on London has made a sharp recovery, being now quoted at 70.65 francs to the £1 sterling, against 73.20 francs to the £1 on the ...
Article : 40 wordsAt the first annual meeting of the Astronomical Society of Victoria, held at the Commerce Banking Chambers, Collins street, last night, it was ...
Article : 187 wordsTowards the fund to assits a settler at Monbulk, who is in a hospital, and whose hourse and contents were destroyed by fire, we have recevied the following amounts: ...
Article : 50 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce), the Minister for Customs (Mr. Chapman), and Scnotor Wilson (Honorary Minister in charge of the Health department) have ...
Article : 205 wordsTRARALGON, Wednesday.—The are bell yesterday afternoon summoned assistance from the townspeople to beat out bush fires at Traralog West. There was ...
Article : 1,042 wordsThe MOSCOW coresspondent of the "Morning Post" states that, with a view to negotiating the sale of Russian Crown jewels to foreign countries, the soviet is ...
Article : 104 wordsThe proposals for the amalgamation of the Victorian Baby Health centres association and the Society for the Health of Women and Children, have been [?] ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 29 Mar 1923, Page 9
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