Melbourne Musings Highlight Wealth Dreams and Quick News
A Melbourne writer muses on so called might have beens who missed fortune, cites two men who joined firms at start up and prospered while a rival failed, and notes local scenes from Chloe’s slogan to Queen's Walk ownership rituals. He also recalls Roosevelt’s death and praise for Melbourne shows and a worldlier literary shift among war writers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
London
Hemisphere
S.C. George
R.G.A
India
Sudan
Palestine
Transjordan
Egypt
Malaya
Java
Sumatra
Cairo
Wiles
Lim Quong
England
RAAF
Aussies kept ceaseless jungle watch on Bougainville
Five months before the American invasion of Bougainville, 1 Commando Unit of the Australian Imperial Force gathered vital intelligence for the Guadalcanal landings. Over nineteen months the 23 men patrolled jungles, spied on Japanese movements, passed data to American HQ, and helped forecast enemy actions, aiding the Coral Sea and broader Pacific war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon Islands
Imperial Force
Bougainville
Guadacanal
Pacific
Air Corps
Coral Sea
Buin Harbour
Australia
Solomons
Football Draws For 1945 First Roxsia Round
The record shows multiple football fixtures and pairings for the 1945 season from Roxsia area clubs including Barooga Yalea Strathmerton Cobram and ERS ARS SHQ RAAF and 7 OTU with matches scheduled across Tocumwal Nathalia and July to September. Note: matches feature first named clubs hosting on their grounds with several rounds including the second and third rounds and a grand final.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxsia
Barooga
Yalea
GES. Strathmerton
O.T.U. Cobram v. E.rs. Nathala Vy
Messing Army
ARS
Tocumwal
Strathmerton
Army Strathmerton
Army
Cobram Nathalia
A. Ges
O.tu
Ear
ERS
Messing
Toc
S.H.Q. Army
Nathalia
Cobram
A.rs
GES
RAAF
O.T.U. v
S.H.Q
Cobram Yalea
G.es
Army Oval
ERS. Vy
Sh.q. Toc
U. v
Ratha
AR. Iy
SHQ
OTU
Oval
Baronga
Strathmerton Cobram
S.H.Q. Yalea
Messi
Army Ars
S.H.Q. Raaf
Tor
Athmerton
Cobram Vo Messing Nathalia
Arm
aumMs
Simerton
Mooroopna Ho
Sh.q
ARS. Raaf
O.T.U. Yaleay
ERS Strathmerton
Messing Cobram
V. Cobram
Nathelia
O.T.U. Raaf
Messing Strat
Trait Gonram
GES Nathalia
O.T.U. Ers
Aas Raaf
Wales
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mierreaumont
Susan Peters
Brittany
Harrigan
Bobbs Readich, Frank Craven
William Cargan
Boe
Vrontier Badmes
Leo Curiile
Lou Costello
Anne Gwyn
Andy Devine
Criterion Cafe
Gale’s
Katamatite
T. N. Harris
Arris
Bank Street
Xatharine R. Lyons
Eaper
A. McGauchie
Main Street
Gurram
Courier” Office
P.O
Melbourne
Tad
Chloe
Young and
Jackson
Victory Bonds
Victory
Queen's Walk
Swanston
Collins Street
President Roosevelt
Council For the En
Wool Growers & Others
Howards
Howard
Australasia
N.Z
Austra Esis
New Zealand
Tasmania
America
Turkey
Howard Correspondence College
Darling
Franklin Street
Adelaide
W. S. Kimpton & Sons Wheat Merchants
Teleshere
Australian Wheat Board
Muller’s
Electral Goods
J. Sumner
Bethune’s
Blue Bird Cafe
Residents
Bethunes
Blue Bird Cafe and
Melray” Grocery Store
Beaviey
Bethune
Bluebird Cafe
Cobram Telephone
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