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  2. TEACHERS' PROMOTION

    The secretary of the Victorian Teachers' Union (Mr. F. W. Thomas) expressed disappointment yesterday that a Select committee had not been appointed, as ...

    Article : 270 words
  3. NEW FICTION

    "AND QUIET FLOWS THE DON," by Michael Sholokhov. translated from the Russian by Stephen Garry (Putnam). "SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES," by A. I. Vo[?]nova, ...

    Article : 1,084 words
  4. ITEMS OF INTEREST

    It was announced by the Education department yesterday that all State schools would break up to-day for the May vacation. They will resume on June 5. ...

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  5. DR. SPRINGTHORPE'S ART COLLECTION SOLD

    Keen interest was shown yesterday in the sale at auction of a collection of pictures by Australian artists owned by the late Dr. J. W. Springthorpe, and also a ...

    Article : 259 words
  6. SWANSTON ST. SHOPS SOLD FOR £18,000

    Two brick shops of two stories at 216218 Swanston street, just north of Bourke street, have been sold privately to an investor. The price has not been ...

    Article : 220 words
  7. PIECE-WORK IN TEXTILE INDUSTRY

    When the matter of piece-work in the woollen and worsted section of the woollen mills came before Judge Beeby, in the Arbitration Court yesterday, Mr. P. J. ...

    Article : 292 words
  8. Nature Notes and Queries

    Referring to a recent statement of mine that [?]arantulas are not harmful to humanity, Miss Mary Lamborn, of Rochester, tells an interesting story. She ...

    Article : 1,496 words
  9. Toorak Home Sold for £15,000

    Somercotes, 226 Orrong road, Toorak, has been sold by the owner, Mr. Clifford Adams, for a price which is believed to be approximately £15,000. Somercotes was ...

    Article : 65 words
  10. TENNIS ON SUNDAY

    The following resolution was passed at a meeting of the social service department of the Methodist Church, held yesterday:— ...

    Article : 192 words
  11. £250 AWARDED TO WOMAN

    When a jury in the County Court last week awarded Mrs. Phœbe Chynoweth, of Burwood road, Auburn, £250 on her claim against the estate of Mrs. Jane ...

    Article : 193 words
  12. CONDITIONS AT SHOP

    Convicting a woman at the camberwell Court on Thursday, Mr. Clarke, P.M., remarked that in his opinion conditions at a "self-service" shop were "conducive to public temptation." ...

    Article : 316 words
  13. DIFFICULTY IN BERTHING

    Difficulty in the berthing of the motorship Tisnaren at No. 12 Victoria Dock was discussed at the fortnightly meeting of the Marine Board of Victoria ...

    Article : 139 words
  14. STORY OF LOST HAT

    Constantine Louts Upton, a relieving station-master, living at Bank street, Ascotvale was walking out of the Brunswick Family Hotel, Fitzroy, on ...

    Article : 322 words
  15. LEAVES FROM LIBRARY BOOKS

    Plans and maps of naval operations, which had been [?]orn from the pages of books at the Melbourne Public Library, were found by the police at the home of Maurice S. Pineger, aged ...

    Article : 232 words
  16. ARBITRATION COURT

    DARWIN, Thursday.—The Commonwealth Arbitration Court, presided over by Judge Drake-Brockman, expects to be in session in Darwin for about six weeks. ...

    Article : 101 words
  17. CLOTHING FOR NEEDY

    It is expected that the distiibution of boots and clothing provided by the State Government for distressed persons will begin within a fortnight. The Ministry ...

    Article : 111 words
  18. MAX FOUND DEAD IN HIS HOME

    Early yesterday morning the dead body of James Alexander Macdonald, aged 44 years, of Woodlands street, Essendon, was found in a room at his home. Macdonald's throat ha ...

    Article : 45 words
  19. INVESTITURE OF NEW YEAR HONOURS

    at Parliament House yesterday.(Left to right, seated):—Paymaster Parker, R.A.N.; Lieutenant Webster, sir Gilbert Dye[?]l, Sir John Higgins, the Governor-General, the Governor, viceAdmiral Sir George Francis Hyde, Mr. H. P. Brown (director of Postal Services), Group-Captain Anderson, R.A.A.F., Engineer-Commander W. W. Kearns. With the exception of the Governor-General and the Governor, those seated, and also Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Sparks, were the recipients of honours, (Standing):—Mr. Robert Mitchell, Commander Quick, Commander Loudoun-Shand, Rear-Admiral Sarel, Wing-Commander Cole, Alderman Sir "William Brunton, Mr. Pook [?]elerk of the Legislative Council), Major-General Dodds, Sir George Pearce (Minister for Defence), Air-Commodore Goble, Captain C. Farquhar-Smith, Lieut.-Colonel E. H. Pott (private secretary to the Governor), Captain Barbour, A.D.C.: ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 156 words
  20. A HOBBIES EXHIBITION

    at the Collingwood Technical School was opened yesterday. Master J. Douglas, aged 12 years, showing his first-prize Meccano working model of a crane to (left to right) Mr. J. McRac (director of Education), Mr. J. R. Nowack (president of the school council), Professor W. M. Kernot (University of Melbourne), and Mr. E. P. Eltham (chief inspector of technical schools). ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 62 words
  21. WOMAN FIGHTS WITH POLICE

    When Judge. Winneke told a young woman in General sessions yesterday that he would not interfere with the sentence of 12 months' imprisonment recently imposed on her for ...

    Article : 135 words
  22. MOTOR SHOW

    at the Exhibition Building. The Governor (Lord Hunting field) performing the opening ceremony. On his left (in front) is the Lord Mayor (Councillor H. Gengoult Smith) ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 28 words
  23. Advertising

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  24. Advertising

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    Advertising : 46 words
  25. AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS IN LONDON.

    —Woodfull and Bradman, [?] captian and vice-captian respectively of the Australian team, placing a wreath in the Cenotaph immediately on their arrival in London with the main party. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 31 words
  26. EMPIRE DAY

    was observed yesterday in the schools. Photograph of the Dominions tableau at Prince's Hill school.. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 18 words
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