CANBERRA, Friday.—As a preliminary to the introduction of petrol rationing on October 1 the Federal Government will take a census of all stocks of ...
Article : 303 wordsThere were more than 100 applications for membership in the National Union of Railwaymen in Tasmania, not fewer than 100. as claimed by the State secretary of the ...
Article : 592 wordsThe Minister for Transport (Mr. Brooker) announced yesterday the appointment of Mr. G. E. Mullins as workshops manager of the Launceston railway workshops. Mr. ...
Article : 251 wordsWomen car and ambulance driver, who returned to London from France related some of their terrifying experiences under heavy shell fire. A group of them is shown after their return to London. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 37 wordsHollywood is not always successful when it transfers a best-selling book to the screen, but it has achieved a praiseworthy result with "My Son, My Son!" the book by Howard ...
Article : 311 words"Blondie on a Budget" keeps the audience chuckling most of the time. The picture is as hectic as any of its predecessors. and is full as could be of domestic complications. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 202 wordsThe policy of the Hobart City Council in regard to the allocation of loan expenditure was outlined in a statement yesterday by the Lord Mayor (Mr. Soundy). ...
Article : 378 wordsMELBOURNE, Friday.—The formation of a National Socialist Party in Denmark under German protection is typical of the fashion in which Germany secures dominance of ...
Article : 277 wordsIt appears that more than 2,000 men will be provided for the Militia units in Tasmania by the universal service call-up. By Thursday night 2,530 had reported, and 1,740 passed ...
Article : 154 wordsDancers from all parts of the Huon attended the military ball in the Glen Huon hall on Wednesday night. Organised by Glen Huon and Judbury members of the Huon ...
Article : 131 words"Dark Command" is a melodrama of a turbulent period in American history, It depicts Civil War days, when a ruthless renegade, William Cantrell, took advantage of the ...
Article : 287 wordsSeeing "French Without Tears" is to realise why it has established theatre records in other cities. This British picture is the best comedy to come to Hobart for a long time. ...
Article : 336 wordsThe Coal Mining Board of Reference appointed under the Arbitration Court award, with Col. J. P. Clark as chairman, met at St. Marys last night to hear a claim made ...
Article : 75 wordsThe Chief Secretary (Mr. Brooker) has been advised by the Minister for Lands and Works (Major Davies) that £195 has been made available for straightening the ...
Article : 50 wordsNo action will be taken by the Government in the disputed election for the Longford Council when six votes were said to have been wrongfully cast. This statement ...
Article : 192 wordsPostal employees throughout the Commonwealth are organising a voluntary guard which has received the approval of Federal Parliament. The Post Office Guard is being ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 658 wordsSeated at the plano on the Town Hall platform, rehearsing for his Hobart recital, the distinguished Polish planist. Ignaz Friedman, yesterday turned from his task to ...
Article : 549 wordsAlthough the trout fishing season has been opened in the River Derwent as far upstream as Lawitta, New Norfolk anglers have met with little success. Few fish have been ...
Article : 223 words"The Sisters" starf Errol Flynn and Bette Davis, and others in it are Anita Louise and Jane Bryan. It paints a stirring picture of a period in the early 1900's, and it ...
Article : 87 wordsThe Glenorchy Commission made plans this week, in the light of the favourable attitude of the Loan Council to its sewerage scheme, to invite tenders for the whole proposal ...
Article : 173 wordsLONDON, Friday.—The news of the completion of the investigation of the affairs of the Commonwealth Mining and Finance Ltd. group has created ...
Article : 124 wordsA PROPOSAL was adopted by the Works Committee of the New Town Council at their special meeting last night, that steps be ...
Article : 156 wordsCANBERRA, Friday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) today received the following telegram from the visiting American Journalists: "On the eve of our departure ...
Article : 118 wordsCANBERRA, Friday.—The establishment of a special camel corps in Australia will be discussed by the Minister for Army (Senator McBride) with military authorities in ...
Article : 66 wordsThe first meeting of the Small Fruits Committee elected under the provisions of the Act passed during the last session of Parliament was held yesterday. ...
Article : 171 wordsMELBOURNE, Friday.—The Egyptian Government has announced its intention of declaring war on Italy if Italian troops cross the Egyptian frontier. Throughout the ...
Article : 363 wordsIt is expected that Col. H. B. Bennett, chief mechanical engineer in the Tasmanian Railways Department, will be appointed officer in command of the Northern Tasmanian ...
Article : 104 wordsGEORGE TOWN.—A successful ball was held in the George Town hall on Thursday in aid of the Patriotic League Fund. Visitors from Launceston, Lefroy and Pipers ...
Article : 857 wordsApproval has been given by the Minister for Education (Mr. Cosgrove) for the construction of a new school at Deloraine during the current financial year. The ...
Article : 96 wordsResults were announced at Hobart yesterday of the June theory examinations conducted by the Trinity College of Music, London. Elocution results have not yet been ...
Article : 172 wordsMELBOURNE, Friday,—Nearly 19,000 air crew and ground personnel have joined the R.A.A.F. since the outbreak of war. Two pools of reservists, comprising 6,405 ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 60 wordsThe Hobart branch of the Musical Association entertained Mr. Ignaz Friedman, the celebrated planist, at a reception in his honour at Hadley's Hotel, Hobart, last night. ...
Article : 158 wordsCANBERRA, Friday.—Rises in certain insurance rates since the war are being investigated by the Commonwealth Prices Commissioner (Prof. D. B. Copland). This ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 134 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—Completing its march of 130 miles over the mountains from Ingleburn, the 2nd/13th Infantry Battalion A.I.F. marched into the new ...
Article : 77 wordsAudiences have been justified in commenting on the realism displayed in the murder scenes of "I Killed the Count," which will be presented by the Hobart Repertory ...
Article : 72 wordsA total of 21.321 skins was branded at Deloraine from all parts of the Deloraine municipality during ihe game season which closed on July 31. Although the season was ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 250 wordsThere are plenty of light moments in "Tony Draws a Horse." a comedy in three Mis by Lesley Storm, to be presented in Hobart shortly. One of the few plays to ...
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Article : 3 wordsIn the Hobart Police Court yesterday, before the Police Magistrate (Cot. J. P. Clark). Detective-Inspector Fleming prosecuting. Robert Allan Mills and Thomas John ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Sat 24 Aug 1940, Page 5
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