Hugh Torney, the tall Essendon and interstate follower, has rejected an attractive offer made to him to transfer' to Coburg, preferring to remain with the club with which he has been associated for so long. ...
Article : 374 wordsRon. Todd is a magnet attracting large crowds to training at Williamstown, He was in good form yesterday. There were a few new men, who will probably be seen in the ...
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Article : 184 wordsFor years known as the "Same Olds" and the "Rea and Blacks," Essendon footballers will now be known as the Bombers The committee officially ...
Article : 53 wordsSYDNEY, Tuesday.—An 18,000 tons oversea liner, which arrived at Sydney to-day, was steered around the Australian coast from ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 253 wordsCollingwood committee, at its meeting last night, cleared J. Carmody to Hawthorn. E. Kill to Fitzroy, and P. Witchell to Sandringham. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 461 wordsG. Lenne (Camberwell), who last season distinguished himself as a promising centre and wing player, appeared with Melbourne last night Lenne, who is a nephew of Bert Lenne, ...
Article : 125 wordsB. Hone (Brighton) decided at Hawthorn last night to appls for n clearance. As a follower and half-forward Hone has impressed Hawthorn officials ...
Article : 84 words"Some Victorian workers have resolved to tax themselves 1/ a week, makin £45,00 0a fortnight, over the coal strike; doubtless they ...
Article : 155 wordsRoy Fountain (tonsilitis) trained hard at St. Kilda last night to make up for the form he has lost by missing two practice matches. Dyerm who carne last year from Geelong and ...
Article : 79 wordsMimic warfare was conducted at Hawthorn Council's air-raid precautions demonstration at Glenferrie oval last night. ...
Article : 67 wordsH. Dwann (Daylesford) had his first run with Richmond last night. A likely rover and wing player Dwann has a good style Symons his a broken bone in his wrist. He ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 292 wordsSo long as the Victorian Football Association gave reasonable notice of its intention to use the Prahran ground for its semi-final and final matches the ...
Article : 188 wordsThree players who had been in camp trained for the first time at Collh gwood last night They were N. Campbell (who played so well last year) A. W. Lucas (forward Hampton) ...
Article : 83 wordsReferring to an "Argus" correspondent's complaint that passengers with second class tickets travel first class on the 5.9 p.m. train from Williamstown to ...
Article : 106 wordsA now recruit at Geelong lost night was Brimacombe (Sebastopol) who showed pleasing form. The list is not likely to be touched until the end of next week. ...
Article : 109 wordsAs the first of their eight productions for the year, the National Theatre Movement gave St. John Ervine's romantic comedy, "Anthony and Anna," at the ...
Article : 124 wordsLes Griggs, Essendon's centre man, injured his thigh. If he should not be available for the early matches Joe Evans may take his place Evans has delighted officials with ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 193 wordsSmallhom who, after having retired from Fitzroy, agreed on Monday to return attended last night. As he arrived at the grounds late he did not train. He will probably ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 129 wordsBenison and Conway, the two South Melbourne players who were injured in a collision on March 31, resumed training last night anddid light work. ...
Article : 155 wordsMr. W. Scott, who for a number of years has been the attendant at the main entrance to the Melbourne Cricketground and was well known to many ...
Article : 72 wordsSYDNEY, Tuesday.—After having broken a leg in a fall, Robert Heinbrow, 74, spent three days living on bread and water in his home near Koorawatha, and ...
Article : 102 wordsFootscray may lose the services of Stan Livingstone, the former Melbourne player, who is considering an offer of £3 a week and regular work to play with Williamstown. ...
Article : 211 wordsCANBERRA, Tuesday.—Although the proposal was held in abeyance when first made, steps will shortly be taken by the Federal Government to send an official ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 203 wordsAs a wartime measure, designed to reduce travelling expenses the Victorian Amateur Football Association introduced a zoning system last night for the clubs in C and D grades, ...
Article : 108 wordsOrmond won the second round of the intercollegiate cricket by defeating Queen's by eight wickets on the University Oval yesterday. Much of the credit for the success must again ...
Article : 174 wordsBALLARAT.—Appointment as a field representative of the Y.M.C.A. with the A.I.F. has been received by Mr. A A. Way, secretary of the Ballarat Y.M.C.A., ...
Article : 382 wordsThere were 265,156 motor-vehicles registered in Victoria at the end of March, compared with 258,719 a year earlier, according to statistics released yesterday ...
Article : 43 wordsIn addition to the practice match ot North Melbourne on Saturday some of the recruits will play with the seconds at East Brunswick. Sel Murray was at the ground last night and ...
Article : 154 wordsTo mark the passing out of service of the last cable trams in Melbourne Tramways officials and employees held a smoke social in the Memorial Hall, High ...
Article : 67 wordsMcLean, Carlton's strong follower, who has been suffering from a poisoned hand, trained for the first time last night. Schmidt, who has returned from Tasmania, also trained well ...
Article : 82 wordsThe body of James Moore, 74, Embankment load, Chelsea, was found- on the Chelsea Beach early yesterday morning. He had been shot through the head, and ...
Article : 40 wordsADELAIDE Tuesday.—The secretary of the Australian National Football Council (Mr. T. S. Hill) said to-day that the rotary ballot taken in connection with the size of the ring in the ...
Article : 47 wordsA Grade. — Blackburn, 186 and 224 (Boyles 33; Warne 27 nnd 5/50). v. Box Hill Church of Christ, 230 and 2/116 (Pettfer 81 n.o., M. Nielsen 54, K. Kielsen 43 n.o. and [?]/108). B Grade. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 229 wordsDetection of breaks in aeroplane airscrews and of cracks in weldings by the use of X-rays was demonstrated by Mr. F. S. Fergus, of the Melbourne Technical ...
Article : 66 wordsBALLARAT, Tuesday.—The South Ballarat rootball Club notified the Ballarat League to night that owing to lack of support it would be unable to enter a team in the competition ...
Article : 100 wordsProtests against gambling and the sale of liquor on Red Cross Flag Day were made at a meeting of the Welfare of Youth executive of the Presbyterian ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 204 words"I thought that Tod Morgan would stake his Australian lightweight title in his match with Johnny Hutchinson at West Melbourne Stadium, next Saturday night, and I am surprised ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 97 wordsDetails of the 26th centennial international essay contest have been announced by the Society for International Cultural Relations, Tokio, Japan. ...
Article : 80 wordsSYDNEY, Tuesday. — Doubt was expressed whether Ron Richards, the Australian middleweight champion, would meet Archie Moore at the Rushcutter Bay Stadium on Monday night. ...
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Article : 80 wordsThe r[?]appearance of Keith Thurgood (S.A.) and the promotion of Bill Freeba[?] (N.S.W.) to scratch in to-night's five laps handicap at the Horth Essendon board track has brought the list ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 98 wordsThe building regulations committee of the Melbourne City Council has decided to alter the wording of a by-law to allow boarding-houses to be erected in residential ...
Article : 49 wordsExtensive damage was caused by a fire at L. Gleeson's furniture factory, Highett street, Richmond, last night. Firemen from Lord and Hoddle streets ...
Article : 42 wordsAll appeals by secondary school teachers against nominations to vacancies made by the committee of classifiers of the Education Department, on March 15 have been ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wed 10 Apr 1940, Page 17
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