SYDNEY Thursday—The chief of the General Staff (Lieut General Sturdee) who arrived by flying boat from the Middle East to-day said that part of the success of the A.I.F. in action had been due to the policy of Leiut.-General Sir Thomas Blamey to avoid ...
Article : 973 wordsLONDON, Wednesday.—Britain had an army of about 4,000,000 armed and uniformed men, including the Home. Guard, and the bulk of a vast series of new factories created to equip the army was only beginning to enter ...
Article : 909 wordsOn the left gramophones and records centre printed matter and right an organ seized by Launceston police in raids on premises occupied by Jehovah's witnesses. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 34 wordsLONDON, Wednesday. — In spite of the many detailed arguing points in his speech to the House of Commons to-day, ...
Article : 155 wordsNEAR TOBRUK, Wednesday.— A special representative of Reuters with the British forces that stormed Tobruk described now ...
Article : 108 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—In determining the rights of employees to annual leave, employers must regard periods of military training up ...
Article : 200 wordsMELBOURNE, Thursday.—The Minister for Air (Mr. McEwen) announced in a statement to-day that the number of Royal Australian Air Force squadrons on service overseas would be more than doubled during the next few ...
Article : 281 wordsLONDON, Wednesday.—Mr. William Holmes (70), a past president of the Trades Union Congress, will shortly tour ...
Article : 136 wordsCANBERRA, Thursday.—"It is nonsense to say that the Jehovah's Witnesses were neutral," said the Minister for ...
Article : 191 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) announced to-night that as a result of a Cabinet ...
Article : 177 wordsHONG KONG, Wednesday.— Negotiations for a settlement of the hostilities between Thailand and French Indo-China are in ...
Article : 213 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—As from to-morrow, boilermakers and ironworkers in practically every important metal ...
Article : 305 wordsThe capture of Tobruk will be a more important success than Bardia, because it will clear the way for a British ...
Article : 313 wordsThe harvesting of flax throughout the state is proceeding satisfactorily, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. D'Alton) said at Hobart yesterday. ...
Article : 614 wordsTributes to the achievements for the City Mission by the missionary (Mr. A. Menzies) were paid by speakers at farewell to Mr. Menzies in the ...
Article : 310 wordsThe chairman of the Tasmanian section of the fruit acquisition scheme in-formed the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. H. S. Baker) and the ...
Article : 227 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday. — The full Federal Cabinet was unable to complete to-day its review of the petrol rationing system. ...
Article : 313 wordsVETERINARY SERVICE.—A delay in the Inauguration of the veterinary ser- vice at Devonport has been caused through the veterinary officer, Mr. t. W. ...
Article : 568 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—Sir Bertram Stevens, former Premier of New South Wales, has been appointed Australian representative on the ...
Article : 179 wordsAt a meeting of the Burnie branch of the Almagamated Engineers' Union last night the president (Mr. E. Cooney) said that statements made in ...
Article : 201 wordsWhen he fell after alighting from a tram at the Cascades last night Kenneth Lewis (39), of Strickland-avenue. Hobart, had his left leg broken. He ...
Article : 44 wordsThe joint committee of both Houses of Parliament appointed to enquire into slaughtering and inspection charges at the Launceston and Hobart abattoirs ...
Article : 56 wordsA severe electrical storm passed over Hobart yesterday evening. Lightning and thunder were followed by heavy hail and rain storms. The storm ...
Article : 30 wordsFORECAST—Cloudy with rain HIGH TIDE —9.57a.m., 10.25 p.m., LIGHTS ON VEHICLES —7.21 p.m., to 4.59 a.m., ...
Article : 54 wordsPERSONAL.—Mr. John Kerr. of Longford, is a patient in the Homeopathic Hospital, Launceston. FIRE BRIGADE.—The annual ...
Article : 231 wordsHundreds of German airmen captured in Britain have been landed at an East Canadian port. They came ashore in groups of 50, were thoroughly searched and escorted through lines of guards to special trains that took them to ...
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Advertising : 31 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—Members of the Federal Parliament who visited the works of Purcell Engineering Co. to- day were shown £70,000 worth of ...
Article : 141 wordsPERSONAL—Mr. W. E. Camm is Home on leave at Bridport from camp. PERSONAL.-Guests staying at the report Hotel this week have included ...
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Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954), Fri 24 Jan 1941, Page 5
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