Every young man should now consider whether the time had arrived for him to begin his training for war, Lieut-General Sir Thomas ...
Article : 482 wordsand Mrs. Michaelis at the St. Kilda Christian Brothers' Old Collegians' ball at Eorl's Court, St. Kilda, last night. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 25 wordsMany thousands of children orphaned by the war, including at least 1,000 Boy Scouts, may be brought to Australia if the British ...
Article : 211 wordsWith the Malve[?] Tramways Band, under Captain H. Shugg, playing patriotic selections on the portico, the Town Hall recruiting bureau last night handled ...
Article : 154 wordsMeantime, at the very moment when German tall-talking was at its height, and when Little Caesar down in Rome was threatening to stop talking and shoot, ...
Article : 704 wordsCANBERRA, Tuesday.—For having attempted to communicate officlal information as an employee of the Government Printing Office to ...
Article : 465 wordsMax Carpenter, one of the leading Rugby players in Australia, and Stan. Bisset, a former captain of Power House, have enlisted. Carpenter and Bisset were ...
Article : 219 wordsSerious dislocation has not yet been caused in business and industry by the recent increase in the number of enlistments. ...
Article : 196 wordsNational honour was being subjugated to political expediency, said Cr. A. W. Coles, Lord Mayor, addressing a "win the war" rally at Brighton last night. The ...
Article : 306 wordsHighlights of recruiting at the Town Hall depot yesterday included:— A grinning applicant who tipped the scales at 331lb. (23 stone 9lb., if you're ...
Article : 265 wordsSYDNEY, Tuesday.—Alderman Crick, Lord Mayor, proposes to call a public meeting to consider plans for adoption of at least 50.000 war orphans by the people ...
Article : 67 wordsCANBERRA, Tuesday.—Among latest offers to adopt children from Allied countries is one from a Jewess living in Sydney, who was herself a victim of ...
Article : 97 wordsLast night 350 men of the A.I.F. slept in the new huts at the Royal Park Camp depot. Moving-in day arrangements worked smoothly. ...
Article : 106 words"We are engaged in a maximum war effort. That is our objective," said Mr. Menzies yesterday when asked to comment on the resolution of the Melbourne ...
Article : 38 wordsOfficers and employees of Williamstown Council who enlist will have their positions kept open for them, and the council will make up the difference ...
Article : 36 wordsRegulations designed to prevent any hardship to apprentices who join defence services will be drafted by Mr. Fairbairn, Air Minister following a ...
Article : 124 wordsQualified men in the following trades are needed urgently for tho 2/8 and 2/9 Field Companies, Royal Australian Engineers, A.I.F.:—bLACKSMITHS, carpenters, ...
Article : 62 wordsA thrilling story of a trawler's battle with German aircraft was told by an eye-witness who recently visited Melbourne as a sailor on a British cargo ...
Article : 286 wordsMost country rail services will have been restored to normal when curtailments are lifted on June l8. In addition to restorations already announced, four ...
Article : 104 wordsBecause of the war and need to preserve national resources, greater attention than ever should be paid to health and child welfare, according to Dr. John Dale, ...
Article : 159 wordsAnonymous subscriptions of £500,000, £250,000, £200,000, and £100,000 were among the War Loan contributions received yesterday. ...
Article : 209 wordsWithin three weeks, since recruiting for the Seventh Division began, more than 35,000 men have applied for enlistment throughout the Commonwealth. Latest ...
Article : 59 wordsUproar in London about nudism on the stage was a lot of fuss about nothing— in a double sense—accoidlng to Mr. Percy King, leader of a troup of English artists ...
Article : 110 wordsVictorian Railways Commissioners have decided to restore the guaranteed 88-hour fortnight section of the award, suspended during the coal strike, as from midnight ...
Article : 71 wordsIt was necessary that a strict check be kept on the movements of all allens. Mr Williams, P.M., said at Richmond Court yesterday, when, on a charge of ...
Article : 58 wordsAlthough the number would not be known until second term rolls were complete, miny students and staff members were known to have enlisted, Mr. J. F. ...
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Advertising : 159 wordsPublicity and organisation costs of Royal Melbourne Hospital's Building Appeal, which is expected to reach £150,000, will not exceed 1.3 per cent. of that ...
Article : 277 wordsCANBERRA. Tuesday.—Gifts and con'ributions towards the interest-free loan to-day amounted to more than £77,000. Amounts received to date are loans ...
Article : 31 wordsTo his intense disappointment, Adrian Quist, Australian tennis champion, has been rejected for active service. He has been suffering from intermittent asthma ...
Article : 48 wordsA night at the Glaciarlum for the Australian Comforts Fund, organised by the Australian Women's Ski Club, will be held on Wednesday, June 19. The ...
Article : 153 wordsVictorian trade unions having funds available are expected to contribute liberally to war funds. The lead has been set by the Boot Trade Employees' Union, ...
Article : 77 wordsBENDIGO, Tuesday.—The toss of a coin decided which of two brothers— Bendigo boys—should offer his services for home defence und which should ...
Article : 97 wordsEssendon Football Club, after deciding not to visit Western Australia this year as arranged, transferred to the reserve account £150 that had been provided ...
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Advertising : 90 wordsCharred bones found in ashes of a ournt log near Hamilton on Monday norning are believed by police to be those of an animal, probably a kangaroo. ...
Article : 118 wordsTho Commonwealth Bank announced interest-free loans from Victorians yesterday amounting to £33,325. Principal amounts were:— ...
Article : 124 wordsThese young Australien-soldiers did their part to encourage the public to support the war loan at a lunch-hour rally in Martin Place, Sydney. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wed 5 Jun 1940, Page 5
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