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Article : 398 wordsAlthough the grass grubs which appeared in the Moogara district about 12 miles from New Norfolk last month have disappeared they have caused much damage to pastures ...
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Article : 120 wordsMembers of the Commonwealth Tariff Board will hear evidence at Hobart to-day on the question of granting a bounty on a wooden shipbuilding industry in ...
Article : 101 wordsOwen Payne (45), 79 Campbell St., Hobart, injured a hand while working cargo in a ship at Hobart last night. A hook came out of a bag of flour and ...
Article : 49 wordsTwo notable anniversaries were celebrated by members of the Hobart Rotary Club under the presidency of Rotarian H. V. Biggins at the weekly luncheon of the club yesterday. ...
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Article : 96 wordsEmployees of the Hydro-Electric Commission held their annual picnic at Bellerive on Wednesday when a series of races for cups and trophies took place. The principal event. ...
Article : 150 wordsThe Hobart sub-branch section of the Returned Soldiers' League Voluntary Defence Corps held its weekly parade at the Anglesea Barracks, Hobart, on Wednesday, when ...
Article : 199 wordsPRESIDENT ROOSEVELT has taken steps to transfer to Britain all war supplies which may be taken from Army and Navy stores without crippling ...
Article : 468 wordsRecent rains have benefited the apple and pear crops in the Huon. Especially in those orchards where the size factor was in the balance, the rain already has had its effect, ...
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Article : 109 wordsFunds of the Huonville branch of the Child Welfare Association were augmented by £9/ 10/ by a gala day held in the Huonville hall on Wednesday Cake competitions were ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Fri 28 Feb 1941, Page 2
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