In the Senate to-day, Senator Russell (Honorary Minister), in reply to Senator Elliott (V.), said that it was not intended to order a further ...
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Advertising : 649 wordsMr. Lyons, M.H.A., recently brought under the notice of the Director of Education the fact that the West Narrawa school had been closed for some time, ...
Article : 66 wordsRises. Sets. September 1............... 6.[?]... 5.40 September [?]............... 6.25... 5.49 September 17............... 6.11... 5.50 ...
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Article : 66 wordsIt is notified that entries close by the middle of next month with the Department of Agriculture in connection with the competition for the Government ...
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Article : 162 wordsIn the House of Representatives today. The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes), in reply to Mr. Corser (Q.), said that it had ...
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Article : 348 wordsIn addition to attractive illustrations in this week's "Tasmanian Mail" the letterpress is full of interest. There is a further instalment of the serial, ...
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Article : 165 wordsThe Basic Wage Commission clicited some astonishing "evidence" in its inquiries here, and we are not surprised that more than one of our subscribers ...
Article : 1,433 wordsThe sitting of the House of Assembly yesterday morning was the first of the Thursday morning sittings which have been instituted as a regular thing this ...
Article : 484 wordsMessrs. Marshall and Sadler, Ms.H.A., waited on the Commissioner of Railways (Mr. G. W. Smith) yesterday regarding the freight rate on tin from the ...
Article : 182 wordsIn moving the adjournment of the sittings of the House of Assembly for something over a fortnight, the Premier mentioned that the work done by ...
Article : 216 wordsLate last night a report was received by the police in Hobart that a man's body had been found in a hut in an orchard in Kangaroo Valley. The name ...
Article : 72 wordsFor more months than people in Tasmania can contemplate with absolutely even minds, they have been eating butter of the most abominable kind, ...
Article : 788 wordsUnited Kingdom and Europe, per Orsova (left England August 5). due September 9, delivered September 10. A[?]erica, per Ventura, due September 16, ...
Article : 189 wordsThe chief officer of the steamer Wyandra, when bound from Brisbane to Sydney, suddenly collapsed and became unconscious. A wireless message was sent ...
Article : 104 wordsThe Hon. J. W. Evans, M.H.A., yesterday asked the Minister of Works (the Hon. J. B. Hayes). if he and the Premier would consent to receive a large ...
Article : 77 wordsThe field gun allotted to Queenstown as a war trophy arrived at Queenstown on Wednesday night in charge of Mr. Turner, the central committee, and ...
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Article : 149 wordsThe new woollen mill shortly to be erected for Messrs. Kelsall and Kemp at Inveresk will be a commodicus and thoroughly modern building. It will be ...
Article : 91 wordsTourists for Tasmania. Burnie Court of Bequests. Housebreaking at Huonville. Sudden death at Bridgewater. ...
Article : 256 wordsAn embargo was recently placed by the Postal Department on all correspondence addressed to A. L. Knowles, secretary of the West Australian branch of ...
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Article : 121 wordsA middle-aged man named Henry Robertson was yesterday found dead in his room at the Derwent Hotel, Bridgewater. The full details of tle case were ...
Article : 50 wordsWear, s.s. left Devonport last evening with [?] tons of limestone for Newcastle. ...
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Advertising : 24 wordsTaviunl, s.s, for Sydney, via Devonport— [?]500 bgs potatoes, 160 tons ore. [?] s.s., arrived yesterday morning. and after loading potatoes and ore left for ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Fri 27 Aug 1920, Page 4
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