Members of the younger set at Bellerive were hostesses at a dance at St. Mark's Hall on Saturday night to assist the Sydney replacement fund. The committee, under the ...
Article : 205 wordsA BRUSH with an hotel manager in Egypt. Lieut Ted Bailey, formerly well-known Hobart footballer, just down from Tobruk. Whiskers long and temper short. But let Ted in this letter to his ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Advertising : 490 wordsWearing a lovely bridal gown of heavenly blue silk moire taffeta and long tulle veil in the same shade, Norma Dorothea Routley, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. J. ...
Article : 290 wordsThe A.C.F. Home Service Girls held a Christmas dance at the Anzac Hostel, Launceston, on Saturday night. Proceeds were for the Australian Comforts Fund. ...
Article : 284 wordsConnie Hazel Bennett, younger daughter of Mrs. A. M. Bennett, Brisbane St., Launceston, and the late Mr. Thomas Bennett, was married at St. John's Church, Launceston, ...
Article : 236 wordsSGT. GEOFFREY HAYES, with the R.A.A.F. somewhere in England, has met the Queen. An experience he will never forget. and in a letter to his mother, ...
Article : 146 wordsChangeable weather and a blustery wind made conditions unpleasant for women patrons of the Hobart Turf Club's Christ mas meeting at [?]ck on Saturday. Many ...
Article : 263 wordsAn open afternoon was held st the Home of Mercy and Babies Home, New Town, on Saturday. Visitors inspected the home, which at present houses 30 children whose ages ...
Article : 129 wordsALLAN JONES has been staying at a Jewish colony a few miles from Haifa in Palestine, and in a letter forwarded by his wife. Nancy Jones, of Hobart, he writes: ...
Article : 141 words"PALESTINE is full of contrasts"—Pte. D. Silgar, A.I.F., to his sister, Mrs. F. W. Hicks, of Minallo Ave., Hobart. And he goes on to make these interesting comments ...
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Advertising : 351 wordsA successful American tea, organised by the Women's Air Training Corps Associates, was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. X. de Bavay, Cascades, Hobart, on Saturday. ...
Article : 192 words"EVIL SPIRITS" or just, "hooey"? Flying over jungle country in Malaya, Capt. Eric Terry saw a palatial house standing in a clearing. No road into it. No ...
Article : 171 wordsSGT. J. P. COSGROVE, with the R.A.A.F. in England, has experienced his first air raid, and in a letter to his wife. Mrs. Cosgrove, of 70 Mulgrave Crescent. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 142 wordsHERE is a personal note. It does not relate colourful adventure or daring experience, but it does reveal a real bond of affection between a grandson and a ...
Article : 139 wordsFour hundred Hobart children were given the Christmas treat of a picture theatre party at the Strand Theatre on Saturday. Their losts were the manager of the theatre (Mr. ...
Article : 123 wordsOwing to the need to conserve power, the Hobart Municipal Tramways have decided not to make special trams available for school picnics, race meetings or similar ...
Article : 67 wordsSales of war savings certificates from July 1 to December 18 inclusive, percentages of quota, amounts raised per head of population and number of groups for the ...
Article : 72 wordsTHE Chief Secretary (Mr. Brooker) stated last night the shops closing regulations provided that shops should close at 6 p.m. except ...
Article : 123 wordsJubilant thanksgiving and high ceremony marked the celebration yesterday at St. Joseph's Church. Hobart, of the centenary of the blessing and opening of the church, ...
Article : 531 wordsThe Bishop of Tasmania (the Rt. Rev. Dr. R. S. Hay) conducted a confirmation service at New Norfolk yesterday. In consequence of the illness of the Rev. J. ...
Article : 557 wordsCANBERRA, Sunday.—Existing provisions in common law relating to the presumption of death of persons who are missing have been modified in relation to persons on war ...
Article : 168 wordsCANBERRA, Sunday. — Minor amendments to regulations validating an agreement between the Commonwealth and the States for the establishment of emergency ...
Article : 123 wordsHandel's oratorio. "The Messiah," part 1, was given by the Scots Church Choir at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Hobart, at evening service yesterday. Soloists were ...
Article : 65 wordsMembers of Voluntary Aid Detachment 608. accompanied by a party of V.A.Ds. who have been accepted for service overseas, held a church parade at St. George's Church. ...
Article : 86 wordsThe Chief Secretary (Mr. Brooker) stated last night that Government offices would open, in accordance with the wishes of the Prime Minister, on Monday, Tuesday, and ...
Article : 59 wordsLONDON, Sunday.—His Majesty the King has signed a prociamation making single women of 20 to 30 years liable for service in the auxiliary forces. ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Mon 22 Dec 1941, Page 4
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